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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 […]

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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 […]

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Book Review

Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have a pet pig? Well, meet Mercy Watson, the beloved pet of Mr. & Mrs. Watson, who is always getting herself and everyone around her into trouble. In fact, there are six Mercy Watson books describing Mercy’s […]

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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 […]

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History is cool

For those of you who attend the Rowe School in Norway, this is the building that once stood on the same spot. It was built in 1894 and torn down in the 1980s to build the new part of the school you now attend. If your parents or grandparents grew up in Norway, they will […]

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Kids’ Kitchen

Never leave a child unattended in the kitchen. Limit the child to tasks that are safe and age-appropriate. Kids of all ages can help make these pops. Most kids 8 and up can make them independently. Frozen Banana Pops When they want a heathier alternative to a frozen popsicle, freeze a banana! Makes 8 banana […]