2010 Acorn Auction

The 2010 Acorn Auction was a huge success!  Held at the end of March at the University of Memphis's Holiday Inn, this year's theme was "Dreams of the Future".  With 370 in attendance, the auction raised over $67,000 for the school!  Guests enjoyed fantastic auction items, great food and beverages, and a super jazz band throughout the night.  Thanks to all who helped make this year's Auction a wonderful night for all!

From the Development Desk

Annual Fund

The 2010 Annual Fund officially runs through June 30th, so there is still time for you to participate in reaching our 100% parent participation goal. Reaching this goal will show support and confidence to corporations and foundations looking to support our school. Your gift, regardless of size, is very important to generating the resources we need to provide the services that are important to our students. For more information on how to give please contact Tonya Eddins in the Development Office (ext. 305).

Alumni Family Reunion

A big thanks to Alumni parents Janet Dempsey and Pam O’Connor for hosting The Bodine Alumni Reunion on Saturday, April 17th. Alumni students and their families enjoyed visiting the school and the delicious picnic dinner. It was also a great opportunity to share experiences and stories since leaving the School. Alumni Jon Clemons shared his success as a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and his current employment working as an engineer for a Memphis based Information Technology consulting firm.

Future Rocket Scientists?

What’s better than being outdoors in the spring…and working on science?! Ms. Adams’ class was able to do just that when Ms. Upoff was explaining how a chemical change could make a rocket soar. The students adjusted the amount of baking soda and vinegar to see if they could change the height of the rocket and how long it took it to take off. Everyone at The Bodine School loves going to Science Lab because you never know what to expect. . . but you’ll always have fun!

Middle School Rome Project Pictures

Middle School Rome Project

On Wednesday the Middle School built a small scale replica of the Via Apia (Apian Way) as a hands-on project for their unit on Rome. Our road consists of drainage ditches, "kerb" stones, a layer of "boulders" and sand, a layer of gravel and "clay," and a layer of cobbles. It measures 10.5 feet in length and is 1.5 feet wide, including the drainage ditches, and it took about 2 hours to construct.




Built by legionaries and slaves, actual Roman roads were about six feet across from kerbstone to kerbstone and stretched all over Europe. Portions of these roads still exist today and many served as the basis for modern road systems in Europe, hence the expression, "all roads lead to Rome..."



"Way" to go Middle School!

Bowling Party with Ms. Riddick

Thanks to the parents who purchased this great activity for the entire class at The Bodine Auction. Everyone had a great time. A special thanks to Mrs. Crenshaw who drove and bowled with the students.

Ms. Shaw's Class to Paragon Bank

Ms. Shaw’s Second Grade Class recently took a field trip to Paragon Bank to continue their study of counting money. They really enjoyed the field trip.  Getting to tour places like the vault room and behind teller row was very interesting. Their favorite part of the field trip was the coin counting machine, where they each had some coins that were counted and turned into paper money.