Kids World News, Livingston County, Jan. 2016

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WHAT IS HOLDING YOUR CHILD BACK?

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In actuality we are all held back by something aren’t we? The biggest limitations that most of us face are self-imposed. Things like the fear of public speaking or failure. Shyness. Lack of discipline or self control. Poor work ethic. Negative attitude. If we really look closely most of these started when we were young.

What if you could identify these obstacles early in your child and eliminate them? Can you imagine how much more successful and happy your child would be (let alone your happiness or even sanity)?

After years of working with hundreds of area children and parents we have discovered that almost everything that holds children back can be fundamentally traced back to three basic areas: fear, impulsive/lack of control behaviors and social awkwardness. I hope these help you and your family:

FEARS - From birth to kindergarten this surfaces as separation anxiety or difficulty trying new or hard things. The “I can’t” syndrome. In elementary school it may show up as shyness or fear of making mistakes. We also see many children that are debilitated by a constant state of fear, worry or anxiety. As teens it comes as bad/negative attitude, never able to complete things, or too easily influenced by and caving into peer pressure.

LACK OF SELF CONTROL - This is a really important area for preschoolers, often called “Self Regulating” skills, the ability to

control their impulses. A good example are boys that “cannot keep their hands to themselves”. Later in life they are “Self Control” skills like listening and focusing. As teens this can develop into lack of self-discipline showing up as failing to turn in homework, poor grades, poor worth ethic.

SOCIAL - Early childhood development experts refer to this as “social fluidity”. This is their ability to read social cues, play with others and share. In elementary school they have difficulty making and keeping friends. In high school they can be isolated, and are either bullies/being bullied or just hanging around the wrong kids.

Once you have identified these they are actually simple to correct. Simple, but it does take work, consistency and patience. The biggest thing that holds most parents back is “denial”. This is most often expressed as “He is normally not like that!” or worse yet “He will outgrow it!”

I am running out of room in this article but I will share the keys to working through these obstacles with your child next month. In the meantime, if I can help you and your child please do not hesitate to contact me at (517) 586-1001 or through our website

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Downhill sledding and tobogganing are wonderful winter sports.People of all ages can enjoy the fun and participate. Some com-munities have designated sledding hills for people to sled down.Sleds come in all shapes and sizes. They’re usually made of plas-tic or wood and some can hold more than one person. A tobogganis a long, light sled that has a curved front that can hold three or

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and funsledding andtobogganing.

• Keep all your equip-ment in good condition.Make sure there are nobroken parts, sharpedges, cracks or splitwood.• Dress warmly enoughfor the outside condi-tions. Protect your headwith a warm hat. Sled-ders should wear thickgloves or mittens andboots to protect againstfrostbite.

• Sled on spacious, gently sloping hills which have a level run-offat the end so the sled or toboggan can come to a stop safely.Avoid steep slopes located near streets or roadways.• Check the slopes for bare spots, holes and other obstructionswhich may cause injury. Bypass these areas or wait until condi-tions are better.• Make sure the sledding path does not cross traffic and is freefrom hazards such as large trees, fences, rocks or telephonepoles.• Do NOT sled on or around frozen lakes, streams or ponds be-cause the ice may be unstable.• The proper position for sledding is to sit on the top of the sled.Sledding head first increases the risk of head injury and SHOULDBE AVOIDED AT ALL TIMES.• A good rule of thumb is to slide down the middle of the hill. Whenyou reach the bottom of the hill, move out of the way quickly.Climb back up the sides of the hill and watch for oncoming sled-ders as you do so.• Don’t use hills after dusk unless proper lighting is provided.• Don’t go out in icy or excessively cold conditions.

Sledding and tobogganing are great activities to do with a largegroup of people. So grab some friends or some family and getoutside to enjoy the snow.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York onJanuary 30, 1882. First educated by private tutors, then attendingGroton (a prep school), he entered Harvard where he received hisBA degree in history in only three years. He then studied law at NewYork’s Columbia University and passed the bar in 1907. He enteredpolitics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as aDemocrat.

During this time, he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (a distantcousin and niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. They had sixchildren.

