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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.
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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
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been made, the crowd
cheers for me. Then I go
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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.
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+ 234 + 1,226
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734 = E 1,931 = U
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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.