Kidsworld News Kalamazoo 5-1-15

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Plainwell Community Schools has a long history with mentoring it’s been partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kalamazoo since 1999. The Plainwell Bigs in Schools program began with adults mentoring students only in the middle school but has since grown to include high school students mentoring elementary students. There are currently 40 matches between high school Bigs & elementary Littles. During their junior and senior years of high school, Bigs volunteer to spend about an hour each week with their Little. A few students who had mentors when they were middle school students now choose to be a Bigs to elementary boys and girls as a way of paying it forward.

Bigs & Littles Partner in Schools

Left to right:Danielle & Braylon from Gilkey Elementary

Sara & Caleb from Gilkey ElementaryLexi & Angeles from Starr ElementaryJake & Zayne from Starr Elementary

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A “ReadIn” was held in Mrs. Verduzco’s Room right before Spring Break. Students could wear their pajamas and munch on popcorn while reading their favorite books!

A “ReadIn” in Mrs. Verduzco’s RoomStarr Elementary

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I Want To PlayThe Harmonica!The harmonica (or mouth organ) is a hand-held rectangular mu-

sical instrument. As the musician inhales and exhales into evenlyspaced air channels, the metal reeds within produce musicalnotes. The length and thickness of the reed determines the notethat is heard.

The first patent was issued to Christian Friedrich Buschmann ofGermany. Several decades later, a young German clockmakernamed Matthias Hohner learned to make a harmonica and con-sequently changed his profession. Starting his new company in akitchen in 1857, he turned out 650 in his first year with the help offamily and one paid worker. He marketed his harmonica well withhis name engraved on everyone and introduced his instrument toNorth America. The harmonica’s portability and affordability madeit a favorite of the Western Cowboy. African-American blue musi-cians also found the harmonica an affordable alternative. SonnyTerry, James Cotton, Charles Musselwhite and William Clarke arejust a few of the blue legends who used the harmonica.

The harmonica then entered the mainstream. Numerous rockand roll musicians picked up the harmonica. Folk singer BobDylan popularized the placing of the harmonica on a neck frameto free his hands for playing the guitar, etc.

Today, five major types of harmonicas are produced: diatonic, dia-tonic tremolo-tuned,diatonic octave-tuned, chromatic, andorchestral accompa-niment. The single-reed diatonicharmonic is the mostpopular and can beheard in rock, coun-try, blues, and folkmusic. It features 10holes with 20 reeds,10 for blow notes and10 for draw notes.

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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.

Cookin’ Fun

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Elephant’s Jug1 cup milk1/4 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)1 ripe banana2 teaspoons granulated sugar4 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in blender and blend untilsmooth. Add ice and blend just until ice is crushed. Pour into 2 glassesand serve immediately.

Hot Cross Buns

3/4 cup warm water3 tablespoons butter1 tablespoon instant powdered milk1/4 cup white sugar3/8 teaspoon salt1 egg1 egg white3 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon active dryyeast3/4 cup dried currants1 teaspoon ground cinna-mon1 egg yolk2 tablespoons water1/3 cup confectioner’ssugar1/4 teaspoon vanilla ex-tract2 teaspoons milk

Put warm water, butter, skim milk powder, 1/4 cup sugar,salt, egg, egg white, flour, and yeast in bread maker and starton dough program. When 5 minutes of kneading are left,add currants and cinnamon. Leave in machine till double.

Punch down on floured surface, cover, and let rest 10 min-utes. Shape into 12 balls and place in a greased 9 x 12 inchpan. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double, about 35-40 minutes.

Mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water. Brush on balls.Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove from pan im-mediately and cool on wire rack.

To make the crosses: mix together confectioners' sugar,vanilla, and milk. Brush an X on each cooled bun.

Caramels

2 cups white sugar1 cup packed brown sugar1 cup corn syrup1 cup evaporated milk1 pint heavy whipped cream1 cup butter1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Oil a 12x15 inch pan. In a medium-size sauce pan, combine sugar,brown sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk, whipping cream, and butter.Monitor the heat of the mixture with a candy thermometer while stirring.When the thermometer reaches 250 degrees F remove the pan from theheat. Stir in vanilla. Transfer mixture to the prepared pan and let themixture cool completely. When cooled cut the caramel into small squaresand wrap them in wax paper for storage.

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Playing golf is a great way to stay healthy, get some exercise, enjoy the out-doors, spend time with your family, and have fun all at the same time!

Golf is not an easy game to master, but children are never too young to beginplaying. The earlier you start there is a better chance that bad habits will notdevelop. Learning golf the proper way, not only leads to better play but a moreenjoyable experience.

It’s good idea is to take some lessons. Many golf courses offer instructionfor kids. Also, some driving ranges will have a professional on staff that willgive lessons for children. For older children, golf is a recognized sport inschool and many high schools have golf teams.

