Kids World News, Holt, January 2020

HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS KIDS’ WORLD NEWS January 2020

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The International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable human-made satellite that orbits Earth at an altitude of between 205 miles and 270 miles. It comprises pressurized modules for astronauts to live in, external trusses for propulsion, solar arrays for power and many other amazing features.

The first part of the ISS sent to space was the module called Zarya. It was launched into space on a Russian Proton rocket on November 20th, 1998. Zarya provided propulsion, attitude control, communications and electrical power.

Two weeks later, NASA launched a module called Unity aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, successfully attaching it to the Zarya module. The Unity module was equipped with all the requirements for long-term human living.

The ISS is now the largest artificial body in orbit. It is 357 feet in length, making the space station's area span about the size of an American football field. The space station weighs nearly 925,000 pounds! It has 2 bathrooms, a gym and more room than a six bedroom house!

The ISS was built to be a space environment research laboratory and observatory, where crew members could conduct experiments in many scientific fields including: biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, and meteorology.

The station also provides valuable opportunities to test spacecraft systems and equipment and act as a staging base for possible missions to the Moon or Mars.

The first ISS crew mission called 'Expedition 1' launched on a Russian Soyuz, October 31, 2000. The three Russian cosmonauts docked and entered the ISS on November 2nd, 2000. The space station has been continuously occupied since, making it the longest continuous human presence in space.

The ISS has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations.

On average the ISS travels at 17,227 miles per hour. The space station completes 15.5 orbits per day which means that the crew members on board the station experience a sunrise or sunset every 92 minutes!

The ISS program is a joint project that involves 5 space agencies. NASA of the USA, Roskosmos of Russia, JAXA of Japan, CSA of Canada and ESA made up of agencies from France, Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea and Italy.

With the naked eye, the ISS can be seen from nearly every area of Earth at some point in time, it appears as a slow moving bright white dot in the night sky.

You can look for the space station in the sky at night by looking up and giving your location to: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings

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The Importance Of Washing Your Hands Have you ever heard your parent’s say, “Did you wash your hands?” This is a very common question that most kids have heard and it is an extremely important question to ask. Handwashing is a great way to prevent infection and stop the spread of germs. It’s a simple habit to learn. Sometimes you do it without thinking and sometimes, we’re in such a hurry that it’s forgotten.

Not good... Do you realize that if you wash your hand properly, it helps you to avoid being sick? Let’s explore this a little further.

Throughout the day, everyone accumulates germs on their hands from all types of surfaces like direct contact with people, contaminated surfaces, foods, animals, door knobs, telephones, toilets, and more. Everyone touches a lot of “things” everyday. If you don’t wash your hands regularly, you can infect yourself with these germs when you touch your eyes, mouth or nose.

Infectious diseases that are spread through hand-to-hand contact are colds, flus, infectious diarrhea and several more.

Inadequate hand cleaning or hygiene also contribute to food-related illness such as salmonella and E coli infection.

What are proper

Wash Me! handwashing techniques? Good hand washing includes washing your hands with soap and water or using an alcohol-based sanitizer if you can’t use soap and water.

Hand Washing Procedure: • Wet your hands with WARM running water and apply soap.

Lather well.

• Rub your hands together for at least 15 to 20 seconds making sure you do both the front and backs of your hands, between your fingers and under your fingernails.

• Rinse your hands well.

• Dry your hands with a clean towel or disposable towel.

• Use a towel to turn off the faucet.

When are the best times to wash your hands?

• Before eating or touching food.

• After using the bathroom.

• After blowing your nose or coughing.

• After touching pets or other people’s animals.

• After playing outside.

• After visiting a sick friend or relative.

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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 23rd 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, school represenWDWLYHV DQG JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV ZRUNLQJ WRJHWKHU WR 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 content 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!

Holt Business Alliance ~ Member Spotlight: Salon Blush Salon Blush celebrated their one-year anniversary in late August. Salon Blush is a full service hair salon staffed with an experienced group of stylists. The family atmosphere makes Salon Blush a comfortable place to bring your family for all their hair care needs. Salon Blush also sells premium hair care products. Proud to be a member of the Holt community, owner Nikki McClure looks forward to many more years as a Holt business owner and community member.

