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March is the month that hopefully bridges a change in weather! “March is the month of expectation. The thingswe do not know,” said Emily Dickinson. March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This is probablybecause the Roman battle season began in the spring. In March, the color green is also associated with life. Itis abundant in nature, is a sign of growth, and the environment. With spring just around the corner, we’ll see alot more of that color very soon!Green is also the national color of Ireland! St. Patrick’s Day tradition in the United States encourages every-

one to wear green on that day. It is also considered lucky if you find a shamrock (a four leaf clover) on that day.Legends say that each leaf of the clover means something. Here’s one legend: The first leaf is for hope, the sec-ond leaf is for faith, the third leaf is for love and the fourth leaf is for luck!

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Cheery-O Bubble ArtWinter is a wonderful time. It is so fun to play in the snow, go ice skat-

ing, make snowmen and drink hot chocolate. But sometimes, theweather is too cold to play outside. Next time you find yourself look-ing for something to do inside, try creating some art! Creating pic-tures with bright colors can make a dreary, cold day a little morecheerful. Try making bubble art to have some fun.

Materials that you will need:• CD that isn’t used anymore.• Black marker, crayon or pen• Crayons, colored pencils, colored markers• Drawing paper or any paper you have.

Directions:1. Place a CD in the middle of your paper.2. Trace around the outside of the CD to make a circle.3. Move the CD slightly off the CD you have just drawn.4. Trace around the CD for the second time making sure to notdraw through your first circle.5. Repeat this as many times as you like. To make your draw-ing interesting, make sure some of your circles go off the edgesof your paper.6. Using the small cen-ter circle of the CD, makesmaller circles on top ofthe larger circles youhave drawn. Add smallcircles in the emptyspaces also.7. Using bright cheerfulcolors, color your bub-bles!

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Trace around the outside of aCD to make a circle.

Make smaller circles on top of thelarger circles you have drawn. Addsmall circles in the empty spaces too!

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Roller skating is a fun exercise, a great form of recreation and a sportthat the whole family can do together! It’s a workout that also helps youimprove your balance skills and burns calories at the same time! It is ben-eficial to improving muscle strength.Roller skates were invented in the 1760’s in London, England by a man

named John Merlin. Monsieur Petitbled was the first to patent a rollerskate in 1819 while in Paris, France. But James Plimpton invented a newtype of roller skate. It was a four-wheeled skate (also called the quadskate) that was capable of turning. He founded the New York Roller Skat-ing Association to promote the sport. The first public roller skating rinkwas opened in 1866.To get started, you need the right equipment. You need roller skates or

roller blades that fit you properly so you don’t get blisters. Also a properfit can help you perform your best and avoid injury. Other equipment

needed is agood helmet,knee pads,elbow padsand wristpads.

Skating ismerely push-ing yourselfforward withwheels onyour feet. Asin all sports,practice is themost impor-tant part aswell as learn-

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grows in warm, damp surfaces like public showers, locker roomsand pools. Walking barefoot on these surfaces can cause yourfeet to pick up the fungus. But just walking on these surfaces isnot enough to cause the infection. The fungus likes it wet! It is im-portant to dry your feet properly after swimming, showering orbathing. Don’t wear tight shoes when your feet are sweaty and donot wear the same pair of shoes or socks day after day.How do you know if you have it? You might have a rash that

burns and itches. You may have bumps on your feet and they maybe cracked, blistered or peeling most often between your toes.The skin between your toes may look cheesy and have an un-pleasant odor. On the soles of your feet there can be redness andscaling. It can even spread to your toenails!A doctor that specializes in feet or skin such as a podiatrist or

dermatologist can look at your feet and figure out if you have it.The doctor may swab off a skin sample on your foot to test for the

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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.

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Mission to MarsHave you ever wanted to live on a different

planet? Well, soon you might be able to! MarsOne is sending people to Mars. Every twoyears starting in the year 2024 teams of fourmembers will be sent to Mars. The people willestablish colonies to see if it is possible andsafe for many people to live there. This tripmay sound fun, but it’s also dangerous. Thepeople sent to Mars will also be leaving every-one they love and know behind because thespace shuttle to Mars is only making a oneway trip. Once reaching Mars, the people willnot be able to return home. They will howeverstill be able to email their friends and families.Even though the trip is risky, over twenty thou-sand people signed up to go. Mars One hasnarrowed it down to the remaining one hun-dred people and will be choosing the final vol-unteers to be trained and ready to go to Marssoon. Isn’t that exciting?

