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September is a great time in the North Carolina Triangle to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather outdoors! Go on family walks at your favorite local parks, visit local farms, pumpkin patches and corn field mazes. Visit www.ChillKids.com to find lots of fun local Fall Festivals!
September 2018 Cover Art by Maria Starus
The 25th Carolina Renaissance Festival takes place every weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) September 29th through November 18th. On pages 10 & 11 read all about what's new at the Renaissance Festival this year, including Fireflicker the Curious Dragon, and the all new Living Mermaid exhibit where sea fairies swim in a 30,000 lb. aquarium to enchant and delight!
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On page 5, learn about how to prevent stormwater pollution, and how important it is for our clean drinking water and for clean creeks, streams, lakes, rivers and the entire watershed, to make sure that no waste, lawn clippings, leaves, chemicals or pollutants go down the storm drain. "Remember, only rain down the drain!" We'll also learn with NASA Space Place about the Milky Way (page 8), which will be especially bright and visible in the night sky this month.
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Do your best every day at school, and always be kind and encouraging to your classmates and helpful to your teachers. It feels great to brighten someone's day! Have fun and be sure to get outside and play in the beautiful Autumn weather!
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Hidden Picture Puzzles by Liz
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Stop pollution Pick up litter Dispose of waste Grass Clippings Mulch leaves Clean spills
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
Fritter, we’re NOT going to go totally crazy shopping for birthday gifts! We need to ...
Oh, Thrifty! Just LOOK at all the sparkly lights and cool stuff they have in this store!
WAHOOOO!!! I’m gonna get THIS and THAT and THOSE and THESE and ...
A budget is a plan that helps you spend only the amount of money you can afford to spend!
Fritter, you really need a BUDGET!
Okay, but can you carry the budget? My arms are full!
Look at the things Thrifty and Fritter would like to buy for Fifi’s birthday. They have $50 budgeted for their birthday shopping. Make a list of the things they could buy on their budget without overspending.
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TOTAL: DO THE MATH: How much does Thrifty have left over each week?
Talk with a parent about how they budget their money for groceries, clothing and other household expenses. How do they stay on budget each week? How do they budget for unexpected expenses like car repairs? ©Vicki Whiting
TOTAL: Answers on page 14.
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People who have trouble seeing or reading can tell the difference between coins that are worth different amounts of money when the coins are different shapes and sizes.
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The origin of the $ sign is uncertain. But many historians believe that the P—for either Spanish or Mexican pesos—was accompanied by a small s above and to the right of it when the plural form was used. This pairing of letters was simplified by keeping only the stem of the P and writing the S right on top of it. Voila—the dollar sign! Match each of the dollar signs with it’s identical twin. Look carefully! One dollar sign has no duplicate.
Answer on page 14.
Standards Link: Research: Find similarities and differences in common objects.
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- By Jane Houston Jones and Jessica Stoller-Conrad
Between Sept. 12 and 20, watch the Moon pass from near Venus, above Jupiter, to the left of Saturn and finally above Mars!
Feeling like you missed out on planning a last vacation of summer? Don’t worry—you can still take a late summertime road trip along the Milky Way!
This month, both Neptune and brighter Uranus can also be spotted with some help from a telescope. To see them, look in the southeastern sky at 1 a.m. or later. If you stay awake, you can also find Mercury just above Earth’s eastern horizon shortly before sunrise. Use the Moon as a guide on Sept. 7 and 8.
The waning days of summer are upon us, and that means the Sun is setting earlier now. These earlier sunsets reveal a starry sky bisected by the Milky Way. Want to see this view of our home galaxy? Head out to your favorite dark sky getaway or to the darkest city park or urban open space you can find. While you’re out there waiting for a peek at the Milky Way, you’ll also have a great view of the planets in our solar system. Keep an eye out right after sunset and you can catch a look at Venus. If you have binoculars or a telescope, you’ll see Venus’s phase change dramatically during September—from nearly half phase to a larger, thinner crescent. Jupiter, Saturn and reddish Mars are next in the sky, as they continue their brilliant appearances this month. To see them, look southwest after sunset. If you’re in a dark sky and you look above and below Saturn, you can’t miss the summer Milky Way spanning the sky from southwest to northeast.
