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Cold, snowy weather, jingle bells, twinkling lights and candy canes are all signs that Decemberhas arrived! It’s the last month of this year and there is certainly a feeling of anticipation in theair. People are busy making plans and preparing for the holidays, also known as the “hustle andbustle” of the holiday season! Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all holidays celebrated inDecember, where songs, decorations, candles and giving gifts are part of their beautiful tradi-tions.Kids and teachers are especially excited to have time off from school this month. What are yougoing to do over your break? Our Sports and Fitness page talks about two fun winter activitiesyou can try - skiing and snowboarding. Also, with enough snow, you can always find a hill to gosledding with your friends. 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!Pat, Debi and Rich

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This year marked the14th Annual Veterans Cel-ebration hosted by MHTSchool on November 21,2014. Almost two hun-dred veterans, theirspouses, and auxiliarymembers from Fowler andsurrounding areas were inattendance. The eventbegan with Mass and wasfollowed by a breakfastprepared by volunteer parents and staff and then served by the 8th grade stu-dents. After breakfast, a flag ceremony was conducted followed by student

entertainment. This year each classeither sang a patriotic song or per-formed a skit. As an additional tokenof appreciation for their many sacri-fices, every year the students workhard on a small keepsake for the Vet-erans to take home. God Bless ourVeterans and thank you for your manyyears of service!

Mrs. Tarleton’s 3rd and4th grade students com-pleted a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineeringand Math) Challenge fea-turing catapults. They firstdiscussed the history andmodern day uses of cata-pults. The class dividedinto small groups andbegan sketching their cat-apult. The students constructed a working catapult using smalland large craft sticks, small cups and rubber bands. They hadto perform three tasks which included longest distance, accu-racy and launching to fly at a specific height. The 3rd and 4thgraders were given lab sheets where they could keep track oftheir data. They used this information to analyze their successor lack of success for their catapults. The students learned a lotand had fun with this lab!

Area veterans were honored at a Webberville Elementary assembly on November11, 2014. Twenty-six veterans representing the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Forceand Marines attended and shared their military experiences with the students andstaff. Some veteran guests came from Detroit, Livonia, and Grand Ledge. Web-berville STARS sang a military medley, and fifth graders recited a moving poem called‘What is a Veteran?’ Suzi Slater orchestrated the assembly, thanking the veterans fortheir sacrifice and dedication to our country. Fifth grade teacher, Suzanne Cloudman,created a moving music video of photos submitted by the veterans and their families.

Webberville Elementary School wishes to thank and recognize these individualsfor attending this celebration and sharing their knowledge with us ~ Jacob Velfling,Dean Dodge, James Sylvester, Bill Lorenz, Melvin Losey, Ronald Hooson, Bob Be-ment, Si Bement, Kevin Hose, Michael Howard, Jim Weeks, Robert Vondale, LeviVogt, Bill Vogt, Bill Turner, Cloyce O’Dell, Kent Hall, Charlie Stringham, Paul Schnei-der, Dean Derian, Bert Anway, Richard Leathem, Elta and Jerry Brown, Doug Bow-man, and Rick Lyden.

Veteran guests- front row, leftto right, Ronald Mooson, DougBowman, Si Bement, Bob Be-ment, Bill Vogt, Robert Von-dale, Paul Schneider, RichardLeathem, Charlie Stringham,Elta Brown, Dean Dodge, andJames Sylvester. Back row;Levi Vogt, Bill Lorenz, MelvinLosey, Michael Howard, BertAnway, Jacob Velfling, KentHall, Cloyce O’Dell, Bill Turner,Jim Weeks, Jerry Brown, DanDerian, and Kevin Hose. Notpictured-Rick Lyden.

Veteran, Charlie Stringham,shares his military memora-bilia with students.

Mrs. Mayes created an Americanflag for the veterans out of the stu-dent’s handprints.

Students greeted and thankedthe veterans.

Rules For The Kitchen!1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.2. Have all the ingredients before you start.3. Wash your hands before you touch food.4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.5. Always clean up when you are finished.

