Happy Back to School and Labor Day from the Jersey Cats Emporium

WELCOME TO THE
JERSEY CATS EMPORIUM
LABOR DAY AND HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS!!!!

Time to go back to school. Simba had a real big surprise in June. He got a new little brother named Sammy. (Not really a good surprise!) Simba and Sammy dont get along too well yet . But, Simba and Sammy had a fun summer but September is here! We just can't believe another summer came and gone. Simba was a real lucky kitty this summer. Meowmie was home with me all summer. Simba goes out at 9 A.M. mainly to avoid Sammy and then he never comes home when it is time for supper. Simba is going to be real sad when the cold weather comes and he has to stay inside.

Sorry Sammy, you are just a little kitten, you will
have to wait for next year to go to kittygarden!

Ode to Kitty Cats in School

Kitty Cats are made as varied as the
flowers of the garden,
Each one unique, fragile and precious.
Their growth is to be watched over and nurtured.
And like the garden, the kitty cat classroom
should be relaxed and vibrant.
Where each kitty cat
--from the slowest learner to the gifted---
does the best he or she can,
Where the challenge of learning
never overpowers the joy of living.

Where do you want to go next??
Here is our Navigation Bar to get around our site:

Here comes the school bus to take
the Kitties off to Kittygarden!

Have fun at your first day in school all you kitties

History of Labor day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September. In 2006, Labor Day will be September 4.

The origins of the American Labor Day can be traced back to the Knights of Labor in the United States and a parade organized by them on September 5, 1882 in New York City. They were inspired by an annual labor parade held in Toronto, Canada. In 1884 another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to make this an annual event. Other labor organizations (and there were many), but notably the affiliates of the International Workingmen's Association favored a May 1 holiday. With the event of Chicago's Haymarket riots in early May of 1886, president Grover Cleveland believed that a May 1 holiday could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus, fearing that it might strengthen the socialist movement, he quickly moved in 1887 to support the position of the Knights of Labor and their date for Labor Day.

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The September date has remained unchanged, even though the government was encouraged to adopt May 1 as Labor Day, the date celebrated by the majority of the world. Moving the holiday, in addition to breaking with tradition, could have been viewed as aligning the U.S. labor movements with internationalist sympathies.

Labor Day is generally regarded simply as a day of rest and, unlike May Day, political demonstrations are rare. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water activities, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. Some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school. However, of late, schools have begun well before Labor Day, up to the 15th of August in many urban districts, including Nashville and Atlanta.

One of the largest modern traditions of Labor Day in the United States is the annual telethon of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, hosted by Jerry Lewis to fund research and patient support programs for the various diseases grouped as muscular dystrophy. The telethon raises tens of millions of dollars each year. In 2005, despite the recent catastrophe caused by Hurricane Katrina, nearly $55 million was raised over 21 hours.

Information thanks to Wikipedia