January Kid Life 2012

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Welcome

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Library events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Denton ISD Update . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Lunchbox Bites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Star student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top of the List . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Kid Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Dawn CobbEditor

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Shawn ReneauAdvertising Manager

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January 2012 | Vol. 5, No. 5Publisher: Bill Patterson

The contents of this free publicationare copyrighted by Denton Publish-ing Company, 2008, a subsidiary ofA.H. Belo Corp. (www.ahbelo.com,NYSE symbol: AHC) with all rightsreserved. Reproduction or use, with-out permission, of editorial or graph-ic content in any manner is prohibit-ed. Kid Life is published monthly byDenton Publishing Company, 314 E.Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201. E-mail: [email protected]

On the cover:Isabel Balabuch, a fifth-

grade student at Pecan CreekElementary, gets a surprisehug from her mom PilarBalabuch after being award-ed the district's first-placetrophy for the annual Adopt-A-School Fifth-Grade EssayWriting Contest. Mrs.Balabuch is a fourth-gradeteacher at Pecan Creek.

Courtesy photo/Denton ISD

Welcome back after theholiday break. Hope youhad a wonderful time withfamily and friends. As webegin this new year, 2012,we’d like to hear morefrom you - parents, teach-ers and students alike -about what you want tosee in Kid Life each month.Feel free to call or send ane-mail. Hope to chat soon!

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January library events offeredPlay and Read with PuppetsPlay with puppet friends while

reading stories about them. Thiscome-and-go program encouragesdramatic play and narrative skillsformation in a fun, entertainingway.

For children ages 2-5 and theircaregivers.

01/07/12 North Branch Library10-11 am

Pajama StoryTimeWear your pajamas and bring

your favorite stuffed friend to thelibrary. We will read stories, singsongs, and see some of our puppetfriends, too. For ages 1-5.

01/11/12 North Branch Library7 pmPenguin and Polar Bear StoryTime

Brrrrr…celebrate the cold weath-er with a StoryTime all about theanimals from the North and SouthPoles We will read stories, singsongs, and see some of our puppetsfriends, too. For ages 1-5.

01/14/12 North Branch Library10 am

Science Fair FAQs

Learn what it takes to make awinning science fair project. Aretired science professor & formerscience fair judge will be on hand toanswer questions for parents &kids. Age 5 & up.

01/14/12 North Branch Library3 pm

01/28/12 South BranchLibrary 3 pm

Preschool Play and ReadHelp your child’s early literacy

skills while having fun as a family!This come-and-go program offerschildren age-appropriate games,activities and crafts that assist indeveloping pre-reading skills. Forchildren ages 3-5 and their care-givers.

01/21/12 North Branch Library10-11 am

Homeschool Science ClubExplore science in these hands-

on science activities for childrenages 6 – 10. Supplies are limited, socall 349-8752 to register.

01/25/12 Chemical ReactionsEmily Fowler Library 2:30 pmDino Days: Herbivores

Learn about plant-eatingdinosaurs and show off your dinoknowledge with an afternoon fullof dinosaur info and fun. Join usfor dinosaur stories, activities, triv-ia, and crafts! For children ages 6-8. Call 349-8752 to register.

01/25/12 North Branch Library4:30 pm

Diary of a Wimpy Kid – CabinFever Fiesta

Are you a “Wimpy Kid”FANatic? Are you ready to cele-brate your love of Greg, Rowley &the newest book, Cabin Fever? Wewill conquer our cabin fever with afiesta including games, snacks &activities! Call 940-349-8752 toregister.

01/28/12 North Branch Library2:30 pm

It’s a Girl Thing!A book club for girls, with their

mom, grandma, or other womanfriend to join us for refreshmentsand book discussion. Best for girlsages 8 - 12.

01/18/12 The Wonderful Wizardof Oz by L. Frank Baum

South Branch Library 4 pm Family Book ClubRead a book together, then come

to the library for a discussion, asnack and some fun! For ages 8-12and an accompanying adult.

