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What a wonderful month February is! February is full of celebrations as well as the shortest month of the year! Here’s five reasons we celebrate! We celebrate Black History month where we remember and honor important men, women and historical events that changed our nation and the world. Ground Hog Day was February 2nd. The 100th Day of School is celebrated in classrooms with fun activities and creative projects for students to enjoy. Valentine’s Day is the 14th. It’s the celebration of love, where we show our affection for friends and family with cards, candy and classroom parties. President’s Day is February 16th. Wow! That’s a lot of celebrations!

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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.

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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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Valentine’s Day Trivia!

There are some legends when it comes to Valentine’s Day. We automatically have given cards, candy, gifts to our loved ones and just assume the holiday has always been. But every holiday begins somewhere and here are some of the legends.

It was named after St. Valentine. Just who is that mysterious patron saint? St. Valentine was a priest that served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men since they were the potential soldiers. The priest named Valentine, who realized the wrongness of this decree, went against Claudius II and married couples in secret. This was against the law. When his actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

According to another legend, Valentine actually sent the first “Valentine” greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl - who may have been the jailor’s daughter Color - who came and visited him. BeMe! fore his death, it is said that he wrote her a letter which he signed, “from your Valentine” and that expression is still used today.

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The first person that mass produced paper valentine’s in America was Ester A. Howland in the late 19th century. Now over 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent every year.

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In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, “You unlock my heart.”

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him!

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Exercise Does More Than You Think!

Kids exercise all the time without even thinking about it. Just being active, like when you run around outside or play dodge ball at school is a kind of exercise. What else counts as exercise?

Playing sports, dancing, doing push-ups and even reaching down to touch your toes. When you exercise, you’re helping build a strong body that will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need it to do.

Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy You may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard, pumping blood every day of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise!

What is aerobic? Aerobic means “with air” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires oxygen. When you breathe, you take in oxygen and if you’re doing aerobic exercise, you may notice you’re breathing faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get your heart pumping, make you sweaty, and quicken your breathing.

When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its job - delivering oxygen (in the form of oxygen-carrying blood cells) to all parts of your body.

Aerobic exercises include swimming, basketball, ice or roller hockey, jogging (or walking quickly), in-line skating, soccer, crosscountry skiing, biking or rowing. And don’t forget that skipping, jumping rope, and playing hopscotch are aerobic activities.

Exercise Strengthens Muscles Another kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger.

Did you ever to a push-up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground? Those are exercises that can build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. Exercises and activities that build strong muscles are push-ups, pull-ups, running, in-line skating and bike riding.

Exercise Makes You Flexible Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without too much trouble. This kind of exercise often

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feels really good, like when you take a big stretch in the morning after waking up. Being flexible is having “full range or motion,” which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. It’s easy to find things to do for good flexibility such as tumbling, gymnastics, yoga, dancing (especially ballet) and martial arts. Simple stretches such as touching your toes or side stretches are good too!

Exercise Keeps The Balance Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories, which are a kind of energy. Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around and do all the basic stuff.

But if you’re active, your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy. If you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many calories. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet the need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as excess fat.

Exercise Makes You Feel Good It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy - like running, jumping and playing with your friends. But you may not know that exercise can actually put you in a better mood.

When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins which may make you feel happier. It’s just another reason why exercise is cool!

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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.

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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.

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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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Discover Art Through Cartooning!

When I was in 4th grade I enrolled in a Saturday morning art class. I was very worried that I would not be able to learn to draw. My teacher began my art lessons by teaching me to draw cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Goofy. I soon discovered that learning to drawing cartoon figures was fun and creative. As my confidence in drawing grew, I soon was drawing realistic things well too.

Cartoon figures don’t have to be perfect. Actually, they should not be drawn to look too real. Cartoon figures have silly faces or features that make us see our world in a fun way. The dictionary describes a cartoon as a “sketch or drawing, usually humorous” meaning, it’s not an exact copy of what something really looks like. As with learning anything in life, starting slowly helps us build skills to achieve larger things down the road. So get out your markers and pencils and start drawing!

