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Hooray for May! Another school year is almost over and summer vacation begins! What do you have planned for this summer? At Kids’ WorldNews, we like to set goals. Let’s talk about setting goals for a bit. What is a goal? A goal is something you want to accomplish. What about set-ting some goals for this summer? Here’s some ideas. Goals like learning to swim, learning to ride a two wheeled bike, reading one book everyweek, visiting the local library, planting a garden, getting some fresh air every day and reading Kids’ World News!Did you know that you can find us at your local library and the YMCA in July and August? We can also be found at our sponsors places of busi-

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March Is Reading MonthThe month of March proved to be a great deal offun, filled with lots of reading and learning for our4th and 5th grader students! Our theme for Read-ing Month was Super Heros, and the students en-joyed earning clues to help them figure out theidentity of our mysterious super hero, Paige Turner!Classrooms participated in a friendly competitionto see which class could earn the greatest numberof AR points, with weekly activities and events oc-curring throughout the month. The students wereable to surpass the building-wide goal, and thus,earned a super hero movie on the final day ofMarch. We look forward to an exciting new themenext year for March is Reading Month!

March was an incredible and excitingmonth at Hillcrest Elementary. It wasReading Month. Every classroom partici-pated in the Reading Road Trip, USAtheme, by decorating their rooms, doorsand halls. The students were challengedto read 5,000 books school-wide, to seetheir principal wear a dress and a wig foran entire day.The students were treated to guest read-ers throughout the month. Special guestsincluded, Representative Outman, mem-bers of the Alma Rotary club, Officer KimPowell, community members, district em-ployees Lisa Reynolds, Gloria Stuart,Wendy Guyette, and SuperintendentSonia Lark.The students enjoyed assemblies that

celebrated reading, by Harry the Heronfrom MMCC, Ronald McDonald, and authorBuck Wilder. The students were alsotreated to a production of Puss n Boots, byKathy Francis’ Academy of Performing Arts.Tuesdays were designated as No Tech

Tuesdays, and students brought backsigned slips from home confirming that theyread instead of watching tv or playing theirvideo games. There were drawingsthroughout the month to reward studentreading. The drawings were funded by thePTO. Students wore shirts to read, hats toread and buttons to read throughout themonth. There was a joke day during lunchtime, as well as sing a song day where stu-dent sang their favorite songs to an appre-ciative lunchroom crowd.The month started with a kick-off assem-

Mrs. Lowe’s class poses for a picture as they cel-ebrate everyone’s commitment to reading duringthe month of March.

bly, then an evening story hour. It con-cluded with a Parade of States where eachclass decorated a wagon representing thestate that they had chosen to study for themonth. Much to the delight of the students,they did reach their reading challenge andtrue to his word, the principal Mr. Neuen-feldt wore a lovely blue dress and wig onThursday, March 26. Everyone gatheredon the stage during lunch periods and sang“Let it Go” from the movie Frozen.Thanks to all the staff at Hillcrest for a

great month. A special thanks to Title 1Reading Teachers Mrs. Wendy Coleand and Mrs. Jill Johnston for their weeklyvideos and encouragement for all studentsto keep reading. Some of their ReadingMonth videos can be viewed on the Hill-crest Web site. Go to almaschools.net toaccess the Hillcrest site. A very specialthanks to second grade teacher Mrs. DonniFornusek who was the Reading Monthchair and organizer. She did an outstand-ing job in creating the vision and activitiesfor the month. A big thank you to all theparents and the PTO for your involvementand support in a great learning experiencefor our students.

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A Water World of Wonder Have you ever found yourself starring into an aquarium watching the fish

