Published: October 07, 2008 10:56 pm            

Across the Wabash Valley

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Community Christian

Kindergartners recently read “Bartholomew and the Oobleck” by Dr. Suess, then went to the art room and made their own green slimy oobleck. The students tried to pick it up, hold it in their hands and roll it into a ball. Some dived right into the project and others entered very cautiously. But all had fun with their oobleck. At the end of the day, each kindergarten student took some oobleck home in a zip-closure bag to share with mom and dad.

— kindergarten teacher

Cindy May

Preschool and prekindergarten students under the direction of “Miss Susie” Anderson and “Miss Emily” Gonzalez recently enjoyed a trip to Ditzler’s Orchard. Students invited family members to take a walk in the orchard as well as learn many apple facts. They saw where the bees live and learned how important they are to the apple trees. Children and guests saw how apples are washed, bagged and stored in the giant refrigerator. Bobbing for apples was great fun and tasting was even better. Thanks, Ditzler’s, for a great apple-happy trip.

— School office



Consolidated

October is a busy month at Sugar Creek Consolidated. The Sugar Creek Fire Department will present a fire safety program on Thursday. They will present safety talks, display equipment and lead a mock fire scenario. During the week of Oct. 20, students and staff will participate in emergency awareness drills. They will practice for different types of emergencies such as fire, tornado, earthquake, bomb threat, and intruder entering the building.

The fall carnival is scheduled 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24. That evening, students can bring their families and friends to share fun games and delicious treats. The Parent Club will sponsor a silent auction of items donated by local businesses.

The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department will visit the students to discuss safety tips that should be used during trick-or-treating. Each child will receive a reflective treat bag. Sugar Creek Consolidated Anchors wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween!

— Grade 2

Mrs. Dailey/Mrs. Whitesell



Davis Park

Fourth-grade students at Davis Park spent a fantastic September day at Richard Lieber State Park in Putnam County. We began our quest of the great outdoors near the marsh area of the park where our knowledgeable guide, Vickie, told us about the history of the park. She also shared historical information about the bald eagle and the programs established to help reintroduce eagles to Indiana. Did you know the eagle can have a wing span of up to six feet?

Students also were able to attach new meaning to the words “predator” and “prey” as they played a game in a portion of the woods. The teachers were the “predators” and had to stay within their restricted spaces as the “prey” (the students) hid and tried not to be seen. During the first game, more than half the students were caught, but after a discussion of the importance of staying hidden and quiet, the second game ended with many fewer students being seen and captured by the teachers. Students got a better understanding of the survival skills that animals in the wild must have in order to survive.

After the game, students engaged in several tugs-of-war. The final competition found the girls tugging against the boys, and well, the results surprised a few. Ask one of the fourth-graders to tell you about it. Students then ate lunch and were treated to some Native American stories, did two crafts, learned the true story of Smokey the Bear, and even got to meet him. Some of the children were very surprised that Smokey knew some sign language, and the fact that Mrs. Hicks was missing during his visit. Hmmmmm!

Lieber State Park is a wonderful place not only for school children, but should be on every family’s list of places to go and spend the day. The students at Davis Park think this field trip “rocked!”

— Susan Pickard



DeVaney

The first-graders at DeVaney know all about the life cycle of a butterfly. We have had two caterpillars in our room that we’ve watched grow and eat and grow and eat. The students were very excited to see how beautiful a Monarch chrysalis is, and how it changes as well. Right before the butterfly emerges, the chrysalis turns clear and you can see the butterfly inside. One of our butterflies came out over the weekend and the children weren’t able to see it, but our second one came out right after recess. We were able to watch it hang and let its wings dry out. Then we took it outside and let it go at the end of the day. The students gained so much knowledge from experiencing the butterfly life cycle first hand. They now also have a new respect for butterflies and other living creatures.

We had a great turnout for our Fall Festival. Students and parents were able to enjoy food, games, prizes, a basket raffle, and a book fair. Thanks to everyone who helped make the evening so great!

— Julie Sutliff



Farrington Grove

Farrington Grove’s fourth-grade teachers and students sponsor Family Skate Night at Terre Haute Skate World the first Thursday of each month. Some of the proceeds are used to support fourth-grade field trips. During the winter, fourth-graders will travel to Indianapolis to tour the Indiana State Museum and see a special educational presentation at the IMAX 3-D Theater. We will visit Fowler Park for Pioneer Days. In May, students will visit several historical sites in Vincennes after studying Indiana history throughout the year.

