| Check Out These Events! | | 11-16 Science Fair 11-17 Open House (Spirit Day)
***Save The Date*** On January 27th, 2011, Barnesville will welcome, as part of our Klingenstein Lecture Series, Howard Norman, author of The Northern Lights, which the Washington Post described as "an original, entertaining account of a boy's coming of age . . . vivid and memorable." Mr. Norman will meet with our students during the morning, and we'll invite parents and community members to join us at 7pm that evening for a book reading and signing. More information will follow. |  |
| Timely Topics | | And other not-to-missed, parent education events coming to you this fall! NOVEMBER 18th 7:30 - 9:30 PM Sponsored by The Parent Encouragement Program's Noted Parenting Author Series Don't miss this rare East Coast appearance by Po Bronson, bestselling co-author of NurtureShock, New Thinking About Children, will speak to parents of all ages of children, Thursday, Nov. 18, 7:30-9:30 pm, at the Landon School in Bethesda. Bronson will bring to life the current research on why so many of our society’s favorite strategies for raising children and teens are backfiring. He will talk about the real effects of praise, surprising ways to develop healthy racial attitudes in our children, aggressive kids, rebellious teens, and more. This book was on 19 "Best of 2009" book lists, and is a NY Times Bestseller. Tickets are going fast -- please contact the Parent Encouragement Program for tickets at $25/person, $45/couple. For more information go to www.PEPparent.org and to order tickets, call PEP at 301-929-8824. DECEMBER 3rd, 8:30 AM to 11 AM Join us at Barnesville for a just-in-time-for-the-holidays workshop on Limit- Setting During the Holiday Season! Learn strategies to help avoid over-indulgence, how to use wish lists to help kids winnow down wants, and preplanning with the family on expectations during the holiday season. Don't miss this two hour workshop with a experienced parent educator from The Parent Encouragement Program. | |
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| | Spirit Day | | Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is Spirit Day-don't forget to wear your Barnesville Shirts! Also, remember that we will have a special Spirit Day on Wednesday, November 17th. Please wear your Barnesville Logo attire to support our Admissions Open House! Go Barnesville! | |
| Grandparents Day | | Please remember to encourage Grandparents to get their RSVPs into us as soon as possible! Email Nicole Campbell if you know that your child's grandparents are coming and haven't replied! | |
| 8th Grade Holiday Fundraiser | | Each year the Eighth grade raises money towards the final trip of their Barnesville Experience. The trip to New York City is both a learning experience, and a final trip with their school family of many years. This year to help fund their trip, the 8th grade is selling cornucopias with live flowers, wreaths, and holiday centerpieces in either red, blue, or fall colors. These lovely floral arrangements will be perfect either as gifts or for your own home celebrations. All arrangements will be delivered to school on either 11/22-23 for fall and Thanksgiving pieces, or 11/30-12/1 for the wreaths and holiday centerpieces. Order details can be found the page attached here. Please support the eighth grade - Thank You! | |
| Kindergarten’s Great Pumpkin Experiment | | Several years ago, a farmer told me that if I had three pumpkins of the same variety but in varying sizes, they would all have the same number of seeds. This posed a challenge to me to prove this theory. When we studied the life cycle of a pumpkin, I spoke with the children about this theory and we decided to test it. I purchased three pumpkins; one small, one medium and one large. On November 1, 2010 three very brave moms came to Kindergarten, armed with cutting tools and loads of patience to help us out. Mrs. Goldberg worked with the children on the medium pumpkin; Mrs. Krishnan on the small pumpkin; and Mrs. Smith on the large pumpkin. The children measured circumference, weighed the pumpkins and counted their ribs. Each piece of data was recorded on a chart. The pumpkins were then cut open and scooped out. All of the seeds were separated from the innards. Seeds were rinsed and then counted. The children put seeds in piles of ten and then counted by tens to 100's. Below are the amazing results: - small pumpkin- 22 inches, 18 ribs, 4 pounds and 450 seeds
- medium pumpkin- 26 inches, 27 ribs, 10.8 pounds and 477 seeds
- large pumpkin-36 inches, 20 ribs, 21.6 pounds and 460 seeds.
The seed count was so close that we agreed that the farmer was correct. We also discovered that the pumpkin with the most ribs had the most seeds! ~Mrs. Landriau | |
| Check Out These Events! | | 11-16 Science Fair 11-17 Open House (Spirit Day)
***Save The Date*** On January 27th, 2011, Barnesville will welcome, as part of our Klingenstein Lecture Series, Howard Norman, author of The Northern Lights, which the Washington Post described as "an original, entertaining account of a boy's coming of age . . . vivid and memorable." Mr. Norman will meet with our students during the morning, and we'll invite parents and community members to join us at 7pm that evening for a book reading and signing. More information will follow. | |
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