swim and discovering coral, crabs and beautiful star fish? I love to look forthe hidden treasures of tiny creatures as I take the time to really observe aworld below the surface. The shapes and colors of nature’s marine life are in-credible. As an artist, drawing aquatic life is fun because fish come in count-less shapes and sizes. Some are round and others are long. Some fish swimalong happily while others are swift hunters. Create your own fish by usingyour imagination. There is no wrong way to create your fish. Grab a pencil,markers or crayons and discover a world of wonder by using your imagina-tion to create an underwater world. Have fun!Create a Water World1. Supplies: Paper. Pencil for drawing. Black fine point marker for outliningyour drawing. Crayon, markers, colored pencils, or watercolors.2. Warm up your drawing skills by practicing the three fish shown step bystep. Practice creating other marine life such as an octopus, star fish, orclams.3. Take a clean paper and begin your drawing using your pencil to add fish.You can add several long fish orround fish and even add a scaryshark. For interest, draw in somesea grass, shells or even a crab run-ning along a sandy ocean bottom.4. When your pencil drawing is com-plete, use a black fine point markerto outline your drawing.5. Color your fish brightly and useinteresting patterns. Make sure tocolor your entire background withblue and create a sandy ocean floor.Contributed by Rebecca Nechuta

Round Fish: Start with the eyes,then add your own details.

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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 does your skin do that’s so important? Your skin has aprotective function as it holds everything in, plus has other func-tions as well. Our skin prevents us from getting infections and itcontains cells that produce hair, sweat, oils and other substancesthat are important for our health and appearance. Your skin makes up 12% of our body weight - so if you weigh 100

pounds, your skin weighs 12 pounds! If you weigh 50 pounds,your skin weighs 6 pounds. Skin is an organ - in fact it is the largest organ that makes up our

body. It regenerates (or renews) itself all through our life.There are three layers that make up skin. The outer layer is

called the epidermis. This layer varies in thickness. The soles ofour feet or palms of our hands - areas that require more grippingpower are the thickest. The thinnest layer is our eyelids as theyneed to be more flexible. In the middle of the epidermis is

melanocytes. The melanocytesdetermine the color of your skin. Ifyou have a lot of melanocytes,your skin is darker.The second layer of your skin is

thicker than the epidermis. It iscalled the dermis. The dermis ismade up of protein called collagen.It also contains nerve endingswhich help us feel things. Whenyou touch something with yourskin, the nerve endings send sig-nals to your brain with informationabout what your skin has sensed.Like whether something is rough orsoft or cold or hot. The dermis iswhere our sweat glands are - plusour hair follicles. Our hair follicles

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are surrounded by a gland called sebaceous which makes our skinoily. In addition, the dermis has glands that give off the smell of ourbodies.The third layer is called the hypodermis. It is underneath the der-

mis. This layer contains the fat that is deep inside our skin. Be-sides the fat keeping us warm, it works as a shock absorber whenwe bump into things or fall. Another one of its jobs is that it storesenergy for our body when we don’t eat for a spell.If some area of your skin is not working properly, skin rashes or

itching or a “crawling feeling” may happen. If that ever happens toyou - tell a responsible adult about it. It is important to take careof your skin. As people age, skin changes. Collagen production is less, so

people get wrinkles. They also can have drier skin. Older peoplecan lose the layer of fat under the skin, making wrinkles worse andmakes them feel colder.One of the things that your skin also does it this! Everyone has

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The annual Young Authors Celebration was held at Farwell Ele-mentary on April 24. All 3rd and 4th grade students wrote and il-lustrated their own bookwhich was then sent out intothe community to be “judged”.The morning started out withan awards ceremony andconcluded in the classroomswhere the students read theirbooks to each other and en-joyed cookies and punchbrought in by the Women’sClub. Above is a picture ofthe students who received a Special Achievement Medal.

Mr. Mogg’s 4th grade class concluded their chapter on writinggenres. They presented a skit of Hans and Greta for fellow class-mates. The skit was a success and students and staff had a won-derful time.

Kindergarten Spelling BeeKindergarten students at Larson El-ementary are in the middle of theirSpelling Bee. Students are compet-ing using the Dolch word list. Studentsand adults alike are enjoying the com-petition.

Health and Fitness Night atLarson

Some dedicated families came outin the rain to attend Larson’s Healthand Fitness Night on Wednesday.There were nutrition displays reveal-ing how much fat, sugar, fiber and nu-tritional value is hidden in the foods

we eat. There were demonstrations and delicious food tasting trays.Students got exercise riding scooters and playing games in the gym.Families were given the opportunity to adopt a garden plot and growtheir own fresh foods at Larson Gardens. This was a newly designedevent at Larson.

