Second Graders Visit to the Library
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| Second Grade 2017 |
Today second graders visited the Mercer Carnegie Library. They learned about the Summer Reading Program, what wonderful books we have, and how we organize our books.
Solar Eclipse 4/8/24
SOLAR ECLIPSE On April 8, 2024, the Sun and the Moon are lining up to give us an opportunity to see a partial solar eclipse. WHAT IS IT? A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, and the Moon (which is between the Sun and Earth) temporarily blocks the Sun’s light. The kind of eclipse you see from your location depends on the Moon’s orbital path across Earth’s surface and how far away the Moon is from Earth and from the Sun. There are three different types of solar eclipses: partial, total, and annular. A partial solar eclipse is when the Moon partly covers the Sun—it usually looks like a bite has been taken out of it! A total solar eclipse is when the Moon totally covers the Sun. An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon appears a little smaller in the sky than the Sun, so it cannot fully block the Sun’s rays. During an annular eclipse, you’ll see a bright ring around the edges of the Moon with
