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April is such a busy month! First we had holidays and then we had Spring Break! Whata fun beginning! Spending time with family and friends is a wonderful opportunity. It givesus time to catch up on the news, have quality time with people we care about and do someactivities.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!April is also Kids’ World News Sponsor Appreciation Month. We are very thankful for our

sponsors continuous support of this newspaper. They sponsor Kids’ World News becausethey believe in supporting the youth of our community and in encouraging all young peopleto read. Reading is so important because it is something we do the rest of our lives in allwalks of life. Since they sponsor our paper, that means it comes to you without charge. Wewould encourage all people to call our sponsors and thank them for being a part of Kids’World News!

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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 youhave to pull against gravity. If you drop a pencil, gravity pulls it to Earth. Ifyou rest the pencil’s mid-point on your finger, gravity will pull down equallyon 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 theMoon? The gravity on the Moon is much weaker than the gravity that wehave here on Earth. This is why moon walking for astromauts is very dif-ficult. 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 theground. 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 yourmass to the mass of the Earth, your gravitational pull isn't very big. Whenthe 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 maintainan 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 gravityof other planets also have an affect our orbit. The moon's gravity pulls onthe Earth and makes the tides rise and fall every day. As the moon passesover the ocean, there is a swell in the sea level. As the moon passes tothe 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 ac-celerates objects when they fall. It constantly pulls and objects constantlyspeed 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 theMoon want to spin off into space. The Earth's gravity holds it in orbit. Thinkabout holding a ball on a string and spinning in a circle. If you were to cutthat string, the ball would fly off. That string is like the Earth's gravity.

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St. Martha ScienceOlympians made the schoolproud on Saturday, March 21stat the Regional competition.Science Olympiad is a teamcompetition in which studentscompete in 'events' pertainingto various scientific disciplines,including earth science, biol-ogy, chemistry, physics, andengineering. The first annualScience Olympiad NationalTournament was hosted byMichigan State University inMay, 1985, with 17 states par-

ticipating. Currently, there are nearly 7,000 secondary schools from 50 states partici-pating, with an additional 10,000 or more elementary schools holding Science Olympiadtournaments or hands-on events.This year’s Regional event was held at Lansing Community College and it was the sec-

ond year St. Martha has competed. Out of 18 events entered, the students placed 1st,2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th in 13. The students worked hard for months preparing after schooland some Saturdays. The knowledge gained from the team’s expert instructors willsurely benefit them in the years ahead. In addition, the school received accolades fromanother large (an Olympiad powerhouse) school’s coordinator, noting that St. Marthastudents did exceptionally well for being a smaller school. The students were very ex-cited with how well they did and are already talking about doing even better next year!

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Many students in Dansville Elementary School hadthe opportunity to learn about many African Americansduring a Live Wax Museum. Classes throughout thebuilding signed up for a 15-minute block to visit andlearn within our museum. Our fourth graders were re-sponsible for several components to make the Live WaxMuseum fun and engaging.

First, the student had to pick from a list of AfricanAmericans that were either from the Underground Rail-road time period or as inventors. Secondly, the studentsresearched their person and had to summarize their information into first-person narra-

tives. They learned to rephrase third-person pas-sages into first-person stories. Thirdly, the studentscreated and brought in props such as posters, ar-tifacts, clothing, songs, and other pieces to helpbetter understand their person’s significance. Theyalso created slave quilts that relayed messages tothem during the Underground Railroad escaperoute. Finally, the students lined up along a hall-way and remained quiet or frozen until a visitorstood in front of them giving permission to presenttheir story to an audience.

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Kickball has been a fun game to play for many years! It can be played mostanywhere! All you need is a playground ball that’s around 8 to 10 inches indiameter. Choose a lightweight one for smaller children and a heavier one forbigger kids. You will also need something to serve as the 4 bases. A largeyard, playground or park is the perfect place for kickball. The ball will roll bat-ter on a hard surface. Grass is more kid-friendly. It’s easy to play and a greatway to pass the time with your friends. A kickball game is played by two teams of 9 players each who try to score

more runs than their opponent by rounding the bases and crossing homeplate as many times as possible. Playing AreaThe kickball field is laid out similar to a baseball diamond with 4 bases, a pitching

rubber, an infield and an outfield. The dimensions of the field can vary depending onthe age of the players.Starting PlayThe visiting team kicks first while the home team starts out in the field. The field-

