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Count your blessings. Maybe you’ve heard that saying before? It means to remember and be thankful for all thegood things in your lifel We all should do that every day but there is a holiday in November in which we all cele-brate it together. Every year in November, on the fourth Thursday of the month, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It’sthe holiday which is all about “giving thanks”. On this page, you have the opportunity to write some of the thingsyou are thankful for. Kids’ World News is thankful for you! Thank you for reading and enjoying the paper that is created with you in

mind every month. We are thankful for all of our generous sponsors, who help us bring this paper to you and yourfamilies. We are thankful for the teachers and educators who work hard to help you learn and who make school agreat place to be. When we count our blessings, we count all of you!

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The year has turned its circle,The seasons come and go.The harvest is all gathered inAnd chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures,The fields, their yellow grain.So open wide the doorway-Thanksgiving comes again!

Five little turkeys standing at the door,One waddled off, and then there were four.

Four little turkeys sitting near a tree,One waddled off, and then there were three.

Three little turkeys with nothing to do,One waddled off, and then there were two.

Two little turkeys in the morning sun,One waddled off, and then there was one.

One little turkey better run away,For soon it will be Thanksgiving Day.

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Herbison Woods StudentsPull for the House

The friendly competition be-tween 5th grade and 6th gradestudents continues, as we collectaluminum pull tabs for the RonaldMcDonald House. We are tryingto earn a spot in the Pull for theHouse Million Tab Club and arevery close! We need to collectjust over 225 lbs. of tabs to meetthe goal! We can do it! With stu-dent and family support, we can!The Ronald McDonald House isa special place that temporarilylodges families of seriously illchildren being treated at nearbyhospitals.

Science is “Egg-citing” ForWaldron’s 3rd Graders(By: LeAnn Schafer)

Third grade students at Waldron Ele-mentary School are getting “egg-cited”about science! They have been learningthat the egg is the first part of a life cyclefor many animals. After reading thebook Chicken and Egg by ChristineBack and Jens Olesen, students wereable to view slides using microscopeviewers. These slides showed thephases of a chick’s development rang-ing from 19 hours to 21 days after fertilization. They read andlearned about the different parts of a chick and how it grew and

changed dramatically within the firstfew days of development inside theegg. To make this “egg-stra” special,students were then able to dissect achicken egg. We looked at the partsof the egg and discussed how eachpart of the egg was important for adeveloping chick. Students drewand colored pictures of the inside ofan egg. They then labeled the partsand explained the function of eachpart. All students had an “egg-cel-lent” time learning about eggs!

Rainbow Jello Funin Kindergarten!

Kindergarten students inMrs. Pung’s classroom ex-perimented with some tastycolors! The class made Jelloin the primary colors and thenmixed them to create orange,purple, and green. We usedour document camera andprojector to watch the trans-formations on the big screen!Students practiced using words like hypothesis, data collec-

tion, and documenting resultsas they made their waythrough the scientific method.At the end of the day, they gotto enjoy the fruits of their laborwith a rainbow of colors toeat!

Greater Lansing Junior Cross Country Championship

On October 13th The DeWitt Junior High hosted the Greater LansingJunior Cross Country Championship. The following Herbison Woods stu-dents participated in and received a Certificate of Completion for this event:Tessa O., Jordyn S., Aaron G., Isaac B., Jack M., Ryann H., Kiley W., EthanF., Jon P., Keegan F., Matthew M., Landon H., Aburey C., Brian K., MichaelH., Amayh S. and Addison B.

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What Is Hibernationand Migration?Winter is very cold. There is snow and ice on the ground. We

live in warm houses. What do animals do?The biggest problem for most animals is finding enough food.

So, some animals sleep all winter! It is a very deep sleep calledhibernation. They need little or no food and hibernation allowsthem to conserve energy. Bears and chipmunks hibernate! So dofrogs, snakes and even some bugs.Most hibernators prepare in some way for the winter. Some

store food in their burrows or dens, to eat when they awake forshort periods. Many eat extra food in the fall while it is plentiful.It is stored as body fat to be used later for energy. Hibernatorshave two kinds of fat: regular white fat and a special brown fat.The brown fat forms patches near the animal's brain, heart andlungs. It sends a quick burst of energy to warm these organs firstwhen it is time to wake up.True hibernators go into such a deep sleep that they are difficult

to wake and may appear dead. Their body temperature drops andtheir breathing and heart beat slow down significantly. If an ani-mal lives in an area where the winter is mild, it may hibernate onlybriefly, or not at all. However, even when the weather is severe, hi-bernators may wake up for short periods every few weeks to usetheir "toilet rooms" and eat if food is available. The largest hibernators are the bears. Although a grizzly or black

