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Count your Blessings. Maybe you’ve heard that saying before? It means to remember and be thankful for the all the good things in

your life. Luckily, we will get a chance to do that soon, because every year in November, on the fourth Thursday of the month, we celebrate

Thanksgiving. It’s the holiday which is all about “giving thanks”.

Kids’World News is thankful for you! Thank you for reading and en-joying the paper that is created with you in mind every month. We are thankful for all of our generous sponsors, who help bring this paper to you and your families. We are thankful for the teachers and educators

who work hard to help you learn and who make school a great place to be. When we count our blessings, we count all of you!

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A HungryDinosaur

The dinosaur known as the Brontosaurus is now calledthe Apatosaurus. It was one of the largest land animalsthat has ever existed. This dinosaur lived in what isknown as the Jurassic Period, 150 million years ago.

The Apatosaurus, hatched from enormous foot longeggs and may have lived long enough to celebrate100birthdays! This huge dinosaur was an herbivore whichmeans it ate only plants. The hungry Apatosaurus musthave spent his entire day munching and crunching onplants to maintain his massive body.

This gigantic plant-eater measured about 80 feet longor close to the length of two school buses. It stood about30 feet tall or the height of a 4 story building. It weighedroughly 30 tons; the weight of 10 cars! Apatosaurus hada very tiny brain in a small head which was less than 2feet long. The Apatosaurus had a long neck and a longtail. It had four massive column-like legs with the backlegs being longer than the front legs. We know all thisbecause people have found fossilized remains of theApatosaurus in the Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, andWyoming and Canada.

If you would like to look for dinosaurs bones when yougrow up, you can become a scientist called a “Paleon-tologist”. In the meantime, one way to enjoy and learnabout dinosaurs is to create them. Use the followingsample to create your own Apatosaurus!

Celebrate all things “saurus”! Contributed by Rebecca Nechuta

Let’s Make AndDecorate A Dinosaur!

Procedure: Draw a line to divide a paper plate in half.On half of the circle, draw a tail, front leg, back leg,

and the neck and head as shown.Using scissors, cut out the dinosaur pieces.

Color the dinosaur using crayon, paint or markers.Decorate with shapes, patterns and bright colors.

Attach the pieces with tape or glue.To create a moving dinosaur, attach with paper fasteners!

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Why Are YouRight-Handed orLeft-Handed?

Do you know that more than 90% of the world is right-handed?But, there are more left-handed peoples than ever before. One ofthe main reasons for this is that years ago, teachers forced left-handed kids to write with their right hand! They were told that wasthe correct way. Actually, being left-handed is perfectly alright andtotally natural.

What makes a person left or right handed? Scientists are notsure and not all agree on the answer. They have noted however,that being left-handed runs in families. So the hypothesis or guessis that your genes or DNA influences whether or not you turn out tobe left-handed or right-handed. Many scientists also believe thatmost people’s brains develop more on one side than on the other.And since the left side of your brain controls the muscles on theright side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls theleft side of your body, this could influence the muscles in your handsas well. If the left side of your brain is more developed, than you areright-handed. If the right side of your brain is more developed, thenyou are left-handed. If your brain is equally developed on bothsides, you are ambidextrous which means you can use one handas well as the other.

Sometimes getting hurt can also make a person left-handed orright-handed. If you injure your hand and can’t use it anymore, youbecome the opposite of the injured hand.

The rumor is not true that left handed people are always artsy.Two famous artists, Rembrandt and Van Gogh are two good ex-amples of that as they were right handed. Here's how that theorybegan. For both righties and lefties, the brain is divided right downthe middle into two sides called hemispheres. One hemisphere ison the right side of your head, and the other is on the left. Buthere's the strange part: For complicated reasons, the right hemi-sphere controls movements on the left half of the body, which in-cludes the left hand. The left hemisphere controls movements on

the right side.Creative thought (writing a song, drawing a picture) happens

mostly on the right side of the brain. So if you're left-handed, thetheory goes that you're more likely to have a lot of creative thoughtgoing on. But thought processes in your brain are way too com-plex to be limited to just one hemisphere. The two sides of yourbrain work together when you think. So, just because you likeusing your left hand doesn't mean you only think with only oneside of your brain.

In the past, most products on the market such as scissors, sportsequipment and musical instruments were made for only right-handed people. Now most items are made both ways to accom-modate everyone.

Left-handed people have the upper hand in sports? While lefthanded people have to face some obstacles, there is great ad-vantage also on the playing field. In baseball or softball, a left-handed hitter starts out a few steps closer to first base than onewho is right handed. The hitter has a better chance at making itto first base before getting tagged out. Batting left-handed alsoforces the pitcher to throw the ball differently than usual since mosthitters are right-handed. Did you know that Babe Ruth, a famousbaseball player was left-handed?

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Rules For The Kitchen!1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

2. Have all the ingredients before you start.

3. Wash your hands before you touch food.

4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.

