The
Herald
Issue No. 182
WEDNESday, JULY 22, 2015
A meat eater you wouldn’t want to meet
You already know that with
a name like Giganotosaurus, this reptile is not going
to be small. This gigantic
lizard was the second largest meat-eating dinosaur in
the early Cretaceous period between 66 and 144 million years ago. Even bigger
than the T-Rex, its head was
almost five feet long and
its jaw was so big, it could
swallow a human being in
one piece!
M
easuring 46 feet long
(about as long as a
school bus) and 23
feet high (like a two-storey
building), they usually hunted in
packs and could run at speeds
up to 20 mph – this means that
Usain Bolt could likely get away
from them but not many others
of us!
Giganotosaurus fossils were
found in Argentina, they were
likely living in other parts of
South America as well. They
walked upright on two long,
strong legs and had two short
arms with sharp claws on their
three-fingered hands. Their
teeth were huge (eight inches
long) and jagged like a saw and
it is believed that their diet consisted mainly of plant-eating di-
nosaurs, lots of them. Because
of their huge size, they had no
natural predators so they were
definitely the king of the castle
in their day.
Living at the same time as the
Giganotosaurus were the most
common plant eating sauropods called Titanosaurs, and it
is believed they were its favourite food; and even though they
too were very large, they had
little chance when attacked by
a pack of hungry Giganotosaurus with razor sharp teeth and
claws.
Fossils of the Giganotosaurus
(pronounced
jig-a-NOT-ohSAWR-us) were only recently
found in Patagonia, Southern
Argentina by Ruben Carollini,
an auto mechanic who hunts
dinosaur bones as a hobby in
his spare time. This exciting
discovery of 70% of the bones
helped palaeontologists (sci-
entists who study fossils) rebuild the body to show what
it would have looked like.
Because there was very little
space around the skull, they
believe its brain was only the
size of a banana and therefore the Giganotosaurus was
not very clever.
Do you have pictures
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See these fabulous pictures of
our youth enjoying themselves.
Do you recognize anyone?
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Kid’s Health Corner
Pinkeye
An eye infection common to kids
Known as conjunctivitis, pinkeye can be caused
by many of the same germs that cause colds,
sore throats, ear infections and sinus infections.
It can also be caused by allergies. So if you have
asthma or hay fever, you are more likely to get
pinkeye since the clear membrane that covers
the white of the eye and inside of the eyelids is
what becomes inflamed by the germ or allergy
causing pollen or dust mite.
W
hen you have pinkeye, your eyes can become very red and scary looking but there
is usually nothing to worry about. It is important that you go to the doctor, however, even
though it may get better by itself because some types
of pinkeye need treatment to avoid causing problems.
Pinkeye caused by bacteria will be treated with antibiotics or eye-drops; if caused by a virus, it will go away
by itself. A wash- cloth dipped in cool or warm water
placed on the eyelids can help your eyes feel less sore.
Pinkeye, if caused by a germ or virus, is very contagious and you can catch it just by touching a person
who has pinkeye or by touching something they’ve
touched. Using a swimming pool or sharing towels
that are infected are other ways you can get pinkeye
as well as from someone who has the germ sneezing
or coughing around you. It is important to stay at home
away from others until your eyes have cleared up; otherwise you risk passing it on to everyone.
When you have pinkeye, you may feel like your eyes
have sand in them and they may feel and look swollen
or have some sticky liquid coming out of them. It is
important that you don’t touch your eye because you
can easily pass the germs to your other eye.
To prevent catching pinkeye caused by infections, it
is important to wash your hands often with warm water and soap and to make sure you don’t share other
people’s eye-drops, eye make-up, towels, wash cloths
Have you ever heard the
saying “I’ve got my mother’s genes”? They’re probably not talking about
jeans (the clothing item)
but rather GENES (a set
of instructions that tells
your body what to look
like). Genes determine
traits like eye colour, hair
colour, height, foot size
and so much more.
T
here are two different types of genes:
Dominant and Recessive. Don’t know what
that means? Well, it’s like
your mum and dad. You
usually listen to one more
than the other. For this example, we are going to lis-
ten to our mum more than
our dad.
