-Saturday, May 9th-International Migratory Bird Day. For more information click here.
-Tuesday, May 12th-Math MCAS begins
-Sunday, May 24th-Runner’s Alley Red Hook Race. For more information click here.
-Monday, May 25th-Memorial Day
-Wednesday, May 27th-Middle School Half Day
Past News:
THE BOSTON MARATHON-
[This was a while ago, but I haven’t sent out a MWG since].
In the 113th Running of the Boston Marathon there were 22,849 finishers, times ranging from just over two hours, all the way to seven hours!
Elite Women- The women’s winner was Salina Kosgei of Kenya, with a time of 2:32:16.She came in 10th in the Olympic Games. She and Dire Tune [defending champion] finished with one second between them, a course record-breaking closeness. Dire Tune, from Ethiopia came in second with a time of 2:32:16. Kara Goucher, an American hope for a win, was with them most of the way, but finished third with a time of 2:32:25.
Elite Men: The men’s winner was Deriba Merga [who came in fourth in the Olympic Games], from Ethiopia, with a time of 2:08:42. He was 40 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Daniel Rono, of Kenya with a time of 2:09:32. Third place was Ryan Hall, the American that was hoped to win, with a time of 2:09:40.
Wheelchair- Ernest Van Dyk, of South Africa, won for a record-tying 8th time for the men’s wheelchair with a time of 1:33:29! Wakako Tsuchida won for the women with a time of 1:54:37.
My dad wrote an article about what it was like to run the marathon. To see it click here.
THE DAY OF THE BABY’S- April 28th is now an official Moisen Holiday. Baby Appreciation Day in honor of the two babies’s born that day, Jacklyn and Molly! Here are pictures:
Molly:
Jacklyn:
Arts Fest and 6th Grade Band and Chorus Concert- The Arts Fest took place Wednesday, May 6th, Thursday, May 7th, and Friday May 8th. The 6th Grade combined Band and Chorus preformed at 6:30 on Friday. 