Call Salon Blush at (517) 709-3477 or visit salonblushofholt.com

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by John Hayhoe The Holt Business Alliance Board of Directors is pictured during their monthly planning meeting. The %RDUG PHHWV WKH ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK WR SODQ PHHWLQJV VHFXUH JXHVW VSHDNHUV UHYLHZ VFKRODUship applications, Bingo, memberships, and more! The Board hopes you will consider attending the Holt Business Alliance monthly meetings held the third Thursday of the month at Charlar Place in Holt.

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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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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 provides information about the high school band experience. 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.

Who are the band boosters?

The Holt public school bands are made up by over 500 students from 5th grade through 12th, but there are over 350 parents, family members, and others who help support the bands, especially the High School, involved as members of the Holt Band Boosters. The Band Boosters help the High School band director in a variety of ways from taking care of the marching band and wind ensemble uniforms to cooking hamburgers on the grill between the time of the Dimondale and

Holt Memorial Day parades.

All the work Boosters do to support the Director and the Band, most of which are “behind the scenes,” make it easier for them to perform their best for football games, concerts, and parades.

All of this work requires fund raising from community businesses and other supporters.

As a result, the Boosters conduct a number of different fundraisers such as the annual Holiday Wreath Sales with the funds directed toward helping to keep the cost of summer band camp at a lower level so students do not have to pay as much to participate. The single largest fundraiser each year is an event called Band Aid with a portion of the funds going to each of the bands including the middle and junior high schools.

Band Aid is held each March and features a spaghetti dinner, silent auction, and short concerts performed by the middle

and junior high school bands, along with performances by the high school concert, symphonic, wind ensemble, and jazz bands. All of these fund raisers take a lot help from the Band Boosters, all of whom are volunteers, to make them successful.

If you are thinking about becoming involved in the band, you might want to get a

sneak preview of what band is all about by attending the next Band Aid spaghetti dinner and concerts. The event is scheduled to be held at the Holt High School on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 beginning around 6 p.m. Tickets will be made available by the end of January 2020. Checkout the Holt Band Boosters web site for more details at https://www.holtbandboosters.com/

Talk with Us Tuesday Podcast

by John Hayhoe Dr. David Hornak, Holt Public Superintendent, and John Hayhoe, Delhi Township Supervisor hosted Holt teacher, Brandon Currin and four Holt National Honor Society students for a recent podcast. Mr. Currin took the leaders to Washington, D.C. for a national conference. Pictured with Brandon are Logan VanEnkevort, Cameron Turner, Jack Proebstle, and Joseph “Jo Jo” Martinez. To listen to this podcast: or previously recorded shows, visit: https://gohps.net/hpspodcast163 or http://holtpublicsch.podbean.com/ Thanks for listening and remember to read! Enjoy!

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by John Hayhoe Local Holt owner and Business Alliance member, Joshua McClure donated children’s hats, boots, and mittens to the Holt elementary schools. Thanks RW Systems!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS A Monthly Memo from Holt Public Schools: Civility & Social Media Civility & Social Media ~ Three years ago, I published the breadth of this memo on civility. Over the course of the last 1100 days, I have read countless social media posts criticizing school employees, teachers, and administrators. Dictionary.

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Though we may have differing opinions, a level of civility, mutual regard and support for one another will lead us to shared obMHFWLYHV 0\ FRQFHUQ WRGD\ LV VSHFLÂżF WR social media etiquette and the overall use of social media to share concerns about a school employee or the school district as a whole.

From time to time, families desire additional information regarding a situation that has occurred at school. While school RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG OLNH WR VKDUH WKH GHWDLOV ZLWK you, they are prohibited from divulging additional information to anyone other than the student and the parents or guardians RI WKH VSHFLÂżF VWXGHQW :KHWKHU ZH DUH dealing with a low-level threat or a situaWLRQ LQYROYLQJ PXOWLSOH VWXGHQWV LQ FRQĂ€LFW we urge you to refrain from turning to social media to access additional information about school. When appropriate, accurate public information may be shared on our

social media sites or sent via email.