Think of it this way, if your
dad asks you to wash the
car, you wouldn’t listen to
him because he’s Recessive;
but when your mum asks
you to clean your room,
you get cracking because
she’s Dominant.
or pillow cases. To prevent pinkeye caused by allergies, keep doors and windows closed on days when
there is a lot of pollen and dust. Vacuum floors and
furniture often so that allergy causing agents are removed.
way. Shakira’s parents both
have brown eyes, and so
does Shakira. Why is this?
Well, in terms of eye colour,
brown is Dominant, which
is why more people in the
world have...you guessed
it…brown eyes. Now Shakira’s younger brother
Shawn has blue eyes. Why?
Well, in terms of eye colour,
blue is Recessive, meaning
that there have to be two
genes for blue instead of a
gene for brown.
You may have two Dominant parents and you listen to both of them and
they say the same thing. Or
you may have two Recessive parents who you may
not listen to under normal
circumstances, but as they
are saying the same thing
together, you do it anyway.
This is the basic idea behind genetics. Each parent
always passes one of their
genes for each trait down to
their children.
Well that’s simple: both
parents had the genes for
blue and brown eyes. As
brown is Dominant, or the
mum, that’s the gene that
we listen to, and we ignore
blue the Recessive gene, or
the dad.
Now let’s look at it this
That’s why blue eyes are so
Why do Shakira’s parents
not have blue eyes?
rare, because you need two
Recessive genes to get blue
eyes. Your family can have a
Recessive gene for generations and not know it exists
until two adults who both
have a recessive gene each
passes one on to their child.
However, if that is the case,
it’s only a one in four, or
25% chance that the child
will have blue eyes.
So how do we control
them? Scientists or geneticists are still trying to figure that out. They are still
researching what each gene
does — what, and why.
Cool huh? With Mum and
Dad, look up online some
other Dominant and Recessive genes that control the
way you look.
Don’t forget to be safe while
online.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Patrick never did homework. “Too
boring,” he said. He played baseball and basketball and Wii instead. His teachers told him, “Do
your homework or you won’t
learn a thing.” And it’s true
sometimes he did feel like a
ding-a-ling. But what could he
do? He hated homework.
One day, his cat was playing with
a little doll and he grabbed it
away. To his surprise, it wasn’t
a doll at all, but a tiny little
man. He was wearing a little
wool shirt with little britches
and a high tall hat much like a witch’s.
He yelled, “Save me! Don’t give me back
to that cat. I’ll grant you a wish, I promise
you that.”
Patrick couldn’t believe how lucky he was!
Here was the answer to all of his problems.
So he said, “Only if you do all my homework ’til the end of the semester. If you do
a good enough job, I could even get A’s.”
The little man’s face wrinkled like a dishcloth thrown in the hamper. He kicked his
legs and doubled his fists and he grimaced
and scowled and pursed his lips, “Oh, am I
cursed! But I’ll do it.” True to his word, the
little elf began to do Patrick’s homework
except there was one glitch. The elf didn’t
always know what to do and he needed
help. “Help me! Help me!” he’d say. “I
don’t know this word,” the elf squeaked
while reading Patrick’s homework. “Get
me a dictionary. No, better still look up the
word and sound it out by each letter.”
When it came to math, Patrick was out
of luck. “What are times tables?” the elf
shrieked. “We elves never need that. What
are addition, subtraction, division and
fractions? Here, sit down beside me, you
simply must guide me.”
Elves know nothing of human history; to
them it’s a mystery. So the little elf,
already a shouter, just got louder,
“Go to the library; I need books;
more and more books. And you can
help me read them too.”
As a matter of fact, every day in every way, that little elf was a nag! Patrick was working harder than ever
and was it a drag! He was staying
up nights, had never felt so tired.
He was going to school with his eyes
puffed and bleary.
Finally, the last day of school arrived
and the elf was free to go. As for
homework, there was no more, so
he quietly slipped out the back door.
Patrick got his A’s; his classmates
were amazed; his teachers smiled
and were full of praise. His parents
wondered what had happened to
Patrick. He was now the model kid.
Cleaned his room, did his chores,
was cheerful, never rude.
You see, in the end, Patrick still
thought he’d made that tiny man do
all his homework; when in fact, the
Elf had made Patrick do it himself.
Dogs and Chickens
By Nina Manley
Dogs and Chickens
Oh me, Oh my!
One I want hundreds of tens,
The other I want to fryOne licks my toes,
The other so good on my plate.
