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Valentine's Day Word Search Puzzle Find the Valentine's Day related words in the Valentine's Day word search. The words can be forwards or backwards, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Circle each letter separately, but keep in mind that letters may be used in more than one Valentine's Day word. When the Valentine's Day word search puzzle is complete, read the remaining letters left to right, top to bottom, to learn 2 interesting Valentine's day facts. Note that sometimes smaller words can be found in larger words or phrases, so be careful.
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What Is A Volcano? There are 1,500 active volcanoes worldwide. Many others are dormant, or "sleeping." These volcanoes haven't erupted in a long time. Some may never erupt again. Then there are the extinct volcanoes. They fizzled out thousands or even millions of years ago. All kinds of volcanoes - active, dormant, or extinct are important. Volcanoes made up 80 percent of our Earth's surface. Most of our fertile soils came from volcanoes. A volcano is a place on the Earth's surface (or any other planet's or moon's surface) where molten rock, gases and fragmented debris erupt through the earth's crust. When pressure builds up, these eruptions occur. Gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments. Eruptions can cause lateral blasts, lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. Volcano eruptions have been known to take down entire forests. An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls. Volcanoes vary quite a bit in their structure - some are cracks in the earth's crust where lava erupts, and some are domes, shields, or mountain-like structures with a crater at the summit. Magma is molten rock within the Earth's crust. When magma erupts through the earth's surface it is called lava. Lava can be thick and slowmoving or thin and fast-moving. Rock also comes from volcanoes in other forms, including ash (finely powdered rock that looks like dark smoke coming from the volcano), cinders (bits of fragmented lava), and pumice (light-weight rock that is full of air bubbles and is formed in explosive volcanic eruptions - it can also float on water). Extreme Volcanoes and Facts: • The largest volcano on Earth is Hawaii's Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa is about 6 miles tall from the sea floor to its summit. It also has the greatest volume of any volcano, 10,200 cubic miles (42,500 cubic kilometers). The most active volcano in the continental USA is Mt. St. Helens (located in western Washington state). • The largest volcano in our Solar System is perhaps Olympus Mons on the planet Mars. This enormous volcano is 17 miles tall and over 320 miles across. • The rock debris carried by a lateral blast of Mount St. Helens traveled as fast as 250 miles per hour. • Crater Lake in Oregon formed from a high volcano that lost its top after a series of tremendous explosions about 6,600 years ago. THE RING OF FIRE Three-quarters of all volcanoes rise near the rim of the Pacific Ocean. This circle of hot spots is called the Ring of Fire. It's no accident that so many volcanoes are located there. The Ring of
Fire is an area where some of the plates that form Earth's surface meet. Sometimes when plates meet, one of them moves under the other. The lower one melts, forming magma. This magma squeezes through cracks in the surrounding rock. The magma can then burst through Earth's surface to build a new volcano or erupt from an old one.
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Let’s Dance! Throughout time, people of many cultures have used dance as a way to express themselves emotionally, tell stories, treat illness, celebrate important events and as a form of communication. Most cultures have their own way of dancing. Today, there are even more types of dance that have evolved. A few examples are: ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, jigs, modern, creative movement and tap. There are many benefits of dance too! Dance helps boys and girls mature physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively. Here are a few of these benefits: • Friends - In a group dance setting, friends are made and over the years, those friendships can grow. Children learn how to work in a group dynamic. • Focus - This is essential to learn with dance. Children learn to listen better and focus on tasks on hand. • Confidence - With the self-discipline in learning dance moves and performing, confidence is developed. That confidence will naturally spill over into other parts of life. • Commitment and Dedication - Practicing dance moves develops commitment and dedication to the dance performance and teammates. • Physical Development Dance involves a range of motion, coordination, strength and endurance. Dance uses the entire body and is a great form of exercise for total body fitness. • Psychological Health Children learn to express emotions through creative movement and physical release. Dance has been
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Play The Cello! The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or 'cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in "cheese"), is a bowed stringed instrument and the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is popular in many capacities: as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and also as a foundation of the modern orchestral sound. The cello is larger than the violin or the viola but smaller than the double bass. Like the other members of the violin family, the cello has four strings. It is played in an upright position, held by the knees of a seated musician, resting on a spike called the endpin. The player draws the bow horizontally across the strings, making them vibrate and producing sound. The cello developed from the bass violin, first used by Monteverdi. The invention of wire-wound strings around 1660 in Bologna, allowed for a finer bass sound. Bolognese makers used this new technolCOLOR ogy to create the cello, a somewhat ME! smaller instrument than the bass violin and suitable for solos due to the timbre of the instrument and the fact that the smaller size made it easier to play virtuosic passages. Around 1700, Italian players popularized the cello in northern Europe, although the bass violin continued to be used for another two decades in France and England. The cello is actually part of the viola da braccio family, meaning viol of the arm, which includes, among others, the violin and viola. There are actually paintings of people playing the cello on the shoulder, like a giant violin!
