Sippican School goes to the animals
May 27, 2016
Ty MacKenzie chose to study minks "because they're cute and they're soft," he said. He found a mink coat for $10 at a yard sale, which was quite a deal. "They're like $10,000." BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Forget Animal Planet, the kids at Sippican School know plenty about creatures of the wild.
On Friday the auditorium was turned into a zoo as fourth grade students presented their animal projects in costume. The kids each chose animals they wanted to study and either dressed as their chosen species or as a zoologist.
Fourth grade teacher Nicole Boussy said the kids used their research skills, technology and creativity to come up with some pretty interesting projects.
"They look so great and they worked so hard on everything," she said.
Check out the wild kingdom below.
Ty MacKenzie chose to study minks "because they're cute and they're soft," he said. He found a mink coat for $10 at a yard sale, which was quite a deal. "They're like $10,000." BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Colin Mills shared a fun fact about the New England cottontail rabbit: "They can jump thirty-six inches high." BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Hailey Liggerio studied flamingos because she said they are very different from other animals. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Josephine Wisner wanted to study minke whales after seeing a minke whale and her baby on the sea. "I just wanted to learn more about minke whales," she said. Josephine altered a dolphin costume so that it would match the whales' coloring. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Henry Cooney studied crocodiles for his project because he spends a lot of time on the water. Thankfully, not in crocodile infested waters where the cold-blooded creatures can grow to 2,200 pounds. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Logan Leblanc studied giant squids because he said, "I love squids, so I picked the biggest one." BY GEORGIA SPARLING
"There used to be two to three million, now there are only 1,500," said Oakley Campbell of the giant panda. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Andrew Geary dressed as a giant squid. He said he's caught squid before while fishing with his dad, but not a giant squid. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
Ella Caesar and Connie Friedman, dressed as an elephant and turtle, respectively, were neighbors at the zoo. BY GEORGIA SPARLING
