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Have you noticed the leaves changing colors? It’s a beautiful time in Michigan when this happens.

The weather is getting colder and soon winter will be upon us. Fall brings about some great moments.

Events like football, Trick or Treating, bonfires and marshmallows are favorites. On Kids’ World News “Spotlight On Health” page, there are some great suggestions on how to keep Halloween safe for everyone. Safety rules are made to ensure that everyone has a lot of fun during that evening as well as practicing safety.

October kicks off Kids’ World News 9th Annual Coloring Contest! The official coloring page entry is on page 13 of this paper. All YOU have to do is color the picture and send it directly to us or our delivery drivers will pick them up at your school office when they deliver the November edition! See the official rules below. Be sure to enter your picture!

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Kids’ World News 9th Annual Coloring Contest Rules The coloring contest rules are as follows: Enter the contest by coloring the picture provided on page 13. There will be a first place winner from each grade - kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade. The winner will receive prizes including a Kids’ World News Tshirt and certificate. The entries must be received by Kids’ World News by November 13, 2015. They can be mailed in to Kids’ World News, 5747 North Otto Road, Charlotte, Michigan 48813 or taken to your school office by November 9th for our delivery drivers to pick up. The winners will be announced in the December edition of Kids’ World News. if you would like to see Kids’ World News at your school or if you would like to be one of our proud sponsors, please call 517-202-2365 (e-mail: rich@kidsworldnews.net). If you would like to submit an article from your school (limit 150 words), e-mail: debi@kidsworldnews.net Kids’ World News is designed to give exposure to all area schools, recognition of students and staff members. We welcome imput from all our area schools. We do however, reserve the right to edit.

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Your Muscular System The muscular system is made up of tissues that work with the skeletal system to control movement of the body. Without muscles, you couldn’t open your mouth, breathe, shake hands, walk, talk or move your food through your digestive system. Without muscles, you would not be able to do anything!

Everyone’s body weight is about 40% muscle. There are over 630 muscles that help you move. Muscles can’t push - they pull. Muscles often work in pairs so that they can pull in different or opposite directions.

The cells that make up your muscles contract and then relax. Microscopic fibers in these cells compress by sliding in past each other like a sliding door when you open and shut it. The cells are fed by chemical energy from the food you eat.

There are three different types of muscles. The first is the Cardiac muscles that are found only in your heart. They power the action that pumps blood throughout your body. The second type are smooth muscles and like the cardiac muscles - they are involuntary. That means that you don’t know when they are doing their job! Some examples are - when you breath (movement of your diaphragm) or when your eyes blink! Or when you digest the food you eat! They are automatic movements that are controlled by the nervous system and hormones. The third type are muscles known as voluntary or skeletal muscles. They only work when you tell them to. Like the muscles in your arms and legs that help you walk or pick things up.

You can also hurt your muscles - like pulling or tearing them. But, they can most often heal themselves because they are living body parts!

mate they may move more than 100,000 times per day!

• The largest muscles in the body is the gluteus maximus muscles in the buttocks.

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Bowling Is A Fun Way To Exercise!

Bowling is one of the most popular sports around the world.

There are many reasons for its popularity: • Children and adults of nearly every ability level and age can participate.

• It can be enjoyed as a relaxing, fun exercise for many years.

• Bowling can contribute to toning muscles, balance, coordination and motor skills.

• Bowling is considered a social activity.

• Bowling is a competitive sport.

The rules of bowling are not hard to follow.

The equipment you need is right at the bowling alley which includes a bowling ball and bowling shoes.

Many bowling alleys will offer instruction for the beginner.

The modern day game of bowling is played on an indoor wooden or urethane lane. Ten pins are arranged in a triangular formation 30 centimeters apart.

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The game is played by rolling a ball down the lane in an effort to knock down all the pins stationed at the other end of the lane. Each person is allowed two attempts per frame to knock down the pins. One game consists of 10 frames.

The person with the highest score knocking down the pins, is the winner.