bear's heart rate may drop from a normal of 40-50 beats perminute down to 8-12, its temperature drops only slightly, allowingit to wake up quickly. These bears are also unique because, un-like other hibernators, they do not eat, drink, or excrete at all whilehibernating, which can be as long as six months.Other hibernating animals do not experience major changes in

temperature, heart rate and breathing. Animals such as skunks,raccoons and some chipmunks are the light sleepers, easily awak-ened. They may sleep during the most severe weather and waketo roam and eat during milder weather.Some birds fly south for the winter. We call this migration. You

can often see them gathering because most birds fly together.They go to a warmer place to find food when the weather starts

getting colder and the food supply becomes less. Other birds stayhere all winter and we can help by feeding them!

PROJECT - FEED AND OBSERVE WINTER BIRDSSAFETY NOTE: Please read all instructions completely before starting.

Observe all safety precautions.What you will need:• An empty plastic milk or water bottle, or a milk carton • Scissors, string, bird seed

What to do:1. Wash the bottle or carton and rinse it well. Cut several small (2-3") holes in the sides, about 2" from the bottom. Cut or poke twosmall holes near the top and thread a long piece of string throughthem.2. Fill the bird feeder with seeds and hang from a tree or shrub.Scattering some seeds on the ground can help the birds find thefeeder. Watch the birds. Be patient. Try different types of seedsand different locations. Record your observations.

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St. Joseph School of Pewamo Alumni, whowill be graduating from Pewamo-WestphaliaHigh School in 2015, visited their Alma Mater.Students enjoyed a lunch, free time and aquestion/answer session to highlight the as-pects of High School Life.

Congratulations to St. JosephSchool of Pewamo's Septem-ber Student of the Month, ThirdGrader, Daniel Smith. He isthe son of Todd and ChristineSmith. Daniel was treated to apizza lunch and received $10.

Congratula-tions to St.J o s e p hSchool of Pe-wamo's Sep-t e m b e rCitizens ofthe Month:(Front row)2nd grader-Claire Jan-dernoa, 8thgrader-Andre Smith, 1st grader-Amelia Huhn, 3rdgrader-Trevor Smith, (back row) 7th grader-CameronSchmitz, 4th grader-Brianna Kramer, 6th grader-ZachSimon, 5th grader-Lauren Martin. They were treated toa pizza lunch.

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St. Joseph School of Pe-wamo hosted their annualMSU vs. UM Donation Drive.Students monetarily chosethe winner of the Big Game;but the true winner was theschool in Haiti, which the stu-dents sponsor.

Mr. David Faber, the Grand Rapids Dio-cese Superintendent, visited St. JosephSchool in Pewamo last week for his yearlyvisit. Mr. Faber is pictured with St.Joseph's first graders, who are demon-strating their spider project.

The first and eighth grade students fromSt. Joseph School in Pewamo enjoy learn-ing together. In September, the studentsworked together learning and watchingcaterpillars turn into Painted Lady Butter-flies and then releasing them. It was funworking with our friends.

The First Graders at St. JosephSchool of Pewamo had a few un-expected visitors come in to readto them. The children enjoyed lis-tening to the story "The Cat in theHat," read by Seventh Grade stu-dents dressed as characters fromthe story.

The students infirst, second andthird grade fromSt. Joseph Schoolin Pewamo vis-ited the PeacockRoad Tree Farmon October 1st.They had a beautiful fall day to enjoy the pumpkinpatch, petting zoo and wagon ride. They even had achance to participate in the piggy races.

Congratulations to the St.Joseph School of Pewamo Oc-tober Student of the Month,Eighth Grader Evan Thelen.Evan's parents are Mike andAmy Thelen. He received apizza lunch, a certificate and$10.00.

Congratula-tions to the St.Joseph Schoolof Pewamo Oc-tober Citizens ofthe Month: (frontrow) 5th grader,Alaina Germain,7th grader, Cai-ley George, 4thgrader, LandonThelen, 3rd grader, Katie Hafner, (back row) 2ndgrader, Whitney Werner and 6th grader, Tyler Droste.(Missing from picture are 1st grader, Bradley Huhn and8th grader, Kimberly Miller).



The AmericanBuffalo!

