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April is such a busy month! First we had holidays and then we had Spring Break! What a fun beginning! Spending time with family and friends is a wonderful opportunity. It gives us time to catch up on the news, have quality time with people we care about and do some activities.

Kids’ World News would like to thank all those who participated in the coloring contest. We had some incredible entries. Can’t wait until next year!

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Leonard Elementary in Ovid, Mi is celebrating March is Reading Month with the theme "Out of this World".

Well on their way to reaching their goal of 6,000 books, Leonard students are doing some "Out of this World" activities to get keep the excitement about reading alive.

One such thing was inviting a guest speaker to come in and talk about his experiences with space and how he enjoys reading.Guest speaker Tom Borden from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at MSU came and spoke to kids at Leonard Elementary on how important reading is.

Tom has a curious mind and in order to answer his curiosity, he uses reading to take him places literally around the world. His love for reading, curiosity, and for making things has led him to making parts for spacecraft that have gone to and/or orbited several planets. Tom is a mechanical engineer and loves reading.

Thanks for coming and sharing with us. Tom, you are "Out of This World!"

Submitted by: Marcy Westenberg

Fowler Elementary News

“Happiness Is A Warm Puppy”

Students at St. Joseph School in St. Johns say a pledge every morning that they will treat each other with respect and kindness. They also learn to treat all of God's creatures with respect and kindness. The kindergarteners in this picture "adopted" the light-colored dog, Mini, at the beginning of the school year. On this day, Mini brought her smaller brother Ruffy, who was "vacationing" at her house, to school to meet her friends.

Waldon School Celebrates March is Reading Month!

Theme: Reading is Out of this World!

The children of Waldron Elementary School have entered a galaxy far, far away where reading is out of this world! The halls and classrooms have been transformed as the Reading Month Space theme has taken shape. The month began with a trip into outer space as all Waldron students entered the “Sky Dome”. This was a mobile space planetarium that was set up in the gym. Students were treated to an exciting presentation about the planets and constellations in our solar system. Throughout the month of March many space related activities have taken place. Space Trivia questions have been read each Monday as students were given a week to do research and turn in their answers in hopes of winning a space treat! Students competed in a space race to the sun. Classes did space activities as their spaceship traveled to each planet on their way to the sun, earning a cool treat at the end! Art projects, creative writing projects, science activities and more were many special details of this out of the world reading adventure!

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Working With Groups 1. How many groups of 2 can you make? _____ 2. How many groups of 3 can you make? _____

3. How many groups of 5 can you make? _____ 4. How many groups of 8 can you make? _____

5. How many groups of 10 can you make? _____

6. How many groups of 14 can you make? _____ 7. How many butterflies will you have to add to make a total of 50? _____ 8. How many butterflies will you have to add to make a total of 73? _____ 9. How many butterflies will you have to add to make a total of 85? _____

Bonus Questions!

Show the fractions related to the numbers of butterflies in the lowest form.

1. 6 of the 42 butterflies _____

2. 14 of the 42 butterflies _____ 3. 21 of the 42 butterflies _____ 4. 12 of the 42 butterflies _____

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On March 9th, the 5th and 6th grade students participated in a Lego-Robotics day. Bill Richards, of St. Johns, offered his assistance and materials for the day. Via a computer program, students programmed the robots to complete a series of ‘missions’. Once these missions were completed they were able to design their own robots. With the exception of lunch the 5th and 6th graders spent the day building and programing their robots. They programmed their robots to complete various tasks and invited their friends and family to come watch a presentation. The students really enjoyed this activity and were very proud of their creations.

Pictured are Hunter Ward, Austin Vandegriff, Christ Spitzley and Rachel Warnke.

DeWitt Elementary News

Mrs. Tarleton's 3rd and 4th graders prepared for Easter by performing 40 acts of generosity. 40 days of giving back and living generously. Each day during Lent they picked out a card with an act that they needed to be mindful in performing for the day. These acts varied from "free hugs" to giving out compliments to people. By the end, the students became more mindful of the little things they could do each day to help brighten someone's day. Pictured are Emma Riley and some of the 3rd and 4th grade boys.