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Haystacks2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips2 Tablespoons of butter2 Cups Chow Mein Noodles

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place chocolate chips andbutter in a microwave safe container. Heat on 50% power for oneminute. Stir and repeat if necessary until chocolate is melted. Add chowmein noodles to chocolate mixture and stir until well covered. Spoon ta-blespoons full of the mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Refrigerateone hour until firm.

Snowball Cookies1 Cup butter or margarine1/2 Cup sugar, powdered - sifted1 Teaspoon vanilla2 1/2 Cups flour - sifted1/4 Teaspoon salt3/4 Cup pecans, chopped

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Cream butter in large bowl. Add thesugar, cream until light. Stir in vanilla. Sift the flour and salt - mix it in.Stir in nuts. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar straight out of the oven. Re-member - they will be hot and you need to have a parent’s help. Rollagain when they are cool.

Mint Chocolate Bark2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips1 Cup white chocolate chips1 Teaspoon vegetable oil1 Teaspoon peppermint extract2 Drops of green food coloring

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Set it aside. Melt the semi-sweet chips in a microwave safe container. Heat on 50% power for oneminute. Stir and repeat if necessary until the chocolate is melted andsmooth. Pour the chocolate onto the cookie sheet and spread it to abouta 1/4 inch thickness with the back of a spoon. Using the same method,melt the white chocolate chips with the oil. Add the peppermint extractand food coloring. Stir it well. Pour the mixture over the chocolate layerand spread to about 1/8 inch thickness with the back of a spoon. Drawthe tip of a butter knife through the layers to create swirls. Refrigerateuntil firm - about 30 minutes. Remove the bark from the pan. Peel offthe waxed paper. Set the bark on a cutting board and cut it into 2 dozenbars. Your parent will have to help with this part. Store in an airtight con-tainer in the refrigerator.

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New Covenant ChristianSchool students seek to serveothers. One opportunity ourstudents serve is through Oper-ation Christmas Child. Stu-dents in grades K-12 collecteditems like coloring books, play-doh, school supplies and socks.On November 7th all studentsgathered to pack and wrap boxes. We were able to fill 72boxes! These 72 boxes will be sent to children in needthroughout the world! This is a wonderful way to share thelove of Christ this Christmas!

Our secondary students will spend Wednesday, November 26th serving in the city ofMason. They will work on clean-up projects and help hang Christmas lights in prepa-ration for their annual Christmas Parade. First and Second grade

students will serve others ina variety of settings thisChristmas season! Stu-dents will make dog and cattoys for the local humanesociety, collect food staplesfor a food basket, make anddecorate cookies and de-sign Christmas cards for theVeterans. Serving others isa blessing!Therefore, as we have op-portunity, let us do good toall people. Galatians 6:10

Character CreationsSecond graders at Dansville Elementary studied

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Spotlight On HealthSpotlight On Health


Teeth play an im-portant role in yourlife. Not only do theyhelp you eat, theyhelp you talk. Someof you are starting toloose your “babyteeth” now thatyou’re in elementaryschool. What ex-actly are baby teeth?Baby teeth or pri-mary teeth don’t be-come visible untilbabies are about sixto twelve months

old. After the first tooth comes through, the rest will follow. Kidshave their first set of 20 teeth by the time they are three years old.When kids reach around six, these teeth begin to come out. Pri-

mary teeth loosen and fall out because they are being pushed tomake room for permanent teeth. Baby teeth usually fall out in theorder in which they came in. By the time kids are 12 or 13, theyhave a full set of permanent teeth. There are 28 of these. By age17-21, four more teeth grow in the back of the mouth, called Wis-dom teeth.You will notice when looking in your mouth, that you have differ-

ent types of teeth. Each type has its own function. The two frontteeth and the teeth on both sides of them are called incisors. Thereare four on the top and four on the bottom. These teeth are usedfor cutting food. The pointed teeth beside them are called canineteeth. There are two on the top and two on the bottom. Theseteeth help to tear food. Next to them are premolars or bicuspidteeth. There are four on the top and four on the bottom. Theseare larger teeth, stonger teeth and have ridges. They are used for

