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November 2015Livingston County

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According to the book, Bullies and Victims in Schools, 96% of children will be bullied at least once in their lifetime. 46% of those children will suffer poor grades or will abstain from extra curricular activities because of the bullying. 2% of those children will commit suicide because of constant harassment from classmates.

Is your child being bullied? Look for these signs in your child:

1. Bruises, cuts, scratches, torn clothing that cannot be explained and complaints about not feeling well.

2. Reluctance to go to school or requests to change school.

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13. Few friends or no friends in class and is not invited to birthday parties or other social activities.

14. Teasing or being laughed at by his/her peer group.

Bullying is a very difficult problem to stop. Our mission at Ohana Karate is to ensure every child has the right to feel safe and develop to their full potential. I feel that it is our responsibility to be a community leader and center for the fight against bullying. Can this crisis be stopped?

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The students at Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School regularly get out of the classrooms. Students in preschool through eighth

them out into the community.

The third grade students visited Meridian Historical Village in Okemos and took part in old-fashioned school.

of Natural History Planetarium. Students in fourth grade visited the capitol building in Lansing and were awed at the beautiful ceiling. Later they met Lana Theis, the Michigan state representative of the townships of Brighton, Genoa, Green Oak, Hamburg, and Putnam.

Our physical education students participated in team activities outside on our school grounds.

The beginning band, directed by Melissa Stouffer, got out of the classroom to make their debut performance for Special Person’s Day.

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Calvin Coolidge30th President of the United States

1923-1929John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was born on July 4, 1872 in Plymouth

Notch, Vermont. He was the only U.S. President to be born on the 4thof July.

He first attended Black River Academy where there was nine in hisgraduating class. Then Coolidge graduated from Amherst Collegewith honors and entered law and politics in Northampton, Massachu-setts. Slowly...methodically... he moved up the political ladder fromcouncilman in Northampton to Governor of Massachusetts as a Re-publican. On this route, he became thoroughly conservative.

In 1905, Coolidge met and married Grace Anna Goodhue, a teacherat the Clarke School for the Deaf. They complimented each other, asshe was talkative and fun loving. He was quiet and serious. Theyhad two sons, John and Calvin Jr. Their marriage was a happy one.As Coolidge wrote in his autobiography, “We thought we were madefor eachother. For almost a quarter of a century she has borne withmy infirmities, and I have rejoiced in her graces.”

Coolidge was nominated in June of 1920 for Vice President to runwith Warren G. Harding for President on the GOP ticket and won. Hewas the first Vice President to attend cabinet meetings.

On August 3, 1923, Calvin Coolidge received word that he was thePresident after Harding died. His father, who was a Notary Public ad-ministered the Oath of Office using the family Bible. At a time whenthe Presidency reached a low point in our history, his task became torestore the dignity and honor of the Presidency according to many.He rapidly became popular. In 1924, he polled more than 54 percentof the popular vote when he was elected president. His Inaugural Ad-dress was the first to be broadcast on the radio. Coolidge restoredpublic confidence in the White House after the scandals of his prede-cessor’s administration.

After retiring, he and Grace moved to “The Beeches” a secludedhome in Northampton. He died there of heart failure in 1933.Presidential Accomplishments and Trivia:• His Presidential salary was $75,000.

• He cut the National Debt of 22.3 billion in 1923 to 16.9 billion by 1929.• He cut taxes four out of his six years as president.• He cut federal expenses from $5.1 billion to $3.3 billion by 1929.• Industrial Production increased 70% from 1922 to 1928.• Avoided war with Mexico and restored good relations with them.• Withdrew U.S. troops from Nicaragua.• Dedicated Mount Rushmore.• Authorized the construction of Hoover Dam.• Signed legislation making Indians U.S. Citizens.• Opposed U.S. participation in the League of Nations.

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Turkeys!Did you know that wild turkeys are the largest game birds found

in North America? It’s true! Wild turkeys live in the woods and arecovered with dark feathers so they are not seen easily. They spendtheir days looking for food such as acorns, seeds, small insectsand wild berries. Wild turkeys can fly!

The female wild turkey can lay over a dozen eggs, which are atan and speckled brown color. After a month or so, the eggs hatchand the babies stay with the mother for around one year.