5. Always clean up when you are finished.

Cookin’ FunBrown SugarCarrots3/4 pound medium carrots, peeled1 tablespoon butter or margarine1 tablespoon brown sugar, packedDash of salt

Cut carrots in half, both crosswise andlengthwise. Cook carrots in a mediumsaucepan, covered, in a small amountof boiling water 8-10 minutes, or untilcrisp-tender. Drain well; remove frompan. In the same saucepan combinebutter or margarine, brown sugar, andsalt. Stir over medium heat until com-bined. Add carrots. Cook, uncov-ered, about 2 minutes or until glazed,stirring frequently. Season to tastewith pepper.

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Cream Cheese Frosting:8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract4 cups confectioners' sugar

For the pumpkin bars : Heat the oven to350 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan withnonstick spray. Freeze the Bit-O-HoneyBars 10 minutes. In a food processor, chopcandy bars coarsely. Set aside. In a largemixing bowl, using electric mixer, combinethe oil and eggs, and mix 30 seconds onhigh. Add the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, nutmeg andsalt. Mix on medium 1 minute, scraping down sides of the bowl. Add the bakingpowder, baking soda and flour, and mix on low 30 seconds. Fold in the choppedcandy bars. Pour the batter into your prepared pan and bake 25 minutes, or untila wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool com-pletely before frosting.

For the cream cheese frosting: In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer,beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy (about 3 min-utes). Mix in the vanilla extract. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until thor-oughly mixed together. Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cooledpumpkin bars. Cut into 2 x 3-inch squares.


40 Farwell Elementary students were the lucky recipi-ents of backpacks on October 7. All students that were in attendance for “count day” had their name entered into a drawing to win a backpack. Pictured below are the lucky winners.

Larson Elementary School is proud to announce our special “Good Citizens” for the month of September 2015. These students have demonstrated Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring, Respect and Citizenship throughout the month of September. We congratulate these students and their parents.

Kindergarten: Madison Wheaton, Cara Heintz, Claudia Bingham, Robert Williams

First Grade: Morgan Ulicki, Iridessa Clodfelter, Sapphire Kreutzer, Emma Palmer

2nd Grade: Khelder Hathaway, Nathaniel Quintero, Hope Purvis, Julia Lovett

Kindergarten:Jessica Ranes, Connor Kinch, Brock Clever, Jacob Grice

First Grade: Dayna Woodworth, Allyson Albert, Caitlin Kirby, Liam Henry

Second Grade:Hayley Neff, Amber Walters, Gavin Vanburen, Leana Little

Larson Elementary is please to present our exceptionally “Good Citizens” for the month of October 2015. These students have demonstrated Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring, Respect and Citizenship throughout the month of October. Congratulations to these stu-dents and their parents.

Farwell Elementary staff and students participated in the 5th annual walk to school day on October 13. The stu-dents that wished to participate met up with their teach-ers at the Football Field and proceeded to “walk” to school from there. Walk to school day helps promote a healthy active lifestyle for our students and staff.

Mya and her dad walking to school. Mrs. Stittsworth’s class are leaders!

Good Citizens October 2015

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1. If one turkey can feed eight people, how many turkeysare needed to feed one hundred sixty people?

2. A non-profit organization for the homeless is askingpeople to donate $3.57 to feed and care for one person.If the non-profit wants to raise enough money to feed andcare for seventy people on Thanksgiving, how muchmoney will they need to raise?

3. The Indians and Pilgrims brought a total of nineturkeys to cook. If the Indians brought four turkeys, howmany did the Pilgrims bring?

4. Fourteen Indians and seven Pilgrims were going tohave dinner together. Each person brought one piece offruit or vegetable to the feast. How many food items didthey have in all?

5. A restaurant spent $345 on food to feed sixty-ninepeople. How much was the food cost for each person?

Circle TheGreatest Number ForEach Set Of Turkeys!

10 1 = 100 5 = 57 7 = 498 3 = 119 2 = 187 7 = 1413 2 = 2611 2 = 229 11 = 997 8 = 1515 3 = 45

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We hear that sentence quite often during the colder months.Everyone seems to get a cold at some point or another during theschool year inspite of all the precautions. Did you know that the coldis the number one reason kids stay home from school?

What exactly is a cold? A cold is an infection of the upper respi-ratory system caused by a virus. It affects the throat, ears and nose.The most common cold virus is called the rhinovirus (pronouncedrahy-noh-vahy-ruhs) but there are more than two hundred otherviruses that can cause a cold. There is not even a vaccination toprevent the common cold yet. But luckily for us, our immune systemdefends our bodies against illnesses. White blood cells are thebody’s fighters that work to help you feel better.

