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How Water Changes The Earth’s Surface Almost 3/4’s of the Earth’s surface is covered by water! Water exists on Earth as ice - a solid, as a liquid and as an invisible gas called water vapor. Water has the ability to change forms over and over again. Every living thing - plants, animals and people depend on water to live. Liquid water evaporates from our oceans, lakes and streams. As the water vapor rises (or evaporates) into the air, it cools. Water vapor then condenses back into liquid water when it falls back to the Earth. We call that precipitation. Some of the precipitation soaks into the soil. It becomes part of the groundwater. It may stay in the ground for hundreds of years. Some precipitation runs off and flows back into rivers, lakes, and oceans. As the water flows across the Earth’s surface, it makes channels or canyons. and the water moves the soil along with it. It deposits soil in new places and wears down the rocks. Water in rivers, lakes and oceans will change into water vapor again, continuing the cycle. The same holds true as the snow melts on mountaintops. Water changes from a solid state of snow and ice becoming a liquid state as it flows down the mountain. Over time, this moving water wears down or weathers the rock. Weathering is the term geologists use to describe the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces. Rocks weather until they become a small grain of sand. The stream of water carrying the smaller rocks and grains of sand joins with others and form small rivers. As more streams and rivers empty into it, a small river becomes a larger one. The river bed grows deeper and wider. The current slows down and soil and sand are deposited. Rivers keep flowing until they reach the ocean. A large area of soil and rock deposited by a river at the mouth of a river is called a delta. As the water flows over the Earth’s surface, it shapes the land. Over millions of years, canyons are formed. The Grand Canyon is 10 to 15 miles wide and it is almost a mile deep! High up in the mountains where it is very cold, the snow never
melts. Glaciers are formed. Glaciers are large bodies of ice and compacted snow. They are found in high mountains and at the poles. As the glacier grows larger and heavier, the weight of ice pressing down causes the bottom of the glacier to melt a little. This causes the glacier to slide Melting Glaciers in the Swiss Alps downhill and as they slide, they pick up rocks and boulders. Again it works like sandpaper and carves out mountain valleys. At the ocean shore, the pounding of waves breaks down rock. It grinds them into sand. All these kinds of weathering are called mechanical weathering. Mechanical weathering is weathering that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical makeup. In the winter months, precipitation falls onto rocks. It may be rain or snow. The sun causes it to melt and it seeps into the cracks of the rock. At night when it gets colder, the water freezes. When it freezes, it expands. It forces the rock to crack and break apart. This process of water freezing and thawing to break apart rock is called ice or frost wedging.
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“A Great Beginning” What kid doesn’t love to run, jump, bounce, hop, climb, swing or FLIP? Gymnastics is one sport that makes exercising FUN! Whether it is tumbling on mats, balancing on a beam, swinging on a bar, bouncing on a trampoline or climbing high on a rope, gymnastics has something for all kids who love to exercise. Gymnastics as a sport is one of the most popular of all Olympic sports. During the Olympics many people watch gymnastics. Boys gymnastics has 6 different events (High Bar, Vault, Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Parallel Bars, and Rings). Girls use 4 different events (Floor, Balance Beam, Vault and Uneven Parallel Bars). Gymnastics is a fun sport to watch BUT it is even more enjoyable to DO! What makes gymnastics even more special is that it can prepare you for whatever sport you may enjoy most. Gymnastics helps develop strength and flexibility which are needed in all sports. It teaches us how to run fast and jump high which are great for baseball, football, soccer and more.
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It teaches us how to use our eyes, hands and feet which are great tools in tennis, volleyball, and hockey. Gymnastics is a great beginning for all sports. GYMNASTICS SAFETY It is important to remember that gymnastics should only be done when supervised by a coach or teacher. Proper matting is needed to make sure everyone stays safe. Coaches can help teach the tricks while making sure nobody gets hurt. With a good coach, lots of matting and proper instruction, GYMNASTICS is a blast!
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The Violin! One of the best known instruments in the orchestra is the violin. It is played with a bow and 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 to the correct pitch. By the musician changing finger positions on the strings, different notes are made. The bow is drawn across the strings with make the tone. The violin can be traced back to Italy in the early 1500’s. Evolving from two other stringed instruments, the fiddle and the lira da braccio which were both stringed instruments. The known developer of the violin was Andres 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 fatter, 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 composers 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 time, violins emerged as the leading section in the orchestra. However, it wasn’t 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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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME! It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to welcome you and our exceptional learning community to the 13th 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 ORFDO EXVLQHVVHV VFKRRO UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV DQG JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV working together to promote the mission of developing strong community support for our businesses, local government and schools. With that, the Holt Business Alliance proudly sponsors this pubOLFDWLRQ (DFK PRQWK \RX ZLOO ¿QG FRQWHQW XQLTXH WR +ROW 3XEOLF 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 JAMES DUNCAN James Duncan (JD) is a Sophomore at Holt High School. The following questions were posed by the Holt Band Boosters (HBB): HBB: play?
