March Kid Life 2014

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Welcome

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Library events . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Denton ISD update . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Teachers & principal profiles . . . . 8

Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lunchbox bites. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Top of the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Dawn CobbEditor

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Shawn ReneauAdvertising Manager

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March 2014 | Vol. 7, No. 7Publisher: 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]

OOnn tthhee ccoovveerr::Angela Grimaldo and her

daughter, Becky Gonzalez,create a tornado inside two2-liter bottles. The scienceday at Guyer High Schoolallowed young students andparents to learn more aboutscience and critical thinkingwhile having fun in theprocess.

Courtesy photo/Denton ISD

Inside this issue, stu-dents are seeing sciencein a new way with thehelp of a Girl Scout inhigh school who has spenttime working with young-sters on making sciencemore fun and engaging.

Be sure to check outour recipe on Page 10, andthe library’s suggestedreading list on Page 11.

Dawn Cobb

[email protected]

940-566-6879

P.O. Box 369

Denton, TX 76201

Sincerely,

March library events offeredTTwwiilliigghhtt TTooddddlleerr TTiimmee Stories, songs, & activities in this

evening StoryTime for toddlers(ages 12-36 months) & their care-givers.

Tue. 3/11 Emily Fowler Library6:30 p.m.

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Help us kick-off our SpringBreak Spectacular with a specialStoryTime all about books, read-ing, and, of course, the library!Ages 1-5.

Wed. 3/12 North Branch Library12:30 p.m.

NNoo PPaaiinnttbbrruusshheess AAlllloowweeddBring your preschooler to the

library for a sensory art experienceusing both unusual & everydayitems to create open-ended worksof art. We will read a book that tiesinto our item of the month & thencreate our works of art.Registration is required, call 349-8752. Ages 3-5.

Tue. 3/18 Cars, Trucks & ThingsThat Go

North Branch Library 11 a.m.

AArrtt && MMeeRead the book & stay to create

artwork or enjoy activities inspiredby the story. Ages 2-5.

Wed. 3/19 Green Eggs & HamSouth Branch Library 10:00

a.m.

TTooddddlleerr DDaannccee PPaarrttyyCome shake your sillies out to

tunes both familiar & new!Refreshments will be served. Ages1 & up.

Sat. 3/22 North Branch Library11 a.m.

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Come to the library for messytoddler fun! We will provide rain-bow rice (rice colored with food col-oring) for your toddlers to playwith & we will clean up the messthey leave behind. Ages 18-36

months. Tue. 3/25 North Branch Library

11 a.m.

BBaabbyy && TTooddddlleerr SSttoorryyTTiimmee This program for children ages

0-3 is designed to promote literacy& caregiver bonding throughbooks, songs & fingerplays.Parents & children are invited tostay & get acquainted with oneanother after StoryTime. We willput out toys for the children to playwith while the adults chat.

Wed.3/19, 3/26 North BranchLibrary 7 p.m.

TTeeddddyy BBeeaarr PPaarraaddeeBring your teddy bear for some

bear-y fun stories, songs, puppets &crafts. Join the parade around thelibrary & the park (weather permit-ting). Ages 1-6.

Wed. 3/26 Emily Fowler Library11 a.m.

SShhooww && TTeellll aatt tthhee LLiibbrraarryyDo your children have any

prized possessions they would liketo show off? Have them bringtheir special things to our show &tell. Children will be able to talk tothe crowd about their treasure &afterwards, Ms. Rebecca will helpthem find more books on thosesubjects Registration is required,call 349-8752. Ages 2-6.

Wed. 3/26 South Branch Library10:00 a.m.

GGaarrbbaaggee TTrruucckk SSttoorryyttiimmeeEnjoy this trash-filled storytime

as we read stories & sing songsabout garbage trucks & trash. Afterstorytime we will have a garbageman talk to us about his job, & pro-vide us a live demonstration of howthe garbage truck works. AGES

Friday 3/28 South BranchLibrary 11 a.m.

PPrreesscchhooooll PPllaayy && RReeaaddHelp your child’s early literacy

skills while having fun as a family!For children ages 3-5 & their care-givers.

Sat. 3/29 North Branch Library10 a.m.-noon

PPllaayyddoouugghh PPllaayyttiimmeeCome for some play dough fun.

