Angelo Elementary School - Brockton Public Schools

Angelo Elementary
School
Brockton, Ma
Community Schools
Learning Project:
Brockton MSPCA
• We saw a need a
need our community
to help save the
shelter that had a
potential to close.
close
• We then asked the
animal shelter “What
can we do to help?”
• Students collected and purchased
books and collaborated with Massasoit
Community College to help raise money
with the Brockton MSPCA Annual Book
Fair.
• With our help and collaboration with
M
Massasoit,
it th
the shelter
h lt raised
i d over
$3000.
• Our students
d
decorated
t d “Wi
“Wish
h
List” boxes that
were placed
throughout the
school.
• The shelter
shelter’s
s wish
list consist of
various items that
were necessary to
maintain operation
Wish List Items
• Paper Towels
• Cleaning Products
• Shaw’s Gift Cards
• Blankets
• Stamps
• Cat/Dog Toys
• Cat/Dog food
Holiday Giving Tree
• Staff and parents
would select an
ornament that had a
Wish List item
written on the back.
• In turn, they could
keep the ornament
f their
for
th i ttree att
home in return for
an item
a
e o
on the
e list.
s
• Items such as
blankets (new and
used), paper towels,
hand sanitizers
sanitizers,
stamps, Shaw’s
Cards etc were
Cards,
collected
“Pennies for Paws”
• Students and staff collected various
cash donations.
• Math Connections: Students made pie
charts and bar graphs charting the
progress of the fundraiser.
• ELA Connections: Students wrote
letters of thanks to Massasoit for their
help.
Art Frameworks
• The children looked
up on the internet
photos of the actual
animals located at
the animal shelter
shelter.
MSCPA Rap
• Music Frameworks:
5th and 6th graders
from the Orff
Ensemble class
composed a rap for
the Brockton
MSCPA
• Some of our 3rd
grade students
collecting for
“Pennies for Paws”
MSPCA
• In the helping the Brockton MSPCA, our
students learned about respect,
p ,
responsibility, commitment, and
affection for all creatures g
great and
small.
The staff became sentimental
and adopted these pets!