Pennies for Peace
We read the true story
“Listen to the Wind” about the kind villagers in the mountains of Asia
(Pakistan) who saved the life of “Dr. Greg,” an American hiker who had gotten
lost and was sick and hungry. In thanks, he promised to return to help the
village build a school. He started Pennies for Peace, an organization that continues to help build
schools and provide materials and teacher training so that children can have an
education and better life.
Our class is excited to join this effort by collecting pennies (and other coins) starting
now, through Thursday April 12th. Your child will bring home a
container to collect pennies in. They can choose to keep the container at home
until the end of the project or bring it in more often to add their coins to
the class jar. See attached letter for more information.
Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!
March 2nd,
the birthday of well-known children’s author Dr. Seuss, is Read Across America
day. We will celebrate in our classroom by reading a book by Dr. Seuss. Join
the nationwide celebration with your family by making some special time for
reading this weekend!
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| After finding the North Pole on the globe and discussing how it is such a strong magnet that it pulls other magnets toward it, we floated a bar magnet in a basin of water to make our own compass and discover which direction would be north in our classroom. The activity is now on the Physical & Earth Science shelf for the children to explore independently |
Notes & Reminders
Thurs. March 1 – Sacred Heart Science Fair 6:30 pm. Bring the whole family to
come learn and explore!
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| The Montessori class display at the school's science fair - animal diagrams and our compass experiment |
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| The second year students were very proud of the animal diagrams they made by tracing the pieces of the zoology puzzles and labeling the parts |
Monday, March 5 – PTO meeting, 6:30pm
Tuesday, March 6 – Individual pictures (Any child ordering
pictures may wear free dress)
Wednesday, March 7 – Class pictures
Please make sure your
child is on time and wearing their full uniform!
Monday. Mar. 12 – Teacher In-service – NO SCHOOL
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