Autograph A person’s handwritten name. Also called their signature.Auto means self, and graph means to write.Some fans collect the autographs of famous people by asking them to sign things such as photographs or posters or even napkins!
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Black History Month/Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr. (pronounced junior, but usually written as Jr.) was a singer, dancer, and actor. He was also a comedian, a film producer, and a television director.If you heard him sing or watched him dance, you would think he didn’t have any problems. And for the first 18 years of his life, he didn’t […]
Kids in the Kitchen
Stuffed Acorn squash Serves 4 What’s better than a bowl? A squash, stuffed with yummy goodness! Ingredients: 2 small acorn squash 1/2 tsp canola or vegetable oil 1/2 tsp salt, divided 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, divided 1 cup brown rice 1/2 cup lentils 2 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken stock 1/3 cup dried […]
How do they say that in…
English: mathematics French: mathématiques Spanish: matemáticas German: Mathematik (German capitalizes nouns) Italian: matematica Arabic: alriyadiaat الرياضيات
Word of the Week
mathematics Mathematics is the study of numbers, how they relate to each other, and how they relate to the real world. The short way of saying it is math. In English there are two ways that people pronounce it: with three syllables (MATH-MAT-ics) or with four syllables: (MA-the-MAT-ics). Either way is correct.
Black History Month: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan worked as a human computer, doing advanced math to help engineers design airplanes and rockets. She worked for NASA, supervising an office of other human computers. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, before there were electronic computers, people who were good at mathematics were called computers, because that’s what they did, computed […]
Book Review/ Kepler’s Dream
By Juliet Bell Ellerby is a character you will love. She is going through a hard time. Her Mom has cancer, her Dad is barely available. She has to live with a grandmother she does not know for the summer in New Mexico. There is so much uncertainty and yet she does not shut down. […]
Kids in the Kitchen
Ham and Egg Roll-Ups A new take on the breakfast burrito – No burrito! Serves 5 Ingredients: 5 large eggs 1 tsp. garlic powder Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp. butter 3/4 cup shredded cheddar 1/2 cup baby spinach 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes 10 slices ham Directions: 1. Heat broiler. In a large bowl, crack eggs. […]