Parents Newsletter - March 2022

Fun Facts About the Month of March

March is known for two major reasons – one to find the pot of gold, rainbows and leprechauns, and the other is for the changing of the clocks and the beginning of Spring!

In old Roman calendars, one year used to be ten months long, starting in March and ending in December. The length of February was finalized when Julius Caesar remade the Roman calendar and assigned the month 28 days and 29 days.

• If you were born in March, your birth flower is a daffodil!
• March babies are spoiled with two birthstones: aquamarine, and bloodstone which symbolize courage.
• There are two zodiac signs in March; Pisces, which is until March 20, and Aries which is from the 21st.
• The first month of spring is March, which starts between the 19th and the 21st.
• March is the equivalent of September in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Every year, March and June finish on the same day of the week.
• March is the time of year when animals start waking up from hibernation.
• The Vernal Equinox occurs around March 20 or 21. This is when the sun is directly above the equator, making the day and night equal length.
• Saint Patrick’s Day occurs every March 17th, celebrated in many western countries.
• On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first-ever phone call. It was to his assistant and he said “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
• Daylight Savings. Time begins at 2am on Sunday March 13, 2022. DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS ONE HOUR AHEAD!

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