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When I Grow Up! PREPARING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL Immunizations: What Parents Need to Know Sioux Empire’s Parenting Resource

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21 What I Want to be When I Grow Up! Meet local children dreaming big for their futures.

pregnancy 8 Top 5 Books and Apps for New Moms

Preparing for a newborn baby made easy.

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12 Making Math Fun!

37 School Zoning in

10 ways to keep your kids’ math skills sharp during the summer.

14 Where Did

Summer Go? Establishing back to school routines.

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Why it’s important to keep them cavity free.

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What You Read Teaching kids how to focus during reading.

46 Going Green

Sioux Falls

What parents need to know.

38 Peer Navigator Consultants

Helping parents with special needs children.

41 Arch Supports and Shoe Evaluations

Proper arches support more than your child’s body.

One milk carton at a time.

Babies

family

Introducing your little one to reading.

48 Back to School Immunizations

Which vaccines are needed and when.

50 Q uestions About Tutoring

What makes a good tutor and when is it time to seek help?

52 Social Skills in School

Teaching children proper social skills.

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53 S aving on Summer Travel

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July/August 2015

in every issue 6 Welcome 19 Kara’s Kreative 31 Calendar of Events 43 Menu Planning

Tips to stretch your dollar this summer.

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‘HOOD HAPPENINGS ‘Hood Magazine says farewell to KSFY’s Nancy Naeve.

President & Publisher Steffanie Liston-Holtrop Hoodlum Productions, LLC 605-366-1479 steff@thehoodmagazine.com Editor Jessica Brovold jessica@thehoodmagazine.com Art & Design Director Ally Vogel 605-759-5615 ally@allysart.com Development/Digital Media Director Jillian Lemons jillian@thehoodmagazine.com Creative/Events Director Kara Weber kara@thehoodmagazine.com

Thanks to everyone who stopped to see us at the ‘It’s All About Science’ festival and Breakfast on the Farm!

Cover Photo studiofotografie Contributing Photographers studiofotografie Kristi Shanks Photography Contributing Writers Amanda Barton, Dr. Rick Bavaria, Shaina Herrmann, Darcie Knight, Morgan Kontz, Alyssa Kuecker, Matthew & Susan Manes, Stephanie Spaan, Dr. Kim Suga Interns Desiree Rohrbach Megan Forster Distrubution courtesy of LifeScape: Andy Claflin, Brian Puetz, Brenton Newman, Ben Graff, Mitch Riley

Jan Lynch-Mother’s Day Winner: $200 gift card to Scheels.

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‘Hood Panel Members Heather DeWit, Addie Graham-Kramer, Bobbi Nelson, Stephanie Spaan, Ashley Thompson, Jen Rothenbuehler, Melissa Williams, Brooke Wegener, Carrie Dragt, Wendy Alexander, Kelli Johnson, Heather Kittleson Reproduction or use of the contents of this magazine is prohibited.

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by Dr. Kim Suga, Family Dental Center - Sioux Falls

Baby Teeth: Why It’s Important to Keep Them Cavity-Free

That moment when you see your baby’s first tooth poke through... it is so exciting!

Then your next thought is, “Gosh, do I have to start brushing his teeth now?” It’s never too early to get that first toothbrush out and start scrubbing. While baby teeth are maybe considered temporary, it is so important to take good care of them.

Between the ages of six months and two years, our 20 baby teeth begin erupting through the gums.

These incisors, canines and molars are essential for maintaining good nutrition by allowing your child to chew, they’re involved in the development of speech and they help our permanent teeth by saving space and guiding them into position.

There is a good reason why we don’t just grow one set of teeth. Our jaws are simply not large enough to accommodate the quantity and size of our permanent teeth right away. So while our adult teeth are busy forming in our jawbone, our baby teeth keep space open and available so the much larger teeth can have a smooth passage into our mouths. It’s almost like the baby tooth is holding a place in line for the adult tooth to follow. Our baby molars are the key teeth in this process because they are much wider than the adult teeth that grow to replace them.

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Many people think cavities in our baby teeth aren’t such a big deal because they will end up falling out anyway, but the space we need for the eruption of our adult teeth is also lost when we get cavities between our baby teeth. The early loss of a baby tooth can lead to very crowded teeth when the rest of adult teeth grow in later. We need some baby teeth until we are 12 to 13 years old.

Taking care of baby teeth is not only important for holding space for adult teeth, but it’s also crucial for keeping a healthy and pain-free mouth. Cavities can lead to a sore mouth with the possibility of a dangerous infection. Healthy baby teeth will make everything less complicated. They will allow your child to feel good, stay well nourished and make the transition to adult teeth as easy as possible. It’s important to help your child brush their teeth twice a day and make sure sugary foods and drinks are kept to a minimum. n

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10 Fun Ways

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We use math everyday, but often miss the fun ways we can talk about it with our kids.

The more laid back days of summer are a great time to show your kids that math can be fun and very useful. Here are 10 ways to help your kids think about math this summer!

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1. A sk what time it is. Use an analog clock at your house, or get your child an analog watch. Ask your child what time it is, or ask them to help you get to your daily activities on time using his or her watch.

2. B ring on the baking! Bake cookies together and have your kids measure out the ingredients. For an added challenge, have them help you double the recipe.

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3. Pay with cash. Use cash when you go out for

4. Go on a shape scavenger hunt. Walk around your neighborhood and see how many different shapes you can find in everyday objects.

5. Play “counting” catch. Play catch while taking turns counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, etc. For instance, if counting by 2s, the first person who throws the ball would say “two.” The next person would say “four” and the next person “six” and so on.

6. Guess the length. Have your child select several objects around the house and guess how long they are. Then give him or her a ruler or tape measure to see how close each guess is.

7. Add the scores. When you’re at a ball game, help your child add or subtract the scores throughout the game.

8. Count in the car. When you’re in the car, ask your kids to count how many cars they see in a certain color. Assign each child a different color and see if they can figure out how many total cars were counted.

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Have them figure out how much money they’ll need and how much change they’ll get back.