The American buffalo or bison is a bovine mammal. They origi-nally inhabited the Great Plains of the United States and Canadain huge herds. There are two subspecies of the American buffalo.They are the Plains Bison with its more round hump and smallersize and the Wood Bison which is known for its larger size andtaller square hump.The American buffalo has a shaggy, dark brown winter coat and

a lighter weight light brown summer coat. They can reach up to 61/2 feet tall, 10 feet long and weigh between 900 and 2,100pounds! Their heads and forequarters are massive and bothsexes have horns which they use for defense. Buffalos are thelargest land mammal found in North America. They are well knownto be fast runners and can run for many miles. They can actuallysprint up to 40 miles per hour! Buffalo are also good swimmers.They are strong, can jump as well as deer and they can be ag-gressive.Their babies are lighter in color than their parents for the first 3

months of life. A rare occasion is the white buffalo - when the calfturns completely white. Those buffalo are considered sacred bymany native Americans.Buffalo are herbivores eating grasses and sedges of the prairies.

They eat in the morning and evening and rest during the day. Theyhave a life expectancy of approximately 15 years in the wild and upto 25 years in captivity. Buffalo have few enemies because of theirsize and they live in a herd. Their main enemy has been humans.Buffalo were hunted to almost extinction at one time. The main

reason was commercial hunting, where thousands were killed eachday for their hides. Before this time, they were the main source offood to the American Indians and used for clothing, tools and otherproducts.By 1889, there were less than 1,000 left. Those were saved by

the efforts of William Hornaday of the Bronx Zoo and a small groupof ranchers. In 1905, the American Bison Society was formed to

save the bison. Today, the National Bison Association and theCanadian Bison Association have carried on. The bison heards oftoday are over 350,000. The only wild bison herd in the UnitedStates lives within Yellowstone National Park. The heard is num-bered at 3000-3500 head.Buffalo are now farmed for meat and hides. Over 150,000 buf-

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Andrew Johnson17th President of the United States

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Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29,1808. His father died when he was just 3 years old. As a result, hismother took in work spinning to support her family.When Andrew was older, he was bound as an apprentice tailer. He

taught himself how to read and write. After a few years, he ran away withhis brother to Greenville, Tennessee where he opened his own tailorshop. In 1827, he married Eliza. They had five children during their mar-riage. His wife Eliza taught him arithmetic and tutored him to improve hisreading and writing skills.After participating in debates at the local academy, he was elected

Mayor of Greenville, then elected to the House of Representatives. John-son, a member of the democratic party, became a spokesman for thefarmers and mountaineers against the wealthier planters. In 1839, hewas elected to the Tennessee Senate where he served two years. In1843, he became the first Democrat to win the U.S. Representative seatfrom Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District. During the succession,Johnson remained in the Senate when Tennessee seceded. This madehim a hero in the North and a traitor in the eyes of most Southerners.Lincoln then appointed him the military governor of Tennessee. In 1864,the Republicans nominated Johnson, a Southerner for Vice President.He was chosen because he was a Southerner who was pro-union.The morning after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, on April 15, 1865,

Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President. He was the first Vice Pres-ident to succeed to the Presidency upon the assassination of a Presi-dent.President Johnson proceeded to reconstruct the former Confederate

States while Congress was not in session in 1865. He pardoned all whowould take an oath of allegiance, but required Southern leaders and menof wealth to obtain special Presidential pardons.By the time Congress met in December 1865, most southern states

were reconstructed and slavery was being abolished - but “black codes”to regulate the freedmen were beginning to appear in the South. TheSoutherners were forcing many prewar restrictions on the former slaves.The Radical Republicans in Congress went into action. The Radicals’

first step was to refuse to seat any Senator or Representative from theold Confederacy. Next, they passed measures dealing with the formerslaves. Johnson vetoed the legislation as he felt the bill invaded state’srights. The Radicals then mustered enough votes in Congress to pass

legislation over his veto - the first time that Congress had over-ridden aPresident on an important bill. The Congress passed the Civil Rights Actof 1866, which established Negroes as American citizens and forbadediscrimination against them. A few months later, Congress offered to thestates the Fourteenth Amendment which said that no state should “de-prive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”In March 1867, the Radicals effected their own plan of Reconstruction,

again placing southern states under military rule. They passed laws plac-ing restrictions upon the President. When Johnson allegedly violatedone of these, the Tenure of Office Act, by dismissing Secretary of War -Edwin M. Stanton, the House voted eleven articles of impeachmentagainst him. He was tried by the Senate in the spring of 1868 andcleared by one vote.In 1867, Alaska was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars. Thepurchase was called “Steward’s Folly” at the time. It ended up providingAmerica with gold and oil as well as removed the Russian influence fromNorth America and increasing the size of the United States.Andrew Johnson was President for only one term.

