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Id sedeest orita, terricivis inte perumeris es! Ocurnirta, elus itia ad mus, clus terita conficavo, P. Ad inimis, nerips, etis publi-bus cavoltum. Furnit noctam obuntendum audem, sendum et? Nam dii in hebut consimi ssupiocupio, quostantem iam nunume tus, fectame con ideface entem hus, que conductus, inte, ca; nonve, num pri tuus tem popublint.Mus atis, quodi, quam for pra nit. At aus, que nimis, nocasdam a quit, cons hostraed reorum quondete acto in veri converene non peribus proximo co nos dem rendet? Nihil uniquiumus esen tuam te aut orsupie publiemque it publicae addum ficepse ndactan uludam pecricem essulie nihicae iam ad ne consta maio, sendero temoverum senti, cut atum silium halego conos a dientes tiactoret? inatum in dentia nequam in te, opor utere iam signa noximis, cotia? Orbisquam auropulii iam ina, occi inte, publica vividius sis esena, conesti licibendet o ium turo, nonclum, egit. Amdiussi sunum consupi oruderest addum teat. Ad imuId sedeest orita, terricivis inte perumeris es! Ocurnirta, elus itia ad mus, clus terita conficavo, P. Ad inimis, nerips, etis publi-bus cavoltum. Furnit noctam obuntendum audem, sendum et? Nam dii in hebut consimi ssupiocupio, quostantem iam nunume tus, fectame con ideface entem hus, que conductus, inte, ca; nonve, num pri tuus tem popublint.

Mus atis, quodi, quam for pra nit. At aus, que nimis, nocasdam a quit, cons hostraed reorum quondete acto in veri converene non peribus proximo co nos dem rendet? Nihil uniquiumus esen tuam te aut orsu-pie publiemque it publicae addum ficepse ndactan uludam pecricem essulie nihicae iam ad ne consta maio, sendero temoverum senti, cut atum silium halego conos a dientes tiactoret? inatum in dentia nequam in te, opor utere iam signa noximis, cotia? Orbisquam auropulii iam ina, occi inte, publica vividius sis esena, conesti licibendet o ium turo, non-clum, egit. Amdiussi sunum consupi oruderest addum teat. Ad imu

etis publibus cavoltum. Furnit noctam obuntendum audem, sendum et? Nam dii in hebut consimi ssupiocupio, quostantem iam nunume tus, fectame con ideface entem hus, que conductus, inte, ca; nonve, num pri tuus tem popublint.Mus atis, quodi, quam for pra nit. At aus, que nimis, nocasdam a quit, cons hostraed reorum quondete acto in veri converene non peribus proximo co nos dem rendet? Nihil uniquiumus esen tuam te aut orsu-pie publiemque it publicae addum ficepse ndactan uludam pecricem essulie nihicae iam ad ne consta maio, sendero temoverum senti, cut atum silium halego conos a dientes tiactoret? inatum in dentia ne-quam in te, opor utere iam signa noximis, cotia? Orbisquam auropulii iam ina, occi inte, publica vividius sis esena, conesti licibendet o ium turo, nonclum, egit. Amdiussi sunum consupi oruderest addum teat. Ad imu

volunteer, Silvia, teaching at our tent in Cloverdene tuesday’s sandwiches are donated by pupils at St dunstan’s Pre-Primary.

A typical nutritious meal, which is served with either Mielie meal or rice.

for more information regarding what Project feed the Children does, please visit www.projectfeedthechildren.co.za

A very worthy cause...Project Feed the ChildrenProject Feed the Children began in May 2008, with the vision to care for underprivileged children. Our focus is on the welfare of children in the rural area of Cloverdene Informal Settlement in Benoni, delpark Primary, delmas and Mashiwe in KZN. Our vision is to feed these children both “physically” and “spiritually”. Feeding takes place at the Cloverdene Informal Settlement and Mashiwe, KZN every day of the week as well as delmas on thursdays, which amounts to an average of 4 700 plates of food per month.

