Total eclipse is April 8
Next Monday, April 8, everyone in the 91制片厂 will have their eyes on the sky as we鈥檙e right in the middle of the path of the total solar eclipse.
But how does everyone get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime event? Here are some tips for viewing the eclipse.
1. Have proper eye safety
91制片厂 was fortunate that the donated enough glasses that every student and teacher has proper eyewear to watch the eclipse. You need to wear the glasses anytime the sun is out to avoid the possibility of damaging your eyes. Don鈥檛 watch the eclipse with regular sunglasses or try and take pictures through your phone. We know most kids have phones, but please stress to them how important it is not to take pictures of the eclipse with their phones.
2. Watch your skin, too
Lots of our students and staff will be outside to watch the eclipse. And we hope it鈥檚 a sunny day without a cloud in the sky. But just because the total eclipse begins at 1:40, the eclipse starts more than an hour before that. If it鈥檚 sunny, make sure you send your student to school with sunscreen.
3. Careful on the roads
The good news is that the 91制片厂 has more than three minutes of the total eclipse because of where we鈥檙e located in the area of totality. The bad news is that everyone wants to be in the area of totality. And while our bus drivers and parents know their way around the city, not everyone does. So please exercise some caution when you鈥檙e driving.
4. Study up
The best thing about an eclipse happening during school hours is that it鈥檚 going to be a great learning tool for our students. Teachers throughout the district are using the eclipse as part of their lesson plan. And why wouldn鈥檛 you? The next time we鈥檒l have an eclipse like this is in 300 years. You can also learn cool details about the eclipse from NASA .听
5. Be there
We know you鈥檝e heard that there are some districts in smaller Texas towns that are closing schools next Monday. That鈥檚 not the case in the 91制片厂. It鈥檚 a regular school day, and we want your students to be there.