Fourth-graders elected to the Student Council for the 2008-09 school year include Alexis Sewell, Brooke Morris, Macy Crapo, Keith Porter, Sunny Straw, Baily Rennick, Heaven Ward, Ke’ira Ellington, Zane Olson, Deana Morris, Maddie Neice and Taylor Loyd.

Our Character Ed representatives for the month of September include Josiah Wallace, Ke’ira Ellington and Lexia Reyher. These are most “enthusiastic” fourth-graders.

Farrington Grove’s No Bullies Club is now under way. Fourth-graders elected to the club for this school year include Macy Crapo, Brooke Morris, Ashley Prouse, Ashlyn Switzer-Jones, Jeremiah Miles and Lexia Reyher. They will attend meetings and participate in activities throughout the school year.

This year several fourth-graders have been chosen to participate in the school’s choir. This year’s Tiger Tones are Samantha Winter, Brooke Morris, Alexis Sewell, Kaitlyn Richards, Levi Hyde, Kayla Pastorius, Jacob Baker, Robert Bolling, Gabriel Busald, Ashlyn Palmer, Emma Smith, Sunny Straw, Marquise Williams, Jasmine Rasoo, Jocelyn Lyttle, Deana Morris, Maddie Neice, Grace Roberts, Kenneth Sarmiento, Rozz Uryga, Madison Kerns, Zane Olson and Maddy Crapo.

The fourth-graders are off to a great school year!

— Fourth-grade teachers Jayne Odum, Liz Robinson and Vickie Thiede



Fayette

The Fayette Elementary School Community Organization along with the Fayette cafeteria staff and Scott Rohrbach, Fayette’s PE teacher, sponsored the annual Grandparents’ Day breakfast and program last Thursday. As grandmothers entered the building, they were presented with a carnation from FESCO.

The day started at 7 a.m. with a breakfast of biscuits and gravy served by the parent organization and the Fayette cafeteria staff: Brenda Bryan, cafeteria manager; and Judy Holmes and Twyla Scott. The tables were decorated with recipe card holders and a favorite recipe made by the students in Mrs. Curley and Mrs. Kastigar’s fourth-grade classes.

After breakfast, grandparents and their grandchildren had their picture taken in a fall scene by the parents’ group. They toured their grandchildren’s classrooms and visited the library media center’s fall book fair.

The morning ended with a program presented by Mr. Rohrbach and the students in third, fourth and fifth grade. The students displayed several examples of the activities they participate in during their physical education classes.

The program ended with the presentation of mums by Fayette teachers to the grandparents who traveled the farthest, Wilson and Jane Poff from Bramwell, W.Va.; the grandparent with the most grandchildren in all, Carolyn Dispennet; the oldest grandmother, Jean Chappelle; most children at Fayette, John and Carolyn Marrs; and the youngest grandchild, Ron and Maria Heyen.

It is always a great pleasure to welcome our students’ grandparents to school and Grandparents’ Day is a highlight of the fall season. Thank you to all who were able to attend.

— Sally Carpenter,

library media specialist



Franklin

Mrs. Cox, Franklin Elementary first-grade teacher and sponsor of Franklin’s Student Council, announces that Student Council members have been chosen for this school year. Franklin’s Student Council is an active group that among other activities, hosts school functions and raises money for charity. Students chosen to represent Franklin must be good students and responsible citizens.

Congratulations to the following Franklin students for being chosen for our Student Council: From Mrs. Cox’s classroom, Sydney Dunkin and Austin Fulford; from Mrs. Phegley’s classroom, Courtney Carroll and Billy Reynolds; from Mrs. Norris’ classroom, Kassi Ward and Tanis Lake; from Mrs. Afdahl’s classroom, Olivia Sowards and Zach Baldwin; from Mrs. Hewitt’s classroom, Jasmyn Paauwe and Jayden Wilkins; from Ms. Newport’s classroom, Emily Sutton and Jesse Whitsit; from Mrs. Greasor’s classroom, Sharaya Cook and Nathan Fulk; from Mrs. Marrs’ classroom, Amber Winn and Matthew Wilson; from Mrs. Dunkin’s classroom, Sarah Galbraith and Najah Session; from Ms. Garrett’s classroom, Ashley Bishop and Dalton Schatz; from Ms. Earl’s classroom, Diamond White and A.J. Smith; and from Mrs. Huey’s classroom, Bailee Dandridge and Savion Purnell.

