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October proves a busy month at Holy Spirit Catholic School October was a busy month for Holy Spirit Catholic School, starting with Picture Day when all students showed their best smiles. Then came the annual visit from the Livingston County Health Department technician who screened a majority of the students to be sure they have good listening ears and seeing eyes!

Later in the month, the Green Oak Township firefighters visited the school to teach fire safety. The pre-kindergarten through 4th graders learned what to do in case there was a fire at their home along with the importance of planning ahead to find a safe location for their family to meet outside. Students also saw what a firefighter would look like wearing all their gear and what they would expect to hear just in case they were ever in that situation. But the big highlight was when the students were able to tour the fire truck which, as

always, was very exciting! Thank you, Green Oak Fire Department!

To finish off the month, Holy Spirit School students celebrated All Saints Day on October 31. Each student chose a saint to research and present to the student body. They were allowed to dress up like their saint and carry symbols or other articles related to that holy person. During the presentations, the stduents shared information about their saint, including what they are a patron saint of, their feast day, and why they chose this particular one.

After the presentations, the student celebrated together as they played many games that the 5th8th grade students prepared revolving around the saints.

The older students did an excellent job in planning and assisting at the games. All the children had a wonderful time participating in the activities and loading their goodie bags with prayer cards, medals, trinkets and sweet treats. Many parent volunteers helped with the games and served cider, popcorn and cupcakes donated by Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina in Brighton! The day ended with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the church. What a great day. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this such a fun and memorable experience for the students.

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Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States 1869-1877

Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. He was raised in Georgetown, Ohio on a farm. He was the sun of a tanner and merchant. Grant was schooled locally, then attended the Presbyterian Academy before he was appointed to West Point.

When he graduated from West Point in 1843, he was placed in the infantry and was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. On August 22, 1848, he married the love of his life, Julia Dent. They had 4 children. He was a devoted father and husband. President Grant loved horses and was probably one of the greatest equestian in U.S. history. He was a fearless rider with phenomenal endurance and speed. He was also an accomplished painter and was known to pay attention to detail.

MILITARY CAREER: • 1846-1847 - fought under General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War. • 1861-1865 - fought in the American Civil War. In 1862, he captured Fort Donelson, Tennessee which was the first major Union victory.

• 1863 - named Major General in the U.S. Army. Victories included Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.

• 1865 - accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, Virginia.

• 1867-1868 - served as Secretary of War. • 1869-1877 - President of the United States. He was a Republican.

SOME MAJOR EVENTS WHILE IN OFFICE • Reconstruction was one of the largest issues of his presidency. He continued having federal troops occupy the South. His administration fought hard against the states who denied blacks the right to vote. The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870, which provided that no one could be denied the right to vote based on race.

• The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869.

• Black Friday Scandal involving James Fisk and Jay Gould (September 24, 1869). These two speculators tried to buy up enough gold to corner the market. They were driving the price of gold up very quickly. When President Grant realized their scheme to corner the market, he authorized the Secretary of the Treasure to sell enough gold into the market to wreck their plans and bring down the price of gold - but many businesses and investors were ruined because of this scheme.

• President Grant settled claims against Britain in 1872 for damage done during the Civil War by British-built Confederate warships.

• The Panic of 1873 was an economic depression that happened and

lasted for five years. Many businesses failed and there were large amounts of unemployed persons.

• The Whiskey Ring Scandal - 1875. Many distillers and federal agents were keeping money that was being paid as liquor taxes. Grand called for their punishment but protected his own personal secretary.

After he retired from the Presidency, he and his wife traveled throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. In 1881, Grant bought a home in New York City. At the advice from his son, he invested money as a silent partner in an investment banking partnership with a man named Ferdinand Ward. Ward swindled Grant and others investors. They lost all their money and were forced to go bankrupt. Ward fled (later jailed) and President Grant lost all his money. Grant had forfeited his military pension when he assumed the office of President. So, he wrote his memoirs in a book for money to help his wife out financially as he had found out he had cancer. He finished his book July 19, 1885 just a few days before he died. His memoirs became a best seller. His body lies in New York City’s Riverside Park beside that of his wife in what is known as Grant’s Tomb.

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Michigan’s State Stone The Petoskey The Petoskey stone is a prehistoric fossil! Before the dinosaurs, over 350 million years ago during the Devonian period, the land we know as Michigan was located near the equator! Covered by a warm, shallow, salt water sea, the colonial coral hexagonaria percarinata thrived with other marine life in the tropical reefs. The earth’s plates moved and pushed Michigan north to the 45th parallel and above sea level. This created dry land formations. About two million years ago, glacial action scraped the earth and spread the fossils across the northern Lower Peninsula, depositing concentrations in the Petoskey area. This fossil is called the Petoskey stone and is Michigan’s official state stone.

The name comes from an Ottawa Chief, Chief Pet-O-Sega. The city of Petoskey, Michigan is also named after him and is the center of the area where the stones are found. They can be commonly found on beaches and in sand dunes.

