WE ALSO ARE WRAPPING UP
OUR COORDINATOR IS COMING THIS WEEK TO CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY CHALLENGE OF RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS AND HOW MANY BUCKETS CAN YOU FILL?
WE ALSO ARE WRAPPING UP
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WE ARE OFF SCHOOL TODAY IN HONOR OF PRESIDENTS' DAY. MY SON THINKS IT VIDEO GAME DAY. I HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THEIR 3 DAY WEEKEND.
WE HAD A FUN FILLED WEEK IN AFTERCARE. WE CELEBRATED VALENTINES DAY WITH A POPTART PARTY. WE WORKED ON OUR MONTHLY CHALLENGE, HAVE YOU FILLED A BUCKET TODAY. WE ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING NEW GAMES IN BEFORE AND AFTERCARE. WE GOT ONE NEW GAME FOR EACH GRADE IN PLACE OF A PIZZA PARTY WE HAD WON FOR OUR JANUARY MONTHLY MENTOR CHALLENGE. IT TURNS OUT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A FULL WEEK .WE ENDED THE WEEK WITH A SNOW DAY !
THIS FRIDAY WAS TO BE OUR CELEBRATION FOR WINNING THE MONTHLY MENTOR CHALLENGE. OF COURSE WE WILL CELEBRATE THIS WEEK AHEAD INSTEAD! THIS WEEK WE WERE ASKED TO HELP WITH THE DECORATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING MOTHER /SON DANCE. THE EXTENDED DAY KIDS ALL PITCHED IN AND COLORED PICTURES OF SUPER HEROES. WE ALSO CONTINUED WORKING ON OUR MONTHLY CHALLENGE ,HAVE YOU FILLED A BUCKET TODAY? ASK YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE BOOK! MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. IN FEBRUARY 1926, DR.CARTER G. WOODSON AND OTHERS SOUGHT A WAY TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS.ORIGINALLY, THE OBSERVANCE WAS ONE WEEK.SINCE 1976 THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. ITS A GOOD THING TOO BECAUSE A WEEK IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME TO HONOR ALL OF OUR HEROES! WE STARTED THE WEEK WITH NATIONAL PUZZLE DAY ON MONDAY.
WE ENDED THE MONTH LEARNING A LITTLE ABOUT JACKIE ROBINSON.WHAT A GREAT WAY TO BEGIN OUR CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH THIS FEBRUARY. JACKIE ROBINSON WAS THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO OFFICIALLY PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUES IN THE 20TH CENTURY.HE LEAD THE BROOKLYN DODGERS TO SIX NATIONAL LEAGUE TITLES AND ONE VICTORIOUS WORLD SERIES. WHEN HE RETIRED FROM THE GAME ,JACKIE ROBINSON WENT TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. "A LIFE IS NOT IMPORTANT EXCEPT IN THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OTHER LIVES."-JACKIE ROBISON. |
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