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MSU vs. U of M Haiti Fundraising Drive Many thanks to all of the St. Joseph Catholic School of Pewamo students and staff for monetarily voting for either MSU or U of M during the Haiti Fundraising Drive. Sister Luvia Joseph’s school in Haiti was the recipient of over $670

The Fourth Grade class from St. Joseph Catholic School in Pewamo, under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Kelsey Hengesbach, is pictured entertaining members of the parish at one of their luncheons. Students sang a series of songs for their guests with the piano accompaniment of their teacher.

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Snowy weather, jingle bells, twinkling lights, and candy canes and are all signs that December has arrived! It’s the last month of the year and there is certainly a feeling of anticipation in the air. People are busy making plans and preparing for the holidays, also known as the “hustle bustle� of the holiday season! Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all holidays celebrated in December, where songs, decorations, candles and giving gifts are part of their beautiful traditions.

Kids’ World News wishes you the happiest of holidays this December, and a wonderful time sharing the joy of the season with your family and friends!

Happy Holidays to all!

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Cool Cichlids Cichlids (pronounced sick-lid) are a super cool group of fish that can be found in both Africa and South America. Cichlids are a huge group of fish with over 1300 species already discovered. There are probably more than 2000 species of cichlids on Earth still to be found.

The smallest cichlids are only 1 inch long, and the largest is over 3 feet long! They come in all shapes and sizes, but are still all related. Many types, especially tilapia, are very important as food fish. Cichlids and their cousins the angel fish are also very important for the aquarium business.

Found in freshwater lakes and streams throughout Africa and South America, they are very widespread. Some can even live in brackish water (half fresh and half salt water).

Their eating habits are just as widespread. Some are herbivores, eating plants and algae. Others are omnivores eating both plants and small snails and shrimp. Still more are detritivores, eating decomposing plant and animal material on the river bottom. The last group of cichlids are carnivores that are very good at being predators. Some of these predators eat a lot of different things, while some eat only snails, or only eggs of other fish, or only fish.

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Cichlids are unique fish for another reason too...they don’t just lay their eggs and leave...they take care of their babies! Some lay eggs out in the open, some lay eggs in caves, while some raise their eggs in their mouths! Mouthbrooding fish will even take the tiny baby fish into their mouths to protect them...what a cool fish!

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Republic Of Finland • Finland is the fifth largest country and the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

• Finland is three times the size of Ohio and shares its borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia.

• Around two-thirds of Finland is covered in heavy forest and about a one-tenth by water.

• In the far north, the sun does not set for around 10 weeks during the 'White Nights' of summer, while in winter it does not rise Finland above the horizon for nearly eight weeks.

• Industries: metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing.

• Natural resources: timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone.

• The capital and largest city is Helsinki. It became Finland’s capital in 1812.

• Finland is a bilingual country, both Finnish and Swedish are the official languages.

• The government is an Independent Democratic Republic since 1917. Their president is elected for a six year term. They were the first country in Europe who allowed women to vote. The current president of Finland is Sauli Niinistö.

• The Finnish children believe that Father Christmas and Mother Christmas live on a mountain called Korvatunturi in Finnish Lapland.

• Lake Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland.

Kerimaki church, built in 1849 is one of the world’s largest wooden churches.

• The Bronze Age burial site of Sammallah denmnaki is a World Heritage site.

• The sauna has been used in Finland for over two thousand years.

• The kantele (similar to a zither) is Finland's oldest musical instrument.

• Turku used to be the capital and is Finland's oldest city. In fact, Finland’s first university was founded in Turku in 1640.

• Amethysts (purple precious stones) are mined in the Lappish village of Pelkosenniem.

• The Aurora Borealis are a light phenomena that light up the sky in the northern polar regions during the darkest times of the year. The Northern Lights can be yellowish green and red, but also blue and violet, and they brighten up the night sky in the Finnish Lapland in wintertime with an amazing light show.

The Northern Lights can move from east to west, they can appear as rays, or they can be fastmoving, pulsing shapes. Their colors and shapes change rapidly, and they can provide as much light as a full moon. Winter in this area is dark between the months of November and January where the sun does not rise above the horizon. This dark northern wintertime is known as the Polar Night (the Finnish call it “kaamos”) and in this darkness, the Northern Lights look magical.