ers line up in one of 9 positions. The first kicker steps up to the plate to kick. A gamelasts 6 innings. Each inning is divided into a top and bottom half with each team hav-ing a turn to kick. An inning is completed when the kicking team gets 3 outs. A teamscores a point every time a player rounds all of the bases and crosses home plate.Pitching• The ball must roll on the ground when crossing over the plate.• The pitcher has to stay behind the pitching rubber until the ball is kicked. Failure todo this results in a "ball."• The strike zone is 1 foot inside and outside of home plate.Runners• Runners have to stay in the baselines.• Sliding into the base or running into fielders is not allowed. The runner is out if heruns into the fielder. The runner is safe if the fielder initiated the contact.• Fielders must stay out of the baseline. Unless they are making an active play for theball, if they interfere with a runner, the runner is safe at the base they are running to-ward.• No runners may lead off or steal. They can only run after the ball is kicked. A run-ner who is off the base before the ball is kicked is out.• Runners have to tag up after a fly ball is caught before they can advance to the nextbase.• Runners may overrun 1st base, but they must turn toward foul territory once theypass the base. If they overrun any other base, they may be tagged out by a defender

with the ball.• If the ball is overthrown, the runner may advance only one base.• If a runner overtakes and passes a runner on the bases ahead ofhim, he is out.• When the pitcher has control of the ball and is standing on themound, all of the runners must stop advancing.A batter is out if:• He/she kicks the ball, and it’s caught in the air (even if it’s in foulterritory).• He/she gets 3 strikes, 3 fouls, or 2 strikes + a foul.• He/she bunts the ball (doesn't take a full swing of the leg in an at-tempt to kick the ball a short distance).A runner is out if:• She is hit by a kicked ball while off base.• A fielder tags her with the ball while she’s not on a base.• He/she runs out of the baseline.• A fielder throws the ball and hits him below the shoulders whilehe’s off the base. (Runners hit in the head or neck aren’t out unlessthey were ducking to dodge the ball.)• He/she is tagged by a fielder before reaching the base she isforced to run to or if a fielder with a ball touches the base beforeshe gets there.• He/she leaves the base before the ball is kicked.• He/she runs past a runner in front of her.

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At the end of March, New Covenant Christian School celebrated Reading Week tohonor March as National Reading Month! The reading genre they studied was Actionand Adventure. The school had various guest speakers come in and read From theMixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. A firefighter, police of-ficer, and a medical professional visited to talk about how they experience “real life ac-tion and adventure” in their daily lives at work. The students also enjoyed reading withbook buddies, participating in a Wizard of Oz themed scavenger hunt, and scarfeddown an action and adventure cupcake! The week was a wonderful way to concludethe month of March.


The surface of your nails, helps to protect the tips of your fingersand toes! Plus they help you scratch and pick things up! Did youknow that babies have fingernails and toenails before they areborn? Well groomed nails also help a person look their best. Let’slearn about what nails are.

Nails are made of keratin. This is the same thing your body usesto create hair and the top layer of your skin. Nails grow where youhave a U shaped cuticle on your fingers and toes. The cuticle’s jobis to help protect the new nail as it grows out from the nail root.Hidden under the cuticle is the nail root. When the cells at the rootof the nail grow, the new nail cells push out the old nail cells. Theold cells flatten and harden because of the keratin - a protein thatis made by these cells. The nail slides along the nail bed which isthe flat surface below the nail. The nail bed sits on top of tiny blood

Did you know that yournails have a job to do?

vessels that feed it and that’s what gives your nails their pink color.Nails grow very slowly. They grow about one tenth of an inch

each month so it can take 3 to 6 months to completely replace anail.

You may need an adult to help you trim your fingernails and toe-nails. Fingernails should be trimmed straight across and slightlyrounded at the top. Toenails don’t grow as fast as fingernails sothey don’t need to be trimmed as often. They should also betrimmed straight across. Having well groomed nails can keep youfrom biting or picking at them - which can lead to infections. Not agood habit to get into!

When you go to the doctor for a check up, they often take a lookat your nails during your checkup. Fingernails provide good cluesto your health. When the doctor presses your nails, they arechecking your blood circulation. The doctor may find changes as-sociated with skin problems, lung disease, anemia and other med-ical conditions.