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3D Printing PenA 3D printing pen is one of the coolest inventions I’ve ever

seen! I’m talking about a pen that can draw in mid-air!! As the liq-uid comes out, it cools quickly making whatever you draw havethe capability to stand up. Basically, it is just plastic being heatedand cooled. Don’t worry about running out of supplies…if you runout of plastic, then you just grab another plastic stick and insertit into an opening in the pen, kind of like a glue gun. Also, thereare many different colors of plastic that are sold for it, not just oneboring color. From what I’ve seen, the pens are usually black andcan be pretty wide around the barrel. But, there is a smaller reg-ular-sized version, which is LIX, the world’s smallest 3D printingpen. Most 3D printing pens are available online, but some other stores do carry them, suchas Michael’s. This awesome creation is about $100, which is pretty expensive, but comes withendless fun! What can you make with it? Well, many things such as an Eiffel tower model,masks, crowns, sunglasses, animals, shapes, houses, and much more! You can also drawon stencils and then take all of your pieces and connect them at the corners to form oneamazing masterpiece. It will let your imagination flow forever!

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AlpacasI bet you know what a llama is, right? Well

alpacas are similar to llamas by the way theylook and act. Alpacas are close relatives to thellama. Alpacas are surprisingly also related tocamels in a species named “camelids” (ani-mals who have hooves with three to fourtoes).

Did you know that alpacas have beenaround for thousands of years? Today we usealpacas for their coat of fur to make items likeclothing. Alpaca meat is used for eating be-cause of its good source of fiber.There are not any alpacas native to the UnitedStates because alpacas live in places inSouthern America like Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador,and Chile. Alpacas need to live in places witha lot of grass for them to eat. The owners whotake care of the alpacas need to make surethere is a good amount of grass for the al-pacas to enjoy.

Watch out! Alpacas are often known forusing people as their chosen target to spit on!Not to worry too much though because theydo not usually spit on humans unless they re-ally want to. If they do feel threatened, theywill let out a high-pitched whine. However, ifalpacas feel safe they will let out a clicking ora humming sound.

If you were to go to a zoo to visit the al-pacas, you might want to be careful! Alpacasare very picky on how they want to betouched. Whatever you do, do not grab an al-paca! If an alpaca is okay with you touchingthem, they want to be petted like how youwould pet your cat or dog.

So here is some basic information on howan alpaca looks, acts, and lives. Hope you en-joyed learning about the alpaca and thanks forreading!!

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The Exotic ShorthairCat

The exotic shorthair isdefinitely a cool cat! Theshorthair has only beenaround for about fiftyyears. This breed beganwith a lady named Car-

olyn Bussey because she wanted to make abrown haired Persian and ended up with ablack kitten that was very cute. This cat is amix between a Persian and an Americanshorthair. The exotic shorthair is very similarto the Persian, but it is calmer; its fur is shorter,and it is more active. The exotic shorthair hasa very interesting body type with a round bodyshape, a short neck, a big head, and fatcheeks. The exotic shorthair couldn’t get anycuter. They are very calm and friendly catsthat are great for families. It’s a cat that needsattention and needs to be brushed weekly.The exotic shorthair looks bigger than it reallyweighs, which is usually around fifteenpounds. The exotic shorthair, unfortunately,has health problems in which it may be diffi-cult for them to breathe. Thanks for reading!

Written By Miranda McGarry

World’s UgliestAnimal?

Have you everheard of a blobfish?This is an interestingcreature that manypeople and even sci-entists do not know much about. Blobfishdwell in deep waters off the main coasts ofAustralia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Thesefish are known as bottom dwellers, and theydo not move much higher than the seafloor.For the majority of their lives blobfish will notreally move, and some blobfish end up starv-ing to death because the food source in thearea of the ocean they live in is low. These pe-culiar animals suck up very small, microscopicanimals for their food source. They belong tothe family of Psychrolutidae, or also known asfatheads.

What is so ugly about this creature? First ofall a blobfish does not contain a muscle in itsbody and has no gas bladder to maintainbuoyancy like the average fish. Since the fishlives so deep in the water a gas bladder wouldnot be efficient for buoyancy. Instead the blob-fish’s flesh is made of a gelatinous masswhich has a very low density. Because of thislow density, when the fish is out of the water itlooks very different; if it is out of the water toolong, it will dry out and die. Out of water thisfish appears to have a human-like face witheyes, lips and a big disproportionate nose; thenose is just made of overhanging skin, andisn’t really a nose at all. The average blobfishgrows to be ten to twelve inches long and canlay thousands of eggs at once.

