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Happenings at
Dunwoody Elementary School
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Canned Food Drive for Local Womens Shelter
Dunwoody Elementary School students have been collecting canned foods andpersonal hygiene items for a local womens shelter since Spring Break. The drive,sponsored by the Dunwoody Elementary 4-H Club and Sign Language Clubs andGeorgia United Credit Union, collected over seven boxes of items. Faculty clubsponsors: 4-H Club, Mrs. Carla Nugent; Sign Language Club: Ms. Melanie Anderson,Ms. Becky Whittaker, and Ms. Patti Walter. Pictured: Members of the 4-H Club andSign Language Club, adults (left to right): Melanie Anderson, Nadege Boucard(Assistant Branch Manager of Georgia United Credit Union), and Carla Nugent.
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On May 3rd (PreK-2nd) and May 4th (3rd 5th), Dunwoody Elementary School students
participated in May Day. The school partnered with the Ga. Aquarium and other
businesses to create two days of Science and Environmental Outdoor Activities in which
the students participated in a variety of fun and educational hands-on learning:
May Day Stations:
Recycle/Compost Station
Science Reading
Draw in the WoodsLife Cycle of Trash Presentation
UV Bracelet
Gravity Shoot (Parachute Play)
Deadly links/Food Chain Game
River Pollution
Oil Spill Part IOil Spill Part II
Georgia Aquarium Presentation
Trout Fish Farm Presentation
Planting/Seed Project
Observations at the Garden
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May Day Bracelets
UV Bracelets
method: make a bracket with UV Beads
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May Day Compost Station
Recycle/Compost Station
method: students will listen to presentation about composting, recycling,impact of recycling on environment. students will then practice composting,and separate recyclable trash.
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May Day Draw in the Woods
Draw in the Woods
Method: Students will sketch and/or color objects in observation ofnature around them.
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May Day Gravity Shoot (Parachute Play)
Gravity Shoot (Parachute Play).
method: students will observe the behavior of objects of different weights anddensity with respect to gravity
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May Day Life Cycle of Trash
Life Cycle of Trash Presentation -Billy Kidwell of American Disposal Servicesmethod: students will listen to presentation about life cycle of trash: financialand environmental costs of landfills, efficiency of the recycle process.
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May Day Science Reading
Science Reading
method: students will listen to science-themed books read aloud byparent volunteer Mrs. Gurin
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Last fall, the Georgia Aquarium hosted a Regional Coastal America Ocean Art Contestfor grades K-College. The purpose of this Ocean Art Contest was to draw upon youth's
artistic expression to convey the importance of ocean, coasts and Great Lakes. Winningartwork from each of the regional sites will advance to the national competition later in
March. Dunwoody elementary is happy to announce our regional winners
and runner-ups:
Winner: Kayla Smith, 3rd Grade Runner Up: Carol Zhou, 5th Grade