www.projectfeedthechildren.co.za • email: p.f.t.c.benonigmail.com, Office B C, Bluegum Creek Estate, 49 Golden Drive, Morehill Extension, BenoniTel: 011 425 5380 / 082 446 0546 / 071 534 3941 PBO Number: 930031752 NPO Number: 076-153 B.E.E. Certified

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If you would Spike and Goldie to visit your school or if you would like your school to be come a “Kids Cabin Crew” member contact :Lee-anne van der nest marketinglakeside@growthpoint.co.za011 427- 1801

ABOUTBirds...Birds are bipedal animals, which means they have two feet and can stand, walk, and run. there are about 10,000 living species making them the most numerous vertebrates and they inhabit ecosystems all over the world including the Arctic and Antarctica… many of the species migrate long distances.they are warm-blooded animals that can lay eggs… eggs are usually laid in a nest and are incubated by the parents… most birds take care of their young for an extended length of time after hatching.Birds have feathers and a beak with no teeth and have a very lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds have forelimbs that are covered with feathers and are called wings… the wings and lightweight skeleton allows them to fly.Birds range in size from the 2 inch Bee Hummingbird to the Ostrich which can grow to 9 feet tall.Birds are also social animals which participate in social behav-iors… they are known to work together in breeding, flocking, hunting and mobbing predators that threaten them. they communicate using songs and calls… they can also communicate by using visual signals, such as quickly flapping their wings. About 120–130 species have become extinct since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then… their extinction is blamed on human activity… currently, about 1,200 species of birds are threatened with extinction, though efforts are underway to protect them.

Bald eagles can fly to an altitude of 10,000 feet. During level flight, they can achieve speeds of about 30 to 35 mph.

The male penguin will incubate the egg for 8-10 weeks.

They are powerful swimmers. They can jump straight

out of the water onto the land. They love to sled down

icey hills on their bellies.

Among birds, the ostrich is a record-breaker. It is the tallest and the heaviest of all birds. An ostrich stands up to 2.7m tall. That’s more than 1m taller than the average man. and this bird can weigh as much as 159 kgs

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On the IUCN red List, “threatened” is a grouping of 3 categories:•Critically Endangered •Endangered •VulnerableOur National Bird is the Blue Crane and it is listed as a vulnerable bird.

Birds (Aves) are a group of vertebrates that have four limbs, wings, feathers, hollow bones and numerous other adaptations for an aerial lifestyle.

Birds are are divided into 30 groups including albatrosses, gamebirds, herons, hummingbirds, kingfishers, loons, owls, parrots, penguins, perching birds, pigeons, waterfowl,woodpeckers and many others.

there are between 9,000 and 10,000 species of birds alive today

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The Birds’ Bathby Evaleen Stein

In our garden we have madeSuch a pretty little pool,Lined with pebbles neatly laid,Filled with water clean and cool.

When the sun shines warm and highRobins cluster round its brink,Never one comes flying byBut will flutter down to drink.

Then they splash and splash and splash,Spattering little showers brightAll around, till off they flashSinging sweetly their delight.

Bird song there’s a bird outside my windowIn the morning she sings to methere’s a bird outside my windowthis bird, I never see

She sings such a pretty songA perfect melodyShe sings along with meIn perfect harmony

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ABOUTBees...

Honey Beesthe honey bee has been around for 30 million years and is the only insect that produces food eaten by man. Honey bees are environmentally friendly and are vital as pollinators.they are insects with a scientific name - Apis mellifera and have six legs, two eyes, and two wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach.Honey bees are almost the only bees with hairy compound eyes. Honeybees can perceive movements that are separated by 1/300th of a second. Humans can only sense movements separated by 1/50th of a second. Were a bee to enter a cinema, it would be able to differentiate each individual movie frame being projected. A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.Honeybees’ stingers have a barb which anchors the stinger in the victim’s body. the bee leaves its stinger and venom pouch behind and soon dies from abdominal rupture.Honeybees communicate with one another by “dancing” so as to give the direction and distance of flowers. the average honey bee will actually make only one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.Honey bees produce beeswax from eight paired glands on the underside of their abdomen. Bees must consume about 17-20 pounds of honey to be able to biochemically produce each pound of beeswax.Honey bees are entirely herbivorous when they forage for nectar and pollen but can cannibalize their own brood when stressed.the honeybee is not born knowing how to make honey; the younger bees are taught by the more experienced ones.

the honeybee’s wings stroke 11,400 times per minute,

thus, making their distinctive buzz.

