EAT VEGETABLES!! Just joking! Read Across America Day has nothing to do with vegetables. So, what is read Across America Day? Read Across America Day is a national holiday celebrated on March 2nd. People usually read Dr. Seus’s books but you can read just about any book you want. Let's dive in a little deeper.

About The History:

Read Across America Day was founded by a group called the National Education Association. Another name for them is the NEA. A lot of people liked the idea so Read Across America Day was officially considered a national holiday in 1998. Ask your parents what year they were born and they were probably born before this holiday started!

Why Do We Celebrate It?:

We celebrate Read Across America Day to celebrate the joy of reading. It also brings awareness to the importance of reading in education and helps to motivate kids to read more.

Who Celebrates It?:

Librarians and teachers take this day to read stories to their students. Schools and children often celebrate this holiday as well.

What Do People Do To Celebrate This Day?:

People attend book reading contests that libraries host. Libraries may also hold fundraisers like reading to a dog. People also attend book fairs where they can buy books. Seme teachers even celebrate Dr. Seuse’s books with actual cake or jut give a packet to complete.

Things You Can Do on this Day:

1. Make a pledge to read more. You may even make a pledge to read a certain number of books over the next few months.

2. Try out a new author or book series. Ask your friends about books and authors they like and then give something new a try.

3. If you are in middle school, volunteer to be a reading buddy for a kid in elementary school. It can be fun to help someone else learn to read!

4. Dress up like the Cat in the Hat. Could be fun! You could also do a craft and make a hat like the Cat in the Hat from the book.

5. Make a bookmark using your favorite book as the theme.

Start a book club with a bunch of your friends and family. Get your mom and dad to join.

Fun Facts:

1. Research shows that if you read more, you will do better in school. A good reason to keep practicing reading!

2. Unfortunately, around 40% of school-age children are considered poor readers.

3. Singer Taylor Swift took part in the Read for Trees program which was a part of the day in 2012.

4. The average person reads around 200 to 250 words per minute.

5. If you want to be smart and successful, reading is a great place to start. It's fun too!

Conclusion:

I hope you learned something new about Read Across America Day. Be sure to visit plenty of libraries on March 2nd. Till next time, Bye!

Have you ever refused to get your vaccination because you’re scared of getting vaccines? Come on; everyone’s done it before, including me. Well, if you are scared of vaccinations after reading this article you will definitely have a different opinion about vaccinations.

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. In simple words, a vaccine is a shot that provides immunity to a specific disease. If you are getting a flu shot (a vaccine), it will give you protection against the flu. Now, in current times, if you get the Covid-19 vaccine, you will be getting protection from Covid-19. A vaccine doesn’t mean you won’t get the disease; it means that you will get protection from the disease. If you have a younger sibling, when they were born you might’ve noticed that they had to go to the doctor’s office every month to get a vaccine when they were born. That was because there are many diseases that infants can get, and the vaccine helps them prevent them. Though the vaccine is painful, it will help them later on.

You encounter thousands of germs every day. While your immune system can fight off most of them, there are some that the vaccine fights off. Do you know why you get a fever after your vaccination? Well, that is because the vaccine gives you antibodies that strengthen your immune system, but initially, your immune system is not used to those antibodies which is why your body responds to it giving you a fever. So, on March 16 take a while to reflect on why vaccines are so important, and if you are ambitious, write a paragraph in your own words about why vaccines are so important. Be sure to return it to Mrs. Santamaria’s room when you are done! Good luck with your next vaccination!

What is March Madness?

March Madness is an NCAA basketball tournament that takes place the whole month. The event was founded in 1939. This year, the games begin on March 13, 2022, and end on April 4, 2022. There are a total of 38 teams. The players work extra hard to make sure they can bring home the trophy.

Basketball

Now, you might think March Madness is a set of all sorts of different games, but it’s really just one, basketball. Basketball is all about teamwork. In this kind of game, teamwork and dedication are really the main parts. If you really want to challenge yourself to prepare for any major basketball games, try to do non-stop three-pointers.

Tickets

Most people enjoy watching March Madness games in person. Although, it's hard to get tickets, especially if you buy tickets just before the games take place. Tickets cost about $355. But, if you have the tickets for the first session, it’s in the range of $40 to $100 depending on where the game takes place. There is really only one choice once the tickets are sold out, watch on the T.V. So, I suggest that if you are a basketball fan, buy your tickets as soon as possible so that you can experience an event of a lifetime. Enjoy the show, and make sure to get a good seat!

