Piquing curiosity

MLES looks back at 75 years of ‘Curious George’ during ‘I Love To Read’ Month

 

 

This February, the curiosity of Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) students in grades kindergarten-to-six will be piqued during “I Love To Read” Month.

Under the 2017 theme, “Get Curious About Reading,” students and staff will be looking back at 75 years of Curious George – along with encouraging curiosity, fact-finding, research and the non-fiction section of the elementary library.

The month of activities kicked off today (Tuesday, January 31), when Curious George’s human, The Man in the Yellow Hat (a.k.a. MLES Principal Karl Wassman), visited classrooms – and handed out to students George’s fav fruit – bananas.

Fun throughout the month will include:

+ Let’s Get Curious Times – will be on Mondays, February 6 and 13.

+ Dress-Up Days – will be on Tuesdays during February, and will include:

  • Tuesday, February 7 – Yellow shirt and tie.
  • Tuesday, February 14 – Red for Valentine’s Day.
  • Tuesday, February 21 – Hat Day.
  • Tuesday, February 28 – PJ Day

+ BINGO – is returning by popular demand and will be played every Tuesday morning at 8:10 a.m.

+ Stop, Drop and Read – will be held on Wednesdays as follows:

  • Wednesday, February 8 – 10:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, February 15 – 8:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, February 22 – 2:30 p.m.

+ Curious George-Themed Thursday Lunch Meals – will feature the cafeteria staff of Taher, Inc. serving up special Thursday meals or treats. The four meals/treats will be linked to four Curious George titles as follows:

  • Curious George Makes Pancakes – Thursday, February 2 – pancakes for lunch.
  • Curious George and the Pizza Party – Thursday, February 9 – pizza for lunch.
  • Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise – Thursday, February 16 – ice cream treat at lunch.
  • Curious George and the Chocolate Factory – Thursday, February 23 – brownie treat for lunch.

+ Curious Fact Friday – will be shared over the intercom each Friday of the month at 8:10 a.m. by the MLES Student Council, taken from the book, The Journey that Saved Curious George.

+ High School Reader – will also be held on Fridays, February 10, 17 and 24. On Friday, February 3, MLES students will attend the performance of the Mountain Lake Public High School’s one-act production of Salt & Pepper in the public school auditorium.

+ “I Love To Read” Month – will close with a special treat distributed to students on Tuesday, February 28.

+ Reading Igloo –  an exclusive reading nook in the MLES library, was created from milk jugs by kindergarten teachers Kelli Tucholke and Nicole James. This special reading area connects with the book, Curious George Builds an Igloo.

+ Celebration of the 113th birthday of Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. the late Theodor Geisel) – will be on Thursday, March 2 with green eggs and ham in the cafeteria.

Below are a few photos of The Man in the Yellow Hat, and his time spent with MLES students:

 

THE MAN IN the Yellow Hat – and his pal, Curious George – are set to share George’s fav fruit with MLES students – bananas.

 

IT WAS A busy Tuesday afternoon for The Man in the Yellow Hat and Curious George as they went from classroom-to classroom. Above, the pair move on from Kim Blomgren’s first grade room after completing their task.

 

ABOVE, THE MAN in the Yellow Hat explains to Mikkala Hup’s second grade students the mission he and Curious George were in the midst of undertaking.

 

KATHRYN WASSMAN, RIGHT, second grade student in the classroom of Joan Raabe, accepts her banana snack from The Man in the Yellow Hat, left, as well as from Curious George.

 

BOTH THE MAN in the Yellow Hat, right, and the students, including Gracen Rempel, left, were all smiles during the visits. Gracen is a student in the first grade classroom of Stacey Stade.
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