NOVEMBER 2021
VOL. 14, ISSUE 2
The Villa Times
In this issue: Kids and COVID Vaccines by Sarah L. Three Historical Fiction Books by Julia M. Crafting Corner by Marlow D. Let's Play Jeopardy! by Claire F. and SamanthaW. Wanna Play? Game Recommendations How to be a Boredom Buster by Sarah L. The Rich Platypus by Tim H.
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KIDS AND COVID VACCINES by Sarah L. (4B) People 12 and up have been able to get the COVID vaccine for a while, but the COVID vaccine is now available for kids between 5 and 10! The Villa grade kids that can get the vaccine are kindergarten (as long as they're 5) through 8th grade. Seattle Children's Hospital is one place these kids can get their vaccines. For more information, visit Seattle Children's COVID-19 vaccination website. Source: Seattle Children’s
Kid getting a COVID vaccine Photo credit: Fortune
Kid getting a COVID vaccine Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
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Three Historical Fiction Books for 4th - 6th Grade by Julia M. (6B) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Number the Stars is a work of historical fiction by the American author Lois Lowry about the escape of a Jewish family, the Rosens, from Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The story centers on 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen, who lives with her mother, father, and sister Kirsti in Copenhagen in 1943.
Refugee by Alan Gratz Refugee is a young adult literature novel by Alan Gratz. The book revolves around three main characters from three different eras: Nazi Germany, 1990s Cuba, and modern day Syria, and their experiences as refugees. There's a cool plot twist at the end.
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The War That Saved My Life, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, is a historical novel about a girl sent away to the countryside during WW II and the challenges she overcomes. It is a Newbery Honor Book. Sources: Lois Lowry, Alan Gratz, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Wikipedia
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CRAFTING CORNER by Marlow D. (5B)
Here's a fun and easy craft I made, so I decided to add it to the Villa Times!
How to Make a Stuffed Animal Turkey! Instructions Step 1: Get dark brown, red/pink, green and yellow fabrics, 2 googley eyes, needle and thread or a hot glue gun. Felt works really good for this. Step 2: Look at these pictures and cut out shapes from fabrics like this. Glue then together with a hot glue or sew them together. Step 3: Now put the googley eyes one the beak and the gobble, the wings, and the feet with the hot glue gun.
Fun Facts about Turkeys A baby turkey is called a poult (rhymes with bolt). Turkeys can run up to 25 miles per hour! A turkey’s gender can found out by its droppings! Males produce spiral-shaped poop and females' poop is shaped like the letter J. Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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LET'S PLAY VILLA JEOPARDY! by Claire F. and Samantha W. We have been working on this jeopardy about Villa. We hope you enjoy it! Click on the Jeoprody screen below to play the game! Then click on the Start button to begin playing Here's the link, too! https://jeopardylabs.com/play/villa-vikings
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Wanna Play? Fun game recommendations from Villa Times Staff The Holidays are coming up and playing games is fun to do during breaks. Below are favorite games suggested by The Villa Times writers:
Tim The Game of Life (8+): "It's fun, I like the strategy and how it follows the story of life. Pan Am World Airlines Board Game (12+): "It's a fun strategy board game. You build an airline empire and try to take over the other player's airlines."
Marlow Yatzee (8+): "There are lots of dice and it's fun to keep track of them all." Uno (7+) : "I like it because I'm good at it."
Sarah Phase 10 (7+): "My family and I do play a lot, instead of rounds there are phases and each phase has a different goal." Monopoly Jr. Arcade (5+) "It's fun to get money, lose money, buy things. It's actually kind of how life really is." Five Crowns (8+): "There are five suites instead of four like usual cards. I like the Star suit. It's a fast game." Made-up board games: "I made up a game called "Late for Dinner" where you try to get from your bedroom, to another room, and then try to get to dinner."
Samantha Monopoly (8+) "It's fun to go around and buy the places and it's kind of like real life." Ticket To Ride (8+) "It's fun, it's competitive. I like making long trains." Skull King (8+) "It's a pirate game. You get to save things and hide them from other pirates."
Claire Cards We like lots of card games with usual cards, like Kings in the Corner, kinds of like an old-fashion card game, War, Smoke or Fire (a guessing game)
Ms. Alessi: Quiddler (8+) "It's a really fun, short-word spelling card game." Telestrations (12+) "It's like telephone but with drawing and it gets really funny. Machi Koro (10+) "It's a very strategic, resource-managment game."
How to Be a Boredom Buster Ways to entertain yourself during the pandemic by Sarah L. (4B) We’re all probably bored during COVID-19 because its sometimes hard to go anywhere fun, so here is what you can do! At Home There are a lot of things you can do at home : Play a game Read a book Arts and crafts Cooking Jigsaw puzzles Make a movie or play Write a story Group activities What if you have friends over or siblings or your parents are bored too? Here’s what you can do with them Puppet show Video games (multiplayer) Crafts Coking/cookie decorating (during the holidays) Draw a picture/drawing competition
Online Activities Here are some fun websites to visit: 5 minute crafts Allrecipes Myrecipes
Outside The outdoors have a lot of activities (if the weather is bad check the at home activity list): Play in the park Rollerblading/skating Camping Walk/jog Play sports Fly a kite (if you have one) Go on a road trip
Weather Activities If you don’t have anything to do inside and the weather isn’t sunny outside but you still want to go outside, here’s what you can do! In the Rain A science test involving rain Make mud and use it for something fun Race leaf boats and race them in a water stream In the Snow Sledding/skiing Build a snowman or snow animal Build an igloo/ fort out of snow Snowball fight!!!! Draw in the snow with a stick or your feet Stay inside in front of a fireplace/in your room and relax with blankets and hot coco (you don’t need the blankets or hot coco) In the Wind Fly a kite
The Rich Platypus A weird poem by Tim H. (7A) Image Courtesy of Mental Floss
A rich platypus stands On the top of a hill He swims in his money That he got from aunt Jill
Meanwhile the common buzzard sits On the top of a tree He is feared by many Nobody could disagree
The rich platypus decides To go to the site Of an excavation In the middle of the night
He finds something He sees what he has discovered But its too late He is food for the common buzzard
Thank you for reading our this issue of The Villa Times for this year! We'll have more interesting stuff to share next month! The Villa Times Writers & Editors for this issue are:
Marlow Dickens Claire Fitzpatrick Timothy Healey Sarah Larkins Julia McCormack Samantha Warden Kim Alessi, Teacher Advisor PAGE 7
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