Olaf, Belle, Arthur, dinosaurs, and narwhals took on a new form as the 20 students in Ms. McCartney’s 1st grade class found ways to decorate pumpkins to look like these and other favorite characters for a recent book report project. The whimsical pumpkins have been on display in the hallway outside their classroom for several weeks in November.
The pumpkins came from the ACS pumpkin patch on Harvest Day, which students took home on October 28. For the book report project, McCartney asked each student to select a book to read at home, choose a favorite character from the book, and then decorate their pumpkin to look like that character.
“We’ve been learning about characters in stories and this project was a fun and creative way to reinforce the subject,” McCartney said. “They could paint or attach any decorations they wanted, but they were asked not to carve the pumpkin.” The students presented their book reports and pumpkins to their classmates on November 4.
“Everyone did a good job and put a lot of creative effort into their decorating,” McCartney said. Some of the books the students read included “The Three Little Pigs,” “Charlotte’s Web,” Berenstain Bear’s “Report Card Trouble,” “The Wonky Donkey,” “Froggy Picks a Pumpkin,” and “Olaf Waits for Spring.”
ACS is holding two big events in one day — the Race for Education and Harvest Day — on Friday, October 28, and volunteers are needed to help make both events run smoothly. Parents and other family members can register online to volunteer and a flyer with sign-up information was sent home with PreK-8th grade students this week. Please join us in making this day a memorable one for our students.
With sunny, blue skies overhead, some 600 students and teachers from preschool to high school ran, walked, and even navigated an obstacle course on our track to help raise funds for our school at our Race for Education on November 1. Scores of family members came out to cheer from the sidelines and volunteer. To add to the fun, elementary students enjoyed a variety of fall-themed, Harvest Day activities in addition to participating in the Race.