Most bowling alleys offer rails or bumpers up on the sides of some of their alleys for children. The children too young to execute a full approach can stand near the foul line and using two hands, shove the ball down the lane. This helps kids have the chance to knock down the pins! The bowling alleys also have special shoes to fit children and bowling balls that are not too heavy!

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Cookin’ Fun Iced Pumpkin Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing 2 cups confectioners' sugar 3 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar.

Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients.

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Stewardship Over Time Together we are church and we celebrate the many blessings of our ministries and our many outreach programs. We come together as a family to serve the spiritual needs of many and to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ. God calls all of us to care for his blessings and IHM has certainly been busy doing that this summer. We have taken a 60 year old school building (above) and made it so that she stands beautiful, efficient and strong for the future of our church. Old drafty windows have been replaced, efficient hot water heat has been installed, asbestos has been removed and new wiring installed. Along with the energy efficiency of the building, bathrooms have been updated and

Our children — Our future good stewards!

Dansville Elementary News Students at Dansville Elementary enjoyed a great start to the new school year with many back-toschool events including our annual Community Day event. This is a special event in the Dansville community as elementary and secondary students partner together to learn how to give back to their community. Projects within Community Day include a coin drive, food drive, toiletries drive, and scrap metal drive. The goal with all of these efforts is to raise enough funds and resources to create a supply of Weekend Survival Kit food bags to provide meals for local families in need. Aggie students of all ages are learning important life lessons during this one day event that 334 Street,for Ionia • 616 523 6500 willW. setMain the stage further learning all year long!

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The start of the school year at New Covenant Christian School has been a wonderful one so far! The first day of school was filled with cheerful students who all seemed to grow an entire head taller over the summer! On Wednesday, September 23rd students gathered around the flag to pray for the world. What a wonderful opportunity that was! NCCS has a lot of fun activities planned in the next couple of months. We are looking forward to a great school year!

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“Trick Or Treat” Safely Halloween is fun because you use your imagination, create a costume and trick or treat! That’s all good, but safety has to play an important role on Halloween “Trick or Treat” time. Here are a few tips to help.

Pumpkin Safety Tips ► Decorate your pumpkin with markers or paint. Leave the carving to the adults. ► Use candles carefully. Candle lit pumpkins need to be away from anything flammable like curtains. Never leave them unattended or better yet - use flashlights or battery operated flameless candles.

Home Front Tips ► Clean up and put away anything that a trick or treater could trip over. Turn the lights on. ► Control your pets. Take no chances that the family pet may get frightened or bite someone. ► Consider sugar substitutes like stickers, pencils, rubber insects, etc.

Costume Safety Tips ► Create a costume that is bright in color. Trick or treating is traditionally held during the evening so your costume needs to be seen by both pedestrians and vehicles. A good idea is to use reflective materials or tape attached to your child’s costume and trick or treat bag. A flame retardent costume is also a good idea. Make sure the costume fits well, including the shoes and you have plenty of room to dress warmly. ► A mask can obstruct your vision - make sure it fits and you can see. How about make-up instead? Test costume makeup on a small area of skin to make sure you are not allergic to it. ► Any weapons or props should look and feel harmless and be brightly colored. Make sure they are bendable and do not have any pointed ends.

Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips ► Never go into a stranger’s house and only accept treats in the doorway. ► When you are trick or treating, make sure your parents or a re-

sponsible adult is with you at all times. Never trick or treat alone. ► Be careful when you cross a street. Look in all directions and make sure there is not a car coming. If you are with younger children, take their hand and help them cross. Cross the street at the corner or at a crosswalk. Do not cut through back alleys or fields. ► Do not get into a stranger’s car. ► Plan your entire route a head of time. ► Be sure to say thank you for your treats. ► Be careful walking near lit pumpkins or luminaries. ► Only go to houses where the lights are on. ► Walk on sidewalks or driveways. ► Make sure someone has a cellular phone in case of emergency. ► Carry a flashlight or glow stick to make you more visible. ► Go out trick or treating only during specified times for your neighborhood. ► Have your parents check your candy BEFORE you eat it when you get home. Keep only the treats that are unopened with wrappers that aren’t torn or have holes in them. After you eat candy, don’t forget to brush your teeth!

