Bug Plays and Dog Days

Since the beginning of the school year at the Casey Community School our students have been learning the songs for the musical BUGZ.  There are 5 songs total, all themed around bugs...an extremely relevant topic for Gallon Jug...though I was a bit conflicted about putting on bug spray during the play because the actual bugs were biting so badly during rehearsal at our indoor venue!

During the past two weeks students and teachers worked together to put the finishing touches on the musical.  On Wednesday singing, costume making, and production all came together when the Casey Community School students performed Bugz for the community.

Our soloists.

Army Ants marching.

Beautiful Butterflies

And the always difficult to photograph Fireflies

The play was wonderful, and students have already been asking if we will be able to do it again next school year.



Another recent 'project' at the Casey Community School has been a dog that took it upon himself to make the school his foster home. 

The dog started showing up at the school a few weeks ago, though his 'home' was a few miles away.  Initially we would return the dog at the end of the school day, but when the dog kept coming back, we were able to work out a deal with the dog's owner for the school to officially adopt the dog, who has taken up residence on the veranda. 

Last year was the first school year in a long time when a dog wasn't a fixture at the school.  I tried bringing Belikin down a few times to play with the kids, but she just ran back home (and still does). 

The new Casey Community School dog, Sully, likes to spend class time roaming the veranda, but loves running with the kids on the playground and field for recess.  Sully's self-appointed evening job seems to be night watchman.  We have not had our garbage dumped by raccoons a single time since he moved in.

Sully recently joined the Kinder and Infant 1 students when they went for a 'field trip' to the guava tree.

The kids also collected oranges to feed our other mascot, Ferdinand the bull.  He loves to camp out under the school's orange tree and snack.

And finally the POEM of the week:

A THANKSGIVING LAMENT by one of my Standard 5 students...

 

Thank you for the turkeys we can't kill in Gallon Jug,

How irritating, but good for them.                                  

A party we should make, for today it's a special day,      

Nothing done today. Looking in the                                

Kitchen. It's so empty!!                                                   

Feeling so sad.                                                               

U've got                                                                         

Luck, you can eat turkey and I'm glad.                            

 

                         

I think It's safe to say the Gallon Jug turkeys are glad too.