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9. Make pizza. Make pizza together and have your child figure out how many pieces are needed and how to cut the pizza into that many slices.

10. Have a race. Challenge your kids to a race and use the stopwatch on your phone to time how fast each person is. Make a list of all the times and see if your kids can figure out how much faster or slower each time is. n

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Where Did Summer Go? Establishing Back-to-School Routines It’ll be time to put away the pool toys and pick out those first day of school outfits before you know it.That is why now is the perfect time to begin readjusting to a school schedule.

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Sleep tight Going to bed and waking up earlier can be a tough routine to get used to. So don’t wait until the day before school starts to set the alarm. If your children need to be out of bed by 6:30 a.m. to get ready and make it to school on time, start waking them up at 7 a.m. three weeks before the first day. Then, every week just get them up 10 minutes earlier until you reach the desired time. This will greatly help you and your children adjust to a school year schedule.

If you want your children refreshed and ready to go for school, also try to eliminate stimulants before bed. And that means cutting down on screen time. Have them turn off the TV and put away tablets and cell phones well before bedtime. Instead, try reading together or putting on some soft and soothing music.

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Making a morning checklist can help children remember what all goes into getting ready for school. Brushing teeth, washing face, eating breakfast, gathering homework and getting dressed are all good things to add to the list. If you have smaller children, try making a chart using pictures to show what a morning routine should look like. After you have made the routine, try it out and see if it needs adjusting. Then make sure your children follow it.

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Suggest they lay out their clothes the night before to help lessen time-consuming morning decisions. Also keep a calendar of events handy so you all are prepared for the week ahead and are not caught off guard by early releases or concerts.

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by Stephanie Spaan, Excel Achievement Center

Remembering What You Read Can you imagine trying to play a game on the computer without ever turning it on? You wouldn’t be able to do anything but stare at a blank screen! This is exactly what happens to a reader if they do not set a purpose before reading—they get to the bottom of the page and have no idea what they just read!

Our brains have to be turned on before we can read! Here’s how you do it!

• L ook at the book, chapter, or page before you read it and ask yourself what it will be about.

• A sk yourself specific questions about the content on the page. This will arouse your curiosity and help your mind want to read to find the answer.

• K eep your mind active as you read by constantly asking questions and paraphrasing as you read.

• I f your text has questions at the end of the section, read those BEFORE you read the passage. This way, your mind knows what to pay attention for when reading!

• M ake pictures in your mind as you read. Can you explain what you see?

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6:30 PM-7:30 PM Pet Walk on the Greenway Downtown Amphitheatre

Thursday, July 3

10:00 AM-10:45 AM Terrific Textures Washington Pavilion Preregistration Required (Ages 1-3), $35

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9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy required Punch card purchase Ages walking-6yrs, $80 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Stash Creative Camps - Secret Clay Boxes Camp I Kuehn Community Center $25 Preregistration Required,

6:00 PM-8:00 PM 4th of July Bike Decorating Heritage Park $5 Preregistration Required,

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Friday, July 11

1:30 PM Artists in the ParkZoo Express in the Park Glenview Park

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Saturday, July 5

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Monday, July 7

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Tuesday, July 8

9:30 AM-11:00 AM Stash Creative Camps – Secret Clay Boxes Camp I Kuehn Community Center $25 Preregistration Required,

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Creating Cards Corner Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-10:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy required Punch card purchase Ages walking-6yrs, $80 10:00 AM Storyland Children’s Theatre Puss in Boots McKennan Park Bandshell 1:30 PM-3:30 PM New Baby & Me Sanford Health 5:00 PM-8:00 PM y Night Hot Harley Nights-Famil J&L Harley-Davidson Stop by ‘Hood’s Booth

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Sunday, July 13

9:30 AM-11:00 AM Stash Creative Camps - Secret Clay Boxes Camp I Kuehn Community Center Preregistration Required $25

Monday, July 14

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Stash Creative Camps - Secret Clay Boxes Camp I Kuehn Community Center Preregistration Required $25 10:00 AM Play Tot Lot - Do Re Let’s Laurel Oak Park 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Grandparents Class Sanford Mom2Be Center Preregistration Required $20 7:00 PM Mondays at McKennan McKennan Park Bandshell

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9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy required Punch card purchase Ages walking-6yrs, $80 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Daddy and Me Mini Outdoor Games Camp Morningside Community Center Preregistration Required $25

Thursday, July 17

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Imagination Playground Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-10:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy required Punch card purchase Ages walking-6yrs, $80 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Barnyard Bash Falls Park Barn Preregistration Required (Ages 4-5), $5 6:00 PM Jazzfest Yankton Trail Park

Friday, July 18

6:00 PM-8:30 PM Horse & Carriage Rides Downtown Sioux Falls $5/rider

10:00 AM-10:45 AM Toddler Sports Kuehn Community Center Preregistration Required (Ages 2-3), $5

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Kids’ Nite in the Park McKennan Park Bandshell

Friday, July 25

11:00 AM-2:00 PM Hy-Vee Day at the Zoo Great Plains Zoo Delbridge Great Plains Zoo and Museum of Natural History paid Zoo This event is free with admission.

8:30 PM-10:30 PM Moonlight Movies Fawick Park

Sunday, July 20

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Walk Siouxland Library Book Downtown Amphitheatre 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Hoops Camp for Girls Center Morningside Community Preregistration Required (Ages 6-9), $15 6:00 PM-8:30 PM Horse & Carriage Rides Downtown Sioux Falls

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Saturday, July 26

2:00 PM-4:00 PM Park Princess Party in the Tuthill Park Preregistration Required $10

Monday, July 21

9:00 AM-12:00 PM Camp Pottery Play Summer Washington Pavilion Preregistration Required (Ages 6-7), $105 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Kids Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials

Tuesday, July 22

6:30 PM-8:30 PM Training Camp for Dads Sanford Mom2Be Center Preregistration Required $20

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Thursday, July 24

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Kids Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-12:00 AM for Kids Tot Lot-Crazy Carnival Laurel Oak Park 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Hoops Camp for Girls Center Morningside Community Preregistration Required (Ages 6-9), $15

