Thursday, September 22, 2011

600 Ansonia students craft pinwheels for peace (video)

Sixth-grader Joshua Calderon, 11, joined classmates to plant pinwheels in front of John C. Mead School in Ansonia, marking the International Day of Peace Wednesday. Arnold Gold/Register 

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — John C. Mead School students combined low-tech and high-tech concepts to celebrate International Day of Peace Wednesday.
About 600 children in kindergarten through grade 6 crafted paper pinwheels under the direction of art teacher Lisa Toto for a Pinwheels for Peace project.
Toto along with sixth-grade teacher Melissa Warner and life skills teacher Andrea Card worked with students in the art and literacy project.


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