Although there are no major meteor showers in September, cometary dust This illustration shows how the summer constellations trace a path appears in another late summer sight, across the Milky Way. To get the best views, head out to the darkest the morning zodiacal light. Zodiacal sky you can find. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech light looks like a cone of soft light in the night sky. It is produced when sunlight You can also use the summer constellations to help you trace a is scattered by dust in our solar system. path across the Milky Way. For example, there’s Sagittarius, where Try looking for it in the east right before stars and some brighter clumps appear as steam from a teapot. sunrise on the moonless mornings of Then there is Aquila, where the Eagle’s bright Star Altair combined Sept. 8 through Sept 23. with Cygnus’s Deneb and Lyra’s Vega mark what’s called the “summer triangle.” The familiar W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia You can catch up on all of NASA’s completes the constellation trail through the summer Milky Way. current—and future—missions Binoculars will reveal double stars, clusters and nebulae all along at www.nasa.gov. the Milky Way.
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Carolina Renaissance Festival
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At the Carolina Renaissance Festival, j ourney to the grotto and experience the all new Living Mermaid exhibit where Fairies of the Sea enchant, delight and swim about inside a 30,000 lb. aquarium.
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Dragons and Mermaids and Fairies - Oh My!
Carolina Renaissance Festival Celebrating 25 Years! The Carolina Renaissance Festival is back celebrating 25 years of cheers! Nearly 200,000 attendees are expected to time travel to the village during its 8 -weekend season, held Saturdays and Sundays, September 29 through November 18, 2018. The Carolina Renaissance Festival brings lots of cheer, trumpet fanfare, lashing armor, great food, and fun for the whole family.
Fourteen stages offer an abundance of continuous music, dance, comedy and circus entertainments. Unbalanced acrobats, the Ancient Art of Falconry and the popular jousting tournament with armored nights mounted on horseback, are more examples of the continuous entertainment options offered. Many of the shows are spontaneous and you will never know what happens next, on stage or off. A great variety of craft vendors offer home dĂŠcor, jewelry, clothing of renaissance and medieval fashion, blown and torched glass, handmade art and pottery. For information about the Carolina Renaissance Festival, visit carolina.renfestinfo.com.
Fantasy and history collide once again as fanciful creatures have nestled into the forests of the Festival. Journey to the grotto and experience the all new Living Mermaid exhibit where Fairies of the Sea enchant, delight and swim about inside a 30,000 lb. aquarium. Watch Fireflicker the Curious Dragon roam about to award dragon gold to children with magic in their hearts. And fan-favorite Twig the Fairy returns, dazzling patrons with her music and fairy-dust. There are also activities for children of all ages including people-powered amusement rides and countryside faire games such as the castle climbing wall, archery and tomato tossing at a jester. The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 14 stage theater, a 25-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast, all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure. It is a magical realm and a time traveling escape like no other!
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ANIMAL KINGDOM
The Conservators' Center:
A North Carolina Community Gem for Wildlife Education, Conservation, & Rescue
Lions, and tigers, and binturongs, oh my! A visit to the Conservators' Center near Burlington, North Carolina brings you face to face with all kinds of amazing animals! On a Conservators' Center tour with an experienced guide, you can see close up the beautiful markings and stripes of the animals. You can hear the calls and sounds they make. You can get to know the animals' unique personalities, learn their individual stories, and learn about each species and its role in its ecosystem. You can also listen to the ROARING sound of twenty lions as they "oof" to one another! As you listen and watch the lions, close up, you can feel the sound go right through you, from your ears down to your toes! It is a gentle, friendly roar, not a scary roar, as the lions "oof" in greeting, calling out ("oofing") to one another, and in reply to the calls of the experienced guides and volunteers at the Conservators' Center. With up to twenty lions oofing at the same time, some within a few feet from you, it is a sound and a feeling you will never forget! In upcoming Chill Kids issues, we will learn about some of the different kinds of animals who live at the Conservators' Center. (See photos of some of the residents on page 13). Each of these animals has a unique story to tell.
Education The Conservators' Center's incredible animals serve as the best possible ambassadors for their respective species and the need for comprehensive conservation efforts. Children and adults alike leave the Conservators' Center tours and visits touched by the experience, and with a better understanding of how we are all interconnected.