According to the legend, Petosegay was the child of a descendant of a French nobleman and fur trader, Antoine Carre and an Ottawa princess. Petosegay, meaning “rising sun”, “rays of dawn” or “sunbeams of promise”, was named after the rays of sun that fell upon his newborn face.

In keeping with his promising name, Petosegay was a wealthy fur trader who gained much land and acclaim for himself and his tribe.

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He married another Ottawa and together they had two daughters and eight sons. In the summer of 1873, a few years before the chief’s passing, a city began on his land along Little Traverse Bay. The settlers named the new city Petoskey, a form of Petosegay.

On June 28, 1965, then Governor George Romney signed a bill that made the Petoskey Stone Michigan’s official State Stone.

Miss Ella Jane Petoskey, the only living grand child of Chief Petosegay was present.

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Architects Design Buildings and Homes!

Have you ever wondered why a building looks like it does or who planned the school or home that you’re in? Who makes your building safe and strong? The answer to those questions is Architects! Architects are trained to do all those things!

First, the architect and their client discuss what the client wants to build. The architect helps decide if the project would work and if it’s safe for the environment it’s going to be in. Then the architect creates drawings for the client to review. If the ideas work (and they may have to be done more than once), the architect will then make up the final plans. Sometimes they are involved in all stages of the construction of the building or home.

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show what the building will look like and how to build it.

The drawings will show the beams that hold the building up, the furn a c e , ventilating systems, air conditioning, electricity, plumbing, windows, doors, fixtures, appliances, elevators and more.

Sometimes the architect uses paper and pencil to draw their plans and sometimes they are computer generated. Usually working in their office, there are times that an architect needs to be on building sites to see how the project is going. They work at least a forty hour week but at deadlines, they may have to work nights and weekends.

Architects must be licensed before they can practice. What is needed is a degree in architecture. Courses include theory, building design, science and math. After that, there’s an internship. The final phase is to pass all sections of a license exam. Architecture is a career that at times requires new classes to keep skills fresh.

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What Is A Rafflesia?

Rafflesia is a five petaled parasitic flowering plant! What does that mean? It means that they have no true roots, stems, or leaves of their own. They also lack chlorophyll so they are incapable of photosynthesis. They live off a plant in the grapevine family. Rafflesia grow entirely embedded within the host plant they parasitize. So, they are only visible when they erupt from the host plant as a flower bud. These flowers only last a few days before they decompose.

There has been discussion over which family these gigantic plants belong to and Harvard professors, using DNA, have found that these plants are in the same family as poinsettias and castor beans. That was surprising as poinsettias have small flowers and the rafflesia arnoldii has HUGE flowers. In fact, one flower can weigh up to 22 pounds! They are also over 39 inches in diame-

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They were discovered in the Indonesian rain forest by Dr. Arnold’s guide in 1818. They were named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was in charge of the expedition. They can be found in Southeastern Asia on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. In the tropical rainforests where they grow, the climate is continuously warm and humid.

Rafflesias smell HORRIBLE! They smell like rotting flesh. That is how they got their nickname of the “corpse flower.” The rafflesia attracts insects such as flies and carrion beetles who transport pollen from make to female flowers.

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Kindergarteners find out about the Life Cycle of Plants

Seventh Graders become DNA Experts in life science class

The seventh graders at St. Mary Catholic School in Pinckney recently studied a unit on Heredity, Genes, and DNA in their life science class. As their culminating activity, the class constructed a model of DNA, using candies and wire. Each student built a piece of the model, and then they connected their individual pieces of DNA to make one 18-foot long model.

“Students really enjoy this project because it’s a fun way to demonstrate how much they have learned throughout the unit,” said teacher Mrs. Paula Dzombak.

St. Mary students’ learn about the evolution of the Atomic Theory

Chemistry came early this year for St. Mary Catholic School Eighth Graders.

To begin their chemistry lessons, students in Mrs. Paula Dzombak’s class were asked to design posters to illustrate the various models of the atom as proposed by the major theories they were studying. “The students did a great job on these posters”, said teacher Mrs. Dzombak. “It is always fun to start with an overview of the evolution of the Atomic Theory”.

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The students of St. Mary Catholic School’s Kindergarten class had some fun learning about the life cycle of plants. While finding out about flowers and how they grow, the students compared the flowers to pumpkins. They discovered how they were alike and different. “The students were surprised to learn that pumpkins were like flowers because they both have seeds and stems even though they look totally different,” said teacher Jordan Giordano.

The students were also able to use the information they learned in other areas of their education. The kindergarteners also learned about nonfiction and informational text. “As we made our diagrams of flowers, the children had to practice their listening skills to follow the directions so they could label their flowers,” said Ms. Giordano. “The children had fun and were proud of their plant diagrams.”

