Chicken Alfredo with a twist Ingredients: 2 ½ cups Rotini pasta, whole-wheat, dry (10 oz) 2 cans Low-fat, reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup (two 10¾-oz cans) 1 1/3 cups Fat-free half and half ¼ tsp Ground white pepper 1/8 tsp Garlic powder 1/3 cup Grated parmesan cheese 3 cups Cooked diced chicken, ½” pieces (12 […]
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Book Review/’Chez Bob’
Chez Bob by Bob Shea Chez Bob By Bob Shea Chez Bob is a cute story about a lazy but clever alligator looking for his next meal. He befriends the birds in his community, opens a bird restaurant on his nose so the birds will be conveniently located when he’s hungry, then joins a bird […]
How do you say that in …
English: patentFrench: brevetSpanish: patentarGerman: PatentItalian: brevettoArabic: bara’at akhtirae براءة اختراعChinese: Zhuānlì 专利
Word of the Week
Patent(Rhymes with baa tent—think of a tent full of sheep.)A government license that protects an invention. It stops other people from using an invention without the inventor’s permission.Lamar got a patent for his hair-washing invention: a device that uses half the water that other devices use.
Current Events: Albert Einstein
Many people call Albert Einstein a genius. But most people – even those who call him a genius – don’t understand his discoveries well enough to explain them. For example, if you ask adults what Albert’s famous equation – E=mc² – means, most will have no idea.Lets take a look at how Albert got his […]
Book Review/’The Girls I’ve Been’
In the first pages of The Girls I’ve Been, Nora, Iris, and Wes have helped with a fundraiser and are just getting to the bank to deposit the funds. Nora had stopped for doughnuts, and they’d basically only just gotten inside when two guys come in and yell, ‘this is a robbery!’ Nora starts […]
Recipes for Healthy Kids
Aztec Grain Salad Ingredients: 1 ½ cups Quinoa, dry 1 ¾ cups Fresh granny smith apples, peeled, cored, cubed ¾” 1¾ cups Fresh butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cubed ½” 1 Tbsp Canola oil ¼ tsp Ground ginger ¾ tsp Ground cinnamon ¼ cup Frozen orange juice concentrate 1 ½ Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil 1 […]
Kids History
If you travel around Norway/South Paris, you’ve probably noticed the large cemetery near the high school. Did you know that its official name is Norway Pine Grove Cemetery? The cemetery is fully within the boundaries of Paris, so how can Norway be in the name? The answer results from a border clash between the two […]
How do you say that in …
English: manuscriptFrench: manuscriteSpanish: manuscritoGerman: ManuskriptItalian: manoscrittaArabic: makhtuta مخطوطةChinese: Shǒugǎo 手稿
Word of the Week
Manuscript(Rhymes with man you ripped.)The original text of an author’s work, often handwritten or printed out, that is submitted to a publisher.Mr. Brandon mailed his manuscript to a book publisher.