Kidsday: 'Be the Change'
"Be the Change" is our Waverly Park School slogan. It was Gandhi's quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world," that we got it from.
Last year our school slogan was "Dare to Care." Every year we try to pick a slogan about our environment, about our nice school and how we want the world to be a better place. It can inspire others by telling them to help clean the environment and help change the world for a better and healthier planet.
Be the change you wish to see in the world means that if you want the world to be more green, let it begin with you. Let others follow you to help make a better world. We can be more green by cleaning our oceans. For example, did you know that sea turtles and other wildlife die every day from eating plastic bags. Sometimes the turtles mistake bags for jellyfish, their favorite snack. We want to clean the environment and "Be the Change!"
Learning about the Holocaust
We had a special fifth-grade assembly about the Holocaust. In this assembly, Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a woman who survived the Holocaust, came in and talked to us about her tragic experience in Germany. She was separated from her family and was able to survive on very little food and water, while suffering from typhus. During this assembly she talked about the games she played to keep busy, the four perfect pebble game, and also about her survival. Marion also co-wrote a book, "Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story" (Scholastic). This book is about how she and her family were in the Holocaust and how they survived life in Germany. We are so lucky to hear her story because there are not many Holocaust survivors left. You can contact Marion at marion@fourperfect pebbles.com and she might even be able to come to your school too. She lives on Long Island.
--Kidsday Reporter Matthew Geller
Game review: EyePet
The game EyePet for the PlayStation3 Move (Sony) was a lot of fun. The graphics for the 3-D vision were unbelievable. I thought that the introduction to learn how to train your pet should have been a little shorter, but that is just a small complaint. I enjoyed the variety of activities you can do with your pet. I liked that the tokens can be spent on different items. I also liked that when you use this game you can see yourself in the TV as part of the game. I think kids between the ages of 4 and 9 would enjoy this game most. If you like pets and video games, give this one a try.
--Kidsday Reporter Ben Tetelman
CLASS OF THE WEEK: Shari Bowes' fourth-grade class, WAVERLY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, East Rockaway