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME! It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to welcome you and our exceptional learning community to the anniversary edition of our very own Kids’ World News! For over 20 years, the Holt Business Alliance has been the force that shapes our community’s future. The membership serves as a powerful networking partnership of local businesses, VFKRRO UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV DQG JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV ZRUNing together to promote the mission of developing strong community support for our businesses, local government and schools. With that, the Holt Business Alliance proudly VSRQVRUV WKLV SXEOLFDWLRQ (DFK PRQWK \RX ZLOO ¿QG FRQWHQW unique to Holt Public and our greater learning community! By creating a personalized publication, we believe we will engage our students at a deeper level. While our district provides the core curriculum each day, the Holt Business Alliance is choosing to supplement our curriculum by supporting the Holt Public Kids’ World News each month! In an effort to connect with our public, I send a weekly email called the Peek at the Week to interested stakeholders. If you would like to be added to the weekly email blast, please send a note to suptofc@hpsk12.net with the word Peek in the subject line. Keep an eye on us as we Innovate, Educate and Inspire our learning community to achieve on every level! Together IS better! Throughout the school year, I urge you to engage with us on social media and I hope you enjoy reading this edition of the Holt Public Kids’ World News sponsored by the Holt Business Alliance.
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So You Want to be in the Band? By Dennis Marvin President Holt High School Band Boosters “So You Want to be in the Band?,� presented by the Holt High School Band Boosters, features a high school band member each month describing why they became interested in music, when they did, and the impact it’s had on their life. The Band Boosters hopes this article will encourage kids to think about music, learning an instrument, and joining the band in middle school and for the rest of their years in Holt Public Schools. By: Dennis Marvin, President, Holt Band Boosters BROOKE BRINKERHUF Brooke Brinkerhuf (BB) is a Sophmore at Holt High School. The following questions were posed by the Holt Band Boosters HBB: play?
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BB: I play the clarinet in the marching and symphonic bands HBB: Why did you decide to play the clarinet and when? BB: I originally started out in the 6th grade playing the clarinet. I picked the clarinet because that’s what my older brother played in band plus I OLNH DOO RI WKH ³¿QJHU PRYHV´ \RX KDYH WR PDNH RQ WKH ¿QJHUings and keys to play it. It’s a lot of fun. HBB: When did you join the band?
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BB: Right now, my plan is WR JR WR 1HZ <RUN 8QLYHUVLW\ (NYU) to study writing. I want to become some type of news editor for a newspaper or some other type of publication in the future. Along with playing in the band today, I also write poetry. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to stay WRR LQYROYHG LQ PXVLF DIWHU KLJK school, but I will probably look into becoming a member of the orchestra while I am at NYU. HBB: Why do you think younger kids should think about joining the band? BB: Being in the band is a lot more fun than you might think. You become part of a big family and make a lot of friends that ÂłORYH \RX FRPSOHWHO\ ´ ,Q IDFW , ZRXOG QHYHU KDYH PHW P\ EHVW friend had we not been in band EHFDXVH VKH PRYHG KHUH DQG didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to my other schools when we were younger. The marching band experience is the best and helps put things in SHUVSHFWLYH <RX JHW D GLIIHUHQW appreciation for music being in the band that you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get otherwise. You gain knowledge WKDW RWKHUV PD\ QRW KDYH
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt High School Students Win at DECA Regionals by Lucas Schrauben, Director of Secondary Programs DECA is a Career Technical Student Organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in Marketing, Finance, Hospitality, and Management in high schools and colleges internationally. DECA partners with businesses at local and broader levels to provide students realistic insight into industry and promote meaningful, relevant learning. The students pictured won their competition at DECA Regionals held at Eastern Michigan University in January and will continue on to compete at the State competition March 8th-10th in Detroit!