In 1913, after being re-elected to the State Senate, President Wil-son appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He held that po-sition until 1920. His popularity and success in naval affairs resultedin being nominated as vice-president, which didn’t happen. After re-turning to private life, he contracted polio where he never regained theuse of his legs. He established a foundation in Warm Springs, Geor-gia to help other polio victims and inspired and directed the March ofDimes program. This program eventually funded an effective vac-cine against this disease.

With the encouragement of his wife, he became governor of NewYork and eventually won the nomination of the Democratic Party torun for president in 1932. He energetically called for government in-tervention in the economy to provide relief, recovery and reform. Hewon the election by seven million votes. At his Inaugural Address, hesaid, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He went on to bethe only president that was elected to four terms.

The Great Depression worsened in the months preceding Roo-sevelt’s inauguration. He worked with a special session of Congressduring the first 100 days (the New Deal), to pass recovery legislationwhich set up agencies like the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Admin-istration) to support farm prices and the CCC (Civilian ConservationCorps) to employ young men. Other agencies assisted business andlabor, insured bank deposits, regulated the stock market, subsidizedhome and farm mortgage payments and aided the unemployed.These things revived the confidence in the economy. Banks re-opened and direct relief saved millions from starvation. Most of thenation supported Roosevelt’s programs. In 1935, the WPA (WorksProgress Administration) began which supported jobs for laborers,artists, writers, musicians and authors. The Social Security Act beganwhich provided unemployment compensation and a program of old

Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd President, 1933-1945

age and survivor’sbenefits.

By 1939, Roo-sevelt was concen-trating on foreignaffairs with the out-break of the war inEurope. With the fallof France in 1940,Congress enacted adraft for military serv-ice and Rooseveltsigned a “lend-lease”bill to enable thecountry to furnish aidto nations at war withGermany and Italy.The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941 andGermany’s and Italy’s declarations of war against the United States,brought our nation into the war. Roosevelt exercised his power asCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He created a “grand al-liance” through “The Declaration of the United Nations”, in which allnations fighting agreed not to make a separate peace, and pledgethemselves to a peacekeeping organization (now the United Nations)upon victory.

He had General George Marshall, Chief of Staff, plan a holding op-eration in the Pacific and organize a force for the invasion of Europe.By April 1945, victory in Europe was certain.

The stress and strain of the war took a toll on Roosevelt. During avacation at Warm Springs, Georgia, he died. He was 63 years old.His death came on the eve of complete military victory in Europe andwithin months of victory over Japan in the Pacific. President Roo-sevelt was buried in the Rose Garden of his estate at Hyde Park,New York.

Did You Know?• President Roosevelt was the first president to speak on television.• He was the first president to have a presidential aircraft and thefirst president to fly in one!• He was in office longer than any other president.• He was the first president who’s mother was allowed to vote for him.


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TheAmericanBuffalo!

The American Buffalo is a legendary symbol in our coun-try. Its also found on official seals, flags and coins. Buffaloare also called bison and they originally inhabited the GreatPlains of the United States and Canada. They are verylarge, reaching up to 6 1/2 feet tall, 10 feet long and weigh between900 and 2,100 pounds! Both the females and males have hornswhich they use to defend themselves. Their heads and forequartersare massive. Buffalo have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat and alighter weight brown summer coat. They are the largest mammalfound in North America.

Buffalo are known to be very fast runners and can run for manymiles at a time. They can actually sprint to up to 40 miles per hour!

Buffalo are also very good swimmers and can jump as well as deer.They are known to be aggressive at times.

A very rare buffalo is the white buffalo. Those buffalo are consid-ered sacred by many Native Americans.

Buffalo are herbivores and eat grasses. They eat in the morningand evenings and rest during the day. They have a life expectancyof 15 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity. Buffalo live inherds and have few enemies because of their size. Humans havebeen their main enemy.

At one time, buffalo were hunted almost to extinction. The mainreason was commercial hunting where thousands were killed for theirhides. Before this time, they were the main source of food to theAmerican Indians and used for clothing, tools and other products.

