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Bowler 4th Graders Travel “Around The World”

Bowler 4th Graders Travel “Around The World”
By Rachel Brandes
Moapa Valley Progress
Published June 3, 2009

Bowler Elementary 4th grade students have worked hard in recent weeks learning everything they could about different countries of the world.

Each year fourth graders choose a country on which to do an extensive report. Students write to the embassies of their chosen countries and request information to assist in their efforts. They then compile a report and prepare a display presentation about their country. The dispay includes an informational folder, flags the students

Logan Geary (Germany), Anthony Cornwall (Bahamas), Alec Brandes (Netherlands), and Cameron Larsen (Spain) display their Country Reports during “Around the World” day at Bowler Elementary on Thursday, May 28.
have made, artworks with construction paper and poster boards all centered around the chosen country. Some kids construct homes out of sugar cubes and some kids even gather money from other countries to put on display.

On Wednesday, May 27, the students put on a program which parents and fellow students had the opportunity to enjoy. Music teacher Trish Anderson assembled an amazing program. “The kids worked really hard and did a great job!” stated Anderson. Students arrived dressed in clothing typifying their chosen countries which made for a colorful presentation. The theme of the program was entitled, “Children of the World”. The students performed a number of finely tuned dances and songs. Included were tunes from Thailand, Ghana, Trinidad/Tabago, and China. Dances performed were from Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Russia, and a USA line dance to “I Love A Rainy Night”.

On Thursday the students filled the halls of the school with tables of displays. Each student sat with their display as students and parents visited and asked plenty of questions. When asked what the most interesting thing learned about their country, the students gave some interesting answers.

Cameron Larsen wrote his report on Spain, he stated that there are over 100 square yards of olive trees in Spain. Larsen Love wrote his report on Latvia and said that all of the water in Latvia is polluted other than the Baltic Sea. He explained that they have to have water from the Baltic Sea filtered and treated in order to have drinking water.

Abby Morgan displays her Country Report about Spain during “Around the World” day at Bowler Elementary on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Anthony Cornwall wrote his report on the Bahamas and explained that there are 700 islands that make up the Bahamas. Matilda Thompson wrote her report on China because “I think it is a great country” she said, “China has a big populations, 1,321,851,888 people.”

Rylee Widdison and Cade Neilson both wrote about Australia. Rylee told us that it was an interesting fact that there are more kangaroos in Australia than people; while Cade found it interesting that they are over 20 million people in Australia. That makes for a lot of kangaroos when you think about it.

On Friday, May 29, students along with the help of their parents prepared dishes from their chosen countries and presented them for consumption during food day. Many different cooked and baked items were available for sampling.

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