Have you ever heard of National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day? Well, this holiday is celebrated annually on March 1. This holiday is dedicated to jazz, fine visual, performing, and auditory arts in all their glory. The earliest female figures were often pianists because playing the piano was deemed ‘appropriate’ for women. Opportunities for all-female jazz bands thrived just as World War II came around. The men were fighting in the military, and women now took their place. Since such bands were not uncommon, their popularity hit a major stride in this era. The most popular band of that time was the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Jazz music and dance were born in the U.S. post World War I and the genre gained popularity rapidly, so, it is named the ‘Golden Age.’ I love this holiday since all the black women artists are getting recognition for their music and talent.

Some activities you can do on this holiday are:

• Enjoy their creations. If you can’t take part in an event directly, you can celebrate African-American women through their creations. Listen to their music, read their literature, quote their poems, and watch their performances.

• Take part in an event. Check if organizations in your area are hosting special events for this day (and even this month). Make plans to attend at least one such celebration.

• Get in a jazz-based crash course. Revise your knowledge of jazz with documentaries and books on the genre. Check out the history of America's music through jazz's lens.

Water. Where do we see water? We see water on beaches, lakesides and etc. Oceans, lakes, seas, ponds, and rivers all are bodies of water. Have you ever heard we cannot drink ocean water? I think everyone knows that. Have you ever wondered why? This is because ocean water is saltwater. So you mean that the whole blue planet we see on a globe is all saltwater that we can not drink. Yes, that is what I mean in a way. Then what water do we drink? We drink fresh water which we do not see on a globe because only 3/100 of the earth is fresh water and 97/100 of the earth is saltwater. Half of the earth's water is frozen, that is called glaciers and ice caps. Now you might be wondering why we can not just melt the glaciers and ice caps. Now there are two reasons. The first reason is that if we do it all at once floods can happen all over the world. The 2nd reason is that we never came through a situation where we have to melt the ice caps and glaciers because we have no fresh water left but if we do we would not all be together but one chunk by one chunk. Now let's go to the point. We always use fresh water in our daily life. For example, when we wash our hands, take a bath, and do other stuff and use up so much water that we could drink all that water for 1 whole year. So that is why we celebrate a day on March 22 named World Water Day when we respect the freshwater we use in everyday life for everyday things.

An international day of celebrating freshwater was suggested at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The United Nations General Assembly answered by making 22 March 1993 the first World Water Day. Each year world water day is an aspect of freshwater.

World Water Day is an annual day held on March 22 which highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is for us to respect and celebrate freshwater. Each day is concentrated on one topic related to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. The UN World Water Development Report is released each year around World Water Day. The Un- Water is the convener for World Water Day and also selects the theme of each year's consultation with the UN. This year's (2022) theme is groundwater. Last year in 2021 the theme was “ Vauling Water.” The year after that in 2020 the theme was “ Water and Climate Change.” World Water Day is celebrated in many varieties around the world.

Yup! There is a day for math, and there are other days for arithmetic in various categories! (For example, Fibonacci Day falls on November 23 since the series begins with 1,1,2,3, and so on.) Each year, on March 14th, this day is commemorated. Let me tell you about the events of that day. The International Day of Mathematics, popularly known as Pi Day, is celebrated on March 14th. Why? Since the date is written as 3/14 and Pi is around 3.14! The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a global celebration of mathematics!

The International Day of Mathematics is a global event that celebrates mathematics! It aims to educate people about the essential role of mathematics in science and technology, improve quality of life, empower women and girls, and contribute to sustainable development. This is a relatively new event that was created just a couple of years back in 2018. Mathematics is an interesting and engaging subject, and everyone needs to get accustomed to it. So, let’s learn math, enjoy math, and celebrate math with all our hearts and brains!

The major goals of the International Day of Mathematics are to improve understanding among the general public of the importance of mathematics in education, raise awareness of the role of math in modern society, science, and disaster management; increase access to information about mathematics, increase international networking, and collaborations in public awareness of mathematics and more.

Each year, there is a new theme for the celebration of the International Day of Mathematics. Last year in 2021, the theme for this day was ‘Mathematics for a better world.’ The theme for 2022 is ‘Mathematics Unites.’ This theme was proposed by Yulia Nesterova from the University of Ottawa in Canada.

PI

Now I’m going to tell you all about Pi! This Pi isn’t the same as pie. A Pi is an irrational number, which means that it is a real number that cannot be expressed by a simple fraction. That's because pi is what mathematicians call an "infinite decimal" — after the decimal point, the digits go on forever and ever. It is the exact ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. The first 300 digits of pi are 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273. Yup that’s a lot of digits, but there is an infinite number of numbers in Pi and there is no pattern with the numbers, they don’t repeat or end. Here is the link to more numbers of pi: One Million Digits of Pi On One Page!- [Plus Guides And Information] | Pi Day

FACTS

Here are some fun facts about math that you didn’t even know!

