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On May 3rd, voters in the Lansing School District will consider a $120 million investment in our schools. This $3 per month increase for the average household would provide security, technology and furniture upgrades to every school. The funds would also support facilities enhancements to the Lansing Pathway Promise academic program.

The Lansing Pathway Promise provides an opportunity for students to pair their academic passion to their educational environment. Each student selects a distinct “path� or a comprehensive education program. Each pathway offers relevant and engaging coursework along with internships, mentoring, and job shadowing, leading to one of our three high schools.

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Insect or Spider?

Do you know the difference?

Many people think of insects and spiders as just creepy, crawly things and don’t think about the differences between them. They do look similar as they both lack a backbone, but have an exoskeleton (their skeleton is on the outside of the body, rather than inside).

They also both lay eggs. However, knowing the differences between spiders and insects can help you tell them apart. To begin with, spiders and insects are from two different families. Spiders belong to the Arachnid (uh-rak-nid) family and insects are members of the Insect family.

Insects have a distinct three part body consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen, three pairs of jointed legs (total of six), compound eyes, two antennae and many have wings. Insects breathe through holes called spiracles, and there are over a million species.

Spiders have two part bodies consisting of a combined head and thorax known as the cephalothorox and an abdomen. They also have eight jointed legs, simple eyes, piercing jaws and can make silk thread for spinning spider webs. Spiders also cannot fly. Arachnids are agressive predators. They breathe air through booklungs which are gill-like structures. Now you know the difference!

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Birds of Easter Island The Sooty Tern is a seabird of the tropical oceans. It is also called the Wideawake Tern which refers to the continual calls (sounds like kerwack-a-wack) produced by a colony of these birds.

When Polynesian seafarers went on their long voyages, they would find these birds in astounding numbers.

The sooty tern can live up to 32 years! It is a large bird that is 1314 inches long with a wingspan of approximately 36 inches. Their tail is deeply forked and has dark black underparts with some white.

The terns legs and bill are black.

The sooty tern breeds in colonies on rocky or coral islands. It makes its nest in a ground scrape or hole and lays one to three eggs. It feeds by picking fish from the water surface. They rarely come to land except to breed. It can stay out to sea - either by soaring or floating on the water - for three to ten years!

Sooty terns had a role in Easter Island history. This species and the Grey-backed tern are together known as manutara. They played an important role in the tangata manu (birdman) ritual.

Whichever champion could retreive the first manutara egg from Motu Nui islet, would become that year’s tangata manu. His clan would receive prime access to resources, especially seabird eggs.

The Great Frigatebird is a seabird that is lightly built but large.

It’s up to 41” long with mostly black plumage. It has long pointed wings of 8090” wide and long forked tails. The female is larger than the adult male and has a white throat and breast. The males scapular feathers have a purple green sheen. During the breeding season, the male is able to inflate its red pouch to attract females.

The Great Frigatebird makes gobbling noises like a turkey. The frigate weighs only up to four pounds! Their light body weight to wing span ratio allows them to soar and fly extremely well in great control.

Frigatebirds routinely steal food from other birds by grabbing them by their tail feathers and shaking them until they regurgitate their food. They are, however, capable of capturing their own prey.

Because they have a small oil gland and very little waterproofing in their wings, frigatebirds cannot dive in the water and must instead rely on their aerobatics to snatch flying fish out of the air.

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Coloring Corner Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd!

Earth Day is the name used for two observances both held worldwide every year! Some people celebrate Earth Day around the time of the March equinox and others observe it on April 22nd!

The April 22nd Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet. It was to also encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water and soil polution. Today Earth Day is observed in more than 140 countries around the world.

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Let’s Talk...

All kids get teased by a brother, sister, or friend at some time and it’s not harmful when done in a playful, friendly, mutual way.

But when teasing becomes hurtful, unkind and constant, it can cross the line into bullying. Bullying is intentional, persistant persistent agression and can take on many forms.

Types Of Bullying ►Verbal: Name calling, teasing ►Social: Spreading rumors, leaving people out on purpose, breaking up friendships. ►Physical: Hitting, punching, shoving, kicking. ►Cyberbullying: Using the internet, cell phones or other digital technology to harm others.

It is important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it off.

It’s a BIG problem to many children. Bullies can make kids feel frightened, sick, embarrassed, hurt, lonely, not wanting to play outside, or go to school. Bullying bothers everyone, not just the kids who are getting picked on.

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They come from families or settings where people regularly get angry, shout and call names. Some TV shows promote meanness. Some bullies need a victim to feel more important or popular or in control.

