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Ms. Goodreau, a 2nd grade teacher at Chapin Street School, recently learned that a friend, Deanna Messier, had been diagnosed with eye cancer; doctors found an inoperable tumor behind her left eye that has left her permanently blind in that eye. As a way to help her during this difficult time, Ms. Messier asked that her friends make eye patches for her to wear during her treatment. Upon learning of this request Ms. Goodreau shared it with her second grade class and they unanimously decided to make eye patches, and cards of encouragement, to help brighten her friend's day. Click 
What does working with African Kente cloth patterns, listening to African pop music, and tasting some African style foods all have in common? If you are one of Ms. Baboval’s 7th grade World Geography students at Baird Middle School you know the answer- African Culture Day. Ms. Baboval explained that African Culture Day came to fruition as a way for her students to experience first hand elements of African Culture that are discussed in class. For example, they read excerpts from a book, A Long Way Gone, which is a memoir of child soldier, Ishmeal Beah. Throughout the story he references eating okra. Many students have no idea what it is or what it looks like; African Culture Day gives them the opportunity to see, smell, and taste the food. Click 
Upon entering the very high energy Robotics class taught by Mr. Dias I was reminded of a Native American quote: ‘Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.” It was immediately evident that students were engaged in hands-on activities that encouraged creativity and problem-solving skills, allowing students to understand that there are usually a variety of solutions to any problem. Mr. Dias stated that “Robotics is a great way to get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics and is highly effective in developing teamwork and self confidence.” Click 
Students in Mrs. Knox and Mrs. Marsh’s 4th grade classes recently combined their knowledge of non-fiction writing, and weather, to create amazing informational magazines. Mrs. Knox explained that the students spent several weeks learning writing skills such as: “hooking” topic sentences, descriptive and supporting details, interesting closing sentences, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, vivid verbs, etc. They also utilized their knowledge of nonfiction text structures and text features, which the class has been focussed on in Readers’ Workshop. Please click 
The 5th Annual Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges Fitness Challenge has been scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2015 beginning at 3:00PM, in the Ludlow High School gym. All proceeds benefit the Sgt. Joshua Desforges Scholarship Fund, which last year presented twenty $1,000 scholarships to LHS graduating seniors. T-shirts are on sale for $20 at Our Town Variety in Ludlow and all Ludlow Public Schools. The entrance fee to participate in the challenge is $20 and includes a t-shirt. For further information please contact Mrs. Arlene Desforges at 413-858-5554. Click 
Ms. Kristen Bunten, 
The Transition students at Ludlow High School completed their first fall semester of classes on campus at Westfield State University as part of the Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment (ICE) Partnership Program; a state-funded grant program that provides dual enrollment opportunities to high school students, age 18 - 21, who have intellectual and developmental disabilities in an inclusive college experience. Students attending the ICE program build their independence and enhance their quality of life through this college experience. Please cick 
For the past twenty-one years, Madame Etkin, Baird Middle School French Teacher, has been making crêpes with her classes, anywhere between late fall to mid winter. This practice of making crêpes is linked to a French tradition practiced on February 2nd, the day of "la Chandeleur" or "Candlemas". On this day, families and friends get together to make crêpes. It is customary for the chef to hold a coin in his writing hand while he flips the crêpe in the pan with the other. If he is able to catch the crêpe in the pan successfully, he and his family will be blessed with prosperity for the rest of the year. Please click 
“A person’s a person, no matter how small...everyone matters,” says Horton in Dr. Seuss’s book Horton Hears a Who. These simple words illustrate a goal of the Ludlow Public Schools this year--to ensure that every elementary school student is exposed to activities that teach tolerance, acceptance, and respect for differences.
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