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Veterans Day 2019 was celebrated at Webberville Elementary School on Monday, November 11th.

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Mrs. Sue Douglas and her grandson, Jacob Douglas, displayed Viet Nam memorabilia, medals and photographs for everyone to view.

Teacher, Suzanne Cloudman, created a musical, video presentation of veteran photos, both past and present, which touched everyone.

Webberville Elementary School wishes to thank these veterans for attending the assembly: Andrew Hayes, Dave Jennings, Dale Barbour, Kelly Lott, Michael Kost, Walter Douglas, Doug Elzerman, Tom Martin, Dean Dodge, Tom Wooldridge, Bob Bement, Richard Leathem, Erma Leathem, Kervan VanderWey, Bert Anway, Silas Bement, Levi Vogt, and Jacob 9HOĂ€LQJ

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What Is Whooping Cough?

Kids of today get a series of shots to protect them from getting whooping cough, but some kids will still get it. Babies who have not had all their series of shots are at risk for whooping cough. This is a very serious illness for a baby, and also affects adults ages 60 and older.

Whooping cough, which is also called pertussis (pur-tus-is) is a bacterial infection of the respiratory system. This includes your lungs and breathing tubes. Whooping cough got its name from kids coughing a lot and in between coughs, they make a “whoop” sound when they try to take a breath.

In 1906, two French scientists discovered the pertussis bacteria and this became the first step to creating a vaccine to prevent this disease. Thousands of children used to get it because it spreads very quickly. Pertussis bacteria can live in the saliva in mouths and in the mucus in noses. It is spread by people coughing or sneezing and releasing tiny droplets in the air that other people breathe in. Colds are caught this way also.

The symptoms of whooping cough are similar to a cold but, unlike the cold, whooping cough sticks around and the cough gets stronger and more severe. If the doctor thinks that a child might have whooping cough, they may take a sample of the mucus in the back of their nose. This can be tested in a lab to see if there’s any bacteria in it. They may also order a chest X-ray and blood tests.

A child who has whooping cough will need to rest, drink plenty of fluids and eat healthy food. Also, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics to help fight the infection from the bacteria.

This will guard from spreading the illness to others. Regular check-ups with the doctor will make sure that the breathing and coughing are improving.

Whooping cough can be avoided by getting the pertussis vaccine called the DTaP. The shot prevents two other illnesses — diphtheria and tetanus in addition to pertussis.

Today, kids are usually given five doses of it. The first three shots are given while a child is a baby. Another is given when a child is

a toddler and the fifth one is given between ages 4 to 6. And now, doctors want to give another shot when children are around 11 or 12 to make sure he or she is still protected.

Washing your hands often and staying away from people who have a bad cough may help you avoid getting the disease.

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Reindeer!

The reindeer is a medium sized member of the Cervodae (deer) family. Reindeer came to North America in the early 1900s from Siberia and Norway. Recently, they have been raised on farms in Canada and the United States.

Some of the benefits of raising reindeer include the following: They can be raised on the same farm as other deer and livestock.

Reindeer are low maintenance, easy handling and relatively disease free animals. They do well in areas that have cold winters and marginal land. Costs for handling facilities and equipment are often lower. But a really unique part of raising reindeer is the demand for them in commercials, parades and other promotional events. They can be trained to pull sleighs and can be ridden.

Reindeer can also generate products such as meat, milk, robes, hides and the antlers they shed.

Reindeer are about 4 feet tall at the shoulder and 6 feet long.

The adult females weigh about 162-187 pounds while the males are 200-220 pounds on the average. Unlike most other types of deer, both bulls (males) and cows (females) have antlers. Even the calves (babies) produce antlers. The antlers are shed each year and regrow. Sometimes the antlers are called “racks.” Reindeer have very wide hooves which helps them move through snow and tundra, a broad muzzle (nose), and thick brown fur.

Their thick fur traps air which insulates the reindeer from the cold and help the reindeer float in water. They are strong swimmers and runners.

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They can stand and walk within minutes of their birth. They are also born with teeth so they can start eating right away. Calves do, however, drink milk from their mothers.

The reindeer are herbivores (plant eaters) and they spend much of the day eating. Reindeer travel in herds in the wild. They generally roam on pasture grounds in a farm setting.

