Anderson receives new flag

Brad Jones, field representative from Woodmen of the World in Jackson, donated a new American flag to Anderson Early Childhood Center recently, and will also provide new flags to each classroom at Anderson. Accepting the gift was Anderson principal Mary Colling.
 

Anderson students enjoy celebration

Anderson students celebrated achievement at their Fourth Six Weeks Awards Program and Dr. Seuss’ birthday, The students read 1,500 books total, and several students had the opportunity to throw pies at Principal Mary Colling and Assistant Principal Tracy Riddle at the pep rally. The HHS basketball cheerleaders participated, helping the students celebrate their good work.

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, students ate green eggs and ham for breakfast. At 10 a.m. everyone participated in “Stop, Drop, and Read.” Many community members came, and every class had a special reader in their room.
 

Mrs. Parker’s students enjoy Dr. Seuss Day

Students in Mrs. Krista Parker’s class at Anderson had a fun-filled day with plenty of activities as they celebrated Dr. Seuss Day. Students prepared and ate “Green Eggs and Ham,” made “Cat in the Hat” hats, wore whiskers, and perused books by the beloved author as several movies based on his stories played. The overwhelming favorite activity of the day, however, was making Oobleck.

Students listened to a retelling of the Dr. Seuss book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.” This story about a king who had everything, but wanted more, tells of the trouble the kingdom of Didd had the day that the Oobleck fell from the sky. The king was lucky to have a brave pageboy, Bartholomew Cubbins, who taught him the “magic” of the words, “It’s all my fault” and “I’m sorry.” Students were excited to find that they were going to make Oobleck.

Each student helped in making a mixture of cornstarch, water, and green food coloring. Students were amazed by the strange consistency of the concoction. They found that Oobleck could be poured like a liquid, yet broken like a solid. They were also very surprised by how it felt. “This was supposed to be sticky!” one student said. Another student described the Oobleck as “warm, like a worm.” While the Oobleck did indeed look sticky, they found it instead to be smooth. When asked if they would like for Oobleck to fall in Brownsville one student answered, “No, I don’t think that I would like for it to get goo on my shirt.”