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No two people in the whole world are exactly the same! This is something worth celebrating! World Down Syndrome Day is one day we celebrate our uniqueness! It is held on March 21. One fun way people show their support is by holding a “Rock your Socks” event. By wearing unique brightly colored socks, you show that you love our diverse world! On World Down Syndrome Day, we want to teach others about Down syndrome. We want people to know that although people with Down syndrome may look or act a little different than us, we are ALL different and those differences are WONDERFUL!  

Down syndrome Awareness

Help spread awareness!

• Learn more about Down syndrome and teach others!
• October is Down Syndrome Awareness month.
• March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day.
• Blue and Yellow are the colors that are used to represent Down syndrome.
• Hold a “Rock your Socks” day at school!
• Get to know someone with Down syndrome and invite them to do something fun with you!

Research Project

Check out these 5 amazing people with Down syndrome. Find out what they are known for and write down 3 interesting facts you find out about them! Use complete sentences!

• Madeline Stuart
• Tim Harris 
• Andrew Banar 
• Megan Bomgaars
• Chris Burke
• more on Chris Burke

It is difficult to believe that so much time has passed — it seems like yesterday — since we heard those first unbelievable reports that a plane, then another plane, had crashed into the buildings of the World Trade Center. For a generation of students, the events that day — in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania — are crucial. Their impact will never be forgotten.

The anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, offers a time to remember, to reflect about this unforgettable moment in history, and to reconsider the effect that September 11 has had on our country and the world.

• The Story of September 11th – NickNews
• Fact Sheet about 9/11

9/11 Kids ‘Cast a New Light on Darkness’ with We Go Higher, a Groundbreaking Documentary About Them –

– and By Them

• We Go Higher Film
• The Children of 9/11

Today we are going to take a lot of time and think deeply about the heroes that are near and far.  We will think about the heroes that gave a lot and those that gave it all.

What makes a hero a hero?

Task 1: Personal Heroes

Have a discussion at your table about the heroes in your own lives. This will be a whole table chat.  Think about family members, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, and so on. Do you have special admiration for any of these people? What qualities do you admire? Why?

Task 2: All Heroes Don’t Wear Capes

Pair up with a neighbor and read about those who gave it all on September 11th.

• A Hero of 9/11- Scholastics Article
• Saved on 9/11, by the Man in the Red Bandanna 
•  True Heroes
•  The Hero they Never Knew
• Moira Smith- Female Hero of 9/11
• Kathy Mazza – Female Hero of 9/11
• Yamel Merino-Female Hero of 9/11
• Dog Heroes of 9/11

Task 3:There’s a Hero in all of Us

Think about times in your own life when you faced a challenge in order to help someone. Look through the picture frame as you verbally share a time when you went out of the way to help someone. Each tablemate will get a turn telling their story.

Children everywhere go to school.  Children everywhere want to learn about the world and their place in it.  Let’s travel around the world and capture the diversity of school experiences, compare and contrast  first day experiences to different cultures.  Have your passport ready as you click the links below.

Travel to West Africa to meet Lilly, Charlotte and Esther as they share their first day of school experiences. The program follows the stories of these three girls as they complete their last year of secondary school. Esther shares her daily routine, which involves waking up very early in the morning and working hard throughout the day.

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• School Days in Peru
• Kazakhstan School System
• Kenya Schools
• Facts about Canada’s School System
• Australia School Info.

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The Mighty 5 Libraries are providing curb-side pick up and are offering a plethora of e-books to read:

• The Blauvelt Free Library
• How to get your free library card at the Blauvelt Library

• The Orangeburg Library
• How to get your free library card at the Orangeburg Library
• Curbside Pickup – Orangeburg Library

• The Tappan Free Library
• How to get your free library card at the Tappan Library

• The Palisades Free Library
• How to get your free library card at the Palisades Library
• Curbside Pickup Request Form – Palisades Free Library

• The Piermont Public Library
• How to get your free library card at the Piermont Public Library 
• Curbside Pickup Request Form-Piermont Public Library