Most domestic turkeys have white feathers, but there are othervarieties that arebrown or lightbronze. They have aflap of skin undertheir beak that isknown as a wattle,and the flap of skinthat hangs over thebeek is called asnood. When theturkey is upset, theyboth turn bright red.A domestic turkey’ssize is almost twiceas large as a wildturkey. They are soheavy that they can’tfly. These turkeyslive on a farm andhave a lifespan ofabout ten years.

Domestic turkeysare raised on thefarm for food. Amer-ican’s like to eatturkey for special oc-casions such as

Thanksgiving and Christmas.Did You Know?

• A male turkey is called a Tom or Gobbler• A female turkey is called a hen.• A baby turkey is called a Poult.• Turkeys grunt and make a gobble, gobble sound.• Males can puff up their bodies and spread their tail feathers justlike a peacock.• Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey our national

bird of the UnitedStates - not the baldeagle.

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Mrs. Blanton’s 5th grade students invited all the grades at St. Joseph

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Challenger Elementary celebrates new “Buddy Bench” encouraging friendships Challenger Elementary recently held a ceremony to celebrate its new Buddy Bench. The bench sits on the school’s playground and is intended to encourage new friendships and connections between students. If at any time during recess a student is feeling lonely or needs a friend to play with, they can sit on the bench. When other students see a classmate sitting on the bench, they are encour-aged to go over, introduce themselves and invite their new friend to

skit to show younger students how to use the Buddy Bench. “The Buddy Bench promotes inclusion and friendship for all stu-dents. In the short time that we have had the Buddy Bench I have already noticed students using it,” said David Cherry, Challenger Elementary principal. “The other day a fourth-grader sat down on the bench and within a few seconds, a new friend invited that stu-dent to play. Since then, those two students have played together at almost every recess.” The Buddy Bench was donated to Challenger Elementary by the

is to provide support, policy advocacy and educational resources for Livingston County families, caregivers, individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic individuals.

Our 2015/2016 Student Council put on the school pep rally. The student council consists of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. We have 2 class representatives from K-5.

Our 5th grade teacher, Kim Blanton took part in the “Donut eating contest”.

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PlatypusThe platypus is an unlikely animal in nature. The animal is often

described as a mix of a beaver (tail), duck (bill and webbed feet),and an otter (body and fur). Males are also venomous. They havesharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet and can use them todeliver a strong toxic blow.

The platypus is a mammal. They hunt underwater. They havewebbed front feet and steer with their back feet and beaver like tailthat helps them move in the water. Folds of their skin cover theireyes and ears to prevent the water from entering. Their nostrilsclose with a watertight seal also. They scoop up insects, worms,shellfish, and larvae with their bill. They also pick up some graveland mud from the bottom of the water. They do not have teeth, sothe bits of gravel help them to chew their meal.

However, they can’t move quite as well on land. The webbing attheir front feet retracts to reveal individual nails that helps them torun. They can use these nails to dig and construct burrows at wateredges.

Females will use these burrows to lay their eggs. A mother usu-ally will have 1-2 eggs. To keep them warm she will put the eggs be-tween her body and tail. After about 10 days a platypus infant is

born. At first the infants are the size of only a jelly bean and com-pletely helpless. The mother will only nurse the infant for about 3-4 months until the platypus is capable of swimming on its own.

Did You Know?• The platypus can use their cheeks to hold things like food.• The platypus can sleep up to 14 hours in a day!• In the 1900s the platypus was hunted by many for their fur.• When a platypus swims, their eyes, ears, and mouth shut• Platypus is one of only two mammals (the echidna is the other)that lays eggs.

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EXCEPTIONAL NWEA TEST SCORES FOR HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC SCHOOL!

Mr. Sean Costello, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Lansing, wrote a letter dated September 8, 2015, congratulating the principal and faculty on our “tremendous academic achievement according to NWEA test data at Holy

Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). MAP are national tests that measure individual student academic growth throughout the school year and from year to year. Mr. Costello commended Holy Spirit for the highest language arts scores in

grade levels. He added that Holy Spirit scores in math were one of the highest throughout the diocesan schools. He went on to say, “What makes this so exceptional is that your scores were only above average when you tested in the autumn. The amount of gains that the teachers were able to achieve is remarkable. Your academic achievement is so impressive, and you have shown that a multi-age classroom can be the best environment for students to reach their potential.” Holy Spirit School is indeed proud of our faculty for their efforts and our students for their hard work to reach these goals!!