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crushing and grinding food. In the very back of your mouth are yoursix and twelve year molars. There are eight of them in total. Theyare called six and twelve year molars because that is the time thatthey usually come in. These molars are wider and stronger thanpremolars and have more ridges. Molars help your tongue swallowthe food you eat when the tongue gathers your food in the back ofyour mouth. The Wisdom teeth come in last. There is one in eachcorner of your mouth. Most often they have to be removed as theyare not used for anything and can create problems.Your teeth work with your tongue to help you form sounds. Try

saying the word “mouth” slowly. You will notice that your tonguehits your incisors to help you say that word. Try other words slowlyand pay attention to how your tongue and teeth work together.As teeth perform an important function for you, you must learn to

properly take care of them. It is important to regularly visit yourdentist. Brush your teeth with a toothbrush with soft bristles afterbreakfast and before bedtime. Make sure you brush all of yourteeth, not just the ones in the front. Have your parent or dentistshow you how to floss. Flossing gets rid of the food that’s hiddenbetween your teeth.Remember, taking care of your teeth now will insure that they will

grow old with you and help you the rest of your life.

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Ulysses S. Grant18th President of the United States

1869-1877

Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27,1822. He was raised in Georgetown, Ohio on a farm. He was the sunof a tanner and merchant. Grant was schooled locally, then attended thePresbyterian Academy before he was appointed to West Point. When he graduated from West Point in 1843, he was placed in the in-

fantry and was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. On August 22,1848, he married the love of his life, Julia Dent. They had 4 children. Hewas a devoted father and husband. President Grant loved horses andwas probably one of the greatest equestian in U.S. history. He was afearless rider with phenomenal endurance and speed. He was also anaccomplished painter and was known to pay attention to detail.

MILITARY CAREER:• 1846-1847 - fought under General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War.• 1861-1865 - fought in the American Civil War. In 1862, he capturedFort Donelson, Tennessee which was the first major Union victory.• 1863 - named Major General in the U.S. Army. Victories included Vicks-burg, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.• 1865 - accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Leeat Appomattox, Virginia.• 1867-1868 - served as Secretary of War.• 1869-1877 - President of the United States. He was a Republican.

SOME MAJOR EVENTS WHILE IN OFFICE• Reconstruction was one of the largest issues of his presidency. He con-tinued having federal troops occupy the South. His administration foughthard against the states who denied blacks the right to vote. The FifteenthAmendment was ratified in 1870, which provided that no one could be de-nied the right to vote based on race.• The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869.• Black Friday Scandal involving James Fisk and Jay Gould (September24, 1869). These two speculators tried to buy up enough gold to cornerthe market. They were driving the price of gold up very quickly. WhenPresident Grant realized their scheme to corner the market, he author-ized the Secretary of the Treasure to sell enough gold into the market towreck their plans and bring down the price of gold - but many businessesand investors were ruined because of this scheme.• President Grant settled claims against Britain in 1872 for damage doneduring the Civil War by British-built Confederate warships.• The Panic of 1873 was an economic depression that happened and

lasted for five years. Many businesses failed and there were largeamounts of unemployed persons.• The Whiskey Ring Scandal - 1875. Many distillers and federal agentswere keeping money that was being paid as liquor taxes. Grand calledfor their punishment but protected his own personal secretary.After he retired from the Presidency, he and his wife traveled through-

out Europe, Asia and Africa. In 1881, Grant bought a home in New YorkCity. At the advice from his son, he invested money as a silent partnerin an investment banking partnership with a man named FerdinandWard. Ward swindled Grant and others investors. They lost all theirmoney and were forced to go bankrupt. Ward fled (later jailed) and Pres-ident Grant lost all his money. Grant had forfeited his military pensionwhen he assumed the office of President. So, he wrote his memoirs ina book for money to help his wife out financially as he had found out hehad cancer. He finished his book July 19, 1885 just a few days beforehe died. His memoirs became a best seller. His body lies in New YorkCity’s Riverside Park beside that of his wife in what is known as Grant’sTomb.

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The piano is a very important part of music. Many musical notesdo not seem possible without it and many notes sound better onthe piano. The piano can play all types of music from classical torock and roll. It can also be played solo or with other instruments,so it is very versatile.There is some disagreement on when the first modern style

piano was built. Most say the modern style piano (or piano etforte, meaningsoft and loud)was probablybuilt by the Ital-ian, BartolomeoCristofori in1709. It wasdescribed as ah a r p s i c h o r dwith both softand loud!

