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by Gibson Adema 5th grader at NorthPointe Christian Elementary First, I am going to summarize what we did during WOW (Win our World) week.

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February has lots of other things to celebrate too! We have President’s Day in which we honor our presidents. We also have Black History Month in which we honor those important men, women and historical events that changed our nation and the world. Let’s not forget the 100th day of school which is celebrated in our classrooms with fun activities and creative projects!

Did you know that February is the shortest month of the year? This February is a Leap Year which we celebrate every four years! Usually February only has 28 days, but this year, February 29th is the day that is used to make up time. Adding an extra day to the calendar every four years compensates for the fact that a period of 365 days is shorter than a solar year by almost 6 hours!

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Bubble Snakes!

In the winter, sometimes it is nice to do summery things to remember fun times had in the warmth of summer.

Here is a summer thing that you can try - it’s called Bubble Snakes! *You may want to try this in the bathtub or another place that is OK to get soapy.

Directions: 1. Fill gallon jug 2/3 with cold water (cleaned out milk or juice jugs work great!)

First you will need to make up a batch of bubbles, and then the snake maker!

2. Slowly add dish soap and glycerin to jug.

Here’s what you’ll need:

3. Top the jug off with more cold water.

• 1 Gallon of Cold Water

4. Cap it and turn the jug over a couple of times to mix, don’t shake. Your bubble solution is now ready.

• 1/2 Cup of Blue Original Dawn Soap (You can experiment with others. We just found this works best for some reason!)

• 1 TBS Glycerin (can be found at craft stores for soap making)

5. Poke a hole in the bottom of the cup, then put the sock over the top of the cup, and secure it with a rubber band. OR, cut the bottom off of the water bottle, and put the sock over the bottom.

• A plastic cup, or a plastic water bottle

6. Pour some bubble solution into a shallow dish. Dip the sock in the bubble solution, and then blow through the hole in the bottom of the cup (or through the top of the bottle).

• A sock

7. Make Bubble Snakes!

• A rubber band

This activity provided by the Grand Rapids Children's Museum.

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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.

• 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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The Cello The violincello, nicknamed the cello (pronounced chello) is one of the bigger instruments in the string family.

The four major instruments in the string family are the violin, the viola, the cello and the double bass. The cello is typically made of various woods that are chosen to enhance the performance of the instrument.

The top is made of spruce, with maple for the back and sides. The neck is made of maple and ebony, the preferred wood for the fingerboard because of its hardness and beauty. These parts are carefully carved and shaped, and then glued together with a special glue - never nailed. After the body of the cello is assembled and varnished, the four strings, bridge, tailpiece, endpin, and various smaller pieces are added. Four strings (sometimes five on the double bass) which are made of animal gut, nylon or steel and are wrapped around pegs at one end of the instrument and attached to a tailpiece at the other end. The strings are stretched tightly across a bridge to produce their assigned pitches.

The cello is the tenor voice in the string family. It plays notes that are lower than the viola but not as low as the string bass. The strings are more than twice as long as the strings on the viola. A symphony orchestra will usually have 8 to 12 cellists. While it’s shaped like a violin, the cello is much larger and is held between the player’s knees as they are sitting down. In today’s orchestras,

cellists also support most of the weight of the cello with an endpin that extends out from the bottom of the cello. The left hand is responsible for fingering the notes, while the right hand plucks or bows the strings.

Interesting Cello Facts • Famous violin maker Antonia Stradivari was the first to create an upright cello like the ones we use today. He also was the first to add the tail spikes so they can rest on the floor.

• The plural of cello is celli.

• A person who plays a cello is a cellist.

• Cello strings are tuned in the same way as viola strings, except they are an octave lower.

Pablo Casals was regarded as one of the greatest cello players and composers (writers of music) of the twentieth century.

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Volleyball!

Volleyball has become a very popular sport. The game was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. He was a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of other sports like tennis, baseball, basketball and handball to create a new game played indoors. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six and a half feet above the floor. It was different then compared to what it is today. At first, you could have as many players as you wanted on a team. There were nine innings per game with three outs per inning. There was also no limit on the number of hits of the ball on each side of the court.

Here are the modern rules of today: •Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. Three players are positioned in the front row and three are in the back row.

• The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court.

• Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball over the net to the other team.

• The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent.

• When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains the right to serve, and the players rotate one position clockwise.

• When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving.

• The player who rotates into the back-right position will serve the ball. That player must stand behind the serving line when serving the ball. The server

can use their hand or arm to hit the ball. The ball must go over the net and fall within the boundary lines on the opposing team's side. If the serving team wins the point, then the same player will continue to serve the ball.