Freya Tiger would love to meet you on a tour at the Conservators' Center! Photo by Chariot Creative
Since this nonprofit opened to the public for educational tours in 2007, thousands of visitors from North Carolina and beyond have experienced the Center’s eclectic collection of animals. It is an exceptional experience to take a guided tour and meet these animals. Unlike zoos, where you’re lucky to see the flick of a lion’s tail, the Center’s lions, tigers, and other exotic residents are close enough for you to see the color, outline and shape of their eyes.
About the Animals The Conservators' Center accepts and Most of the Conservators' Center's friendly cares for animals who simply need a forever and curious lions, tigers, and wolves enjoy home, as well as those no one else wants— greeting and observing their visitors. You including animals suffering from behavioral will be equally enchanted by the smaller issues, physical disabilities, and those who species, including binturongs, New Guinea are elderly. singing dogs, a red fox, dingo, ring-tailed lemurs, servals, caracals, bobcats, lynx, and Some of the animals were placed with jungle cats. the Conservators' Center by authorities after they were rescued from neglectful or About the Conservators' Center abusive situations. Many were placed for The Conservators’ Center is a nonprofit retirement with the Conservators' Center organization that preserves threatened from a zoo, theme park, breeding program, species through rescuing wildlife in need, responsible captive breeding, and providing veterinarian, or other animal professional. Several are former pets with loving owners educational programs and support who discovered that caring for an exotic worldwide. It is a community of people animal is challenging or dangerous in a caring for animals, and a community of home environment; or whose owners were animals who love their caretakers. truly negligent before they surrendered the animals, either directly to the Center or to Visitors to the Conservators’ Center professionals who placed them there. – which is home to more than 80 exotic animals, including more than 21 species – The Conservators' Center's mission often call this wildlife haven tucked away focuses on education, conservation, and among the farms of Caswell County a rescue. Fulfilling these three aspects of its “hidden gem.” (The conservancy is located mission has built the Conservators' Center's near Burlington, NC, about 30-45 minutes reputation as a leading facility for the care of from Chapel Hill/Durham.) these species.
Conservation Philosophy In order to save a species you must preserve an entire ecosystem. The animals who are residents at the Conservators' Center contribute to the survival of their species because people who learn about them come to understand why it is important to protect them, and their habitats. Rescue Saving individual animals requires accepting rescue and placement animals. The majority of the animals arrived at the Conservators’ Center by rescue and placement. Their staff have the experience and ability to accept the worst-case animals, (for example, animals who have serious behavioral issues, are very ill, need urgent care, and/or are seized from owners who were responsible for animal abuse, neglect, or cruelty.) Schedule a Tour and Become Part of the Conservators' Center Community The Conservator's Center receives no state or federal funding to transport or house rescued animals. Visitors are the main source of income. Every visit helps support the animals! Scheduling a tour is a great way to support the animals' care, while you have an amazing experience seeing the animals up close and learning the unique stories of each animal. Visitors must make advance reservations for tours. Tour participants are not permitted to touch any of the animals. The Conservators' Center also offers birthday parties, field trips, programs for scouts and youth groups, and overnight programs (howl with the wolves!) Visit www.conservatorscenter.org to learn about how volunteers can join the community, become a lifetime adopter, and help provide for the care of the animals at the Conservators' Center.
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Meet the Animals at the Conservators' Center Hear the Lions ROAR and Meet Tigers, Wolves and Other Rescued Animals Face-to-Face
You can meet all of the amazing animals shown in the pictures below, and many more at the Conservators' Center (located near Burlington, NC. In the coming months, we'll learn more about some of the Conservators' Center's individual residents in ChillKids. We'll learn about the majestic lions who came to live at the Conservators' Center in a large group (including lion cubs who now are big lions).
We'll learn about the gray wolf brothers Trekkie Monster and Roland. (These gray wolf brothers look like white wolves). We'll also learn about Arthur the white tiger (always a favorite, and he is very photogenic). Arthur Tiger even has his own Facebook page! We'll learn about fennec foxes, Tut and Wendy, the lovable binturongs (bearcats). and many more!
Each resident has a unique personality and a unique story. Meet them when you schedule a tour at the Conservators' Center! Learn more about all of the animals at the Conservators Center at conservatorscenter.org.
TAKE A TOUR & AWAKEN YOUR WILD SIDE!