Halloween can be so much fun, so be safe this year and have a wonderful time.

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The Violin!

One of the best known instruments in the orchestra is the violin.

The violin can be traced back to Italy in the early 1500’s. The violin was officially designed by Andrea Amati, an Italian lute maker.

Amati was asked to build the violin as a lighter alternative to the lyre.

The violin is played with a bow. It is the highest pitched instrument in the violin family which includes the cello, the vass viol and the viola. It is made up of the front, ribs, neck, fingerboard, pegbox, the scroll, the bridge, the tailpiece, chin rest and the f-holes.

It has four strings ( G, D, A, and E ) which are fastened to the tailpiece, rest over the fingerboard and run to the pegbox. At the pegbox, the strings are attached to the tuning pegs.

By turning these pegs, the violin can be tuned. When the musician changes finger positions on the strings, different notes are made. The bow is drawn across the strings which sound the tone.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the craft of violin making began. Artists such

as Antonio Stradivarius, Giuseppe Guarneri and Jacob Stainer made them in their workshops. Antonio Stradivarius is responsible for creating possibly the best violin in the world named after himself, the Stradivarius. Many professional violinists choose to play this instrument and they can sell for millions of dollars.

At first, the violin wasn’t very popular and considered low status socially. But by the 1800’s, well known composers such as 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. It wasn’t until the 19th century that violin virtuosos emerged.

Itzhak Perlman Isreali-born United States violinist, Itzhak Perlman has been noted as being among the leading violinists before the public. In the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, no other concert violinist has achieved the widespread exposure or popularity attained by Perlman.

Despite a bout with polio at the age of four that left his legs paralyzed, he was a prodigy and made his U.S. television debut at age 13 on the Ed Sullivan Show. Taking up residence in New York City, he enrolled in Julliard School of Music. There is studied with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay. Recognition of his gifts led to a highly successful career as orchestral soloist and chamber-music player, with scores of recordings. Blessed with a popular touch, he has appeared on television, played jazz and klezmer music, and involved himself in educating young musicians.

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Be A Wise Owl!

Welcome back to school and to learning!

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I have always loved being in school and learning new things. I especially loved my art classes. I had wonderful art teachers who taught me how to draw. As a child, and even now, I enjoy drawing animals and anything in nature. One animal that is fun to draw is the owl. Follow the six steps in the square boxes to draw your owl.

Did you know that the owl is the symbol of learning and wisdom? Wisdom is a word that means understanding and good judgment. As you attend school to learn new things, think about understanding others and the world around you.

Try to make good decisions by using good judgment. Enjoy reading the following words some wise people have spoken. Maybe you’ll find one that helps you to be “wise”!

This school year have a good attitude and always try your best in all you do!

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The Great Lakes And Glaciers Around a billion years ago, a fracture in the earth running from what is now Oklahoma to Lake Superior generated volcanic activity. It almost split North America. Over 20 million years, lava from the fracture flowed in this area. It created mountains covering the regions now known as northern Wisconsin and Minnesota and the Laurentian Mountains were formed in Eastern Canada. Occasional volcanic activity continued while these mountains eroded. Molten magma below the highlands of what is now Lake Superior spewed out to its sides causing the highlands to sink and form a huge rock basin that would one day hold Lake Superior. With time, the fracture stabilized and the rock tilted north to south.

This region went from fire to ice with the arrival of the glaciers. In fact, if you were to go back in time and visit Michigan 14,000 years ago, you would have found the Great Lakes area covered in a

Cliffs of Door County in Wisconsin sheet of ice, called a glacier. These sheets averaged over one mile thick. At rates of only a little over a half foot per day, the glacier slowly made its way across the Great Lakes basin.

It carved out deep valleys and moved large amounts of soil.

As the glacier melted and moved towards Canada, it left behind a series of large holes that filled with meltwater from the glacier. These formed the basic shape of the Great Lakes. It wasn’t until around 6,000 years ago that the lakes took their final shape we see today.