1. The symbol for division (÷) has a name, and it is called an obelus.

2. The word ‘jiffy’ that we commonly use is a valid unit of time. It means 1/100th of a second.

3. The word ‘hundred’ comes from the old Norse term, ‘hundredth’, which means 120! So 100 means 120!

4. 4=four. ‘Four’ is the only number in the English language with the same number of letters as the number itself.

5. Albert Einstein's birthday is March 14!

SOME STUFF YOU CAN DO THIS DAY

1. Organize an event! You can organize events and activities to celebrate the International Day of Mathematics in your city or locality and invite your friends and family to participate.

2. Join a math competition! If you’re a competitive one, you can join mathematics competitions hosted virtually or physically on this day and let your genius come out!

3. Teach math! The best way to celebrate the International Day of Mathematics is by teaching math! You can help someone in your school with maths tuition and educate them about the wonderful world of math!

WHY YOU SHOULD LIKE THIS DAY

1. Math helps us understand the world. Mathematics is not just numbers; it is the art of solving problems around us. The real-life applications of mathematics are endless.

2. Math makes learning interesting! One striking thing about math is that those old concepts are as relevant as new concepts. For instance, to understand calculus, you need to understand basic algebra first, which makes learning more interesting.

3. We need an International Day of Mathematics! International Day of Mathematics is very much needed in today’s world where the Gen Z population is shying away from math. This day helps us restate the importance of mathematics in education.

Well, I guess that is all about The International Day of Mathematics. Hope you learned something new!

*Today we will talk about National Crayon Day. The creator of National Crayon Day is Trudi Pinnick Wolfe. A counselor in an elementary school in Beech Grove, India. He was inspired after he did this he asked a class to draw a complete picture with one color. After that, he asked them to take a picture of all the different colors. That is the creator of National Crayon Day.

*We will talk about how you could celebrate National Crayon Day. You can celebrate it by ordering a customized box of crayons. Another way you can celebrate it is by visiting the Crayola Experience. One last way is by making a crayon candle. Those are some ways you can celebrate National Crayon Day.

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holiday that falls upon the first day of Lent. This year's is Wednesday, March 2nd. Many Christians attend special church services. The holiday gets its name from the placing of ashes on people's foreheads in the shape of a cross. Many Christians make a Lenient sacrifice and start fasting. Lent is a period of time when people fast for forty days.

While giving a Lenten sacrifice, no one gets to watch television. Christians in Pakistan or India Practice a Black Fast. A Black Fast is a continuation of fasting until sunset. Some Roman Catholics continue to fast throughout the season of Lent. Along with Ash Wednesday comes Good Friday.

National Anthem Day on March 3 focuses on the songs countries around the world have taken and chosen to show their national identity. For America, that song is “The Star-Spangled Banner '' and has an amazing history to match any circumstances any national anthem should represent for its country.

Oreo Cookie Day is celebrated on March 6. Oreos were invented on March 6, 1912, by Porcello. Oreo headquarters is in New York City on Ninth Avenue. Oreos are made from Chocolate and heavy cream. Oreo in French means gold. The fastest oreo eater in the world ate 141 Oreos in 5 minutes. The fastest oreo eater's name is Max Stanford.

Now let us move on to traditions that people do on National Oreo Cookie Day. Some traditions have an oreo tasting. Invite friends and family to eat Oreos. Throw an oreo dessert party. Also, people make cookies and cream cakes and ice cream or buy cookies and cream cakes and ice creams. Also to keep it plain we eat Oreos. One tradition I do is to make an Oreo movie in which Oreos can talk and rule the world. The way I eat Oreos is by taking apart the top of the cookie and eating the cream then eating the rest. Those are some facts about Oreos and traditions people do on National Oreo Cookie Day.

An Indian named Chandragupta II started the worldwide Indian festival Holi, or the "Festival of Love", the "Festival of Colors,” and the "Festival of Spring." It is celebrated every year on different dates. The Holi festival is an ancient Hindu festival with its cultural acts. It is mentioned in the Puranas, Dasakumara Charita, and by the poet Kālidāsa during the 4th-century reign of Chandragupta II. The celebration of Holi is also mentioned in the 7th-century Sanskrit drama Ratnavali. The festival also celebrates the beginning of the spring harvest season. It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima or Full Moon Day falling in the month of the Hindu calendar “Phalguna’’, which falls around the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar.