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Froggin’ for Factsand Fun!

Why are frogs so happy?They eat whatever bugs them!

A few facts about our frog friends:1.Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths; theydrink it through their skin. 2.Frogs are cold blooded. This means that afrog’s body temperature is the same on the in-side as it is on the outside. That is why frogs livenear water so that they can jump in to cool off onhot summer days. 3.What do you call a group of frogs? An army offrogs!4.Frog fossils have been found that are as old asdinosaurs! 5.Frogs burrow down in the mud to hibernate inthe cold winter.6.There are 3400 species of frogs and toadsworldwide. In Michigan there are only13 species.7.No matter how many times you kiss him, a frogwon’t turn into a prince! 8.Frogs are super cute and fun to draw.

What do you call a frog's favorite soda? Croaka-Cola!

A little FUNwith our frog friends:Hop to it and draw this cute Frog!

1. Materials: Paper, pencil, crayons, markers, or col-ored pencils.2. Follow the step by step directions to create yourfrog. 3. Color your frog in a fun, creative way. Have fun!

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When you draw, think of yourself as a builder. Begin by building the eyes,face and then the neck.1. Draw two paths near the top ofyour paper. Connect the ovalswith a curved line. Finish the eyesby adding two half circles to createthe iris (colored part of your eye)and the black pupil..2. Find the center of the bottom ofeach eye and draw a small curvedline to build the sides of the face.The cheeks are made by drawinga large “c” and then a backward“c”.3. Add a smile in the center of the cheeks by drawing a curved line. The complete the head, add two smallcurved lines for the neck.

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Time to construct the middle part of your frog. Concentrate on how muchroom is left on your page because we still need to add feet! If part of the leghas to “go-off” the page, or your feet won’t quite fit, that is okay. Artists oftenfill their paper and can’t quite fit everything on. Do the best you can!1. Create the shoulder and theoutside of the arm by drawing acurved line from the neck to thewaist of the frog, stopping at thewrists. The inner side of the armsare straight lines coming from theunder arm to the wrist.2. Draw the fingers. Note thatthe fingers look like the letter “W”with circles on the tips. Draw awaist for your frog. Start at thetop of the inner arm and stop atthe wrist. (Frogs may be slightlydifferent at the point, make necessary adjustments.)3. The long hind legs can be as long as you wish. Make two upside down “U”s. Don’t connect at the bottom.

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The construction of your frog is finished when the feet and toes are added.Time to add color to your frog and to add background details. Practice draw-ing the frog several times and coloring it differently each time. Be creative andhave fun frogin’!1. Add long feet to yourfrog with toes drawn likethe fingers. Connect thefeet at the heels.2. Begin filling your draw-ing with bright colors.3. Remember to sign yourwork when it is comleted.All artists do!

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One of the best known in-struments in the orchestra isthe violin. It is played with abow and is the highestpitched instrument in the vio-lin family. The violin consists of sev-

eral parts - the front, the ribs,the neck, the fingerboard, thepegbox, the scroll, the bridge,the tailpiece and the f- holes.

The violin has four strings which are fastened to the tailpiece, rest overthe fingerboard and run to the pegbox. At the pegbox, the strings are at-tached to tuning pegs and by turning these pegs, the violin can be tunedto the correct pitch. By the musician changing finger positions on thestrings, different notes are made. The bow is drawn across the stringswith make the tone.The violin can be traced back to Italy in the early 1500’s. Evolving

from two other stringed instruments, the fiddle and the lira da bracciowhich were both stringed instruments. The known developer of the vi-olin was Andres Amati.In the 17th and 18th centuries, the craft of violin making began. Artistssuch as Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri and Jacob Stainer madethem in their workshops. At this time, the violins had a shorter neck, thebridge was fatter, a shorter fingerboard and the strings were made ofgut.At first, the violin wasn’t very popular and considered low status so-

cially. But by the 1800s, well known composers, like Claudio Monteverdiused the violin in operas. The violin began to gain some stature in theBaroque period as more known composers began using the violin intheir works. One of these composers was Johann Sebastian Bach. Bythe mid-18th century, the violin was a vital part in instrumental music.During this time, violins emerged as the leading section in the orches-tra. However, it wasn’t until the 19th century that violin virtuososemerged. People such as Giovanni Viotti, Isaac Stern, Mischa Elmanand Nathan Milstein became world famous for their skill.

