Albus and Manerva

Albus and Manerva were amazing toads.  They were small fire-belly toads that had beautiful red bellies.  They loved to be held and to jump away if you were not careful.  Their cage was accidentally left open so they hopped away, no longer to be seen.  We now have new fire-belly toads.  They look just like our late friends, but these ones have bellies that are more orange.  We need names for them. Our class randomly chose sticks that have names of sudents on them and we now can properly introduce our newest friends: Andrew and Diego. Andrew is the bigger toad with less spots on it's back, while Diego is the smaller one with more dots.  They could never truely replace Albus and Manerva, but they will find a place in our hearts to call home.

Service Learning

Thanks to the students in Mrs. Powell's 2012-2013 class, we are able to start our first service learning project of the year; a food drive.  They need our help.  1 in 4 kids don't know when their next meal will be.  Parents sacrifice their meals to feed their children.  Toddlers die under the age of five from malnutrition.  Please help the needy and donate to your fourth period class.  It lasts from November 1st to November 20th.  The winning class gets a pop-float party.

Tribute to Midnight

Our furry friend, Midnight the gerbil, had to be put to sleep due to wounds that could not heal. Midnight lived longer than most gerbils; not only did she live with Ms. Powell for 3 years, but for 2 years before that with another owner. A good pal, our gerbil welcomed the new, white gerbil, Uh-Oh into the cage. They were fast friends and could be seen curled up together like a yin-yang sign. Even in her last year, she loved running on the wheel, playing with anyone who could mange to keep her in their hands and CHEWING, CHEWING CHEWING!! Midnight chewed through everything from her wheel, to cardboard, even the cage, causing everyone, especially the zoologists grief. Although Midnight's love to get her teeth into anything occasionally made her play time shorter, you couldn't help but love the furry black ball that was constantly squirming. Only when you brought her near Uh-Oh would she be calmed. Now, Midnight rests right outside the classroom near to the home she shared with her best friend, the white gerbil. Her memory will be cherished and although we miss her desperately, we are glad she doesn't have to suffer. Good-bye, Midnight.

Midnight doing one of her favorite things: playing