Larson Elementary is pleasedto announce our Good Citizens for the

month of February 2015.2nd Grade: Arionna Robinson,Wilbur Schmucker, Ellie Somers,Brooke Radzialowski, Zack Shook 1st Grade: Haiden Robinson, Made-lyn Green, Brendon Miller, BrooklynCooper Kindergarten: Kailee Eichorn, Kaylynn McKinney, Collin Dennis,Kilee Letts, Cloey Andrews

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American Indians grew corn in many parts of North America long beforethe first arrival of European explorers and traders. It was called mahiz bythe Native Americans. In fact, Columbus took corn back to Europe and in-troduced it to the rest of the world! Now corn is produced on every conti-nent of the world except Antarctica.Native American Indians taught the colonists to grow many varieties of

the corn including yellow, red, blue, pink and black kernels. As time whenon, the settlers who came to America began to depend on corn as one oftheir most important crops.American farmers have always wanted to grow strong healthy corn plants

that yield as much as possible. In the late 1800s, scientists worked on thedevelopment of hybrid corn. This research led to better varieties of cornand higher yields. The number of farmers that used hybrid corn continuedto increase through out the years.After corn is planted and reaches maturity, the corn is harvested. Then

it’s taken to a processing plant where it is soaked and ground, spun andseparated into starch, protein, hulls, and gluten. These raw products arethen sold to other industries that make everything from antibiotics to paint.

There are now thou-sands of uses forcorn. Every part ofthe kernel and eventhe water in which it isprocessed are used.Corn is good for feed-ing livestock like hogsand cattle. Corn isalso a major part ofmany food items likecereal, peanut butter,snack foods and softdrinks. Fuel alcohol

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The Amur Leopard

The Amur leopard is the rarest animal onearth. These leopards are found in EastRussia and are one of the most endangeredspecies alive today. Amur Leopards can runup to a speed of thirty-seven miles per hourand can jump up to nineteen feet horizontallyand ten feet vertically! Their average lifespan is ten to fifteen years, but in captivitythey can live up to twenty years old. Theseleopards are nimble and strong predatorsand will hide their kills so other predatorswon’t steal them.

The main problem they face is becomingextinct from poaching. Many Russians in re-mote villages will hunt them illegally formoney. Because they are so rare and onlylive in a certain part of Russia, their skins areworth up to $500-$1,000 per leopard. Ac-cording to the 2007 census there are onlyfourteen to twenty adult Amur leopards andabout five to six cubs alive today. They usu-ally live by river basins and the mountains ofRussia. Their habitat is mostly snow coveredand cold throughout the year. Many leopardspecies live in hot, dry climates which makesthe Amur leopard species so special. Somegood news about this animal is that accord-ing to the 2015 February census, the popu-lation of the Amur leopard has increased byfifty-seven leopards. At this rate, the Amurleopard may no longer be endangered withinthe next decade!

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Cinco de Mayo

What is Cinco de Mayo? If you don’t per-sonally celebrate it, you may not know ex-actly what it’s for. Cinco de Mayo is aMexican holiday celebrated each year onMay 5. Many people mistake the holiday asMexico’s Independence Day, but that is notthe case; their Independence Day in cele-brated September 16. On Cinco de Mayo,people are remembering and celebrating thewar between Mexico and the French underthe forces of Napoleon III. The French weremuch more prepared and had better re-sources. Luckily, Mexico never lost hope,and there was an unlikely change in events.Mexico won the war!

On this day in Mexico and even someplaces in the United States, people go to pa-rades, dress in festive, colorful clothing, eattraditional Mexican foods, participate in folk-loric dancing, and bands play music. At theparades they have beautifully decoratedfloats, and they dance while Mariachi bandsplay. Traditional Mexican favorites such astacos, enchiladas and margaritas are eatenthroughout the day. People often host theirown lively fiestas (parties) with bands play-ing traditional music. Believe it or not, Cincode Mayo is celebrated in the U.S. more thanin Mexico. It is also celebrated in theCaribbean, Australia, and Canada, as wellas in Latin countries. The first Cinco deMayo celebration was celebrated in Califor-nia in 1863.

