Class Summary
WHAT WE DID:
- Each student adopted a crane to cheer along
- We read about cranes
- We wrote stories and information about cranes
- We wrote to pen pals in Kentucky, Florida and Texas
- We did "crane math" (adding, subtracting, graphing, estimating)
- We followed the migration on a map
- We did art (pop-up cranes, paper crane hats, paper mache cranes)
- We had an award ceremony when the cranes reached Florida
HOW WE HELPED:
- We got our parents to donate coins to Operation Migration
- A lady donated a mile of travel expenses in our class' honour
- We helped convince ExxonMobil to donate some money to Operation Migration. Mrs. Black's Note: My students should feel very proud of themselves! They helped to inspire others to give $3,000. (Cdn) to Operation Migration, to help fund 2006 Ultralight-guided migration.
OTHER COOL STUFF THAT HAPPENED:
- Our project was on the internet (our class web page, the Operation Migration web page, the Journey North web page, The Simcoe County District School Board web page )
- Our project was in the newspaper (Orillia Packet and Times, Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal)
- Our project was on T.V. (A-Channel News)
- Lots of our family members became "craniacs" too!
- We got free t-shirts (a class set from Operation Migration, four from Journey North)
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