In Holt Public, we value diversity of individuals and groups by recognizing that people learn in different ways and at different rates. We invite varied viewpoints into decision-making and we recognize that all people can contribute to achieving our goals. We attempt to provide choices for our learners. We accomplish this by building and sustaining human relationships and by modeling trustworthy behaviors, respect and openness. There will be a time when we wish to share details with you; however, we are prohibited from doing so.

We imagine that may contribute to the level of frustration as it may appear that school RU GLVWULFW RIÂżFLDOV DUH QRW DFWLQJ RQ \RXU concern. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student educational records. The district is also prohibited in sharing certain information regarding the employment status of our staff as well. To that end, we understand that that you often desire more LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW D VSHFLÂżF VLWXDWLRQ We will continue strive to create and sustain a learning environment that understands, respects, and celebrates differences. We will continue to demonstrate a high

level of respect for one another and will continue to remind you that each and every one of us is working toward important goals for ourselves, our school, our district, our community, and our world.

Civility EHQHÂżWV DOO RI XV $FWLQJ FLYLO ZLWK RQH DQother helps to develop and strengthen relationships. When engaged in civil discussions, people often feel heard, recognized, respected, and treasured, even on social media. $V , UHĂ€HFW RQ WKH SDVW WKUHH \HDUV , continue to struggle to understand the increasing levels of incivility reported across the nation, especially on social media.

Please remind your children, your partners, and your neighbors to be thoughtful and polite on social media.

The District is in support of an open forum for discussion of all aspects of Holt Public Schools and its surrounding learning community. However, as a governPHQWDO DJHQF\ WKDW KDV VSHFLÂżF ODZV IRU the protection of the students of the District and the employees that serve them, our general nature of correspondence and response will be the following:

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â&#x20AC;˘ All credible allegations that are brought forth in the appropriate channels of communication will be taken seriously and investigated. â&#x20AC;˘ Investigations will protect students and staff. â&#x20AC;˘ Outcomes of investigations may never be known to the public for the protection of students. â&#x20AC;˘ We will not release any information about an unrelated student to another family. â&#x20AC;˘ We will not engage on a social media platform to communicate about a specific allegation. <RX KDYH P\ ÂżUP FRPPLWPHQW WR FRQtinue to lead our learning community with a civil mindset and I will continue to embrace those we serve! When we choose WR DFW FLYLO ZH DOO EHQHÂżW 3OHDVH FRQWLQXH to serve as a model moving forward, our children are observing us!

Please follow us on Facebook (Holt Public Schools), Instagram (@holtpublic), and Twitter (@holtpublicsch) and send us a direct message if we are not modeling a civil mindset on social media! #civilityworkshps

by John Hayhoe Recently, Washington Woods students held a Food drive to collect food for Holt families. So much ZDV FROOHFWHG WKDW ORFDO YROXQWHHU -LP 1XVVGRUIHU KDG WR EULQJ LQ D WUDLOHU WR KDXO LW DOO 7KDW GHÂżQLWHO\ deserves a wow, wow, super, wow! Way to go!

Paper Image driver, Ken, was matching what one of the schools provided to the Holt Community Food Bank. When their amount reached $400, Ken purchased $400 worth of food and donated it to the Food Bank!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt Early College Students Tackle Career Readiness Week

by Lucas Schrauben and Nancy Meredith 7KH ZHHN EHIRUH :LQWHU EUHDN +ROW (DUO\ &ROOHJH VWXGHQWV LQ &RKRUW RQH ÂżQLVKHG WKHLU 3rd semester of college classes and worked to improve their career readiness skills. On Tuesday, with the help of representatives from the local YMCA, students participated LQ Âł/LVWHQ )LUVW´ WUDLQLQJ WR LPSURYH WKHLU LQWHUSHUVRQDO DQG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW UHVROXWLRQ VNLOOV Wednesday, they put their resumes and interview skills to the test by participating in mock interviews. Thursday, they processed their resume and interview feedback and learned about the importance of interview follow-up as they wrote thank-you notes to the business members who took time out of their busy day to help them gain these important skills.

