The Weekly Update #4

According to Wikipedia, Opening Day marks Major League Baseball's first game of the season. This day typically falls during the first week in April or the last week of March. The Red Sox first home game will be on Friday April 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals. We'll let you know how they do. The first opening day was on April 22,1876, when the Boston Red Stockings (now known as the sox) beat the Philadelphia Athletics. Some impordent things that happened on some opening days are:

Jackie Robinson becoming the first African American to play for the MLB.

The opening day snow ball fight (1907)

Opening day riot in New York (1912)

Wet paint on the seats( 1946)

PS. THE RED SOX WON THE OPENING GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Boston Marathon takes place every April on Patriot's Day. it is a 26.2 mile course that starts in Hopkinton Massachusetts and ends on Boylston Street in Boston. The very first Boston Marathon took place on April 19, 1897. The first woman ran the Boston Marathon in 1967 and now 12,210 women ran in 2025. There were a total of just over 28,000 people that ran the 2025 Marathon. The winning time for men was John Korir and for women it was Sharon Lokedi. The winning wheel chair racer finished in 1 hour and 26 minutes and it was Marcel Hug for men and Suzanna Scaroni who finished in 1 hour and 35 minutes.

These runners are incredible. John Korir finished in 2 hours and 4 minutes (that's equal to almost 13 miles/hour) and Sharon Lokedi broke the course record with a time of 2 hours and 17 minutes. The average finish time for a runner was 3 hours and 53 minutes (which is a 9 minute mile). Every year there are inspirational stories from the race. In 2013 there was a bombing at the Marathon near the finish line that killed three people and injured countless more. One inspirational story from that year is of Rescue the dog and Jessica. They have visited Vinal several times. Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes both lost limbs in the bombing and found comfort and support in their rescue dog who joined there family six months after they sustained their injuries. They wrote a book titled "Rescue and Jessica" about the healing power of rescue dogs.

1. Bobbi Gibb and Katherine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon disguised as men
2. Boston is the oldest annual modern marathon
3. In 1975, Boston was the first major marathon to create a wheelchair division
4. Boston’s course goes through 8 towns (Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline and Boston)
5. The first baseball game was played in 1845
6. There are 108 stitches on a baseball
7. Babe Ruth often placed chilled cabbage leaves under his cap during games to defend against oppressive summer heat
8. More people have walked on the moon (12) than have scored an earned run off Mariano Rivera in the postseason (11)

1. i have branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves ( government)

2. What 5 letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it (the word short)

3. The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How is this possible? ( they were the same man Grover Cleveland)

4. What is always coming but never arrives (tommorow)

5. What goes up but never comes down ( your age)

In the world of dogs and their humans true,
A special pair, a loyal view.
Rescue, a dog, with heart so brave,
And Jessica, a soul to save.

With gentle paws and wagging tail,
Rescue helps Jessica, never to fail.
Through storms of life, they stand as one,
A bond of friendship, brightly spun.

Rescue guides her, strong and near,
Dispelling shadows, banishing fear.
Jessica trusts in Rescue's grace,
Finding strength in this sacred space.

So raise a glass to this loyal pair,
A story of love, beyond compare.
Rescue and Jessica, a happy tale,
A friendship strong, that will not fail.

May 5 - 9, 2025 is Educator Appreciation Week. Take a minute to write a teacher a note or create one of these fun crafts.

Thank you to Bella Kelleher-Brooks for always stepping up to help her friends when they are having a hard time. Thank you to Alexis Lee for being helpful to her friends in Band Class. Thank you to Charlie and Elle Ugarte who are always holding the doors open for students and staff in the morning. Thank you to Keyon Boone, Hailey Letourneau, Daniel Gallagher, Chloe Connerty and Madeline Davis for being good friends to students that needed a little support before the dance.

Thank you to Leyland Benoit for supporting a friend in class and for Finn Wrightington helping his friends out and cleaning the lunch table on a regular basis. Alivia Chesnos and Adella McGinnis each got a shout out from their teacher for being kind and inclusive towards a classmate with a unique learning style. Thank you!

CALLING ALL STUDENTS! We need some more recommendations for the Kindness Corner. Please fill out the link below to recognize a friend or classmate.

Thurs. May 1: 8th Grade Poetry Reception @ 5pm

Fri. May 2: National School Lunch Hero Day

Mon. May 5 - Fri. May 9: Teacher/Educator Appreciation Week

Tue. May 6: Math MCAS Session 1

Wed. May 7: Math MCAS Session 2

Wed. May 7: National School Nurse's Day

Tue. May 13: Gr. 8 STE MCAS Session 1

Wed. May 14: Gr. 8 STE MCAS Session 2

Thur. May 15: Spring Band Concert @ 6pm

Fri. May 16: Early Release Day