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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!

We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors who help us bring this paper to you each month and thank you for reading it! Have a happy February!

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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 on the Coloring Corner page 15 in this Kids’ World News paper. There will be a first place winner from each grade (from each county) - kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade. The winner will receive prizes provided by some of our sponsors including: A Kids’ World News certificate and tshirt!

The entries must be received by Kids’ World News no later than March 9, 2015 or picked up at your school office. They can also be mailed in to Kids’ World News, 2418 Mount Hope, Okemos, MI 48864. The winners will be announced on or before April 14, 2015 when the April edition comes out!

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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!

Project: Step by Step Cartoon Face

Follow steps 1-7 to create a dog face.

Practice these steps several times.

Try changing ear shape and size.

Make eyes smaller or larger.

Create a different animal by changing the ears.

Color your cartoon friend, or leave it black and white.

If yours looks a little different than the samples, that is great!

Use your new friend to make a card for someone.

Most of all have fun.

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Having Fun This Winter Outdoors!

Being physically active is great exercise! So this winter when there’s snow outside, bundle up in warm, waterproof clothing and enjoy the outdoors! You can always take breaks and come inside to warm up and have something to drink. Here’s some ideas of fun things to do this winter.

MAKE A SNOW ANGEL! First, lay down on your back in the snow and move your legs and arms in and out a few times.

Then stand up and take a good look at the snow!

You’ve made a snow angel.

BUILD AN IGLOO Make your own playhouse with snow! Get an old shoebox or plastic box shaped like one. Fill it with packing snow, pat it down and turn it upside down where you want your igloo to be! When the snow comes out of your box, it will look like a building brick. Keep adding the snow bricks and stacking them until you have the shape you desire. You can even make snow furniture that way.

STRIKE OUT First mound up snow to create three bases and a pitcher’s mound like in baseball. They should be about 2 feet high and 20 feet apart. Next, build a tin can pyramid on each base. The challenge is to knock down the stacks in order from first to third base by throwing snowballs from the pitcher’s mound. The person who

succeeds with the FEWEST pitches is the winner.

GET ON A ROLL Pair up for this contest in which the object is to finish with the biggest snowball!

Each pair stands at the start line. At the same time the game begins. The contest ends when the teams can no longer roll their snowballs or when you run out of snow.

BUILD A SNOWMAN There are many ways to build a snowman. Some build their snowmen by making a big mound and then carving it out. A favorite for many is to make it out of large snowballs!

When there’s a few inches of packing snow on the ground it’s a good time to begin. Make a ball out of snow and place it on the ground in front of you. Start rolling it away from you and pack it occasionally with your hands. Keep doing this until it is the size you want for the base. Then do the same for the mid-section. Pack some extra snow inbetween the balls to make it stick together.

Each section should be smaller than the next. The last ball is for the head.

After the snowman is assembled, it’s time to get creative! The snowman needs a face - you can use coal, rocks, buttons or anything dark and round for the eyes. A carrot stick makes a great nose. The mouth can be shaped with the coal or even a stick about the right size. Then spruce it up with an old scarf or hat. If you decide you want arms - use sticks by pushing them into the sides of the middle section! Your snowman is complete!

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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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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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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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Spread out the pizza dough and cut into balls using a small bowl. Shape it by forming the top of the circle like the top of a heart. Make a point on the bottom half. Top with pizza sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice. Then bake until done using the standard pizza directions.

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Melt chocolate in the microwave - be sure to stir it often until smooth. Dip 1/2 of the pretzel rod in the chocolate and place on the wax paper. After the chocolate has hardened, dip again and then roll the pretzel rod in the sprinkles.

Place it on a new sheet of wax paper to harden.

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Rules For The Kitchen!

1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

2. Have all the ingredients before you start.

3. Wash your hands before you touch food.

4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.

5. Always clean up when you are finished.

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Larson Elementary Good Citizens for December 2014.

Kindergarten: Kage Greenfield, Blake McKinney, Miley Kenny, Kaden McCullough, Raymond Cosgrove First Grade: Mason Heintz, Aric Sauve, Charlie Beckwith, Cadence Hardy Second Grade: Destiny Tuma, Riley Woodworth, Alexis Letts, John Sprague, Blake Goudy

For the past three months we have been providing common core standards for K-2nd students and showing Larson students at work. We are now pleased to announce the 2nd Grade students having mastered those standards with all A’s and B’s for Tri #1 . Nice work Honor Roll students!