We’ll provide the play dough & allthe tools to make some great cre-ations.

Ages 2-8. Children 3 & undermust be accompanied by an adultcaregiver.

Sat. 3/29 Emily Fowler Library10 a.m.

GGooiinngg oonn aa PPeenngguuiinn HHuunnttAuthor Deborah Johnston will

lead us on a journey as we read &learn about penguins. Ages 5-9.

Sat. 3/1 South Branch Library2:30 p.m.

WWeeaatthheerr AAddvveennttuurreessLearn about weather from

around the world & then partici-pate in weather experiments &crafts. Ages 5-9.

Thu. 3/6 Emily Fowler Library4:30 p.m.

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Libraryevents

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Danielle Bradley, State ParkInterpreter, & learn to recognizecommon birds in our area by sight& sound. Participate in some funbird-related activities. Ages 6 & up.

Tue. 3/11 Emily Fowler Library3 p.m.

WWeeiirrdd WWeeaatthheerrLearn about the science behind

tornadoes,rainbows & morethrough hands-on experiments inthis fun-filled program. Ages 6-9.

Tue. 3/11 North Branch Library3 p.m.

SSpprriinngg BBrreeaakk SSppeeccttaaccuullaarrStuck at home this spring

break? Join us for an afternoon offun at the North Branch Library!These programs are for children ofall ages.

Welcome to the LibraryStoryTime 12:30 p.m.

Open Arts & Crafts withRefreshments & Gregg the

Balloon Guy 1-3 p.m.Heard Museum Animal

Ambassadors 3 p.m.Eat Some Spring Break Cake 4

p.m.Wed. 3/12 North Branch

Library

OOppeenn AArrttss && CCrraaffttssJoin us for open-ended, come-

and-go arts & crafts for all ages. Allyou need is creativity!Refreshments will be served andGregg the Balloon Guy will be onhand to make you an awesometwisted creation. For children ofall ages.

Wed. 3/12 North BranchLibrary 1-3 p.m.

AAnniimmaall AAmmbbaassssaaddoorrssCome explore animals and their

environment and see live animals.This program is presented by theHeard Museum and is best forages 5 and up. Seating is limitedand free tickets will be availablestarting an hour before the show

on a first-come, first-serve basis.Wed. 3/12 North Branch

Library 3 p.m.

SSuummiinnaaggaasshhii MMaarrbblliinnggLearn more about suminagashi,

a paper marbling technique, &then use this technique to trans-form plain paper into vibrant, col-orful decorative paper. Suppliesare limited, & registration isrequired, call 349-8752. Ages 6 &up.

Wed. 3/12 Emily Fowler Library3 p.m.

CCaavvee PPaaiinnttiinngg AAddvveennttuurreessWho was the first cave painter?

We explore this idea in the imagi-native story The First Drawing byMordicai Gertstein. Then we willmake some cave art of our own.Ages 5-9.

Thu. 3/13 Emily Fowler Library4:30 p.m.

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Take a fantastical trip to theChocolate Library. We will enjoyactivities & crafts based on thebook, “Charlie and the ChocolateFactory” by Roald Dahl.

Thu. 3/13 South Branch Library3:30 p.m.

LLEEGGOO BBuuiillddeerrss CClluubb –– nneewwttiimmee!!

Drop in & get creative by build-ing with the library’s LEGOs. AllLEGOs provided by the library(please don’t bring your own).Ages 6 & up.

Fri. 3/14, 3/21 Emily FowlerLibrary 4:30 p.m.

EEaarrtthhqquuaakkee!!Do you love natural disasters?

Find out more about earthquakes& conduct some edible experi-ments. Ages 5 -9.

Thu. 3/27 South Branch Library3:30 p.m.

CCrraaffttyy KKiiddssCreate arts & crafts at this open-

ended, come-and-go program. Weprovide the craft materials & allyou need is your creativity & imag-ination!

For children of all ages; childrenunder 8 must be accompanied byan adult.

3/28 It’s Springtime!Fridays North Branch Library

3-5 p.m

EEddiibbllee AArrtt ffoorr TTeeeennssDo you enjoy food? Do you

enjoy art? Join us to make pretty &tasty creations. Please register forprogram at least 2 days prior toevent by calling 349-8752.

