APRIL 2019
Spring Concerts
Congratulations on a wonderful Spring Concert to Mrs. Dent, Ms. Cuadra, Mr. Urban and Mrs. Bohajian and all of their instrumentalists, singers and dancers on a wonderful spring concert! Many thanks to Mrs. Del Guidice and Ms. Attrdi and their students for the spectacular spring decorations for the concerts as well! Below are pictures that highlight the events of the special day.
Arbor Day
Arbor Day at Roosevelt and Cherry Hill Schools brought students, staff and the town together to celebrate the wonder of trees. Grade Levels and members of the Student Council samg songs, shared poems, and made wonderful speeches.
Did You Know?
Pictured below are from the Roosevelt School Arbor Day ceremony that was held indoors due to the rain.
Did You Know?
- ARBOR DAY IS A HOLIDAY DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING AND CARING FOR TREES.
- ON ARBOR DAY PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLANT AND CARE FOR TREES.
- ARBOR IN LATIN MEANS TREE.
- ARBOR DAY WAS CREATED BY JULIUS STERLING MORTON AND BECAME A LEGAL HOLIDAY IN NEBRASKA ON APRIL 22 1885.
- THE FIRST ARBOR DAY WAS ON APRIL 10TH 1872 IN THE US STATE OF NEBRASKA.
- ON THE FIRST ARBOR DAY ONE MILLION TREES WERE PLANTED.
Pictured below are from the Roosevelt School Arbor Day ceremony that was held indoors due to the rain.
Earth Day at Cherry Hill
On Earth Day, first graders in Ms. Buttery's class cleaned up the flower bed around the Cherry Hill School front lawn sign and planted new plants. According to scholastic.com, "Earth Day is observed around the world on April 22. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, and is considered the birth of the modern environmental movement.Before 1970, the health of the environment was not a common concern, even as industry poured chemicals and smoke into the air. In 1962, Rachel Carson, an ecologist from Pennsylvania, published a book called Silent Spring. The book became a best seller and raised public awareness of environmental concerns.
After the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif., Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. senator for Wisconsin, organized a nationwide demonstration against the pollution and the deterioration of the environment. The protest was held on April 22, 1970. Approximately twenty million Americans joined the demonstration in support of a healthier and more sustainable treatment of the environment.
After the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif., Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. senator for Wisconsin, organized a nationwide demonstration against the pollution and the deterioration of the environment. The protest was held on April 22, 1970. Approximately twenty million Americans joined the demonstration in support of a healthier and more sustainable treatment of the environment.