8:30 AM-10:00 PM Festival South Dakota Peach Yankton Trail Park 9:00 AM-6:30 PM Family Fest W.H Lyons Fairgrounds Stop by ‘Hood’s Booth $2 • Adults: $6 • 6-12 years: under 6 years FREE! 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Family Park Fishing Family Park Free (Fishing License Required for ages 16+) 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Sounds at the Falls Mill Falls Park Queen Bee

Sunday, July 27

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Coloring Contest at Canton Area Car Show Jack Fox Park $5

Monday, July 28

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Day Play Museum of Visual Materials

Tuesday, July 29

10:00 AM-10:45 AM Colors Tuesday Toddler Art: and Shapes Washington Pavilion Preregistration Required (Ages 1-3), $35 10:00 AM-3:00 PM to Creative Camps - Page Stage Camp for Kids Center Morningside Community Preregistration Required (Grades 3-5) $25 10:30 AM-11:30 AM and Lady Bugs, Caterpillars More Tuthill Park Preregistration Required (Ages 4-5), $5

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Weave in pencils: Open the felt and weave in each pencil going over under, over under, starting at the shorter open edge. The next pencil you will start under over, etc. If all your pencils will not fit, you can cut your lines longer at the far end. Don’t refold to cut since your other end is already 1 inch from the raw edge.

Attach closure: Stitch a ribbon of choice

What you need: • 1 2+in by 9in rectangle of felt (this size holds 12 pencils)

• S cissors, ruler, pen or pencil •N eedle, thread, ribbon of choice Fold and draw lines: We took our felt rectangle and folded the bottom one third up. In the center of that fold, we drew 6 cutting lines, keeping them about ½ inch apart. We ended our 6 cutting lines 1 inch away from the open edge of the fabric.

to the longer closed end of your roll by finding the middle of the ribbon and stitching it in the outside-middle of the longer uncut edge.

Roll it up and tie a bow: Roll starting at the shorter edge closest to your pencils and roll up your pencil case. Secure it by wrapping one end of the ribbon one way and the other side the opposite way. Tie in a bow when they meet at the other side and you are finished! n

Cut lines: Cut the lines on the fold through two layers of fabric stopping one inch away from the open edge.

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When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true, or did you take a different path?

When we look at our own children we wonder how their lives will evolve and what path they’ll take. For some area children, their dreams came true for a day. Follow along as we take you on these adventures through the eyes of five local children and what they one day hope will be a successful career path.

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Calvin, 9 Mayor Nine-year-old Calvin from Sioux Falls loves to dress the part of his future dream job. He one day hopes to be the mayor! “I like being important,” said Calvin. “I like meeting people and helping the city.”

Calvin recently spent some time with Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether and got a firsthand look at what it takes to be lead a leader. From an introduction on proper introductions to a tour around the office, Calvin had the chance to learn about leading a city and what the job would be like.

“People will ask me, what’s the best thing about your job?” Mayor Mike Huether said to Calvin. “The best thing about being the mayor is this: there is no day that is the same. It’s always different. You learn new things, you meet new people, you overcome challenges and grab new opportunities.”

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On this day he learned that being a Mayor is more than dressing the part. He listened to Mayor Huether who offered some valuable life lessons.

“When you are involved in these challenging topics and issues and things you believe in at the highest level, there are people who will say it’s too hard, or it’s a bad idea,” said Mayor Huether. “There’s all these critics who don’t believe in you. What President Roosevelt believed was: don’t focus so much on them. Focus on those who are in the arena, in the battle, they’re in the game.

Those are who you want to focus on the most. That’ll be your family, your friends and your teachers. Focus on your end goals and then go make that happen!”

Calvin says he hopes to be a Mayor who is able to meet a lot of people and help out his city and dressing up like the Mayor is at the top of his list too. His parents, Heather and Tom, say Calvin likes to be in charge and in style.

“When there’s an occasion where it would be ok, he dresses to the nines,” said Tom. “He ties his own tie, styles his own hair, picks out his own suits and likes to look sharp.”

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Kaylen, 8 Chef Kaylen from Harrisburg has known from a very young age that she wanted to be a chef.

“I’ve watched a few cooking shows and it just looks so fun and I started doing my own pretend cooking shows when I was three, said Kaylen. “Then I started a play-doh® bakery and then I went into real cooking. I made omelets and apple pies for my dad and I even made ice cream!”

When Kaylen recently had the chance to meet Chef Lance White from Chef Lance Catering at Maxwell Food Equipment, she could barely contain her excitement. They spent time talking about cooking and even made fruit kabobs.

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“I just love to cook, I love to help,” said Kaylen. “I just feel so proud of myself and then I say wow! This is really good and I made it!”

Kaylen dreams of one day owning a restaurant, or doing a cooking show. Her mom, Amanda, is not one bit surprised

by Kaylen’s dream.

“We started cooking at home when she was little,” said Amanda. “Then when she got her play kitchen, she would immediately start doing a production.”

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Marillya dreams of one day being a dentist! She recently had a chance to visit with the doctors at Family Dental Center in Sioux Falls. She learned about all the equipment and the importance of taking good care of her teeth. She says when she grows up, she hopes to be the one teaching people about dental hygiene.

Marillya’s mom, Kendra says Marillya has always loved going to the dentist. She looks forward to it every time.

“You can look around and you can see it’s important to help clean and help people with their teeth,” said Marillya. “You need your teeth to eat!”

And she notices that clean feeling after going to the dentist.

“She’s enamored with the dentist,” said Kendra.

“She’s even had cavities and still wants to be a dentist because she knows how important it is.”

“I like it because your teeth are nice and clean,” said Marillya.

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Trenton lives on a farm in Luverne, MN and he dreams of being a farmer one day, just like his dad.

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“I get to be outside and play with dad,” said Trenton.

“There are lots of things to do every day.”

While Trenton thinks he’s playing, he’s really helping his family. continued >

Damon from Sioux Falls is a determined little guy who loves digging in the dirt!

