The Great Kapok Tree

On Friday, our class will travel to the AAST to see The Great Kapok Tree and to learn and grow with Ms. Sellers! Today Ms. Sellers and Ms. Madison came to help us get ready for our trip. After Ms.Sellers read the story, The Great Kapok Tree, to us the students made animal masks! They thought about the animals they saw in the story and picked one to "become" on Friday through their mask. Then, the students made
t-shirts to wear Friday! Finally, they reviewed all about the different animals that will come to life as characters in the play! More pictures will be coming soon. Many thanks to Ms. Sellers, Ms. Madison and the AAST. We cannot wait for our trip this Friday!

Mr. Scott Ledford, Allen Scott's Special Guest

Mr. Scott Ledford came today to share his story with us. Mr. Ledford is a SC State Trooper. He is a part of a specialized group of officers called "A.C.E" (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement). He shared with us that he has to be extremely flexible because of his position he can be called at any moment to travel anywhere in the state to work. Mr. Ledford told us that growing up he loved to be outdoors and especially loved riding motorcyles! That serves him well in his career because he works as a state trooper on a motorcycle! He brought it to school and showed us the many tools it has on it. He even drove it around our school parking lot so we could see him in action. Mr. Ledford also owns a landscaping company and Ledford Outdoors. As you can see, he is very busy. When he does have free time he is spending it with his family outdoors! Together, they love to hike, camp, and hunt! His family is very important to him. We loved learning all Mr. Ledford today.

Mr. Oltrino Alfons, Vermalane's Special Guest

After travelling for over 24 hours by an airplane, Mr. Alfons finally arrived in the United States of America from Micronesia! That was almost 10 years ago! Micronesia is made of many islands in the South Pacific! Mr. Alfons, Vermalane's special guest, shared that he misses the beaches, warm water and fishing that he could do in his home land. However, he truly enjoys the many opportunities he has found here in South Carolina. He has worked for many years as a chef at Miyabi's! After many, many hours of practice he learned tricks to perform and special ways to prepare food! When Mr. Alfons is not working he enjoys spending time with his family. Together they like to go to Family Kingdom, go out to eat or just be together! Mr. Alfons also enjoys golfing and going to the gym. Next time I would like to go out to eat, I think we will head to North Myrtle Beach to see Mr. Alfons in action at Miyabi's!

Ms. Heather Boykin. Maddy's Special Guest

Can you imagine having a job where you could look out your window and see the ocean every day? Ms. Heather Boykin can at her job at the Beach Club Hotel! She works at the front desk helping vacationers and traveller! She shared with us that you have to be helpful, patient, informed about the area and very friendly to do her job well. Ms. Heather is also in school to become a police officer! She is a busy person! When she is not working or in school, Ms. Heather enjoys spending time with Maddy. Together they enjoy going to the zoo and just spending time together! Her hobbies include kickboxing, reading, watching TV and going to the movies. We enjoyed learning all about Ms. Heather today!

Our Amazing Science Research Posters

Mrs. Rebecca Burstein

Our class had the pleasure of interviewing Mrs. Rebecca Burstein today. Mrs. Rebecca is very passionate about music which makes working at the House of Blues an amazing job for her! She is a training manager for all employees who work there. In class we took some time to apply this to our own classroom jobs! We talked about how important it is to have someone who knows how to do a job teach it to someone who doesn't know how to do the job yet. We learned today that the House of Blues is also a Folk Art Gallery, Music Hall and restaurant! Besides her work, she enjoys many other things in her life - especially her family! She has three boys, Colin, Gavin and Logan and one girl, Olivia! They love to go to the beach together. We enjoyed our time with Mrs. Rebecca today. She made us so hungry sharing about all of the great food served at the House of Blues! Maybe one day you can visit her there! Thank you for sharing your heart with us today Mrs. Rebecca!

Goodbye Butterflies!!