01/25/12 The True Meaning ofSmekday by Adam Rex

North Branch Library 7 pmTrashy Fashion Show Info

SessionCalling all teens interested in

fashion design & an eco challenge!DPL & UNT are teaming up to puton a fashion show featuring gar-ments made of recycled trash &other used materials. Create, be“green” & join us for an informa-tional session on this upcomingEarth Day event. See examples,hear from recycling experts, UNTfashion students, and get inspired!Call 940-349-8741 for more info.

01/11/12 North Branch Library 7pm

AnimangaWatch anime? Read Manga?

Draw fan art? Come to the NorthBranch Library every third

Wednesday of the month to shareyour love of all thingsanime/manga. Snacks provided.This program is best for teens in 6 -12th grade.

01/18/12 North Branch Library6:30 – 8 pm

Anime Art Contest Do you enjoy drawing anime or

manga characters? Show off yourtalent & your love of art by enteringDPL’s Anime Art Gallery &Contest.

Entries will be accepted starting01/18/2012. All entries must beturned in to your local DentonPublic Library branch by02/08/2012. For guidelines & rulesgo to www.dentonlibrary.com.

Teen Advisory BoardHelp plan & run library pro-

grams. Discuss books, movies andmusic. Write reviews, make booktrailers, earn community servicehours for school and more! Forteens grades 6 – 12. For more infor-mation call 940-349-8752.

01/10/12 North Branch Library6:30 – 8 pm

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4Denton ISD Update

Adopt-A-School program to honor contest winnersThe Denton Independent

School District Adopt-A-Schoolprogram will be hosting separateevents to honor winners from the2011 AAS essay writing and artcontest.

A Young Artists Night honoringall first-place winners will beWednesday, Jan. 11, at MeridianBank Texas, located at 1013 W.University Dr., while a YoungAuthors Night will be Wednesday,Jan. 18, at Barnes & Noble atGolden Triangle Mall.

Both events will recognize thedistrict’s top winners from partici-pating schools’ fourth and fifthgrades that submitted an essay orartwork showcasing this year’stopic: “How to survive your firstyear of school… tips for preschool-ers and kindergarteners.”

The entries featured some greatadvice on succeeding in elemen-tary school, making friends, stand-ing in line in the proper positionand getting in good with teachersearly. Several teachers appreciatethe exercise because it helps stu-dents better understand the com-position of an essay.

More than 1,500 fourth- andfifth-grade Denton ISD studentstake part in the annual contest,making the recognition a highhonor for all winning entrants.These students’ essays and art-work will be featured in a bookthat will be placed in all DentonISD elementary school libraries.

The fourth-grade district essaywinners were: First place – EllieBeck, Wilson Elementary; Secondplace – Sydney Morris, RyanElementary; Third place – SophiaDel Rosario, McNair Elementary;Fourth place – Vincent Van Doren,Pecan Creek Elementary; Fifthplace – Jeremy Johns, E.P. RayzorElementary; and Sixth place –Madison Holman, Paloma CreekElementary.

The fifth grade district essaywinners were: First place – IsabelBalabuch, Pecan CreekElementary; Second place – YvaniDe Leon, Borman Elementary;Third place – Abbey Ekrut,Stephens Elementary, Fourthplace – Anna Schmieding, RyanElementary; Fifth place – Arianna

Ellie Beck, a fourth-grade student atWilson Elementary,shows off her firstplace trophy forwinning the topfourth-grade honorin the AnnualA d o p t-A-S c h o o lFourth-Grade EssayWriting Contest.

