Kids World News, Holt Public Schools, September 2018

HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS KIDS’ WORLD NEWS September 2018

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Our Earth’s Moon Have you ever looked up at the sky and stared at the Moon?

There have been a lot of stories about the Moon. Since it’s our closest neighbor in space, it’s natural to be curious about it. The Moon has played an important part in our history. Ancient civilizations like the Aztecs built temples in honor of the Moon and observed its phases. Native American communities have passed down folktales of how the Moon came to be. Some people pass down stories about the “Man in the Moon” or nursery rhymes about the cow jumping over the Moon.

Let’s learn a few facts about the Moon.

It is about one quarter the size of the Earth and it’s 238,857 miles away from us. The Moon is a natural satellite or celestial body that orbits our planet. Some planets like Jupiter have more moons than we do. We have only one. We can watch it rise and set like the sun and at different times of the month, we see different sizes of the Moon - like a half or quarter moon, crescent moon, or full moon.

The Moon rises in the east and sets in the west - just like the sun.

Sometimes, you can see the sun and the Moon in the sky at the same time!

The Earth spins on its axis. It takes 24 hours for Earth to spin once. It takes about 28 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth. Together the Moon and the Earth orbit the sun and that takes 365 days which is our year.

The Moon is not made of cheese. The Moon’s surface is rocky, dusty and full of craters. The surface is not flat as it has mountains and valleys. So far, scientists have not found any evidence of plants or animals on the Moon.

The Moon doesn’t always look the same in the night sky. It does not make it’s own light or heat. We can only see the Moon because the sun’s light shines on it. When the sun’s light doesn’t light up the whole Moon, you can only see part of it and that is why we can only

see a quarter moon or crescent moon at different times of the month. The Moon goes through these phases each month. The first phase, the new moon, is when the sun shines on the part of the Moon that faces away from the Earth. We do not see the Moon in the sky at all during that phase. Then after that phase, we begin to see more parts of the Moon. First a crescent moon, then a quarter moon, etc. and after 14 days, we see a full moon. Then it changes back to a quarter moon, then a crescent moon, etc. and then we don’t see it at all as it’s the new moon time again.

Telescopes help us look into space so we can see faraway places. Observatories have very powerful telescopes. Scientists have also launched space shuttles and satellites to help them learn more about space. In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon!

Interesting Facts: • The Moon is 4.5 billion years old.

• The Moon orbits the Earth at a speed of 2,288 miles per hour.

• The Moon travels a distance of 1,423,000 miles around the Earth.

• The Moon has a diameter of 2,000 miles.

• The Moon has no atmosphere and no water. There is no wind or weather.

• We always see the same side of the Moon. It always keeps the same side pointing towards us so we can never see the “back” of the Moon from the Earth.

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Jump Rope Fun! Jump rope is a fun activity that is played by children and adults!

There’s not a lot of equipment required. Comfortable shoes and a good rope. You can do it by yourself or with a group. When jumping with a group and a longer rope, one person holds the rope at each end, turning it, while one or more jumps. There are many variations of jumping rope, like using two ropes called Double Dutch, doing tricks and saying rhymes as you jump.

What many don’t realize is, jumping rope is a great form of exercise! It strengthens your body and muscles. It also strengthens your heart so it can pump more blood per beat and doesn’t have to work as hard. It helps with endurance, focus and patience.

Jumping rope is a combination of aerobic workout and coordination building footwork. It has become a popular exercise for athletes especially among boxers and wrestlers.

Jump rope is practiced at a competitive level as a sport. Serious jump rope athletes train year round. Athletes compete in individual and team events. In the United States, the main jump rope organization is U.S.A. Jump Rope. It is composed of hundreds of jumpers from all over the country. The teams attend workshops, training camps, perform for the public and compete against each other.

Here’s A Few Jump Rope Techniques!

• Basic Jump - This is when both feet are slightly apart and jump at the same time over the rope.

• Alternate Foot Jump - Using alternate feet to jump off the ground and it doubles the number of skips per minute.

• Criss-Cross - Similar to the basic jump but with a difference! The left hand rope goes to the right part of the body and the right hand rope to the left part.

• Double Under - You need to jump up higher then you normally do while passing the rope twice under your feet.

There are many more tricks you can learn like the Basic Double Bounce, Basic Single Bounce, Single Sideswing, Skier, Side Straddle, Front Straddle, Heel Exchange, Toe Exchange, Jogging Steps, Irish Fling, Front Cross, Wounded Duck, Front Kicks, Double Under, LegOver, Leg-Over Cross, Front Back Cross, Push-Ups - just to name a few!

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Teddy bear, Teddy bear, run upstairs.

Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say your prayers.

Teddy bear, Teddy bear, blow out the light.

Teddy bear, Teddy bear, say good night.

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Play The Saxophone!

The saxophone or commonly called the sax is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. It is usually made of brass and has a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

The saxophone is most often associated with popular music, big band music, and jazz but it was originally intended as both an orchestral and military band instrument.