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JD: I play the trombone in the marching, symphonic, and jazz bands. HBB: Why did you decide to play the trombone and when? JD: My friends and I started looking into the different types of instruments in 5th grade at Washington Woods, but I originally started out playing the Ă€XWH LQ WK JUDGH :KLOH , ZDV about the only one who could “make a sound on it,â€? I decided to switch to playing trombone about a month later. I thought the trombone looked “coolâ€? and I liked how the slide moves. HBB: When did you join the band?
-' 0\ ÂżUVW EDQG ZDV LQ WK grade at Washington Woods. As I said before I switched to the trombone and have been playing it ever since. HBB: What do you like most about being in the band? JD: Being a musician and having an ability to play an instrument is an “awesome experience.â€? All the friends I have made and the many memories I have are priceless. Memories like going to Cincinnati on the band trip two years ago was the experience of a lifetime. Playing at King’s Island or going to the zoo and aquarium were experiences I probably would not have done had I not been in the band. I am also on the cross-country team and run track. Like band, that builds character, too, but I have to admit if I had to make a choice, I ZRXOG GHÂżQLWHO\ FKRRVH EDQG over running because playing music is my passion. That is why I not only play in the marching and symphonic bands, but also play in the jazz band, which is really, an extracurricular activity including early morning practices. HBB: Do you plan to stay involved in music or band after High School? JD: Maybe not as a career, but I have a lot of interest in becoming a member of the Spartan Marching Band and Jazz Band. I am also thinking about learning how to play other instruments like the guitar, piano, and maybe even the saxophone.
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For my career, I plan to study engineering, but maybe have music as a “fallback.â€? HBB: Why do you think younger kids should think about joining the band? JD: Given all my experiences in band along with making all of the friends I have made, I think younger kids should really get involved in band as soon as they can. Even if you don’t VRXQG JRRG ZKHQ \RX ÂżUVW VWDUW playing, don’t give up. Just keep practicing because you will get better. Also, once you start, don’t be afraid to switch to another instrument if you don’t like the one you started with. Being in the band is an experience that may only come around once and one you don’t want to miss. You might hear stories from your parents about being in the band 20 years ago might have been for “nerds,â€? but that’s not the case today. At football games, kid’s come up to me when I am in my marching band uniform and tell me how cool I look and how great the band sounds. “Today, LWÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ FRRO WR EH LQ WKH band.â€?
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt Early College News by Lucas Schrauben, Director of Secondary Programs Students pictured above are proudly wearing their Holt Early College T-Shirts that they received at their recent team building event put on by Ms. (ULQ 8PSVWHDG 0V 1DQF\ 0HUHGLWK 0V 2OLYLD 1HOVRQ 7KLV ¿UVW FRKRUW RI students is part of the inaugural year of Holt Early College. Holt public schools are leading the way in Mid-Michigan by having an Early College program as part of their public high school delivery. Holt Early College is designed to allow a student to earn a high school diploma and either an associate’s degree or up to 60 transferable college credits at the same time. Early College High Schools can begin as early as 9th or 10th grade. StuGHQWV DWWHQG IRU ¿YH \HDUV DQG IROORZ D VSHFL¿F ¿YH \HDU SURJUDP RI LQVWUXFWLRQ $Q ³(DUO\ &ROOHJH 3URJUDP´ LV D ¿YH \HDU KLJK VFKRRO SURJUDP GHVLJQHG to allow a pupil to earn a high school diploma and substantial college credit WKURXJK DQ DGGLWLRQDO ¿IWK \HDU RI VWXG\ $ IRUPDO DJUHHPHQW ZLWK HDFK SRVWVHFRQGDU\ SDUWQHU LV UHTXLUHG IRU ERWK WKH (& +LJK 6FKRRO DQG 3URJUDP Models. Sophomores interested in one of our Early College programs of study are HQFRXUDJHG WR SLFN XS DQ DSSOLFDWLRQ LQ WKH FRXQVHOLQJ RI¿FH $SSOLFDWLRQV DUH due in February each year. Programs of study are aligned with our post-secondary partners to provide the student the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree in a high demand profession:
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Volunteer Coordinator Visits the Lions Club By John Hayhoe The Holt Lions hosts two dinner meetings each month at the Delhi Café. A special guest is invited to address the Lions each meeting. This past week, Melanie McNamara, talked about the new organization she is leading, the Holt Community Volunteer Bureau. With all the events happening in Holt there is always a need for help. Melanie says she is already working to secure volunteers for Chuck Grinnell and his Holt Fest. If you would like to get involved, contact Melanie at 517-256-7212 or volunteerinholt@gmail. com. Pictured are Melanie McNamara and Holt Lions Maurie Mahieu.