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Bellolio, Providence Elementary;and Sixth place – RenneeDusseau, Hawk Elementary

The fourth-grade campus essaywinners (listed first, second andthird place) were:

Blanton Elementary – StaceeG o l d s t e i nBorman Elementary – AngelinaGonzalez, Leslie Cruz, NidiaCanales

Cross Oaks Elementary –Samantha Villasana, Joyce Garcia,Mary MillerGinnings Elementary – JuanMartinez, Madison Franklin,Nicholas Hines

Hawk Elementary – GracieWilliams, Hailey Schneider, CallieWilson

Hodge Elementary – TrinityDuvall, Damian Villareal, IsabelleStephens

Houston Elementary – SophiaKim, Amanda Halbert, WhitneyMiddleton

McNair Elementary – SophiaDel Rosario

Paloma Creek Elementary –Madison Holman, Caitlyn Tang,Gina Vanni

Pecan Creek Elementary –Vincent Van Doren, ColtenMallow, Megan Jester

E.P. Rayzor Elementary –Jeremy Johns, Lauren Moore, MiaVan Curen

Newton Rayzor Elementary –Mark Denison, Juliette Holcomb,John Rex Haile

Rivera Elementary – EmmaDunworth, Nakiyah Darrough,Zaria Ballard

Ryan Elementary – SydneyMorris, Alberto Claudio, KatieDooley

Stephens Elementary – KyleVarma, Nicole Schroeder, JadeSullivan

Wilson Elementary – EllieBeck, Alejandra Chavez, RylieMooney

The fifth-grade campus essaywinners (listed first, second andthird place) were:

Borman Elementary – YvaniDeLeon, Monica Salazar, DarielaReza

Ginnings Elementary – VirginiaTeague, Lauren Byard, AngieGuerrero

Hawk Elementary – RenneeDusseau, Tori Loomis, CalistaHemarga

Hodge Elementary – LukeSciba, Sean Ordrosky, EvangelineMcDonald

McNair Elementary – DarbyS c o g i n sNelson Elementary – Zoe Hensley

Pecan Creek Elementary – IsabelBalabuch, Joy Ochoa, MiaBrownell

Providence Elementary –Arianna Bellolio, Sean Triece,Madison Brown

Newton Rayzor Elementary –Xochitl Vasquez, Sophia Turner

Rivera Elementary – SamanthaSanchez, Bobbie Hamby, JenniferAleman

Ryan Elementary – AnnaSchmieding, Haley Florence,Celeste Muniz

Savannah Elementary –PaytonW a s h b u r nStephens Elementary – AbbeyEkrut, Brookelyn Cullum,Savannah Coffman

Wilson Elementary – VictoriaBustos

The fourth grade district artwinners were: First place – AdelaSplawn, Ginnings Elementary;Second place – Macy King, RyanElementary; Third place –Samantha Villasana, Cross OaksElementary.

The fifth grade district art win-ners were: First place – IsaiahWest, Ginnings Elementary;Second place – Gabriel Lee, E.P.Rayzor Elementary; Third place –Evangeline McDonald, HodgeElementary.

The fourth-grade campus artwinners (listed first, second andthird place) were:

Cross Oaks Elementary –Samantha Villasana

Ginnings Elementary – AdelaSplawn, Symone Woods, MatthewCaster

Hodge Elementray – DylanBivins, Isabelle Stephens, MathildaHopkins

E.P. Rayzor – Logan Hickman,

Connor White, Marcos Duran Rivera Elementary – Kevin

Guima, Sharmaine Duncan,Jazmine Pinales

Ryan Elementary – Macy King,Julian Fernandez, Emma Sawko

Stephens Elementary – NoahCook

The fifth-grade campus art win-ners (listed first, second and thirdplace) were:

Borman Elementary – MarissaLindsey

Cross Oaks Elementary –Samantha Herger

Ginnings Elementary – IsaiahWest, Lauren Byard, VirginiaTeague

Hodge Elementary – EvangelineMcDonald, Lizbeth Herrera,Keaton Webber

E.P. Rayzor – Gabriel Lee,Lindsey Large, Lindsey Duffin

Rivera Elementary – EdwardSilva, Moncerrat Puga, CelinaTellez

Stephens Elementary – BrennaSieracki

January2012

5Notas sobre su zona escolar

Programa Adopt-A-School otorga premiosEl programa Adopt-A-School

(AAS) del Distrito Escolar deDenton organizará diferente even-tos para celebrar los logros de losganadores del la concurso deescritura y arte del 2011.