By 1889, there were less than 1,000 left. Those were saved by theefforts of William Hornaday of the Bronx Zoo and a small group ofranchers. In 1905, the American Bison Society was formed to savethe bison. Today, the National Bison Association and the CanadianBison Association have carried on. The bison herds of today numberover 350,000. The only wild bison herd in the United States liveswithin Yellowstone National Park. The herd is numbered between3000-3500 head.

Buffalo are now farmed for meat and hides. Over 150,000 buffaloare being farmed. Buffalo meat is lower in fat and cholesterol thenbeef. That has turned into a very successful business for Americanfarmers.

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Animals NativeTo Cyprus

The Mouflon isthought to be one ofthe two ancestors forall modern domesticsheep breeds. Mou-flon have a red-brown, short-hairedcoat with a dark backstripe. They havelighter colored sidepatches, with whiteon their bellies andbottom half of theirlegs. Mouflon have-white circles around

their eyes and muzzle (nose).The males (rams) and some females (ewes) have horns. The male’s horns

are much larger. The horns are curved almost a full revolution and reacharound 25 inches in length. The size of the male’s horns and age determinehis status in the group. Malescrash their horns together to re-in-force their dominance. The mou-flon weigh between 55 and 120pounds, are 4-5 feet long and standaround 2-4 feet tall at the shoul-ders.

Males and females live in sepa-rate groups and only come togetherduring mating season. They live inmountainous terrain, usually abovethe tree line or in mountain mead-ows. The mouflon are herbivores.They graze on short grasses,heather and shrubs. After theyhave eaten their fill, they will liedown and regurgitate their food,chewing it a second time to soften itmore. They have a multi-cham-bered stomach like cows. Mouflonare shy animals and mostly feed atnight. They also don’t stay in oneplace for a long time.

The Mediterranean Monk Seal is an endangeredspecies. Besides the pups (babies) not always sur-viving, monk seals don’t tolerate disturbances well.Commercial hunting, habitat loss, and getting caughtin fishing nets are a few things that have decreasedtheir numbers. It is believed that there are only 500 to600 left.

A monk seal is almost 8 feet in length after maturity.They weigh up to approximately 700 pounds. Themale’s coat is black and almost white on their under-side. Females (who are a little smaller) are dark grayor brown and their belly color is paler. They have 16teeth in both of their jaws. The monk seal’s snout isshort, broad and flat with prominent nostrils. Their flip-pers are short with small and thin claws.

The monk seal’s main diet includes eels, fish, octo-pus, squid and mollusks. They eat more than 6.9pounds of food per day. They live in inaccessiblecaves and sandy beaches. Many of these caves arenot visible from the shore and have an underwaterentry.

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What you'll need:16 ounce clear plastic soft drink bottleAbout 1/4 cup of waterFood coloring2 tablespoons of cooking oilDish washing liquid

Instructions:Add a few drops of food coloring to the water in a small glass. Add 2

tablespoons of the colored water and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil intothe clear soft drink bottle. Screw on the lid tightly and shake the bottleas hard as you can. Put the bottle down and take a close look. It mayhave seemed the liquids were mixing together, but the oil will float backto the top.

What's happening?While water often mixes with other liquids to form solutions, oil and

water does not. Water molecules are strongly attracted to each otherand this is the same for oil. Because they are more attracted to theirown molecules, they just don't mix together. They separate. The oilfloats above the water because it has a lower density.

If you really think oil and water belong together then try adding a ta-blespoon of dish washing liquid. Dish washing liquid is attracted to bothwater and oil helping them all join together and form something calledan emulsion. This is extra handy when washing greasy dishes!

Blowing Up Balloons With CO2Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. Make use of the

carbon dioxide given off by a baking soda and lemon juice reaction, byfunnelling the gas through a soft drink bottle. Blowing up balloons wasnever so easy!

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Instructions:Before you begin, make sure that you stretch out the balloon to make

it as easy to inflate. Pour the 1/4 cup of water into the soft drink bottle.Add teaspoon of baking soda and stir it around with the straw until it hasdissolved. Pour the lemon juice in and quickly put the stretched balloonover the mouth of the bottle.

What's happening?If all goes right, your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to

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Students at Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School love to read and write. They enjoy learning new things through stories, poems,

through writing. During this process, students use critical thinking skills.

