Purdy fifth graders work to educate community on storm shelter
October 10, 2018
The Purdy fifth grade team responsible for reaching out to the news media are pictured above with their teacher. From left to right, in the back row: Levi Brazzeal, Lane Chancellor, Denilson DeLeon, Mrs. Kelsey Fields, Brooke Barnes, Isabella Chapman and Starr Welch. Front row: Kenna Liggett, Jenna Adams and Ellysa Kettner.
October 10, 2018
Charlea Estes-Jones
Purdy’s fifth graders are all working together to get the word out to the community about the school’s new addition, which doubles as a tornado shelter for the school and the surrounding area.
Purdy Schools is in the finishing stages of a FEMA shelter that doubles as a performing arts and early childhood center. Students have all been excited about the new addition for a variety of reasons, and when the fifth graders started asking questions, the opportunity presented itself for them to learn all about the shelter and work to educate the community about what the shelter means, not only to students, but members of the community, as well.
Students in the three fifth grade classes at Purdy were divided up into four groups with different tasks. One group is responsible for developing and handing out flyers to the community during the school carnival next week. Another group is responsible for email and push notifications. The third group is charged with getting the word out through social media, and the final group was to reach out to local news outlets.
The news outlet team, under the director of fifth grade teacher Mrs. Kelsey Fields, agreed to an interview and explained what they have been doing to educate themselves and the community.
When asked how they got started, Lane Chancellor said, “We started with a lot of questions on what we thought the community would ask and started there.”
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Charlea Estes-Jones
Purdy’s fifth graders are all working together to get the word out to the community about the school’s new addition, which doubles as a tornado shelter for the school and the surrounding area.
Purdy Schools is in the finishing stages of a FEMA shelter that doubles as a performing arts and early childhood center. Students have all been excited about the new addition for a variety of reasons, and when the fifth graders started asking questions, the opportunity presented itself for them to learn all about the shelter and work to educate the community about what the shelter means, not only to students, but members of the community, as well.
Students in the three fifth grade classes at Purdy were divided up into four groups with different tasks. One group is responsible for developing and handing out flyers to the community during the school carnival next week. Another group is responsible for email and push notifications. The third group is charged with getting the word out through social media, and the final group was to reach out to local news outlets.
The news outlet team, under the director of fifth grade teacher Mrs. Kelsey Fields, agreed to an interview and explained what they have been doing to educate themselves and the community.
When asked how they got started, Lane Chancellor said, “We started with a lot of questions on what we thought the community would ask and started there.”
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