Los ganadores del primer lugardisfrutaran de Una Noche conArtistas Jóvenes (A Young ArtistNight) el miércoles, 11 de enero enel banco Meredian localizado en el1013 W. University Drive. LaNoche de Autores Jóvenes se cele-brará el miércoles 18 de enero en elBarnes & Noble del centro comer-cial Golden Triangle.

Los dos eventos reconocerán losganadores del cuarto y quintogrado del distrito, aquellos quepresentaron este año un ensayo osu arte para el concurso titulado,“Como sobrevivir el primer año deescuela…consejos para preesco-lares y alumnos del jardín deinfantes.”

Los proyectos ofrecieron buenosconsejos, así como tener éxito en laescuela de enseñanza primaria,como hacer amistades, como hacerla línea de cola apropiadamente ycomo llevarse bien con los maes-tros. Varios maestros apreciaronlos ejercicios porque ayudaron alos alumnos a entender la com-posición de un ensayo.

“El concurso del programaAdopt-A-School es una de lasmaneras que los alumnos demues-tran su liderazgo y finalmente losayuda a ser propietarios de susideas y de su escritura,” dijo ElishaBomar, una maestra de la PrimariaCross Oaks.

Todos los ganadores fueronreconocidos por voluntarios delprograma AAS con un trofeo sor-presa en su plantel de estudio.

Más de 1,500 alumnos del cuar-to y quinto grado del distrito esco-lar participan en el concurso, unhonor para los ganadores. Losensayos y las obras de artes de losalumnos formaran parte de unlibro que estará disponible dentrode las bibliotecas del distrito esco-lar de Denton.

Los ganadores del distrito porsus ensayos fueron: Primer lugar –Ellie Beck, Primaria Wilson;Segundo lugar – Sydney Morris,

Ellie Beck, alumnadel cuarto gradode la PrimariaWilson demues-tra su trofeo.

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Primaria Ryan; Tercer lugar –Sophia Del Rosario, PrimariaMcNair; Cuarto lugar – VincentVan Doren, Primaria Pecan Creek;Quinto lugar – Jeremy Johns,Primaria E.P. Rayzor; and Sextolugar – Madison Holman,Primaria Paloma Creek.

Los ganadores del distrito porsus ensayos fueron: Primer lugar –Isabel Balabuch, Primaria PecanCreek; Segundo lugar – Yvani DeLeon, Primaria Borman; Tercerlugar – Abbey Ekrut, PrimariaStephens, Cuarto lugar – AnnaSchmieding, Primaria Ryan;Quinto lugar – Arianna Bellolio,Primaria Providence; and Sextolugar – Rennee Dusseau, PrimariaHawk.

Los ganadores del cuarto gradoestán clasificados por primer,segundo y tercer lugar fueron:

Primaria Blanton – StaceeG o l d s t e i nPrimaria Borman – AngelinaGonzalez, Leslie Cruz, NidiaCanales

Primaria Cross Oaks –Samantha Villasana, Joyce Garcia,Mary MillerPrimaria Ginnings – JuanMartinez, Madison Franklin,Nicholas Hines

Primaria Hawk – GracieWilliams, Hailey Schneider, CallieWilson

Primaria Hodge – TrinityDuvall, Damian Villareal, IsabelleStephens

Primaria Houston – SophiaKim, Amanda Halbert, WhitneyMiddleton

Primaria McNair – Sophia DelRosario

Primaria Paloma Creek –Madison Holman, Caitlyn Tang,Gina Vanni

Primaria Pecan Creek – VincentVan Doren, Colten Mallow, MeganJester

Primaria E.P. Rayzor – JeremyJohns, Lauren Moore, Mia VanCuren

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Mark Denison, Juliette Holcomb,John Rex Haile

Primaria Rivera – EmmaDunworth, Nakiyah Darrough,Zaria Ballard

Primaria Ryan – Sydney Morris,Alberto Claudio, Katie Dooley

Primaria Stephens – KyleVarma, Nicole Schroeder, JadeSullivan

Primaria Wilson – Ellie Beck,Alejandra Chavez, Rylie Mooney

Los ganadores del quinto gradoestán clasificados por primer,segundo y tercer lugar fueron:

Primaria Borman – YvaniDeLeon, Monica Salazar, DarielaReza

Primaria Ginnings – VirginiaTeague, Lauren Byard, AngieGuerrero

Primaria Hawk – RenneeDusseau, Tori Loomis, CalistaHemarga

Primaria Hodge – Luke Sciba,Sean Ordrosky, EvangelineMcDonald

Primaria McNair – DarbyS c o g i n sPrimaria Nelson – Zoe Hensley

Primaria Pecan Creek – IsabelBalabuch, Joy Ochoa, MiaBrownell

Primaria Providence – AriannaBellolio, Sean Triece, MadisonBrown

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Xochitl Vasquez, Sophia Turner

Primaria Rivera – SamanthaSanchez, Bobbie Hamby, JenniferAleman

Primaria Ryan – AnnaSchmieding, Haley Florence,Celeste Muniz

Primaria Savannah – PaytonW a s h b u r nPrimaria Stephens – Abbey Ekrut,Brookelyn Cullum, SavannahCoffman

Primaria Wilson – VictoriaBustos

Los ganadores del distrito porsus obras de arte fueron: Primerlugar – Adela Splawn, PrimariaGinnings; Segundo lugar – MacyKing, Primaria Ryan; Tercer lugar –Samantha Villasana, PrimariaCross Oaks.

Los ganadores del distrito porsus obras de arte fueron: Primerlugar – Isaiah West, PrimariaGinnings; Segundo lugar – GabrielLee, Primaria E.P. Rayzor; Tercerlugar – Evangeline McDonald,Primaria Hodge.

Los ganadores del cuarto gradoestán clasificados por primer,segundo y tercer lugar fueron:

Primaria Cross Oaks –Samantha Villasana

Primaria Ginnings – Adela

Splawn, Symone Woods, MatthewCaster

Primaria Hodge – Dylan Bivins,Isabelle Stephens, MathildaHopkins

Primaria E.P. Rayzor – LoganHickman, Connor White, MarcosDuran

Primaria Rivera – Kevin Guima,Sharmaine Duncan, JazminePinales

Primaria Ryan – Macy King,Julian Fernandez, Emma Sawko

Primaria Stephens – Noah CookLos ganadores del quinto grado

están clasificados por primer,segundo y tercer lugar fueron:

Primaria Borman – MarissaLindsey

Primaria Cross Oaks –Samantha Herger

Primaria Ginnings – IsaiahWest, Lauren Byard, VirginiaTeague

Primaria Hodge Elementary –Evangeline McDonald, LizbethHerrera, Keaton Webber

Primaria E.P. Rayzor – GabrielLee, Lindsey Large, Lindsey Duffin

Primaria Rivera – Edward Silva,Moncerrat Puga, Celina Tellez

Primaria Stephens – BrennaSieracki

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Beginning of FourthSix Weeks

French educator LouisBraille born (1809)

Golden Gate Bridgeconstruction begins(1933)

George Washingtonmarries MarthaDandridge (1759)

Daguerre proclaimsinvention ofdaguerreotype (1839)

Radar signals bounc-ing off Moon detectedfor first time (1946)

Writer Jack Londonborn (1876)

Industrialist HenryFord patents plasticautomobile construc-tion (1942)

Musician Elvis Presleyborn (1935)

Martin Luther KingHoliday

Zoologist Dian Fosseyborn (1932)

U.S. banned sale ofpresliced bread duringWWII (1943)

Writer Edgar Allan Poeborn (1809)

Astronaut Buzz Aldrinborn (1930)

The Concorde beginsregular service(1976)

Writer Virginia Wolfeborn (1882)

India achieves inde-pendence (1950)

Vietnam War ends(1973)

Space shuttleChallenger explodes(1986)

Birth flower: Carnation

Visit www.dentonisd.org for more information on Denton Independent School District events and holidays.