Eighth graders write Civil War letters after reading story

The Eighth graders from St. Mary Catholic School recently completed a story called Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury. “It’s a great story that takes place during the Civil War”, said eighth grade teacher Linda Mable. “After we read the story, I have the students do a creative writing project from the prospective of the main character, Joby”. Students describe Joby’s feelings before an impending Civil War battle, and his chance meeting with the general in a letter home to his family. After the letters are written, they are made to look authentic by aging them.

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No matter which winter sport you choose, staying warm is important. The right clothing and equipment will help you do just that.

Dressing in layers is important. Some of the newer fabrics fo f r cold weather will give you the warmth of layers without all the bulk. Ask an adult if you're not sure what to wear outside.

Staying warm isn't just about feeling comfortable. Yo Y ur body needs to stay warm to work properly. When your body is at the right temperature, it won't need to spend as much energy getting warm.

If you're dressed properly, it means you can stay outside longer without worrying about frostbite.

Before you hit the slopes to ski or snowboard, make sure you have the right equipment — and that it fits you right. Many kids have problems because the equipment they use is too big fo f r them. It may have belonged to an older brother or sister and were hoping that they could "grow into it." In reality, equipment that is too big will make it hard for you to keep control and could cause injury.

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Did You Know The Hippopotamus Is Related To The Whale?

• The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek word hippopotamos, (hippos - meaning “horse” and potamos meaning “river”), is often shortened to “hippo”. It is one of the two species in existence in the family Hippopotamidae - the other species being the Pygmy Hippopotamus.

• The hippopotamus is semi aquatic, living in rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa in large groups of up to 40. During the day, they remain cool by staying in the water or mud. They emerge at dusk to graze on grass. While hippos rest near each other in territories in the water, grazing is an alone activity.

• Despite their physical resemblance to pigs - whales and porpoises are their closest living relatives. The earliest known hippopotamus fossils belonging to the genus Kenyapotamus in Africa, date to around 16 million years ago.

• Hippo childbirth occurs in water and as soon as the infants are born, they must come up for air.

• The hippopotamus is known for its barrel-shaped torso, enormous mouth and teeth, hairless body, stubby legs and tremendous size.

Only elephants are consistently larger. Despite its stocky shape and short legs, they can easily outrun a human. Hippos have been clocked at 30 miles per hour while running short distances.

• Very popular in zoos and portrayed at times as lazy, the hippopotamus is among the most dangerous and aggressive of all animals. Because of their enormous size, hippos are difficult to weigh

in the wild. The average weight for adult males is between 3,300 - 7,000 pounds. Females are smaller than males with average weight measuring between 2,900 - 3,300 pounds!

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Several second graders use this ‘short’ table as well as yoga balls to read and study. From left, front row, are Elijah Clarke, Cynthia Edmonds, Addi Dumont, Aidin Sinift, Chole Coker; second row, Nathan Wylie, Autumn Carr, Audrey Clark; and in back, Joshua Porter.

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“I always like to make people laugh by telling jokes or doing magic tricks,” said Gillian. Being the youngest of four children, she would make her family sit in the living room while she did tricks from the magic books she would borrow from the library.

Gillian loves to read and is a big Harry Potter fan. She joined the school’s girls’ volleyball team and had great fun learning to work together with her teammates.

Her family recently acquired a new family pet, a ball python, named ‘Reptar’. Gillian is an aspiring actress and thinks she will start out on the stage and then move to the big screen when she is older.

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Lets Visit Switzerland!

Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh!

• Switzerland is a landlocked country of 7.5 million people in Western Europe with an area of 15,940 sq mi.

• Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federal government and de facto capital, while the country's economic centers are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich.

• Switzerland is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.

• Switzerland has a long history of neutrality – it has not been at war since 1815 – and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, the WTO and one of the U.N.'s two European offices.

• Switzerland comprises three basic topographical areas: the Swiss Alps, the Swiss plateau or "middleland", and the Jura mountains along the northThe Matterhorn! western border with France. The Alps are a high mountain range running across the central-south of Switzerland’s Most the country. Among the high peaks of the Swiss Alps, the highest of which is the Dufourspitze at 15,203 ft. The most famous mountain is the Matterhorn (4,478 m) in Valais and Pennine Alps bordering Italy.

Famous Mountain The highest mountain, the Dufourspitze (4,634 m) or Monte Rosa, is close to the Matterhorn.

• The more populous northern part of the country is called the Middle Land. It has greater open and hilly landscapes, partly forested, partly open meadow, usually with grazing herds, or vegetables and fruits growing, but it can still be somewhat mountainous.

• Banking, tourism, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals are important industries in Switzerland. The manufacture of precision instruments for engineering is important, as is watch-making, and the biological sciences industries as well, enjoy a high place in the Swiss economy.

• Electricity generated in Switzerland is 42% from nuclear and 53% from hydroelectricity with 5% of the electricity generated from conventional power sources (thermal etc.) resulting in a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network.

• Switzerland is heavily active in recycling and anti-littering regulations and is one of the top recyclers in the world with 66% to 96% of the different recyclable materials being recycled.

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