New Groningen Summer Stretch
Activities Calendar
July 2013
Sunday Monday Find Washington D.C. on a map See NG website for more ideas Visit a local Public Library Screen Free Day! 9 Screen Free Day! 8 Go to Zeelmania in Downtown Zeeland Every Monday, July 8 – August 26 from 6pm-8pm 14 15 Run through your sprinkler! 22 Screen Free Day! Read a newspaper article with a parent 21 Help your parents find the best deals at the grocery store See NG website for more ideas 28 Wednesday Draw a picture of the American Flag to display at your house 2 Howard Miller Hours: M-Th: 9:30-8:00 Fri: 9:30-5:00 Sat: 9:00-1:00 7 Help with your family’s grocery list Tuesday Screen Free Day! 1 29 Just Right Library CLOSED Read a book from your own personal library! 4 Read the Preamble of the Constitution* Visit the Just Right Library Activity Night Come visit between 4:30-6:00 p.m. Special Guest: Jamie Pratt, Financial Planner 10 Visit the Just Right Library Activity Night Read/learn about the Bill of Rights Special Guest: Sally Gruppen, City Councilwoman Visit NG Website for info Visit the NG Website for info Special Guest: Jeff Potter, Firefighter 23 24 Practice math facts with sidewalk chalk Visit the Just Right Library Activity Night Special Guest: Mike DeWitt, Police Officer July Book Club 6:00-7:00 p.m. 31 5 Visit the Zee Bus Visit the NG Website for info 12 Write a postcard to a relative who lives far away 19 17 Visit the Just Right Library Activity Night 18 Screen Free Day! Saturday See NG website for more ideas See NG website for more ideas 11 Visit the Zee Bus 30 Visit NG website for info 3 Friday Read a book about Independence Day or the Declaration of Independence* 16 Thursday Say the “Pledge of Allegiance” and sing “The Star Spangled Banner”* Visit a local Public Library Howard Miller Hours: M-Th: 9:30-8:00 Fri: 9:30-5:00 Sat: 9:00-1:00 Help your parents with an outdoor chore 6 Go for a bike ride 13 Take a walk with your family 20 Examine some bills and coins. Can you identify the people and places you see?* See NG website for more ideas 27 26 25 On this calendar, you will find a fun variety of U.S.A. related “BONUS” activities to do with your family this month! Simply complete 25 of the 31 activities any time this month, sign below, and bring it to the JRL to claim a fun prize! Student:__________________ Parent Signature:____________ Please Note: Any items with a (*) beside it can be completed at New Groningen’s JRL any Wednesday night this month. Also visit our school website www.newgroningen.zps.org for even more Summer learning ideas! - August 9
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2013 Zee Bus Stop Schedule
June 10 - August 9
(Bus will not run July 3, 4, 5)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Borculo CRC
Quincy Elementary
Nikerk Church
Maple Ct/Sundance
Parking Lot
Parking Lot
Corner 24th/
Country Club
Corner 84th/
Homestead
Drenthe CRC
Ottogan Estates
Wiersma Drive
Parking Lot
Community Building
12:00-12:45 Imperial Estates
Maple View Trailer
Beaverdam Fire Barn
Holiday Drive
Rhodora Drive
Community Center
Parking Lot
Corner of 104th
Steader’s Borough
Logan Estates
104th Entrance
Main Office
9:30-10:15
10:45-11:30 Ottawa Reformed
Parking Lot
1:00-2:00
Rustling Winds
Roosevelt Elementary
North of Riley off 96th
Front Circle Drive
Northwinds Drive
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10:00 -11:15
Also at the park will be
Playgroup and Storytime
open to all ages from
10:00 -10:30
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Contact: Mary Beth Timmer
[email protected]
616-748-4503
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and your donation to the address listed below.
The Zee Bus is always in need of new and gently used books. Call 748-4503 if interested in donating.
Have your name added to the Zee Bus:
For a gift of $10 on our friends poster
For a gift of $25 on the ceiling
For a gift of $50 on a book shelf
For a gift of $100 on a book case
For a gift of $200 on the back door
Name to be added:
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(example: The John Smith Family or Joe and Sally Smith)
Make your check payable to ZPS and send to:
Mary Beth Timmer
Zeeland Public Schools
3390 100th Ave
Zeeland MI 49464
The Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge allegiance"
(I promise to be true)
"to the flag"
(to the symbol of our country)
"of the United States of America"
(each state that has joined to make our country)
"and to the Republic"
(a republic is a country where the people choose others to make laws for them -- the
government is for the people)
"for which it stands,"
(the flag means the country)
"one Nation"
(a single country)
"under God,"
(the people believe in a supreme being)
"indivisible,"
(the country cannot be split into parts)
"with liberty and justice"
(with freedom and fairness)
"for all."
