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HARRY S. TRUMAN 33rd President, 1945-1953

Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He grew up in the city of Independence and prospered as a Missouri farmer. He loved to read and was taught by his mother. He was also an excellent piano player. Truman was educated at local grade and high schools and in 1923, he attended two years of law school. During World War I, as a member of the National Guard, he went to France as a Commander of his Field Artillery unit. When he returned he married Elizabeth (Bess) Virginia Wallace and opened a store in Kansas City. They had one child, Margaret. He was very active in the Democratic Party. He became a senator in 1934. During World War II, he headed the Senate war investigating committee and saved as much as 15 billion dollars checking into waste and corruption. He became Vice President under President Roosevelt and on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died, he became president. During his term as vice president, he received no briefing on the develpment of the atomic bomb or the problems regarding Soviet Russia. These are items he found out about when he became president. When Japan refused to surrender, Truman along with his consultants and advisors, ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities that were devoted to war work. Two of these cities were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered quickly after that. He presented Congress with a 21 point program that proposed expansion of Social Security, a full employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act, public housing and slum clearance. This program became known as the Fair Deal. In 1947, when the Soviet Union pressured Turkey and threatened to take over Greece, he asked Congress to aid these two countries. Thus came the Truman Doctrine. President Truman implemented the Marshall Plan, which was named for his Secretary of State, George Marshall. This plan stimulated the economic recovery in western Europe. Russia blockaded the western part of Berlin in 1948 and the United States created an airlift to supply Berliners with food and other supplies until Russia backed down. President Truman negotiated a military allliance to protect Western nations in 1949, which was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This was a group of countries that promised to help protect one another. Harry and Bess Truman on In 1950, when the Communist government of their wedding day. North Korea attacked South Korea, a struggle

started. Truman ordered troops to South Korea to help stop a communist invasion. He retired at the age of 88 to Independence, Missouri and died on December 26, 1972.

Fun Facts: • One of President Truman’s famous sayings was, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." He meant you need to take responsibility for what you do. • Harry Truman and his future wife Bess Wallace were the only President and First Lady to graduate from the same high school. • President Truman gave many speeches over the radio to the American people. That way everyone could hear important news from him. Most people did not have televisions yet. • He really liked to read. By the age of 14 he was said to have read all the books in the public library. He also read the family bible 3 times. • A famous quote from President Truman was: "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed."

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Front row: Maria Jerue, Celeste Feasel, Glory Elston, Lily Faubert; back row: Calvin Hilton, Rebecca Leonard, Sean Benedict. Missing from photo: Kevin Shaffer

What can you learn by building a gingerbread house? Teamwork, cooperation, and lots of patience. Students in Mrs. Domke’s 5th and 6th grade classroom had a great time working together to create beautiful art that a few days later they could eat! “This is the first gingerbread house I have ever built!” two students commented. “It’s almost too nice to eat…not really. Let Kevin use his karate to break it!” commented others. The class earned this activity by everyday positive behavior which earns them “marbles in a jar”. Once the jar is filled, they earn a positive party. Some other activities earned have been: watching a classical movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, extra 30 minute recess, gum chewing day including a bubble blowing contest, indoor board games, and snow games including a snowball throwing contest.

4th Graders at Central got to see different kinds of energy in action during science this month. They watched chemical and electric energy change to heat, mechanical, and sound energy. Great hands on fun!

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3rd graders at Lee Elementary participated in a “Taste of Michigan” event in which they learned about many Michigan industries and tasted some delicious tortilla chips, soda, cereal, etc.

Winners of the Spelling Bee contest on January 15th are 5th graders Thea Zellmer and Juan Osorio

Recess fun in th e snow. 5th graders pict ured are Anna Ha ywood, Valentina Arias, So Izzy Bergeron, an phia Ahearn, d Thea Zellmer.

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You'll be Fascinated, Thrilled and Surprised by These Presidential Picks! Wildfire Run by Dee Garretson

Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a raging wildfire, causing a chain reaction that wreaks havoc at Camp David, they are suddenly on their own. Now Luke needs a plan: To override the security systems, to save those who were supposed to save him, to get through an impassable gate and to escape Camp David. Grades 4-6

Madeline at the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano In a story by the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline and her schoolmates are invited to visit America's White House by the President's lonely daughter and participate in an Easter egg hunt before introducing their new friend to the joys of occasionally breaking rules. Grades K-2

Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull / Kathryn Hewitt (ILT) Every U.S. president is the focus of public scrutiny, but how well do we know these men? What kind of fathers do presidents make? Husbands? Neighbors? Other books focus on the historical achievements of those who have occupied our country's highest office; Lives of the Presidents looks instead at their bad habits, silly nicknames, and strange pets. Every president - from George Washington to Bill Clinton - is included, with an emphasis on those who have had the greatest impact on history. Discover their high points, low points, and the times in between. Grades 4-6

The White House Christmas Mystery by Carole Marsh When Christina and Grant visit the White House for a special Christmastime tour, they make new friends as they get lost behind the scenes, hear reports of terrorists in the building, and learn about the President's home and the people who have lived there. Grades 2-4

The Ghost at Camp David

Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln

by Ron Roy / Timothy Bush (ILT)

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Legend says that on each dead president's birthday, his ghost haunts the grounds of the remote retreat Camp David. But KC and Marshall aren't worried, even though they will be there on October 14, President Eisenhower's birthday. That is, they aren't worried until strange things start happening. How did a bat get trapped in their cabin? Why is there blood-red dirt in the trunk by the couch? And what is making the weird thumping noise underground? It's not Eisenhower's ghost . . . is it? Grades 3-4

Michael and Derek don't expect the adventure of a lifetime visiting a Civil War museum with their grandmother. But the mysterious museum keeper invites them to play a game, and before they know it they are walking through a door straight into 1863. They see the destruction at the battlefield of Antietam, and even meet President Lincoln. Soon, they start to wonder if it’s really a game and suddenly they're racing across Confederate occupied land to return to their own time before it's too late. Grades 2-4

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Coloring Corner Fruits Are “Good For You” Food! Can You Identify And Color These?

During the life science unit, 2nd graders study the life cycle of plants. They learn that seeds are the beginning of a plant and that, if a seed receives everything it needs, it can germinate. The students in Mrs. Auten’s and Mrs. McKeough’s classrooms saw first hand what the process of germination actually looks like. The second graders began by making predictions for what might happen to lima bean seeds if they were allowed to germinate. They set up their experiment to test their predictions by placing lima bean seeds into a plastic bag and placing them in a sunny area. They observed the progress of their beans over a two week period and every few days, they recorded the changes that occurred by drawing pictures to show the stages of seed germination. At the end of those two weeks, the second graders drew conclusions about the germination process. The students also learned that, even though seeds receive everything they need, germination is not a guarantee. Some students even went on to plant their seedlings and continued to watch their progress.

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At Delton-Kellogg Elementary School….We are SK2R (Safe, Kind, Respectful, and Responsible). The students earn positive panther paws when they are caught being SK2R. The students that earn paws tear off the bottom, put their name on it, and put it in a jug in their classroom. Every other week, each class pulls out a name from the class jug. The name that is pulled out gets to be rewarded by being served lunch in a special location on that Friday with the principal or our counselor, they also get to wear a medal around their neck for the day, and will receive a special privilege or reward in their classroom. The pictures are of our positive paw winners for January. At DKES We Are SK2R!

SK2R SPECIAL LUNCH – JANUARY 15, 2016 Back Row: Claire Wesolowski, Summer Miller, Isaac Keck, Kelsey Seagle, Riley Bardo, Dalton Thrasher, Payton Robinson; front row: Kylee Lindsey, Brooke Childs, Isaiah Kellogg, Rose Donley, Johnathon Bates, Lily Harig, Taryn Jenkins. Not pictured: Jaidyn Card, Makenna Davenport

SPECIAL LUNCH – JANUARY 29, 2016 Back row: Claire Wesolowski, Laana Hooker, Zayne Whitmore, Lane Steele, Austyn Thompson Gracie Farrah, Jack Kremer; front row: Nick Muday, Mason Ferris, Emileigh Chandler, Wyatt Calgaro, Roman Hull, Lillie Steele, Lillie Smith

Spotlight on First Grade!

Counselor Miss VanWyk has done lessons with the first graders to reinforce what the teachers have taught about how to be a good learner and listener.

First graders work together in partners to buddy read during Daily Five rotations and during math instruction.

First graders have been working in the computer lab on i-Ready lessons with reading and math.

