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30.11.09

America's Present












America's Present

-The present the present. Hmmnn.I like the present because I'm alive and I can witness all kinds of things. I beleive that America is headed in a good direction so far. The economy is getting better and people are finding jobs again. Things are looking up for the future.
-OMG! Technology is getting kind of crazy. It's taking over life as we once knew it. We have things to read to us (aka kendals). I mean i know how to read i dont need a audible narrator. I dont know technology is cool but when does it go too far?

America's Past













America's Past

-Ok well obviously I wasnt born then..lol..but ive definately learned a lot of things from the past. Including things I may not have wanted to know. Unfortunately America has been involved in many wars and many people have died because of this. Still today the U.S. are at war (war on terror). Although the Army is fighting for a very good cause, more and more peole are losing their lives which means that more and more families are getting shorter.
-Also good things have come out of the past. Martin Luther found out the truth for himself and took a stand about it. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood up for his people and eventually brought peace throughout the world. Without people like these, America just wouldnt be America.So as we can see things from america's past has most definately affected americas present. From war, to truth, to peace. America is AWESOME!!

20.11.09

The Life and Legacy of Barack Obama

President Obama, born Barack Hussein Obama, came into this world on August 4th, 1961, in Honolulu Hawaii. He is multi-racial, but still down to earth. His father, Barack Obama, Sr., was born in Nayanza Province, Kenya of Luo ethnicity. His caucasuian mother, Ann Dunham, was born in Wichita, Kansas.

Obama's life wasn't always filled with the glitz and glamour he faces today. When he was a young boy, he helped his father herd goats for the British, whom his father was a domestic servant to. His parents seperated and later divorced when he was only two years old.

His father went to Harvard to pursue a Ph D. then returned to Kenya. Later his mother remarried Lolo Soetoro of Indonesia and in 1967 moved to Jakarta, where classes were taught in Indonesian. In 1971, when Obama was ten he moved back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents. He was taught at Punahou Academy, where he graduated with honors in fifth grade. He was only one of three other African-Americans. At this school is when he first started to experience racism. It was hard for him to grasp his culture and race due to the fact that he only saw his father once after his parents divorced.

After he got his diploma, he atended Occidental College in Las Angeles for two years. He then transfered to Columbia University in New York where he graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science. The time spent between his college graduation and his first Harvard semester did not go to waste. He worked at at "Business International Corporation (a company that provided international business information to corporate clients) and NYPIRG, Obama moved to Chicago in 1985. There, he worked as a community organizer with low-income residents in Chicago's Roseland community and the Altgeld Gardens public housing development on the city's South Side."

19.11.09

Obama Pictures





Props and Videos...

a. Teamwork: working together is the key to everything ezpecially if we want to succeed.
b. Creativity: okay so this is my favorite part because i love making stuff up. Plus me and jasmine make a great team cuz we are both crazy...and thats all im going to say about that.
c. Deadline: The most important thing ever but sometimes very hard to meet. sometimes we have to sacrifice a "scene" because the deadline wont let us come up with what we want but thats ok.
d. Public Speaking: you have got to be LOUD if people cant hear you, they get bored..and then basically , you could have just spared them.
e. Communication: another important factor int his industry. you have to be able to communicate with your audience because if you cant then they wont even listen to you anymore.

3.11.09

November Stories (kidz korner)

Hand turkey Picture


kidz korner coloring page



kidz korner pic



Kidz Devo

Plasm 100:4
4) "Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name"
- This basically means that when when we are in God's presence never forget to thank Him. He has done so much for us, things that we dont even deserve that thanking Him is the least we can do. There is nothing we can do without Him, therefore, all praise honor and glory go to our Lord Jesus Christ. All of it.