“I like carrying things and grabbing things with machines like excavators,” said Damon. “I want to be a builder when I grow up because my uncle is a builder.”

Damon suited up and went on the site of where the new indoor aquatic center is being built in central Sioux Falls. He spent some time with construction workers from Journey Group and while he was a little intimidated at first, it wasn’t long before he was anxious to get to work.

“We think it’s a great career to use his creativity and physical abilities,” said Liz, Damon’s mom. “We have blocks and other building toys and we watch real life and cartoon building shows on TV. We also point out construction equipment and sites as we see them and read books so he can learn more about construction and equipment.”

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“His favorite thing to do on the farm is to wean lambs,” said Bethany, Trenton’s mom. “He helps sort the sheep and move them into different pens/ pastures and watches the sheep get shorn, he really loves to be outside.”

Trenton recently took time away from his family farm to see Kevin Scott’s Farm in Valley Springs. He took a tour looking at animals and equipment and even got to ride in a sprayer and see how it worked. One day he hopes to own one himself.

“To be able to drive a tractor, plant crops and feed them to my animals,” said Trenton.

For now he’s content learning all he can about farming and while he may not have his own tractor, he’s found a way to do farming in his own way at the age of six.

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9:00 AM-4:00 PM Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Shusha and the Story Snatchers McKennan Park Bandshell 10:05 AM-11:05 AM Sioux Falls Canaries @ your library Prairie West Branch Library 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Game Design 101 Pre-registration required Sylvan Learning of Sioux Falls $199 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Robotics Course 101 Pre-registration required Sylvan Learning of Sioux Falls $149 2:30 PM-3:15 PM Villain Academy Main Library 2:50 PM- 3:05 PM Water Wednesdays Storytime at the pool Laurel Oak Family Aquatics Center

Thursday, July 2 9:00 AM-4:00 PM ZooCamp Marvelous Mammals Pre-registration required Great Plains Zoo $46.75 for zoo members / $55 for non-members 10:00 AM-10:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mr. Twister Super Balloon Show Meldrum Park

Friday, July 3 11:00 AM-11:45 AM Animals on the Amphitheater Downtown River Greenway Amphitheater 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Pavilion Free First Fridays Washington Pavilion

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Monday, July 6 9:00 AM-12:00 PM ZooCamp Animal Doctors Pre-registration required Great Plains Zoo $63.75 for zoo members / $75 for non-members 9:00 AM Musical Theatre Camp: Annie Junior Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $325 10:05 AM-10:45 AM Wee Read and Sign Caille Library 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Robotics Course 101 Pre-registration required Sylvan Learning of Sioux Falls $149

Tuesday, July 7 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Storytime Tuesdays Child’s Play Toys 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Mask Your Identity Superhero Academy Oak View Library 2:30 PM-3:15 PM Jack of All Tales Shadow Puppet Show Caille Library

Wednesday, July 8 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Anansi the Clever Spider McKennan Park Bandshell 10:05 AM-10:40 AM Preschool Storytime Prairie West Library 10:15 AM-11:00 AM Jack of All Tales Shadow Puppet Show Oak View Library 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Preschool Storytime Crooks Library

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Game Design 102 Pre-registration required Sylvan Learning of Sioux Falls $199

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Thursday, July 9 10:15 AM-11:00 AM Jack of All Tales Prairie West Branch Library 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Hot Harley Nights-Family Night J&L Harley-Davidson Hood will be there!

5:30 PM-9:00 PM Farms After 5 Pre-registration required Ag United for South Dakota

Friday, July 10 10:15 AM-11:15 AM Wee Read and Play Alphabet Train Brandon Community Library 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Superhero Pogs Superhero Academy Brandon Community Library

Saturday, July 11 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Going Back to Work Support Group Educated Mommy 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Fishing Saturdays Family Park Free (Fishing license required) 9:30 AM-11:30 AM McCormick Magic Show Downtown River Greenway Amphitheater

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1:00 PM-1:30 PM Bookworms Reading Program Great Plains Zoo Event is free with zoo admission 8:50 PM-10:45 PM Moonlight Movies Fawick Park

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Tuesday, July 14 9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials

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Wednesday, July 15 10:05 AM-10:40 AM Preschool Storytime Prairie West Library 10:15 AM-11:15 AM Heroes and Their Music: Mad Science of Iowa Oak View Library

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Thursday, July 16 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Tot Lot Sherman Park 10:00 AM-10:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 4:00 PM-10:00 PM Jazzfest Yankton Trail Park

Friday, July 17 10:05 AM-11:35 AM Wee Read and Play Alphabet Train Prairie West Branch Library 10:15 AM-10:45 AM Summer DANCE PARTY Main Library 3:00 PM-4:30 PM What Kind of Superhero Are You? Superhero Academy Brandon Community Library 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Friday Night Lights Dakota Spirit $10 non-member/$7 member

Saturday, July 18 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Sea & Sky Sertoma Butterfly House Included with regular admission 8:50 PM-10:45 PM Moonlight Movies Fawick Park

Monday, July 20 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Pint-Sized Science: Build it Big Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $80 10:05 AM-10:35 AM Lapsit Caille Library 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Mondays at McKennan McKennan Park Bandshell

Tuesday, July 21 9:00 AM-4:00 PM ZooCamp Curious about Carnivores Pre-registration required Great Plains Zoo $46.75 for zoo members / $55 for non-members

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Storytime- Tuesdays Child’s Play Toys 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Commedia Rapunzel McKennan Park Bandshell 10:15 AM-11:10 AM Tuesday Toddler Art: Storybook Art, Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $38

Wednesday, July 22 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Book Walk featuring Do Re Let’s Play Downtown River Greenway Amphitheater 9:00 AM-4:00 PM ZooCamp Animal Tales Pre-registration required Great Plains Zoo $46.75 for zoo members / $55 for non-members 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Crazy Carnival for Kids Laurel Oak Park 2:30 PM-3:15 PM Mighty Muscles Main Library 2:50 PM-3:05 PM Water Wednesdays Storytime at the pool Laurel Oak Family Aquatics Center 3:15 PM-4:00 PM Everyday Heroes Prairie West Branch Library

Thursday, July 23 10:00 AM-10:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Crazy Carnival for Kids Sherman Park 10:15 AM Tuesday Toddler Art: Storybook Art, Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $38 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Zoo Camp Creepy Crawlies (Pre-registration required Great Plains Zoo $25.50 for zoo members / $30 for non-members

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10:05 AM-11:35 AM Wee Read and Play Alphabet Train Prairie West Branch Library 10:15 AM-10:45 AM Parachute Play Main Library 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Friday Night Lights Dakota Spirit $10 non-member/$7 member

Saturday, July 25 9:30 AM-6:00 PM Familyfest W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $6, Children $2, Six and under FREE Hood will be there!