Weekly Podcast Continues to Thrive by John Hayhoe With reading being one of the most important skills a child can develop, Dr. Hornak, Superintendent of the Holt schools, had Holt Head Librarian, Karon Walter, on the Talk with us Tuesday Podcast. Karon talked not only about all the books available, but also about the programs they offer young children, older children and teens, and also the adult programs. From making Valentines, to the LEGO club, to video and Minecraft game nights, to Google Primer and computer skills for adults, the library has it all. Karon encouraged everyone to stop in and she will show you what is available. In the event you wish to listen to our previously recorded shows, click on the following link: http://holtpublicsch.podbean. com/
Delhi-Holt Library News by Karon Walter, Head Librarian The library is a great place to go for some good times! We have video game nights, Minecraft nights, Story times for all ages, tabletop RPG nights, tech help for all ages, and more! Even when it is snowy outside and you cannot leave the house, the library has you covered. We have the Libby app for those who want to read or listen to books, the Hoopla app for those who want books, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and tv shows, the RBDigital app for magazines, the Kanopy app for even more movies, and the Capital Area District libraries app to help you get the homework help databases! The best part is, all apps are free when you have a library card! Please visit us at CADL.ORG, come in, or call the Holt library today!
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt Public Community Coffee by John Hayhoe Each month Dr. Hornak, Superintendent of the Holt Schools, hosts a coffee hour. He alternates between Morninglory’s Café & Coffee Shop in Dimondale, and Tim Hortons in Holt. This past month, over a dozen parents and Holt/Dimondale residents showed up. Dr. Hornak spoke on the physical state of the schools, busing, meals, air conditioning and scholastic programs. The next coffee hour will be Tuesday, February 5th, at 9am in Dimondale.
Save the Adults... Look for the Good by Walt Sutterlin, School Principal Washington Woods Middle School, Holt Public Schools Kids! Adults need your help! Have you ever noticed that there is really a lot of good in the world? You would not know it by watching the news and often adults do not talk about all the good things in the world. The bad stuff and complaints are usually loud. Have you heard adults complain about bad things happening? Bad stuff makes people emotional, but good things are usual-
ly quiet and all around us all the time, if we look for them. But looking for positive things is not enough. Brain science tells us that looking for positive things actually changes our emotions and makes us feel more positive, but we also need to be speFL¿F RQ KRZ ZH IRFXV
about trust and look for examples where people have given trust to you, or you have trusted someone. Even in the news with bad stories out there, sometimes there are examples of trust that you can see. Kids are born trusting others until someone messes that up and breaks their trust. Adults need your example so that we remember how important it is to trust the way you do!
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Another thing to look for is grace. Grace is when you show empathy or compassion in a tough situation. Maybe you forgive someone who did wrong or you are gentle with someone when they make a mistake. If you think about it, you have to trust people to show them grace. Showing grace means not blaming, but trying to help someone when they are already struggling. I have seen kids do this a lot better than adults in our world lately. Adults need your example so that we remember how
important it is be graceful with others! It is important in a healthy world to look at other people and try to see what makes them strong and good. *LYH SHRSOH WUXVW WR ¿[ WKHLU mistakes and have grace with others. Expect those around you to be good, and model it for them. This includes looking for the good inside yourself. When you give yourself grace, then it is easier to give grace and trust to others. Please help out the adults around you, by being our examples. Make the world truly a Kids’ World!
Holt Business Alliance: Business2Business Expo by John Hayhoe The Holt Business Alliance held their 2nd annual Business2Business breakfast at Charlar Place. Over 20 tables were setup and approximately 65 people were able to visit each promotional booth. Pictured are Mark Stiles of Orthopedic Rehab Specials, Jessica Rademacher, the Event Planner, and rep from Legg Lumber, Michelle Carpenter of Dart Bank, and Bob Carpenter. This was a wow, wow, super, wow event!
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South Korea Also Known As The Republic of Korea
• South Korea is a peninsula located in eastern Asia. It is a relatively small country, only 37,901 square miles. The Yellow Sea is to the west, the East Sea to the east and the South Sea to the south. South Korea is bordered only by North Korea and the two share the most heavily fortified border in the world along the 38th Parallel. • The capital and largest city of South Korea is Seoul. Seoul is home to about 10 million people. • South Korea has many small mountains compared to those around the world. Rain and wind has worn them down and now most summits are below 3,300 feet. There are 20 national parks. The only areas of true wilderness left are the mountain forests. • The population of South Korea is over 51 million people. • The currency of South Korea is the Won. • The official language is Korean. The writing system is called Hangeul. Hangeul is very easy to read and learn, helping South Korea reach a 100% literacy rate. Hangeul is also considered to be one of the most scientific writing systems. • Major industries include electronics, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel and textiles. • Agriculture includes rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, cattle and fish. • The government of South Korea is a Constitutional Democracy. The current Prime Minister is Lee Nak-yeon. • South Korea’s weather is generally temperate, with rainfall heavier Street food market in Busan, in summer than winter.