Tue. 3/11 Rainbow Treats 3:30p.m.

South Branch Library

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Make new works of art using oldbooks. Please register for programby 3/19 by calling 349-8752.

Fri. 3/21 South Branch Library4:30 p.m.

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Denton ISD UpdateGuyer High Girl Scout earns Gold for children’s science project

By Brian MaschinoUniversity of North Texas -Communications Intern

There’s a brisk, chilling breezerolling over the parking lot. Whilemost student are enjoying theirSaturday morning cartoons, forothers there’s much science to beaccomplished.

Bailey Cage, senior at GuyerHigh, had been planning an eventto complete her 11-year-goal: Earnher Girl Scout Gold Award.

“I just wanted to do somethingwith science and kids,” Bailey said.

The Girl Scout Gold Award isthe highest honor for Girl Scoutsand opens the door to many schol-arship and collegiate opportuni-ties.

Her project, a science day onFeb. 1, gave elementary studentsthe opportunity to join highschoolers and experience sciencein a new way.

Learning about density, dry ice,chemical reactions and an explo-sive, flame-filled finale, the entire-ly student-run event sparked inter-est and wonderment in young stu-dents.

“I love science. I can’t believethe table didn’t catch on fire whenthey put fire on it! The school hasgot to be fireproof,” SavannahNicole, McNair Elementary stu-dent, said.

To complete her Gold Award,Bailey needed 80 hours of com-munity service – 20 hours of lead-ership, 40 hours of planning theproject and another 20 hours forthe implementation of the serviceproject.

In addition, Bailey wanted tohelp inspire children to thinkmore critically.

“Not many schools have organicchemistry as a class. This one kidwas just so ecstatic, he went crazy.It feels good to make these kidssmile and be excited about sci-ence,” Bailey said.

All morning, kids and parentswent station to station to see sci-ence in action. With tour guidesleading the way, there was a senseof structure and careful considera-tion to every science experiment

Steve Prachniakand his daughterKatie watch asGuyer High Schoolstudents crushheated cans withice water. In addi-tion to observa-tional experimentslike this and test-ing the density ofsolid objects, stu-dents were able toget up close toview chemicalchanges and flam-ing bubbles.

Photo courtesy of the

Denton school district

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presented.Parents, along with their chil-

dren, were in awe to things theyhad never seen before. A clearimpression was left all across theboard, with the center of focus allon the fact that Bailey Cage organ-ized and thought up the scienceday.

“She’s got this organized reallywell. Any kid looks up to older kids,so for an older kid to be facilitatingsomething like this is really neat,”

said Steve Prachniak, father of aHawk Elementary student.

However, Bailey pulled off theevent after a disappointment fromlast year, in which her original proj-ect – a special needs event – fellthrough.

“They were thinking very smalland Bailey was thinking verygrandiose. She and I got togetherand decided we would go grandioseand just do it ourselves,” said PaulaRobinson, Guyer High chemistry

teacher and event supervisor.With sinking coke cans, torna-

does in water bottles and flamingbubbles, the students enjoyed a funand educational Saturday morn-ing.

Bailey had considered aboutleaving Girl Scouts; a decision sheis thankful she didn’t do.

“When I was 12 years old I waslike, ‘Oh, this isn’t cool.’ My mommade me go to all the meetings andthen I found camp and fell back in

love,” she said.Now at the end of her senior

year, Bailey’s goal has been met andshe expects to attend the Universityof North Texas to study biology.From there, she plans to attendTexas A&M and major in veteri-nary medicine.

On looking back at her journey,Bailey said she regrets nothing.

“My mom made me do it and Ilove her for that. It has definitelybeen worth it,” Bailey said.

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Notas sobre su zona escolarJovencita Girl Scout de la Preparatoria Guyer ganamedalla de Oro por el proyecto de ciencias de niños

Hay una vigorosa y escalofriante brisa en el esta-cionamiento.

Mientras que la mayoría de los estudiantes están disfru-tando de sus dibujos animados el sábado por la mañana, paraotros hay mucha ciencia que terminar.

Bailey Cage, senior (12vo grado) de la Preparatoria Guyer,había planeado un evento para completar su objetivo del 11-año: Ganar la Medalla de Oro de Girl Scouts.