— School staff



Fuqua

The kindergarten students at Fuqua are settling into a routine and embracing their first school experience. We began the school year with a nursery rhyme unit. During this three-week unit, the students were able to participate in many fun activities. The children inserted their name into the “Jack Be Nimble” nursery rhyme and got to jump over a candlestick. This was just one of many fun activities. We all had fun during our nursery rhyme unit.

During the month of September, the students learned about apples and seasons. We kicked off our apple unit with an apple taste test. The children sampled three types of apples and voted on their favorite. We then graphed the results! During this unit we talked about how an apple tree changes during the different seasons and what the tree looks like during different times of the year. The students also learned that the skin of an apple can be red, yellow or green and that there are many different types of apples. Snack time was extra fun during our apple unit because each day the children were able to sample something made from apples. Included on our menu: apple juice, apple pie, apple butter, applesauce and caramel apples.

The month of October is filled with many more fun learning experiences. We have been learning about pumpkins and are looking forward to our field trip to Pumpkin Works. The students are also very excited about dressing up on Halloween and parading around the school.

We can only hope that the remainder of the year will be as “spook-tacular” as the beginning has been at Fuqua.

— Laura Margason,

kindergarten teacher

Fuqua first-graders set off for an adventure to Richard Lieber State Park on Sept. 25. We received tree cookie necklaces and learned how to tell the age of a tree by counting the rings. We talked about the variety of trees that can be seen at Lieber State Park and some helpful things trees do for us. The students had a lot of fun making their own leaf print T-shirts.

We took a hike and learned some special things about bald eagles. We also talked about some of the fun things our students could do with their families at Lieber. They could go camping, fishing, hiking and swimming. On our way back to the activity shelter, we stopped to play a game of predator and prey. The students learned how important camouflage is to forest animals. We also learned a lot about the Virginia possum, Indiana’s only marsupial.

Before heading home, we sang “Happy Birthday” to Smokey the Bear. We learned never to play with matches or lighters. The kids got a real bear hug from Smokey and had their faces painted.

In other news:

Our Fuqua PTO is busy planning our Fall Carnival and Chili Supper scheduled 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 24, Come enjoy some Wendy’s chili and play some games. We also will have our class-sponsored theme baskets again this year. Everyone is welcome for a night of family fun. We hope to see you there.

— Mrs. McFarland



Lost Creek

Lost Creek Mayor’s Character Award for Enthusiasm for September, “Expressing joy in each task as I give it my best effort” were:

Overall winner: Brody Hendricks, second grade, Mrs. Thompson

First grade: Emilly Higgins, Elisa Simoni, Hunter Morrison, Ethan Grayless, Allie Ray, Drew Lawrence. Second grade: Mary Gatrell, Anna Catherine Yerian, Fia Skillman, Brady Rowe, Brody Hendricks. Second/Third grade: Shakayla Loveland. Third grade: Christopher Sears, Maddy Martin, Chandler Atterson, Kylee Bryant, Savannah Alte. Fourth grade: Jensen Kellett, Megan McCreery, Gabrielle Yeager, Markus “Nate” Kallio. Fourth/Fifth grade: Andrei Ghejan. Fifth grade: Braxton Poore, Morgan Morris, Zoe Kidwell, and Anna Tilstra-Smith.

Lost Creek observed Grandparents Appreciation last week. Some students wrote poems and stories, made puzzles and booklets, drew pictures, made special presentations and some gave their grandparents small keepsakes of love.

Upon arrival, grandparents were given a decorated bookmark and a special Lost Creek pen. After the grandparents visited the classroom, they toured the halls looking at new sights, as they remembered back to their elementary school days. To end their delightful visit, luscious cookies, juicy apples and sweet lemonade were served by the PTO volunteers.

— Pam Hall



Meadows

Meadows Elementary students and staff would like to welcome our newest additions to our school family. Marcia Stiffey is our new third-grade teacher. Mrs. Stiffey comes to Meadows from Covered Bridge. Miss Ashley Green was hired to teach kindergarten. This is Miss Green’s first teaching assignment. Mrs. Heather Frye is our other new kindergarten teacher. This also is Mrs. Frye’s first teaching position. Mr. James Young is our new media specialist. Mr. Young comes to Meadows from Sarah Scott Middle School where he taught special education. This is Mr. Young’s eighth year teaching for the Vigo County School Corp.