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“Make Sure You Take Your Vitamins!� Vitamins are very important substances that are found in the foods we eat. Last month in Kids’ World News, we talked about minerals found in food. Like minerals, vitamins are needed by your body to help it work properly. Every vitamin has a special role that it plays in your growth and development. There are two types of vitamins. They are fat soluble and water soluble. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in the fat tissues of your body and in your liver. They wait until your body needs them. It could be a few days or up to six months! When it’s time for the vitamin to be used, special carriers in your body take them to where they are needed. Fat soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K. Water-soluble vitamins don’t get stored as much in your body. They travel through your blood stream. What your body doesn’t use, comes out when you urinate. These vitamins need to be replaced often because of this. These vitamins include vitamin C and the vitamin B group. Have you ever heard the statement, “you are what you eat�? Vitamins come from the food you eat. Sometimes, kids take multi vitamins daily, but eating a variety of healthy foods is extremely important. Here’s some good examples:

Vitamin A - plays a big part in eyesight. It helps you see in color, see better at night, grow properly and aids in healthy skin. Foods that are rich in vitamin A are milk that’s fortified with vitamin A, fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes and dark green leafy vegetables like kale, collards, and spinach. Vitamin B Group

- has a lot of B’s and other vitamins. They are B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, folic acid, biotin and pantothenic acid. These vitamins are important in metabolic activity. What’s that? It means that they help make energy and release it when your body needs it. These vitamins also help make red blood cells which carry oxygen through your body. Every part of your body needs oxygen to work, so these are extremely important vitamins. Foods that are rich in vitamin B are whole grains (wheat and oats), fish and seafood, poultry and meats, eggs, dairy products, leafy green vegetables, beans and peas.

Vitamin C - is important for keeping body tissues like muscles and gums in good shape. Vitamin C also helps you heal a wound or cut, as well as helping your body to resist infection. Foods that contain vitamin C are citrus fruits like oranges, cantaloupe, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, kiwi fruit and sweet red peppers to name a few.

Vitamin D - is what you need to have strong bones and teeth. It also helps your body absorb the calcium (a mineral) you need! What has vitamin D? Milk fortified with vitamin D, fish, egg yolks and cereal fortified with D plus, you can get vitamin D naturally from being in the sun. Vitamin E - is a hardworking vitamin! It maintains a lot of body tissues, like the ones in your eyes, skin and liver. It protects your lungs from becoming damaged by pollution. It also is important in forming red blood cells. Foods that have vitamin E are: whole grains, leafy green vegetables, sardines, egg yolks, nuts, and seeds. Vitamin K - helps your blood to clot! This is when cells in your body act like glue sticking together at the surface of a cut or wound to help stop bleeding. To get vitamin K into your system, eat leafy green vegetables, milk, yogurt, broccoli and soybean. So, when your parents say, “Don’t forget to take your vitamins!� or “Eat your vegetables!�, you know they are looking out for your health and making sure you get all the vitamins you need. That will help you say healthy!

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Cookin’ Fun Gimme a Kiss Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (10 ounce) package Hershey's Kisses In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the butter mixture, beating until well blended. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 1/8 inch balls. Roll the balls in extra sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven. Place an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss on each cookie, pressing down lightly. Cool completely.

Love Potion Smoothie 1/2 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 cup frozen raspberries 1 small carton of yogurt 1/2 cup ice cubes 1 cup apple juice Place strawberries, raspberries and juice in blender. Blend several seconds. If you would like a thicker smoothie add more fruit, or for a drinkable smoothie add 1/4 cup more juice.

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.

Valentine Strawberry Shortcakes 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening, chilled 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut in small pieces 1 cup buttermilk 1 quart strawberries cut small 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Cut in the shortening and butter using two knives or a pastry blender until the pieces are about the size of peas. Add the buttermilk and stir to blend. Turn out on lightly floured board. Knead about 4 times and pat into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Using a 3-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out biscuits. Cut as many biscuits as possible by reforming scraps into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden and baked through. In a medium bowl, mix strawberries and sugar to combine. Let sit until juice forms. In a large bowl with a beater on medium-high, beat cream with sugar and vanilla until whipped. To serve, slice through biscuit horizontally and place cut sides up on a plate. Top with 1/4 cup berries and juice and 1/3 cup of whipped cream.

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Animals Native To Estonia The Common Crane is the only species of cranes in Estonia. It is a large grey bird that has black patches of skin without feathers and some red patches on the back of the head. There is a white band on both sides of it’s head and neck. The bill is greenish brown and it’s legs are black. When the Common Crane flies, it stretches it’s neck forward. It also never lands in trees! Cranes feed on plants, berries, stalks, small animals, frogs, snakes, insects and more. They migrate to North Africa during the winter. Cranes fly in a triangle formation. The length of their wingspan is about eight feet. They return to their familiar nesting places in the spring. The crane makes it’s nest in open dry land. It lines a small cavity with straws. They do this in the open because it’s warmer for the young and easier to see danger. The female hatches the eggs after about a month. When the young begin to fly, they look for food together with their parents, but continue to spend nights in the nest.