Honor Roll Students earning A’s And B’s, * denotes all A’s : Kaitlyn Bailey, Tamara Bennett, Evan Brazier, Paige Burgess, Savannah Buzzelli*, Johnathon Cischke-Sprague, Russell, Davis, Ayla Dennis*, Katelyn Dennis*, Tyler Fox-Poag, Jack Guildenstern, Malory Gray, Matthew Haynie, Reed Keysor, Hannah Kimball, Gabe Lewis, Savannah Lowes, Elianna Maczynski*, Gabriella Maul, Kaylei Millspaugh, Breann Miracle, Amelia Neal, Remington Osterloh, Kaylyn Outinen, Raegan Parrett*, Hunter Piasecki, Brooke Radzialowski, Leila Ramirez, Arionna Robinson, Jada Rouleau, MakaylaLee Rousseau, Bailey Rumsey, Wilbur Schmucker, J’Lynn Schoonmaker, Tyler Sehy, Madison Seney, Zachary Shook, Ava Snyder, Halie Trabilsy*, Destiny Tuma, Isabella Valenzuela, Allison Whitaker, Logan Williams, Kegan, Woodworth, Riley Woodworth*, Mathew Yankee. Congratulations to these students and their parents.

Larson Elementary Good Citizens for November 2014.

Kindergarten: Anthony Cardenas, Whitleigh Dickinson, Aliyana Quintero, Caitlin Kirby, Donovan Wood First Grade: Chelsea Bayn, Elecktra Loughin, Khelder Hathaway, Alexis Davis Second Grade: Alex Worthing, Russell Davis, Samuel Taliercio-Mowen, Tyler Fox-Poag, Allison Whitaker

The Skeels Christian School elementary students made 125 Christmas cards that were sent to soldiers from all branches of the armed forces at a base in Texas. The project began in the 1st grade with the goal of each student making a Christmas card for a soldier. The project took off and the students went well beyond that goal! Great job students!

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Elk Farming In North America

The elk or wapiti is one of the largest species of deer in the world with only the moose being larger. Plus - the elk is one of the largest mammals in North America.

Wild elk live in forest and forest edge habitats. They feed on grasses, plants, leaves and bark. There are wild elk herds, but some elk have been domesticated and are farm raised. They have been raised commercially on farms or ranches since before 1900.

Male elks, called “bulls” have large antlers which shed every year.

The males bugle call is one of the most distinctive calls in nature.

Their bugling can be heard miles away. Females are attracted to the males that bugle more often and are the loudest. It is heard most commonly in the morning and late in the day. Mature bulls live in a harem with approximately 20 females or “cows.” They are challenged by other bulls and must defend their harem. They size each other up walking back and fourth and then they engage in a n t l e r wrestling.

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from 550 to 600 pounds. Babies are called “heifer calves” (females) or “bull calves” (males). It is rare that a female produces twins. They are known to be good mothers.

These babies remain with their mother for about one year. In captivity, elk live about 20 years or more. In the wild, that changes to 10 to 13 years.

They are farmed for many reasons which include meat production and velvet collection. The meat is a red meat and tastes generally like a mix of beef and venison. It is higher in protein and lower in fat than either beef or chicken.

Their velvet is collected and sold to markets in east Asia where it is used in medicine. The mature bull may produce 30 to 40 pounds of velvet per year. The elk looses their antlers every year in March and regrows new ones. Antlers can be used in art work, furniture and novelties. Their hides have been used for hundreds of years for tepee coverings, blankets, clothing and shoes.

Current estimates for numbers of elk farms and farmed elk total 800 farms and 35,000 elk in Canada, and 1,200 farms and 70,000 elk in 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-

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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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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 became a Brigadier General.

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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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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 - who came and visited him. Before his death, it is said that he wrote her a

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letter which he signed, “from your Valentine” and that expression is still used today.

Valentine’s Day cards did not become popular until the 18th century in Western countries. Handmade cards were often the gifts, but confections like chocolate were given also. 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.

Here’s Some Trivia!

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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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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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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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.

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