Tommee Tiger's Itinerary
What are his travel plans?
Cloverdale Elementary is the home of Ribbit the Frog. Ribbit will be the last visitor to St. Thomas in the spring.
Mrs. Amy Braswell, Kindergarten
Cloverdale Elementary
303 Rollins Avenue
Dothan, AL 36301
Colorado on vacation while with
a student from Mrs. Braswell's Class!
November 2:
Mrs. Buonamano's Bulldog, Chester will visit us in March.
Lori Buonamano
Benoist Farms Elementary
1765 Benoist Farms Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
December 1:
Cocodrie the Alligator from Abita Springs arrived February 8. Cocodrie is the cajun word for alligator!
Martha Boucher, Pre-K
Abita Springs Elementary
22410 Level Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Cocodrie took a ride on Steggy!
January 7:
Mrs. Moore's Howard the Gorilla will visit us in January.
Susan Moore
Irving Elementary
311 Gabby St. Blvd.
Joplin, MO 64804
February 1:
The Sooner Elementary Buddy, Brownie the Horse, will visit us for Christmas!
Ms. Kara Chancellor, Kindergarten
Sooner Elementary
5420 S.E. 89th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73135
March 1:
Alexander Elementary is the home of Alex the Dog. Alex arrived at St. Thomas on November 8.
Terri Brown, First Grade
Alexander Elementary
515 N. Elm
Slater, MO 65349
Alex the Dog met Skittles the Cow
who was visiting us from North Dakota!
He also met Cali Bear, a bear from California.
Alex went bowling.
Alex liked the first grade owls.
April 4:
Napoleonville Primary School is the home of Joey Kangaroo. Joey and Roo were at St. Thomas October 15 - November 2.
Shelly Ledet
Napoleonville Primary School
185 Hwy 1008
Napoleonville, Louisiana 70390
May 2:
From Napoleonville, Louisiana to Delmar, NY Tommee will travel the farthest yet; about 1504 miles to reach us. If you rode in a car, it would take about 23 1/2 hours to drive! You'd be travelling nonstop for a full day and night!
When he returns to us Tomee will have travelled at least 6,275 miles total while visiting 7 schools! We will not have seen him for 8 months! He'll have lots of adventures to share with us!
Tommee Tiger's Travel Log
July 2007Strypes met a monkey named George at the Hannaford at Delaware Plaza. Together they were purchased by Miss Miller and taken to her home in Clarksville. Strypes was renamed Tommee Tiger because being a mascot for the St. Thomas second graders is such an important job!
August 2007Tommee Tiger spent two weeks in York Beach, Maine at the ocean with Miss Miller's family. He enjoyed playing in the sand with his friends Curious George and Skye the Eagle. They all helped Miss Miller and her father make a sand castle. A little girl named Madison, from Florida, came over to join in the fun! She brought her Little Mermaid.
Here are his travel photographs. If you "click" on them, they become larger!
September 5, 2007 Tommee and his 2 friends went to St. Thomas the Apostle School for the first day of school. They hid in a butterfly lunch box because the children were so busy.
September 6, 2007 The travel buddies met the second graders for the first time. They spent time investigating St. Thomas the Apostle school.
September 11, 2007 Tommee Tiger prayed with the second grade for peace. He met the second grade parents that night. The parents wished Tommee a safe trip.
September 13, 2007 Fifteen monarch caterpillars arrived
today for grades 1 and 2. Tommee was very interested!
Look how tiny this one is!
September 15, 2007 Curious George packed his book bag
and began his trip to Georgia. The weather in New York was
cool and rainy so he took a blanket with him!
September 24, 2007 Lucky the Lizard is visiting all the way
from Australia! Tommee shared his sleeping bag to make
September 29, 2007
Tommee was mailed to Alabama today. He can't wait to meet
Mrs. Braswell's kindergarten class.
October 2, 2007
Tommee the Tiger is having a great time in Alabama. He has been very
well loved by some eager Kindergarteners today! They were thrilled to
see him ! They couldn't get over how little he was and promptly
decided he must be a baby Tiger . They have carried him around like a
baby all day!!! He is getting ready for a trip to the Pumpkin Patch
on Friday!
October 9, 2007
Tommee has been to the Pumpkin Patch, met the Peanut Queens, been on the Fire Truck, and sat in an 18 wheeler!!!! He has been a busy tiger! He is getting ready to go to Colorado to play in the snow for Fall Break with a kindergartener's family. They are so excited to watch
Tommee over the break. After break it's time for
Say NO to Drugs week. Tell your class he is having
a ball!!!!!
November 2, 2007
Tommee left Alabama and is on his way to Florida.
November 6, 2007
Tommee arrived in Florida today!
November 28, 2007,
Mrs. Buonamano took Tommee home with her over Thanskgiving vacation and went to Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving Dinner. He helped her class do their Favorite Color graph today.
February 5,2008
Tommee left yesterday for Oklahoma. He was able to spend the 100th day with us and enjoy a nice quiet snow day! Mrs. Moore, Louisiana
February 8, 2008
Tommee the Tiger arrived on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The kids loved his sleeping bag. He arrived in just enough time for our class parties today. The kids are really enjoying this exchange.
March 12, 2008
Tommee has been in Slater, Missouri for a week!!! The kids love him!!! He is taken everywhere. Today he was placed in the window to look out at the kids playing in the beautiful almost spring weather.