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StarWarsDay

Listenup StarW a r sfans, May 4 is Stars Wars Day! The date ofsuch a day was chosen because of the punfor the way “May the fourth” sounds verysimilar to the beginning of a Star Warsquote, “May the force be with you.” This punwas recognized after Margaret Thatcher waselected Prime Minister in the United King-dom and a newspaper titled their article,“May the fourth be with you, Maggie, Con-gratulations.” Although this is not a nationalholiday, it is still celebrated widely across thecountry by Star Wars fans. The holiday wascreated by the fans through the power of so-cial media all over the country. Fans go allout for this special day by dressing up,watching the movies, and visiting or puttingon Star Wars reenactments. The holiday isnot given any special treatment; there arenot many special discounts or sales on StarWars merchandise in most stores on May 4.Even though most companies don’t cele-brate Star Wars day, Disney world puts onStar Wars reenactments at their parks, andthey are one of the few who give discountsat that time starting on May 4 and throughoutthe rest of May!

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Let’s Go Get Some Grub, Literally!

Surprisingly, many people around the world eat creatures youwould never dream of tasting! One famous dish in Cambodiawould be fried spiders…YUM! Or in Australia people eat the deli-cious insect called Witchetty grub. I have also seen many placesin which crickets are a very popular snack, or they have cricketsand other creatures surrounded by candy syrup (like a sucker).How about bugs for desert, too? There are recipes online abouthow to make cricket cookies, caramel apples topped with bugs,and even banana bread with worms in it! Overall, in other coun-tries eating insects is not a weird thing, but a treat!

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Real Life Heroes

In 2013, during the month of May, Califor-nia Valley High School’s baseball team waspracticing. During their practice a mothercame to pick her daughter up from theschool when suddenly the team heard agreat commotion. While the mother wasparking, she accidentally hit the car in frontof her and quickly backed up without see-ing her daughter standing behind her car.She immediately reversed he car and ranright over her daughter which pinned her inplace. Hearing the panic in the girl’s voice,the baseball team quickly hopped fencesand sprinted to the parking lot. They sur-rounded the vehicle and together lifted itclear off the ground, so the girl could bepulled out to safety. We all can be heroeslike this team, and nobody is too young tohelp someone in need.

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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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• Australia is the world’s largest island! Although this is the largestisland, Australia, is the smallest continent. • The capital is Canberra. It even has it’s own territory!• The official name of the island is the Commonwealth of Aus-tralia. The continent was once under the control of Great Britainand was given that name. The first European discovery of the is-land was in 1606, by the Dutch. British people started to inhabitthe land in 1788. Many settlers were prisoners sent to live thereas punishment. The new people lived with the native population inpeace for a short time, and then fighting over the land broke out. • The population is about 23 million people!• The currency is the Australian Dollar.• Weather in Australia includes all seasons. They may seem back-wards compared to United States seasons, because winter is fromJune to August, spring is from September to November, summeris from December to February, and autumn is from March to May.In the north, there are two seasons. The two seasons are called

the wet season and the dry season.The wet season is December toMarch and is when tropical Aus-tralia receives the most rain andstorms. The dry season, May toOctober, is mainly sunny skies. • The discovery of gold in Australiadrew more and more foreign set-tlers to the continent. By 1859, sixdifferent colonies were formed. By1901 the colonies came together toform the Commonwealth of Aus-tralia.

• The official language of Australia is English.• The government is a democracy. • A desert area known as “the outback” covers about two-thirds ofthe land. A large mass of land rising from the ground is called Uluruand located in Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia’s RedCentre, which is rich in Australian indigenous culture and spiritual-ity. It is a World Heritage site and an ancient spiritual site for the in-digenous population. • It is estimated the humans have lived in Australia for around45,000 years. The indigenous people of Australia are AustralianAborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Aborigines make up 2% ofAustralia's population today.• Australia has more than378 mammal species, 828bird species, 4000 fishspecies, 300 species oflizards, 140 snake species,two crocodile species andaround 50 types of marinemammal. • Sydney, Australia is hometo an iconic opera house, de-signed by the Danish JørnUtzon and opened in 1973.• Australia is the only coun-try in the world to take up anentire continent. • There are an estimated27,700 plant species in Aus-tralia.

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The Great Barrier Reef in EasternAustralia is home to more than 3,000reefs, which contain over 350 speciesof corals and over 1,500 species offish. It is the biggest coral reef in theworld.

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