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Volume 8, Issue 5, February 2015
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Last week the 8th grade basketball players and cheerleaders from St. Joseph School of Pewamo were recognized, along with their parents. Deputy Chelsea Schneider of the Ionia County Sheriff's Department recently visited the fourth and fifth grade students of St. Joseph School in Pewamo. The discussion included information about The Constitution of the United States and laws. Deputy Schneider is currently serving the students and staff of the school as their Liaison Officer.
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Pictured at right are the Second and Seventh grade math students from St. Joseph School in Pewamo. Throughout the school year, lower grades are assisted by math students in the upper grades with various math projects.
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Please join us by participating in the coloring contest! The coloring contest rules are as follows: Enter the contest by coloring the picture provided What a wonderful month February is! February is full of celebrations as well on the Coloring Corner page 3 in this Kids’ World News paper. There will be a first place winner as the shortest month of the year! Here’s five reasons we celebrate! We celefrom each grade (from each county) - kinderbrate Black History month where we remember and honor important men, garten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th women and historical events that changed our nation and the world. Ground grade, 5th grade and 6th grade. The winner will Hog Day was February 2nd. The 100th Day receive prizes provided by some of our sponsors BLUNDY-HOPPES of School is celebrated in classrooms with fun including: A Kids’ World News certificate and tTIRE & AUTO CLINIC, INC. activities and creative projects for students to shirt! 3765 S. State Rd., Ionia Auto • Truck • RV • Farm Service Center enjoy. Valentine’s Day is the 14th. It’s the celThe entries must be received by Kids’ World 616-527-0670 ebration of love, where we show our affection News no later than March 9, 2015 or picked up www.blundyhoppes.com for friends and family with cards, candy and at your school office. They can also be mailed classroom parties. President’s Day is Febru- in to Kids’ World News, 2418 Mount Hope, Okeary 16th. Wow! That’s a lot of celebrations! mos, MI 48864. The winners will be announced We would like to thank our wonderful spon- on or before April 13, 2015 when the April edition sors who help us bring this paper to you each comes out! 989-224-6812 www.schneiderfab.com month and thank you for reading it! Have a if you would like to see Kids’ World News at your school or if you would like to be one of our proud sponsors, please call 517-202Become a Kids’ World News happy February! 2365 (e-mail: rich@kidsworldnews.net). If you would like to subPatron Sponsor by calling mit an article from your school, e-mail: debi@kidsworldnews.net Pat, Debi and Rich Kids’ World News is designed to give exposure to all area schools, Rich today!
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Leonard Kindergarten Classroom is Awarded Culture of Reading Grant 2014!
Article submitted by Mrs. Marcy Westenberg
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"It was one of those serendipitous things," said Mrs. Westenberg. "I was at the Michigan.gov website looking for something else, when I came across the link for the Culture of Reading Grant. I filled out a few items online and sent it onward. As teachers, we do that often. Anything and anytime we can do or get something for our classroom, we tend to fill it out for that lucky chance to add something worthwhile to our classrooms." And that is just what she did and how it happened. And now Mrs. Westenberg's students are the benefactors. Each student received a hardcover copy of Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band by Kwame Alexander and Tim BowAbove is kinderers. Each page shows depicts "when a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a garten student, Carly barnyard talent show, he realizes he can't do it as a solo act. He's up against the talents Gonyea, loving on her of Mules Davis's cool duo and Ella Finchgerald's singing group. Acoustic Rooster calls on new book! friends like pianist Duck Ellington, singer Bee Holiday, and percussionist piggy Pepe Ernesto Cruz. Together, the foursome makes beautiful music as they rock the barnyard. And while they may not win first prize, Acoustic Rooster realizes he has the world's best jazz band and that's all that matters. Colorful artwork from artist Tim Bowers (Memoirs of a Goldfish) ensures this story doesn't miss a beat. A glossary of musical terms and instruments rounds out this perfect introduction to jazz for young readers." "It is a delightful book," replied Mrs. Westenberg. "I read it to the students before I gave them their copies and they loved it! And then to see their faces when they received their own copies, was priceless." This grant was awarded to support evidence-based reading instruction and family engagement activities in the classroom - and perhaps even more importantly the books were given to families to generate a practice and love of reading outside of school. Getting more books into the hands of children was the goal, and Mrs. Westenberg's Kindergarteners are most definitely the winners.