The saxophone uses a single reed mouthpiece similar to that of a clarinet. It currently has a round and cone shaped body.

With a simple fingering system like the recorder, flute and clarinet, the saxophone is commonly considered an easy instrument to learn, though a great amount of practicing is required to produce a beautiful tone.

The majority of saxophones today are made from brass. However, several manufacturers offer additional coatings that can be applied over the brass such as silver, gold, nickel and COLOR lacquer. These are ME! typically designed to enhance sound quality and/or give the saxophone an interesting visual appearance.

The saxophone was created in the mid 1840s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian born instrument maker and clarinetist working in Paris. It was first officially revealed to the public in 1846.

Some famous sax players are Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Stan Getz. Former President Bill Clinton also plays the sax!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME!

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It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to welcome you and our exceptional learning community to the seventh 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!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt Community Foundation News Did you know that Holt has a Community Foundation? The Holt Community Foundation will unite individuals and groups, who seek to improve the social environment for all who live, work, learn, and play in our community. Our supporters will conduct charitable activities built on the pillars of equity, inclusion, and enrichment. We will engage community members in the benevolent and generous mission to promote the welfare of others.

create new knowledge or document local history Healthy habits, athletic training, and friendly competitions involving sports Music and artistic endeavors of all kinds including public displays Civil action toward equity, inclusion, fairness, and justice to overcome discrimination

The Holt Community Foundation is going to change the way you think about volunteering and philanthropy by normalizing togetherness and collective action. We Educational programs at local schools are building momentum through “Cominvolving students, parents, teachers, and munity Weekendsâ€? that include activities based on our 6 values: Environment, Eduadministrators cation, Research, Health, Music/Arts, and %HDXWLÂżFDWLRQ LQLWLDWLYHV DW RXU SDUNV Civil Action. For more information, visit: playgrounds, and natural areas https://holtcommunity.org/ Research and writing activities that We facilitate community enrichment throughout the Holt Community by supporting:

Holt High School Bowling News DID YOU KNOW? Over 250 colleges offer bowling and nearly half of these offer scholarships! Holt High School offers both varsity and junior varsity programs for high school students (grades 9-12). This is a great way to be a part of a fun team or get prepared for college bowling.

Kids can start in a local league as

young as kindergarten and continue until they are 20 year old. These leagues offer personalized coaching, awards, and more!

For more information about our local youth bowling programs contact Amy at 517-694-2802. For more information on the Holt High School bowling team contact Alexis at amollitor@gmail.com

Sycamore’s A-Team Tutoring Continues to Grow

by Wendy Pritzlaff, A-Team Coordinator The A-Team is a one-on-one tutoring program at Sycamore Elementary in partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Holt. Students in grades 2-4 are recommended for A-Team by their classroom teacher and work with an assigned tutor on HDUO\ UHOHDVH :HGQHVGD\V IRU DQ KRXU DQG ÂżIWHHQ minutes. Tutors focus on learning goals based on feedback from the individual teachers and act as mentors for the boys and girls. The relationships built between the tutors over a three-year period, in combination with increased study skills, show the importance of continuing to grow this partnership.

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Holt Education Foundation Pregame Cookout Scheduled: September 7 The Holt Education Foundation will be hosting a Pregame Cookout prior to the home football game against Traverse City Central on September 7, 2018!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Holt Hometown Festival Review

Lions Club – Little Free Library

by John Hayhoe On Saturday, August 18, the Holt community celebrated their annual Holt Hometown Festival. Starting with a band on Friday night at Buddies, a Parade through town on Saturday, followed by a vendors row, Lions Touch-a-Truck and their Vision trailer, wood cutting demonstration, old car show at Sycamore, several foodie wagons, tents with live music DQG EDQGV DQG ÂżQLVKLQJ RII ZLWK ÂżUHZRUNV LQ the evening. The PaUDGH ZDV OHG E\ D 'HOKL 3ROLFH RIÂżcer on a motorcycle, followed by the Grand Marshal, with princesses Patricia and Katie, and a King; Ben; Dr. Hornak, with the help of Dawn Car-

mody’s Girl Scouts and the School Board passed out 700 books to the children along the parade route.

Special thanks goes to Event Chair Chuck Grinnell and Mark Jenk’s Park and Rec. staff.

by John Hayhoe The Holt Lions continue to monitor the use of the Little Free Library at Valhalla Park off Keller Road. Lions Denise Davis and Gail Robins stopped by to replenish the children’s books. Remember if you take a book, please return or replace it with another book.