Moon phases taken from www.sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase/phase2001cst.html.

Learn more about the historical events and information on this calendar by visiting the Encyclopedia Britannica at www.britannica.com.

First machine forrolling ice creamcones patented(1924)

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January 2012Sunday

Students in Sara Kuter’s art classlearned about and used a variety oftechniques during the fall semes-ter including fourth grader (clock-wise from upper left) MargaritaRoussos, who patterned her workafter Wassily Kandinsky’s abstractworks; second grader Kaili Morris,who tried her hand at ClaudeMonet’s style with her Japanesebridge; third grader Luis Rangel,who designed a happy skull for DiaDe Los Muertos; and third graderJim Dine, who used pastels andconstruction paper to design his“hearts” work.

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Lori Cook is 2011 McNair Teacher of the YearLori Cook has been a teacher

for 15 years, with a third of hercareer taking place in DentonISD.

Mrs. Cook began her career as akindergarten teacher in IrvingISD in 1996 and has also taught inAthens ISD as a kindergarten andfirst-grade teacher, andCarrollton-Farmers Branch ISDas a fourth grade teacher. Shejoined the staff at McNairElementary as a kindergartenteacher in 2007.

Mrs. Cook is the campuskindergarten team leader, hasserved as a mentor to student

teachers from various area col-leges and universities and is a two-time winner of McNair’s employeeof the month award. She is a grad-uate of East Texas StateUniversity, now known as TexasA&M University-Commerce,where she received her bachelor’sdegree in interdisciplinary studies.

Her teaching philosophy:“Every child has the potential to besuccessful, it’s a teacher’s job tohelp them reach that potential bybelieving in them and supportingthem.”

Head of the Class

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Amelia Schmidt is 2011 Nelson Elementary Teacher of the YearAmelia Schmidt has worked

with students of various ages formore than 11 years, with the lastfour coming in Denton ISD.

Mrs. Schmidt began her careeras a substitute teacher for LittleElm ISD in 1993.

She eventually became anadjunct professor for NorthCentral Texas College in 2000before moving to the high schoollevel as a math, social studies andEnglish resource teacher inAubrey ISD.

In 2007, Mrs. Schmidt joinedthe staff at Nelson Elementaryand became an inclusion teacherfor younger students.

She is a member of theAssociation of Texas ProfessionalEducators, serves as a judge inUIL Speech and Debate competi-

tions, is a mentor to professionalsseeking alternative certification inteaching, is the district’s campusspecial education representative,serves as the school’s YearbookCommittee Chair and has twiceearned the district’s top volunteeraward.

Mrs. Schmidt is a graduate ofTexas Woman’s University whereshe received her bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees in sociology.

Her teaching philosophy:“Inclusion practices require teach-ers to wear more hats and jumpover more hurdles, but it alsooffers more rewards and in theend all students benefit.”

LunchboxBites

Cheddar N Ham Muffins

Makes 9 ServingsPrep Time: 5 minCook Time: 15 minIngredients3/4 cup lowfat sharp Cheddar

cheese 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan

cheese 1 3/4 cup reduced fat all-pur-

pose baking mix 1 cup 1% low-fat milk 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 cup lowfat ham, finely

choppedMix cheeses, milk and baking

mix together; add pepper and

ham. Mix well and spoon intolined muffin pans 1/2 full. Bake inpreheated 400 degree oven 12-15minutes or until golden brown.

Nutritional FactsCalories: 140Fat: 4 gSaturated Fat: 2 gCholesterol: 10 mgSodium: 470 mgCalcium: 20% Daily ValueProtein: 8 gCarbohydrates: 18 gDietary Fiber: 0 g- Recipe courtesy of 3-Per-Day,

