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Macon East’s Mother’s Day Out students are counting down the days until Christmas and they have been busy with many Christmas activities. From reviewing our academic skills using Christmas themes to making ornaments and surprises for our families, the classroom has been buzzing. They have also learned that giving is just as important as receiving. The students collected can goods for the Dixie Electric Food Drive and donated toys for the Heart to Heart Foster Care Ministry. They took their first off-campus field trip to Choctafaula Farms where they participated in Christmas games, took a trail ride to see camels, goats, horses, cows, wildebeests, ostriches, and zebras, and topped off the day with a visit from Santa.

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝟰𝘁𝗵), 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝟱𝘁𝗵), 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸 (𝟲𝘁𝗵), 𝗞𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗿𝗼𝗻 (𝟳𝘁𝗵), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 (𝟴𝘁𝗵) recently represented their grades in the AISA District Spelling Bee competition. Alternates who attended in support of their classmates were: 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝟰𝘁𝗵), 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗲𝗻 (𝟱𝘁𝗵), 𝗞𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗶 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 (𝟲𝘁𝗵), 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘆 (𝟳𝘁𝗵), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 (𝟴𝘁𝗵). 𝗞𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗿𝗼𝗺 was the winner for 7th grade at district and competed at the state spelling bee at Troy University of Montgomery, Rosa Parks Auditorium.

As an enrichment for Fourth Grade Alabama History, Mrs. Johnson’s class took a field trip to learn all about cotton. As a special bonus, the students also enjoyed a presentation about the native Americans who inhabited the very land that we walked on during the field trip. The trip began at the Milstead Gin Company in Shorter, AL. Mr. Joey Scarborough and Ms. Donna Dicks arranged for the students to tour the gin. Mr. Scarborough conducted the tour that started in the upstairs classroom where students “ginned cotton” by hand and learned about the gin and how it worked. Students then toured the seed house, looked at cotton modules, and saw what a finished bale of cotton looked like.

Students then visited Segrest Farms in Shorter, a seventh-generation cotton farm. Students were amazed at the snowy white fields and the equipment that was used to harvest the cotton. The highlight of the trip was getting to walk through the fields and pick a bag of cotton to take home as a souvenir. Mr. Clay Segrest and Mrs. Kellie Sirmon were our presenters at the cotton field.

After picking cotton, students enjoyed a picnic at the Sirmon’s home. They enjoyed lunch and playing outdoors on a beautiful fall day! Lunch was followed with a special presentation on native American artifacts and lifestyles. Each student received a projectile point to keep and made a dream catcher to take home.

A huge thank you goes to our presenters and hosts who have graciously welcomed us for more than 30 years!

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