Although average humans may go theirwhole lives without ever seeing a blobfish, sci-entists fear that these creatures may soon be-come an endangered species. Blobfish sharetheir habitat with commonly fished bottomtrawlers such as lobsters and crabs and getpicked up accidentally by fishermen or gettrapped in the nets. The exact life span ofthese fish is unknown, but it is estimated thatthey could live up to 130 years due to theirslow rate of reproducing, growing, and aging.

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What are oxen? An ox is a large and heavyset breed of cattlethat is trained as a draft animal. Draft animals are work animals.Usually they are steers of any larger breed of cattle that are at leastfour years old.

Oxen have horns that are very useful. Their horns grow as theirbodies grow and they help keep the yoke on their heads when theyback up or stop. They are used for plowing, transport, haulingcargo, grain-grinding by trampling or by powering machines, irri-gation (by powering pumps) and wagon drawing. They were andare in some areas still being commonly used to skid logs in foreststo help with logging. Oxen are mostly used in teams of two ormore.They are quiet, unassuming animals that are willing to work long

hours. Ourancestors val-ued these ani-mals. Theyfilled the pio-neer’s needsin severalways. Theypulled theheavy wag-ons, somegave milk,meat, leatherand plowedfields. On

wagon trains, the oxen were often used as they could live off theavailable vegetation as they pulled the wagons along. Plus theywere hearty animals and could go through mud and swim overstreams. The oxen were slower and only traveled about 15 milesper day, but they were less likely to run off. If they did, they areslow enough that they could be caught!

Oxen are trained beginning when they are young. They learn torespond to the teamster’s (ox trainer’s) signals. In North America,the commands are “get up, whoa, back up, gee” (turn right) and“haw” (turn left). A wooden yoke is fastened about the neck ofeach pair so that the work load is evenly distributed across theirshoulders. They can pull harder and longer than horses, espe-cially with almost unmovable loads. That is one of the reasonsthat they can drag logs from forests. Although they are not as fastas horses, they are more sure-footed and do not try to jerk theload.

In folk lore, there was a “blue” ox named Babe that worked withPaul Bunyan, the mythical American logger. President GeorgeWashington had 60 oxen that were used to remove stumps, haullogs, pull farm equipment and carts! Many oxen are still usedthroughout the world, especially in developing countries.

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Author/ EntertainerKevin White will be atLarson on March 16.Students and parentsare invited to a specialfree event from 5:00-7:00. Enjoy a lightmeal, hear the authorshare his books, andstay for a book signingand fun reading activi-ties.

KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP AT LARSONOn April 20th and 21st, 2015 Larson Elementary school

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These 35 students will be moving on to Phase 2 in thespelling bee held on March 10th. The final 20 finalistwill compete on Tuesday, March 24th. Best of luck!!

Michigan DNR presented information on the Kirtland Warbler to Sec-ond Grade students at Larson Elementary. Shown here is Ms. Hubbardpresenting in Ms. Kemmer’s class.The endangered Kirtland's warbler is one of the rarest members of the

wood warbler family. It nests in just a few counties in Michigan's northernLower and Upper peninsulas, in Wisconsin and the province of Ontarioand, currently, nowhere else on Earth. Its nests generally are concealedin mixed vegetation of grasses and shrubs below the living branches offive to 20 year old jack pine forests. The male Kirtland's warblers' sum-mer plumage is composed of a distinctive bright yellow colored breaststreaked in black and bluish gray back feathers, a dark mask over itsface with white eye rings, and bobbing tail. The female's plumage col-oration is less bright; her facial area is devoid of a mask. Overall lengthof the bird is less than six inches.The diet of the warbler includes many different insect species at vari-

ous developmental stages, including caterpillars, butterflies, moths, flies,grasshoppers, as well as ripe blueberries, when in season. Male Kirt-land's warblers arrive back in Michigan from the Bahamas between May3 and May 20, a few days ahead of the females. As the female builds anest of leaves and grass, lined with mosses or deer hair, the male beginsto bring her food. Both parents feed the chicks, which grow quickly andhave left the nest within nine days, staying in the undergrowth and low-est branches of the trees. The jack pine forest community provides the primary nesting habitat for

the Kirtland's warbler. This forest species is adapted to dry land condi-tions and has been present on the sandy outwash plains of northernMichigan since the retreat of the Wisconsin ice sheet about 14,000 yearsago. A narrow, band of jack pine habitat can be found across the northcentral states and the province of Ontario.Nearly all nesting occurs in jack pine stands where the soil type is

Grayling sand. This is an extremely well drained sandy soil with lowhumus and nutrient content. Water percolates through the sand soquickly that nests seldom are flooded during a rainstorm. This soil alsosupports the plant community required for nesting habitat. You can learn more about the Kirtland Warbler at the MI DNR website.

