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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 © 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 29 Usually the newspaper covers the Olympics with stories and pictures. This week, Kid Scoop brings the challenge, the thrill, the glory of the games to you. All you need is Kid Scoop and today’s newspaper! Dizzy Dora Who will win the race? The runner with the highest score! Challenge a friend or family member! Each of you look through the newspaper to see how many of these words you can find in 10 minutes. Add up your scores to see who wins! PLAYER ONE ONE POINT WORDS PLAYER TWO people Dizzy Deanna city Estimate Find 12 numbers in today’s newspaper and cut them out. local Dizzy Deanna: state Dizzy Daniel: said Dizzy Dora: parks event Dizzy Daniel Quickly glue the numbers onto boxes on the racetrack. 5 B THREE POINT WORDS Next, estimate the score for each runner. Who do you think has the highest score? mayor meeting health Complete the math equation to find out who actually gets the highest score. idea Standards Link: Mathematics: Number Sense: Estimate and calculate the sum of whole numbers. future FLAG HEADLINE political plan Dash through today’s newspaper and cut out the letters that spell each of these newspaper terms at left. Glue the letters onto the hurdles to spell each word— one word on each hurdle. Can you clear each hurdle? FIVE POINT WORDS authority quoted Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade level appropriate words correctly. How many stars can you find on this page? How many stars can you find in other parts of the newspaper? Dizzy Dora at the start of today’s race. CUTLINE BYLINE debate police objection study opinion TEN POINT WORDS election COLUMN Washington, D.C. Select a headline from the sports page in today’s newspaper. Rewrite the headline so it communicates just the opposite. Find and read an article in today’s newspaper that is as long as the jump made by Jumping Judy. Cut out the article, lay it on its side, and paste it over the area Judy jumped. JUDY’S JUMP Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand and explain common antonyms. discussion community candidate challenge scheduled PLAYER ONE SCORE: Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. PLAYER TWO SCORE: Cover each picture below with a small piece of newspaper. Have a friend lift one square, then try and guess where its opposite might be. If they match, remove those two pieces of paper. If not, replace them and try again. Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand common antonyms. Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. HURDLES DASH GAMES DIZZY RACETRACK GLORY CLEAR FLAG JUMP ESTIMATE SCORE GO SIDE THRILL CUT YOU E T A M I B Y S T S E R S J U M P A G E This week’s word: T K G C S R C U T L EQUATION H R L V O E T Z L D The noun equation means a mathematical statement, with two expressions, usually divided by an equal sign, that are the same value. R A O Y T R M Z G R I E D R Z O E A I U L L A O G Z L W G H L C S L P F I U O Y K F H G M S I D E T Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. A simple equation would be 2+2=4. Try to use the word equation in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Summertime News Sports Search Look through the newspaper and see how quickly you can find and circle the following: a distance, a time in minutes or seconds, any first place finisher, and an Olympic event you would like to see. ANSWER: A fence. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Write a news story about something that you do in the summer. Remember to tell who, what, when, where, why and how. Phone: (541) 997-1144 There’s no place like New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care 5RRW&DQDOV&URZQ%ULGJH ([WUDFWLRQV,PSODQW5HVWRUDWLRQV &RVPHWLF'HQWLVWU\7HHWK:KLWHQLQJ Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. (541) 997-3423 1256 Bay Street • Keep it fresh and local for the Kids in Florence! • Live Music on the Weekends Voted Reader’s Choice 2012 through 2015 BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Like us on Facebook so our Daily Specials pop up in your NEWS FEED 294 Laurel St. in Historic Old Town Florence 541-997-4886 Best Margaritas and Best Salsa! Weekly Lunch and Dinner Specials Open Monday - Saturday