• A popular way to eat in South Korea is a Korean Barbecue. It became very popular in the United States and it is very simple. First, a person would pick their raw meat or fish, then additional sides such as rice, vegetables, or salads. The person then cooks the raw meat or fish right at their table! After wrapping it up in a green leaf, it is eaten with the person’s fingers! • In South Korea taxis are color-coded which means the service depends on the color of the taxi. The white or gray taxis offer a basic level of service, whereas the black taxis are luxurious cabs with a more experienced driver. • The South Korean flag is very unique. In the middle is a yin-yang symbol, representing two equal parts of cosmic forces. The circle is surrounded by four trigrams, one in each corner. Each trigram symbolizes one of the four universal elements: heaven, earth, fire, and water. • Some of South Korea's largest companies include Hyundai, LG and Samsung. • South Korean pop music, also known as “K-pop” has grown in popularity in the United States, as well as around the world. • Shopping is a popular activity in Seoul, where most shops stay open until midnight. This includes large shopping centers which are packed with people. • In 1950, when the country was known as just Korea, the communists in the north invaded the south, sparking the beginning of the Korean War. The war raged until 1953. More than 2.5 million Koreans, Americans, Chinese and others died. The war was never officially ended and the Koreas remain divided. That’s why Korea became Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, North Korea and South Korea. South Korea
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Giraffes Are One Of The World’s Tallest Mammals! • Giraffes are one of the world's tallest mammals. They are well known for their long necks, long legs, and spotted patterns. Giraffes have small "horns" or knobs on top of their heads that grow to be about five inches long. These knobs are used to protect the head in fights. • Male giraffes are larger than females. Males weigh between 2,400 and 3,000 pounds and stand up to 19 feet tall! Female giraffes weigh between 1,600 and 2,600 pounds and grow to be 16 feet tall. • Healthy giraffes live about 25 years in the wild. • Giraffes can be found in central, eastern and southern Africa. • Giraffes live in the savannas of Africa, where they roam freely among the tall trees, arid land, dense forests and open plains. • Their long necks help giraffes eat leaves from tall trees, typically acacia trees. If they need to, giraffes can go for several days without water. Instead of drinking, giraffes stay hydrated by the moisture from leaves. • Giraffes are nonterritorial, social animals. They travel in large herds that are
not organized in any way. Herds may consist of any combination of sexes or ages. • Female giraffes typically give birth to one calf . During the first week of its life, the mother carefully guards her calf. Young giraffes are very vulnerable and cannot defend themselves. Nursery groups of young animals are left alone together during the day while their mothers feed. The 6-foot-tall calf grows rapidly as much as an inch a day. By 2 months the young giraffe is eating leaves and at 6 months is fairly independent of its mother. • Giraffes have a distinctive way they walk, moving both right legs forward, then both left. At a gallop, however, the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour!
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1891 N Cedar St, Holt, MI 517-699-2001 www.EDRUSKATE.com
Public Skating • Private Parties • Laser Tag Lessons • Fundraisers • Rollers and Strollers Field Trips • Team Building • Birthday Parties
Valentines All Night Skate Feb 9th, 8pm - 6am
Holt Public Schools Kids’ World News
www.kidsworldnews.org
February 2019, Page 11
HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Upcoming Events - February 2019 2
• Band: Solo/Ensemble @ Haslett High School
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• No School: Mid-Winter Break
• Community Coffee @ Morninglory’s Café in Dimondale @ 9am
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• No School: Mid-Winter Break
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• No School: Mid-Winter Break
• Full Day of Instruction
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• No School: Mid-Winter Break
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• Late Start/Early Release
• Board of Education Committee of the Whole @ 5:30pm • Board of Education Regular Meeting @ 7pm
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• Sycamore PTO - 6:30pm • Wilcox PTO - 6:30pm • Horizon HOPS - 6:30pm
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• Full Day of Instruction: Count Day
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• No School: Balanced Calendar Schools (Horizon & Sycamore)
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• No School: Mid-Winter Break
Holt Public Schools Kids’ World News
www.kidsworldnews.org
February 2019, Page 12