Norman E Day School Annual Pasta Night Monday, March 28, 2016 The Student Senate will donate all proceeds to the Share Our Strength Foundation. The No Kid Hungry Campaign works to end childhood hunger by providing nutritious school breakfasts and summer meals to students in need, educate low income families about how to provide healthy meals at home, and build partnerships with government leaders to make laws that support families in need. Join us for a delicious pasta dinner with family and friends. We will have student performers, fantastic door prizes, and a bake sale! Advance ticket sales only NAME ________________________TEACHER:___________________ No. of tickets: Adult - $7.00 ___Student/Child - $5.00 ___ FAMILY MAXIMUM $30.00 _____ Total amount enclosed: __________ There will be two seatings. Please indicate your choice. 5:30PM-6:00PM___________ 6:00PM-6:30PM___________ No Preference __________ Please bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the Westford Food Pantry. Please submit cash or checks made payable to the Norman E. Day School. LAST DAY TO ORDER TICKETS IS FRIDAY, MARCH 25
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By Melissa Hanson WESTFORD -- When Sydney Brotherston enjoys a belated St. Patrick's Day meal of cabbage this weekend, her Irish pride will be paired with some pride in herself: the memory of a award-winning cabbage she grew last year. As a 9-year-old third-grader at the Norman E. Day School, Brotherston took home a baby cabbage and watched over it for weeks. She took photos of the cabbage once it reached full size, and submitted it to the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. Bonnie Plants, an Alabama-based plant wholesaler, sends plants to third-graders for growing at home for its cabbage program. Teachers select the best cabbage grown by students in their class, and the winner is selected randomly. Brotherston's lush, green cabbage was named the Massachusetts winner earlier this month. Now a 10-year-old fourth-grader, Brotherston said she never expected her cabbage would win -- or grow that big. "They showed pictures of them and I was like, I can't grow that big of a cabbage, but I can try," Brotherston recalled. The program helps youth perfect their green thumb. Bonnie Plants chooses oversized cabbages because the enormous plants engage children. "It gets them outside in the dirt," said Joan Casanova, a spokesman for Bonnie Plants. "It opens a door to allow them to get in touch with mother nature, to learn how to garden." Brotherston took right to the task of caring for her cabbage. "I needed to plant it, of course, and I used chicken poop to fertilize it," Brotherston explained. Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_29650386/like-corned-beef-st-pats-shes-got-prize#ixzz43Y1BCcYm Day School third grader Tyler Eliasen poses with his father, Terry Eliasen, executive weather producer for WBZ TV and veteran meteorologist Barry Burbank. Barry Burbank entertained the students with stories about weather phenomena and shared a video about how the weather is produced on television. Barry will be featuring the Day School on the am and pm news on Thursday, March 10th on WBZ.
Sydney Brotherston has been selected the 2014-2015 Massachusetts State Winner of the national Bonnie Plants’ 3rd Grade Cabbage Program. Sydney will receive statewide recognition for her accomplishment, and receive a $1,000 scholarship from Bonnie Plants. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture assisted Bonnie Plants in choosing the state winner, through a random selection process.
Sydney grew her cabbage in the summer following her third grade year in Mrs. Gonsalves' class. The proud winner is now a fourth grader in Mr. Fligg's class. The third grade cabbage program gives students the opportunity to learn outside the classroom, nurture, experiment, and get their hands dirty. Last year Bonnie Plants were in 152 Massachusetts schools and provided cabbages to over 8,700 students. Congratulations to Sydney for growing such a magnificent cabbage! 106 students participated in the Day School STEM fair on Monday evening. Following the scientific method students asked questions such as "What makes bubbles stronger?" and "What battery lasts the longest?" Other students followed the steps of the engineering process when designing everything from hovercraft to robots that can navigate mazes. The projects were truly spectacular and celebrated the innovation of our young scientists and engineers.
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AuthorThe Norman E. Day School is one of six public elementary schools in Westford, Massachusetts. We have 375 students in grades 3-5. CategoriesArchives
December 2016
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