A good tip is to regularly use hand lotion to help moisturize yournails. Your fingernails and toenails need moisturizer too! Whenthey dry out it can cause cracking, breaking and peeling. We canprevent that from happening in most cases.

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The drum is a member of the percussion group, techni-cally classified as a membranophone. They consist of atleast one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin,that is stretched over a shell and struck. It is struck di-rectly with a player’s hands or with some sort of imple-ment such as a drumstick to produce sound. Drums are the world’s oldest and most widely used mu-sical instrument. The basic design has remained prettymuch unchanged for thousands of years. Most drums areconsidered “untuned instruments,” however many mod-ern musicians are beginning to tune drums to songs. Afew such as the timpani, are always tuned to a certainpitch. Often, several drums are arranged together to cre-ate 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 re-mainder of the shell varies widely. In the western musi-cal tradition, the most usual shape is a cylinder. Although,the timpani, for example, use bowl shaped shells. Other

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Born StephenGrover Clevelandon March 18,1837, he was thefifth of nine chil-dren. He wasnamed after a min-ister. Living withhis family in Fayet-teville, New York(where his fatherwas a Presbyte-rian minister), heattended the localschool and at 13attended the Clin-ton Liberal Insti-tute in Clinton,

New York. At the age of 16, after his father died, his hopes weredashed to go to college. He began teaching at the New York In-stitute for the Blind with his brother William in 1853. In 1855, hisuncle, Lewis Allen (who lived in Buffalo) gave him a job. By 1859,after studying law with his uncle’s friends, he was admitted to theNew York Bar. He was immediately offered a job with Rodgers,Bowen and Rodgers (where he studied law) and he accepted it.When Cleveland was drafted into the Civil War, he hired a sub-

stitute to serve in his place. He paid him $150.00. This would helpCleveland to continue to support his mother and sisters. This wasa common practice at this time.• In 1862, he was elected Democratic Supervisor of his BuffaloWard.• In 1863, he was appointed Assistant District Attorney of ErieCounty. He was a crusader against crime and corruption. Here hemade a name for himself.• In 1870, he ran for Sheriff or Buffalo and won. He continued

Grover Cleveland22nd & 24th President of the United States

1885-1889 and 1893 and 1897working against corruption. His term ended in 1873 and he re-turned to practice law.• In 1881, Cleveland was asked to run for Mayor of Buffalo by theDemocratic Party and in 1882 after winning, he took office. He ve-toed so many bills in an attempt to cut the political graft, he be-came known as the “veto mayor.” He then became Governor ofNew York on his reputation for being an honest politician. Thiselection, he won easily.The next step for Cleveland, was the presidency. He won by a

slim margin and was inaugurated on March 4, 1885. He contin-ued with his conservative course and vetoed bills that pursued apolicy that favored any economic group. During his term, he also

signed the Interstate Commerce Act, whichwas the first law attempting Federal regula-tion of the railroads. On June 2, 1886, whenhe was 49 years old, he became the first andonly president to be married in the WhiteHouse. He married 21 year old Frances Fol-som, whom he had known since her birth.The small ceremony took place in the BlueRoom. The couple had five children -Ruth,Esther, Marion, Richard and Frances. In 1888, he lost the bid for re-election and

returned to New York City to resume his law practice. Three yearslater he was once again nominated for president and won. Thismade him the only President to be re-elected after being defeated.In 1893, he took the Oath of Office. The Depression of 1893 struckhard. He focused on monetary policy rather than on direct assis-tance to the needy, so he lost support of the Democratic Party.He retired to Princeton, New Jersey and remained a public fig-

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say this when we see a person who seems to be strutting around asa peacock does; arrogant and self-centered.

Although the word peacock is usedfor both the male and the female bird,it is really only the name for the malepeafowl. The peacock is recognizedby his long, green iridescent tail thatit spreads out like a fan. The female,in contrast, is a dull brown and whiteand is called a peahen. The cutebaby peafowl is called a peachick. The peafowl are a very social bird

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JellyfishJellyfish are also known as jellies! The English term, jellyfish,

was first used in 1796, Even though they are called jellyfish, theyare not fish! Jellyfish lives in the ocean all over the world. Somealso live in fresh water. Some of the jellyfish are deadly, but mostof the time they don’t want to harm humans! But they have beenknown to sting humans and even cause death.

