February is Heart Healthy Month and to support this we will participate in Jump for
Heart in students' Physical Education classes, on February 19, to help raise awareness about heart disease and to raise money for the
American Heart Association.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winner
Katherine Eldemire,
who will represent Walden in the Private School District, on February 18, @ Sacred Heart Model School. The winner of that bee will go on to the 2010 Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to all of our classroom winners who competed to represent Walden Middle School:
5th Grade: Sarah Haney & William Brennan
6th Grade: Sam McAlpin & Deepak Sharma
7th grade: Will Mandrola & Katherine Eldemire
8th grade: Harper Tighe & Adam Eldemire
Will took 2nd place overall and Harper took 3rd.
CupidGrams go on sale this week before and after school. CupidGrams include a candy necklace and a heart greeting which are delivered to homerooms. CupidGrams cost $1 and net proceeds go to Heifer International.
The Third Annual Middle School Students of Color Conference
will be held at KCD, on Saturday, February 27, 2010. This conference is sponsored in part by the Diversity Committee, whose membership includes representatives from several independent schools in the state (including Sayre, KCD, Walden, & Collegiate to name a few). One of this Committee's goals is for various schools to take turns hosting this event in future years. ALL interested students are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information go to:
8th Grade Field Trip to:
JOHN LENNON & ME
Thursday, February 25,
Based on the book Good-bye, Best Friend
by Cherie Bennett
"The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted from the popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend. Hollywood-wannabe Star, the ultimate teenage Beatles fan, has been guaranteed a young death by cystic fibrosis. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts reality with her imagination.
When Star's new roommate Courtney arrives, Star judges her as a pretty cheerleader who apparently is not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other's world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. This is a powerful play about the power of friendship and living life to the fullest ...."
Spotlight on Dora Sapoznik
(below)