• A game is played to 21 points or some other agreed upon number.

The team that wins the best two out of three games wins the match.

Terms and Lingo Ace - When the ball is served to the other team and no one touches it.

Sideout - When the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team.

Roof - When a player jumps above the height of the net and blocks the ball.

Dig - When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike.

Kill - When a team spikes the ball and it ends in either a point or a sideout.

Volleyball is a fun sport that is easy to learn and can be played in a gym, at the beach, or on grass. Playing volleyball will help improve your cardio, flexibility, balance and coordination. It is also a great sport to learn about teamwork. Most schools have a volleyball team or you can also find leagues for kids at your local community center.

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HARRY S. TRUMAN 33rd President, 1945-1953

Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He grew up in the city of Independence and prospered as a Missouri farmer. He loved to read and was taught by his mother. He was also an excellent piano player. Truman was educated at local grade and high schools and in 1923, he attended two years of law school.

During World War I, as a member of the National Guard, he went to France as a Commander of his Field Artillery unit. When he returned he married Elizabeth (Bess) Virginia Wallace and opened a store in Kansas City. They had one child, Margaret.

He was very active in the Democratic Party. He became a senator in 1934. During World War II, he headed the Senate war investigating committee and saved as much as 15 billion dollars checking into waste and corruption.

He became Vice President under President Roosevelt and on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died, he became president. During his term as vice president, he received no briefing on the develpment of the atomic bomb or the problems regarding Soviet Russia. These are items he found out about when he became president.

When Japan refused to surrender, Truman along with his consultants and advisors, ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities that were devoted to war work. Two of these cities were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered quickly after that.

He presented Congress with a 21 point program that proposed expansion of Social Security, a full employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act, public housing and slum clearance. This program became known as the Fair Deal.

In 1947, when the Soviet Union pressured Turkey and threatened to take over Greece, he asked Congress to aid these two countries. Thus came the Truman Doctrine. President Truman implemented the Marshall Plan, which was named for his Secretary of State, George Marshall. This plan stimulated the economic recovery in western Europe.

Russia blockaded the western part of Berlin in 1948 and the United States created an airlift to supply Berliners with food and other supplies until Russia backed down. President Truman negotiated a military allliance to protect Western nations in 1949, which was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This was a group of countries that promised to help protect one another.

Harry and Bess Truman on In 1950, when the Communist government of their wedding day.

North Korea attacked South Korea, a struggle

started. Truman ordered troops to South Korea to help stop a communist invasion.

He retired at the age of 88 to Independence, Missouri and died on December 26, 1972.

Fun Facts: • One of President Truman’s famous sayings was, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." He meant you need to take responsibility for what you do.

• Harry Truman and his future wife Bess Wallace were the only President and First Lady to graduate from the same high school.

• President Truman gave many speeches over the radio to the American people. That way everyone could hear important news from him. Most people did not have televisions yet.

• He really liked to read. By the age of 14 he was said to have read all the books in the public library. He also read the family bible 3 times.

• A famous quote from President Truman was: "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed."

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Fun Dinosaur Facts!

• ‘Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’, while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin.

• Tyrannosaurus rex is often abbreviated to T-Rex. • Tyrannosaurus rex lived in an area of the Earth that now makes up western North America.

• Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 42 feet in length, 13 feet at the hip and could weigh up to 7 tons!

• The skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex alone measured up to 5 feet long.

• The largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur found to this date is that of a T-Rex. It is estimated to have been around 12 inches long when including the root.

• When Tyrannosaurus rex hit around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 1300 pounds a year over the next 4 years.

• Tyrannosaurus rex had small arms that were extremely powerful and featured two clawed fingers.

• The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face.

• Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago).

• It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period.

• It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 26 feet in length, 10 feet in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tons.

• The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 7 feet in length.

• The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur.

• The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887.

• Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its lifetime.

• The State of Wyoming lists the Triceratops as its state dinosaur.

• The Stegosaurus is the most famous dinosaur from a group of dinosaurs known as Stegosauria.

They were all herbivores (plant eaters) and featured rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail.

• The name ‘Stegosaurus’ comes from the Greek words ‘stegos’ meaning roof and ‘sauros’ meaning lizard.

• Stegosaurus fossils have been found in western North America.

• In terms of size, the Stegosaurus was large and heavily built. On average, a fully grown Stegosaurus was around 30 feet in length, 14 feet in height and up to nearly 5 metric tons in weight.

• Although the Stegosaurus body was large, the size of their brain was only around the size of a dog’s.