Catching a cold is easy but not fun. Mucus is the slimy stuff that’sinside the nose. When a person sneezes or coughs, mucus dropsfloat in the air. Breathing in these drops can spread a cold from oneperson to another. You can also catch a cold by touching somethingwith the cold virus on it like a door handle, desks, phones, videogames and then touch your eyes, mouth or nose. That’s why it’s soimportant to wash your hands often.

Some symptoms of a cold virusare a low-grade fever, body chills,itchy or sore throat, sneezing,runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes,coughing, tiredness, body achesand congestion. If you feel any ofthese things, its best to tell yourparents or a responsible adult.Sometimes children can developcomplications from their cold,such as an ear infection, sinusitisor can trigger asthma so your par-ents need to know how you arefeeling.

How can you prevent getting thecommon cold? Here’s someideas:

• Try to steer clear of anyone who has a cold. Virus particles cantravel up to twelve feet through the air when someone with a coldcoughs or sneezes.• Wash your hands thoroughly and often, especially when youblow your nose.• Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing.Sneeze or cough into a shirtsleeve and not your hands.• Do not use the same towels or silverware as someone who hasa cold.• Do not drink from the same glass or bottle as anyone else. Younever know who’s getting sick.• Do not pick up tissues from other people. Make sure they arealways thrown away be the person using them.• Don't be around smoke. Cigarette smoke can irritate the air-ways and increase susceptibility to colds and other infections.• Maintain a healthy lifestyle. Get a good amount of sleep, eatwell balanced meals and get plenty of physical exercise.

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Turkeys!Did you know that wild turkeys are the largest game birds found

in North America? It’s true! Wild turkeys live in the woods and arecovered with dark feathers so they are not seen easily. They spendtheir days looking for food such as acorns, seeds, small insectsand wild berries. Wild turkeys can fly!

The female wild turkey can lay over a dozen eggs, which are atan and speckled brown color. After a month or so, the eggs hatchand the babies stay with the mother for around one year.

Most domestic turkeys have white feathers, but there are othervarieties that arebrown or lightbronze. They have aflap of skin undertheir beak that isknown as a wattle,and the flap of skinthat hangs over thebeek is called asnood. When theturkey is upset, theyboth turn bright red.A domestic turkey’ssize is almost twiceas large as a wildturkey. They are soheavy that they can’tfly. These turkeyslive on a farm andhave a lifespan ofabout ten years.

Domestic turkeysare raised on thefarm for food. Amer-ican’s like to eatturkey for special oc-casions such as

Thanksgiving and Christmas.Did You Know?

• A male turkey is called a Tom or Gobbler• A female turkey is called a hen.• A baby turkey is called a Poult.• Turkeys grunt and make a gobble, gobble sound.• Males can puff up their bodies and spread their tail feathers justlike a peacock.• Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey our national

bird of the UnitedStates - not the baldeagle.

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In December of1891, basketball wasinvented by a Cana-dian who was a cler-gyman, educator, andphysician. His namewas James Naismith.He introduced thisgame when he was inSpringfield, Massa-chusetts at the YoungMen’s Christian Asso-ciation TrainingSchool (now Spring-field College). His su-perior asked him toorganized a vigorousrecreation that wassuitable for winter in-door play. At thattime, the teams had 9players. The firstballed used were soc-cer balls and thegoals were woodenpeach baskets thatwere attached to thewalls.

In 1897-1898, teams of five became the standard. The game also spreadnationwide, to Canada and other parts of the world. It was played by bothmen and women. U.S. servicemen in World War II, made the sport popularin many other countries as they played it for recreation.

In 1934, the first college games were played in New York City’s MadisonSquare Gardens. By the 1950’s, basketball had become a major collegesport. One of the first and greatest pro teams was the Original Celtics, or-ganized about 1915 in New York City. They played as many as 150 games aseason and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters,founded in 1927, was and still is a notable exhibition team who specializes inamusing court antics and expert ball handling.

In 1949 two professional leagues, the National Basketball League and theBasketball Association of America merged to create the National BasketballAssociation (NBA). By the 1960s, pro teams from coast to coast played be-

fore crowds of many millions annually. The women’sbasketball league (WNBA) was established in 1997. Youcan visit the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mas-sachusetts. Check out all the names of great players,coaches, referees, and people who have contributed sig-nificantly to the development of this popular game.

Basketball Anyone?

Can You Unscramble The Names OfThese Famous Basketball Players?

1. ROLEBN AMJES

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2. EERMKA LUDAB-BBAARJ

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3. CIMGA NSOHONJ

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4. SALI SLLEEI

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5. ILCHAEM RDAONJ

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6. BEKO RYTANB

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7. CDAANCE RKAPER

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8. QUISHALLE NLEAO

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9. AADIN AUTSARI

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10. RRALY RIBD

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Answers: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 3. Magic Johnson, 4. Lisa Leslie, 5.Michael Jordan, 6. Kobe Bryant, 7. candace Parker, 8. Shaquille O’Neal, 9. Diana Taurasi,10. Larry Bird

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