Soldering On...

Check out the READ ACROSS THE WORLD bulletin board in the Primary wing around the corner from Mrs. Audet's office and you will see some new faces...These are soldiers from Afghanistan who have written letters to the students at CCS! As soon as all responses are received from the soldiers who took letters, the box will be sent to us and we can enjoy hearing from our new Pen Pals! P.S. to our kiddos... You never know...one of these writers will be sending their letter to YOU!!!!

            

Teen, Genius or Teenius?

     

When you think of a genius, who comes to mind? Maybe Albert Einstein?  Like Einstein, every now and then a child of extraordinary intelligence is born. Well, for this generation, meet  Brittney Exline. She is amazing! She could read by the time she was two and had finished sixth grade when she was eight years of age. When she was thirteen she graduated High School!! Now fifteen,  she is attending the University of Pennsylvania. But academics is not all  Miss Exline does. She may be a teenager and in college but she doesn’t always study. She loves to dance and is a fluent German speaker. Exline has also even won some beauty contests. Brittney Exline is truly a multi-talented genius.

 By: Jessy

Britney Exline: Teenius!

Read Across America becomes Read Across the World!

Each year in March, we celebrate the joy of reading while celebrating Dr. Seuss's March birthday. The themes and activities vary, as with any birthday party! This year, our theme is "Read Across the World", in an effort to bridge the miles between book lovers here in New Hampshire and book-loving soldiers stationed across the world in Afghanistan! Following are some of the ways we celebrated Dr. Seuss, who was once a proud Army soldier himself, and our troops overseas.

This letter was enclosed with close to 300 homemade chocolate chip- pecan cookies and a box of letters scribed by each of our students in grades k-8. I just received word from the USO that the box arrived safely in Afghanistan on March 29. When we receive responses from our troops, they will be displayed on this bulletin board in the primary wing on a rotating basis before being given to the student recipients. We are currently trying to plan a skype session in which soldiers will read books aloud to our students. More info will be forthcoming...

To Our Brave Soldiers…

My name is Resa Audet and I’m a Reading Specialist at Chichester Central School in the teeny, tiny town of Chichester, New Hampshire. We are celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday throughout the month of March. This year I have christened March “Read Across the World” month. Several of our students and staff have family members in the Armed Forces, particularly the Army. My own son, Pvt. Audet, Adam (LOL...can you tell I write him often?) is just a couple of weeks away from graduating tech school as a medic with Foxtrot 232 in San Antonio, Texas.

Reading is such an essential skill in life, but it is the love of reading that keeps kids engaging in the often hard work it takes to become a lifelong reader. No one can know about hard work and perseverance like all of you who are serving our country, here and far from home. It is in the spirit of supporting our troops and celebrating the awesomeness of Reading that we invite you to participate in a pen pal letter exchange.

Inside this box are letters from each of our students. For ease of writing with our little ones, I developed a fill-in form, which will  make responding easier for all of you as well.  Some students really wanted to write longer letters and they were given that opportunity. If any of you wish to write more, feel free. Just grab a homemade chocolate chip-pecan cookie, baked with love by my 9th grader,  Brenna and me, select a letter to read and, if you can and wish to, fill in the form stapled behind your student’s letter. If you care to add more detail, write a letter on back! Then you can give the letter back to the USO rep who will make a mass mailing to our school. Should you desire to send the letter individually, I will provide my school address…

Resa Audet, Reading Specialist

Chichester Central School

219 Main St

Chichester, NH  03258

Bless you all for your service and sacrifice!  With love and respect,  Resa :)

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

-Pericles

Read Across the World Letters from and to Students

Happy with Flappy Birds?

by Kendra & Katie

Bad news for fans of Flappy Bird. If you don’t already have this game downloaded on your device, you are out of luck. The guy who created the really popular game has pulled it off the market. If you HAVE got Flappy Birds you probably think it’s fun, but it can  get really frustrating. The game is pretty simple. There is a bird that you try to fly through a path that has obstacles in the way. Tapping your finger makes the bird go up. Not tapping makes the bird start to fall down. But be careful! If you fly too high or too low you will hit a post or something else that sends you right back to where you started! Flappy Bird is now off the app store in part because the creator, Dong Nguyen, felt guilty that the game was so addicting. If you have already downloaded the game on your Android or Apple device, you can still play it or there are lots of different versions of Flappy Birds. If you can’t put down your phone, chances are you HAVE got Flappy Birds. If so, Good Luck!

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Doggone "Paw"some Adventure!

                    Muddy Paw Sled Dogs Em”Bark” on a Trip to

     Chichester Central School!

On March 18, 2014, Chichester was privileged to host a team of sled dogs from the Muddy Paw Sled- Dog Kennel out of Gorham, New Hampshire. Fifth grade students, and a lucky trio of 8th graders, spent a couple of hours learning about Dogsledding. Following are samplings of what they learned. It was a “paws”itively perfect presentation! Enjoy!

-by Mrs. Audet

I Wanna Iguana!

Iguana on Mars

by Sarah

Look at these photos and you will see an iguana. An iguana??  Is there really an iguana on Mars?  NASA’s rover Curiosity took pictures of what NASA says appears to be a Martian iguana. They are actually rocks. Earlier this year NASA took rock samples from Mars and stated that there were elements in the rock that would support life on Mars. Do you think there are really iguanas on Mars?