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Podcast in Dimondale by John Hayhoe It is getting to be a custom that when Dr. Hornak hosts his coffee hour in Dimondale, he has the Dimondale Village President, Ralph Reznick join him for his weekly podcast. Since the community coffee hour was held at MorningLory’s Café in Dimondale, previous Village President Mike Chappell was invited to be on the podcast. Mike had previously owned the restaurant for 49 years under the name, Mike’s Village Restaurant. President Reznick started the podcast by saying MorningLory’s Café came in second, in the Lansing area, as the best diner in the area! Ralph also discussed the annual spaghetti dinner to help the local food pantry, which will be March 9th from 4pm-7pm. This summer the Village hopes to make improvements to the Danford Island Park located on the Grand River. Dr. Hornak urged the Holt/Dimondale communities to get involved in adding input for the new Strategic Plan. Finally, Dr. Hornak will host his next coffee hour March 14th in Holt, but no location has been decided yet since Tim Hortons has closed. Pictured are Dimondale Village President Ralph Reznick, past Village President Mike Chappell, Delhi Township Supervisor John Hayhoe, and Holt Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hornak.
Holt Business Alliance Member Spotlight: Wahl and Associates A new year – a new you! Statistics show that by the end of February almost 80% of New Year resolutions are already a thing of the past. One of the most IUHTXHQW RI WKRVH LV ZHLJKW ORVV DQG RU EHWWHU KHDOWK :DKO DQG $VVRFLDWHV ZDV founded and built around the Health Pointe 2.0 Wellness and Weight Loss program in 2001 following one of its founders experience with the program. Health Pointe 2.0 a program that teaches behavior change was developed by a group of Southern California physicians that specialized in bariatric medicine working with grossly obese and/ or diabetic patients. After three million plus clinical hours of experience with patients the Health Point program was born. Today
coaches around the world help individuals and families make changes in their OLYHV WKDW OHDG WR ¿QGLQJ DQG PDLQWDLQLQJ WKHLU RSWLPXP ZHLJKW DQG D KHDOWKLHU lifestyle. Bill Wahl, one of the partners of Wahl and Associates, was introduced to the program in 2001 after a lifetime of struggling with weight control and the health problems associated with it. On June 30th of 2001, Bill began the program. On November 23rd of 2001 he hit his target weight of 168#, 90 pounds less than he started with on June 30th. 7KH UHDO TXHVWLRQ ZDV ZRXOG KH UHERXQG DQG DGG WKH ZHLJKW EDFN RQ OLNH KH KDG done so many time before. The answer, this time was, no. Now almost 18 years later he remains at his target weight. He credits the program and all he learned about his body and how it reacts to food and exercise for that lifelong change. Today with Wahl and Associates the program and knowledge gained over 18 \HDUV¶ H[SHULHQFH LV PDGH DYDLODEOH WR RWKHUV WKDW H[SHULHQFH GLI¿FXOW\ DQG IUXVWUDWLRQ ¿QGLQJ DQG PDLQWDLQLQJ WKHLU RSWLPDO ZHLJKW DQG DOO WKH KHDOWK EHQH¿WV WKDW come from it. For a one-on-one interview to see if Health Pointe is for you or someone you love contact Bill at: 517-694-2269 or by email wmwahl1@comcast.net.