Jokes
-what do you call a man always wiring for money (An electrician)
-where were english kings usually crowned? (on the head)
-how do you keep a skunk from smelling (plug his nose)
- whats the best way to prevent infection from biting insects. (dont bite them)
-where was Solomons temple? (on the side of his head)
-which American president wore the largest hat? (the one with the biggest head)
-life is tough, but what can you always count on? (your fingers)
-what goes up and never comes down? (your age)

Riddles
- what do you calla duck with all "A"s (a wise quaker)
- what promise did Adam and Eve make after they were kicked of the garden? (they promised to turn over a new leaf)
-why do birds fly south? (too far to walk)
-if the red house is on the left, and the blue house is on the right, then what is the location of the white house? (washington dc)
-what animal can fly higher than a house? (all of them, houses dont fly)
-which is correct? yolks of eggs are white, or yolks of eggs is white? (neither, egg yolks arent white)
-what time is is when your clock strikes 13? (time to either get it fixed or get a new clock)
-what did cenderella say when her pictures didnt come? (someday my prints will come)

Poet's Korner

More Than A Day


As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.


So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.


By Karl Fuchs

Kidz Kraft


Contributor
By Jennifer Claerr

eHow Contributing Writer

Article Rating: (2 Ratings)
Make a Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey CraftTo create this handprint turkey, make a tracing or print of your child's hand and use it as the turkey's feathers. The crafts can be used as place settings for children on Thanksgiving day. If you're making this project with a group of children, such as a church group or an elementary school class, have each child make one to keep as a memento. Or, let the kids use the turkeys to put on a puppet show on Thanksgiving.
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.Difficulty: EasyInstructions.Things You'll Need:
•2 toilet paper rolls
•Construction paper
•Scissors
•Craft glue
•Paint
•Paint brush
•Stapler
Step
1Place some newspaper down on a clean, clear work surface. Put a piece of white construction paper down on the paper and trace your child's hand with a pencil.

Step
2Put some water in a disposable cup and wet the paintbrush. Dip the brush in watercolors or craft paint and apply color within the hand tracing. Another option is to spread several different colored finger paints on your child's hand and have him press his palm down on the paper. Cut out the handprint once it has dried.

Step
3Draw the turkey's parts on pieces of construction paper. Make circles on white and black construction paper for the eyes and eyeballs. Make a triangle and two three-toed triangular feet on yellow construction paper. Make the same shape as the feet on red construction paper for the gobbler. Cut out the pieces and set them aside.

Step
4Cut one toilet paper roll in half. Cut a piece of orange construction paper to fit and wrap it around this roll. Cut another piece of orange construction paper to fit around the whole toilet paper roll. Attach the construction paper to the rolls with staples. Staple the two rolls together, the small one on top of the large one.

Step
5Staple the handprint to the back of the main body of the turkey craft. Attach the feet, gobbler, beak, eyes and eyeballs to the turkey with craft glue. Allow the craft to dry completely before displaying it. Write the name of a guest on each handprint turkey and set it at the top of each place setting behind the drinks.

2.11.09

NOVEMBAHHH

1. SPORTS ND MO SPORTS
2. STUDENTS FEELINGS ON THE "NEW" BCS(SURVEY)
3. NOVEMBER FACTS
4. PLEASE NEVER WEAR THIS!
5. HIGH SCHOOL CULTURE
6. ADVICE COLUMN
7. THIS WEEK AT BETHANY
8. CELL PHONE USAGE
9. TECHNOLOGY PROS AND CONS
10.FASHION: WHAT STYLES ARE COMING BACK
11.PERSONALITY TEST
12.ENCOURAGE YOSELF
13.BETHANY CHURCH NEWS
14.SURVIVING YOUR FRESMAN YEAR
15.HEALTH CORNER
16.INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
17.QUESTION OF THE MONTH
18.SUGGESTION CORNER
19.HAVE YOU HEARD?
20.PLACES TO VISIT
21.MAZE
22.MISSING LETTERS
23.TALK ABOUT AND EXPLAIN GODS PROMISES
24. HAVE MS MELANCON WRITE A MESSAGE AT THE END OF EACH ISSUE
25. FEATURE STORY ON THE COOLEST TEACHERS.