The year is filled with special days to celebrate many different things. Ever wonder why? Let’s look at some special days in May. Mother’s Day It’s easy to understand Mother’s Day. Mothers are special people who should be celebrated every day! Mother’s Day is a holiday that celebrates mothers and motherhood. It started in the […]
Kids Edition
Kids’ Kitchen
Never leave a child unattended in the kitchen. Limit the child to tasks that are safe and age-appropriate. Most kids 8 and up can make this independently. Homemade Soft Pretzel Sticks Fresh from the oven, this chewy pretzel rods are a great snack for you and your friends! Ingredients for 32 pretzel rods: 1 package […]
Book Review
Sing a Song of Seasons A Nature Poem For Each Day of the Year Poems selected by Fiona Waters Illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon Tune into the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated book of 366 poems written by 186 different authors. Poems need to be savored, read aloud more than once, only a few at […]
How do they say that in
English – Journalism French – Journalisme Spanish – Periodismo Italian – Giornalismo German – Journalismus Chinese – Xīnwén xué 新闻学
Word of the week
Journalism The job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio. A reporter’s job is to bring readers and listeners true and fair journalism.
ARoFP Junior with Mr. Nason
Hey everybody! Have any of you ever pulled an April Fools’ Day prank? When I was a kid, my father switched my mother’s sugar with salt, and she put a few teaspoonfuls into her morning coffee! I cannot imagine that it tasted very good. This month, I have a couple interesting stories from the 1910s […]
Word of the week
Warmhearted Having or showing kindness, sympathy, and affection. Secretly delivering May baskets to neighbors is a warmhearted thing to do.
Current events/ May Day
May Day is a public holiday usually celebrated on May 1. It is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and a traditional spring holiday in many cultures. Dances, singing, and cake are usually part of the festivities. Origins and celebrations The earliest May Day celebrations appeared with the Floralia, festival of Flora, the Roman goddess […]
How they say that in…
English – May Day French – les le Premier Mai Italian – Calendimaggio Spanish – Los Mayos German – Maifeiertag Finnish – Vappu
Paper Roll Bugs
Supplies: • Paper roll • Colored paper • White glue • Markers Instructions: 1. Gather your supplies 2. Cut the paper for the body to size and glue it around the paper roll 3, Cut out wings and color a design. 4. Color a face on the body and then glue to the wings. I […]