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Issue #79 | September 2013 Back To School Issue www.MySchoolRocks.com
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Features: Byte Sized Autism Aid................10 Try This: New Year, New You.....14 How to Encourage Reading........18 Unlikely Animal Heroes..............20 Helping with Homework............32 School Features: Winget Park Elementary.............24 Myers Park Elementary................26 Polo Ridge Elementary................28 Chalkboard: Making A Comeback.................28
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Cover Story: Gorillas ... in the mist of NC.....34 History Fun: The One Room Schoolhouse.....40 Story Time: Learning to Love School...............42 Games & Puzzles: Disney on Ice..............................42 Why is That?: Why is Repetition Important?........46
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MEN’S SOCCER: 9/3 VS. UNC GREENSBORO WOMEN’S SOCCER: 9/13 VS. JMU VOLLEYBALL: 9/14 VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
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