Jellyfish don’t exactly have brains. Instead they have somethingcalled a “nerve net”! A nerve net is a collection of neurons that actlike a brain, by sensing changes in the water and the environment.Jellyfish can also tell if they have passed an animal or if they arefacing up or down thanks to their nerve net.

The underside of the dome-shaped or bell-shaped body of the jel-lyfish is the mouth that is surrounded by the tentacles. They haveno blood or nervous system!

Jellyfish come in all different colors, shapes, and sizes! They canbe transparent (see-through). All jellyfish are in the classification

called Cnidaria, which contains over 10,000 species! Some jellyfishare bigger than a human and others are as small as a pinhead.Their tentacles are much longer.

Jellyfish go through different phases. The most recognizablephase is the medusa. A medusa is an adult jellyfish. The jellyfishgo through a larva phase first, then develop into a form called apolyp, before finally becoming a medusa. It’s a long journey overtheir lives, ranging from just a few hours to a few months. Theirlifespan is approximately six months.

Populations of jellyfish have been rising recently, due to manyfactors such as overfishing, abundance of food, and changes inwater temperature.

Did You Know?• Jellyfish are composed of over 90% water.• Jellyfish have been on Earth for millions of years, even before di-nosaurs. • Jellyfish usually eat plankton! Jellyfish are eaten by several ma-rine animals- as well as humans! • A group of jellyfish is called a “smack,” bloom or swarm. Somegroups reach up to 100,000 strong.

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The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland), is the European part ofthe Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Nether-lands, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba. The Netherlands is aUnitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy, located in West-ern Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west,Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The Netherlands has a maximum dimension of 190 miles by

160 miles - about twice the size of New Jersey. It is low and flatexcept in Limburg in the southeast, where some of the hills rise upto 1056 feet! About half the country’s area is below sea level,making famous the Dutch dikes. Reclamation of land from thesea through dikes has continued through recent times.The Netherlands is often called Holland. This is technically in-

correct, as North and South Holland in the western Netherlandsare only two of the country's twelve provinces.It is popularly known for its windmills, cheese, clogs (wooden

shoes), delftware and gouda pottery, dikes, tulips, bicycles, andsocial tolerance. The Netherlands has an international outlook; among other af-

filiations, the country is a member of the European Union (EU),and NATO. The Hague is the administrative capital which housesthe Europol - the European Union’s criminal intelligence agency.The Netherlands declared their neutrality during World War I, but

in World War II the same approach failed. Germany invaded with

The Netherlandsvery little resistance, Rotterdamwas bombed, the royal family fledto the United Kingdom, and thepersecution of the Jews began.One brave, young Jewish girlnamed Anne Frank would come topersonify that terrible time inhuman history in a diary.

In February of 1953, a hugestorm caused the collapse of sev-eral dikes, and almost 2,000drowned in the resulting tidalsurges. So began the Delta Proj-ect, a project that included a hugeseries of outer sea-dikes, and innercanal and river dikes built to pro-tect this fragile land from disas-trous flooding brought on by the constant pressures applied to it bythe North Sea.Today nearly 50% of the land here remains just above sea level.

The massive and costly Delta Project and other engineering mar-vels have to date prevented the North Sea from doing any signifi-cant (additional) damage. However, climate change and risingwaters could prove daunting to the Netherlands in the future.

Capital & LargestCity: Amsterdam

Official Language:Dutch

Currency: Euro


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Webberville ElementaryWebberville ElementarySchool NewsSchool News

Fifty-five Web-berville ElementaryStars gathered onMarch 18th and 19thto compete at our2015 Spelling Bee. This exciting event is alwayswell supported by staff, family and friends alike.Principal Suzi Slater delivered the words to theeager competitors, as the panel of spelling beejudges tallied the words. The following students won first, second and third

place medals: Makayla Culver, Emma Bolling, Va-lerie Grosser, Brooke Bayard, Nathan Szilagyi,Maeve Chapman, Haley Palos, Maddie Derian,Daisy Fuller, Emilee Ebert, Abby Vogel, GraceBowen, Dylan Branch, Mackenzie Bowlin, andBarry Hatswell.Thanks go out to these individuals for their efforts

in making this competition a success for our stu-dents ~ Suzi Slater, Jason Kubiak, Cathy Fitzger-ald, Melinda Fairfield, April Vogel, ElizabethHowery, Josh DePue, and Liz Davis. Well done,Webberville STARS!

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