“Yo sólo quería hacer algo con la ciencia y los niños”, dijoBailey.

El Premio de Oro de las Girl Scouts es el honor más altopara las Girl Scouts y abre la puerta a muchas oportunidadesde becas y colegiaturas.

Su proyecto, un día de ciencia, el 1de febrero, le dio la opor-tunidad a los estudiantes de primaria para unirse a adoles-centes de preparatoria y experimentar la ciencia de unanueva manera. Aprendiendo sobre densidad, hielo seco, lasreacciones químicas y un explosivo final lleno de llamas, elevento, dirigido totalmente por los estudiantes despertó elinterés y la pasión de los jóvenes estudiantes.

“Me encanta la ciencia. ¡No puedo creer que la mesa no seincendió cuando pusieron fuego en ella! La escuela tiene queser a prueba de fuegos”, dijo Savannah Nicole, estudiante dela primaria McNair.

Para completar su Medalla de Oro, Bailey necesitaba 80horas de servicio a la comunidad - 20 horas de liderazgo, 40horas de planificación de proyecto y otras 20 horas para laejecución del servicio del proyecto.

Además, Bailey quería ayudar a inspirar a los niños a pen-sar más críticamente.

“Muchas escuelas no tienen química orgánica como unaclase. Este chico estaba tan sorprendido, que se volvió loco.Uno se siente bien al ver a estos niños sonreír y verlos entusi-asmados acerca de la ciencia”, dijo Bailey.

Toda la mañana, los niños y sus padres fueron de estacióna estación para ver la ciencia en acción. Con guías quedirigían el camino, había un sentido de estructura y una con-sideración cuidadosa a cada experimento de ciencias presen-tado.

Los padres, junto con sus hijos, estaban pasmados de lascosas que ellos nunca habían visto antes. Quedó una claraimpresión, con el centro de atención en el hecho de queBailey Cage pensó y organizó el día de la ciencia.

“Ella organizó todo esto muy bien. Cualquier niño admiraa los jóvenes mayores, por lo tanto, para un adolescentepoder facilitar algo como esto es genial,” dijo Steve Prachniak,padre de un estudiante de la primaria Hawk.

Sin embargo, Bailey se salió del evento después de una

decepción del año pasado, en el que su proyecto original -evento de necesidades especiales - no se pudo lograr.

“Ellos pensaban muy poco y Bailey tenía pensamientosgrandiosos. Ella y yo nos unimos y decidimos que seríamosgrandiosas y que sólo lo haríamos nosotras”, dijo PaulaRobinson, maestra de química de Guyer y supervisora delevento.

Con latas de refrescos hundidas, tornados en botellas deagua y burbujas de llamas, los estudiantes disfrutaron de unadivertida y educativa mañana del sábado.

Bailey había pensado dejar las Girl Scouts, una decisiónque ella está agradecida de no haberlo hecho.

“Cuando yo tenía 12 años yo estaba como, ‘Oh, esto no esdivertido”. Mi mamá me hizo ir a todas las reuniones y luegoencontré el campamento y volvió a encantarme”, dijo.

Ahora, en el final de su año de graduación, Bailey hacumplido su objetivo y ella espera asistir a la Universidad delNorte de Texas para estudiar biología. Desde allí, ella planeaasistir a Texas A&M y hacer su especialidad en medicina vet-erinaria.

Al mirar hacia atrás en su camino, Bailey dijo que nolamenta nada.

“Mi mamá me obligó a hacerlo y la amo por haberlo hecho.Sin duda alguna, valió la pena”, dijo Bailey.

Photo courtesy of the Denton school district

Kid Clubhouse

Artistic Endeavors

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First issue of Timepublished (1923)

Composer AntonioVivaldi born (1678)

Peace Corps estab-lished (1961)

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Musician JamesTaylor born (1948)

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Eli Whitney receivespatent for cotton gin(1794)

Musician OrnetteColeman born (1930)

Musician Nat KingCole born (1917)

First monoplane flies40 feet (1906)

Uncle Tom’s Cabinpublished in bookform (1852)

Civil rights activistsbegin protest marchfrom Selma toMontgomery,Alabama (1965)

24th - Exxon Valdezoil spill (1989)

British Parliamentabolishes slave tradein British West Indies(1807)

U.S. Supreme Courtjustice Sandra DayO’Connor born (1930)

Bandleader PaulWhiteman born(1890)

Birth flower: Daffodil

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.

