I want to thank everyone who came to my retirement party on Sunday 2/11/18. It was so gratifying to be able to see people and say goodbye. I tried to send “thank you’s” individually but realized I didn’t have emails, addresses or phone numbers for Benjamin & Annika and Billy’s families. Please contact me at cslevin59 (at) gmail.com and know your cards, gifts, flowers, bookmarks, and (last but definitely not least!) kind words were so appreciated!
Caldecott & Newbery Winners were announced this week -- Read more: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal
Upcoming activities:
Hula Hot List: Indoor Play Places When It's Cold Outside Near Bridgewater!
When it's just too cold for outdoor fun but the kids are bouncing off the walls from being cooped up all day, let them get some energy out at one of these indoor places to play! Bonus: Some have added perks like Wifi or coffee for the parents! Check out the list here: https://hulafrog.com/bridgewater-nj/hula-hot-list-indoor-play-places-when-it-s-cold-outside-near-bridgewater-489012
It's officially the week of love! Kick it off with some fabulous, family fun. Check out Hulafrog's "The Week Ahead" for a list of the events that you should not miss this week!
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DID YOU KNOW? While Frederick Douglass’ exact date of birth is unknown, the abolitionist and African-American icon picked February 14 as the date to celebrate his birthday. Happy African American History Month! Celebrate with some great books http://carolsimonlevin.blogspot.com/2014/03/school-age-storytimes-black-history.html
Presidents Day Weekend February 17-19, 2018 Free Admission on Presidents Day
This Presidents Day Weekend, visitors can participate in a presidential festival while learning about the role of the president and what it takes to be commander in chief. On Presidents Day, Monday, February 19, families can also participate in our Presidential Costume Contest and join us for a Kids Town Hall to meet some very special guests: Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt!
Last weekend for Peter Pan Play at Villagers Theater in Somerset:
Peter and the Starcatcher
Performance Times: Fridays/Saturdays 8:00pm Sundays 2:00pm
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Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Monday, February 19 -- Presidents’ Day for Kids
110 Orange Road, Montclair. Admission is $10/child. Registration required to mail@montclairhistorical.org or 973-744-1796 to reserve a place by Wednesday, February 14. Appropriate for children ages 6 to 10, children under 6 cannot be left unattended. www.montclairhistory.org.
If you are not a member, you may join prior to the event or at the event for admission by contacting the Montclair History Center at 973-744-1796, at www.montclairhistory.org, or sending a note to mail@montclairhistorical.org.
Monday, February 19 – Morris County Abraham Lincoln Remembered
Explore Lincoln's whistle-stop train ride from Springfield, Illinois to Washington, D.C. to take the presidential oath of office in 1861. Using a large floor map, follow his journey with "travel cards" marking significant events. Design a booklet using images and famous quotes.
$8 general admission, $6 members, adults free.
Pre-registration requested with Cynthia Winslow at cwinslow@maccullochhall.org or (973) 538-2404, ext. 16.
February 25th -- Make History Come Alive -- Meet Thomas Jefferson
The American Historical Theatre presents Steven Edenbo as Thomas Jefferson
Meet Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, the first Secretary of State, the second Vice President and the third President of the United States.
Sunday, February 25, 2018 1pm & 3pm Sessions
East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road Piscataway, NJ Directions
Funded by: New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of the Department of State
FREE EVENT AND PARKING
NO REGISTRATION - LIMITED SEATING
Text CULTURE to 56512 for more details
Then Make a Wish Come True with Cinderella! in March
https://shsdrama.ticketleap.com/cinderella/
When cavemen invented the wheel thousands of years ago, it was probably wood or rock. It probably wasn't a rubber tire full of air, and they probably didn't use it to go sledding. That's called inner tubing: you sit or lie down on a giant donut-shaped balloon, someone gives you a push, and you slide down the snowy, slippery hill. It's called an "inner" tube because it's from inside an even bigger circle: a truck tire. Humans first started snow tubing in 1820 in Switzerland, a long time after the cavemen -- but a long time before cars and trucks, so where did they get their tubes? More importantly, what happens when you spin as you slide? Lots of math, as you'll see here!
Wee ones: If your inner tube spins once to the left, then once to the right, then once to the left, then once to the right...which way do you spin next?
Little kids: If you, 3 friends, and 2 snow-loving dogs all pile onto an inner tube, how many riders are there? Bonus: You can also ride tubes on waterslides. If you go 10 miles an hour on snow but twice as fast in water, how fast do you tube on the water?
Big kids: If you start sliding facing downhill, with the hill's right side on your right, and as you slide you spin 1/2 turn to your left, then 1/4 of a turn to your right, then 3/4 turn to the left, which way are you facing now? Bonus: If 1/2 the tubes are double tubes (seating 2 people) and the other 1/2 are single tubes, how many tubes are there if they hold 18 people total?
The sky's the limit: If your tube spins once around every 2 seconds, your friend spins once every 3 seconds, another friend spins once every 4 seconds, and the last friend spins once every 5 seconds, what's the soonest you'll all face forward at the same time if you all started facing forward?
Find more Bedtime Math here.
Why should people have all the fun – see a dog and a crow sledding by clicking on their hotlinks!
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