Brunswick Nov Proof

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Music As Art

Georgia OrsquoKeeffe is perhaps the most famous American woman artist in history Best known for her landscape paintings of the desert Southwest her style challenged the boundaries of modern American art One of her paintings is even on a US postage stamp

Georgia Totto OrsquoKeeffe was born near Sun Prairie Wisconsin on November 15 1887 the second in a family of seven children Georgia knew she wanted to be an artist from the time she was about nine years old After graduating from high school in 1905 she began college at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago A year later she went to the Art

Students League in New York City Although her student work was praised Georgia did not feel inspired by the stiff styles she was taught at school So she left and worked as a commercial artist in Chicago for a short time before moving to Texas to be an elementary school teacher During her summer vacations she took art classes at the University of Virginia and the Teachers College of Columbia University in South Carolina where she found inspiration in the innovative ideas of Arthur Dow Georgia started experimenting with

charcoal sketches and drawings and had her first exhibit in New York in 1916 By 1918 she had moved to New York City and was devoted to painting full-time

Through her exhibits in the 1920s Georgia became known for her huge paintings of lush flowers Her work centered on natural forms like flowers and animal bones seen at close range almost as if you were looking through a magnifying glass Her work was so popular that in 1928she sold a group of six paintings for $25000 mdashthe most money ever paid for a collection of paintings created by a living American artist Georgia was now famous But she still felt the need to travel and be inspired In 1929 she took her first trip to New Mexico where she fell in love with the desert She spent a part of every year there until 1949 when she moved to New Mexico permanently She continued painting the desert landscape until the early 1970s when her eyesight began to fail

Georgia died on March 6 1986 Twelve years later the US government made the Georgia OrsquoKeeffe Home and Studio a national historic landmark

Written by Tamar Burris a former elementary school teacher who now works as a freelance writer and curriculum developer for PBS the Discovery Channel and other edu-cation-related companies Sources Georgia OrsquoKeeffe on Wikipedia httpenwikipediaorgwikiGeorgia_OrsquoKeeffe National Museum of Women in the Arts Georgia OrsquoKeeffe Artist Profile httpwwwnmwaorgcollectionprofileaspLinkID=942 PBSrsquo American Masters Georgia OrsquoKeeffe ndash About the Painter httpwwwpbsorgwnetamericanmas-tersepisodesgeorgia-okeeffeabout-the-painter55

Georgia OrsquoKeeffe

Ramrsquos Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills 1935 collectionBrooklyn Museum Georgia OrsquoKeeffe

Students from Brittany Capprsquos Class make a difference and have great fun ldquoGoing Greenrdquo The student body has recycled plastic bags in cooperation with Harris Teeter of Leland to connect with their

environment and reduce waste

GrissettownLongwood Fire Department recently visited Union Elementary School to talk with Kindergarten first and second graders about fire safety for Fire Safety Week Pictured is Mrs Bonnie Stanley-Verzella and Mrs Carolyn Stoutrsquos Kindergarten class with the fire truck Students were allowed to look at the fire truck and all of the materials watched how far the water could spray from the truck watch a fireman dress in his gear hold a fire hose nozzle and ask questions about what to do in case of a fire

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Election Word Find

Trumanrsquos Thanksgiving MazeHelp Truman and his friend get out of the kitchen

Susan Langrsquos art students

at Virginia Williamson Elementary school are

busy turning their hallways

into a colorful art gallery Always looking for a way to conserve and support the environment third

fourth and fifth grade students used scrap paper and recycled magazines to create this eye-catching dis-play Students searched for images and words that described characteristics of their personality then used these to create a collage in the form of their

arms and hands In this project not only did the stu-dents learn that there are many ways to communicate they also learned that through collaboration they can produce something greater than they could do alone

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY

35 Referendum Drive middot Bolivia NC 28422

North Carolina has a continuing Child Find procedure in place to locate all children with mental physical or emotional disabilities residing in the State including children with disabilities attending private schools regardless of the severity of their disability and who are in need of special education and related services This effort also includes highly mobile children with disabilities (such as migrant and homeless children) and children who are suspected of being a child with a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade The purpose of this procedure is to enhance public understanding of exceptional children and youth with special needs to identify and locate the children and youth and to inform the public of available services Services include a complete evaluation an individualized education program designed specifically for the child and a referral to other agencies providing special services Superintendent of Schools Dr Katie McGee and the Director for The Exceptional Children Program Jessica Swencki encourages anyone who knows a child or youth who may have disabilities and is not receiving special assistance to urge the parentsguardians to contact the superintendent the exceptional children director principal or the Department of Public Instructions Exceptional Children Division For more information contact Brunswick County Schools Exceptional Children Program at (910) 253-2971 or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Curriculum and Instructional Services Raleigh North Carolina at (919) 807-3996 Parents or guardians may call the toll-free North Carolina Department of Human Resources CARELINE at 1-800-662-7030 (Monday-Friday 800 am-500 pm) the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Family Support Network at 1-800-TLC-0042 or the Exceptional Childrens Assistance Center Parent Info Line at 1-800-962-6817