* Have you ever looked a tiger in the eye? * Felt the whole-body impact of lions roaring? * Watched wolves romp through the woods?
Bengal Cats
Dingo
These and other once-in-a-lifetime experiences are possible at the Conservators’ Center. You are guaranteed a unique and up-close view of these exotic animals, often from just 5 feet away! Learn about the residents and their care from knowledgeable guides. Every visit from you helps support them.
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Binturongs (Bearcats)
Bobcats
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Fennec Fox
Genets
Jungle Cats
Lions
Geoffroy's Cats
Kinkajous
Eurasian Lynx
Leopards
New Guinea Singing Dogs
Ring-Tailed Lemurs
Caracals
Chausies Gray Wolves
Arctic Fox
Servals
Tigers
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SEPTEMBER 2018 Flick Picks Smallfoot
Little Women
In Theaters: September 28, 2018
In Theaters: September 28, 2018
Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human.
For 150 years, Louisa May Alcott’s book Little Women has motivated women of all ages to dream together and celebrate family. Coming to theaters for the first time, a modern retelling of Little Women brings a new generation together with their mothers, sisters and friends.
News of this “smallfoot” brings him fame and a chance with the girl of his dreams. It also throws the simple Yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in a fun adventure story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery. Rated PG for some action, rude humor, and thematic elements.1 hr. 36 min. (Warner Bros. Pictures.)
Puzzle Answers (page 6): Thrifty's Budget Income = $50, Expenses = $18 Dollar Match (page 7):
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Ball $9 Scarf $10 Lamp $12 TOTAL = $50
From girls playing in the attic growing up to be women living with purpose, the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—are committed to always supporting each other. Yet growing up sometimes means growing apart. Jo, an aspiring writer, leaves for New York determined to publish a novel. In the wake of rejected draft upon draft, her editor challenges Jo to write about something more interesting—her family. When tragedy brings the sisters back home, sticking together takes on new meaning. As Jo comforts her sick sister, Beth asks for one thing: a story. Jo knows the perfect one … by heart. Rated PG-13 (Pure Flix Entertainment, Main Dog Productions.)
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Can you guess what the picture is? Complete the dot-to-dot, then color in the picture. (Hint: Read about the Conservators' Center on pages 12-13) We love to publish your original art work, letters, poems and stories! Ask your parent/guardian to send or email your original art, along with their signed permission to publish, to Chill Kids at the Chapel Hill mailing address on page 3.
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By Jan Buckner Walker
The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults
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Kids Across
1. Traveled on a plane 3. It's the salty water that runs down a runner's forehead 8. What comes out of a balloon when it pops 9. When a sprinter bends (other than his knees) when he runs a race 10. What blenders do to whip up a smoothie 13. Finally!: It's all a runner wants to do once the marathon is over 15. As his name tells you, in just minutes, an anteater can use its long tongue to gobble up every _____ in a colony 17. A ______ driver can speed around a track at up to 200 mph (Hint: It's spelled the same way forward and backward) 19. To close both eyes for just an instant 20. Fast and graceful: Springing and leaping with giant strides,
The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for grown-ups! this antelope seems to almost fly through the tall grasses of Africa 22. A frilly skirt that rises and spins whenever a ballerina 5Ds 23. A rocket leaves a fiery trail in the sky as it speeds into outer ______ 24. It's what most kids will say right away if you ask, "Do you want to go to the amusement park today?"
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1. Located on the border between the U.S. and Canada, it's nature's watery wonder: Niagara ____ 2. In the days leading up to Christmas '96, this ticklish toy flew off the shelves like Superman 4. Traveling the world: A ____ password is a passport to to the web 5. Spin gracefully on one toe while performing Swan Lake
6. Type of tag kids play at the speed of light 7. More than just a mood swing: In a flash, __. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde (abbr.) 10. What a Harley has that a Huffy doesn't 11. Faster than fax: When it follows "electronic" or "text," it signals instant communication 12. Piercing paper fastener 14. Furry "grass-hopper" often seen scurrying through a backyard 16. Thank you very little: Autographed items, given by a state trooper to a select few 18. Halley's _____ travels at a speedy 40 miles per second, getting faster as it gets closer to Earth 19. Fastball returner 21. Code that ensures an envelope will arrive ASAP (or synonym for speedy) kris@kapd.com
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