Congratulations to St. Joseph School of Pewamo's February Student of the Month, Fifth Grader, Blake Smith. His parents are Corey and Robin Smith. Blake received a certificate, $10 and a pizza lunch.

Congratulations to St. Joseph School of Pewamo's February Citizens of the Month: (front row) Ava Thelen-2nd grade, Cole Greer-3rd grade, Brooke Kramer-5th grade, Ella Thelen-1st grade, (back row) Turner Pline-8th grade, Garrett Schafer-6th grade, Nathen Martin-7th grade and Landon Thelen-4th grade

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St. Joseph School of Pewamo, in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus, held their annual Catholic Jeopardy Contest on March 19, 2015.

On the right are the winners!

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Fifth and sixth grade students at Herbison Woods school have the option to participate in various after school clubs. One of our popular clubs is the Scrabble club, led by Mrs. Wineland. Scrabble Club is for students who would like to learn how to play the game as well as those students who like play the game.

Students find that Scrabble is a great way to build their vocabulary!

Herbison Woods students spend their lunch with Mrs. Roy learning about thermal heat transfer - YUM!

Congratulations to the Winners of the 5th/6th grade division (left to right): 1st place, Jacob Thelen, 2nd place, Mariah Thelen and 3rd place, Claudia Smith.

Congratulations also to the Winners of the 7th/8th grade division (left to right): 1st place, Mathias Feldpausch, 2nd place, Kylie Thelen and 3rd place, Grace Huhn.

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Cookin’ Fun Banana Tree Stumps

1 1/2 cups butterscotch pieces 6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 4 medium bananas 1 1/2 cups finely chopped peanuts or almond brickle pieces

In a small sauce pan, combine the butterscotch pieces and peanut butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until butterscotch pieces are melted. Remove from the heat. Peel the banana. With a knife (and adult supervision), cut the banana into 1 inch pieces. Dip each piece of banana into the butterscotch mixture. Lift out with a fork. Roll in the chopped peanuts or almond brickle pieces to coat. Place on a wax paper lined plate. Chill for 2 hours.

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4 ounces sweet chocolate 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla 24 cake ice cream cones 24 scoops ice cream of your choice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauce pan over low heat, melt chocolate and butter, stirring frequently. Have your parent help you with this. Cool slightly, and then pour into a bowl. Add sugar and eggs, mix well. Stir in flour, walnuts (if desired) and vanilla. Place ice cream cones in muffin cups, fill half full with batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until brownies are set on top and a toothpick test comes almost clean. Cool completely. Just before serving, top each cone with a scoop of ice cream! Makes 24

Cheese Bread

1 egg 1 1/2 cut milk 3 3/4 cups baking mix (such as Bisquick) 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup cheddar cheese, finely grated 1 tablespoon onion, minced 1 tablespoon poppy seed

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the egg and milk, blend well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Beat vigorously for 1 minute. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle top with poppy seeds. Bake 50 to 60 minutes. Place on wire rack to cool 5 to 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Slice and serve warm.

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What Is Gravity?

The Earth tries to pull everything down towards its center. This pull is called the force of gravity (the invisible force). When you lift things up you have to pull against gravity. If you drop a pencil, gravity pulls it to Earth. If you rest the pencil’s mid-point on your finger, gravity will pull down equally on both sides of the pencil and it will balance in the air.

Did you know that there is no gravity in space? This is why astronauts float around in their spaceships. Did you know that there is gravity on the Moon? The gravity on the Moon is much weaker than the gravity that we have here on Earth. This is why moon walking for astromauts is very difficult.

Gravity or gravitational forces happen when one object attracts another.

When the molecules of one object pull on the molecules of another object, that is gravity. It's like the Earth pulling on you and keeping you on the ground. That pull is gravity at work.

