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shelter-in-place message practiced at
school
s playmakers of baton rouge?s wally wise guy and his sidekick sammy are visiting
school
s to teach kids how to be safe. wally is a very wise turtle because he knows, when there is danger, he is safe when he goes inside his shell. wally wants kids to be safe, too, and uses song and dance to communicate his important message. wally?s traveling show teaches
children
how to be safe during a chemical emergency, specifically the shelter-in-place steps. uls students win in math tournament the university lab
school
middle
school
math team won first place in the inter
school
team category at episcopal high
school
?s math tournament. middle and high
school
s throughout east baton rouge parish came together to compete in the tournament. in addition to their first place showing, they also placed third in comp math 1. belfair students host garden appreciation day belfair montessori magnet
school
recently hosted a volunteer appreciation day for the
school
?s garden program. students showcased learning opportunities in the garden made possible by the efforts of dedicated volunteers. the
school
received a grant to expand its gardens through whole kids foundation?s garden grant program earlier this year. connect / e d u c at i o n service-minded students at wham westdale heights academic magnet (wham) ambassadors have set a goal to help support the annual sock it to me! sock drive. this year, they are hoping to collect more than the 1,118 socks they collected last year. the leadership group will also be joining the scholastic book club to collect pajamas and books to distribute to
children
in need. environmentally-friendly
school
buses headed to baton rouge the environmental protection agency is giving the east baton rouge parish
school
system $773,000 to replace 30 of its diesel
school
buses over the next two years with more eco-friendly propane-powered buses. this grant will greatly benefit the community by improving air quality and providing a more quiet and clean ride for our students. the
school
system plans to purchase 15 propane buses for the 2017-18
school
year and 15 more for the 2018-19
school
year.
read
for the record the
children
?s coalition of greater baton rouge in partnership with volunteers in public
school
s brought the
read
for the record campaign to red stick. jumpstart?s
read
for the record campaign encourages
read
ing through a shared
read
ing experience. recently,
children
and adults in our
school
s gathered to learn, laugh, and
read
this year?s campaign book, the bear ate your sandwich by julia sarcone-roach.
read
for the record inspires adults to
read
with
children
, spurs policymakers and organizations to take action towards transformative change in early education, and puts books in the hands of more
children
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