It was announced the students will be adopting a Fisher Cat at the Jackson City Zoo. The exotic animal has not arrived at the zoo yet, but the children's donation will help support its care when it does. The Fisher Cat, also known as the European Pole cat, will also have the school's name listed as its adoption partners. Click on the hyperlinks above to see what it looks like.
Thanks to everyone who made this week possible. Don't let the fun and energy stop. Keep expressing yourself through art! Parents, ask your school board and superintendent to put public school music and art back in the curriculum.
Below is a record of my blog's posting during the week:
McHenderson Zoo Week Activities
March 2-6, 2009
Monday, March 2 · Students walk through building to view habitats and artwork Students in grades 4-6 will assemble in the gym at 12:30 p.m. to meet artist Joshua Summers · Vickie Kelly speaks to 3rd and 4th grade students in the gym
Tuesday, March 3 · Writer Anne McKee speaks in the gym to o 1st graders at 1 p.m. o 2nd graders at 1:30 p.m. o 5th graders at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 · K- 4 students only will perform skits based on Dr. Seuss stories for Phillip, Rosenbaum, and Upton.
Thursday, March 5 · Smokey the Bear will speak to K-3 students in the gym at 9 a.m. (Tommye will seek someone in the community to wear the suit.) · Outdoors sportsman Tony Kinton will speak to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in the gym at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6 · Parents Day at the school o 8:30 – 9 a.m. – Parents walk through building o 9 a.m to 9:30 a.m. – Parents read to classes o 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – K-4 graders assemble in gym for a performance of skits from students. Also at this time, we will reveal the zoo animal SLE adopted (Burke's dog "Max" will come for this) Students in 5-6 will assemble in the library from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; artist Mike Johnson will present his work
Help SLE Adopt Its Own "Wild" Animal
Students will collect quarters to donate to the Jackson Zoo to adopt a special zoo animal. Please help students by donating them your pocket change during the first week of March. The total will be announced Friday, March 6.
o Mrs. Burkes will head up the "Donations for Paw Prints" project as we collect money for the Jackson Zoo adoption. Procedure: Burkes will give "paws" to teachers who will put students' names on them and return them to her to be put on the hall walls. At lease a quarter a paw is our goal.
Tommye Rosenbaum and Jill Upton said they say saw some very good classroom skits Wednesday. Thanks to all the classes that participated. They selected the following groups to perform their skits during the assembly Friday morning: Ms. Wilson and Mrs. White's class in third grade; Ms. Tate's class in second grade; Mrs. Rushing's class in first grade; and Mrs. Watkins' class in kindergarten.
Forestry Outreach Coordinator Bill Kitchings talked to students in grades kindergarten through third grade Thursday as part of our McHenderson's Zoo activities and also because March is forest fire prevention month. This kids loved giving Smokey a hi-five as they left the program. The school also thanks special guest Brit Barnes for bringing Smokey alive for the kids. Click on Smokey Bear for more fun and information about this legendary icon.
It was a great first day of our McHenderson Zoo Week activities! Thanks to all the staff and students who made the day a success. Joshua Summers kept the fifth and sixth graders spellbound as he demonstrated his drawing skills live. Vicky Kelley entertained the third and fourth graders with a reading of her first book.
Vicky Kelly and Joshua Summers kicked off our McHenderson Zoo activities today, March 2. It was great to see the work teachers and students have put into the hall decorations. Joshua had the students spellbound as he demonstrated his art to the fifth and sixth graders. Vicky was very entertaining and fielded some great questions from the third and fourth graders about her book and the writing process.
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