Child Find

wwwkidsvillenewscomcapefearNOVEMBER 2009 KIDSVILLE NEWS 17

BOOKSHELF

PARENTOWN

I Live in the Greatest CountryAuthorIllustrator Fred AtkinsPublisher Childrenrsquos Patriotic PressAge Range 6 and upldquoI live in the greatest country I live in the USA The United States of America I am very proud to sayrdquo

So begins this very patriotic childrenrsquos book perfect for Loyalty Day coming up on May 1 Memorial Day later in the month and year round as a reminder of the privileges of living in America With short sentences in big bold type the author explains with pride and joy the freedoms that all living in America enjoy The freedom to do what you want be anything you want to be say what you want practice your religion and read what you want to read are highlighted in this quick read Terrifi c and some poignant photos accent the text The book concludes with the Pledge of Allegiance on the back cover Every American should read this book to his or her child no matter what the age After all itrsquos never to early to teach your child to love America mdashJK

How to Draw HorsesAuthorIllustrator John GreenAge Range 8 to 12From the Publisher Aspiring Picassos will be champing at the bit to get started on this simplifi ed guide to drawing horses The series of step-by-step black-and-white illustrations will show kids how to transform lines curves and geometric shapes into such diverse breeds as the Clydesdale Arabian Pinto Lippizaner and Palamino teaching as it entertains Includes blank practice pages

A SECTION ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS

TM

M is for MomAuthor Mary Ann McCabe Riehle Chris Ellison (Illustrator)Publisher Sleeping Bear PressAge Range 8 to 12Perfect for Motherrsquos Day this book captures the everyday moments shared between a mother and child Travel through

the alphabet connecting letters to special things that motherrsquos do from H for hugs to J for the juggling act that moms are so good at The poetry for each letter is accompanied by a sidebar with additional text for more experienced readers Beautiful full-page full-color paintings bring the book to life with expression and realism mdashJK

Mexican Immigrants in AmericaAuthorIllustrator Rachel HanelPublisher Coughland PublishingAge Range 8 to 12This ldquoYou Chooserdquo book is an interactive history adventure about the life of Mexican immigrants in America The choice to come to America is a diffi cult one for Mexicans Pretend you live in a small village in Mexico and are struggling to feed your family Should you take the risk of going to the United States to fi nd work In this book there are three story paths to take Life is a series of choices With 43 choices to make in this book the reader can see how the choices we make can change our life for the better or worse The author collaborated with Anne Martinez a professor of history to reveal accurate although not always happy details about the diffi cult life of immigrants While many Mexican immigrants to end up living the American dream many of the 17 endings in this book are not happy ones mdashJK

Admit it if I asked you to draw a map North Dakota yoursquod likely stumble But what if I asked you to draw a map of North Carolina and in it I asked you to add the major cities highways tourist attractions and bodies of water You would probably be much more accurate as over time you have developed a rather sophisticated mental map of our state Children however are just beginning to develop cognitive maps of their surroundings Working with maps help children create spatial understanding of their surroundings and build important life skills

Although even preschoolers can begin learning about map concepts it is not until children are aged 7-9 when they are developmentally ready to think abstractly an important concept with maps The following ideas will help you introduce and reinforce map concepts at home and on the go with your children

Model map reading at every opportunity Maps can be found everywhere The next time you take a family vacation to the campgrounds theme park zoo or airport take the opportunity to demonstrate how to use the map Destinations closer to home can also be great resources Maps at the mall weather maps transit maps tourist maps and park maps are all easily assessable Talk aloud through your thinking process as you show with your fingers where you are and where you need to be Maps of any kind can be great learning tools if we just stop to use them

Use the world around you to reinforce map concepts A simple trip on the bus or in the car can lead children to consider the landscapes they see the landmarks they pass and the road markings that indicate boundaries Taking advantage of the environment helps children establish relationships between maps and the real world