A honey bee can fly for up to six miles and as fast as

15 miles per hour, hence, it would have to fly around

90,000 miles - three times around the globe - to make

one pound of honey.

Bees bring the nectar back to the hive and regurgitate the nectar into a honey cell. Then through flapping their wings the bees evaporate some of the liquid in the nectar until it is honey. Then they seal it for later use. The cell is hexgonal in shape

Fast Facts...Worker honey bees live for about four weeks in the spring or summer but up to six weeks during the winter.

Metallic blue or green sweat bees are considered to be “solitary bees” (small colonies) as opposed to “social bees” (large colonies).

the queen bee lives for about two to three years and is the only bee that lays eggs. She is the busiest in the summer months, when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength, and lays up to 2500 eggs per day.

Honey is a miracle food; it never goes bad. It was reported that archaeologists found 2000 year old jars of honey in Egyptian tombs and they still tasted delicious!

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BeeBUZZ! goes the bee,Hour after hour,BUZZ! goes the beeFrom flower to flower.

Sucking out the nectarFlying it home.Storing up the nectarIn the honeycomb

BUZZ! goes the bee,Making honey so sweet.Bee makes the honeythat I love to eat!

BeesHere is the beehive. Where are the bees?Hidden away where nobody sees.Soon they will come, creeping out from the hive;One, two , three, four, five.

THE LOGand the bee...

A handsome log on its way to the sea,Chanced to meet a little bee.Said the bee to the log, “Mind if I ride?I’m all alone with no place to hide!”the little bee with tears on his cheeks,Said, “I’m tired of buzzing up and down creeks,My wings are all tattered and torn,Just trying to find a place that’s warm.”Now all of you know how cold winter can get,And this little bee was afraid to get wet.A wet little bee in the cold of winter,Would end up in spring as stiff as a splinter.He tried to explain to the log as it drifted,that the world upstream had really shifted,Away from the kind, loving climate he knew,And into a place where the cold wind blew.the log answered back to the poor little bee,“there’s room for you in the stump of my tree,I’m sure it’s warm if you snuggle inside,And there’s plenty of room to hide.”And so he flew in with a smile on his face,Happy to find a nice warm place.He went right to sleep and had a fine dream,Of sugar and cherries, and peaches and cream.the days went fast as they floated on down,Past the tall cliffs and a small little town.

they sang a few songs and whistled and talked,Happy that they didn’t have to walk.One day a tugboat pulled along side,And said, “the ocean will catch you in its tide,It’s rough and it’s tough and sways to and fro,It causes some logs to break and so,Let me pull you in by the side of the river,Where you’ll be safe and won’t have to shiver.My boss can find you a happy new home,Away from this place and out of the foam.”So the tugboat pushed the log up on shore,Where it sat in the sun and was dry once more. the boss came down with a sharp little stick, And jabbed it around till it hurt just a bit. “He will never do for the mill,” he grinned But I know where he will fit right in.down by the side of Mr. Hobb’s store,

to brighten the sidewalk and lots, lots more.We’ll fill it with flowers to bloom in the spring,And bright little bushes to lighten up things.”Now the little bee worried but stuck with that log,All the way down and around the jog.the workers finished fast and didn’t cut through,the home of the bee, nor his pot of stew.the log really liked that little bee now,And was happy he decided to stay anyhow. Now the rain and the wind don’t disturb the log’s friend,Nor make him wish he had gone on instead.But happy they sit in the spring and the fall, With nothing to worry about, no, nothing at all.

Honeybees can perceive movements that are separated by 1/300th of a second. Humans can only sense movements separated by 1/50th of a second. Were a bee to enter a cinema, it would be able to differentiate each individual movie frame being projected.

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Hummingbirds eat about every ten minutes, slurping down twice their body weight in nectar every day.

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