Which one of those
Deserves which fate?
One so loyal,
The other so tasty.
The choice over which I toil,
But must not be too hasty.
So which is my favourite?
How can you ask me to choose?
It’s an internal fight
Neither one will lose.
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Do you wish you had educational, affordable, and entertaining games that were easy
to transport without all the bulk? Well, thanks
to modern technology, you can have all that
in one tiny icon to keep your kids entertained
for hours. Don’t you remember all the bags
you had to carry around as a kid with various
games to keep you out of trouble? Forget that
band wagon; here are some of the best ranked
games:
1.
Inventioneers
Open the gateway to problem solving and
creative thinking while on the go without
bringing the entire block or Lego set. Build
and create lots of structures all in the digital
world of your tablet/phone.
2.
Moppa Ice Cream
Colourful, creative and a great theme for the
summer or – in our case – an island of endless summer; it’s lots of fun for the lil’ uns.
3.
Pete & Mike
Teach your kids how to be heroes by having
them save a town from a dragon. Turn them
into a brave prince/princess.
4.
Mystery Word Town – Sight Word Spelling
Teach your kids how to spell while on their
very own adventure through a mid-western
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
town. Let them know
that spelling isn’t just
work but a whole lot of
fun too.
5.
Kapu Fishing
Teach kids how to fish
without damaging our
ecosystem. Let their
creativity fly with the
great graphics and the
ability to build their own
lures.
6.
Gro Garden
Have kids learn about
growing a garden in
mere minutes instead of months with this
great app; especially here on St. Maarten
where it’s very hard to grow most vegetables.
7.
Recycle Hero
Teach kids the importance of recycling with
this extraordinary and fun app.
8.
Giggle Tree
Combine memory and sound for hours of
endless giggling fun.
Lucky chicks find
an unusual mom
What an incredible sight! This beautiful looking dog with an
amazing nature became mom to some very lucky chicks who apparently wandered into the garden. They were lucky, because –
generally speaking – they would very likely have become “dinner” had they met most any other dog. This is because dogs are
very territorial animals and don’t take kindly to other animals
coming onto their property.
This tan border collie puppy appears unaware that she is not
acting very dog-like and instead seems
to be enjoying the new kids on the
block.
Don’t try this at home, though. If you
have some chicks; don’t leave them
alone with dogs or cats.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
THE KIDS HERALD
What kids say about
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Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School
pupils were educated about the various
careers that are out there during a Career Day at the school on June 5. Several pupils gave their thoughts about the
event. This is what they had to say.
Frinz Harvey Soriano (11)
I was one who dressed
up as a variety of different
occupations
er to music producer.
Personally, I really
enjoyed the presentation from the marines. I realised how
hard it is to join the
marines and its intensive and harsh training. Only the best of
the best are selected. Afterward, I went to go
check out the presentation from the nurse. I
was surprised, because the nurse knew my
cousin. The school promises the next Career
Day will be even better, but I won’t be there.
reer workers. We were assigned to different
groups. The cosmetologist had a great sense
of humour and she spoke about hairstyle, nail
design and other amazing things I like to do.
Next was the nurse, Mr. Bannis, who spoke
all about his years in the intensive care at St.
Maarten Medical Center. My very favourite was
the accountant. He was funny and spoke about
the damage that was caused during hurricane
seasons. It was a success and I learned a lot.
Sharda Mankaran (11)
During Career Day, students enjoyed listening to the guests talk about their occupations
because someday they would like to be in
their position. In the future, I would like to
become a lawyer because I love to deal with
the law. My three choices for Career Day were
accounting, nursing and cosmetology. I chose
accounting because some of it has to do with
the law. When I get older, I hope I will inspire
other students to reach for the stars and follow their dreams.
Venis Odette Calcano
(11)
There were many careers
you could have chosen
from during our school’s
Naysha Molano
Career Day. Some kids
For the Career Day,
came as doctors, nurswe got to dress up
es, entrepreneurs and
according to what
accountants, while docwe chose to become
when we grow up.
