This weekend Liv sponsored a car wash.  She was inspired by the biography, Alexandra Scott, and wanted to help raise funds to find a cure for childhood cancer.  Here is a link to the book, Alex and the Lemonade Stand and a link to the foundation, ALSF.

Thank you, Liv.  You inspire all of us too!

How to make your own…

Try these tangram puzzles online.

Bestselling author Brad Meltzer wrote two books with:
60 heroes.
60 stories.
60 reminders that anything is possible.

Check out his #1 Hero – Video!

About the Contest: CLE is celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring a recycle poster contest using the theme, Every Day is Earth Day! This contest is open to students to promote recycling in creative and fun ways, raising environmental awareness.

Theme: Every Day is Earth Day posters should clearly highlight the importance of recycling in our school and community. This theme can include topics such as “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. Use your imagination and get creative!

Poster Requirements:
• Students must create their own original artwork – no copyrighted clip art, computer-generated graphics, or copyrighted characters.
• Posters must reflect the theme of the contest.
• All entries on paper 11 inches in width and 8.5 inches in height. (No lined notebook paper!)
• Artwork must be oriented on the page in landscape or portrait format.
• All entries must be 2-dimensional; no collage or glued on pieces can be accepted.
• Paint, crayon, marker, colored pencil is acceptable, but remember that bright solid colors will reproduce better!
• Individual students may only submit one entry.
• Each poster must have student names and class teachers on the back of the poster.
• Do NOT fold posters when submitting to the main office.

Awards: One student from each grade level will receive a class award for their poster.

Due Date: Posters are due by April 23, 2018. Submit to the main office for display. Posters can be turned in any day earlier.

Perseverance is this month’s superpower!

• Perseverance is the courage it takes to continue trying despite previous failures.
• Perseverance is the strength that gets you through times of trouble.
• Perseverance is knowing that the road to success is paved with difficulty.
• Perseverance is steady persistence in a course of action, especially in spite of discouragement.

We were inspired by William Kamkwamba’s story. When his village was hit by a drought, everyone’s crops began to fail. Without enough money for food and school, William spent his days in the library and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps and became the local hero who harnessed the wind. Listen to the children’s books here – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Here is another video, Moving Windmills.

Interview an adult. Determine a time in his/her life when he/she had to persevere and the result of this hard work. Share this experience with our class blog.