Thursday, April 18, 2013

Poems in Pockets, Citizenship, Hedge Awards and More PARP

National "Poem in Your Pocket Day"

Back by popular demand, Stonehedge once again celebrated National Poem in Your Pocket Day. This celebration of poetry began in New York City in 2002, as a way to celebrate April as National Poetry Month.  It went nation-wide in 2009, when it was officially adopted by the Academy of American Poets. 

On this day, all over the country, poetry is pulled from pockets, unfolded and shared in libraries, bookstores, schools and workplaces in an effort to remind people of the joys of poetry.

Students and staff here at Stonehedge were encouraged to carry a poem in their pocket and when asked, share it!

Words of encouragement and sometimes even small prizes were awarded to anyone who could produce and read their poem. This resulted in a fun-filled day of poem sharing; adults and children reading to each other in all configurations.

Thank you to all involved and especially to Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Graser, and Mrs. Eichhorn for organizing the event.


Citizenship is Not Passive

Last Friday, we held our character education assembly for the month. Thank you to Miss Dusart's, Mrs. Carrington's, and Mrs. Prosser's students for leading our discussion about citizenship. Students noted things we can do to be good citizens. 

 Citizenship is not passive. Citizenship demands participation, involvement and contributions. Good citizens go beyond their own interests, demonstrate a concern for others and recognize their obligations to home, school, neighborhood, country and world. No one makes a difference without being involved! Ask your child how they might want to be involved. 




FIRST GRADE HEDGE AWARD WINNERS – PATIENCE AND ACCEPTANCE
 

  Miss Cantone – Erin Fortune, Osvaldo Valenzuela, Erin Wheeler
  Mrs. Cunningham – Bridget Dunham, Ryan Duffy, Justin Lisovets, Hannah Sparks
  Mrs. Donahue – Camille Bohli, Samantha Bowles, Alex Calkins, Erica Volik
  Mrs. Malbone – Luke Calkins, Jamison Gorzka, Tyler Peebles
  Miss Munley – C.J. Hammond,  Kaitlyn Hoy, Olivia Wake
  Mrs. Vincentini – Collin Schweitzer, Noah Kemblowski, Scout Oudemool
  Mrs. Vislosky – Abby Moore, Charlie Searle, Tyler O’Brien, Joliana Paratore

SECOND GRADE HEDGE AWARD WINNERS – PATIENCE AND ACCEPTANCE


   Mrs. Bailey – Janiya Daye, Noah Coleman, Andrew Mauro, Ella Thome
   Mrs. Carrington – Tatianna Blount, Tyler D’Alessandro, Maria Girazov
   Miss Dusart – Alexis Byrne, Evan Rice, Emilie Shoults, Tyler Wavercak
   Mrs. Prosser – Angelins Gittschau, Elsa Propper, Adam Salak, Ethan Smithers
   Mrs. Schweitzer – Kaitlin Fisher, Jack Murphy, Allison Putnam
   Mrs. Shepard - Jared Corrice, Ayva Dykes, Gabe June


As promised in our April e-Newsletter, here are some more PARP pictures to enjoy! 


 Lori
Fact or Fiction?




Can you name this book?







One of the winning classes

PTA moms hand out books to classroom winners