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Adults & Children

STAR STUDENTREUBEN OMULO WARAMBO

Nickname: PapuCommunity/school activities:Orchestra and Library Club School/grade: Woodrow WilsonElementary, 5th GradeBirth place: Nairobi, KenyaMy hobbies are: Building Legos,making sonic videos and playingmusical instruments. My favorite school subject is:MathTwo people I’d most like to meetare: J.K Rowling and Michael BayWhat’s in my CD/iPod playerright now: I do not have a CDplayer or iPod.When I finish school I plan to:Fundraise to help children inAfrica with Sickle Cell Disease sothat they may be able to get abone marrow transplant. The best book I ever read was:Harry Potter and the Order of thePhoenixThe last movie I saw: The SmurfsThe best movie I’ve ever seen is: Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows, Part 2I wish I knew how to: Milk a cow

I’m so sick of: People being cruelto animalsMy worst habit is: Putting toomuch sugar in teaMy favorite restaurant is: TheCarnivore Restaurant in Nairobi,KenyaMy hero is: Dr. CarsonThe best summer I ever had was:When I went to EgyptIf I had $100 I would: Spend iton pencils for poor childrenMy goal for this year is to: Get allA’s in school

Principalprofile

Meet Blanton principal Kyle WhileymanNickname: Wildman

My School: Blanton Elementary

My School’s mascot: Knights

Where you were born: Houston,Texas

My favorite food is: Tex-MexFood

My favorite color is: Maroon

My favorite subject(s) in schoolwere: Mathematics, Lunch, andRecess !!!

My favorite teacher was: Mrs.Farr, my 5th grade mathematicsteacher

My most memorable moment asa child was: My younger sisterbeing born.

Do you have any pets? No, mytwo children keep my wife and Iplenty busy.

My hobbies are: Spending timewith family and friends; playingsports with friends and family(softball, volleyball, basketball,etc…)

The best movie I’ve ever seen is:

Star Wars Episode VI: Return ofthe Jedi

My favorite thing about myschool is: our staff focuses on thepositives and we make things excit-ing.

Borman Elementary hosts literacy nightFlashing an inquisitive smile

below his funny-looking mus-tache, Timothy Bernal wastedlittle time locating an answerbefore moving on to his nextclue.

At the end of fact-finding mis-sion, he would have all theanswers he needed to collect hisprize – a book.

Timothy recently joined morethan 150 other students andtheir families at BormanElementary’s annual literacynight last month. The event,which serves as an innovativemeasure to help promote read-ing for the entire family, hasbecome a popular staple of theBorman academic calendar.

“We’re lucky here in that wehave a lot of avid readers andkids that enjoy looking forbooks,” said Elaine Downey,Borman’s library media special-ist.

Librarians across Denton ISDattempt to deliver this sameresult through school literacynights. The functions have

evolved from simple readingtimes to full-blown events withactivities for everyone in the fam-ily.

The themes and activitiesvary, but the end result is alwaysthe same – get children readingmore and hook the family in theprocess, so reading become a reg-ular action around the house.

“It’s a way to get the family tocome in and do things together.We feel if families support kidsand encourage them to read,they’ll do better in school,” saidMrs. Downey.

A study by Cornell Universitypromotes Mrs. Downey’s claims,showing that students who readregularly often are better writers,have better vocabularies, havelonger attention spans andacquire second languages moreeasily.

Through the support of theNewton Rayzor Foundation andthe Robson Ranch KiwanisClub, Borman Elementary wasable to host one of its best litera-cy nights ever.

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{BOOKS}Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas, 2011Unpaged, ages 3-5Chicken has some unexpected and exuberant cow visitors who have exciting plans for jumping, dancing, and wiggling on his teeny-tiny couch, and Chicken isnone too happy about it. That is until the fun concludes with a quiet, cozy and delicious nap for all!

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen, 2011Unpaged, ages 6-8The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each ani-mal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear’smemory and renews his search with a vengeance.

11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill, 2011Unpaged, ages 6-8A hyper-curious young girl tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a frisbee and determining whether seedlingswill grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry.

