The Cub Reporter invites you to think about the idea of “Home”? What do you think about? Do you think about your family and pets? Holidays? Do think of favorite possessions or treasured memories? Do you think of a geographical location or specific people? Do you think of a certain house, a certain yard or a certain relationship?
“Home” means so much to all of us. We invite you to express your concept of home in a drawing or painting, an essay, a photo-essay or a even a video! Write and record a song or poem. Be creative! But you only have a week so get to work and send me an e-mail with your thoughts and ideas - all ages welcome!
One entry will be selected for a special visit with Auburn’s Mayor Hamm.6-year-old Amiah Smith, a student at Auburn Early Education and Auburn Day Care Centers After school program drew this picture of home. Share your thoughts on “Home.”
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, How I Became a Pirate, The Little Engine That Could, The Shoemaker and the Elves, ……You guessed it….Carver Primary has been “Spring”ing into Stories!
Teachers and students at Carver Primary School spent the week before Spring break engaged in children’s literature from all aspects of the curriculum and celebrated with a Storybook Theatre on Friday, March 13, 2009. The goal of the Storybook week was to create an atmosphere to demonstrate to learners that reading is fun and to help foster a lifelong connection to reading. “Reading is like learning to drive a car. It cannot be taught overnight and the skills learned can never be taken away from you by anyone else,” stated Teresa Manley, Carver Media Specialist.
Each homeroom teacher as well as all special area teachers, including principal, Clarence E. Magee, Jr., selected a story to share with the students. Further, the faculty and staff dressed like their favorite character in the story. Some of the interesting activities planned were: Writing in pirate journals and locating jewels in a treasure chest, authoring and illustrating students versions of stories, using sequential order to recall details, performing puppet shows, working in cooperative groups, answering comprehension questions, and singing songs that relate to the story. Each classroom teacher also used the selected book to teach across the curriculum in all subject areas: Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Principal Magee, dressed as Michael Jordan, read the story, “Salt in His Shoes”. He says he selected this story to share with the students at Carver Primary because it embodies the school’s Aim, which is “To Be The Best!” and Pride Code, which stands for:
P Perserverance
R Respect & Responsibility
I Integrity
D Determination
E Extreme Effort
As a culminating event, “Miss Eve”, Eve Kneeland, a storyteller from the Auburn Public Library, made a special visit and entertained the students with many interesting stories.
Alabama is making strides in sustainability but according the the Walmart “Live Better” index we still ahve a long way to go to catch up to the national leaders.
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