Anderson students learn about the Indians and Pilgrims

Mrs. Jerra Leek and Miss Jessie Carlton’s classes spent the week of
Thanksgiving learning about the Pilgrims and the Indians. They learned
that the Pilgrims came over on the ship Mayflower and were led by Christopher Columbus. When they landed, they met the Indians who taught them many ways to use corn. To complete their study on Thanksgiving, the Indians (Mrs. Jerra’s class) had the Pilgrims (Miss Jessie’s class) over for a Thanksgiving feast. Their feast included beef stew, cranberry sauce, cornbread, and pumpkin bread.

Mrs. Hooser’s students become “Pilgrims and Indians”

The students in Ms. Denise Hooser’s class at Anderson had a great time learning about the First Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Indians. “We read many books and sang songs to learn how the Pilgrims and Indians became friends, planted crops, and were thankful for a bountiful harvest,” Ms. Hooser said.

To make this event real for the students, they made Indian costumes to wear as they enjoyed their “feast” in the cafeteria. Each costume was unique with Indian symbols drawn by the students. They also picked out colorful feathers to decorate their headbands to make the costumes complete. “The students were so excited about wearing their costumes and ultimately learned that they had a lot for which to be thankful,” Ms. Hooser added.

Sock Hop at Anderson was a blast!

On October 31, girls in poodle skirts and pony tails, and boys in blue jeans, penny loafers and even a few leather jackets showed off their newly-learned dance moves to musical hits both old and new. Parents enjoyed watching their boys and girls dance the day away.

Anderson students spent the month of October learning a variety of dances in music and physical education classes in preparation for the Sock Hop. Dances included the Twist, Chicken Dance, Tooty-Tah, Mashed Potato, Macarena, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, Bunny Hop and more.

Anderson P. E. teacher Amanda Britt and music teacher Ginger Cunningham coordinated this event, combining their classes to teach the dances, and decorating the gym with a 1950’s theme. Ms. Ginger, in a huge pink beehive wig, helped boys and girls dance on the stage during Sock Hop, while Ms. Amanda was a super D. J., spinning the tunes.

Sock Hop is a much-enjoyed annual event for the preschool and kindergarten students at Anderson.
 

Anderson students perform community service

The Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce held its annual membership banquet on November 13, and Anderson students provided their artwork for the occasion.

The theme of the banquet was “patriotism.” Students in Mrs. Sylvia Harwell and Ms. Allison Clinton’s classes lent their talent and performed a community service by drawing patriotic placemats.

“Rhyming Bingo” reinforces skills

Krista Parker’s pre-kindergarten class at Anderson Early Childhood Center has been working hard on second six weeks skills! They studied rhyming, and everyone really loved playing rhyming bingo!
 

Le Bonheur to use Anderson student’s artwork

Le Bonheur Community Outreach held a competition in honor of World Heart Day on September 28, and Ms. Phoebe Parker’s library classes at Anderson participated in the contest by drawing "What you do to have a healthy heart." Le Bonheur chose student Carmen Dew’s drawing to use on their stationary, newsletters and other printed materials. Carmen is in Mrs. Denise Hooser’s class. Pictured with Carmen is Ms. Phoebe Parker.
 

Meet “Jolly Jack”

Jennifer White’s kindergarten class recently had some “inside” experience with their position words. The students had fun carving a pumpkin by first taking turns removing all the seeds. They also voted on which design to use, ultimately choosing eyes above the nose with a mouth beneath.
 

Krista Brown’s class learns about elections

Krista Brown’s class at Anderson learned about the voting process and elections in November as everyone prepared to vote for a new president. “We have learned some fun facts about the presidential candidates to help us decide for whom we want to vote,” Ms. Brown said. On Election Day, the students cast their votes in our own private voting booth.
 

Anderson students learn about voting

Ms. Krista Brown's Class has been learning about the voting and elections as they prepared to vote for a new president. “We have learned some fun facts about the presidential candidates to help us decide for whom we want to vote,” Ms. Brown said. On Election Day, class members cast their votes in their own private voting booth.

Police officers read to Anderson students

As a part of “Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Tennessee,” an initiative to examine viable methods to keep kids away from crime, Brownsville Police Chief Gill Kendrick and Officer B. J. Raymond visited pre-kindergarten students at Anderson Early Childhood Center to read “Officer Buckle & Gloria.”

The book is about a police officer and his dog, Gloria, and their visits to schools to talk about safety.

“We visit with a lot of students,” Chief Kendrick said, and officers try to stay connected to the schools. “There’s no doubt that cycles (of crime) exist, and we’re trying to break those cycles.”

 

Anderson loves its Foster Grannies!

Anderson Early Childhood Center is truly blessed to have such a wonderful staff at their school. In addition to the full time faculty and staff at Anderson, there is a special group of ladies who spends part of their day working with the children at Anderson. They are known as the Foster Grannies. These ladies are such a blessing to the teachers and children at Anderson. Their job descriptions range from assisting the teachers in the classroom during instructional time to tying shoes and giving granny hugs! The faculty and students at Anderson love each granny that works there.

October 10 was a very special day in Mrs. Julie Carver’s class with three birthdays to celebrate. Logan Rushing, Madison Campbell, and their very own Foster Granny, Mrs. Bettye Norwood, were all born on this very special day! To help celebrate this wonderful day Mrs. Bettye brought to school her Martin guitar. She entertained the students by playing the student’s favorite nursery rhymes and songs. The children sang along in amazement as they watched Mrs. Bettye strum their favorite tunes. Mrs. Bettye even shared some songs that she had written herself. Mrs. Bettye is such a talented lady, and the students in Mrs. Julie Carver’s class love her so much. She has a true love for working with and spending time with the little ones at Anderson.
 

Anderson students learn about the letter “A”

The students in Mrs. Angela Yoder’s pre-kindergarten class have been learning the letter “A,” and Sarah Willis, one of Mrs. Yoder’s students, invited her grandfather, Jerry Wright, to bring an ambulance to school. The children enjoyed a tour through the ambulance and Mr. Wright answered many questions about helping the sick. He also gave out coloring books and a goody bag to each student.