ES Animarvelous

Mood Painting Grade 4, 09/10 ~ Serene

Look at the following situations. Choose one and share with us what you would do about the situation. How would you be able to change this situation?

1) At a local zoo or circus, you see a bear circling aimlessly, without shade, on a very hot day. What would you do about it?

2) You see many people hurry past a bird with a broken wing who has fallen onto a busy sidewalk. What would you do about it?

3) On your way both to and from school one day, you notice a dog tied up on a short chain, with no food or water in sight. What would you do about it?

4) You see your best friend remove a turtle from a riverbank. What would you do about it?

5) During playtime, your friends take worms and caterpillars from the garden boxes. What would you do about it?

Source: Share the World Program ~ www.teachkind.com

Jane Goodall is well-known for her 45-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and for founding the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall was born in London, England in 1934. As a child she was given a lifelike chimpanzee toy named Jubilee by her father. Jubilee started her early love of animals. Today, the toy still sits on her dresser in London.

Goodall is best known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life. She began studying the Kasakela chimpanzee community in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania in 1960. In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research, and she is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats.

With nineteen offices around the world, the JGI is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa and a global youth program, Roots & Shoots, which currently has over 10,000 groups in over 100 countries.

Today, Goodall devotes virtually all of her time to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, traveling nearly 300 days a year. Goodall is also a board member for the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary outside of Africa, Save the Chimps in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall

Jane Goodall played an enormous roll in helping people to understand chimpanzees better. Her projects have contributed to the conservation of the chimpanzees habitat. Truly inspiring!

Watch the videos ~ Helping Point the Way to a Better World, Introducing Twins Golden and Glitter. To watch the videos, click on the link “Jane Goodall Institute” under the Blogroll.

1) If you could make a difference through studying the way of life and behavior of an animal, what animal would you study?

2) Why did you choose this animal?

3) How would your study help in protecting the animal and their habitat?

Describe your experience with a cat or dog during our shelter visit.

Seo~Young Oh

At the shelter I met a cat that climed over me and it hurt. I also walked a dog that escaped from his collar and almost went into a ‘no dogs allowed’ zone. I saw a really cute cat that was playing with a toy that one of us made. Overall it was a really awesome trip!

The Animarvelous shirts are selling at P300 each. Selling these shirts helps us raise funds for the PARC Dog and Cat Shelter in Quezon City.

The front reads: Animarvelous with a paw print

The back reads: Every Animal Matters

If you would like to have one of these shirts, then please fit for your size with Ms. Toni in the ES AFAC Office. These shirts will be sending out a very strong message about how you feel about animals.

Design by Tricia Casaje

Saturday, January 16 was a very special day for Animarvelous students. For the first time, ES students joined MS students on a trip to the PARC Shelter. For many of us, this was our first trip to an animal shelter.

We started with touring the shelter grounds. Some animals were newly rescued and we passed them in the quarantine areas. So many cats and dogs are available for adoption and they are eagerly waiting in the cattery and dog runs for a loving home.

We filled these exciting hours with walking dogs (or should we rather say, they walked us), playing with cats and making cat toys. We were a great team. We helped each other interacting with the animals and for some us it was a day of “firsts”. The following question came up a few times ~ “Are animals the same as people?” What a great question, with so many answers.

We are all eager to visit the shelter again. If you would like to visit the shelter and meet the cats and dogs who need a home, then please visit the PAWS site at http://paws.org.ph

We gave the PARC office one of our Animarvelous Responsible Pet Ownership Posters. Thanks to the PARC Staff, Ms. Pavic and all the students for making this trip a great success.

Enjoy our photos!

Dear Animarvelous Students

Please complete the following worksheet. Our deadline for submitting our ideas is next Friday, January 22. ENJOY!

Elephant ~ Alexandra Casey HS

Angelica is in Grade 4. How often do we see through another’s eye? Angelica tried her best to see and speak from an elephant’s point of view.

Hi! I am an elephant. I love the jungle, especially the trees. I eat the trees. The trees give me oxygen and cover me from getting wet in the rain. I have 2 tusks beside my trunk. I use them to defend myself from any attackers in the jungle.

Sometimes the poachers (people who kill animals to sell) hunt me for my ivory. Ivory is another word for tusks. They want my ivory because when they sell it they get paid with a lot of money. Poaching is illegal.

Also, the people chop down the threes I eat. My habitat is being chopped all the time. People take my living space and shelter. With the trees they cut they will build buildings, houses, hotels and many more.

So please do not hunt me for my ivory because I use them to defend myself. Please do not chop down all the trees in my habitat because I need them. If you pay attention to these requests, you and I will be great friends!

Your friend

Elephant

 

Yes, the CMC has magazines for kids who love animals. You might want to drop by and look at the National Geographic Magazines for KIDS. Read about “Amazing Animal Heroes”, “Elephant Seal Rescue”  and much more.

The NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION has two publications: Your Big Backyard and Ranger Rick. Read about “Nature in my Neighborhood”, “Are Owls really Wise?”, “Animal Camouflage”, “Cheetah’s Best Friend” and “Who’s the REAL TAZE?”

ENJOY!

Thanks for visiting us Ms. Cabrera ~ your shelter’s work truly inspire us!

Claire's Mood Painting ~ Grade 4, 0910

“Lots of people talk to animals…. Not very many listen, though…. That’s the problem.”

~ Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

“No heaven will not ever heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me.”

~ Anonymous