- Here are the top picks from Dana Tucker, Youth Services Librarian at the North Branch Library

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& ends February 5thOnsite registration at Denton Athletics

Saturday, January 14th, 10:00am–2:00pmSaturday, January 21st, 10:00am–2:00pm

For more information, visit our websitewww.dbbi.org

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Health

Bounce back from holidays in three easy stepsHaving two weeks off for winter

break gives teachers and students anice break right in the middle of theschool year. But getting back ingroove once school starts can betough after several days of late bed-times and a variety of fun activitieswith friends and family.

Don’t worry, the teachers andprincipals struggle with this, too.To help everyone get back in a solidroutine, here are three simple stepsto help make the transition back toschool an easy one for everyone oncamps:

Get some sleep: “Early to bed,early to rise makes you healthy,wealthy and wise.” What? Well,basically, your brain needs to

recharge every night, much like acell phone or a video game console.In order to cope well with ademanding school day you’ve got torecharge your own “battery” in yourhead. The only way your brain canrecharge is by sleeping. A student’sbrains need about 9-10 hours ofsleep every night. By going to bedearly, around 8:30 p.m. at least, youshould get enough sleep.

Eat breakfast: Most eat dinnerevery night around 6:30 or 7 p.m.so, by morning, your stomach hasbeen empty for 12 or more hours.That’s a long time! When you wakeup your brain knows one thing forsure - it’s hungry, even though youmay not think you are.

Breakfast is the most importantmeal of your day because it givesyou the nutrients you need to getgoing right from the start. A goodbreakfast is necessary for yourbrain to work properly too.Breakfast doesn’t have to be fancyor heavy, but it does need to behealthy.

Try skipping cookies or sweetsfor a bowl of oatmeal or whole-grain cereal.

Kids can even prepare their ownhealthy breakfast by themselves.One example is a peanut butter andjelly sandwich with a big glass ofmilk. And if you’re short on time,grab some fruit and a granola bar.You will be amazed how much eas-

ier those morning quizzes are whenyou eat healthy before school!

Start routine early: Have a setroutine every morning and giveyourself enough time to execute it.Not having to deal with makingdecisions, like what shirt to wearwith your favorite jeans, or search-ing for your school work becauseyou don’t remember where you putit will make your day get off to agreat start.

Set your clothes and shoes outbefore going to bed. Check yourhomework and make sure yourbackpack is ready for another dayas soon as you finish it. Mostimportantly, finish each part ofyour routine before moving on to

the next one. By giving yourselfenough time to do each morningtask, and completing each one inan organized manner, you won’tfeel rushed or frustrated.

Having a good day at school maysound like an easy thing to do, butif you don’t prepare in the rightways, you may find your days areanything but good! Follow thesethree simple steps everyday andyou will give your brain a hugeboost, give your body the energy itneeds to complete a fun school dayand get you back on a winning rou-tine and finish the school yearstrong.

- Jonita Widmer, Director ofHealth Services for Denton ISD

Good study tips for parents offeredWhen thinking about our chil-

dren’s study skills there are a cou-ple of areas that we adults canapproach our students with to setup good study habits.

Often our students will say orshow us, “This is too hard!” Wecan praise our children for “work-ing hard on that challenging mathproblem”, “Atta-Girl/atta-boy forstarting your reading assign-ment!”

Remember it isn’t only the endproduct – the completion of theassignment that we should bepraising, but also the process –praise that your kiddos are work-ing on their homework/project!

Also, have the child take own-ership and pride in THEIR hardwork. Along with expressing ourpride, we should be remindingthe students that they should beproud of themselves.

Help the children plan out howthey study. Words you can’t under-stand? Have a dictionary handy.What was that date of that histori-cal event? Let’s go to the library!

Create a quiet space at home thatwill be consistently used for home-work/studying time and in thatspace: pencils, pens, paper, diction-ary and other materials that yourchild will need regularly. Your

teachers/schools will work with youon having resources your childneeds!

Talk to your son’s/daughter’steacher regularly! Make sure toys,computers, television, etc. are notaround to distract your daughter orson!

- Francis Chen, MA, LicensedSpecialist in School Psychology atthe Denton ISD

Make school attendance a top priority.Schedule appointments to avoid

missing classes if possible.

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