Once children have a good understanding of how to read maps they can begin making their own Begin mapping familiar areas like a bedroom or favorite playground Then move to more abstract concepts such as state or country boundaries There are several inexpensive materials that make great maps

A plastic shower curtain can be easily transformed into a map with some paint or tape Sidewalk chalk or shaving cream can be used outside for the same purposes Plastic beach balls make great globes Children can outline boundaries with indelible markers and have their very own representation of the world Creating accurate ldquopirate treasure mapsrdquo can be motivating and educational for children Additionally food items can be ldquoeatenrdquo into the shape of a state (or other territory) and other foods can be added to indicate boundaries For example fourth graders studying North Carolina can eat a graham cracker into the shape of the state and then designate the mountain region with chocolate chips the piedmont region with green icing and the coastal region with blue sprinkles

Who knew working with maps could be so fun No matter what maps or materials you use rest assured that you are teaching an essential life skill and helping your child learn to navigate the world

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PARENTOWNrsquoS KIDSMART

I travel around the country talking to audiences about money mdash defi ning what money is how to attain it how to protect it how to spend it how to invest it and how to help someone else less fortunate with it

Although I talk about money all the time I donrsquot want to give the impression that I believe money is equivalent to being happy Money is a tool we use to live our everyday lives Over the years I worked with many individuals who were multi-millionaires and happiness was in no way connected to the amount of money they had You will hear me say time and time again having money does not bring happiness to you it does bring choices options and freedom I had a client say to me one day ldquoKeva I want to have so much money that if I woke up one day and decided I wanted to fl y to Paris to have lunch I couldrdquo Wow what a statement Now thatrsquos what I call fi nancial free-dom Okay now back to the history of money

How did money come to be According to the Website Aboutcom it all started with bartering before coins and paper money were introduced

BarteringIn the beginning people bartered Barter is the exchange of a good or service

for another good or service a bag of rice for a bag of beans However what if you couldnrsquot agree what something was worth in exchange or you didnrsquot want what the other person had To solve that problem humans developed what is called commodity money

A commodity is a basic item used by almost everyone In the past salt tea tobacco cattle and seeds were commodities and therefore were once used as money However using commodities as money had other problems Carrying bags of salt and other commodities was hard and commodities were diffi cult to store or were perishable

Coins and Paper MoneyMetal objects were introduced as money around 5000 BC By 700 BC the

Lydians became the fi rst in the Western world to make coins Countries were soon minting their own series of coins with specifi c values Metal was used because it was readily available easy to work with and could be recycled Since coins were given a certain value it became easier to compare the cost of items people wanted

Some of the earliest known paper money dates back to China where the issue of paper money became common from about AD 960 onwards

Teach your child how you earn moneyMom and Dad work everyday and as a result they receive a paycheck Asso-

ciating work with monetary reward is a wonderful place to begin in teaching your children about money and how to earn it for the things they want (See the article Keep the Lights On ndash June 2009)

Tip Teaching your child that money is only a tool is a very valuable lessonActivity Take a tour of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing There are two

locations Washington DC and Fort Worth Texas This is where money is printed everyday You can take a tour (free of charge) of these facilities You can also go to their websites and explore how money is designed and printed wwwbeptreasgov

Benefi tKey Takeaway This will give your child a better appreciation of where money comes from and how it is designed and printed Oh and letrsquos not forget the ldquocoolrdquo factor of their sharing the story with their friends of having toured the facil-ity of where money is actually printed

from the Website AboutComKeva Sturdevant is the founder of Born To Save a nonprofi t based in Wash-

ington DC with the mission of teaching kids of all ages the importance of saving and investing Our goal is to begin conversations about money between parents and their kids in households across America In an effort to foster those conversations we grant actual shares of stock to kids across the country Born To Save grants shares of stock to kids who register on our Website at wwwBornToSaveorg

The History of Money La Historia del Dinero

Hago muchos viajes alrededor del paiacutes dicieacutendole a la gente acerca del dinero Dan-do defi niciones de lo que es el dinero como obtenerlo como protegerlo como gastarlo como invertirlo y como ayudar a las menos afortunados con ello