Learning the basics of golfing includes having a good grip, the importanceof alignment, good posture and therules of golf itself. Golf takes a lot ofdedication and practice to continue toimprove your game.

Golf Facts► The first game of golf was played atBruntsfield links in Edinburgh, Scot-land in 1456 AD.► Golf is played within the area ofland that is designated by a golfcourse. The course is between 5000to 7000 yards in length.► Each hole has a guideline for howmany times it should take a golfer tohit the ball (known as stroke) to get itin the hole. This is called par. At theend of the course, golfers comparetheir scores on each hole.► Players carry many types of golfclubs during the game. There are

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three types of clubs that are called irons, woods andputters. ► At the end of the game the golfer who has the leastnumber of strokes or is the closest to or under par over-all wins.► Each hole is divided into three primary areas; a teebox (where you begin), a fairway and a putting green.► A round basically consists of 9 or 18 holes that areplayed in the order which is determined by the courselayout.

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What is a physicist? A physicist is a scientist who researches inphysics. Physics is a branch of science that studies matter and itsmotion as well as how it interacts with energy and forces. Physicsis a huge subject. There are many branches of physics includingelectricity, astronomy, motion, waves, sound, and light. A physiciststudies everything from tiny atomic particles to the entire Universeas a whole! A Physicist uses the scientific method to test hy-potheses (guess or belief) and develop scientific laws. A coupleof famous physicists include Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.Physicists observe natural wonders and use mathematics to de-velop theories which help explain why they occur.• Physicists are usually good problem solvers with strong atten-

tion to detail and a desire to answerbig questions.• Some physicists study theory whileothers apply it to the development ofproducts such as medical equipmentand electronic devices.• Important subjects related tophysics include chemistry, algebra,calculus, statistics and computer sci-ence.• Courses that can be taken as partof a physics degree include thermo-dynamics, astrophysics, electricityand magnetism, particle physics, nu-clear physics, kinematics, quantumphysics and more.

I want to be anPhysicist!

• It is important for physics students to take a number of coursesin mathematics.• Research roles in physics usually require a doctoral degree.Those who choose a career in physics can work in private indus-tries, academic institutions or government agencies.

Albert Einstein


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Memorial Day is May 25th!Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that honors and remembers those who died while serving in the

military. The roots of the Memorial Day observance goes back to 1865 and the end of the CivilWar. It was known as Decoration Day until 1882 and then it was changed to Memorial Day. Theholiday was traditionally held on the 30th of May. In 1971, Congress declared it a national holi-day and changed it to the last Monday in May. It is customary to fly the U.S. flag at half staff onthis day. It also marks the unofficial start to the summer season. Write about what you can doto honor this day?

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Elementary level chapter book

Kylie Jean Football Queen by Marci Peschke.

Kylie Jean has 2 brothers and lives in Texas. She would love to be homecoming queen, but she also needs to cheer on her brother. When they announce a fan contest for the game, she needs to really get creative. Grade Level 2-3.

Pre-school to 1st grade reading level

Big Chickens Fly The Coop by Leslie Helakoski

The Big Chickens are into another adventure. They have always wanted to see the farmhouse, but it seems so far from their coop and there’s a lot of dangerous things in their way. They discover their coop is the best home ever.

4th to 6th grade reading level

Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling Who doesn’t love to revisit a classic? This is a story of an Indian boy who carves a Paddle Person one winter and places it in the stream that flows into Lake Superior. We then follow the path of Paddle Person until he floats all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Seventh-grade students at Paramount Charter Academy spent a part of Earth Day outside today cleaning up trash near their school. Teachers added a lesson into the clean-up day by asking students to graph the types and amount of trash they found. The students will work to determine the types of trash most commonly found, determine the areas with the most trash, and make inferences as to why specific areas have more or less trash.

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1. He was know asthe Father of His

Country

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6. He is the onlyPresident to be

elected to 2 non-consecutive terms ______________

4. He was the firstPresident to evertalk on the phone. ______________

2. He has aPortuguese Water

dog named Bo

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3. This Presidentinstalled solarpanels on the

White House roof ______________

5. He had 2 grizzlybears given to himby Lewis and Clark ______________

7. He is the onlyPresident to servein both WWI and

WWII ______________

12. He was the largestPresident weighing in

at 325 pounds!______________

10. He was the firstPresident to visit all

50 states______________

8. Some peoplecalled him “Old

Hickory”______________

9. He was in the U.S. Navy during

WWII______________

11. He had pet sheepthat grazed on theWhite House lawn______________

13. First Presidentto be born outside

the original 13states

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18. He loved to play thesax!

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16. He was knownas “The Rough

Rider”______________

14. He is the onlyPresident with 4

names!______________

15. He was the 1stperson to be both

V.P. & President with-out being elected by

the people______________

17. He was the firstPresident to own a

radio.______________

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