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Earth Day Family Night

Friday, April 29 5-8pm

Families come ready to do some service work in the “Back Seven”, eat food, play games and buy from students and local vendors. K-5 will be singing some songs for us at 6pm and we will finish up the night with a bonfire and treats! Raffle prizes will be up for grabs as well.

Have a booth or want to pitch in prizes for the raffle to promote your business, contact Coach D at dsciandra@greenwoodcharter.org

We are also needing volunteers to take care of the popcorn machine, water station, and various booths. If interested please contact Coach D dsciandra@greenwoodcharter.org.

"NACHO AVERAGE QUARAN-TEACHER"

Below is an itinerary of the week's events along with suggestions of ways to participate.

Monday- "Holy Guacamole" Students let's give our teachers/paras appreciation by following all the school/crew norms, and give FIVE compliments to others while at school today!

Tuesday- "Lets Fiesta" Students wear your teacher's favorite color today!

Wednesday- "Cinco De Mayo" Students while learning at home today write, email, draw a note, or picture of appreciation and bring it into your teacher/para on Thursday at school!

Thursday- "OLE" Students let's show off and do ONE Random Act of Kindness (R.A.O.K.) for our teacher/paras today!

Friday- "Muchas Gracias" Students let's say "THANK YOU" by bringing in your teacher's favorite treat, snack, or classroom supply!

We would like to thank the FCO and Sarah Powell for the time, energy, and creativity in supporting our Teachers and Staff!

Cessna: Peregrine Falcon

Cessna came to the Nature Center in May of 2013 from Justin Neighbors, an animal rehabilitator in Hurricane, Utah. Former Board Treasurer, David Malone, flew Nature Center staff members to Southern Utah in his private plane, a Cessna, to pick up this falcon and our Barn Owl. Nature Center staff and patrons named her after the aircraft that brought her here. A permanent dislocation of her right elbow joint lead to a wing amputation making it impossible for her to fly and catch food. In the wild, Peregrines eat pigeons and doves, waterfowl, songbirds, and waders. Here at ONC, Cessna enjoys quail and chicken. From the 1950s to the 1970s, peregrines became almost extinct due to DDT poisoning, hunting, and egg collection. Once the use of DDT was restricted, peregrines bred in captivity and released to the wild were able to reproduce. The peregrine falcon was removed from the U.S.Endangered Species list in 1999.

Our school collected over $250 to sponsor Cessna at Ogden Nature Center. This donation will help feed her for the next year. Families can visit her at the Nature Center and see "GreenWood" as her sponsor.

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GreenWood students worked hard to earn and find "Change for Cessna". Ogden Nature Center created and provided this thoughtful video for our students to see Cessna. THANK YOU for all the donations and ENJOY!