The origins of Holi come from a mix of Hindu mythology including the popular legend of Hiranyakashyap, a demon king who wanted to reach immortality. He wanted everyone to worship him as God but his son, Prahlada, chose to worship Vishnu instead, which offended his father. One day the demon king asked his sister Holika, who had a magic shawl that she could not catch fire, to sit on a raging fire with Prahlada in her lap. As the fire burned, Prahlada kept calling Vishnu’s name, and Holika turned to ashes. The god Vishnu, impressed by Prahlada’s devotion, then appeared and killed the demon king, Hiranyakashyap. Since then, Holi is celebrated in the remembrance of good over evil.

Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dahan where people gather, perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their inner evil will be destroyed the way Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. The next morning is celebrated as Rangwali Holi (Dhuleti), a free-for-all festival of colors where people smear each other with colors and drench each other. Water guns and water balloons are also used to play and color each other. Anyone and everyone are fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children, and elders. The frolic and fight with colors occur in the open streets, parks, and outside temples and buildings. Groups of people carry drums and other musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People visit family, friends, and foes come together to throw colored powders at each other, laugh and gossip, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. In the evening, people dress up and visit friends and family.

People have fun all over the world by celebrating Holi. This Indian festival has a lot of cultural food, drinks, colors, bonfires, and water. This is a very fun tradition. Maybe you should try it one day.

International Day of Awesomeness is always on March tenth, but the certain day it takes place varies. For 2022 it will be on Thursday, next year it will be Friday, then Sunday, and so on. This day is meant to spread positivity.

Kevin Lawver founded the International Day of Awesomeness in 2008. He found the day while working with his colleague, he said that Lawver’s “awesomeness” needed to be celebrated. Lawver announced the holiday on Twitter, and the trend gained lots of attention. The day is celebrated on March 10th because it is on a man’s birthday, named Chuck Norris.

Have you ever wondered how the Eiffel Tower was built? Here is your answer. Well Gustave Eiffel

Countering years of skepticism, criticism, and even protests, he began working on the project on January 28, 1887. In the short span of two years, two months, and five days he completed the tower and presented it to the French government for exposition. The rest is history.

Gustave’s vision breathed new life onto the streets of Paris and transformed it into the city of love as we know it, although that wasn’t the intention. In his own words, he wanted the tower to be a symbol of the “great scientific movement of the eighteenth century and the Revolution of 1789.”

Today, the tower sits at the heart of Europe and is visited by millions of visitors every year. Since 2000, the golden grandeur of the tower has been complemented with 20,000 6W bulbs, flashed on and off in quick succession for five minutes of every twilight hour. On March 31, we celebrate the genius and his invaluable gift to the world.

The Spring Equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the equator heading north. This Spring Equinox happens on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 11:33 A.M. EST. The Spring Equinox lasts approximately 12 hours long. The Spring Equinox is important because it reveals when day and night are equal. The Spring Equinox gives about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.

The spring equinox is the moment when winter changes into spring. During this time we have more daylight giving us equal hours of daylight and night. Equinox means equal nights in Latin. Once Spring Equinox occurs we can experience longer days. The temperature outside starts to become warmer once the spring equinox occurs. This is the time of year children can begin to get outside and play in the warm weather.

Spring Equinox is celebrated differently in diverse cultures. For example in Mexico individuals will begin to celebrate by first attempting to catch the first ray of the day. Easter is celebrated around the same time Spring Equinox occurs. Another way people celebrate spring equinox is by engaging in spring cleaning, gardening, and having a picnic. Spring Equinox is a fresh start for everyone to begin a new season.

National Girl Scout Day is celebrated on March 12. Girl/ Boy scouts help around with your community by keeping the area litter-free or helping people out by giving them food, setting up medical camps, donating and collecting clothes/toys. In scouts/camps you develop self- confidence and being a good citizen. Some activities that you do are sell cookies, create your own girl scout badge, and spend time with your favorite girl scout. Girl Scouts empower girls. The girl scout sign is when you hold up three fingers. You have to use your right hand. You use your thumb to hold down your pinky finger and then lift up the middle three fingers. These three fingers represent the three parts of the Promise. The quiet sign is a way to silence a crowd without forcefully and rudely interrupting somebody. Some scouts met with the Woodbridge Watershed Ambassadors at Merrill Park to help look for, collect, and categorize Macro Bugs to see if the brook was clean or not. This group in Woodbridge recently helped to clean the Woodbridge Historical trail markers in their downtown. Girl Scout camps help to thrive communities and keep them clean to protect the environment!

Did you know there is a national puppy day? I know many people who love dogs are probably going to like this day. National puppy day is a good excuse to spend plenty of time with your puppy or dog. If you don’t have a puppy on national puppy day, maybe consider getting one! National Puppy Day was created to bring awareness to the world about puppies. National Puppy Day is on March 23. Don’t forget to mark your calendars!