Along with the new faces, Meadows teachers have made some moves within the school. Mrs. Carla Haley moved from kindergarten to second grade. This is Mrs. Haley’s 12th year teaching for Vigo County. Mrs. Debbie Abrams moved from a part-time reading recovery position to teach second grade. This is Mrs. Abrams’ first full-time position with VCSC. Mrs. Suzanne Marrs moved to a reading recovery position from fourth grade. This is Mrs. Marrs’ third year teaching for the school corporation.

The students and staff at Meadows wrapped up a busy September. The students participated in an ISTEP-Plus rally to get them fired up for the ISTEP. Each class presented a skit or a song about the ISTEP. Mrs. Newton, principal, gave a presentation emphasizing the importance of a good meal and plenty of sleep before the ISTEP. Vigo County School Corp. Technology Director Bill Bruce spoke at the Sept. 15 PTO meeting. Mr. Bruce spoke to parents, students and teachers about the dangers of Internet predators and how parents and teachers can keep young people safe online. The money bus visited Meadows Elementary on Sept. 24 and 25. Students boarded the bus, where they participated in activities that focused on consumer economics and personal money management.

Meadows students celebrated “enthusiasm” as September’s character trait. Fourth-grade student William Link was chosen as the winner. Other nominees for the award were kindergarten, Shayne Hubbard, Olivia Steward, Mason Carter; first grade, Alexandra Garren, Kaleb Funk, Arjent Imeri; second grade, Ciara Buck, Megan Pendergast, Abbye Amerman; third grade, Bradon Auler, Eliza Blower; fourth grade, Jordan Hensley; fifth grade, Gwen VanDenburg, Jay Beddow.

— School Staff



Ouabache

The month of September was a busy month for us in third grade. We worked very hard to review and prepare for the ISTEP. We began a unit on Indians that settled in the Wabash Valley and enjoyed our field trip to the Annual Gathering of the People Powwow at the Vigo County Conservation Club. The students were able to learn and perform dances with the Indians in the Sacred Circle, visit the living village where they could listen to a storyteller of Native American stories, visit lodges and see examples of native items, and participate in a tomahawk throw.

We also were able to visit the Money Bus in September. After learning concepts related to personal finance and learning the value of money by taking part in The Kids Count Program, we were able to put our new skills to use by participating in the real-life experiences provided by the Money Bus.

The good character word for the month of September was “enthusiasm.” Winners for the month include Mara Bailey – Mrs. Haymaker; KayLeiss Huchinson – Mrs. Ennis; Jalin Patton – Mrs. Kamp; Jazmyne Larsen-Layman – Mrs. Readinger; Devan Thompson – Mrs. Higham; Kateri Elia – Mrs. Akers; Kassidee Judson – Mrs. Dillard; Connie Beauchman – Miss Utterback; Elise Downing – Mrs. Hines; Conner Erb – Mrs. Sherrill; Alex, McGuire – Mrs. Jennings; Precious Wilcox – Mrs. Renn; Matthew Johnson – Mrs. Kraemer; Sarah Chapell – Mrs. Waite; Brandon Rubacha – Mrs. Brown; Shelby Taylor – Mrs. Artis. Conner Erb was chosen to represent our school as our school character education winner. He will attend the ceremony at City Hall and receive his award from the mayor on Thursday.

— Tracy Hines



St. Patrick’s

News from the art room … We have exciting news. St. Patrick School has been chosen as a grant recipient for the “Picturing America Award.” Mrs. Nickels applied for the grant around spring break of last year from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The school just received 40 large, high quality reproductions of American artists’ works, along with a teacher’s resource guide. The reproductions will be displayed in different hallways and used in classrooms. In art class, the younger students have used diffusion paper (including coffee filters) to make colorful accessories for pictures. Older grades have finished their watercolor and ink paintings and are moving on to exploring human movement in their pictures.

And speaking of the arts … the music classes at St. Patrick are off to a great start with Ms. Lisa Yozviak as their teacher. Pre-K, kindergarten and first-grade classes are exploring simple rhymes, songs, stories, movement and musical games in order to develop their sense of pitch, rhythm and motor coordination. Grades two through five are studying more advanced concepts in rhythm and pitch, and are singing a variety of a cappella and accompanied songs. All classes in third through eighth grade have taken turns in leading the opening and closing hymns at our weekly Masses. The entire class leads the hymns from the front of the church and selected students cantor the remainder of the Mass from the alter. The Celtic Chorale is hard at work rehearsing for its Winter Concert, which will take place at 8 p.m. Dec. 18. The fourth- and fifth-grade singers in this ensemble are learning to blend their voices in order to create a unified, harmonious choral blend. The Winter Concert will feature a wide variety of choral music from many cultures and time periods.