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Students in LindseyGarrison’s art classes atHouston Elementary recentlydiscussed the purpose andfunction of various forms ofmasks in the workplace, artand society as a whole, lead-ing to the creation of papermache masks by fifth graders(clockwise from top left) AliGunn, Ayla Moore and KarlaAlonso. Mrs. Garrison’s stu-dents also studied the workof artist Wayne Thiebaud andthe Pop Art Movement, lead-ing to this creation by secondgrader Mateo Mariona.

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Isabel Villarreal has spent all buttwo of her 12-year teaching careerwith Denton ISD.

Ms. Villarreal began her careeras a preschool teacher in Little ElmISD. She joined the staff atThomas Rivera in 2004 as a bilin-gual first grade teacher and later asa bilingual fifth grade teacher. Sheremains at the campus today as afourth grade bilingual teacher.

Ms. Villarreal is a member of theAssociation of Texas ProfessionalEducators and has served as a PDSLead Mentor for the University ofNorth Texas for the past threeyears.

She is also serves on severalDenton ISD committees includ-ing: Teacher Communication,EXPO, Educational Leadership,Dual Language, BilingualTextbook Adoption and LiteracyActivities.

Ms. Villarreal is a graduate ofTexas Woman’s University where

she received her bachelor’s degreein business administration.

Her teaching philosophy: “Iwant students to envision them-selves as what they want to be oneday, that way they realize that it ispossible to reach the goals they setfor themselves by making educa-tion a priority.”

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Barbara Gatlin has spentalmost her entire 15-year career asa Denton ISD teacher.

Mrs. Gatlin is a former businessprofessional, who decided tobecome a teacher. She began hercareer as a middle school teacherin Aubrey ISD before joining thestaff at Newton RayzorElementary in 1999. She remainsat the school today, serving as aninclusion teacher.

Mrs. Gatlin is a member of theAssociation of Texas ProfessionalEducators and campus leadershipteam. She has also co-taught staffdevelopment on a variety of sub-jects.

Mrs. Gatlin is a graduate of theUniversity of North Texas, whereshe received her bachelor’s degreein business administration.

Her teaching philosophy: “A

teacher should provide hands-onactivities and adequate time toexplore and reinforce the lesson sostudents are able to constructmore meaning and knowledge ontheir own.”

Head of the Class

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Meet Ryan Elementary assistant principal Patricia JamesonNNaammee:: Patricia JamesonNNiicckknnaammee:: PattyMMyy SScchhooooll:: Wayne Stuart Ryan ElementaryMMyy SScchhooooll’’ss mmaassccoott:: WranglersWWhheerree yyoouu wweerree bboorrnn:: I was born in Buffalo,

New York, but moved to Southeast Texas by theage of 7. I miss the snowfall of New York.However, I never had to drive in those condi-tions!

MMyy ffaavvoorriittee ffoooodd iiss:: That’s tough, my husbandis an excellent chef…probably his WorldFamous Pancakes, but I love a great steak too!

MMyy ffaavvoorriittee ccoolloorr iiss:: Maroon and White…GOAGGIES!

MMyy ffaavvoorriittee ssuubbjjeecctt iinn sscchhooooll wwaass:: Writingwas always my favorite subject, probablybecause there was complete freedom when con-sidering word choice and expression!

MMyy ffaavvoorriittee tteeaacchheerr wwaass:: Mr. Rogers was my6th grade Language Arts teacher and SocialStudies teacher. He required us to know all thecapitals of every state and country, and wasnotorious for insisting we knew all parts ofspeech and used correct grammar! Those whoknow me know this is a particular pet peeve ofmine as well!

MMyy mmoosstt mmeemmoorraabbllee mmoommeenntt aass aa cchhiilldd wwaass::I have many fabulous child-hood memories, butplaying golf in Wildwood, walking through themud when Lake Kimble was drained, andsnow-skiing with my family on vacation are justa few.

