Miracles on Maple Hill By Virginia Sorensen This is an old treasure that won the Newbery Medal in 1957. Despite some of the ideas about boys and girls which are outdated, this is a book that holds out hope to children in troubled families in need of nature’s healing touch. It takes you through […]
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English: scepter French: sceptre Spanish: cetro German: Zepter (German capitalizes nouns) Italian: scettro Arabic sawlajan صولجان Chinese: Quán zhàng 权杖
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Current Events/Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates how a young woman named Esther saved her people from destruction. The story, which is as exciting as any Hollywood movie, can be found in the Bible. It’s in the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The name of the holiday comes from a Persian word, Purim. […]
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Word of the Week
scepter (SEHP-tur)A staff or rod held by a royal leader as a sign of authority.Queen Elizabeth’s scepter has diamonds, rubies, and emeralds on it.
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Kids in the kitchen
Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps Wrap the best Waldorf chicken salad in a crunchy and tasty Lettuce leaf! These are fun to make and even more fun to eat. Use leftover cooked chicken or buy a rotisserie chicken. Ingredients: Dressing: 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons apple […]
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Book Review/The Snowy Nap
The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett In one of Jan Brett’s more recent animal tales, a hedgehog smells winter in the air and decides to wander around the farm before his long nap. The animals seem to know that little Hedgie is always trying to stay up later than he should, and they chuckle at […]
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Kids in the Kitchen
Banana Pancakes with Oats! These aren’t your typical pancakes – they are even better! Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup quick-cook oats 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: 1. Mash bananas in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined, then mix in oats and cinnamon. 2. Heat […]
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Book Review/You can go your own way
You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith The plot concept of this YA tale has been done before, but this is an extremely satisfying mix of the elements. Adam’s stuck in the aftermath of his father’s death, trying to keep the pinball arcade Dad ran, running despite aging machines and a declining […]
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English: refractionFrench: réfractionSpanish: refracciónGerman: Brechung (German capitalizes nouns)Italian: rifrazioneArabic: aliankisar الانكسارChinese: Zhéshè 折射
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Refraction (re-FRAC-sion)The bending of light.A lens causes refraction: it bends or redirects light waves.Sarah’s magnifying glass refracted sunlight and made a bright spot on the sidewalk.