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Giving Back to Community Remains Core to Montessori Radmoor School

Anjali Sardar helps volunteer Connie Buck bake items for the school's bake sale.

By Michelle R. Munson Sometimes the biggest joy in giving is not seeing when the gift would be received, but giving strictly from the heart to a great need.

Children from Montessori Radmoor School in Okemos got to experience that feeling this holiday season, as they carried on the yearly tradition of purchasing gifts for children in the foster care system throughout the county.

Proceeds to purchase the gifts come from the annual December bake sale, in which classrooms plan recipes and cook everything from cookies to bread to candy - and then Radmoor families can make purchases and donate money for gift buying.

Community service, and extending the boundaries of the classroom into the world, is a large part of the educational experience at Montessori Radmoor School.

Parent volunteer Casey Markle took a group of elementary children to the store, with an eye for gifts to buy. She says, “It was an awesome experience because the kids really put a lot of thought into what would make a good gift. They put a great deal of thought into being the giver, and what the person who would receive the gift might want.”

First grader Morgan Moy picked out games for the children, saying, “I just looked for games that looked like fun.”

Fifth grader Hannah Goad also shopped, saying, “It’s challenging to pick out gifts, because you don’t know what other people want. But, it feels good to do it. Wrapping is fun too, even though it’s hard sometimes with weird shaped packages.”

For some, the best part of the week is cooking the treats for the bake sale. With primary classes drizzling chocolate onto pretzel sticks and frosting cookies, to the more complicated elementary recipes, students always have much to learn.

Volunteer Connie Buck spent two days cooking with the elementary children. “They really enjoy taking the time to cook and learning to measure ingredients. They they put the finished product into packages to sell it, so that learning continues.”

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Republic Of El Salvador • El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. It is only about 8,100 square miles. It is the only Central American country that doesn’t have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. El Salvador borders the Pacific Ocean on the south, and the countries of Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east.

• The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador.

• The population is over 6 million people!

• The currency of El Salvador is the U.S. dollar. El Salvador has the third-largest economy in South America and has been the most industrialized country in the region.

• The government is a republic.

• El Salvador has a tropical climate, with a dry and a wet season.

Hurricanes can occur, but not very often. More common natural disasters in El Salvador are droughts and heavy rainfall.

• El Salvador is known for it’s volcanoes! The country suffers from frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.

• The most commonly spoken and official language in El Salvador is Spanish.

• El Salvador gained independence from Spain in 1821 and again from the Central American Federation in 1939. September 15 is their national holiday.

• El Salvador is known for it’s beaches as well! Some of the beautiful beaches are home to international surfing competitions.

• The El Salvador flag has two colors and a crest in the middle.

The two colors are blue and white.

• The most popular sport in El Salvador is soccer.

• Many forests in El Salvador have been used for wood, planta-

tions, and homes. This means a lot of their wildlife is being threatened. High at the top of the Monte Cristo mountain, there is a cloud forest in a national preserve. The governments of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are all working to protect this piece of nature.

• Although there is no official religion, Catholicism is the most commonly practiced religion.

• Major agricultural exports include coffee, sugar, corn, rice, shrimp, and beef.

• There is a lot of biodiversity in El Salvador! The ocelot is native to the country, as well as the torogoz, which is the national bird. Many organizations are working to protect the forests and wildlife.

• Their forests are growing! It is one of the only countries where reforestation is taking place.

An active volcano in Yzalco, El Salvador

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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.

7498 2590

4511

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Tell them that through the magic of their calculator, you will show them your number.

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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Here’s Some Challenges!

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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Can You Solve These Problems?

24 ÷ 4

42 ÷ 7

18 ÷ 3

63 ÷ 9

90 ÷ 10 36 ÷ 2

= ______ = ______ = ______ = ______ = ______ = ______

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