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Pallas CatsThe Pallas cat is also called the manul. They live throughout Cen-

tral Asia, and prefer cold climates and high elevations. They areshort and have long hair - making them look very soft! They appearto be bigger and heavier than they actually are due to their stockybuilds and long coats. Don’t be fooled though, the Pallas cat is ac-tually about the same size as a domestic house cat without all thathair! In reality, they measure up to 26 inches in body length (withan 8 to 12 inch tail) and weigh only around 10 pounds.The Pallas cat has the longest and densest fur of any cat! De-

pending on the season, it can be different colors. In the winter, itturns to a grey, uniform color. In the warmer months, their fur turnsto a brown color with different stripes and rings! Their fur looksglossy and frosted due to their hair having white tips. Pallas cats like to be alone. They are very territorial and both

males and females mark their territory. Pallas’ cats spend theirdays in caves, crevices, and burrows made by other animals,emerging toward dusk to hunt. They hunt rodents and other smallanimals.Poaching is a problem with the Pallas cat. It’s fur is very soft, and

many poachers hunt them for it. Another problem is poisoning oftheir food supply of Pika. Pika are thought to carry traces of aplague, so they are poisoned which makes it very hard for the Pal-las cats.

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• Mexico is located in North America, bordering the United States ofAmerica, Guatemala, and Belize. It is 758,449 square miles. That’s apretty big country! In fact, Mexico is the 14th largest country by landarea.• The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. In that city alone, there are al-most 20 million people! There are 31 states in Mexico.• The population of Mexico is the 11th largest in the world with around117 million people. • The currency of Mexico is the Mexican Peso. • The government is a Federal Republic.• Mexico’s weather varies by region. Since Mexico is a large country,the weather can be very warm or cool. There are two main seasons inMexico; the rainy season and the dry season. The rainy season lastsfrom around May until about September or October. During the dry sea-son, it rarely rains. Another season that Mexico experiences is a hurri-cane season. Hurricanes can be common between June to November,but they don’t always happen!• Mexico is very rich in culture! Ancient culture in Mexico included theworks of the Maya and Aztec people. Some of the beautiful temples,traditions, and art created by these cultures still exist today. Mexico isa unique blend of both native and European culture, due to Spanish in-vasions and colonies. The language spoken in Mexico and the mostcommon religion were both introduced by the Spanish people, • The most commonly spoken language in Mexico is Spanish, but somenative languages are also spoken, including Náhuatl and Maya.• The highest mountain in Mexico is Pico de Orizaba, a dormant vol-cano that reaches 18,491 feet above sea level.• Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1968.• The Chichen Itza Pyramid in Mexico was named one of the newSeven Wonders of the World.• Mexico’s flag is made up three vertical stripes. The left green stripestand for hope, the middle white stripe represents purity, and the right

red stripe repre-sents the bloodof the Mexicanpeople. The picture of an eagle eating a snake is based on an Aztec leg-end •Stone tools have been found in Mexico that suggest the existenceof humans there around 23000 years ago.• The most popular sport in Mexico is football (soccer). Mexico hosted theWorld Cup in both 1970 and 1986.• Mexican food is known for its range of flavors and spices. Populardishes include tacos, burritos and enchiladas.• The largest wildcat in North America is the jaguar, which can be foundin Mexico's southern jungles.• Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year from theU.S. and Canada.• The Chihuahua is the world’ssmallest dog and is named fora Mexican state.• The first great civilization inMexico were the Olmecs(1400-300 B.C.) who estab-lished many cities along theeastern coast of Mexico,sculpted the famous ColossalHeads, and worshipped a mys-terious, unnamed god that waspart human and part jaguar.• The Zapotec civilization (600B.C.-A.D. 800) established great cities along southern Mexico and de-veloped the first writing system in the Americas.• Spanish conquerors brought bullfighting to Mexico, which is now thenational sport of Mexico. Bullfighting takes place from November to April,and the Plaza Mexico is the largest bullring in the world.

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1. If one turkey can feed eight people, how many turkeysare needed to feed one hundred sixty people?

2. A non-profit organization for the homeless is askingpeople to donate $4.00 to feed and care for one person. Ifthe non-profit wants to raise enough money to feed andcare for seventy-five people on Thanksgiving, how muchmoney will they need to raise?

3. The Indians and Pilgrims brought a total of nine turkeysto cook. If the Indians brought four turkeys, how many didthe Pilgrims bring?

4. Fourteen Indians and thirteen Pilgrims were going tohave dinner together. Each person brought two pieces offruit or vegetable to the feast. How many food items didthey have in all?

5. A restaurant spent $345 on food to feed sixty-nine peo-ple. How much did the food cost for each person?

Circle TheGreatest Number InEach Set Of Turkeys!

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