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Third Grade Visited the Institute of Contemporary Art!
Submitted by: Aimee Kerr, Morse School Visual Arts Teacher
Back on December 5th, the 3rd grade went on a field trip to the ICA. After exploring the art of Yayoi Kusama this past fall, students learned about her varied interests of polka dots, pumpkins, mirrors, and infinity rooms. At the ICA, third graders were able to enter and experience her infinity room, titled "Love is Calling" first hand.
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Lunar New Year
 Submitted by: Michelle Connelly, Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Room B8 was excited to have Jeremy’s mother, father, and grandmother visit to teach us about Lunar New Year traditions from Taiwan!
Students had a chance to practice using chopsticks, try out calligraphy, and more. Each child learned how to say “Happy New Year” and “thank you” in Mandarin—and used these phrases to get a special red envelope from Jeremy’s grandmother! We want to send Jeremy’s family a big thank you for sharing their culture and their talents with our class.
To learn more about Lunar New Year please make sure to read the Holidays & Traditions submission further in this newsletter.
Third Graders Storm the Classroom
 Submitted by: Mary Gallant, 3rd Grade Teacher
Third graders spent the first part of the year learning about weather! They looked at data of weather across the world. The students wrote poems about weather in a favorite place they have visited or would like to visit. Then the students learned about all different kinds of extreme weather. They learned about hurricanes, blizzards, thunderstorms, hail storms and floods.
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Morse Family Gym Night
 On Friday, January 24, 2020 approximately 40 - 50 families attended the first ever Morse Family Gym Night. Fun was had by all! Families had the chance to purchase pizza and snacks, and participate in various activities. In the Gym they could choose from tumbling/climbing, basketball & soccer. Ping-pong was available just off the lobby in one of the hallways. In the cafeteria was a very popular choice of line dancing!
This event of course needed many volunteers. We thank those that volunteered before the event and those that stepped up that night to help. Don’t worry if you missed it, there will be two more family gym nights coming up, Friday, February 28 & March 27. I hear that a few more activities maybe added including some “Just Dance” family face-offs.
Holidays & Traditions
 Throughout this school year, the Morse Messenger newsletters have included some traditions or holidays celebrated in different cultures and parts of the world. December and into January was a time of year when there were many holidays and traditions observed. Here are some fun facts about them.
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