All School Trip to Trabbic Farms! The entire student body along with faculty and parent chaperones travelled to Trabbic Farm (in Erie, MI) on Monday, October 12 to spend the day. After arriving at the farm, Fr. John Rocus, pastor of Holy Spirit Parish, celebrated Mass in the barn for the group with Deacon Ken Trabbic assisting. Next, everyone ate their sack lunches from home and each person was given a bag of popcorn as they climbed on the wagon for a hayride.

to pick the pumpkin of their choice, as long as they could carry it home themselves! For the rest of the afternoon students were able to play in the barn, take a pumpkin train ride,

and spend time at the petting farm.

and cider. Because 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of Trabbic Farm, students signed a poster made at the school and presented it to Deacon Ken, his wife Sharon and their family to congratulate them and thank them for a wonderful day at the farm!

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A Pumpkin Patch VisitThe Kindergartners at St. Mary Catholic School visited Spicer’s Orchard in early October to see how pumpkins and apples grow. Each student was able to pick a pumpkin and some apples to bring home with them. As part of their science unit, the students learned about how pumpkins grow and the parts of the pumpkin (roots, stem, etc.). To combine their studies of pumpkins across the curriculum with art class, the kindergartners prepared to paint their pumpkins. They created a plan for their pumpkin painting by drawing a design on paper using crayons and pencils. Each student decided what colors they would use, what shapes or designs they would paint, and how

able to paint their pumpkin according to the designs they had on paper. The students loved painting their p u m p k i n s . They added many details to the pumpkins.

Chinese Acrobats come to St. Mary School October 2, 2015 was an exciting afternoon for St. Mary Catholic School students. The students were treated to an all school assembly of Chinese Acrobats. The

of strength and agility demonstrated by these acrobats. Students from preschool to eighth grade watched in awe as the acrobats performed.

Addison Petit. “You should not try this at home.” In-between performances, the children were taught some of the language in Chinese. Two volunteers were brought into the performance to

I was nervous but when I saw what he wanted me to do, I thought I could do this,” said student Jake Janowski.

St. Mary Catholic School Walk for Health On September 25, St. Mary Catholic School held their annual Walk-a-thon. “The Walk-a-thon is in its ninth year,” said Principal Veronica Kinsey. “It was put together as a fundraiser to help increase the technology in our school.” Students send letters to family and friends out of town or in other states, asking them to support this worthy cause. They also ask their neighbors to sponsor them. On the day of the walk-a-thon,

Students are encouraged to commit to a healthy life style by eating healthy and exercising each day. In the past the school has had a Marine Drill sargent come in and run a mini boot camp. The school also had an Iron Man competitor speak to the students. “Students had a goal of $5000.00 and a day off school if we could meet that goal,” said Kinsey. “A portion

of the money raised also goes to help the community as we give a percentage to Gleaners food bank.” This year the students earned their day off by raising $5352.00! St. Mary wishes to thank all of our sponsors for this year’s Walk-a-thon.

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I Want To Be AVeterinarian!

A veterinarian is another family doctor if you have pets! Veteri-narians diagnose and control animal diseases, treat sick and in-jured animals and prevent the transmission of animal diseases topeople. They also advise animal owners on proper care of petsand livestock. A vet also helps to ensure a safe food supply by

maintaining thehealth of foodanimals. Did youknow that veteri-narians are in-volved in wildlifepreservation andc o n s e r v a t i o ntoo?

The first step tobecoming a vet-erinarian is to de-cide thatveterinary medi-cine is the rightchoice for you!Some kids de-cide at a youngage, like the firsttime they takethe family pet tohave a check upor the veterinar-ian visits thefamily farm tocheck the health

of the ani-mals.

To becomea veterinar-ian, youneed to havean inquiringmind, keenobservationskills andstudy hard.You alsoneed toenjoy work-ing withmany typesof animals,get alongwith peopleand LOVEBIOLOGY!!

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Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Mas-

sachusetts. She was raised in a Quaker family with lots of activisttraditions. She had very strong morals and spent alot of her lifeworking on social issues. Her family moved to a farm in 1840where they became involved in the fight to end slavery. This wasalso known as the Abolitionists Movement. The farm started toserve as a meeting place for abolitionists like Frederick Douglass.Anthony later on became the head of a girls department at Cana-

joharie Academy. However, she was only there for two years. Afterleaving the Academy, she decided to devote her time to social is-sues. She also got involved in the Temperance Movement, whichaimed at slowing down or completely stopping the production ofalcohol. She realized while at a temperance meeting in 1851 thatshe was never given the opportunity to speak because of the factthat she was a woman. She then realized that women were nottaken seriously in politics because they did not have the right tovote.

