Monday, October 21, 2013

MCPS 3rd Grade Class receives PetSmart Grant


In recent news at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's Holy Spirit Campus: Mrs. Cool and her 3rd grade class received an $80.00 grant from PetSmart.  The grant is part of the Pets in the Classroom Program and enables teachers to cover the setup fees for various types of small pets.  Mrs. Cool’s class chose to purchase a 10-gallon freshwater tank complete with accessories and 7 guppies.  The purpose of the program is to help teach students to be responsible pet owners.  Mrs. Cool took it step further and tied the fish tank to her lesson plans to help teach her students about fresh water ecosystems.
Photo by Mrs. Michelle Cool: Holy Spirit Campus' third grade class with their new classroom fish tank from PETSMART. Back row from left to right: Owen Beesley, Chase Ford, Will Besterling, Jake Dean, Gabe Russo, Harrison Howell, Maggie Stewart. Middle row: Madison Green, Mason Sylvester, Mark Osten, Angelina Conceicao, Will Anderson, Peter Ha, Hyungsung Rho,  Cas Wilson, Max Barranco. Bottom row: Esa Gancayco, Lyndon Gotelaere, Kara Sugiyama, Laura Thomas Zhvania, Shannon Kille.