O U T D O O R V E S P E R S
Whether you are one of our school families or part of
our church family or a family that home schools, please join us for an evening of fellowship on Friday, September 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the ball field. LCA’s 7th and 8th graders will be selling food for a VERY reasonable price to raise money for their Outdoor Education trip the following week. You won’t have to cook supper if you come on out to talk with friends, let the kids run off their evening energy while playing, sing some fun songs and welcome in the Sabbath together with a short vespers program. Hope to see you there!
U N I F O R M S
Parents interested in an LCA uniform exchange program should contact Christy Beason (mom of Victoria, Jocelyn and Julianna) at 774.4717. Plans are in the works to designate
a location where collared shirts, slacks, shorts, belts, shoes and other items can be stored for year-round swapping. Share feedback on whether you prefer to sell or donate or trade with other families. Any and all suggestions are welcomed.
M I L E S T O N E T R I P
In October, Mr. Sargeant will return to Pioneer Valley Academy in Massachusetts for the first time since graduating 40 years ago. What a reunion! Safe travels, Mr. Sargeant.
B A R T O B U C K S
The upper graders have designated the last Friday of each month for Barto Bucks Auctions. Next Friday, September 26, is the first “last Friday” since the printing press rolled off fresh new reward incentives (aka Barto Bucks) for this year. Class members are encouraged to look through their belongings at home to find items the other kids might be interested in bidding on and bring them to school – as long as it’s OK with Mom and Dad. Class auctions are a fun way to get kids’ rooms cleaned up at home while giving them a chance to spend some of their hard earned Barto Bucks.
F A L L E X P O
Save the date for the school’s upcoming fall event, which is designed to reach out to the community, collect boxes of macaroni and cheese for the Samaritan Center’s pantry, and raise funds for LCA. The Family Fair & Expo is set for Sunday, November 9, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the gymnasium and on the ball field with a musical concert in the church wrapping up the evening. The Apison Church has generously offered funds to help offset expenses. A planning committee of school board members – Leanne Barto (principal), Christy Beason, Laura Byrd (after school care coordinator), Tina Segerra (Tyler’s mom) and Tina Smith (mom of Tré and Carolina) -
currently is working to organize and publicize the event. Fun for all ages will include:
± carnival games
± stage maze
± food, baked goods, treats
± inflatable slide and jumper
± wagon rides, petting zoo
± local rescue vehicles
± Science Guy demos
± musical concert
± fall activities
± MORE!
Watch for additional details coming soon.
B I R D B A N D I N G
written by Redmond Bandy
Last Monday, September 8, the upper graders (4-8) went on a field trip to North Carolina to watch these men band wild birds. The place was 2.5 hours away. Miss Barto, my teacher, had a few of the parents drive up to North Carolina.
When we arrived, we got out of our cars and started walking. About a fourth of a mile later, I saw a small shelter with three men sitting under it. Immediately, one of the men introduced himself as Mr. Nelson. Then he went right into his lecture about bird banding.
First of all, every morning at about 7:00, they hang up these six foot high, nylon nets. Then they sit down and wait. In about a half hour, they go and see if any birds are caught.
If there are not, then they move on to the next net. If there is, then they untangle the bird, put it in a little bag, and bring it back to the shelter. At the shelter, they measure the weight, height, species and age.
What is really cool is the how they find the bird’s age. What they do is wet the head, spread the feathers out over the skull so they can see its skull. If the skull is very developed, it is full grown. If its skull is still developing, it is young. Then the men put the little band on the bird’s ankle. If someone else captures the bird, they can go on the internet, put in the number on the band, and see where the bird has been seen.
After we learned all that, we went to our cars, ate lunch, and drove to the waterfall.
W A T E R F A L L
written by Mrs. Barto and Amber Brailsford
On the return from our bird banding experience, we stopped at Bald River Falls, just up the road from Tellico Plains. This is what Amber has to say about her experience there:
“When we left we had one more stop and that was the waterfall. It was so beautiful. When I was standing in the water it was pretty boring at first but then it got fun. Then I saw people jumping in the water. I thought, ‘Hey, I want to jump in the water too,’ but then I remembered I couldn’t swim! When I was just about to step back onto the platform, Jimmy pushed me into the water! I got so mad I was about to burst, but then I remembered God would not act this way and because of God, Jimmy has all his teeth!”
If you have suggestions or submissions for Coon Chatter, please contact Tina Smith,
Home and School Leader.
236.5157 (home)
503.8462 (cell)
writetina@comcast.net
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