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Superhero Saturday Prairie West Branch Library 1:00 PM-1:30 PM Bookworms Reading Program Great Plains Zoo Event is free with zoo admission

Sunday, July 26 11:00 AM-4:00 PM Canton Area Car Show Downtown Canton 11:00 AM-5:00 PM South Dakota Peach Festival Yankton Trail Park

Monday, July 27 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials 9:00 AM-12:00PM Project Fashion Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $110

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Tuesday, July 28 9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Storytime- Tuesdays Child’s Play Toys 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Open Painting Hour Museum of Visual Materials $5 per person painting at door 7:00 PM-8:00 PM NINJA,NINJA GOOSE McKennan Park Bandshell

Wednesday, July 29 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Craft Corner Museum of Visual Materials 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Wacky Wednesday Water Carnival Kuehn Pool Park

Friday, July 31 10:05 AM-10:35 AM Lapsit Ronning Library

1:00 PM-1:30 PM Bookworms Reading Program Great Plains Zoo Event is free with Zoo Admission

Sunday, August 2 10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, $Children $2 Hood will be there!

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9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials 10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, $Children $2, Hood will be there!

1:00 PM-4:00 PM Gadgets and Gears Pre-registration required Washington Pavilion $100 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Mondays at McKennan McKennan Park Bandshell

Tuesday, August 4 9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80

5:00 PM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair Sneak Peek Night W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, $Children $2

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Outdoor University The Outdoor Campus Hood will be there!

10:00 AM-10:30 AM Day Play Museum of Visual Materials

10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, $Children $2 Hood will be there!

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10:15 AM-11:15 AM Wee Read and Play Alphabet Train Brandon Community Library

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Wednesday, August 5 10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, Children $2 Hood will be there!

2:50 PM-3:05 PM Water Wednesdays Laurel Oak Family Aquatics Center

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Friday, August 7 10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, Children $2 Hood will be there!

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Animals on the Amphitheater Downtown River Greenway Amphitheater 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Pavilion Free First Fridays Washington Pavilion

Saturday, August 8 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Going Back to Work Educated Mommy 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Fishing Saturdays Family Park Free (Fishing license required) 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Superhero Saturday Prairie West Branch Library 10:00 AM-12:00 AM 76th Annual Sioux Empire Fair W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds & Expo Center Adults $7, Children $2 Hood will be there!

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Tuesday, August 11 9:00 AM-9:50 AM Little All Stars All American Gymnastics Academy, $80 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Lego Creation Station Museum of Visual Materials

Friday, August 14 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Friday Night Lights Dakota Spirit $10 non-member/ $7 member

Wednesday, August 19 First Day of School Sioux Falls Christian Schools

Thursday, August 20 First Day of School Sioux Falls Catholic Schools

Saturday, August 22 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Animal Encounters, Animal Enrichment Day Great Plains Zoo Event is free with zoo admission

4:30 PM McCrossan Xtreme Event Rodeo McCrossan Boys Ranch

Monday, August 24 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Day Play Museum of Visual Materials First Day of School Canton School District

Tuesday, August 25 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Storytime Tuesdays Child’s Play Toys

Wednesday, August 26 First Day of School Baltic School District First Day of School Dell Rapids School District First Day of School Brandon Valley School District First Day of School Sioux Falls Lutheran

Thursday, August 27 First Day of School Harrisburg School District

Friday, August 28 10:05 AM-10:35 AM Lapsit Ronning Library

Saturday, August 29 8:50 PM-10:45 PM Moonlight Movies Fawick Park

Monday, August 31 First Day of School West Central School District First Day of School West Lyon School District

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Sioux Falls School District

With new schools popping up in the ever-growing city of Sioux Falls and old schools beginning to close, the city has set out to change some school boundaries.The changes have been debated for a couple of years and starting this fall, they’ll be implemented.

Keeping in mind that transportation for K-8 is available only to students within that school’s designated boundary, it is important for parents to stay informed about the upcoming reassignments in their area.

The changes are as follows: • S tudents attending the Jefferson Elementary and living north of 26th Street will now attend Garfield Elementary.

• S tudents south of 26th Street and South of 57th Street will now attend Laura Wilder Elementary.

• T he Laura Wilder boundary between I-29 and the Big Sioux River, north of 41st Street will be moved to Garfield Elementary.

• A ll students attending Laura Wilder that live east of Louise Avenue and south of 41st Street will now be moved to Susan B. Anthony, but parents will be given a chance to open-enroll their children in the Susan B. Anthony elementary school as they see fit.

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• A ll Longfellow students will be reassigned to Susan B. Anthony.

• J efferson and Horace Mann Bridges will be assigned to Horace Mann.

• The Challenge Center will be moved to Robert Frost.

• S tudents in the Horace Mann are set to be reassigned to Rosa Parks Elementary in the Fall of 2016.

To check which school zone your child will be attending, parents should visit the Sioux Falls School District’s website and click on the boundary mapping tool found under the “for parents and students” section.

This site will allow you to select a school and view a map of where the school area boundaries are and the distance between your home and the school. The boundary-mapping tool will also tell you if your student is eligible for transportation. n

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PNCs remain objective and neutral as they: • H elp families understand and participate in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. (An IEP is a document parents jointly develop at least annually with school personnel that contains services provided to a child with a disability as guaranteed through the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.) • Help school personnel support family involvement.

