Lower Elementary A thanks the Thacher Community for generously donating to the food drive orchestrated by the children. Students filled a small truck with an impressive array of food to help our neighbors.

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Our librarian Kim selected a special book this week to honor our Food Drive wrap-up. Written for children between Kindergarten and 4th grade, "LuLu and the Hunger Monster" by Erik Talkin is a story about the realities of food insecurity from a child's perspective. The main character Lulu invites kids into her world to help them understand what it's like to battle the Hunger Monster.

New England Base Camp during Professional & Vacation Days - only two children needed.

We only need two more children to enroll! Otherwise, the Base Camp will have to be canceled.

Thacher's Family Network is partnering with New England Base Camp for Thacher School days off on 12/20, 12/21, 12/22, 1/3, and 2/18, and 4/25 of the 2021-22 school year. The Camp is for children five and up.

During these days, students will enjoy the facilities at the Camp located on Uniquity Road (5 minutes from Thacher). Programs included are nature activities, STEM programming, crafts, and much more.

The cost is $45 a day per child (8:00 am -3:30 pm). Note that the Camp will only run if a minimum number of children enroll.

Written for young readers but enjoyable for all ages, "The Colors We Share" features portraits that celebrate the diverse beauty of human skin.

Author and artist Angélica Dass questions the concept of race and the limited categories we use to describe each other by exposing how skin is composed of many colors. The book challenges us to reconsider how we see ourselves and others through similarities and differences.

Listen to the author speak about her work in the video below and consider checking a copy out for you and your family.