DDoo yyoouu hhaavvee aannyy ppeettss?? Yes! I have a

Doberman named Amstel and beautiful kittennamed Latte, who are best of friends and spendhours playing with each other!

MMyy hhoobbbbiieess aarree: I love being outdoors so gar-dening, and going to the beach are right upthere with favorites but I also love to scrapbookand make other fun crafts!

TThhee bbeesstt mmoovviiee I’ve ever seen is: TheBlindside is probably one of my favorite moviesbecause I have a very strong passion for under-dogs and always see the best in those who strug-gle.

MMyy ffaavvoorriittee tthhiinngg aabboouutt mmyy sscchhooooll iiss:: Thediversity among staff and students is probablymy school’s favorite attribute, because itreminds me every day that I have more to learn!

Make school attendance atop priority. Scheduleappointments to avoid

missing classes ifpossible.

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BookCents

Do you get hungry during class? School starts at 7:50 a.m. and

ends at 2:50 p.m. for all DentonISD elementary students, andthat’s not even factoring in before-or after-school activities. Snacksare important to keep your energyup and keep you focused in theclassroom.

Every school has different lunchschedules, so some grades might beeating at 10:45 a.m. while otherstudents may not be getting tolunch until close to 1 p.m. To helpstudents deal with these longstretches without food, someteachers allow students to havesnacks in class.

But just because it’s snack time,doesn’t mean it’s junk food time. Infact, junk food won’t do much toget your energy levels going. Sure,the initial sugar rush of snackcakes, cookies or candy may giveyou a jolt, but once your bloodsugar comes crashing down, you’llprobably feel worse than you didwhen you were hungry.

Snack time is designed to helpyou think and regain focus, so be

smart with your choices. Bringingfresh fruit like a banana or an applehas plenty of nutrients and miner-als children need to think clearlyand grow. Other smart choices thathave protein, dairy or grainsinclude: popcorn, whole graincrackers, yogurt, cheese sticks oreven a peanut butter sandwich.

Remember that making wisedecisions shows your parents thatyou are becoming more responsi-ble, so be smart when picking yoursnacks away from home too. Whenyou’re at home for Spring Break, oreven on vacation, choose juice,milk or water over a soda.

Junk food may taste good ini-tially, but it won’t make you feelgood over the long run and it rarelyhas anything healthy benefits.Show your parents and friends thatbeing smart means snackingsmart. It will be another way toshow that you know that healthysnacks will give you energy nowand help you grow and be healthyin the future.

- Jonita Widmer, Director ofHealth Services -Denton ISD

BookCents fundraiser to benefit Denton ISD libraries

Pick smart snacks at school, home

The definition of recycle is to process usedmaterials in an effort to make them able tobe reused again.

The seventh annual BookCents fundrais-er, scheduled for March 27-30 in the foodcourt at Golden Triangle Mall, aims to dojust that – without having to use a machinein the process.

A partnership between the DentonCommunity Council of PTAs, Denton ISDand Denton Public School Foundation,BookCents tries to put books that othershave already read and enjoyed and put themin the hands of others to enjoy.

It’s a form of recycling, but with the pur-pose of helping Denton ISD’s schoollibraries.

“It’s a great program because it allows forlots of great books to be passed on to othersand not end up in the landfills,” said BookCents Chair Stacey Ogden Pascullo. “Byoffering a place to purchase books for $2 orless, the fundraiser provides an affordableway to promote reading, help the communi-ty, support the school libraries and recycle –all at the same time.”

The sale features book of all varieties (fic-tion, travel, cooking, children’s, etc.) at a price

that the majority of families can afford. Anda portion of the proceeds from the event ben-efit school libraries through books, technolo-gy and materials.

More than $2,000 was awarded to schoollibraries across the district last year, with thelarger portion of funds going directly to thecampuses with the larger percentage ofbooks donated, said Ms. Ogden Pascullo.

The rest of the funds raised benefit PTAsand the Denton Public School Foundationwith the money going toward student schol-arships, teacher enrichment grants andtraining grants for local PTA chapters.Denton ISD libraries also receive proceedsfrom the DPSF for further campus initia-tives.

Each campus collected book donationsfrom its families and their neighborhoodcommunity, allowing everyone wanting to“recycle” books to get involved. PlacingBookCents in a centralized location alsoallows the entire community to come out andsupport their local schools.