In Spanish classes at St. Patrick, the younger students are learning the alphabet, colors, numbers and greetings. Older students have been learning some practical conversational phrases. These include greetings, how to ask the time and date and basic shopping conversation. Students also have been learning about Hispanic countries and culture including Mexico, Spain and El Salvador. In the next few weeks, students will learn about Spanish grammar, how to discuss dates, seasons, food and clothing; how to conjugate verbs, order food, discuss weather, etc. We also will celebrate El Dia de Los Muertos. Gracias to Ms. Katie Small!

New software is coming to the computer labs thanks to Parent Club. Inspiration, Kidspiration, Kid Pix and Type to Learn (which students will be able to access at home to practice their typing skills) will be introduced into the computer lab. Projects taking place in the computer lab for the younger students include making rules for the computer lab in MS Word using clip art, working with the Internet using starfall.com for reading skills, using scholastic Web pages, completing Clifford stories/games for a “reading license,” reading the “Muddled Up Animal” poem then creating their own muddled up animal and writing a story about it in MS Word with clip art. Good job!

— Ms. Lisa Perdiew

ISTEP is over! Good job to all the students for all their hard work and concentration. Thank you to all the teachers for working hard with the students. A big thank-you to all the parents who supplied the students with “brain food” during ISTEP! And a big, big thank-you to Mrs. Dallas Wright, our wonderful resource teacher, for organizing and managing all of the ISTEP tests for the students. It all went smoothly because of all the hard work all of you put into it and it is exciting to have it over!

Our Fall Festival on Sept. 26 was a grand success. It was a beautiful evening filled with fun and games. A big thanks to Mrs. Lora Bent, our parent club vice president for all of her hard work in making the evening a good time had by all. Thank you to all of the volunteers who put in so much time helping with games, tickets, in the kitchen, and setup and cleanup. We have a great group of teachers, staff and parents that make St. Patrick a special place.

Mrs. Hughes and Miss King’s kindergarten classes have been studying Johnny Appleseed in social studies and science. They made apple prints, looked at the star of the apple and made an apple mobile. They took a walk through the states he lived in and made a book about his life. Their final project was to go outside wearing pots on our heads and planting seeds.

Recent field trips have included the fourth grades visiting Dobbs Park. They toured the Nature Center, the Native American Museum and took a nature walk. The preschoolers visited Ditzler’s Apple Orchard and will be traveling to the fire station Oct. 27.

— School Staff



Sugar Grove

Sugar Grove students are proud to say they took part in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. This is a national campaign to encourage children and adults to read the same book at the same time on the same day. The book that was read nationally was “Corduroy” by Don Freeman. We had two very special guest readers that shared the story with classes. Cindy Caton from our cafeteria read to five classes and former principal Rose Ann Brady read to six classes. Some other teachers shared the story in their classroom for a total of 255 students that heard “Corduroy.” The Wabash Valley Reading Association sponsors this event annually in our community.

Sugar Grove’s PTO coordinated its inaugural Fazoli’s Spaghetti Dinner on Sept. 30. The enticing aroma of Fazoli’s spaghetti and breadsticks enveloped our school. Diners also enjoyed a salad, dessert and a bottle of water with special flavorings. About 250 dinners were sold and everyone had a scrumptious dinner and enjoyed the soothing atmosphere.

— Mrs. Knierim,

media specialist



West Vigo

Staff and students were recently introduced to our school’s reading incentive program for this year. It’s called “Reading Rocks!” Reading teachers Mrs. Williams and Ms. Marquis, dressed as rock musicians, led the students in a rap they composed.

They explained that students need to read at least 10 minutes a day and keep track on their calendar. At the end of the month if their minutes read totals 200 or more, they receive a special reward. On reward day, they will have lunch at a special table and a guest reader will read a story as they dine. They also will receive a special “Reading Rocks” item which will be different each month. A super reward will be available at the end of the year to all students who have reached the goal every month. It’s a rock concert at school open only to them. We hope that every West Vigo Elementary student agrees that Reading Rocks and they will just read, read, read all year long.

