The theme for Read Across America this year is Animals of the World! As part of our project, we will help raise funds for the Popcorn Park Zoo Animal Refuge! Each grade has been learning about different animals from their assigned continent and creating projects that we will display in the hallways around the school. The first week of March we will participate in spirit days and read together at the end of the day on Friday to culminate the project!
Read further for more information about the project and how our donations will work! Cash donations will be collected during grade level lunch times February 25th-27th. At that time, students names will be put into their grade level raffles and each person will receive stickers! Thank you in advance for your generous donations!
Grade level continent assignments-
PreK-Antarctica
K- Europe
1st-Australia
2nd-North America
3rd-Africa
4th-Asia
5th-South America
A Refuge For Animals In Need
"Popcorn Park is a sanctuary for animals who face desperate circumstances and/or death. Popcorn Park began in 1977 when we rescued and treated a raccoon caught in a leg-hold trap. We gave him a home for life as he could never be released and survive.
Soon Popcorn Park became a permanent home to exotics, wildlife, farm animals, and birds who suffered abandonment, cruelty, injury, illness, handicap, exploitation, old age, inappropriate ownership, or who could not be safely returned to the wild.
Popcorn Park Refuge, located in the scenic Pine Barrens of Ocean County, New Jersey, is now home to over 200 animals and birds, all of which are provided spacious living quarters and assured a lifetime of good care. All residents may be sponsored through the Wildlife Club and/or the Popcorn Park Zoological Society."
Our donations can help fund items from the Popcorn Park Zoo's Amazon Wishlist!
5th graders will help run the fundraiser and will meet with the Popcorn Park Refuge Team via Zoom!
Bevan Jones
CP Librarian