Kids World News, Wyoming Public Schools, May 2018

WYOMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS KIDS’ WORLD NEWS May 2018

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0LGGOH *URXQG Keep Sharp Over the Summer with Family Fun Activities Science Technology Engineering Math

Win an iPad Mini

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Read more and you'll not only read better, but also write, spell and comprehend better. You'll have a larger vocabulary, use better grammar, and have a more active imagination. Plus, you can earn prizes!

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Become a family of active citizens. Kids who participate in community service activities JDLQ QRW RQO\ QHZ VNLOOV EXW VHOI FRQÂżGHQFH and self-esteem.

Simple Machines Explore the playful side of physics and discover how machines work by conducting \RXU RZQ H[SHULPHQWV 7KH DSS DOVR RႇHUV a free handbook download for better understanding of the concepts.

Volunteerism can broaden your outlook, interests and sense of responsibility. Mature teens can experience the satisfaction of helping others in a working environment, while gaining skills and knowledge needed for future life endeavors.

Tinkercad / Blokify These 3D design apps encourages creativity in 3D printing, skills used in computer aided design (CAD). Users build with cubes so it’s a lot like creating with LEGOs or in Minecraft.

Resources from PBS Kids ZOOMteam can help you get the most out of helping others this summer. Care for critters — furry, ¿QQHG RU IHDWKHUHG +HOS SHRSOH ZKR DUH hungry, homeless, disabled, sick, elderly, etc. Help in your neighborhood, the environment and even help across the world. Visit pbskids.org/zoom/activities/action for more information.

KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY SUMMER READING JUNE 4 - AUGUST 11 Sign up online at READsquared starting June 1 or pick up a paper form at 3350 Michael Ave. SW, Wyoming, MI 49509.

Log your summer reading activity and earn prizes! Everyone who completes in the summer reading will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of 10 iPad minis!

Teens (ages 11-17) earn points by reading, attending KDL programs, and/or completing recommended activities. The prize for this program is a free book.

Visit www.kdl.org/summer-reading for more information or call the Wyoming Branch & Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at (616) 784-2007.

Scratch Jr. / The Robot Factory Learn to solve problems and design projects. Program your own interactive stories and games with characters that can move, jump, dance, and sing.

Or design your own bot and test its ability to move, jump, and avoid obstacles in the physics-based obstacle course.

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Another way to engage the community is to spend some time researching and writing community stories — not only does it build research and writing skills, but helps you develop a deeper sense of place.

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Wyoming Public Schools

WHS 2018 Top Ten Seniors

#1 – Valedictorian Bryan Rosello

#4 - Mackenzie Kooiker

#2 – Salutatorian Sydney Vo

#5 - Rebecca Luce

#8 - Kaylee Thwaites

#3 - Long Ho

#6 - Kaitlyn Bernatowicz

#9 - Paige Bryant

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#7 - Hailee Spencer

#10 - Rachel Heywood May 2018, Page 5

Wyoming Public Schools Birds of Prey!

Fourth graders at West Elementary have been working on our unit LF4.1, which includes food chains, food webs, and animal adaptations. We were lucky enough to have Blanford Nature Center bring birds of prey for the students to learn about. After learning about the birds of prey, the students dissected owl pellets and matched the bones they found in the pellets to a vole diagram.

The students have loved working on this unit!

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Wyoming Public Schools 2018 Board Student Award Winners

WGVU Cool Teacher Award

Congratulations to Mrs Terpstra, a 2nd grade teacher at Oriole Park Elementary, who was recently awarded WGVU’s Cool Teacher Award at the Education Celebration! Mrs. Terpstra was nominated by student, Tiffany DeMaagd. #BetterTogetherWPS #WyomingWolves

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Wyoming Public Schools West Elementary STEM Night In November of 2017, West Elementary was awarded a $500 ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant on behalf of ExxonMobil, Mobil Plaza and J&H Oil Company. These funds will ensure the success of West Elementary Math Night which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17th from 6-7:30 PM. Thank you, Exxon Mobil, Mobil Plaza and J&H Oil Company, for your support and generosity in our community!

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To get started try supporting local organizations that are working in your community. Local food banks are always in need of more peanut butter, canned foods, olive oil, canned meat, spices, and soups. Homeless shelters need blankets and pillows.

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Make holiday decorations and sing carols with the residents. Engage a secret team of friends to mow grass or rake leaves for an elderly neighbor without being detected.

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Our Water Cycle

A - evaporation B - condensation

C - precipitation D - collection

Get a glass of tap water in a clear glass. Take a good long look at the water. Now, 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 pretty much as long as the earth has! It was on this earth with the Brontosaurus! Our earth has a limited amount of water. That water keeps going around and around - that’s what we all the “Water Cycle.”

The Water Cycle is made up of four main parts. The parts are: Evaporation (and transpiration), Condensation, Precipitation and Collection.

Evaporation: Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes or the oceans and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the rivers, lakes or oceans and it goes into the air.

Do plants sweat? Well, sort of... where people sweat - 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.

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.

Precipitation: Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form or rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Collection: When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or 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 or rivers where the cycle starts all over again.

Here’s An Experiment For You To Try! Please read all instructions completely before starting and observe all safety precautions.

You will need: • a large metal or plastic bowl • a pitcher or bucket • a sheet of clear plastic wrap • a dry ceramic mug (like a coffee mug) • a long piece of string or large rubber band • water 1. Put the bowl in a sunny place outside.

2. Using the pitcher or bucket, pour water into the bowl until it is about 1/4 full.

3. Place the mug in the center of the bowl. Be careful not to splash any water into it.

4. Cover the top of the bowl tightly with the plastic wrap.

5. Tie the string around the bowl to hold the plastic wrap in place.

6. Watch the bowl to see what happens.

A miniature water cycle. The “mist” that forms on the plastic wrap will change into larger crops of water that will begin to drip. (You can speed up the dripping by carefully removing the bowl - don’t splash! - into the shade).

When this happens, continue watching for a few minutes, then carefully peel back the plastic. Is the coffee mug still empty? Water from the “ocean” of water in the bowl evaporated. It condensed to form misty “clouds” on the plastic warp. When the clouds became saturated it “rained” into the mug!

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