DeWitt Elementary News Students in Mrs. Dalman’s fifth grade classroom at Herbison Woods school made baked goods to contribute to Gunnisonville Assisted Living Center. The students did a fantastic job working together, and all recipes turned out wonderfully.
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Fifth and sixth grade students in Mrs. Crowley’s Community Service Exploration Class made fleece blankets for residents of Rosewood Assisted Living Center. In January the students boarded a school bus at Herbison Woods School and personally delivered the blankets to the residents. Rosewood Assisted Living Center in DeWitt offers a place of comfort and care for patients with dementia and early onset of Alzheimer’s. “Our trip to Rosewood was such a positive experience for both our students and the residents”, said Mrs. Crowley. On the bus ride back to school, about the experience at Rosewood, one student said “you can’t learn about talking to and comforting elderly people in school”. Herbison Woods Student Government held a Community Paper Goods Drive. Paper goods and personal hygiene items were donated by students and their families. Thanks to all of the donations students were able to help DeWitt families in need.
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Let’s Learn About Your Heart
Did you know that your heart is a muscle? It’s one of many you have in your body. The heart though, is a special muscle that performs almost like a pump. Your heart is located in the middle of your chest and a little to the left. It’s about the size of a fist. The right side of your heart receives the blood from your body and pumps it to your lungs. The left side receives the blood from your lungs and pumps it out to your body. How does this pump work? Before each heart beat, your heart fills with blood. Then it has a muscle contraction (it squeezes) to shove the blood in the heart to its destination. The heart continually “beats” during your lifetime. Doctors listen to the heart beat with a stethoscope. There are four different sections of your heart called chambers. Two on the right side of your heart and two on the left side. Each side has one at the top and one on the bottom. The two top chambers are called the atria (the singular form is atrium). The atria chambers on the right and left fill with blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs. Down through the middle of your heart is a thick wall of muscle called the septum which separates the left side and the right side of the heart. Working together, the atria fill with blood, dump it into the ventricles (the bottom chambers), the ventricles contract (beats) and pumps the blood out of the heart. Then the atria fills back up with blood. Inside the heart are four valves. These valves let blood in and then close. Two of the heart valves, called mitral and tricuspid valves, let the blood flow from the atria to the ventricles. The other two are called aortic and pulmonary valves. They control the flow of blood as it leaves the heart. All these valves work to keep the blood flowing in the right direction. They open to let blood through and then quickly close to keep it from flowing the wrong way. When the blood leaves your heart, it circulates. Circulation is the movement of blood through the heart and around the body. How does it do that? It leaves the heart through tubes called blood vessels. These blood vessels are called arteries which carry the blood away from the heart and veins that carry the blood back to the heart.
What does this blood do? Blood keeps your body working correctly. It carries oxygen and nutrients to all of the body’s cells. The left side of your heart sends the oxygen blood to all parts of your body. Your body takes the oxygen out of the blood and uses it in your cells. Then the cells make carbon dioxide and other stuff that gets carried away by the blood. The blood returning in the veins enters the right side of the heart through the Vena Cava. The superior vena cava brings the blood into the heart from the chest, arms, neck and head. The inferior vena cava collects the blood from the parts of the body located below the heart. The right ventricle pumps that blood into the lungs for removal of the carbon dioxide. So when we breathe, we exhale the carbon dioxide. When we inhale, we bring fresh oxygen into our lungs and begin the blood process all over again returning the blood to the left side of the heart. It takes less than 60 seconds to pump blood to every cell in your body!
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Cookin’ Fun Valentine Crispy Treats 1/2 cup butter 10 cups Crispy Rice Cereal 9 cups Miniature Marshmallows 2 cups Candy Hearts (tiny red spice ones) Candy Hears (the ones with messages) 3/4 cups Miniature Chocolate Chips Red Food Coloring
Melt butter and marshmallows in a sauce pan over low heat and stir until smooth. In a large bowl, mix rice cereal, candy hearts (tiny red ones) and miniature chocolate chips together. To marshmallow mixture, blend in 2 drops of red food coloring. Add marshmallow mixture to cereal mixture and stir quickly to combine them. Spread out in a large buttered pan and smooth with buttered hands. While warm, press on the candy hearts with messages and space them about 2 inches apart. Refrigerate and cut into squares.
