MAY 2020 SPRING HAS SPRUNG! APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS April showers bring May flowers, at is what they say. But if all the showers turned to flowers, We’d have quite a colourful day! ere’d be bluebells and cockleshells, Tulips red and green, Daffodils and Chinese squill, e brightest you’ve ever seen. You’d see tiger lilies and water lilies, Carnations pink and blue, Forget-me-not and small sundrop Glistening with the dew. We’d have fireweed and milkweed And many more different flowers. Mexican star and shooting star, Falling in the showers. And if all the showers turned to flowers On that rainy April day, Would all the flowers turn to showers In the sunny month of May? SPRINGTIME TRIVIA! 1.What is the first day of Spring called? • e Easter Equinox • e Spring Solstice • e Easter Solstice • e Vernal Equinox 2. Around what day does Spring begin in the Northern Hemisphere? • April 21 • May 21 • March 21 • February 21 3. Which holiday does not occur during Spring? • Father’s Day • Easter • St. Patrick’s Day • Mother’s Day 4. During the first day of Spring, where does the sun rise and where does the sun set? • Rises in due south and sets in due north • Rises in due north and sets in due south • Rises in due west and sets in due east • Rises in due east and sets in due west Lakeview Commons | May 2020 1 1422 West 29th St. Loveland, CO 970-278-4000 Happenings H H H H appen ADMINISTRATOR Janel Baily ACTIVITIES Nikki Lyons DIETARY SUPERVISOR TJ Coil HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Darla Martinez MAINTENANCE Jimmy Martinez MEDICATION MANAGERS Karri Perzinski Lilly Best NURSING Kristi Street, RN Vicki Colburn, LPN Kim Brooksmith, LPN OFFICE MANAGER Sheri Butler SOCIAL SERVICES ADMISSIONS Susie Brailsford WEEKEND MANAGER Bridgett Myslive Nancy dressed as Rosie the Riveter reminding us to stay strong!
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MAY 2020
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
April showers bring May � owers,� at is what they say.But if all the showers turned to � owers,We’d have quite a colourful day!� ere’d be bluebells and cockleshells,Tulips red and green,Da� odils and Chinese squill,� e brightest you’ve ever seen.You’d see tiger lilies and water lilies,Carnations pink and blue,Forget-me-not and small sundropGlistening with the dew.We’d have � reweed and milkweedAnd many more di� erent � owers.Mexican star and shooting star,Falling in the showers.And if all the showers turned to � owersOn that rainy April day,Would all the � owers turn to showersIn the sunny month of May?
SPRINGTIME TRIVIA!1. What is the � rst day of Spring called?• � e Easter Equinox• � e Spring Solstice• � e Easter Solstice• � e Vernal Equinox
2. Around what day does Spring begin in the Northern Hemisphere?• April 21• May 21• March 21• February 21
3. Which holiday does not occur during Spring?• Father’s Day• Easter• St. Patrick’s Day• Mother’s Day
4. During the � rst day of Spring, where does the sun rise and where does the sun set?• Rises in due south and sets in due north• Rises in due north and sets in due south• Rises in due west and sets in due east• Rises in due east and sets in due west
Nancy dressed as Rosie the Riveter reminding us to stay strong!
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5. What myth is associated with the � rst day of Spring?• Only on that day can you balance a raw egg on its end.• Body hair doesn’t grow on the � rst day of Spring.• You’re most likely to get into a plane crash on the � rst day of Spring.• Only on that day can you see Saturn with the naked eye from anywhere in the USA.
6. What does Spring symbolize?• Love• Death• Rebirth• Faith
7. On the � rst day of Spring, it is said that the day and night are exactly what length?• 12 hour day & 12 hour night• 10 hour day & 14 hour night• 16 hour day & 8 hour night• 14 hour day & 10 hour night
8. Is Spring considered the � rst, second, third or fourth season of the year?• First• � ird• Second• Fourth
9. For Australians, in what month does Spring begin?• September• March• May• October
10. Why does daylight increase in Spring?• Because the Earth’s axis is increasing itstilt toward the sun.• Because the Earth doesn’t spin as fast on its axis.• Because the Earth is closest to the sun in its orbit.• Because the Sun moves closer to the Earth in the Spring.
Answers:
1. Vernal Equinox2. March 213. St. Patrick’s Day4. Due East and due West5. Raw egg answer6. Rebirth7. 12 hours each8. First9. September10. � e axis increases its tilt towards the sun
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY :• May 1st, 1931- � e Empire State Building in New York o� cially opens.
• May 4th, 1970- At Kent State University, four students- Allison Krause, 19; Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20; Je� rey Glenn Miller, 20; and William K. Schroeder, 19—were killed by National Guardsmen who opened � re on a crown of 1,000 students protesting Richard Nixon’s decision to invade Cambodia. Eleven others were wounded. � e shootings set o� tumultuous campus demonstrations across America resulting in the temporary closing of over 450 colleges and universities.
• May 5th, 1892- Celebrated in Mexico as Cinco de Mayo, a national holiday in remembrance of the Battle of Puebla in 1862, in which Mexican troops under General Ignacio Zaragoza, outnumbered three to one, defeated the invading French forces of Napoleon III.
• May 12, 1937 - George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. King George reigned until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth, the current reigning monarch.
• May 14th, 1796- Smallpox vaccine was developed by Dr. Edward Jenner, a physician in rural England. He coined the term vaccination for the new procedure of injecting a milder form of the disease into healthy persons resulting in immunity. Within 18 months, 12,000 persons in England had been vaccinated and the number of smallpox deaths dropped by two-thirds.
• May 20th, 1932- Amelia Earhart became the � rst woman to � y solo across the Atlantic. She departed Newfoundland, Canada, at 7 p.m. and landed near Londonderry, Ireland, completing a 2,026-mile � ight in about 13 hours. Five years later, along with her navigator Fred Noonan, she disappeared while trying to � y her twin-engine plane around the equator.
• May 21st, 1881- � e American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. � e organization today provides volunteer disaster relief in the U.S. and abroad. Community services include collecting and distributing donated blood and teaching health and safety classes.
MAYBIRTHDAYS!
We have a few birthdays to celebrate in the month of May. Friday, May 22nd at
3:30pm for a birthday celebration social!
Happy Birthday from all of your friends atLakeview Commons!