The No Bullies Club has 32 members from third through fifth grade this year. Mrs. Favre, Mrs. Long and Ms. Badger once again sponsor this group. We are pleased to announce our members from third grade, Elizabeth Stuck, Nathaniel Scott, Bailey Kennedy, Blaine Corbett, Gracie Shook, Jordan Herring and Elizabeth Coleman; fourth-graders A’Landes Herring, Cody Moore, Ethan Savant, Marissa McCalister, Natalie Owens, Quinton Durbin, Elysia Williams and Jenna Kozlowski; and fifth-graders Alathia Bowden, Colton Lorance, Dakota Bayer, Douglas Wilkins, Eliza Cooper, Hanna O’Rourke, Josh Nevel, Kyman Elkins, Taylor Corbett, Victoria McMillen, Andrea Heidlebaugh, Janey Reedy, Mikaila Smith and Shyla Smith. Our plans this year include making posters promoting respect, reading stories and discussing bullying with classes, and performing a puppet show in the spring.

Mrs. Long received a grant from the Vigo County Education Foundation that will help us hold three NBC parent meetings this year. We want to give parents information about bullying and how our club is working toward making such behavior uncool at our school. Students and parents will be able to share game time, too, with the games focusing on choosing the proper action when approached by a bully or when seeing someone else being bullied.

— Karen Long,

library media specialist



Forest Park

Forest Park students and staff have been very busy and hard at work during our first six weeks. Our first grading period ended Sept. 26. Our open house was on the evening of Sept. 4 and we had great attendance. To parents, grandparents, guardians and all who joined us, thanks for coming. Another event in the past six weeks was our Scholastic Book Fair. Media specialist Debbie Stout reports that we earned about $500 in books for our library from the book fair.

Our student council has been busy, as well. They brought the Indianapolis Colts Camp to Forest Park on Aug. 26 and our students very much enjoyed the day outdoors participating in football drills and activities. Student council also launched the first fundraiser, which will conclude this month. Officers this year are Ashlyn Young, president; Austin Cook, vice president; Caleb Freeman, secretary; and our student council sponsor is Deb Zimmerman.

Continuing for our fourth year, after-school program Afternoons ROCK is being offered here at Forest Park. Two days each week for three hours each afternoon, the 19 students who attend receive homework help, good snacks, and they participate in activities and lessons about wise decision making, peer pressure and other issues. Sponsors are Martha Whitaker, Mary Rissler, Veronica Lucas and Cindy Pike.

Our Forest Park Newspaper Club started on Tuesday. The club meets every Tuesday from 2:45 till 3:45 p.m. and is for fourth- and fifth-graders. Diane Dierdorf is once again the club sponsor. This is Mrs. Dierdorf’s 10th year sponsoring the club and she says she is again looking forward to a fun year of working with great writers and publishing interesting articles.

Student Council plans to buy pumpkins for students to decorate for our fall celebration. These superlative pumpkins will be judged by some of our retired teachers as follows: funniest, scariest, happiest, saddest, prettiest, most patriotic, and most unusual. All participants will receive a pencil and winners will receive prizes at each grade level.

Mrs. Stout is sponsoring a Young Hoosier Book contest between Forest Park, Jackson Township, and Van Buren elementary schools. The winning school will be the first one to read 100 Young Hoosier books. If Forest Park wins, she will dye her hair gold. If Jackson Township is first, she will dye her hair green, and if Van Buren is the winner, she will dye her hair blue. She says all the students are reading fast and furiously.

Dates to note for the coming weeks:

Thursday — Parent-teacher conferences and students early dismissal, 11:30 a.m. No breakfast will be served.

Friday — Students early dismissal, 11:30 a.m. No breakfast will be served.

Monday — No school; teacher in-service day

Oct. 24 — Fall parties

Nov. 27, 28 — Thanksgiving break

— Barbara Sorrels



Turkey Run

Can you build a house that will keep away the big bad wolf? This was the task of the Turkey Run Elementary third-grade class.

As a part of their language arts study of fractured fairy tales, students were challenged to build a house that would represent one of the pig’s houses. They were given the option of building a house from one of the fractured fairy tales that they had read in class. A fractured fairy tale is a “spin-off” of the original story in which the main characters are the same, but the settings and the story line is changed.

The students read three fractured fairy tales: “The Three Javelinas,” “The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig” and “The Three Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark.”

— Lori Brown

        

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