Thank you Westside YMCA partners and trainers, Joy Berwald, Jordan Eustace & Melissa Whitman and our business partners Dawn Plenar & Lisa Venson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Board of Water and Light, Pat Brown â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Holt & Dimondale Insurance Agency, Michelle Hoffman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hoffman Photography, Ryan Carter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stifel, and Lauren Huested â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Davenport University, for taking the time to help educate our students.

HPS Kroger Community Rewards Program Holt Public has partnered with the Kroger Community Rewards Program! By UHJLVWHULQJ \RXU .URJHU FDUG \RXU JURFHU\ DQG RU JDV EHQHÂżWV ZLOO QRW EH LPSDFWed; however, Holt Public will start to earn money to be used to support our STEM/ STEAM and Professional Development programs!

We raised nearly $14,000 so far! Thank you Holt Public! The steps to register your card are below: â&#x20AC;˘ Simply register online at http://krogercommunityrewards.com â&#x20AC;˘ Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with Holt Public! â&#x20AC;˘ Enter our NPO number or Holt Public Schools. Our NPO Number is: EG475. â&#x20AC;˘ To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see Holt Public Schools on the right side of your information page. â&#x20AC;˘ Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus card number. â&#x20AC;˘ Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2019 WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE

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Potato Farming In The U.S. Farming potatoes is a huge business in the United States. Idaho is the largest producer contributing one third of the country’s total harvest. The most popular consumed potato variety in the U.S. is the Russet Burbank or ‘Idaho’ potato which was developed by Luther Burbank in 1871. Potatoes however, are grown in all 50 states and in 125 countries around the world. The potato is the fourth most important crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn. The average American eats approximately 124 pounds of potatoes each year!

There are more than 400 varieties of potatoes. The two main types of potatoes are waxy and floury. Waxy potatoes are great for salads or any dish where you want the potato to keep their shape after cooking. Floury potatoes work better if you want fluffy potato dishes like mashed potatoes.

Potatoes are grown from small potato tubers called seed potatoes.

Farmers usually set aside around five to fifteen percent of their potato harvest for replanting. Seed potatoes can also be purchased from commercial suppliers.

Potatoes are grown on well drained land and prefer a moist acidic soil. The plants also like to be fertilized. Many potato growers apply pesticides after planting to prevent pests like late blight and potato beetles. Blight is a fungus that appears in high humidity and spreads over potato leaves causing it to die. Careful steps need to be taken to not contaminate groundwater.

Potatoes love lots of water and need full sun. As a matter of fact, potatoes are 80% water and 20% solid. Many farmers use irrigation systems to control soil moisture and temperature. The potatoes are ready for harvest when the plants begin to brown and wither after they have flowered for a few weeks. If the potatoes are to be

stored, they need to be dug up after two to three weeks from the day the plant dies. More importantly, they must be dug up before a hard freeze.

POTATO TRIVIA • The potato chip is the number one snack food in the world. The thinly sliced and fried potatoes were first created in Saratoga, New York and “Saratoga Crunch Chips” are what we now call potato chips.

They were made by Chef George Crum on August 24, 1853.

• The Irish Potato Famine was caused by a fungus (blight) that destroyed the country's ENTIRE potato crop. At least one million people died of starvation at the height of the famine at around 1845.

Over one and a half million people left Ireland for North America and Australia.

• The Irish referred to potatoes as "spuds," the name that came from a type of spade used for digging potatoes.

• Potatoes were not part of the first Thanksgiving because the pilgrims were not familiar with them yet.

• Mr. Potato Head was born in Rhode Island in 1952 and was the first toy to be advertised on television.

• The potato was the first vegetable grown in space.

• About 1/4 of the potatoes consumed in the U.S.are French Fries.

• Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potatoes) were introduced commercially in 1955.

• The Yukon Gold potato variety honors the Alaskan Klondike gold rush of 1897-1898. Potatoes were practically 'worth their weight in gold.' They were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.

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