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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 37
ats have been
pets for people
for thousands of
years. They were taken in
to help keep mice and
snakes out of homes,
farms and businesses.
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Cats also appear in all
kinds of stories, from
fairy tales to legends
to comic strips.
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Egyptians considered cats
to be sacred, which is why
they mummified and
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buried them in tombs.
They would honor a
god by portraying it
with a cat’s head.
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Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503)325-5620
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The Egyptian goddess
Bast was shown with
the head of a cat.
Bast is the Egyptian
goddess of sunrise
and the protector
of cats, women
and children.
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MARITIME TEXACO
1701 Marine Dr
Astoria, OR 97103
1-503-325-7812
503.325.0411
Connect the dots
in alphabetical
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order to draw
Bast.
Find the
two
identical
cats.
Home Furnishings
34747 Hwy 101 Bus.
Astoria
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Standards Link:
Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Just like fingerprints, this
part of a cat’s body has a
pattern of ridges that is
unique to that cat.
Unscramble the word
to find the answer.
ASTORIA | 503-556-0410
MILLION
The number of years
ago that we believe
cats were first
domesticated.
The approximate
number of dollars
spent each year
in the U.S. for
kitty litter.
Guess which number at left
goes with each fact. Then use
the code to check your guess.
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Animals in
the News
The number
of muscles
in each ear
of a cat.
The approximate
number of kittens
born in the U.S.
each day.
Standards Link: Estimation: Students estimate quantities in real-world situations.
How
many
toy mice
can you
find on
this
page?
Look through the
newspaper to find
articles about
animals. How
many different
kinds of animals
are in the news?
Make a graph to
show your results.
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Hea lth
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T he Ros eb ria r
263 W E xcha n ge • Astoria | (877) 435-7790
NORTHWEST
READY MIX
950 O lney A ve • A storia
503-325-3562
Standards Link: Data
Analysis: Organize and display
data in simple bar graphs, pie
charts and line graphs.
1410 CO M M ERCIA L STREET • A STO RIA
503-325-5511
The cats at Dr. Stalling’s
office won’t sit still to be weighed. The owners have to hold
them and weigh themselves and their pets at the same time.
Subtract each owner’s weight from the total weight to find
out how much each wiggly cat weighs.
Cat (___)
+ Kate (132)
TOTAL: 149)
Cat (___)
+ Tim (173)
TOTAL: 197)
Cat (___)
+ Mike (180)
TOTAL: 195)
Standards Link: Algebra: Solve simple open sentences involving operations on whole numbers.
ANCIENT
WHISKERS
CATS
SACRED
YARN
EGYPTIAN
STRAY
ABANDONED
TOMBS
RIDGES
UNIQUE
WEIGH
MICE
BAST
COMIC
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
1139 Exchange St.
Astoria, OR
503-468-3100
My Pet
Octopus
Pretend you have a pet octopus.
Ebb Tide
Describe what life is like with
this pet. Be Oceanfront
imaginative! Do Resort
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walks? Is it trained?
Home for a Pet
Deadline: September 18
Published: Week of Oct. 16
Look at the Want Ads in the newspaper.
Pretend you are a pet looking for a home.
Write a want ad for the home you would like.
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Send your story to:
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Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write brief expository descriptions.
N EW SPAPER CARRIERS N EEDED
The D a ily A storia n ha s severa l rou tes a va ila ble in the
A storia a rea . Ca ll 503-325-3211 for m ore in form a tion .
Tha nks to the follow ing bu sinesses for su pporting New spa pers In E
du ca tion
• Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria
• Mark J. Lang, Attorney at Law
• Premium Adjustable Beds
• Suzanne Elise Assisted Living
• Moberg and Rust Attorneys at Law
• Lower Columbia Clinic
• Ship Inn
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M E X ICAN RE STAU RAN T
35431 H W Y 101 BU S • ASTORIA • 503-325-3656
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• Appelo Archives Center
• Sam’s Seaside Café
• Hees Enterprises, Inc
• Quackenbush Buliders Inc.
• Bridgewater Bistro
• Clatsop Truck & Equipment
• Clatsop Behaviorial Healthcare
Please include your school and grade.
• Video Horizons
• Clean and Dry
• Rock Bauer Landscapes
• Chinook Marine Repair Shop
• Hammond Kennels
• Astoria’s Best
• Bergerson Construction
“Providing quality 2230 Exchange Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
service for your
(503) 325-9906
home medical
equipment needs (888) 271-8078 toll-free
since 1985”
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