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Xylophone!The xylophone is a member of the percussion family.

Unlike most percussion instruments, it produces a pitchwhen struck. The percussion family includes the timpani,snare drum, bass drum, xylophone, glockenspiel, chimes,gong, cymbals and many smaller percussion instruments.The earliest xylophone originated in 2000 BC, docu-

mented by temple carvings of musicians playing sus-pended wooden bars. Xylophones were seen in Asia bythe 9th century and later in Africa. By the 16th century,they had reached the European continent. Zylophoneshad grown quite popular by the 19th century due in part

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The GorillaThere are two different gorilla species (each with two sub-species).

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gorilla can weigh up to 450 pounds for males and 300 pounds for fe-males. They are about 5’5” when standing upright. Gorillas use all oftheir limbs while they walk, a technique called “knuckle-walking”.Western subspecies look mostly grey, while the Eastern subspecieshave a more black coat. Gorillas are herbivores, which means they only eat plants! A ma-

jority of the gorilla’s day is spent eating bamboo, leafy plants andsometimes small insects. It isn’t uncommon for a male gorilla to eatup to 40 pounds of food! Gorillas also can make and use tools to helpthem retrieve food. Mothers often only have one baby at a time, but some cases of twins

have been documented. Mothers carry the baby gorilla against theirchest for thefirst fewmonths afterthey areborn, andthen carrytheir babieson theirbacks. Go-rillas areknown to besome of themost nurtur-ing animals,and the ba-bies typicallyare carriedwith themother for2.5 years.

Gorillas build nests in which to sleep, both on the ground and intrees, made of leaves and branches. Gorillas face a lot of threats now. Only 700 mountain gorillas live in

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What IsMetamorphosis?

Metamorphosis is a Greek word that means transformation orchange in shape. Metamorphosis is the series of developmentalstages insects go through to become adults. Butterflies and mothshave four stages of life: the egg, the larva (the caterpillar stage), thepupa (the chrysalis phase) and the adult. They undergo a completemetamorphosis.

The first stage of the life cycle is the egg.The small butterfly eggs are laid on plants by the adult female but-

terfly. They are usually laid on the underside of leaves that are edibleby butterflies. These plants become the food for the hatching cater-pillars. They can be laid in the spring, summer or fall depending on thespecies of the butterfly. They lay a lot of eggs at once so that at leastsome of them will survive. Many types of insects, animals and birdseat the butterfly eggs. The eggs have a hard outer shell that protectsthe larva inside. Inside the egg it is lined with wax. This will keep theegg from drying out. The caterpillar emerges from the egg in approx-imately five days.

The second stage is the larva or caterpillar.Larve have three body parts - the head, thorax and abdomen. Cater-pillars have six eyes - but it still cannot see very well. The antennaehelps to guide the larva. They breathe through holes in the side oftheir bodies. The job of the caterpillar is to eat. The caterpillar has toeat as much food as it possibly can. The caterpillar begins by eating

it’s own egg shell and then eats leaves. Thecaterpillar will grow several times it’s originalsize to around two inches. An example is theMonarch butterfly egg is about the size of a pin-head and the caterpillar that hatches from thisegg is not much larger. So, two inches is awhole lot of growth! Food that is ate at this timeis stored and used later as an adult. As theygrow, they molt. Molt means that they shed theirskin 5 to 6 times over several weeks and then itbegins to look for a place to start the next stageof becoming a butterfly.

The third stage is the pupa or chrysalis.When the caterpillar is full grown and stops eating, it becomes a

pupa or chrysalis. Depending on the type of butterfly, the pupa maybe suspended under a tree branch, hidden in leaves or buried under-ground. This stage lasts a few weeks, a month or even two years de-pending on the butterfly species. The outside of the chrysalis looks likea hard sac but the inside is a soft cocoon. Outside, it looks like noth-ing is going on but on the inside changes are happening. Special cellsthat were in the larva are now growing rapidly. These cells will be-come the legs, wings, eyes and other parts of the adult butterfly.The fourth stage begins as the adult butterfly emerges from the

chrysalis.The adult butterfly has three body parts - the head, the thorax and

abdomen. It has six long legs. It curls up the front ones so some-times it looks like they only have four! They have two sets of wingsthat are called hindwings and forewings. They eat nectar from flow-ers or minerals from shallow water by sucking with their long straw-liketongue - although some butterflies do not eat at all! They fly usingtheir large colorful wings. The only thing they can’t do is grow at thisstage. The main goal for the adult butterfly is to find a mate and layeggs. Most butterflies only have a lifespan of two weeks though somespecies hibernate during the winter and live severalmonths!

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