When the glaciers melted and began receding, their leading edges left behind high ridges and rock formations.

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Crab Eating Macaque Is Native To Singapore!

The Crab Eating Macaque is also commonly called the Longtailed Macaque. Their scientific name is Macaca Fascicularis. It is often referred to as the long-tailed macaque because its tail is usually about the same length as its body which distinguishes it from most other macaques. They are called crab-eating macaques because they are often seen foraging beaches for crabs.

These monkeys are native to Singapore and are their most common primate. They also are widespread throughout the islands of southeast Asia and mainland Asia. Macaques are primarily aboreal which means they live in and move about in trees. They are found today in primary and secondary forest areas, mangroves, swamps, plantations, and in the outskirts of towns and villages.

They prefer forested areas near water and are found in higher numbers near riverbanks, lakeshores, or along the seacoast.

Macaques can leap distances between trees to over 16 feet! They use their long tails for balance.

Macaques are social animals just like we are. In the wild, they live in groups of 15 to 30 monkeys. Each group, called a “troop” is made up of a dominant male known as the alpha male and his harem of female monkeys.

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each other. To them, this is a social activity for developing friendships.

These monkey’s coats vary from light greybrown to brown fur. They have a noisy, aggressive temperment.

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The tail is usually longer than the body at about 16 to 26 inches.

Males are larger then females.

Both males and females have white coloration on the eyelids near the nose. Macaques also have cheek pouches in which they can store food as they forage, and transport it away from the foraging site to eat.

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During times of year when fruit is unavailable, they focus on insects, leaves, flowers, small mammals and birds, shellfish and crabs, as well as human leftovers.

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Republic Of Romania • Romania is in southeast Europe and is slightly smaller than Oregon.

Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south.

• The government is a Republic.

• The capital of Romania is Bucharest which was once called the “Paris of the East”.

• Industries include: Textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining and timber • Agriculture products are wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets and eggs.

•Export products are textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels.

• Although not as high as the Alps, the Carpathian Mountains extend over 600 miles in Romania, in the shape of an arch. They are divided into three major ranges: the Eastern (Oriental) Carpathians, the Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps), and the Western Carpathians. Each of these mountain ranges feature a variety of landscapes, due to the different types of terrain.

• The Danube River ends its journey of almost 1864 miles through Europe in south-eastern Romania. Here the river divides into 3 frayed branches (Chilia, Sulina, Sfântu Gheorghe) forming the Danube Delta.

It is the newest land in the country, with beaches expanding almost 65 feet into the sea every year. Overall, the delta is a triangular swampy area of marshes, floating reed islands and sandbanks. It is a protected wetland and natural habitat for rare species of plants and animals.

• Romania has a temperate climate, similar to the northeastern United States, with four distinct seasons.

• Romanian Nadia Comaneci, Olympic champion gymnast, was the first in the world to score a perfect 10.

• Timisoara was the first European city to introduce horse-drawn trams (in 1869) and electrical street lighting (in 1889).

• Hollywood’s original Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller, was born in the city of Timisoara, Romania.

Romania has the second largest underground glacier in Europe.

The 3500-year old Scarisoara glacier, located in the Bihor Mountains – 90 miles southwest of Cluj Napoca has a volume of 2,649,000 cubic feet. The 154 foot deep entrance shaft leads to some impressive ice structures, including 20 foot high ice stalagmites.

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Nickel 5¢

Dime 10¢

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Quarter 25¢

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Zoe spends 3 nickels on an apple.

Rick spends 5 dimes on a pumpkin.

How much money do they spend in all? __________________ Susan has four quarters, three dimes, two nickels, and five pennies. How much money does she have? __________________ Steven has seven quarters, two dollars, and two nickels. How much money does he have? __________________ Kenneth earns $9.00 per hour working. If he works for 6 hours, how much money will Kenneth earn? __________________

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Kylee has a quarter, seven dimes, two nickels and seven pennies.

How much money does she have? __________________

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