Anthony and another activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, estab-lished the Womens Temperance Society in 1852. Before long, theystarted to fight for women’s rights. She started to make petitions forwomen to have the right to own property and the right to vote. Afterthe Civil War, Anthony focused even more on women’s rights. Shehelped to establish the American Equal Rights association in 1866,

calling for the same rights to be grantedfor everyone no matter their race or gen-der. Anthony and Stanton produced andcreated a weekly publication called TheRevolution. The newspaper’s motto was"Men their rights, and nothing more;women their rights, and nothing less.”

Anthony proceeded to move forward insupporting women’s rights. In 1905, shemet with president Theodore Roosevelt inWashington D.C. for an amendmentgranting women the right to vote. Anthonydied in the following year on March 13,

1906 at an age of 86. To this day she is honored by many for thework she has done for women’s rights and the positive impact shehas made on the future.

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Students continue to learn about the 7 Habits of Highly Happy Kids and continue to see how living these habits in school, and in life, can make things more successful. Students see that by working together as a team, work can be divided up, different perspectives can be

the work. Students are learning that through team-work more can be accomplished. This may seem like a challenging concept for young students to understand, but through the creative approach of teacher, Ms. Onstad, students were able to see that synergy is as easy as eating a cookie. Ms. Onstad brought in, in isolation, each ingredient that would be needed to make cookies. She offered to the students to eat any of these ingredients, but to no one’s surprise, they politely turned down the chance to

ingredients together, mixing, stirring, and sifting they were starting to see something different come together. Through all

and then everyone was eager to gobble them up! Third graders, through these developmentally appropriate, and delicious lessons, are building these strong bonds with

their learning. This strong foundation will be a skill they can transfer with them in all areas of their schooling and in their lives.

in the book that I am reading” says third grader Montana Tulley. “This is a really relaxing way for me to ease into my school-day. I’m so happy my teachers and the mom volunteers let us come in to read early” says Amalia Zieleniewski. “I like coming in on Thursdays because it helps me increase my stamina, learn more words, and become a better reader”

“I like to read and I like to be here at school with my friends” says Reed Blake-Thomas. These highly motivated kids are inspiring others without the use of any words as the room is completely silent yet growing in numbers each week. It’s only quiet in sound however, as the imagination clouds above these reader’s heads are ex-ploding with adventures that each of these third graders is on, as they sit eagerly devouring their stories!

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In December of1891, basketball wasinvented by a Cana-dian who was a cler-gyman, educator, andphysician. His namewas James Naismith.He introduced thisgame when he was inSpringfield, Massa-chusetts at the YoungMen’s Christian Asso-ciation TrainingSchool (now Spring-field College). His su-perior asked him toorganized a vigorousrecreation that wassuitable for winter in-door play. At thattime, the teams had 9players. The firstballed used were soc-cer balls and thegoals were woodenpeach baskets thatwere attached to thewalls.

In 1897-1898, teams of five became the standard. The game also spreadnationwide, to Canada and other parts of the world. It was played by bothmen and women. U.S. servicemen in World War II, made the sport popularin many other countries as they played it for recreation.

In 1934, the first college games were played in New York City’s MadisonSquare Gardens. By the 1950’s, basketball had become a major collegesport. One of the first and greatest pro teams was the Original Celtics, or-ganized about 1915 in New York City. They played as many as 150 games aseason and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters,founded in 1927, was and still is a notable exhibition team who specializes inamusing court antics and expert ball handling.

In 1949 two professional leagues, the National Basketball League and theBasketball Association of America merged to create the National BasketballAssociation (NBA). By the 1960s, pro teams from coast to coast played be-

fore crowds of many millions annually. The women’sbasketball league (WNBA) was established in 1997. Youcan visit the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mas-sachusetts. Check out all the names of great players,coaches, referees, and people who have contributed sig-nificantly to the development of this popular game.

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Answers: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 3. Magic Johnson, 4. Lisa Leslie, 5.Michael Jordan, 6. Kobe Bryant, 7. candace Parker, 8. Shaquille O’Neal, 9. Diana Taurasi,10. Larry Bird

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Granite Crystal, prem. cloth buckets, 8 spd. auto.,3.6 V6, p/w, p/l, p/mirrors, cruise, tilt,

keyless entry, trailer tow, alum. wheels,loaded. Stk. #R47129