• Locate and utilize resources.

• Improve communication.

• Partner to improve results/outcomes for students.

• Reach or make progress towards agreement.

• H elp families gain confidence and skills to proceed independently.

While each situation is unique, communication strategies a PNC might use include (but are not limited to) clarifying views of participants, taking notes, offering suggestions or resources, explaining technical terms, serving as a reality check, focusing on issues that can be resolved rather than past issues that cannot be changed, helping parties develop and evaluate options, helping parties prioritize issues, and diffusing tension and emotions.

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“South Dakota Parent Connection helped guide us through the IEP process and other school-related challenges. We have had professional, resourceful navigator representatives that encouraged each side of the parent/school relationship to be honest, open and productive,” observed a parent of a child with a learning disability.

PNCs are not parent advocates, decision-makers, IEP team members, service providers, mediators, compliance advisors, or legal advisors. When agreement cannot be reached or compliance issues arise, the PNC will refer parties to the appropriate programs and agencies that can help.

Working with a PNC is an informal, time-limited, problemsolving process and does not limit a parent’s right to use formal processes such as the help of an advocate, filing a complaint, requesting a facilitator or mediator assigned by the state, or filing for a due process hearing. n

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and Shoe Evaluations

Having proper, stable, arch supports in your kiddos shoes should be high on your list of things to check this summer!

So often, especially in the summer, kids are barefoot or allowed to run around in flimsy flip-flops with little to no support for their growing bodies. Their feet are much more important than you might think at first. Chiropractors and other joint specialists would agree that having properly supported feet and arches is the same as having a solid foundation on a house. If that foundation is allowed to be crooked or uneven, there is no way that their legs, hips, low back and on up to their head, could possibly be in proper alignment!

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carry a variety of arch stabilizers or even shoes that have supports built right into the shoe itself.

Activity always increases in the summer with day camps, hiking, camping, riding bikes and playing outside all day long. This makes summer time especially crucial to get their feet and shoes evaluated by a trained professional. n

There are a number of different joints and muscles that can be evaluated or measured to see if your kids have weak arches, or uneven arches in their feet. Besides causing them pain in their feet, knees, hips or low back, this can lead to complications involving bed wetting, or weak bladder, as well as digestive issues like constipation or diarrhea. This can be simply fixed by a foot adjustment and adding a stabilizing arch support to their little shoes/sandals. Some chiropractic clinics

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by Morgan Kontz, CommonGround Being a full time farmer with a degree in agricultural education, I am always thinking about the importance of connecting our youth to agriculture.

Luckily, in South Dakota, fields and farms surround us the moment we travel out of town. To me, it’s really important to bridge the gap from the field to the fork and share where our food comes from.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of hosting a birthday party for a fiveyear-old boy on our farm. The little boy had won the “Birthday Party on the Farm” through ‘Hood Magazine and it was such a fun experience! The groups of kids, and even the parents, had a lot of fun touring the farm, seeing the animals and looking at our big farm equipment.

In addition, awhile back I invited a friend of ours over for supper and a visit to see the baby calves, before they are too big to really be called “babies”

to a small child. We had tacos for supper and ended the evening with a tour of our cow pastures, feed lots, feed bunkers and our shop.

Naturally, I am constantly thinking from a teacher’s point of view.

And let me say these two kids were some of the best to give a lesson to! At each stop there were many questions, very good questions at that! Anywhere from feeding our bottle calves, to feeding our cattle, to which tractor does what.

Between the birthday party and visit with my friends, it was so inspiring to hear the next generation take a genuine interest in the farm. I took my time in explaining that all of the cattle we raise will go to the grocery store and then eventually make it to their supper tables. I expected to have to deal with a few hurt feelings and a bit more emotion…but once again I was pleasantly surprised at how well they understood where their hamburgers come from- kudos to Mom and Dad! After the long tour and photo shoot, we went back to the house and my friend looked at me and said, “I can’t imagine how many hours you and Jason had to talk for you to really understand everything about the farm. I mean it had to be thousands of hours.” And she raised such a good point.

Since I didn’t grow up on a farm or come from a farm, it was really very important to me to ask hundreds of questions about the farm and our food before we got married. I wanted to make 100% sure this was the life for me. I asked questions everywhere from why we buy our parts at certain places to what we put in our feed bunks.

And she is right; it was at least a thousand hours of conversation. But, she also reminded me what I love so much about agriculture is that there are still thousands of hours left to talk about because the industry is constantly improving and evolving. I look forward to the next thousand hours of talking with South Dakotans about food, farming and helping people understand where our food truly comes from.

More about our Featured Farmer: Morgan Kontz is a wife, mother, farmer, blogger and South Dakota CommonGround volunteer. To read more about her life on the farm, visit her at Stories Of A First Generation Farm Wife (sdfarmwife.com). To learn more about CommonGround, visit www.findourcommonground.com.

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Morgan’s FAVORITE RECIPES

Recipes this month are courtesy of CommonGround and South Dakota Beef

Cheesehead SLIDERS Ingredients • 1 lb ground beef (93% or leaner) • 1/4 c soft breadcrumbs • 2 cloves garlic, chopped • 1/4 tsp salt • 1/8 tsp pepper • 8 slider buns, or small dinner rolls, split • 1/4 c cheddar-flavored cheese spread

Directions Combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, garlic, salt and

pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Lightly shape into eight 1/2-in thick mini-patties.

Place patties on grill over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.

Place burger on bottom half of each slider bun. Evenly spread cheese over burgers. Close sandwiches.

Citrus-Marinated

BEEF & FRUIT KABOBS

Ingredients • 1 lb beef top sirloin steak boneless, cut 1 in thick • 1 medium orange • 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro • 1 tbsp smoked paprika • 1/4 tsp ground red pepper (optional) • 4 c cubed mango, watermelon, peaches and/or plums • Salt

Directions Grate, peel and squeeze 2 tbsp juice from orange; reserve juice.

