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SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS
On February 21, 6th grade students brought kindness to all grades of the school. Hopefully, for students below 6th grade, they will remember how 6th graders taught them to be kind to others. Kindness is a good thing in this world and the 6th graders believed that they should teach it to everyone else. Click here to see the pictures of 6th grade sharing slide shows and reading stories to MES.
A Kindness Adventure
By Davin Hudnall
You should have seen the giraffe, elephants, and lions in our school gymnasium on February 12, 2020! Students at MES attended an assembly teaching them about kindness. The guest speaker introduced us to NED, a “person” who was invited to Kenya to meet children of the region and talk with them about their lives. The funny thing about NED though, is that he is a cardboard cutout, not a real person. In Kenya, most homes are small and made from brick and stone instead of being constructed more safely like here in America. Their drinking water is unhealthy; it comes from a pit that is used for the animals and where people go to bathe.
Before NED went to Kenya, he was scared because he had heard a lot of negative comments about the African region and its people. Many people told NED that the people were weird, the food was disgusting, and the water was not safe. While in Kenya, however, NED learned that the people were very nice and kind and appreciated everything that they had. The food was amazing, according to NED, and he helped the people build wells to keep their water clean and safe to drink. Ned’s trip to Kenya cast all the negative thoughts right out of his head!
The kindness that NED received from the people in Kenya made him want to share what he had felt with others. That is why he began traveling to schools to spread the idea that kindness doesn't cost anything; it does not depend on what you have or where you live. Kindness can be found anywhere in the world. So here are some basics you need to remember when it comes to kindness…
Different Can Be Good
Include Others
Caring Is Cool
I Can Make Friends Anywhere
Each Person Matters A Lot
Click here to see more pictures from our Kindness Adventure.
“Keep Jumping!” While some students were jumping away, others were shining their basketball skills. On February 13th, the Jump Rope / Hoops for Heart fundraiser party was held. Our school’s top seller was 6th grader Aaron Lewis, who got to "slap" a pie in the face of the school’s second best seller, 3rd grader Piper Erb. Mrs. Wheat provided a UV black light for those that wanted to wear neon shirts so they could shine brightly! Contests for each grade included jump rope, knockout, dance, and hula hoop. The winners from each grade then competed against each other. The winners received a prize. There were many smiles throughout the gym, especially since over $3000.00 in donations went to the American Heart Association. Thank you to all who gave!
Archers Go To State!
All is quiet; she pulls her bow back, waits, and shoots! A bulls-eye! On February 15th, all archers from grades 4-6 at Manchester shot at the State Qualifier. In order to qualify for State Competition, our team had to score a three thousand. SPOILER ALERT!! We made it! We will be at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds on March 14th. Congratulations to all of the archers!
Robotics Rocks!
“Hurry hurry put the cube on the stand 4, 3, 2, 1…” On Tuesday, February 18th, the final Robotics Meet of the year was held at Aurora Elementary. The meet included teams from Manchester, Aurora, South Dearborn Middle School, Milan, Dillsboro, Moores Hill, Jac-Cen-Del, and Batesville. Members of Manchester’s team competed in the Skills Challenge. One team from our group competed in the final challenge to see if they would be one of two teams to participate in the Indiana State Competition.
During the Skills Challenge, teams of two students had to demonstrate their ability to drive their robot through an obstacle course in order to earn points. Points were earned by having their robots pick up cubes and place them on platforms without falling off. This is where most of the points can be earned. Points can also be scored for moving cubes into specific color-coded corners, or by getting orange balls into the cubes. Each team member operates the robot for about 30 seconds before switching off with their teammate for another 30 seconds. The presentation of awards was the final event of the evening. Sad to say, Manchester didn’t get an award, but they put forth a respectable effort. Pictured here is Mr. Zugelter’s 3rd and 4th grade team members. The 4th grade team of Nick Pfaffle and Andrew Richardson made it to the finals. Great job, Robo-animators!
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