Kindergarten student Wynn matches letters to word cards. Students use a variety of meth-ods to practice reading and writing skills.

Second grade students practice their spelling words with a paper airplane game.

The fourth graders review their cursive to improve their writing.

In middle school the students prepare book reports. Adeline

shares her diorama.

First grade students stamp out their spelling words with Play Doh.

Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School serves students from preschool to eighth grade, a wide range of ages. At Shepherd of the Lakes, students spend time with other classes doing projects, learning new skills, and attending chapel together. The students know each other and can help each other. This sense of commu-nity among different ages is something that makes Shepherd of the Lakes special!

Seventh grade student Mia teaches with Landen and William to use the school tablets.

4th grade student Lucas helps

Thanksgiving costume.

Fifth grade student Max helps

Allison read about arctic foxes for their animal reports.

Third grade student Christian reads to his quilt buddies, kindergar-ten students Austin and Jason, while Gianna reads to Avery.

Sixth grade student Max works with preschooler Kendall to make an Advent chain counting down the days to Jesus’ birthday.


treats for the game participants, and brought cider, cupcakes, and popcorn for all to enjoy! Everyone had a great time celebrating the holy men and women of the past!

Holy Spirit Celebrates the Saints! On Friday, October 30, Holy Spirit students celebrated All Saints Day at their annual All Saints Festival. Earlier in the month, younger students were given the assignment to choose a saint to dress up as and to learn about that saint. Older students were assigned a research project on the saint of their choice and had the option to

dress as or bring in a symbol representing their saint.

In the afternoon on Friday, family members joined the students in the church where each child told a fact or two about the saint they chose. A f t e r w a r d s , everyone went to the Activity Center to play games with saint oriented themes. Games contributed by this year’s 5-8 grade students included “St. Hubert’s Ball Launch”, “Toss the Halo onto the Saint”, “Cooking up the Virtues with Saint Lawrence” and “St. John the Silent C h a r a d e s ” . There were also other games being played which previous 5-8 grade students had created and are still favorites. Parents helped at the event, donated prizes and candy

Field Trip to See Rosie the Riveter On November 12, student in grade 5-8 had the opportunity to see the premiere of the musical “Rosie the Riveter” created and per-formed by the Wild Swan Theater Company. The play takes place during World War II at the Willow Run Factory in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

It tells the story of four women who come from various backgrounds

for the soldiers overseas. Each song gives a little history lesson in telling about some aspect of how the war affected those left at home. It was a fun way to learn about World War II and the crucial role of our local area of southeast Michigan in the war effort.

As always, Wild Swan Theater put on a great show! It is im-pressive to see how they get creative with the props, making them serve multiple purposes. Wild Swan Theater makes their theater experiences available to everyone, so on the stage there are al-ways “shadow” characters who are interpreting using American Sign Language. They are very creative in how they weave these characters into the story line. “Rosie the Riveter” is a memorable tribute to four local “Rosies” and their stories and once this season is over, the play is sure to make it to the stage again.


Preschool Learns About Pumpkins During our Fall Unit, the pre-school class at St. Mary Catholic School enjoyed learning about pumpkins. In our classroom we read about the life cycle of a pumpkin plant, explored the in-side of a pumpkin, tested to see

in water, and made pumpkin -

ity we visited Spicer’s Orchard in Fenton to pick our own pumpkins. -

children had a wonderful time choosing their pumpkins while we reinforced our learning through an au-thentic hands-on experience,” said teacher Jenny Smyczyn-ski.

Fifth Graders Check Out Dewey School and Waterloo Farm Museum

recently visited the Dewey School and Waterloo Farm Museum. Students spent the morning at the Dewey School, experiencing a typical day in a one room school house in the 1800’s. They were able to read from books of the period, use materials from the period, and un-derstand that the many things students needed to learn then were very different from what they need to learn now. “Whatever they had in their lunch they had to grow,” said student Evan M. “It was an interesting experience.”