“It has been great to partner with GoldenTriangle Mall because of the ease of getting tothe sale no matter where you live [in the dis-trict]. The weekend and evening hours have

also allowed us more flexibility for families tocome to the sale to shop, and provided us thebonus of increased foot traffic from peoplewho are shopping at the mall,” Ms. OgdenPascullo said.

The BookCents kickoff is set for Thursday,March 27 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and has a $5admission charge per person or $10 per fam-

ily. BookCents will continue throughout theweekend with free admission and hours of 10a.m. to 9 p.m. March 28 and March 29.Hours for Sunday, March 30, are 12 to 6 p.m.

For more information on the sale or to vol-unteer, contact Ms. Ogden Pascullo at [email protected] or the Denton ISDCommunications office at (940) 369-0007.

The Denton school district’s Adopt-a-School: Partners in Education Program willpresent a tour and brunch for local real estateagents, business leaders and educationalpartners on March 6.

The “2014 Our Future … Our Heritage”tour and brunch will kick off at 9:30 a.m. atLos Toreros Restaurant, 2900 Wind RiverLane.

Attendees of the free event will be the firstto view the district’s newest school site in theLantana area, currently known asElementary School No. 22, and will receiveupdates on school attendance boundariesand on the district’s fourth traditional highschool, which will be built in the U.S. 380Corridor.

District officials will also present informa-tion about the International Baccalaureateand other special programs at Denton HighSchool, and participants will receive other

school district information, including a bookof essays on “Why Denton ISD Is the Place toBe,” written and illustrated by local fourth-and fifth-graders.

Some attendees will receive free “bus bag”prizes, according to district officials.

Sponsors for the tour and brunch include:380Guide Magazine; Achievers Gymnastics;

Balfour Beatty; Bill Utter Ford; Cartwright’sRanch House; CBS Mechanical Inc.; Dentondentist Daniel W. Fuller; DATCU CreditUnion; Denton Area Retired SchoolPersonnel Association; Denton MunicipalElectric; Denton Record-Chronicle; DevonEnergy; Flower Mound law firm Elsey &Elsey; First Baptist Church of Denton; First

State Bank; First United Methodist Church;Gold Landscape Inc.; Hero’s the PartyExperience; James Wood Autopark; JimmyBrown Realtors; Jostens; Republic PropertyGroup; Denton family law firm Lewis &Passons; Denton real estate agents MartiKay and Lana Gay, “The Sister Team”/Real TTeam; Meridian Bank Texas; Denton dentistNorman Pomerance; Northstar Bank ofTexas; O’Bryan’s Carpet Cleaning Inc.; PecanCreek Pediatrics/Glenna Harris, a Dentonpediatrician and school board member;Denton law firm Sawko & Burroughs;Stocker Woods Financial Inc.; Texas HealthPresbyterian Hospital Denton; Thomas’Ethan Allen Interiors; VLK Architects andWells Fargo.

Seats are still available for the event. Toparticipate, contact Sharon Cox, director ofcommunications and community relations,at [email protected] or 940-369-0006.

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LunchboxBites

Makes 10 ServingsPrep Time: 20 minCook Time: 50 minIInnggrreeddiieennttssFor filling:1 cup confectioner’s sugar1/2 cup cornstarch2 large egg yolks2 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 cup fat free milk, divided2 1/2 cups lowfat or fat free

lemon yogurt1 tablespoon lemon zestFor frosting:1 1/2 cups lowfat or fat free

lemon yogurt1 cup confectioner’s sugar1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries and

raspberries1/2 (17 ounce package) ready-to-

bake frozen puff pastry sheet,thawed

Preheat oven to 400º F. On afloured surface, roll out puff pastryto 11” x 16”.

Cut in half lengthwise and placeboth halves on an ungreased bak-ing sheet. Pierce pastry with fork inseveral places. Bake 7-10 minutesor until puffed and golden. Cool on

rack. Blend confectioner’s sugar,

cornstarch, egg yolks, sugar, vanillaand 2 tablespoons of the milk inmedium bowl with a whisk. Setaside.