The Eurasian Badger is a very unique animal. The young are called a “kit,� the females are called a “sow� and the males are called a “boar�. A group of badgers are called a “colony� or “clans�. They live in large underground catacombs called “setts�. Badgers inherit setts from their parents, who in turn inherited them from their parents, and so on. It is believed that some setts are centuries old! The setts consist of interlocking tunnels with nest chambers, toilets and several entrances. They live in social groups underground and continually expand the setts. The Eurasian badger makes it's home in forests or other areas with woody cover. While the badger may live in a forest it does most of it’s nocturnal foraging out in the open fields. Eruasian Badgers are grey in color with a black underside and legs. Their face and neck are white with a black stripe on each side. Their body length is 22-35 inches with a tail length of 5 to 8 inches. They weigh between 22-26 pounds. The badger is an omnivore (eats both plants and animals). They mainly feed on earth worms, insects, frogs, birds, lizards, small mammals, fruit, eggs and carrion. The Eurasian Otter is a solitary creature and is territorial. They den in a riverbank, in a burrow called a ‘holt’ and are most active at night. They have a slim, mustelid (weasel like) body, with a thick tail that is fleshy and muscular. All four of their feet are webbed and their nostrils and ears can be closed when it’s in the water. The otter’s fur is short and dense, so it keeps the skin dry by trapping a layer of air around the body. The otter is an excellent swimmer and diver. It feeds on fish, frogs, water birds, voles and other water creatures. They are very playful animals and enjoy sliding down a muddy bank!

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Fun Dinosaur Facts!

• ‘Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’, while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin. • Tyrannosaurus rex is often abbreviated to T-Rex. • Tyrannosaurus rex lived in an area of the Earth that now makes up western North America. • Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 42 feet in length, 13 feet at the hip and could weigh up to 7 tons! • The skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex alone measured up to 5 feet long. • The largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur found to this date is that of a T-Rex. It is estimated to have been around 12 inches long when including the root. • When Tyrannosaurus rex hit around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 1300 pounds a year over the next 4 years. • Tyrannosaurus rex had small arms that were extremely powerful and featured two clawed fingers.

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• The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face. • Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago). • It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period. • It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 26 feet in length, 10 feet in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tons. • The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 7 feet in length. • The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur. • The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887. • Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its lifetime. • The State of Wyoming lists the Triceratops as its state dinosaur.

• The Stegosaurus is the most famous dinosaur from a group of dinosaurs known as Stegosauria. They were all herbivores (plant eaters) and featured rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail. • The name ‘Stegosaurus’ comes from the Greek words ‘stegos’ meaning roof and ‘sauros’ meaning lizard. • Stegosaurus fossils have been found in western North America. • In terms of size, the Stegosaurus was large and heavily built. On average, a fully grown Stegosaurus was around 30 feet in length, 14 feet in height and up to nearly 5 metric tons in weight. • Although the Stegosaurus body was large, the size of their brain was only around the size of a dog’s. • The 17 plates found along the back of the Stegosaurus arose from the skin rather than being attached to the skeleton. The largest plates were around 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. • The Stegosaurus also featured tail spikes that reached around 2 to 3 feet in length.

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• The Spinosaurus lived around 100 million years ago in what is now North Africa. • The name Spinosaurus means ‘spine lizard’. • Fossils of the Spinosaurus were first found in Egypt around 1910. • The Spinosaurus was larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex and may have been the largest carnivorous (meat eating) dinosaur ever. • Studies estimate that it was around 49 feet in length and weighed anywhere between 7 to 20 tons. • The Spinosaurus featured distinctive spines which grew over 1.5 metres (5 feet) long. • The Spinosaurus had a long, thin skull. • While the Spinosaurus usually walked on two legs, studies suggest that it may have occasionally crouched on all four. • Spinosaurus were featured in the popular movie Jurassic Park 3.

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New Year Book Swap Star School held a New Year Book Swap where students brought in gently used books to trade. The Star School Student Council set up the event and students shopped for books during their lunchtime. All students were able to receive a book whether or not they brought in books to trade.

Fifth Grade Spelling Bee Winners

The Star School Spelling Bee ďŹ nalists were Daniel King, Abby Gaskill, Steven Kauffman, Andrew Volosky, Molly Patton and Kearan Tolles.

The winner for Star School was Daniel King and the runner up was Abby Gaskill.

Kindergarten Artwork Scott McCracken is being honored for his spectacular bear drawing, done with chalk and oil pastel.

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