Every object in the universe that has mass has a gravitational pull or a gravitational force. Even you have gravity, but when you compare your mass to the mass of the Earth, your gravitational pull isn't very big. When the Earth spins and gravity pulls on the clouds, weather can be affected.

The Earth's gravity even holds the atmosphere close to our surface.

Smaller planets that have low gravity or no magnetic field cannot maintain an atmosphere.

Obviously, gravity is very important on Earth. The Earth's gravity keeps our planet orbiting the Sun, and the Sun's gravity pulls on us. The gravity of other planets also have an affect our orbit. The moon's gravity pulls on the Earth and makes the tides rise and fall every day. As the moon passes over the ocean, there is a swell in the sea level. As the moon passes to the other side of the planet, the swell occurs there.

The Earth always has the same pull on every object. If you drop an acorn or a piano, they will fall at the same speed. The Earth's gravity accelerates objects when they fall. It constantly pulls and objects constantly speed up.

But what keeps the Moon from falling into the Earth if all of this gravity is so strong? The answer is that the moon is revolving around the Earth.

Those revolutions (about once a month) create a force that makes the Moon want to spin off into space. The Earth's gravity holds it in orbit. Think about holding a ball on a string and spinning in a circle. If you were to cut that string, the ball would fly off. That string is like the Earth's gravity.

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Materials you will need: • Small rubber ball • Flat table top surface • Medium size canning jar (wide mouth) or a jar with a lip/neck (large mayonnaise jar)

Now see if you can lift the ball up from the table top without touching the ball or tipping over the jar. Were you able to do it?

Steps: 1. Place the ball on top of the table 2. Place the jar over the ball so that the ball is inside the mouth of the canning jar.

3. Start spinning the jar around in a circular motion (keeping it on the table).

4. Once the ball starts spinning inside the jar lift it from the table top.

5. The ball is lifted from the table and will continue to spin inside the jar until it loses is speed.

This works because the ball spinning inside the jar is trying to escape but the jar itself forces the ball to stay inside the wall of the jar. Due to the force of the spin or speed the ball will continue to spin until it loses its speed and gravity will pull it back to earth and the ball will fall from the jar.

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I Want To Play Drums!

The drum is a member of the percussion group, technically classified as a membranophone. They consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck. It is struck directly with a player’s hands or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick to produce sound.

Drums are the world’s oldest and most widely used musical instrument. The basic design has remained pretty much unchanged for thousands of years. Most drums are considered “untuned instruments,” however many modern musicians are beginning to tune drums to songs. A few such as the timpani, are always tuned to a certain pitch. Often, several drums are arranged together to create a drum set, which can be played by a musician.

The shell almost always has a circular opening over which the drumhead is stretched, but the shape of the remainder of the shell varies widely. In the western musical tradition, the most usual shape is a cylinder. Although, the timpani, for example, use bowl shaped shells. Other shapes include COLOR a frame deME! sign, shortened cones like bongo drums, goblet shaped, and joined cones (talking drum).

Several factors determine the sound a

drum produces, including the type of shell the drum has, the type of drumheads it has, and the tension of the drumheads. Different drum sounds have different uses in music. For example, a jazz drummer may want drums that sound crisp, clean and a little on the soft side. A rock and roll drummer may prefer drums that sound loud and deep. Because these drummers want different sounds, their drums will be constructed differently.

In many traditional cultures, drums have a symbolic function and are often used in religious ceremonies. In the past, drums have been used not only for their musical qualities, but also as a means of communication through signals. The talking drums of Africa can imitate the inflections and pitch variations of a spoken language and are used for communicating over great distances. Throughout Sri Lankan history, drums have been used for communication between the state and the community. Sri Lankan drums have a history stretching back over 2500 years. Japanese troops used Taiko drums to motivate troops, to help set a marching pace, and to call out orders or announcements. Fife-and-drum corps of Swiss mercenary foot soldiers also used drums. They used an early version of the snare drum, carried over the player’s right shoulder, suspended by a strap and typically played with one hand. The oldest known drums are from 6000 B.C.

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