(for each person in the country)
DIG DEEPER
History of the Pledge of Allegiance:
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm
The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key 1814
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
DIG DEEPER
History of the National Anthem:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/september11/ssbfacts.html
Find Washington D.C. on a Map First, let’s take a step back. What is Washington D.C.? It is our nation’s capital! Is it a city or a state? Does it have its own elected officials? What does D.C. stand for? How long has it been our nation’s capital? Where is the White House? Who lives in the White House? Where is the Capital building? Who meets there? So many questions! We are sure you have your own too. Learn more about Washington D.C. by reading a book about it. Your local librarian can help you find one. Or visit these websites: http://dc.gov/DC/ http://washington.org/ Great online resources for maps: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#list (more basic views, printable) http://www.google.com/earth/index.html Preamble to the Constitution We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Older students can try to memorize this! Talk to your parents about what this means. Have you ever heard about the constitutional convention? What city and year did it take place? What took place there? What are the names of some of the people attending? How else are they famous in our history? Valuable websites: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/ http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/ Bill of Rights (Constitution) The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. They include: •
First Amendment [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] •
Second Amendment [Right to Bear Arms (1791)] •
Third Amendment [Quartering of Troops (1791)] •
Fourth Amendment [Search and Seizure (1791)] •
Fifth Amendment [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self‐Incrimination, Due Process (1791)] •
Sixth Amendment [Criminal Prosecutions ‐ Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)] •
Seventh Amendment [Common Law Suits ‐ Jury Trial (1791)] •
Eighth Amendment [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)] •
Ninth Amendment [Non‐Enumerated Rights (1791)] •
Tenth Amendment [Rights Reserved to States or People (1791)] Choose one to research about more in depth. Valuable websites: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_history.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights Bills and Coins Examine some bills and coins. Can you identify the people and places you see? Federal Reserve. Our Central Bank. The Federal Reserve is responsible for providing a safe and flexible monetary bank for the United States. To learn more about “The Fed” visit these websites: http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/ http://www.federalreserve.gov/ United States Mint. The United States Mint produces all of our nation's circulating coinage as well as collectible coins and medals treasured by collectors everywhere. (http://www.usmint.gov/education/?action=learn) Where can you get a tour? To learn more about the U.S. Mint visit their website: http://www.usmint.gov To find out how coins are made, visit: http://www.usmint.gov/faqs/circulating_coins/index.cfm?action=coins Fun activities for kids: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ Bureau of Engraving and Printing. United States currency (paper bills) are printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The mission of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is to develop and produce United States currency notes, trusted worldwide. As its primary function, the BEP prints billions of dollars ‐ referred to as Federal Reserve Notes ‐ each year for delivery to the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve operates as the nation's central bank and serves to ensure that adequate amounts of currency and coin are in circulation. The BEP does not produce coins ‐ all U.S. coinage is minted by the United States Mint. (http://www.moneyfactory.gov/aboutthebep.html) Where can you get a tour? What is counterfeiting and how do they try to prevent it? To learn more about the Bureau of Engraving and Printing visit their website: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/ Find the Best Deals at the Grocery Store Create a grocery list before you shop. That way you only buy what you need. In the end that saves money! When you shop, look at the ad for the store where you will be shopping, this can be done online or with a printed ad. Then, you can purchase items based on what is on sale. When at the store, sometimes you will see a larger and smaller size of the same product. Try to calculate the per ounce, per serving, per pound or per foot amount. Then you can determine which product is the best deal. Lots of times people think it is less expensive if it is a larger package. However that is not always the case. You also need to consider if you will use up the entire amount before the product spoils. If you buy a supersize of cereal that was a “great deal”, but can’t eat it up before it goes stale and end up throwing away half the box. Then it wasn’t a good deal at all. For example, Crackers 16 oz box is $2.00 24 oz box is $4.00 Which is the better deal? Toilet Paper 200 square feet is $8.00 225 square feet is $8.50 Which is the better deal? Lots of people also like to use coupons. If your family does, look at the coupons in your collection and see which ones match what items you will need this week. Links to ads at local grocery stores: https://familyfare.spartanstores.com/ad http://www.meijer.com/custserv/show_ad.cmd http://aldi.us/us/html/offers/weekly_offers_ENU_HTML.htm http://localad.walmart.com/Walmart/Entry/Flash? http://weeklyad.target.com/minneapolis‐mn‐55403/homepage