Combine orange peel, cilantro, paprika, and ground red pepper, if desired, in small bowl. Cut beef steak into 1-1/4-in pieces. Place beef

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and 2-1/2 tbsp cilantro mixture in food-safe plastic bag; turn to coat.

Place remaining cilantro mixture and fruit in separate food-safe plastic bag; turn to coat. Close bags securely. Marinate beef and fruit in refrigerator 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Soak eight 9-inch bamboo skewers in water 10 minutes; drain. Thread beef evenly onto four skewers leaving small space between pieces. Thread fruit onto remaining four separate skewers.

Place kabobs on grill over medium, ash-covered coals.

Grill beef kabobs, covered, 8 to

10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 9 to 11 minutes) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally. Grill fruit kabobs 5 to 7 minutes or until softened and beginning to brown, turning once.

Season beef with salt, as desired.

Drizzle reserved orange juice over fruit kabobs.

Garden Herb STRIP STEAKS Ingredients

Seasoning: • 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme • 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano • 2 tsp freshly grated lemon peel • 3 cloves garlic, chopped • 1/4 tsp pepper

Firecracker • 1-1/2 lbs ground beef • 6 sesame seed sandwich rolls, split, toasted • 1 c watercress or mixed spring greens

Seasoning: • 1 tbsp curry powder • 1 tbsp Caribbean jerk seasoning • 1 tsp salt

Directions Combine ground beef and seasoning ingredients in large bowl, mixing lightly but

Combine seasoning ingredients in small bowl; reserve 2 tsp for garnish.

Press remaining seasoning evenly onto beefsteaks.

Place steaks on grill over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 11 to 14 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 11 to 15 minutes) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally.

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Carve steaks into slices. Sprinkle with reserved seasoning and salt, as desired.

BURGERS WITH COOLING LIME SAUCE

Ingredients

Sauce: • 1/2 c reduced-fat mayonnaise • 1/4 c low-fat plain yogurt • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice • 2 tsp grated lime peel • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

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• 2 beef strip steaks boneless, cut 1 in thick (about 10 oz each) • Salt

thoroughly. Shape into six 1/2-in thick patties. Place patties on grll over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.

Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients in small bowl; set aside.

Spread sauce on cut sides of rolls. Place one burger on bottom half of each roll; top evenly with watercress.

Close sandwiches.

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by Desiree Rohrbach, ‘Hood Intern

Going Green

One Milk Carton at a Time

If you attended Ag Day at the Washington Pavilion earlier this year, you might have met an impressive 13-year-old Girl Scout from Whittier Middle School. She’s teaching the importance of milk carton recycling. Breanna is in the process of earning her Silver Award,’ the highest award a Girl Scout can earn as a Cadette.To earn this award, a Scout must identify an issue and create a project to help fix the problem in her community.

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The first step in this project was to collect milk cartons.

Breanna proposed her idea to the school, and in turn they were more than happy to help out. According to Breanna’s mother Renee, “Whittier Middle School was amazing with encouraging and assisting Breanna. The school teaches the ‘Whittier Way,’ which includes showing students they can advocate and make a difference.”

From then on, Breanna set up a stall from which she instructed her 7th grade class on how to properly recycle their cartons. With soil donated from a local store and the empty cartons she had collected, Breanna’s Ag Day booth was a success.

The project didn’t stop there, she’s continuing the recycling program at her school and taking the ‘Kids Grow

Green’ challenge to raise money and donate it to green organizations. Breanna took her starter plants to the Farm’s Market and has so far managed to raise $142 for Sioux Falls Leading Green. Breanna also plans to sell the vegetables that her plants produce and continue milk carton recycling through her 8th grade year.

So how can parents encourage their children get involved in volunteer work? Renee says she is part of several community groups on Facebook that offer many different opportunities. Renee says she lets her daughter pick and choose the volunteer opportunities that she wants to be involved in.

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The issue Breanna decided to tackle was recycling, a passion she says her father instilled in her. Breanna’s original plan was to set up an informational booth about milk carton recycling. After proposing the idea to the Pavilion, Breanna was told that she could have her booth but suggested she include an activity for families that related back to agriculture, and thus the idea of milk carton planters took off!

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When asked how she feels, knowing that she started milk carton recycling in her school. Breanna said she feels proud, but the ever modest Girl Scout insists that she can’t take all the credit, and that she owes a lot of her success to her supportive friends, classmates, and the understanding and helpful custodial staff at her school.

If you’d like to get involved in Kids Grow Green, visit www.kidsgrowgreensiouxfalls.blogspot.com n

Join us at the table for a healthy serving of truth.

South Dakotans are paying more attention to the food they eat and feed to their families. So are South Dakota soybean farmers. And we’d like to share more about how we raise our food. Pull up a chair and visit with us.

We’ll put everything on the table about how we raise healthy food.

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by Alyssa Kuecker, Avera Health

Back-to-School Immunizations Each year, the end of summer comes faster than the last. Give yourself some peace of mind and cross one thing off your back-to-school list: your child’s immunizations.

Ashley VanDyke, DO, Family Medicine Physician at Avera Medical Group 69th & Cliff, shares which immunizations are necessary for certain ages as well as common concerns before and after the appointment.

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Recommended immunizations per age group: Before kindergarten

Fifth and sixth graders

(ages 4 -6), your child should receive four vaccines:

(ages 11 -12), your child should receive three vaccines:

• DTaP– prevents tetanus,

• Tdap– the booster immunization

pertussis (whooping cough) and diphtheria (bacterial infection).

• MMR– protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

against tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria.

• HPV vaccine–prevents several types of cancers.

• Varicella– wards off chicken pox • Polio– prevents poliomyelitis

• Meningitis– protects against infection of delicate membranes.

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Sophomores through seniors (ages 16 -18) should visit their physician for a meningitis booster.

“Every fall, we recommend that every child should also get a flu shot. Please discuss with your physician if the child has an allergy to eggs, as sometimes this means you cannot have specific types of influenza vaccinations,” VanDyke recommended.

