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Cupid strikes Watson and Woodside
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At Woodside's Valentine's Day parties on Feb. 14, Amya Barnette was excited to dig into some of her heart-shaped treats.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .On Feb. 11, Watson kindergartners were in a celebratory mood, throwing parties for their 100th day of school and for Valentine's Day. Ryan Lamb (standing) wore a "Happy 100 Days" hat and showed his classmates that he could count all the way to 100.
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At Woodside, Farrah Hewlett (right) was very creative when it came to creating her Valentine's box. Her Valentines were slipped into a pink and red house decorated with hearts and words like "love."
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Woodside kindergartner John Carballo was very excited when he found that his Valentines included four holographic Valentine's cards, making a whole set.
By SARAH FOOR
Students at Watson and Woodside elementary schools celebrated love and friendship during a pair of Valentine’s Day parties.
Watson was particularly festive on Feb. 11, as the school’s classrooms celebrated Valentine’s Day with the PTA, and the kindergarten classes celebrated 100 days in school together.
In Debbie Baranski’s kindergarten classroom, each student brought in 100 pieces of snack foods that Baranski then combined into a very large trail mix.
“We have 2,600 pieces of candy here. Do you think we have enough?” she asked her class.
After they said yes, Baranski handed some of the mixture to each student, while they practiced counting to 100.
Elsewhere at Watson, classrooms celebrated Valentine’s Day with PTA volunteers. The students handed notes and candy to classmates and played games like “Pin the Tail on the Cupid.”
Woodside chose to celebrate their Valentine’s Day on the official holiday, Monday.
“We wanted to celebrate on the actual date of Valentine’s Day — it’s more festive that way,” explained principal Tim Kelty, who also critiqued his wardrobe choice of a blue tie and shirt.
“However, I lost the festive memo when I woke up this morning. I should have gone with a red tie,” he reflected.
Woodside celebrated with snacks and the trading of Valentines. As cards were traded in Jen Schneider’s Woodside kindergarten room, she shared that Valentine’s is a favorite holiday of her students.
“It means more for the kids,” she said. “They’re getting recognition from people they care about and love. There is definitely a lot to love about Valentine’s Day!”