Reindeer are also associated with Santa Claus! Santa’s sleigh is said to be pulled by flying reindeer! These were first named in the 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas, where they are called Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem. Dunder was later changed to Donder and in other written works changed to Donner, and Blixem was later changed to Blitzen.

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The Water Cycle If you get a clear glass of tap water and look closely at it, can you guess how old it is? The water in your glass may have fallen from the sky as rain just last week, but the water itself has been around almost as long as the earth has! Our earth has a limited amount of water and that water keeps cycling around and around. That’s what we call “the water cycle.”

This water cycle is made up of four main parts.

1. Evaporation

Condensation: Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.

This is called condensation.

You can see the same sort of thing at home... pour a glass of cold water on a hot day and watch what happens. Water forms on the outside of the glass. That water didn’t somehow leak through the glass! It actually came from the air.

Water vapor in the warm air, turns back into liquid when it touches the cold glass!

Evaporation: Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, and the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lakes and ocean and goes into the air. With evaporation, we also have transpiration.

What is that? Plants transpire.

Transpiration is the way by which plants lose water out of their leaves. Transpiration gives evaporation a bit of a hand in getting the water vapor back up into the air.

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Collection: When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back into the oceans, lakes and rivers, or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “ground water” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes and rivers where the cycle starts all over again.

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Enjoy Skiing And Snowboarding This Winter!

While the cold of a Michigan winter makes many of us want to stay cozy indoors, there are two great sports to enjoy outdoors this winter, skiing and snowboarding. These popular sports can be done at the many ski resorts all over Michigan and are a perfect way to exercise while having fun.

Skiing is a winter sport that involves moving over the snow with the use of skis, which are long boards attached to the feet. In addition to skis, skiers use poles to keep their balance, ski boots to fasten the skis to their feet, and ski bindings to secure the ski boots to the skis.

It’s important to stay warm, so ski pants, a coat and ski gloves help to resist wind and water.

Some of the newer fabrics for cold weather give you the warmth without all the bulk. Ski helmets protect heads from injury, and ski goggles protect eyes from wind and the glare of sunlight on the snow covered trails and slopes.

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This is a good way of trying out the sport before purchasing your own set, and deciding what works best for you.

If you haven’t tried skiing or snowboarding before, sign up for a lesson and learn the basics from a certified instructor. It’s fun to take a lesson with a sibling or a friend. When you first begin, you start out on a beginner’s slope, or bunny slope, which is a short hill with a gentle incline. You’ll learn how to stop, turn and make correct choices such as which trail or hill COLOR is right for you, and how to watch ME! out for others and avoid collisions.

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How does a snowflake form? Snow crystals form in clouds when the temperature is below the freezing point. They are created when water droplets freeze on tiny ice particles. When an ice crystal drops through a cloud, it bumps and hits other crystals which causes each snowflake to form into a unique complex design. There are no two snowflakes that are exactly alike. Decorating with snowflakes is a fun way to make the winter season and holiday times special.

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Cookin’ Fun Christmas Tree Sandwiches For the dough: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar

For the filling: 1/4 cup Crisco shortening 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons milk Green food coloring

In large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. With the mixer on low, alternately add the flour, salt, and milk and beat until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm which will take about 1 1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spread the sugar on a plate. On a floured surface, roll one third of the dough to 1/8" thick. Cut out tree shapes with a 2" cookie cutter. Press cookies into sugar to coat on both sides then place on ungreased cookie sheets. Prick each cookie all over with a fork, for decoration.

Bake cookies 9 to 11 minutes until very lightly browned. Cool on sheets 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

While cookies are baking, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, beat the shortening and butter until creamy with an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk. Add food coloring to tint the filling pale green. Beat on high until the filling is light and fluffy; approximately 3 minutes. Spread the filling on half of the cookies and sandwich with the remaining halves.

Haystacks 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups butterscotch chips 1 12 ounce can of cocktail peanuts 5 ounces chow mein noodles

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars 1 cup creamy peanut butter 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla, and beat until creamy. Blend in flour and salt. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Spread into ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.

Bake 25-30 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Take out of oven and immediately sprinkle remaining morsels over cookie layer. Let stand 5 minutes until morsels become shiny and soft. Cool completely.

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Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in the microwave. Stir in nuts and noodles. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paperlined cookie sheet. Cool and store covered in the refrigerator.

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