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ICA - Contemporary Arts

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Dec. 12, 2006 - Boston The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) has unveiled its new building on the redeveloping South Boston waterfront, an eye-catching glass-clad structure the museum and city hope will become a landmark and a draw for visitors. This four-story, 65,000-square-foot museum is the first new art museum to be built in Boston in nearly 100 years. Dec. 11 was the grand openning. People waited for more than 4 hours to get in the building, however… Continue

Added by Kid J on May 6, 2009 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Langston Hughes

From Busboy to a Poet February 1, 2007 - Email from Washington DC My dad went to Washington DC last week, and mentioned his conference was held in the northern part of DC near the National Zoo. One of the hotels he stayed is Wardman Park Hotel, where Langston Hughes was a "busboy" in the 1920's. You may ask who is Langston Hughes? Why are you talking about him now? In 1925, the prominent Midwestern poet Vachel Lindsay gave a reading at the hotel to which people of color were not invited. Hughe… Continue

Added by Kid J on May 6, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Read Only One Line

Richard Peck Likes to Read in Bookstores March 31, 2007 - Natick, MA I met Richard Peck today at a bookstore in Natick, Massachusetts. He was on a "booktour" for his new book: "On the Wings of Heroes." He told us a lot of stories about his writing experience and he signed his book and a poster for me and my sister. One of the lessons he said was "you cannot judge a book by its cover," because he did not like the cover pages of his books. He showed the different designs of his book "A Year Dow… Continue

Added by Kid J on May 6, 2009 at 9:47pm — No Comments

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee - You don't have to like it to win May 31, 2007 - Washington DC I watched the live TV show of Scripps National Spelling Bee contest with my family. I was so impressed by the final 59 spellers from 286 who started the competition yesterday. I was so glad that Evan O'Dorney from Danville, California was the last one standing and gave out the winning word, "serrefine." At age 13, he is the youngest champaion in the 80-year history. He won a big trophy and a $35,000 prize, plus a $50… Continue

Added by Kid J on May 6, 2009 at 9:43pm — No Comments

We All Need a Little Fun

My friends often send me jokes and cartoons on Friday or over the weekend. Here I could share some with you. You may post your collection of "fun things" here. Screen Cleaner: When your mom asks you to clean your computer screen, you may put the following show on your computer screen (press F11 to get the full screen): http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf (Surprise your friend/parent by leaving this screensaver on th… Continue

Added by Kid A on February 2, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Educational Games Online

Here is a list of games for free at NewtonKid.com/games.aspx. Continue

Added by Kid J on December 18, 2008 at 11:42am — No Comments

Holiday Games and Toys

Before you shop, you should take a look at these online gift programs: 1) OneCause: www.OneCause.com Click, Shop and Contribute. 2) I Give: www.iGive.com Change Online Shopping for Good; 3) Start shopping at AMAZON.com here >>> to support Newton Kid's World. Here is a video g… Continue

Added by Kid J on November 17, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Summer Palace

In the north of Beijing, there is a big park called Summer Palace. It was used by the emperors as their resort in the summer. The Summer Palace used to be called the Garden of Clear Ripples. The Summer Palace was burned down two times, but over the years people rebuilt the park and protected its landscapes. In the Summer Palace there is a lake called Kunming Lake. In Kunming Lake there are boat rides. Near the south of Kunming Lake is a place called Bronze Ox, it shows an ox made of bronze. In… Continue

Added by Kid J on September 9, 2008 at 9:24pm — No Comments

The Great Wall

The Great Wall is a wall that is north of Beijing. The wall is made out of stone. It was built on mountains. It has been there for about 2,000 years. It was used to protect a state in the warring period in China. Lots of people died making the Great Wall. When we got to the Great Wall of China, we started walking south. I thought the ground was going to be flat, but it went up and down. Then, we got to a tower and went inside of the tower. On the sides were three places where cannons were put t… Continue

Added by Kid J on August 29, 2008 at 3:01am — No Comments

Forbidden City

Forbidden City is the city within a city at the Center of Beijing. It was the home of Chinese Emperors from Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368 AD) to Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD) or it was also called Emperoral Palace. So it was forbidden for ordinary people to go in. Now it is a musuem open to everyone who pays 60 yuans (or 20 yuans if you are a student). One of the gates leading to the Forbidden City is Tian An Men. Tian An Men means the Gate to Heavenly Peace in Chinese. The Forbidden City used to b… Continue

Added by Kid J on August 26, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Postcard from Beijing

Dear Friends, I arrived Beijing on August 7 - the day before the opening of Olympic Games. All main streets were dressed with flags and flowers. People were running across the streets between a mix of bicycles, cars, and buses. (The buses are long in Beijing). Walking in Beijing is often a live or death situation. The cars and taxies do not stop for pedastrions. So we really have to look out when we go out. These days only half of the cars are on the road, because the government ordered the car… Continue

Added by Kid J on August 15, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

My Postcard from Shanghai

Dear Friends, I have been on Vacation for 6 days. China is very crowded. There are a lot of people and many high-rise buildings. The food is good but the weather is very hot here. I took a ride on Maglev (max 431 km/h) from Pudong Airport to Shanghai's New Business Center. I stayed in the house of my great aunt's and visited another great aunt in the hospital. I have visited the longest bridge in the world, Donghai Bridge, 32.5-km long over the East China Sea to an island/seaport in South Shangh… Continue

Added by Kid J on July 26, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Appreciation of Music - I like my strict teacher

Yesterday I saw George Li, an 11-year-old boy from Lexington, MA in a TV Program called "From the Top" (PBS). He was the youngest performer on this program. He played a difficult piano piece, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #11, at the Carnegie Hall in New York City.

More video clips can be found at YouTube.com. >>>

Let's listen to George's little brother, Andrew (age 8) playing Be… Continue

Added by Kid J on March 18, 2008 at 10:00am — 9 Comments

My Favorite Videos Online

I like webkins, and I like to play with them online and at home. They are my friends, and they can tell me what I am thinking.

More webkinz videos can be found at: >>> Webkinz Party >>> Lightbulb Girl (Hannah Montana) >>> If Teachers were kids, Part 1… Continue

Added by Newton Kid on March 8, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Do You Support Budget Override?

On Feb. 27, the city held a Joint Meeting of the Program & Services and Finance Committees of the Board of Alderman on Newton Public School's (NPS') FY09 budget proposal. Superintendent Jeff Young gave a 30-minute talk about the three budgets: "allocation budget", "maintenance of effort" and the "override budget". Allocation Budget can be seen at: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/pdf/FY09%20Allocation%20Budget%201… Continue

Added by Newton Network on March 7, 2008 at 11:27am — No Comments

Photos for Charlie Brown DVD

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Added by Newton Network on February 15, 2008 at 9:22am — No Comments

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