‘100 Women Who Care’

by John Hayhoe Last month the organization know as ‘100 Women Who Care’ of mid-Michigan gave Give-AKid of Holt a check for $22,400. This organization was started several years ago in Jackson, and now has clubs throughout Michigan. Participants get together four times each year and each member donates $100 at each meeting. Periodically, the members vote on a project or organization and give the entire proceeds to the designated group. The mid-Michigan group actually has over 200 members so they donate $22,400 four times a year. The funds must go to a 501C(3) nonprofit organization. Kris Hummel, President of the Give-A-Kid Project says their main focus is to help underprivileged children. They have grown so much in the past years they now help children in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties. Provid-

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ing clothing, coats, backpacks, and Christmas items, this past year they helped 1,000 children celebrate Christmas. Although they help in the tri-county area, most of the funds stay in the Holt community and go to Holt School children who qualify. The Holt organization has now developed another program Give-A-Kid a Future. The new program helps students learn interviewing skills, KRZ WR ÂżQG MREV DQG KHOSV WR SURYLGH WKHP ZLWK suits/dresses for future interviews. This year the Holt group has their Give-A-Kid program set for October 20th. The Greater Lansing Organization of ‘100 Women Who Care’ was started in March 2010, with 226 members has raised and donated $524,000. You can reach them at www.greaterlansing100WomenWhoCare.com or contact Barb Dunlap at bdunlap1953@gmail.com for more info.

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2018 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE

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The Kingdom Of

Belgium • Belgium is located in Northwestern Europe, bordering France, Germany, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands.

• The capital of Belgium is Brussels. Brussels was founded over a thousand years ago! About 1.2 million people live there.

• Brussel Sprouts have been grown in the Brussels area for over four hundred years.

• The population of Belgium is about 10.5 million people!

• The currency of Belgium is the Euro. Both the name and symbol were created by Belgian people.

• The government of Belgium is a Federal Monarchy.

• Belgium’s weather is moderate, with cool summers and mild winters.

• Belgium is famous for chocolate! They are the number one exporter of chocolate in the world, and 220,000 tons are produced each year!

• There are three official languages in Belgium; Dutch, French, and German.

• Belgium is the home base for NATO and the European Union.

• In 1846, Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone.

• Belgium is world-famous for waffles! There are 3 main types of Belgian waffles. The most common is Liege waffles which are eaten like a cookie. Brussels waffles are larger and lighter in color and eaten with toppings such as strawberries or ice cream, while Galettes are thin, soft and usually eaten for breakfast with jam.

• The town of Spa in Belgium is where the word 'spa' comes from.

People as far back as ancient Roman times used to come to the town to bathe in the famous cold springs for health and healing purposes.

• About 97% of the people of Belgium live in cities.

• The most popular religion is Christianity.

• Major exports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals, metal products, and food products.

• Agriculture consists of: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain and beef. Belgium is also the world’s largest producer of azaleas.

• Covering an area of just 11,787 miles, Belgium is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

• Almost 90% of raw diamonds in the world are polished and distributed in Antwerp, Belgium’s second largest city.

• Major tourism attractions include the medieval city of Brugge and the town of Bastogne, in the Ardennes, for Battle of the Bulge sites.

• Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Belgium along with cycling, tennis, judo and swimming.

The Dijver Canal with its historical buildings and a stone bridge in Bruges, Belgium.

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The Great White Shark The great white shark is commonly found in waters near the United States, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and the Mediterranean. They live off the coasts of all continents except for Antarctica. The great white shark isn’t really all white - the back of the shark can be grey or even blue!

Great white sharks can get very big! An adult shark can be up to 20 feet long and over 7000 pounds! This makes them dangerous predators with their size being intimidating as well as their teeth. A great white’s teeth are very sharp, and if one falls out it’s no problem! They have rows and rows of back-up teeth. They can lose over one thousand teeth in their lifetime (which is about 25 years)!

In a year, a great white shark can eat up to 11 tons of food. Normal food for great white sharks are seals, fish, dolphins and whales, and even other sharks! They can either attack alone or feed in a group, which means the feeding order goes from largest first to smallest last.

Great white sharks don’t reproduce until later in their life, when they are about 15 years old. Shark pups are usually born in the spring or summer, and their strong jaws develop over a month.

Poaching is only a problem in many areas with sharks. Shark fin soup and shark steaks are popular dishes with different species of sharks in them. The great white shark meat is advised not to be eaten due to the high mercury content (mercury is very bad for humans).

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• Great whites often have scratches and scars on their snouts which resulted from their prey fighting back.

• Great white sharks rarely attack people and when they do, it is often because they’ve mistaken the person for their usual seal prey.

• Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish in the sea.

• A great white shark’s liver can weigh up to 24% of it’s body weight!

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• School Resumes

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• High School Orientation/ Ice Cream Social: 6 pm

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• Holt Education Foundation Pre-Football Game Cookout: 5:00 pm

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• Board of Education Committee of the Whole: 5:30 pm • Board of Education Regular Meeting: 7:00 pm

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• Wilcox PTO: 6:30 pm • Horizon HOPS: 6:30 pm • Sycamore PTO: 6:30 pm

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• Late Start/Early Release

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• Community Coffee with the Superintendent: 9 am @ Tim Hortons

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Half-Day of School

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• Junior High PAC Meeting: 6 pm

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