The differ-ence betweenthe harpsichord(that came be-fore) and thepiano, was theway the stringswere sounded.

Inside the piano the strings are tightened into tune. A grandpiano, for instance, looks like a harp when on it’s side. Modernstyle pianos use hammers to pluck the string. So when you touchthe keyboard, the hammer hits the string which affects the soundof the note. If you stroke the key gently, the sound will be soft. Ifyou use a heavy touch on the key, the sound will be much louder!

PIANO FACTS:• The average medium sized piano has about 230 strings. Eachstring has about 165 pounds of tension. With the combined pullof all the strings, that equals approximately eighteen tons!• There are over 10 million pianos in American homes, businessesand institutions.• Yamaha, established in 1887, was the first piano manufacturerin Japan.• The world’s largest piano is a Challen Concert Grand Piano.This piano is eleven feet long and has a total string tension ofover 30 tons. This piano weighs more than a ton!• The working section of the piano is called the action. There areabout 7500 parts in there. They all play a role in sending the ham-mers against the strings when the keys are struck.

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Gingerbread Cookies In A JarThis is a great gift you can make for the holidays! Get a clear wide

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Before you hitthe slopes to ski orsnowboard, makesure you have theright equipment —and that it fits youright. Many kidshave problems be-cause the equip-ment they use istoo big for them. Itmay have be-longed to an olderbrother or sisterand were hopingthat they could"grow into it." In re-ality, equipmentthat is too big willmake it hard foryou to keep controland could causeinjury.The same goes

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• Despite their physical resemblance to pigs - whales and porpoisesare their closest living relatives. The earliest known hippopotamusfossils belonging to the genus Kenyapotamus in Africa, date toaround 16 million years ago.• Hippo childbirth occurs in water and as soon as the infants areborn, they must come up for air.• The hippopotamus is known for its barrel-shaped torso, enormousmouth and teeth, hairless body, stubby legs and tremendous size.Only elephants are consistently larger. Despite its stocky shapeand short legs, they can easily outrun a human. Hippos have beenclocked at 30 miles per hour while running short distances.• Very popular in zoos and portrayed at times as lazy, the hip-popotamus is among the most dangerous and aggressive of all an-imals. Because of their enormous size, hippos are difficult to weigh

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Lets VisitSwitzerland!

• Switzerland is a landlocked country of 7.5 million peo-ple in Western Europe with an area of 15,940 sq mi.• Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federalgovernment and de facto capital, while the country'seconomic centers are its two global cities, Geneva andespecially Zürich.• Switzerland is bordered by Germany, France, Italy,Austria and Liechtenstein.• Switzerland has a long history of neutrality – it has notbeen at war since 1815 – and hosts many internationalorganizations, including the Red Cross, the WTO andone of the U.N.'s two European offices.• Switzerland comprises three basic topographical

areas: the Swiss Alps, the Swiss plateau or "middleland", and the Jura mountains along the north-western border with France. The Alps are a high mountain range running across the central-south ofthe country. Among the high peaks of the Swiss Alps, the highest of which is the Dufourspitze at 15,203ft. The most famous mountain is the Matterhorn (4,478 m) in Valais and Pennine Alps bordering Italy.The highest mountain, the Dufourspitze (4,634 m) or Monte Rosa, is close to the Matterhorn.• The more populous northern part of the country is called the Middle Land. It has greater open and hilly landscapes, partly forested,partly open meadow, usually with grazing herds, or vegetables and fruits growing, but it can still be somewhat mountainous.• Banking, tourism, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals are important industries in Switzerland. The manufacture of precision instrumentsfor engineering is important, as is watch-making, and the biological sciences industries as well, enjoy a high place in the Swiss econ-omy.• Electricity generated in Switzerland is 42% from nuclear and 53% from hydroelectricity with 5% of the electricity generated from con-ventional power sources (thermal etc.) resulting in a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network.• Switzerland is heavily active in recycling and anti-littering regulations and is one of the top recyclers in the world with 66% to 96% ofthe different recyclable materials being recycled.

Switzerland is multilingualand has four national

languages: German, French,Italian and Romansh!

The Matterhorn!Switzerland’s MostFamous Mountain

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