What's Up This Week? 3/31 - 4/1/2014

What’s up this week?

Key		Holidays & Fun Days to Celebrate History Entertainment
M	3/31	Bunson Burner Day Tater Day 1918 | For the 1st time U.S. Daylight Saving Time went info effect 1994 | "Nature" magazine announced that a complete skull of Australppithecus afarensis had been found in Ethiopia. The finding is of humankind's earliest ancestor. 2004 | Google Inc. announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail.
T	4/1	April Fools Day National One Cent Day National Sourdough Bread Day National Fun Day Poetry & The Creative Mind Day Reading is Funny Day 1970 | Cigarette Ads Banned from Radio & TV 1976 | Apple Computer Founded
W	4/2	National Reconciliation Day National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day International Children's Book Day National Walking Day World Autism Day
Th	4/3	Weed Out Hate: Sow The Seeds of Greatness Day National Tweed Day National D.A.R.E. Day National Chocolate Mousse Day 1860 | 1st Pony Express Service
F	4/4	National Walk Around Things Day National School Librarian day Vitamin C Day 1968 | Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated 1975 | Microsoft was founded
S	4/5	National Go For Broke Day National Caramel Day National Read a Road Map Day International Pillow Fight Day National Love Our Children Day 1614 | Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
S	4/6	National Student-Athlete Day Army Day Hostess Twinkie Day 1909 | North Pole was reached for the 1st time 1917 | U.S. entered WW1 Academy Of Country Music Awards (CBS) Game Of Thrones Season Four Premiere (HBO)

What Is Up This Week 3/24 - 3/30/2014

National Cleaning Week: 23-29  Meat Free Week: 24-30  National LGBT Health Awareness Week: 24-28
Key		Holidays & Fun Days to Celebrate History Entertainment
M	3/24	International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Dignity of Victims  National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day  1989 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
T	3/25	American Diabetes Association Alert Day  (4th Tuesday) International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic National Medal of Honor Day Pecan Day Vaffeldagen (Waffle Day)  Story Of The Jews Series Premiere (PBS)
W	3/26	Make Up Your Own Holiday Day Purple Day  Spinach Day  1937 |Spinach growers in TX erected a statue of Popeye
Th	3/27	Celebrate Exchange Day Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day World Theatre Day 1794 |The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy. 1884 | The first long-distance telephone call was made from Boston to New York. 1912 |The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. The trees were a gift from Japan.  Surviving Jack Series Premiere (Fox)
F	3/28	Virtual Advocacy Day
S	3/29	Earth Hour (Not to be confused with Earth Day. This pertains to turning off lights.) National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day 1886 | Coca- Cola Invented	International Listening Weekend lis·ten  (lĭs′ən) intr.v. lis·tened, lis·ten·ing, lis·tens 1. To make an effort to hear something:  2. To pay attention; heed
S	3/30	Honesty Day I Am In Control Day Mothering Sunday Pencil Day 1533 | Henry VIII divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Game Of Thrones Season 4 Premiere (HBO)

What's Up This Week 3/17 - 3/23/2014

What’s up this week?

Flood Safety Awareness Week      Act Happy Week      Wildlife Week
Key		Holidays & Fun Days to Celebrate History Entertainment
M	3/17
T	3/18	Awkward Moments Day Forgive Mom and Dad Day National Biodiesel Day 1937 | Natural Gas Explosion Kills 300 School Children in Texas 1965 | 1st Space Walk
W	3/19	Goddess of Fertility Day  (Day before the Spring Equinox) Kick Butts Day  Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
Th	3/20	Absolutely Incredible Kid Day Alien Abduction Day  International Astrology Day (Spring Equinox) International Day of Happiness    Ostara (Spring Equinox) Now Ruz (Persian New Year)  Vernal Equinox (Spring) 12:57 pm EDT
F	3/21	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination International Day of Forests and The Tree  National Single Parent Day  Poetry Day  World Down Syndrome Day  1963 | The famed prison Alcatraz closes its doors
S	3/22	Education and Sharing Day International Goof-off Day World Day for Water (aka World Water Day)  1765 | Stamp Act imposed on the American Colonies  1894 | 1st Stanley Cup game played
S	3/23	Near Miss Day OK Day  World Meteorological Day

                                                                                             

Have a great week everybody! 

Why Math Counts...

100 plastic pennies for $3.49...how about I give you 100 real pennies instead? 

What's Up This Week 3/3 - 3/9/2014

Celebrations to Celebrate All Week Long...  Celebrate Your Name Week | Newspaper in Education Week  World Orphan Week  National School Breakfast Week  | Cheerleading Week
Key		Holidays & Fun Days to Celebrate History Entertainment
M	3/3	Fun Facts About Names Day   I Want You To Be Happy Day World Wildlife Day   National Anthem Day NEA's Read Across America Day  Princess Day  1847 | Inventor Alexander Gram Bell’s B-day Bates Motel Season Two Premiere (A&E)
T	3/4	Mardi Gras Pancake Day & National Pancake Day (IHOP) National Grammar Day Peace Corp Day Unique Names Day 1789 | U.S. Constitution went into effect
W	3/5	Discover What Your Name Means Day 1770 | Boston Massacre
Th	3/6	Day of The Dude  Nametag Day Oreo Cookie Day  World Book Day
F	3/7	Cereal Day  Dress in Blue Day  National Be Heard Day National Doodle Day  National Cereal Day
S	3/8	Day for Women's Rights & Int. Peace Genealogy Day Girls Write Now Day National Proofreading Day
S	3/9	Barbie Day Panic Day Girl Scout Sunday Once Upon A Time Spring Premiere (ABC) Daylight Savings Time Begins - Remember Spring Forward, Fall Back

                                                                                             

Have a great week everybody!                              

Monthly Celebrations – March

Food

• National Frozen Food Month Link
• Bell Peppers and Broccoli Month Link

Youth & Child

• Child Life Month Link
• Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science & Engineering Month Link
• Honor Society Awareness Month Link
• International Expect Success Month Link
• International Ideas Month
• International Listening Awareness Month
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• Music In Our Schools Month Link
• National Athletic Training Month  Link
• National Cheerleading Safety Month Link
• National Color Therapy Month Link
• National Craft Month Link
• National Ethics Awareness Month
• National Essential Tremor Awareness Month Link
• National Kite Month
• National March Into Literacy Month
• National On-Hold Month
• National Peanut Month
• National Umbrella Month
• Optimism Month
• Play The Recorder Month
• Save Your Vision Month
• Sing With Your Child Month
• Spiritual Wellness Month
• Youth Art Month

via http://www.brownielocks.com/march.html