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B6 Hood River News, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 T RAVEL Continued from Page B1 ations, Jagat and Chandra, both in their 40’s, have sent their daughters to the US to complete their final 2 years of high school. Upon her re- turn, Jagat’s daughter will attend medical school in Kathmandu and eventually lead the clinic for the next generation. We learned from other sources that studying abroad provides important credibility in their culture which will be much needed as she fills her ultimate role. Three patients sought care at the clinic while we were there. The first was the mayor of Kumari who’d been suffering from pneumonia. The second arrived by Ku- mari ambulance (that is, car- ried for an hour on a friend’s back), writhing in pain from the area around his liver. In both of these cases the PA consulted with Jim Penning- ton who was able to help each of them. The final pa- tient arrived shortly after we left, a child who was too sick for the clinic to treat so had to endure the long carry to the bus and on to the govern- ment hospital in Kathman- du. ■ The school, which is also part of Jagat and his team’s development efforts, was doing very well by all appear- ances. Not long ago the hand- ful of students in attendance met under a tree. Today, more than 600 children, grades Kindergarten to ju- nior high, are receiving a quality education in class- rooms with desks, a library and even a computer lab. Granted, these are mud and stone buildings and the desks might seem cramped to many American students, but it’s all good. The teachers are engaged and the kids are lively and not at all unlike kids here at home or any- where in the world. Daniel, an aspiring teacher from our group, took command of a class where we were all as- tonished at the kid’s grasp of English, their third lan- guage. We were even more astonished to see the hill they climbed to get to school, often after walking from home as many as 2 hours. Each of us in our group have traveled extensively around the world yet by all accounts, for us and anyone who visits, Kumari is a mag- ical place filled with amazing people. Goodbyes were sad, even after our short visit. Certainly the world has no shortage of worthy causes and deserving people. For us, now more than ever, we rec- ognize these humble people in this virtually unknown spot on Planet Earth as sim- ply friends. Good friends, and not only of ours but of our greater Hood River com- munity. As we bounced our way back to Kathmandu, my thoughts were becoming clear about what we can do. A roadmap is in place for quality, sustainable health care. We have committed to spearhead the purchase of the farm with the goal of having it underwrite most, if not all, the clinic costs. We will also present the opportu- nity to local NGO’s who have experience operating clinics to see if they can help the staff identify and overcome the apparent obstacles they currently face. As the sim- © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 7 Spell a message to Punxsutawney Phil by solving these math problems. Use the number code to see what letter belongs under each answer. 1,190 + 530 Groundhogs hibernate all winter long in burrows they dig. Excrement chamber Spy hole Nest Find the shadow that matches Phil exactly. On February 2, weather forecasters all over the United States look to the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for a little advice. Legend says that the groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil can foretell the weather! As the sun rises, I get ready to emerge from my ! stump. All eyes are on me On Februar y Punxsutawne 2, the town of y big Groundh begins the og Day celebration before sunr ise. Once my prediction has been made, the crowd cheers for me. Then I go back to sleep until spring ! , ’t shining be e sun isn to ... but if th are no shadows food, r then there tay out looking fo soon! s ry I e . v n e e iv e s g will arr and sprin The legend says that if the sun is out, I see my shadow, get scared, and hide back in my burrow, and spring will not arrive for another six weeks ... Robert Louis Stevenson said a shadow is like a rubber ball because it grows and shrinks throughout a day. Try this experiment to find out why shadows change size. Hold the flashlight almost directly above the cup. Draw the shadow you see. 169 + 362 2,763 1,697 + 234 + 1,226 2,222 + 1,211 521 + 213 531 = A 3,989 = P 734 = E 1,931 = U 3,433 = K 1,720 = W One important thing to understand when you read is cause and effect. For example, in the legend of Groundhog Day, when the groundhog sees his shadow, he goes back in his burrow. In this case, the effect is that the groundhog goes back in his burrow. That is what happens. What causes him to go back in his burrow? Getting frightened by his shadow. Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Find the sum of whole numbers to 10,000. Main entrance cup mering orange glow of Kath- mandu slowly emerg ed under the setting sun in the distance, it was unmistak- able to us all how blessed we were for the privilege of this experience. pencil flashlight paper Hold the flashlight near the bottom of the cup. Draw the shadow you see. Think About It: What time of day would Punxsutawney Phil have his long shadow? Early Morning Noon Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions. GROUNDHOG Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop WEATHER stories and activities. SHADOWS L I H P F X S K G G BURROW E K A W O W P N R C BROWN LOUIS C S I U O L I O N H CHAMBER R X I D D R U M W A SPRING U C A X P N R G O M SOURCE O H B S D Y X U R B FOOD S R E H T A E W B E WEEKS PHIL Y S O W E E K S X R FEBRUARY F G Y R A U R B E F SIX Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical WAKE words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. 1. With a parent or learning buddy at home, select an article from today’s newspaper. Read the headline. Discuss what you think caused the news reported in the headline. 2. The headline usually tells what happened. This is called an effect. Read aloud to your learning buddy the first paragraph of the article. Does this tell you the cause? Read the rest of the article aloud. After each paragraph, stop and discuss what you have learned about what caused the news reported in the headline. Complete the following: HEADLINE (effect): Weather Adjectives Here is a guessing game to play with one or more friends. Each player cuts out shapes and pictures of objects from the newspaper and holds them up, one at a time, in front of a light source. Take turns guessing what kind of shape or object is casting the shadow. Standards Link: Physical Science: Objects can be described in terms of their physical properties (shape). Look through the newspaper and choose five adjectives that describe weather. Then look through the newspaper for a picture or cartoon to illustrate each of these adjectives. CAUSE(s): Standards Link: Grammar: Identify and use adjectives in writing. NAME: How do you know when winter is over and spring has begun? Write a paragraph to explain. NAME OF LEARNING BUDDY: Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Distinguish between cause and effect in text.