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Portage Northern HS Chelsea HS St. Johns High School Swartz Creek High School Okemos High School Dewitt High School Caledonia High School Grand Ledge High School Haslett High School Howell High School Waverly High School East Lansing High School Battle Creek Lakeview HS OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney) OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney) OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney)
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Hudsonville High School Portage Northern HS Kalamazoo Central HS St. Johns High School Okemos High School Dewitt High School Eisenhower High School Grand Ledge High School Haslett High School Portage Northern HS Waverly High School East Lansing High School OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney) OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney) OPEN DATE (CAAC Tourney @ Okemos) Kalamazoo Central HS
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Republic Of Estonia • Estonia is an Eastern European country which borders the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. It is about the size of New Hampshire and Massachusetts combined. • The capital city is Tallinn. It is one of the best-preserved mediaeval cities. It is also the city of the first Christmas tree in the world. In 1441, the tree was put up in the town square. • The government is a Parliamentary Democracy. Estonia re-gained its independence on August 20, 1991 from the U.S.S.R. • Natural resources: Oil shale, phosphorite, limestone, blue clay. • Estonia enjoys a mild climate because of marine influences. Mainly a lowland, the republic has numerous lakes, frequently of glacial origin. Peipus (Lake Chudskoye), the largest lake, is important for both shipping and fishing. It is also Europe’s fourth largest freshwater lake. Along Estonia's Baltic coast are more than 800 islands, of which Saaremaa is the most notable. • The climate is temperate with warm summers and severe winters. Temperatures range from 70 degrees F in the summer, to a winter average of 18 degrees F. They have four seasons of equal length. Being on the Baltic Sea, Estonia is subjected to sea breezes and humidity. • The highest peak in Estonia is Suur Munamagi. It is the highest point in the entire Baltic region at 1043 feet above sea level. • The Republic's rivers include the Narva, Pärnu, Ema, and Kasari. • Estonia is the world's second largest producer of oil shale. The majority of its workforce is involved in industry, which also includes mining, shipbuilding, information technology, and the manufacture of wood products, electronic and telecommunications equipment, textiles and clothing, and machinery. • Its efficient agricultural sector employs some 11% of the labor force and produces meat (largely pork), dairy products, potatoes, flax, and sugar beets. Fishing is also important.
A scene from Tallinn, the capital.
• Throughout history, many other nations that ruled the region – Danes, Germans, Swedes, Poles and Russians – have influenced Estonian cuisine. Among the traditional dishes are marinated eel, blood sausage and sauerkraut stew with pork. • Famous Estonians include the writer Jaan Kross whose work has been translated into at least 20 languages, the author of the national epic (Kalevipoeg) Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, and the writer, filmmaker, diplomat and politician Lennart Meri. He became the first President of Estonia after the restoration of independence. • In the Bronze Age a meteorite fell in Kaali on the island of Saaremaa. The Kaali catastrophe was the last known case of a large meteorite to fall on a populated area. Estonia has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world.
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Baird’s Tapir The Baird's tapir is named for the American naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird, who traveled to Mexico in 1843 and observed the animals. The Baird’s tapir is native to Central America and northern South America. It’s even the national animal of Belize! Baird's tapirs average up to 6.6 feet in length, not including a little tail that’s 2.8 to 5.1 inches long. They average about 3.9 feet in height. Adults can weigh can range from 330 to 880 pounds. In captivity, adults can live to be approximately 30 years old. Baird’s tapirs are a dark brown color with cream colored markings on its face, with dark
spots on its cheeks, behind and below its eyes. They have four toes on each front foot and three on each back foot. Baird's tapirs may be active at all hours, but they are primarily nocturnal. They search for leaves and fallen fruit to eat. Feeding groups are not uncommon, but they usually are solitary animals. They make their home close to water. On hot days, the Baird’s tapir enjoys swimming or wading! They are very good swimmers and can remain submerged for several minutes to escape their predators. Young Baird’s tapirs learn to swim at just three weeks. They communicate through whistles and shrill squeaks. The Baird’s taper has an extremely well-developed sense of smell and can sample the air in all directions without turning their head. Their vision isn’t very clear, but they have very keen hearing. The Baird’s tapir is an endangered species, due to hunting and deforestation. While the hunting of Baird’s tapirs is illegal in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama, the law is often unenforced. The law also doesn’t account for deforestation, a large problem in Cental and South American countries.
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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Upcoming Events - March 2019 4
• Parent/Teacher Conference Week
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• Horizon HOPS – 6:30pm • Sycamore PTO -6:30pm • Wilcox PTO – 6:30pm
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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week
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• Late Start/Early Release
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• Community Coffee @ 9am
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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Half Day: All Schools
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• Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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• Dimondale PTO – 6pm
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• Full Plate & Brew Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at Morninglory Cafe – 4pm to 7pm
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• Daylight Savings Begins (Spring Forward)
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• Holt Business Alliance Monthly Mixer at Charlar Place – 7:30am
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• Board of Education Committee of the Whole – 5:30pm • Board of Education Regular Board Meeting – 7pm
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