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SANDCASTLES Three kids are building sandcastles on the beach. From the picture and clues below can you match each castle (A, B and C), with the name and age of each kid (7, 9 and 11) and the type of flag on each castle (stars, stripes or cross)?

Efficient Emails Millions of emails are sent every day and some are more efficient at getting to the point than others. Here are some tips to consider when communicating via email. • Consider your reader and write to their knowledge level. Using acronyms and common office jargon in an email to someone new at the office will probably confuse them more than anything. But the same acronyms and jargon in an email to the project manager would make sense. • Provide background information. For example, if you are writing to your company’s help desk saying “I can’t find the PRO_452.pdf file I was working on with Sue and saved to the staff access folder” is more effective than “where did PRO_452 go?” • Anticipate questions the reader may have. As you’re typing, read along, consider your reader and anticipate their responses. Adding a couple extra sentences could reduce a plethora of back and forth emails. • Short and sweet messages are more likely to be read than long ones. If a lot of information is needed, consider a phone call or personal meeting instead. If that’s not possible, include a summary at the start of the email and add details after your signature to clarify questions and add supporting data. Summer Quote A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~ James Dent Scott is 11 years old and built castle A. (intro and clue 1). Castle C has a flag with stars on it and was built by a boy who is younger than Carla (clue 2), so Jason (clue 4), who is 7 years old (intro and above). By elimination, Carla is 9 years old and built castle B which has a flag with stripes (clue 3). So, castle A has a flag with a cross on it (clue 4 and above).

1. Scott is the eldest kid and he built castle A. 2. Castle C has a flag with stars on it and was built by a boy who is younger than Carla. 3. The kid who is 9 years old built the castle which has a flag with stripes. 4. The name of one of the kids is Jason and one of the flags has a cross on it.

Castle A

Castle B

Castle C

Name Age Flag

Solution: Scott is 11 years old and built castle A. (intro and clue 1). Castle C has a flag with stars on it and was built by a boy who is younger than Carla (clue 2), so Jason (clue 4), who is 7 years old (intro and above). By elimination, Carla is 9 years old and built castle B which has a flag with stripes (clue 3). So, castle A has a flag with a cross on it (clue 4 and above).

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Courtesy of www.puzzlechoice.com.  Short and sweet messages are more likely to be read than long ones. If a lot of information is needed, consider a phone call or personal meeting instead. If that's not possible, includ a summary at the start of the email and add details after your signature to clarify questions and add supporting data. Back Page: Article 1 EFFICIENT EMAILS Millions of emails are sent every day and some are more efficient at getting to the point than others. Here are some tips to consider when communicating via email.  Consider your reader and write to their knowledge level. Using acronyms and common office jargon in an email to someone new at the office will probably confuse them more than anything. But the same acronyms and jargon in an email to the project manager would make sense.  Provide background information. For example, if you are writing to your company's help desk saying "I can't find the PRO_452.pdf file I was working on with Sue and saved to the staff access folder" is more effective than "where did PRO_452 go?"  Anticipate questions the reader may have. As you're typing, read along, consider your reader and anticipate their responses. Adding a couple extra sentences could reduce a plethora of back and forth emails. Solution:

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