Preparing for the appointment Before coming to your appointment, make sure the clinic has your child’s past vaccination and health history, especially if your family has recently moved to the area. If you don’t have those records on hand, call your former clinic and ask them to send your child’s files to your new clinic.

Expect to sign a release form so your new clinic can access those files.

“Remember, there are many other children coming in for their immunizations,” VanDyke advised.

“Plan ahead and schedule an appointment early for vaccinations and school physicals.”

Enrolling!

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Bring up past health concerns

2nd Grade

“Tell the physician whether your child has had a recent illness or is currently ill,” said VanDyke. “Also, it’s very important to mention if he or she has had a reaction from immunizations in the past.”

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3rd Grade

How much is 99 plus 99 plus 99?

Other health concerns to discuss with your doctor include allergies (such as an egg allergy), if your child has immunodeficiency concerns, and if your child has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.

4th Grade

“The more details you can provide about your child’s health, the better.”

(Explain how you got your answer.)

Health concerns after immunizations In rare cases, children may have a reaction after immunizations.

Common signs include a rash, reddening and/or warmth around the vaccination site. Call your clinic if you notice these or any other unusual symptoms. n

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5th Grade

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Collaboration: Tutoring is most impactful when it’s coordinated with classroom instruction.

Assessments: Before tutoring begins, kids should have an assessment so the tutor knows the student’s strengths and needs. There’s no sense wasting time on material they have already mastered or putting off getting to what’s needed.

Credentials: Before hiring a tutor, check out his or her credentials, experiences, ideas about learning and fondness for kids. Lots of people know math, for example, but not everyone can teach it. It’s also helpful to get recommendations from other parents.

Teaching Style: When your child is having difficulty, the last thing you need is to complicate life any more

than it already is. Tutoring should be easily implemented and “feel right.” Trust your instinct. Learning isn’t always fun, but there’s nothing wrong with making it fun as often as possible. If a creative tutor can inject some humor and delight into difficult lessons, go for it.

Innovative: Most kids are motivated by and attracted

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to technology. The technology should be interesting, interactive, simple and easy to use. It shouldn’t replace plenty of face-time with the tutor, though.

Values: Think of tutoring as one of the most important investments you will make, with a payoff in priceless confidence.

It’s hard for children to ask for help. They often do so in indirect ways – sulking, arguing about school and homework, losing interest or bringing home low grades. Show them that everyone, adults included, need a little help now and then. That’s why we have mentors, role models, coaches and heroes. It’s brave to ask for help. n

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According to the National Association of School Psychologists, good social skills are necessary for successful functioning in life. Positive social skills allow us to learn what to say, how to make friends and connect with others, how to make good choices and behave in different social situations.

The first step in helping your child is to identify what they can and cannot do. If the individual cannot do the skill, then they need specific instruction in the skill. If the individual can perform the skill but does not do so consistently or to an appropriate level, other factors such as opportunities to perform the skill and consequences for performing the skill should be examined.

For example, children who are experiencing shyness, navigating through the social world and developing these skills can be difficult. Parents can provide assistance with the development of healthy social interaction skills through the following ways:

•F ocus on naturally occurring opportunities to model, encourage, and reinforce appropriately demonstrated positive social interaction skills.

•M odel outgoing behavior by greeting others and engaging in conversations with others in front of your child.

• Talk about how you see your child feeling shy and tell them you feel that way sometimes too.

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• Offer talking points to help the child join others in play. For instance, offer a statement like, “I like to play with trucks, too.”

• Set scenarios and role-play through them.

First, model appropriate social interaction skills and then have your child practice with you as the other children. Provide feedback that points out positive behavior and offers suggestions to try, if needed.

• Offer to have another child over to play to practice social interaction skills. Provide feedback to your child, in private, after the play date.

Studies have shown that children with disabilities tend to exhibit social skills deficits and behavior problems more than students without such disabilities. If your child has an identified disability or if your child’s social skills issues are impacting their education, contact school administration to seek assistance. Special services may be available for children with identified disabilities, such as autism, that could adversely impact school performance. These can be identified through specific, individualized evaluations conducted by specialists within the school system. n

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Whether it’s a day trip, a long road trip, or airline travel, it’s always best to start out with a carefully planned budget that includes everything that you will be spending on your trip this includes flights, hotels, gas, meals, treats, attractions, even souvenirs. Once you’ve created your budget, give some of these money saving tips a try:

• Pack light! Most airlines now charge for carry on bags

•C hoose hotel rooms that offer a microwave and a mini fridge. You can cook simple meals in the

• Visiting a new city? Check to see if there are any

room or reheat leftovers. Additional things to look for when choosing a hotel; complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, free parking, and discounts or credits for nearby restaurants.

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• Be on the lookout for local visitor magazines that offer discounts on hotels and attractions in the area you’re staying in. free festivals, concerts, or other events to base your trip around. n

• Gasbuddy is a great website app to use on road trips to help you find the best prices on gas wherever you go.

•W hen traveling on the road, it pays to have a plan for every meal ahead of time. Stop at grocery stores along the way to make your own meals or if you plan to stop at restaurants, make sure you have a set budget.

• Check all nearby airports, sometimes regional airports offer lower prices on airline tickets.

•T uesdays and Wednesdays are the best days to fly as well as the best days to purchase flight tickets.

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• Check one way tickets because occasionally it will be cheaper to purchase two one way tickets, and you have more flexibility that way as well.

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July/August 2015 | thehoodmagazine.com

Specialized CANCER CARE for kids Sanford Children’s is here for you with the largest team of fellowship-trained, board-certified pediatric hematologists/ oncologists in the region. We have the only dedicated hemophilia center and Children’s Oncology Group site in the state, allowing us to offer the latest in clinical trials and treatment options.

We can help with the management of: • Childhood cancers • Bleeding and clotting disorders • Long-term survivors of childhood malignancies • Benign hematologic conditions • Bone marrow failure syndromes To learn more, call (605) 312-1000 or visit sanfordhealth.org, keyword: pediatric hematology oncology.

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(L-R) Sam Milanovich, MD KayeLyn Wagner, MD George Maher, DO