Superintendent's Snow Day Challenge
The challenge winner will get to choose either a Scholastic book of their choice OR spending time with the Superintendent!
Submissions are due one week from the school cancellation day. Please submit the form under the appropriate Snow Day Challenge below in order to be considered.
December 17th was the third snow day of the 2019-2020 School Year
Snow Day #1
December 2, 2019
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. ~ Amelia Earhart
In this season of gratitude and generosity, write or draw about an act of kindness you have performed. Demonstrate how it made you feel and how your kindness may help to promote other acts of kindness.
Snow Day #2
December 3, 2019
We are all working to uphold RAISE to combat bullying. For your snow day challenge, do one of the following tasks. If you have children in multiple grade levels, feel free to work together!
Pre-K through Grade 5
- Design an “Anti-Bullying” poster for your school or classroom
Grades 6 through 12:
- Your school wants to establish an “Anti-Bullying Campaign,” but it must first decide on what it will include. What are realistic goals for the campaign, and what intermediate steps should be taken to achieve those goals?
Snow Day #3
December 17, 2019
You are wealthy individual who wishes to give some of your money to a worthy charity. How will you decide on which charity to give your donation, and how do you expect your money to be spent?
Pre-K through Grade 3
- Draw a picture or write a paragraph about the charity you think is most deserving of a donation.
Grades 3 through 5:
- Write a paragraph and draw a picture describing the charity you would choose. Explain why you made this choice.
Grades 6 through 12:
- Research different charities online. Choose the one that you think would use your donation most effectively. Explain using evidence from your research.