How To Combat Bullying ►First of all - tell an adult. Find someone you trust and tell them what is happening. Teachers, principals, parents can all try to help you. This is not tattling, bullying is wrong. Here are some ideas. ►Avoid the bully and use the buddy system. Take another way home instead of walking the same way if you can. Buddy up with a friend on the bus, in the hallways or at recess, wherever the bully is. Always offer to do the same for a friend in need. ►It is normal to get upset by the bully. Practice not reacting by crying, getting angry or showing how upset you are. That is what the bullies thrive on. Tell the bully "No! Stop it!" in a loud voice.

Keep your “poker face” on until you are clear of danger. Be brave, take a deep breath, walk away (or run if you have to) to a safe place.

►Remove the incentives. If they are demanding your lunch money carry your lunch and tell a supervising adult. ►Stay with friends who will help you build your confidence.

Get involved with clubs or sports programs. Find activities that can help you learn and feel confident and strong. Maybe it’s a self-defense class teaching martial arts. ►If you see another child getting bullied at your h l t ll an school, tell adult! Kids can protect and stand up for each other by telling a bully to stop teasing or scaring someone else, and then walk away together. ►Don’t bully back. Don’t hit, kick or push back to deal with someone bullying you or your friends. That just satisfies the bully and it’s dangerous as someone can really get hurt. Get help from an adult.

Bullies usually end up in trouble. If they keep acting out they will have fewer friends sooner or later. Every kid has a choice of how to behave and act. Bullies can learn to change their behavior.

Some kids who bully eventually realize that they don’t get the respect or friends they want by threatening others. Teachers, counselors and parents can help them too. Bullies can change if they learn to use their power in positive ways. Some bullies turn into great kids and some never learn how to do that.

No one needs to put up with a bully’s behavior. If you’re having trouble, talk to someone you can trust. Everyone has the right to feel safe.

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Play The Trumpet!

The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. Of all brass instruments, the trumpet is highest in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece.

The oldest trumpets date back to 1500 B.C.E. and earlier. The bronze and silver trumpets from Tutankhamun's grave in Egypt, bronze lurs from Scandinavia, and metal trumpets from China date back to this period. The earliest trumpets were signaling instruments used for military or religious purposes, rather than music in the modern sense. In ancient Rome, they were called “tubas”, Latin for “tubes”.

Trumpet Facts

• Taking care of a trumpet is easy! It is stored in just two pieces in the carrying case. The only regular maintenance other than keeping it clean is to oil the valves and grease the slides as it’s needed.

• The trumpet is played with the right hand on the top of the instrument with the first three fingers resting on the valves. The left hand holds the trumpet with the fingers wrapped around the middle of the valves.

• The trumpet is a very versatile and widely used instrument. Trumpets are always needed in bands, symphony orchestras, jazz groups and small instrumental groups. It is very common for the trumpet to perform a large number of solos and melodic lines in all of these groups. The trumpet also works well as a solo instrument.

• There are many different kinds of trumpets. The most common type is the B-flat trumpet, but C, D, E-flat, E, F, G and A trumpets are also available.

• The trumpet is used in nearly all forms of music, including classical, jazz, rock, blues, pop, ska, polka and funk.

• The most famous trumpet player in the United States was Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. He was an unofficial ambassador to the world for the State Department in the post WWII era and was more famous worldwide than anyone except the president!

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Spring is Blooming!

After a long Michigan winter comes spring! In the spring some plants, which have been “sleeping” during the winter, begin to grow. These plants called “perennials” start growing and pushing out of the soil in seemingly lifeless gardens. Early spring flowers will grow and bloom only during the brief spring season. Common spring flowers are tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses.

The colors of early spring flowers are very special to discover after a long cold season. Be a flower detective and take a closer look at the new growth of spring. As all flowers of every season, spring flowers come in many shapes and heights and shades of color. Notice that some flowers petals grow up and others grow down.

Count the petals and observe their shape, size and color differences. Study the stem height and leaf shape and size. It is fun to carefully examine how each flower grows and blooms in a unique way.

Continue your detective work as you watch for new flowers coming into bloom as the spring turns into summer. Try sketching and drawing the flowers you see or try making some paper flowers to decorate your home. Have fun exploring the seasons of growing plants and flowers.

Use your artist eye to create what you discover.

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Cookin’ Fun Sticky Caramel Popcorn 8 large or 80 small marshmallows 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup uncooked popcorn, popped Melt butter and brown sugar in the microwave on HIGH. Add marshmallows and cook on HIGH until melted together, stirring after each minute. Cool only until just melted for sticky popcorn; cool approximately 3 minutes for crunchy. Pour over popcorn and mix well.