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Fowler Elementary News Mrs. Ernst and her 1st and 2nd grade students celebrated Dr. King’s birthday by reading books and discussing his life and his dream. After a lesson about how Dr. King impacted our nation the students had to reflect on how they too could make a difference in the world. They each drew a picture of Dr. King and used adjectives to describe him. They wrote and illustrated about a dream that they have that would make our world a better place. Second grader, Jonathan Koenigsknecht wrote, “My dream is that all people believe in God. I will tell people about God. I will tell them to spread the Good News. I will help people live as a Christian of the Lord.” Nolan Simon, also a second grade student stated, “My dream is all people should be caring for other people. So people can have a happy life. To be so caring and good that God would be proud.” Pictured with their dreams and illustrations are 1st graders Elijah Vanneste, Quentin Smith, Josie Simon and Selena Stump.
Mrs. Elliott's 5th & 6th grade reading class participated in a meet and treat book club, BC56, reading the novel, "Bud, not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis. BC56 met every other Friday with volunteer parents leading small discussion groups. Along with the reading, students also completed writing assignments, a set of ACE questions (Answer, Cite and Expand) to compete before each meeting. During the meetings, students and parents discussed the assigned questions and enjoyed a beverage and snack provided by the parents. The students especially enjoy having their parents and grandparents be a part of this and are excited to start the next novel, "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman.
Waldron School in Fowler is Taking On Line Registration for Kindergarten
Waldron Elementary School is now taking on-line registration for next year’s kindergarten class. If you have a child who will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2015, now is the time to register ON-LINE for kindergarten at www.fowlerschools.net. Please register on-line before March 14. If you have trouble with the link or do not have internet access, please contact Marcy Wieber at 989-593-2160 or wieberm@fowlerschools.net to register
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Pictured above and on left: First graders in Mrs. Hamilton's class use math games to make learning fun! Learning and playing with friends makes each day rewarding for students.
Pajama Day! Students at St. Joseph School in St. Johns began their celebration of Catholic Schools Week with "Pajama Day". Students who brought in a pair of new socks or slippers to donate to those in need were allowed to wear their pajamas at school all day. Several hundred pairs of socks and slippers were collected. Other special activities during the week were: - Staff Appreciation Day - Student Appreciation Day - Blue Jean/Cupcake/Hat Day (with the donation of a gently used toy to the St. Vincent DePaul Center) - First Reconciliation for 2nd Graders - School-wide Bingo with Father Mike - Mass with Lansing Diocese Bishop Boyea
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James Abram Garfield Our 20th President (1881)
On November 19, 1831, James Garfield was born in a log cabin in what is now Moreland Hills, Ohio. He was the last of the log cabin presidents. Fatherless at 17 months old, he was brought up by his mother Eliza Ballou, his sisters and his uncle. They had to work for everything starting at a young age. His education was local in Orange City Schools, then Eclectic Institute (later called Hiram College) and then transferring to Williams College in Massachusetts. He graduated in 1856 as an outstanding student. On November 11, 1858, he married Lucretia Randolph. They had a large family of seven children. He preached for a short time at Franklin Circle Christian Church. Then taught at Eclectic Institute as an instructor in classical languages before he became the president of the institute from 1857 to 1860. Garfield studied law privately and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1860. He was elected as an Ohio State Senator in 1859. There, he worked at encouraging the Southern states back into the Union. With the start of the Civil War, Garfield was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 42nd Regiment of Ohio volunteers. In 1862, he led a brigade at Middle Creek, Kentucky against the Confederate troops which was successful. The Confederates had 5,000 men and 12 cannons, Garfield had only 1,100 men. The battle was one of the most important minor battles of the war. At the age of 31, he beBirthplace of came a Brigadier President Garfield General. In 1862, he was Family Sampler February Special! 16”14” two item pizza,
elected to the Congress. At the urging of Lincoln, he resigned from the military and took his post. Garfield repeatedly won re-election for 18 years and became the leading Republican in the House. He was elected as a United States Senator (while still in the House of Representatives) in 1880, but became president instead. He was elected President by a margin of 10,000 popular votes. He was the first member of the House of Representatives to be elected President. As President, he took a stand against political corruption. The growing strength of his administration and popularity continued to grow. Garfield was shot in a Washington railroad station on July 2, 1881, twice. One bullet grazed his arm and the other entered his back and lodged itself somewhere in his body. He died September 19, 1881, living only a few months after being shot. Garfield became the second president to be assassinated - Abraham Lincoln being the first. He also served the second shortest term as President of the United States.
