Pierce School Weekly Newsletter

• Monday, 4/1 - April Fool's Day
• Monday, 4/1 - 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip - Bruce Edes Forest 1-3pm (Make-up)

• Friday, 4/5 - 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip - Bruce Edes Forest 1-3pm

• Friday, 4/5 - 4th Grade Sewing Project w/ Mrs. Sysyn & Mrs. Germain

• Monday, 4/8 - Solar Eclipse

• Thursday, 4/18 - Literacy and Math Night at Pierce School, grades K-4, 5:30-6:30pm
• Monday, 4/22 to 4/26 - No School, April Spring Vacation Break
• Wednesday, 5/8 - Night of the Arts, grades K-4, 5-6pm

• Friday, 5/24 - All Staff PD - no school for students
• Monday, 5/27 - Memorial Day - no school
• June 11,12, or 13- Field Day - Date Still To Be Determined
• Friday, 6/14 - Tentative Last Day of School

April - SEL Goal - Demonstrate Independence

On April 8, 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will darken New Hampshire's skies in one of nature's most awe-inspiring shows. For 3 minutes and 15 seconds, skies will dim, temperatures will drop, and the country will pause to watch as the Moon passes over the light of the Sun, completely blocking its light.

Northern New Hampshire will be in the eclipse’s Path of Totality, which offers viewers the most dramatic view of the eclipse. An influx of visitors will travel to the state in the hopes of getting this once-in-a-lifetime view of the sky. The last time New Hampshire was in the direct path of a Solar Eclipse was in 1959, and the next won’t be until 2079.

While Bennington is not in the path of totality by scientific definition, parts of northern New Hampshire are and in Bennington, it will appear that way to us. Just after 2:00PM the eclipse will begin and continue through 4:30PM. We will experience nearly complete darkness leading up to and just after dismissal. At the website eclipse2024.org, on the Antrim Station, you can view a simulation of the eclipse.

Solar eclipse glasses are being provided for all students and staff for the day of the eclipse and the school will be engaged in learning activities about the eclipse days leading up to and during the day of the eclipse.

Resources:

Antrim, NH Eclipse station

NASA Eclipse

Boston Museum of Science - Polar Science Podcast

McKauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center