| August 2002 |
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| Clowns, bears, palindromes and jokes: What wonderful stuff we have for you this month! ... and just to be on the safe side, a great place for homework help! Nothing like getting a head start on things; right, kids? A couple of special celebrations in August are: ..... 1-7 Start of National Clown Week ..... 9 Smokey the Bear's Birthday (1944) |
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August Word of the Month palindrome \pal"in*drome\, n : a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward. A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah. [From Greek palindromos, running back again, recurring : palin, again; see kwel-1 in Indo-European Roots + dromos, a running.] .....www.dictionary.com |
I really like the word palindrome because my last name is a palindrome. Look at it - Salas - See, it's spelled the same frontwards and backwards! Cool, huh? When granni's children were small, one of them often said that we should have had a boy because then we could have named him Otto Salas and he would have two palindromes in his name. Poor kid would have been teased a lot, wouldn't he? Can you think of some words that are palindromes? One of my favorite websites has a section all about palindromes. You can find a bit of history and lots of examples at Brownielocks. |
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Celebrate Smokey Bear's birthday this month: |
| Visit these websites. Some are fun ones and some are informative! |
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| They say that everybody loves a clown, so I was happy to see a week set aside for clowns! The town that granni39 calls her "second home" has a wonderful band called The Scottville Clown Band. Although they are currently updating their website, you can visit them and click on their links to see some cool pictures of their band at: The Scottville Clown Band Website. This is a truly talented group of people who enjoy traveling around and marching in parades while they celebrate the joy of playing their musical instruments! You can also read all about clowns at Clowns of America |
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| Now to the real business of being a kid!!! That's right - School's starting soon! Backpacks, books, pencils, new clothes..... Are YOU ready? Granni's been doing some scrambling and found a truly awesome website - guaranteed to help you get the best grades possible this year! Microsoft and Encarta have a busy site with lots of everything. A great place for older students to find LOTS of homework help! Homework Guide |
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| Are You or do you know somebody who is ready for college... and wondering how they can afford to go? |
| ...Then you really must visit BrokeScholar.com where you can find all kinds of info about available scholarchips and how to get one! |
| BrokeScholar shows you each scholarship's name, how much money is available, and the application deadline. Click on the name of any scholarship and BrokeScholar shows you more in-depth information about that scholarship including applicable majors and schools, contact information, and even a link to the scholarship provider's Web site. |
| Web Design By: Shirley Salas granni39 July 30, 2002 |
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| WEBSITE FOR August is granni39's JokePage! Choose what kind of joke you want to read below..... |