We had a great day today with our Dr. Seuss celebration. All week long we have been working on learning about Therodore Geisel in the media center. We discussed his many books from first to last, his pseudonyms, and what inspired him to become an author. There were skits in the morning on the news to encourage our children to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character. Then Friday finally came, and we had a Diffendoofer Celebration in honor of the great man himself. Everyone dressed up. We had several stations set up around the school. These included computer lab time, the great, gribbulous, grobbulous gak with a review of states of matter, Thing hair with persuasive writing, and silhouettes rendered from the Seuss favorite, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff. This annual event was wonderful thanks to all those who participate each year. We have Jay Lemons, Chris Sandow, Greg Neal, Jennifer Jackson, Kristi Caissie, Brock Bruce, Charity Burnette, Dawn Cagle, Lisa Allmon, Sharon Kipp, Doris Maples, Gloria Magnusson, Donna Morgan, Ava England, Kesha Swanson, Dori Bel, Michelle Blaylock, and me who plan, gather materials, set up and man stations, link the activities to curriculum and make sure the day goes off without a hitch. The administrative team, Brad Hayes, Matt Harris and Jana Marshall are always a constant support. Our amazing parents were ready and willing to spend the entire morning wherever we had a need. The ladies in the cafeteria prepared great sack lunches for the Seussy event and the custodial staff whipped out their super-dooper-flooper scooping machines and the school shone once everything was done. The teachers here at Gilbert are unbelievable as well. They constantly contribute materials, perform skits at a moments notice, and even make special trips to ensure that we have everything we need. For example, Miss Amanda Higdon took a little journey to a friend's house to pick up cans of colored hair spray late into the evening the night before just so we could be sure every child could have their favorite Thing hair creation.
Submitted by Kelly Massey
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