• The 17 plates found along the back of the Stegosaurus arose from the skin rather than being attached to the skeleton. The largest plates were around 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide.

• The Stegosaurus also featured tail spikes that reached around 2 to 3 feet in length.

• The Spinosaurus lived around 100 million years ago in what is now North Africa.

• The name Spinosaurus means ‘spine lizard’.

• Fossils of the Spinosaurus were first found in Egypt around 1910.

• The Spinosaurus was larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex and may have been the largest carnivorous (meat eating) dinosaur ever.

• Studies estimate that it was around 49 feet in length and weighed anywhere between 7 to 20 tons.

• The Spinosaurus featured distinctive spines which grew over 1.5 metres (5 feet) long.

• The Spinosaurus had a long, thin skull.

• While the Spinosaurus usually walked on two legs, studies suggest that it may have occasionally crouched on all four.

• Spinosaurus were featured in the popular movie Jurassic Park 3.

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Animals Native To Estonia The Common Crane is the only species of cranes in Estonia. It is a large grey bird that has black patches of skin without feathers and some red patches on the back of the head.

There is a white band on both sides of it’s head and neck. The bill is greenish brown and it’s legs are black.

When the Common Crane flies, it stretches it’s neck forward. It also never lands in trees!

Cranes feed on plants, berries, stalks, small animals, frogs, snakes, insects and more. They migrate to North Africa during the winter. Cranes fly in a triangle formation. The length of their wingspan is about eight feet. They return to their familiar nesting places in the spring.

The crane makes it’s nest in open dry land. It lines a small cavity with straws. They do this in the open because it’s warmer for the young and easier to see danger. The female hatches the eggs after about a month.

When the young begin to fly, they look for food together with their parents, but continue to spend nights in the nest.

The Eurasian Badger is a very unique animal. The young are called a “kit,” the females are called a “sow” and the males are called a “boar”. A group of badgers are called a “colony” or “clans”.

They live in large underground catacombs called “setts”. Badgers inherit setts from their parents, who in turn inherited them from their parents, and so on. It is believed that some setts are centuries old!

The setts consist of interlocking tunnels with nest chambers, toilets and several entrances. They live in social groups underground and continually expand the setts.

The Eurasian badger makes it's home in forests or other areas with woody cover. While the badger may live in a forest it does most of it’s nocturnal foraging out in the open fields.

Eruasian Badgers are grey in color with a black underside and legs. Their face and neck are white with a black stripe on each side. Their body length is 22-35 inches with a tail length of 5 to 8 inches. They weigh between 22-26 pounds.

The badger is an omnivore (eats both plants and animals). They mainly feed on earth worms, insects, frogs, birds, lizards, small mammals, fruit, eggs and carrion.

The Eurasian Otter is a solitary creature and is territorial.

They den in a riverbank, in a burrow called a ‘holt’ and are most active at night. They have a slim, mustelid (weasel like) body, with a thick tail that is fleshy and muscular. All four of their feet are webbed and their nostrils and ears can be closed when it’s in the water. The otter’s fur is short and dense, so it keeps the skin dry by trapping a layer of air around the body. The otter is an excellent swimmer and diver.

It feeds on fish, frogs, water birds, voles and other water creatures. They are very playful animals and enjoy sliding down a muddy bank!

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Cookin’ Fun Gimme a Kiss Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (10 ounce) package Hershey's Kisses In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the butter mixture, beating until well blended. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Shape dough into 1 1/8 inch balls. Roll the balls in extra sugar.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven. Place an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss on each cookie, pressing down lightly. Cool completely.

Love Potion Smoothie 1/2 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 cup frozen raspberries 1 small carton of yogurt 1/2 cup ice cubes 1 cup apple juice Place strawberries, raspberries and juice in blender. Blend several seconds. If you would like a thicker smoothie add more fruit, or for a drinkable smoothie add 1/4 cup more juice.

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Valentine Strawberry Shortcakes 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening, chilled 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut in small pieces 1 cup buttermilk 1 quart strawberries cut small 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Cut in the shortening and butter using two knives or a pastry blender until the pieces are about the size of peas. Add the buttermilk and stir to blend.

Turn out on lightly floured board. Knead about 4 times and pat into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Using a 3-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out biscuits. Cut as many biscuits as possible by reforming scraps into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle.

Bake about 20 minutes or until golden and baked through.

In a medium bowl, mix strawberries and sugar to combine. Let sit until juice forms. In a large bowl with a beater on medium-high, beat cream with sugar and vanilla until whipped. To serve, slice through biscuit horizontally and place cut sides up on a plate. Top with 1/4 cup berries and juice and 1/3 cup of whipped cream.

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