Bring remaining milk (3/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons) and 2 1/2 cupsyogurt to a boil in a mediumsaucepan, while whisking. Stir hotmilk-yogurt mixture into sugar,confectioner’s sugar, egg and corn-starch mixture and blend thor-oughly. Return to saucepan. Cook,stirring constantly, over mediumheat for 4-5 minutes or until thick-ened to pudding consistency.Remove from heat and stir inlemon zest. Refrigerate mixture for20 minutes.

On a clean surface or large cut-ting board, spread the thickened,slightly-cooled filling on one pieceof the pastry.

Refrigerate additional 20 min-utes, or until set.

For frosting, combine yogurtand confectioner’s sugar in smallbowl. Cover and refrigerate if notused immediately.

To assemble, place the plain

Lemon yogurt bars

Adopt-a-School tour, brunch set for March 6

piece of puff pastry on top of piecewith filling on it. Frost. Keepchilled until ready to serve. Beforeserving, slice into 10 bars.

Top with berries, and if desired,dust with additional confectioner’s

sugar. - Recipe provided by 3-Every-

Day, The National Dairy CouncilNNuuttrriittiioonnaall FFaaccttss Calories: 360Total Fat: 11 g

Saturated Fat: 3 gCholesterol: 45 mgSodium: 140 mg Calcium: 20% daily valueProtein: 8 gCarbohydrates: 58 g

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TOPOF THE LIST

{BOOKS}Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson, 2012Unpaged, ages 3-7Little Bear, all grown up, finds himself lost in a noisy, busy city where he happens to bump into someone with golden hair whoremembers exactly how he likes his porridge.

Yummy by Lucy Cousins, 2009121 pages, ages 3-6The acclaimed creator of Maisy revamps eight classic stories, from Little Red Riding Hood to The Musicians of Bremen,retaining all the emotion and humor from the original fairy tales.

Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid, 2013Unpaged, ages 3-6Picking up an alligator from a nearby swamp when he feels nervous about his first day of school, little Oliver uses his alligatorto scare away his problems until his loneliness prompts him to make a brave decision.

I Broke My Trunk! by Mo Willems, 201157 pages, ages 3-6Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

When Bob met Woody : The story of the young Bob Dylan by Gary Golio, 2011Unpaged, ages 6-10This picture book biography follows a young Bob Zimmerman as he renames himself after his favorite poet, Dylan Thomas, andleaves his mining town to pursue his love of music in New York City. There, he meets his folk music hero Woody Guthrie,changing his life forever.

{MOVIES}Madeleine (1998)Of the famous twelve little girls living in two straight lines, the smallest one is fearless Madeline. But something is not right atthe boarding school in Paris run by Miss Clavell: the house next door is now the Spanish Embassy, kind Lady Covington hasdied, and Lord Covington is busily plotting to sell the school! Madeline springs into action - befriending the lonely Spanish boynext door, refusing to eat a chicken she has personally met, and facing down Lord Covington as he escorts a prospective buyerthrough the school. Madeline’s perceptiveness, courage, and willingness to stick to her principles—along with Miss Clavell’scalm reserve—allow everyone to face their fears with similar aplomb, to thus save both the day, and the school. Rated PG

Curious George (2006)Ted, the explorer with a large yellow hat, is good friends with Bloomsberry. Bloomsberry runs a natural history museum. Hisgreedy son, Bloomsberry Junior, wants to tear down his dad’s museum and put a parking garage in its place, but the elderBloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africaon an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business. While he is in Africa, he befriends a play-ful monkey he calls George. While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in trouble. Tedthinks he has seen the last of George when his ship heads back to America, but discovers that George managed to hideaboard the boat before it sailed. Ted and his good friend Maggie struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry’s museum.Rated G

Marmaduke (2010)In this fun family comedy, the ‘Duke’ is livin’ large in Orange County, California. But fitting in with his new four-legged friendsisn’t always easy for a super-sized teenage dog.Rated PG

Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)A long time ago, in a faraway land, legend tells an extraordinary tale of courage and friendship: Heroic Robin Hood. Alongwith his trusted companion Little John and his devoted band of merry men, Robin Hood conjures up one famously funny anddaring deed after another to outfox greedy Prince John and bring happiness to the residents of Sherwood Forest.Rated G

- Here are the top five picks from Bill Smith, Youth Services Library Assistant at the South Branch Library

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