April Showers, Bring May Flowers!

By April, spring has finally sprung, and if we’re lucky, the weather will reflect that! Spring flowers have started to bloom, the days are getting longer, and winter's chill is fading away. We hope that your sky is bright and clear and your grass is growing green. In celebration, we have hidden some Easter eggs on this page. Find the egg and click for a surprise!

Hey Folks!

SPRING has sprung and we are on the run to sunnier days and all that a seasonal change brings.

Onward and upward as you rev up your school communities to celebrate movement through the Sharing Dance experience. Promoting ‘movement and action’ sparks excitement and fun as collectively staffs extend the ArtsAround vison of ‘working together to cultivate better attitudes, create their own pathway to success and celebrate their accomplishments in their own communities.’ Classroom teachers need to be encouraged to keep the arts alive when you are not in the building.

DRAMA has sprung too. Read ‘Why Teach Drama?’ - Then take a bow for enriching your students school experience. Bravo!

'Why Teach Drama' Article
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EARTH DAY 2023: Get Inspired. Take Action. Be a part of the green revolution.

This year's theme: INVEST IN OUR PLANET.

For Earth Day 2023, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.

WATCH NOW: THE GREAT GLOBAL CLEANUP® is a worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails, and parks — reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats, and preventing harm to wildlife and humans.

That Bee Bold

“Good morning!” said the busy bee.
I bowed to him and he bowed to me.
“I’d like to shake your hand!” said he –
But before he could I turned to flee!
I was rude perhaps, but won’t you agree
It would have been sad to shake hands
with a bee!

by Lenore Hetrick

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Dates to Remember

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(Click the dates to learn more!)

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Download "Active April 2023" Calendar
Download Earth Day Classroom Posters
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Earth Day
Our Planet: Our Planet (49:47)
Spring: Animated Short Film (7:44)
Brain Break - Spring Edition (6:04)
Springtime: Morning Relaxing Music (3hr)
Celebrate World Penguin Day! | Penguinpalooza (3:54)

Did You Know!?!

What is the meaning of the word April?

To Open

Where was the Last Supper held?

Jerusalem

What is the flower of Easter?

Lily

Which famous rabbit is associated with Easter?

Peter Cottontail

Why is it good to plant seeds in spring?

The once frozen ground becomes softer and absorbs more water to yield plants
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