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Pre-School Ruminations; Todd Principal Talks STEM
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Patch wants to make your life a little bit easier. Here are a few things to keep in mind today in the Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville:
1. Do gender stereotypes make it seem like girls can't perform as well in math and science? Todd Elementary School Principal Nadine McDermott discusses how the Singapore math program can help all students "lose their fear of math" in a blog post.
2. What happens after the first day of school? Pleasantville Children's Center teacher Monica Acker talks about child-parent separation during the school year. Read her post here.
3. Wednesday's forecast: sunny, in the 70s—and it won't be quite as chilly tonight.
4. Home Invasion Report Prompted Ossining Schools Lockdown was one of yesterday's most-read stories.
5. Could a mall massacre like the recent bloodbath in Kenya happen in Westchester? Read more: Kenya's Mall Massacre: What If It Happened Here?
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