Coast Guard and many
The apparel was very
other people with difcolourful. There were
ferent professions came
doctors, police, acto talk to group 7 and 8
countants, dancers,
students about different
professions. Each child took three sessions to
coast guards. We had
learn about different careers. My personal fathree options: I chose
vourite was the accountant. The person who
was in charge of the accountant session was
cosmetology, dance/
funny and serious at the same time. That day
art and doctor. It was
a great experience. We visited the different was one of the best days I ever had.
career groups present; it was fun and educational at the same time. The classroom was Venita Romona Seu ralall (13)
doctor and some of my friends were dressed The Career Day was an
like doctors, accountants and dancers. At the amazing day for us beend of Career Day, they asked us how it was. cause we got to dress
“Amazing!” we said. All the children got a to- up as our dream caken which was a pencil and piggy bank. At reer. [Practising profesthe end of the day, everything was great. I sionals] came to tell us
loved the Career Day.
about their jobs. They
also gave us tips about
how to make our career
Shanica Stacy Williams (12)
come true. I dressed up
It was so nice to see
as an artist because I
love to be creative and I
all the children dressed
am really good at drawin the attire of their
ing. There was only one person out of both
dream career. After
making sure all the
many of the children dressed as accountants.
guests were there, we
I choose artist, doctor and cosmetologist then
all got our very own
I got to learn about them. Each child got their
Career Day passports
chance to see who they wanted to learn about.
that were beautifully
typed out. Some chiltalked about how kind and helpful the guests
dren dressed up like
were.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
COLOUR ME IN!
Make your own domino set!
Cut this picture out of the paper.
Glue to cardboard.
When dry, carefully cut out around each domino.
Now you and your friends can play dominoes.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Homemade Snow
Globe
Materials
Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Dip
- 1 glass jar with lid
ure
- Glycerin (optional but
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cy
- 2 teaspoons of glitter
- Water
- Super glue or hot gun
glue
Method
1. Remove lid from the jar and
ure on to inside of the lid.
2. Fill the jar with water and/or
glycerin. Add 2 teaspoons of glitter.
3. Screw the lid on the jar – glue
it on if you are worried your child
may be able to open it.
4. Shake the jar or turn it upside
down to make it snow.
Ingredients:
8oz
Philadelphia
cream
cheese softened to room temperature
¾ cup sour cream or Greek
yoghurt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¾ cup pizza sauce or Ragu
sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella
Toppings: 1-2 teaspoons
sliced olives, ¼ cup mini pepperoni, ¼ cup chopped green pepper, ½ cup crumbled cooked sausage
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Ground basil to taste
Ground oregano to taste
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F degrees.
2. Using a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and
garlic powder in a medium bowl until smooth and creamy.
3. Spread into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish, cake pan, or similar sized
casserole dish.
4. Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle
evenly with cheese. Top with your toppings of choice, then sprinkle
with grated parmesan.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with basil and oregano. Serve hot
with your favourite chips, raw veggies, pita wedges, etc.
Cover any leftovers and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Library book
reviews
Black Beauty (8-10 years)
By Mary Sebag-Montefiore
When the young Black Beauty is sold, he
has no idea of the hardships he’s about
to face. Read his story in his own words
as Black Beauty overcomes danger
and cruelty, working at everything from
pulling cabs in a smog-filled city to
carriages in the country.
The Notebook of Doom (8-10 years)
By Troy Cummings
Alexander thinks there are monsters at
school. The lunch menu is not normal.
Instead of good-for-you meals, there’s
pie and ice cream every day. His whole
class is crying. And his friend Rip goes
missing. Alexander will have to battle
meat-eating vegetables before the whole
town becomes veggie dinner.
Here’s Lily (10-12 years)
By Nancy Rue
Meet the awkward sixth-grader named
Lily. After receiving a compliment about
her looks from a high-powered woman
in the fashion industry, Lily obsesses
over becoming a model, setting her
sights on winning the “model search”
fashion show. She packs away her rock
and feather collection in exchange for
pictures of teen models and fashion
magazines. But when the unthinkable
happens the night before the fashion
show, Lily learns a valuable lesson about
real beauty.
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker
(10-12 years)
By Adam-Troy Castro
Fernie finds herself lost in the Gloom
mansion after her cat appears to have
been chased there by its own shadow.
Fernie discovers a library full of every
book that was never written, a gallery
of statues that is just plain awkward,
and finds herself at dinner watching her
own shadow take part in the feast! Along
the way, Fernie is chased by the People
Taker who is determined to take her to
the Shadow Country. It’s up to Fernie
and Gustav to stop the People Taker
before he takes Fernie’s family.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015