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The Violin!
One of the best known instruments in the orchestra is the violin which is played with a bow. It is the highest pitched instrument in the violin family. The violin consists of several parts - the front, the ribs, the neck, the fingerboard, the pegbox, the scroll, the bridge, the tailpiece and the f-holes. The violin has four strings which are fastened to the tailpiece, rest over the fingerboard and run to the pegbox. At the pegbox, the strings are attached to tuning pegs and by turning these pegs, the violin can be tuned. By the musician changing finger positions on the strings, different notes are made. The bow is drawn across the strings which make the tone. The violin can be traced back to Italy in the early 1500’s. It evolved from two other stringed instruments, the fiddle and the lira da braccio, which were both stringed instruments. The known developer of the violin was Andrea Amati. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the craft of violin making began. Artists such as Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri and Jacob Stainer made them in their workshops. At this time, the violins had a shorter neck, the bridge was flatter, they had a shorter fingerboard and the strings were made of gut. At first, the violin wasn’t very popular and considered low status socially. But by the 1800’s, well known composers like Claudio Monteverdi used the violin in operas. The violin began to gain some stature in the Baroque period as more known com-
posers began using the violin in their works. One of these composers was Johann Sebastian Bach. By the mid-18th century, the violin was a vital part in instrumental music. During this period, violins emerged as the leading section in an orchestra. However, it was not until the 19th century that violin virtuosos emerged. People such as Giovanni Viotti, Isaac Stern, Mischa Elman and Nathan Milstein became world famous for their skill.
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The Ocelot
The ocelot lives in the South America, even though sometimes they can be found as far north as United States. They are known also as the dwarf leopard, because of their appearance. They look similar to a domestic cat, with beautiful fur that has made it vulnerable to poaching in the past. The ocelot is relatively small. They are only 57 inches in length and can weigh up to 40 pounds. They have sleek and smooth fur like a jaguar. It can be reddish brown or tan with black spots. Their ears are rounded and their front paws are large. They have black, banded tails. Ocelots are nocturnal and very territorial! They rest in trees during the day and are great climbers. It also is an animal that prefers to be alone in their own area. Ocelots prey on smaller animals, including rabbits and rodents. They hunt alone. Mothers often only have one kitten per litter, but two or three kit-
tens can occur. The small litter size makes the ocelot vulnerable to population loss. Kittens grow very slowly and leave their mother after two years. Ocelots can live up to 20 years in captivity. Usually the ocelot is found below sea level, but sometimes can be found residing in mountains. They are also strong swimmers, and are often seen in flooded forests and near human populations.
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Here’s Something Fun To Share With Your Friends And Family!
Tell your friend or family member to pick their favorite number between 1 and 9, but don't tell you what it is!
Subtract down and across. Then subtract the totals you calculated. The answer across should equal the answer down.
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Using the calculator, have them multiply their number by 9. Now have them multiply that number by 12,345,679. (1 thru 9, skipping the 8) TAH DAH... The calculator shows them their number -- 9 times! Try It! Example 1: Favorite number = 5 5 x 9 = 45 45 x 12345679 = 555,555,555
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Thomas is going Valentine's Day shopping for his sweetheart. He wants to purchase a sweater for $54.44, a box of chocolates for $22.95 and a dozen roses for $36.99. Show how much money Thomas needs: Sweetness Candy Shop is preparing for the Valentine rush. Mr. Sweet estimates that he will have to prepare 25 boxes of chocolate and each box has 9 chocolates in it. How many chocolates will his staff have to make to fill the 25 boxes?
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