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C LASSIFIEDS Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Page 3 E ASTERN O REGON M ARKETPLACE • 1-800-962-2819 • FAX 278-2680 © 2017 by V Vicki icki Whiting, Editor Je Jeff f f Schinkel, S Graphics V Vol. ol. 33, No. 1 11 1 Mardi Gras is French for r “Fat Tuesday.” T uesday u .” The “fat” in the name comes from the an ncient custom of parading a fat ancient o this ox through Paris on day . The ox was to t o day. remind the people e that they were not allowed allo owed to eat meat during g the time of fasting kn nown known as Lent. Lent runs s from Wednesday Ash W e ednesday through h Easter Sunday. Sunday . • paper plate • construction paper • glitter • markers • feathers, beads, buttons or other decorations ¬wooden wooden d dowel d l or plastic l ti drinking straw • scissors • glue Help the jester “Tuesday,” the ince “Mardi” means “T Tu uesday ,” you can tell th he find his way to holiday is always celebrated ce elebrated on that day of the week. the Mardi Gras The date can fall betwee en February 3 and March 9 between doubloons. depending on the lunar calendar c calendar, , used by the determine Easter. . Catholic Church to deter rmine the date of Easter Mardi Gras is always 47 7 days before Easter Sunday. Sunda ay . 1 1. . Cut a paper plate in half and make holes for your eyes. came French people who cam me to the United States Gras with them. brought the custom of Mardi M Standards Link: History: Students understand cultural contributions from various regions and how they helpe ed to form a national heritage. helped Mardi Gras parades ha happen appen throughout the most famous celebration world. Some of the m centers are: a New Orleans and L y Lafayette in Louisiana, , Biloxi in Mississippi, R de Janeiro in Brazil, Rio Nice in France and V iareggio i in Italy Viareggio Italy. . th he math to discover Do the where e these Mardi Gras c customs take place. 25 People cel celebrate lebrate with 1 17 7 People dance in parades and ma asked balls. masked T r rinkets, especially especia lly beads and Trinkets, t doubloons, are tossed to the crowds from parade pa arade floats. floats the streets. 29 During Mardi Gras Gras, , people dress in costumes s and put on an ancient play y . play. 2 2. . Decorate it with glitter, markers, feathers, etc. 28 Paraders wear giant masks that make them t look like walking heads wit th tiny bodies. with 3 31 1 - 6 = New Orleans Orlean ns 7 + 8 + 5 + 9 = Southern n Italy y 37 - 9 = Nice, , France 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = Rio de Jan J Janeiro neir o Standards Link Link: : History: Understand cultural contributi contributions ions from various regions. reg ions. 3 3. . Make a handle by y taping p g a wooden dowel or straw to the back of your mask. Find the identical l Mardi Gras masks. Photo Fun ff ficial Mardi Gras in the Unite United d States has three of official colors. T To o find out what t each of these three colors lett ters M-A-R-D-I M A R D I G-R-A-S G R A S in n means, cross out the letters below . W r rite the remaining letters s each of the lines below. Write ea ach color symbolizes. in order to learn what each Clip a photograph from the newspaper and glue g it to a piece p of paper paper. . Next to the photo write five adjectives that describe the photo. Next to each word, write its antonym. Use the adjectives and the antonyms to write a paragraph about Mardi Gras. Standards Link: Vocabulary V ocabulary Development: Understand and use adjectives and antonyms. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Compreh hension: Follow simple multiple-step written directions. n England, the T Tuesday uesda u ay before Lent is called Shr Shrove rove T Tuesday. u uesday . tradition Because it is a traditi ion there to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, T u uesday , it is also called calle d Pancake Day Day. . Read the clues below and a see if you can complete the t words that all contain the letters lette ers P-A-N. P A N . P-A-N Standards Link: V Vocabulary ocabulary Dev Development: velopment: Understand grade-level appr appropriate ropriate vocabulary vocabulary. . Mardi Gras Pa Party arty Imagine you have $500 to t throw a Mardi Gras party party. . Look through h the newspaper and “shop” for food, deco orations, games and decorations, other supplies. Can you spend sp pend exactly $500? Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Sen se: Solve problems using money money; add and subtract using mone ey amounts. Sta Standards andards Link: Visual V isual Arts: Understand and ap ply media, techniques and processes apply rel ated to visual arts. related MARD MARDI DI GRAS TUESDAY TUESD DAY TRINK KETS TRINKETS COSTU UMES COSTUMES DOUBLOONS DOUBL LOONS SHROV VE SHROVE ANTON NYM ANTONYM PARADE PARAD DE FRANCE FRANC CE ITALY Y MASK MAS K BILOXI BILOX XI PLAY … the feeling you have when you’re celebrating with friends. D I T A L Y K S A M O X T R K E M H F Y U I U Y I M W R X N B X E E A N A O C O L O S R D N K V D T O L D X C A F E G N O I A E B Y R R T A N B Y A L P A A G S S E M U T S O C P R This week’ week’s s word: FAST F AST A The verb fast means to eat very little or no food for religious re eligious or medical reasons. The doctor Th d t asked k d Wendy W endy e d sur gery . to fast before surgery. Try T r ry to use the word fast in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family today. today . Safety Poem Write a poem that includes three safety rules.
