Students and teachers have “two” much fun celebrating Palindrome Day
February 24, 2022 at 4:25 a.m.
In case you missed it, the world of social media was abuzz on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, as “Palindrome Day” was celebrated.
A palindrome is word or phrasye that can be read the same forward and backward and, when written in its numerical form, 2/22/22 is a palindrome.
This special “Twosday” was commemorated in a variety of ways in Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Trenton.
While students in St. Mary Academy, Manahawkin; St. Mary School, Middletown, and St. Benedict School, Holmdel, donned tutus, ties, and tie-dyed apparel, those in St. Charles Borromeo School, Cinnaminson, paired up and dressed as twins, with a number of pairs wearing custom T-shirts highlighting the 2/22/22 date. In St. Joseph School, Toms River, the first grade class made time capsules to be opened on 3/3/33, the year when they will be seniors in high school and the second grade class in St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, also filled a time capsule of with their drawings and letters to themselves with strict orders– not to be opened until 2033!
In preparing for the day, teachers were mindful to create lessons that were engaging and required both critical thinking and creative thinking. Since number sense is an important part of the early childhood curriculum, the first-grade students in St. Paul School, Burlington, proudly displayed their decorated number 2s in a class photo. The Pre-K class in St. Mary of the Lakes School, Medford, worked on developing their fine motor skills during their play and while making tacos, for “Taco Twosday.” Middle school students in St. Dominic School, Brick, took the opportunity to review binary numbers during math class. In St. Rose Grammar School, Belmar, students were challenged to create a chain using only two pieces of paper in 22 minutes. The students who created the longest chain in the allotted time frame were the victors of the STEM challenge.
St. Peter School, Point Pleasant Beach, used the unique date to highlight the multiple generations of families that attend or have attended the Ocean county school over the years. Throughout the day, the school’s Facebook timeline was populated with photos of parents and their children and grandparents with their grandchildren.
When the clock struck 2:22 p.m., students in St. Joan of Arc School, Marlton, posed for a class picture while fellow Burlington county students in Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, held a dance party, closing out the “s-two-pendous” day of learning and fun in the Diocese of Trenton.Related Stories
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In case you missed it, the world of social media was abuzz on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, as “Palindrome Day” was celebrated.
A palindrome is word or phrasye that can be read the same forward and backward and, when written in its numerical form, 2/22/22 is a palindrome.
This special “Twosday” was commemorated in a variety of ways in Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Trenton.
While students in St. Mary Academy, Manahawkin; St. Mary School, Middletown, and St. Benedict School, Holmdel, donned tutus, ties, and tie-dyed apparel, those in St. Charles Borromeo School, Cinnaminson, paired up and dressed as twins, with a number of pairs wearing custom T-shirts highlighting the 2/22/22 date. In St. Joseph School, Toms River, the first grade class made time capsules to be opened on 3/3/33, the year when they will be seniors in high school and the second grade class in St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, also filled a time capsule of with their drawings and letters to themselves with strict orders– not to be opened until 2033!
In preparing for the day, teachers were mindful to create lessons that were engaging and required both critical thinking and creative thinking. Since number sense is an important part of the early childhood curriculum, the first-grade students in St. Paul School, Burlington, proudly displayed their decorated number 2s in a class photo. The Pre-K class in St. Mary of the Lakes School, Medford, worked on developing their fine motor skills during their play and while making tacos, for “Taco Twosday.” Middle school students in St. Dominic School, Brick, took the opportunity to review binary numbers during math class. In St. Rose Grammar School, Belmar, students were challenged to create a chain using only two pieces of paper in 22 minutes. The students who created the longest chain in the allotted time frame were the victors of the STEM challenge.
St. Peter School, Point Pleasant Beach, used the unique date to highlight the multiple generations of families that attend or have attended the Ocean county school over the years. Throughout the day, the school’s Facebook timeline was populated with photos of parents and their children and grandparents with their grandchildren.
When the clock struck 2:22 p.m., students in St. Joan of Arc School, Marlton, posed for a class picture while fellow Burlington county students in Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, held a dance party, closing out the “s-two-pendous” day of learning and fun in the Diocese of Trenton.