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March is the month that hopefully bridges a change in weather! “March is the month ofexpectation. The things we do not know,” said Emily Dickinson. March was named afterMars, the Roman god of war. This is probably because the Roman battle season began inthe spring. In March, the color green is also associated with life. It is abundant in nature, isa sign of growth, and the environment. With spring just around the corner, we’ll see a lot moreof that color very soon!Green is also the national color of Ireland! St. Patrick’s Day tradition in the United States

encourages everyone to wear green on that day. It is also considered lucky if you find ashamrock (a four leaf clover) on that day. Legends say that each leaf of the clover meanssomething. Here’s one legend: The first leaf is for hope, the second leaf is for faith, the thirdleaf is for love and the fourth leaf is for luck!

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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 several months!

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FIELD TRIP TO IMPRESSION 5By: Lul and Fadumo (4th grader)

On February 25, 2015 GLIS students from grades K-5 went to Impression 5. We learned lotsabout science. We learned about teeth, sound, and about bubbles. The Delta Dental Teeth ex-hibit taught us a lot about how to take care of our teeth. Third and fourth graders went to thewater exhibit. It was fun. Most of us got soaking wet but we did not care because it was awe-some. We had so much fun that we did not want to leave.Everyone had so much fun that they want to go back again as soon as possible. At the endwe went to the gift shop. We rode a school bus back to school and the rest of the day felt nor-mal.

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The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in the United States!It occurred in Boston in 1762. As the years went by, it has be-come a way for Irish immigrants to remember their roots. TodayNew York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the longest running civilianparade in the world. St. Patrick’s Day is not a National Holiday inthe United States, but many celebrate by wearing green and hav-ing festivals.

The Irish culture has a tradition of myths and legends! Many ofthese were passed down from generation to generation with sto-ries. Let’s read about a few of them.

Who was St. Patrick? Much of his life is surrounded by legend.There are some agreed on facts. Historians agree that he wasborn in Scotland or Walesaround 370 A.D. and his birthname was Maewyn Succat.His parents were Romans liv-ing in Britain. He was kid-napped and sold into slaveryin Ireland. There he workedas a shepherd. He began tohave religious visions anddreams. One told him to geton a ship and escape fromIreland. He did just that. Hewent to France and joined amonastery and studied for thepriesthood. At this time, hechanged his name to Patrick.He returned as a bishop toIreland in 432 A.D. He trav-eled throughout Ireland, builtchurches and schools be-sides spreading his religion.

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He set up hisheadquarters inpresent dayNorthern Irelandand by the timeof his death onMarch 17, Ire-land was almostentirely Chris-tian. St. Patrickis Ireland’s Pa-tron Saint.

One of the bestknown mythsthat surroundsSt. Patrick - andone of the mostinaccurate, isthat St. Patrickdrove all thesnakes from Ire-land into theIrish Sea where they drowned. Well, snakes are NOT native toIreland. Ireland emerged from the Ice Age snake free. So thatdidn’t happen!

The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is lobaircin,meaning small-bodied fellow. In Irish mythology, a leprechaun is atype of male fairy said to inhabit the island of Ireland. Leprechaunsusually take the form of old men who enjoy partaking in mischief.Their trade is that of a cobbler or shoemaker. They are said to bevery rich, having many treasure crocks buried during war-time. Ac-cording to legend, if anyone keeps an eye fixed upon one, he can-not escape, but the moment the gaze is withdrawn, he vanishes!

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Athlete’s Foot got it’s name because athletes often get it. Itgrows 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.

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Webberville ElementaryWebberville ElementarySchool NewsSchool News

Math at St. Martha has two chal-lenges that students face every mark-ing period. One challenge involveswhat is called “The Top Ten.” Grades4-7 have a nightly challenge. Tencomputation problems are handedout at the end of the school day, completed and returned the next morning. Totals forthe marking period are counted and prizes awarded at the end for scores above a 90%.This past marking period, our students were “Tree-mendous Top Tenners.”The other challenge is “The Skills.” Students in grades 5-7 attempt to finish the 50

skills necessary to have great success in Algebra 1. In order to count, scores have tobe at 85% or higher, with special prizes to those who achieve 100% on all. Five skillsare completed each marking period. This past marking period saw most students com-pleting both goals. Students are also involved with the MathCounts program and an accelerated Math

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Webberville Elementary School students and staff celebrated 100th Day on February 9,2015 . Student Council president, Logan Pierce, rang the school bell 100 times as Mrs. Slaterand everyone counted along. The students created colorful posters, hats, apparel and as-sorted collections representing being in school for one hundred days. Everyone enjoyed thecolorful parade that followed. Great job, Webberville STARS!

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Chester Alan Arthur was the oldest son of an Irish born Baptistminister and schoolteacher. He was born October 5, 1829 in Fair-field, Vermont. He was named after the doctor who delivered him- Chester Abell. His middle name came from his paternal grand-father. In 1844, he was admitted to Union College at the age of 15as a sophomore. After graduating from college at 18, he taughtschool, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in New York City.He gained a reputation as a supporter of civil rights for blacks andin 1855, won a case guaranteeing the rights of blacks to ride street-cars in New York City. He successfully represented Lizzie Jen-nings who was forcibly removed from a streetcar because of herskin color. The day after a jury awarded Jennings $225 in dam-ages (which was a lot of money then), the Third Avenue RailwayCompany had its streetcars desegregated.In 1856, he formed his own law firm in the Wall Street district. Hebecame an active member of the Republican Party. In 1859, hemarried Ellen Lewis Herndon, who belonged to a very prominentsocial group. They had three children. His first son died suddenlywhen he was only three. His wife died of pneumonia the year be-fore he became president. Arthur honored her by having flowersplaced in front of her portrait at the White House every single day.In 1860, he campaigned for Abraham Lincoln for president and

for Edwin Morgan as Governor of New York. When Morgan won,he was appointed Engineer in Chief of his military staff. At the out-break of the Civil War in 1861, he took over the duties of Quarter-master General in New York City. This involved supplyingbarracks, food, uniforms and equipment to troops who passedthrough the city. After, he became involved with U.S. SenatorRoscoe Conkling and his political machine. In 1871, PresidentGrant appointed him Collector of the Port of New York. In 1878, hewas ousted from this job by President Hayes.In 1880, he was unexpectedly nominated as Vice President andGarfield as President. The Republican Party was then in turmoil.During this time, Arthur was firmly on the side of Conkling in hisstruggles against President Garfield. On July 2, 1881, President

Chester A. Arthur21st President of the United States (1881-1885)

Garfield wasshot and diedeleven weekslater. Arthurtook the oathof office onS e p t e m b e r20th at thishome in NewYork City. Henever had avice presidentduring his termas President.Many Ameri-can’s regardedhim as Con-kling’s puppet,but he was to prove himself to not be a part of the “political ma-chine.”His inaugural address reassured the people. He was strong in

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

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