What's Up This Week? 12/24 - 12/29/2013

What’s up this holiday week?

M	12/23	ABC | Chipmunk Christmas
T	12/24	National Eggnog Day Christmas Eve ABC Family | A Very Brady Christmas NBC | It’s A Wonderful Life ABC | Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (movie) 1865 The Ku Klux Klan was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee
W	12/25	Christmas Day TBS | A Christmas Story ABC | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade FOX | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas  CW | Merry Madagascar 1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians
Th	12/26	National Candy Cane Day 1966 The first Kwanzaa is celebrated
F	12/27	National Fruitcake Day
S	12/28	1846 Iowa became the 29th state in the United States 1869 William F. Semple patented chewing gum. 1945 Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.
S	12/29	Pepper Pot Day 1845 Texas became the 28th state in the United States

Have a great week &and safe holiday everybody!

What Is Up This Week 12/16-12/22/2013

What is up this week?

M	12/16
T	12/17	1903 The Wright Brothers made their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
W	12/18	(CBS) Home For the Holidays with Celine Dion (CW) The iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2013
Th	12/19	Look for an Evergreen Day
F	12/20	Go Caroling Day 1803 The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million (Fox) Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
S	12/21	Humbug Day Look on the Bright Side Day 1620 The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, MA 1937 Disney's Snow White, the first feature length color and sound cartoon, premiered Winter Solstice - marks the longest night in Northern Hemisphere and longest day in the Southern Hemisphere (ABC) I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
S	12/22

Have a great week everybody!

What is up this week?

M	12/9	Christmas Card Day National Pastry Day
T	12/10	Human Rights Day 1817 Mississippi became the 20th state. 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. DVD Releases: Despicable Me 2
W	12/11	National Noodle Ring Day 1816 Indiana became the 19th state. 1941 Germany & Italy declared war on the United States
Th	12/12	Poinsettia Day
F	12/13	Ice Cream Day Movie Release | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug TV | Toy Story Movie Marathon starts at 4:30 pm on ABC Family
S	12/14	1799 George Washington dies at age 67 1819 Alabama became the 22nd state. TV | It’s A Wonderful Life (NBC) TV | Frosty Returns (CBS)
S	12/15	Bill of Rights Day 1791 The Bill of Rights are enacted, amending the U.S. Constitution 1939 Gone With the Wind premiered in where else but Atlanta, Georgia. 1966 Walt Disney passed away.

Have a great week everybody!

This Day In History | The 13th Amendment was Ratified - No More Slavery

This Day In History | The 13th Amendment was Ratified - No More Slavery

rat·i·fy ˈratəˌfī/

verb past tense: ratified; past participle: ratified

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".

10 Facts about the 13th Amendment

To read & learn more about the history of the 13th Amendment visit some of these sites: 

• Great American History - 13th Amendment
• Teacher Vision - US Constitution
• History Channel - 13th Amendment
• Education Portal - 13th Amendment

What is up this week? Dec. 2 - 8, 2013

What is up this week?

M	12/2
T	12/3	Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony during Christmas in Rockefeller Christmas Special (NBC)
W	12/4	·         Santa's List Day ·         National Cookie Day (like we need a reason to eat cookies) ·         Special Kids Day – Learn how to get involved by visiting http://specialkidsday.org/
Th	12/5	·         Day of the Ninja Muppet Christmas Carol (ABC)
F	12/6	·         Saint Nicholas Day Full Moon
S	12/7	·        International Civil Aviation Day ·        Letter Writing Day Martin Van Buren becomes the eighth President of the United States, and the first president to be born in this country.
S	12/8	·         National Brownie Day One Direction on SNL (NBC)

Have a great week everybody!

December Monthly Celebrations

December

Monthly Celebrations

Bingo's Birthday Month

Had no clue what they meant by Bingo – turns out it is the game!  Bingo started way back in 1500’s Italy and didn’t make it to the USA until 1929.

Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month

            Website to help make a secure password

Safe Toys & Gifts Month

Stress-Free Family Holiday Month

Universal Human Rights Month

What are Human Rights? As defined by the United Nations: Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.

To learn more about Human Rights and how you can help visit the United Nations Human Rights

World AIDS Month

Write to a Friend Month

If you are to old to write to Santa, try writing to a Grandparent or send a letter to a solider thanking them for their service  Two sites you can do this through are Letters to Soldiers and Operation Gratitude.

National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month

Quince and Watermelon Month

Do you know what a quince Is, what it tastes or even what it looks like?  It is a fruit, that is golden-yellow and pear shaped, that must be cooked before eating. After cooking it is commonly made into jams, jellies, added to pies and applesauce’s.

Spiritual Literacy Month