Aunque hablo del dinero todo el tiempo no quiero dar la impresioacuten de que creo que el dinero es el equivalente a la felicidad El dinero es una herramienta que

usamos para vivir diariamente Al paso de los antildeos he trabajado con muchos individuos que son multimillonarios y su felicidad no estaba conectada de ninguna manera con la cantidad de dinero que tienen Me escucharas decir todo el tiempo que el tener dinero no te trae felicidad te trae opciones y libertad Un cliente me dijo un diacutea ldquoKeva quiero tener tantiacutesimo dinero que si un diacutea me despierto y decido que quiero viajar a Paris para almorzar pueda

hacerlordquo Valla que declaracioacuten eso es a lo que yo le llamo libertad fi nan-ciera OK ahora de regreso a la historia del dinero

Como es que el dinero llego a ser dineroTrueques

Al principio la gente hacia trueques Un trueque es el intercambio de alguacuten producto o servicio por otro producto o servicio una bolsa de arroz por una de frijo-les Mas sin embargo que tal si no podiacuteas llegar a alguacuten acuerdo en el valor de algo o simplemente no queriacuteas lo que la otra persona ofreciacutea Para solucionar el problema los humanos crearon lo que llamaban dinero en materia

Dinero en materia es un producto baacutesico que la gente usaba En el pasado la sal el te el tabaco el ganado y las semillas por nombrar algunos eran usados como dinero Mas sin embargo usar materias como dinero tenia otras consecuencias tales como la transportacioacuten de estos ademaacutes teniacutean que enfrentar el problema de los productos perecederos oacutesea aquellos que por causa de almacenamiento y falta de ventilacioacuten se descomponiacutean con mayor facilidad

Monedas y BilletesLos objetos de metal fueron introducidos como dinero alrededor del antildeo 5000BC

En el antildeo 700BC los Liacutedianos fueron los primeros en el mundo occidental en hacer monedas Pronto otros paiacuteses comenzaron a crear sus propias series de monedas con valores especiacutefi cos Usaban metal porque estaba mayormente disponible era faacutecil de manejar y ademaacutes reciclable Como las monedas teniacutean cierto valor era maacutes faacutecil com-parar el precio de los objetos que la gente queriacutea

Algunos de los primeros billetes fueron creados en China donde la distribucioacuten de los billetes se hizo comuacuten cerca del antildeo 960 AD en adelante

De la pagina aboutcomEnseacutentildeale a tu hijo(a) como ganar el dineroMama y Papa trabajan todos los diacuteas como resultado reciben un cheque Asociar

el trabajo con premios monetarios es la manera perfecta para comenzar a ensentildear a tu hijo(a) acerca del dinero y como ganarlo para comprar las cosas que quieren (Consulta el articulo Manteacuten las luces Prendidas- Junio 2009)

Tip Ensentildear a tu hijo(a) que el dinero solo es una herramienta es una leccioacuten invaluable

Actividad Tomen un Tour de Las Ofi cinas de Grabado e Impresioacuten Hay dos ubica-ciones Washington DC y Fort Worth Texas Aquiacute es donde imprimen el dinero todos los diacuteas Pueden tomar el Tour de estas instalaciones completamente gratis Tambieacuten puedes visitar su paacutegina Web y explorar como se disentildea e imprime el dinero wwwbeptreasgov

VentajaClave Dominante Esto le daraacute a tu hijo(a) un mejor entendimiento acerca de donde viene el dinero y como es disentildeado e impreso Y que no se nos olvide lo ldquochidordquo que va a ser cuando compartan la historia con sus amigos de haber recorrido las instalaciones de donde imprimen el dinero

Keva Sturdevant es la fundadora de Born To Save (Nacido Para Ahorrar) una organizacioacuten sin fi nes de lucros con base en Washington DC con la misioacuten de ensentildear a los nintildeos de todas las edades la importancia de ahorrar e invertir La meta es comen-zar conversaciones acerca del dinero en los hogares a traveacutes de America entre padres e hijos En un esfuerzo para fomentar estas conversaciones concedemos partes de accio-nes actuales a los nintildeos Para registrar a tu nintildeo(a) para ganar una parte de accioacuten en nuestra rifa mensual por favor visite nuestra pagina Web wwwBronToSaveorg

Truman has teamed with 1027 WGNI to recognize outstanding Students and Teachers Listen to WGNI for more information and keep a look out in next monthrsquos Kidsville News

to see the winners

If you know a deserving teacher or studenthellip

Send us a fax or gmail telling us about the accomplishments of your student in and out of school or telling why your teacher is so special and deserves to be chosen as Teacher of

the Week along with their name and school

Each week well select one teacher and one student awarding them a prize from GNI Fax entries to 763-0201 or email to Gmailwgnicom

Student of the Week amp Teacher of the Week