Critter Crunch 1/4 cup butter or margarine 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 1/2 cups Crispix 1 1/2 cups Cheerios 1 1/2 cups animal crackers 1 1/2 cups bear-shaped honey graham snacks 1 cup bite-size Shredded Wheat 1 cup miniature pretzels

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Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish News The kindergarten students at Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish School celebrated the wedding of the letters Q and U on Thursday, February 11th. The celebration included the girls wearing the letter Q and the boys wearing the letter U. Father Mark Inglot was the presider over the ceremony. He read through the vows that included lines such as: “Q, Do you take U to have and to hold for spelling and for reading?� The wedding was planned to help the students remember that the letter Q is always written with the letter U in words. Learn about other engaging learning experiences at Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish School in East Lansing by scheduling a visit.

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Second Grade - Makayla Culver, Daxten Feguer, and Myleigh Witgen.

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Montessori Radmoor Elementary News Montessori Radmoor Elementary Students make art for Ele’s Place

By Michelle R. Munson What started as a way to teach empathy and build community has turned into hand-made coloring books and art as a way to share healing thoughts with other children.

6WXGHQWV LQ WKH (OHPHQWDU\ 3URJUDP DW 0RQWHVVRUL 5DGPRRU School in Okemos spent this winter and early spring creating coloring books and activity books for children who attend Ele’s Place in Lansing, a center for grieving children and their families.

Art teacher Jackie Alson, “I wanted to talk about connections, and emotions, to feel what others feel when we walk in their shoes. It’s a tough lesson - how to explain loss - to really under-

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7KH VWXGHQWV DW 5DGPRRU HPEUDFHG WKH LGHD RI FUHDWing art after hearing about Ele’s Place and the services it provides and read stories about grief and healing. )RXUWK JUDGHU $QMDOL 6DUGDU GUHZ PDQ\ WHGG\ EHDUV for her book, alongside hearts and clouds - and listed her favorite drawing: a teddy bear lying on a blanket drinking lemonade. “That one was fun, because that was my favorite pastime when I was a kid.�

The teddy bears come from wanting to offer comfort: “I got the idea of something snuggly. I thought it would be comforting.�

Third grader Shelby Goad created an activity book of coloring pages and games. Sister Hannah Goad’s pages include more activities.

Alson was pleased by how readily the students took to the task, saying “It was beautiful seeing the spark in their eyes, wondering what it would be like to create a book for someone else. We thought it would be special to connect those feelings with others.�

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1:1 iPads at Cavanaugh STEAM!

Fairview STEM Receives the Program Excellence Award

Cavanaugh is now a 1:1 iPad school. This means that every student in the school (PreK – 3rd Grade) has access to their own iPad each day at school. Students are XVLQJ L3DGV LQ D YDULHW\ RI ZD\V DQG OHDUQLQJ LQ HYHU\ VXEMHFW ZKLOH XVLQJ WKHP 5HÀH[ 0DWK ,;/ 0DWK DQG 6FKRODVWLF L5HDG DUH SURJUDPV WKDW VWXGHQWV XVH ZHHNO\ WR UHLQIRUFH 5HDGLQJ DQG 0DWK VNLOOV 7KHUH DUH PDQ\ JUHDW IUHH DSSV DQG SURJUDPV that you can use at home. Consider downloading EPIC! Unlimited Books for Kids, a free app that provides access to over 10,000 titles and includes a feature that will read a story aloud to your student. For Math, consider downloading Splash Math K5 that provides math practice for elementary students through interactive games and lessons.

Fairview STEM is the proud recipient of the 2016 Program Excellence Award sponsored by the International Technology and Engineering Education Association. ³7KH 3URJUDP ([FHOOHQFH $ZDUG SURJUDP LV GHVLJQHG WR UHFRJQL]H VXSHULRU WHFKQRORJ\ and engineering education programs in each state K-12. These award winning programs serve as a standard for comparison and models for the development of other programs.� (iteea.org) :H DUH H[WUHPHO\ KRQRUHG WR KDYH EHHQ UHFRJQL]HG DV KDYLQJ DQ RXWVWDQGLQJ 67(0 program for our STEM Magnet Program. We are continually developing our program to provide the best education for all of our students.

Principal Janice Marchal and Focus Teacher Paden Stalter will be representing Fairview STEM Magnet in Washington D.C. to receive the award in early March!

Jump with Jill Visits Gier Park

Project Unify at Sheridan Road STEM

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Exercising while learning about the importance of exercise? It’s kinesthetic learning in action.

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