The afternoon was spent learning about life on the farm. Students spent half of the afternoon learning about the many jobs involved in planting, harvesting and preparing crops for sale and for the fam-ily’s use. They also had the opportunity to learn about the many tasks needed to be accomplished each day to keep the household fed, clothed, and sheltered. They hauled water from a well, ground corn, cut wood, made butter and washed clothes with a washtub and washboard, among other jobs. “Working on the farm was hard. There was no machinery,” said another student Joe B. The experience is not only valuable in extending and enriching her social studies curriculum, but it also provides today’s technology natives with “hands on” view at a world gone by. “Every year the

-stand how many ways life in our area has changed since this time period. The amount of learning accomplished in this one day is monumental,” said teacher Mrs. Laura Heatwole. Student Hope B. agrees saying “I really liked the farm and school, it was awesome!”

Preschool and Kindergarten Learn Lessons from Putnam Fire Fighters In October the preschool and kin-dergarten classes of St. Mary Cath-olic School had a wonderful visit from Fire Fighter Clayton and Fire Fighter Nick from the Putnam Town-ship Fire Depart-

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Visit to Kindergarten Class for Veterans Day Alumnus, P.J. McClorey, visited his St. Joseph Catholic School Kindergarten class, as part of their Veterans Day activities.P.J. is in the Naval Reserve. He takes college classes, has a job and once a month trains with the Navy. Kindergartners listened as he told about his travels all over the world and his work on air craft carriers. They were interested to know that he uses Reading, Writing, Math, and Science skills in his work with the Navy. His brother, Andrew, was very proud to share his brother with his Kindergarten classmates.

Second grade writing assignment “ I will be an angel during Ad-vent.” The class did a spectacular job on their writing, and creat-ing angels. We went through the writing process by brainstorm-

We used our personal dictionaries and did our best to phonetically sound out words. The children have been using the dictionary to divide words into syllables. Their hard work really shows! They are a true gift to Jesus during this Advent season.

4th Grade Project Raises $435.54 for Pregnancy Helpline Mrs. Dailey’s 4th grade did a social studies unit on economics.

This involved starting a business. The class sold hot chocolate and cookies over three days (December 9 – 11) at the schools’ lunch-time. Through debate and voting the class decided on: what products

to sell, what charity to donate to, how much product to buy, how much the products cost (wholesale), how to present the idea to our principal Mrs. Doyle (landlord), negotiate rent, how much to charge (retail), advertising (kind of, design & creation of), how to package the product (Combo, Deluxe and cookies), how to freshly assemble the product, how to collect orders and money, tallying of the spe-

After each lunch selling hour the 4th graders evaluated the day’s

The Hot Chocolate & Cookie sale raised a gross total of $504.16 and had a net total of $435.54 which will go to Pregnancy Helpline Center in Howell, MI.

Shout Out to Hilton’s First Jr. Lego LeagersFor the third year, students from Hilton Elementary participated in Junior First Lego League, a program that focuses on science, engineering, and commu-nity improvement... using Legos! This year we had

-ticipate in this season’s “Waste Wise” challenge. These teams have been meeting for two and a half months to learn about and represent (with Legos) what happens when things are thrown away. Last Saturday they attended their JrFLL tournament in Flint, MI, earning awards in team spirit, complexity and decoration, mo’ robots, most explosive, and creative team name/branding. Congratulations to these creative, collaborative thinkers!! The team projects and Lego models will be showcased in Hilton’s art display cases. Come out and see the work of our future sci-entists and engineers! For more information on Hilton’s Lego League, please contact Cheryl Hamilton at [email protected] and visit the Jr.FLL web site at


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The Brighton Kiwanis, an organization founded in Detroit, de-livered aspecial gift to the Third Graders of Hawkins Elementaryschool recently. The men rolled in boxes of dictionaries that are thekey to unlocking so much spelling knowledge. Spellers were handed this vocabulary treasure and the room ex-ploded with the sound of book-spines cracking, and then there was quiet; quiet as students poured over all the new words they had at

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2016 CHRYSLERTOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED

Bright White, leather 7 passenger w/Stow & Go seats,3rd row power folding, 1st & 2nd row heated seats,heated steering wheel, DVD entertainment system,

backup camera, p/sliding doors & liftgate.Absolutely loaded. Stk. #C52143

Documents

Kids World News, Livingston County, Jan. 2016