Haven Bay Elementary

A group of seven elementary school students present their handmade cardboard animal projects inside a bright school hallway. On the left, a tall yellow giraffe with brown spots stands on a yellow paper mat. In the center, a student stands next to a white and black striped cardboard zebra. Paper chain link barriers separate the display from the walkway. The background features glass windows looking into a classroom and a wall covered in colorful student drawings of monster faces.

Two smiling young girls stand side-by-side next to a wall covered in colorful monster artwork, while a third girl sits on the floor to the right. In front of them on the floor is a blue boxy cardboard animal craft with black paper hair on top and a drawn-on face.

A close-up shot of a student-made, boxy orange cardboard fox or red panda sitting on the floor in front of four elementary school students who are sitting on a bench. The cardboard animal features white folded paper ears, a black block snout, and drawn-on eyes and nose. The students' faces are softly blurred by background light from a large window behind them.

A wide, high-angle view of a spacious, modern school lobby or corridor filled with parents and elementary students during an open-house exhibition. The room features a curved ceiling with circular recessed lighting. Students are seated on the floor along the edges next to their cardboard animal projects and paper chain barriers, while adults stroll through the center of the hall. Large windows at the far end look out onto a bright, green outdoor landscape.

Several elementary school students stand inside a decorated alcove designed to look like a giant animal's open mouth, complete with large white paper triangles hanging down like sharp teeth. The background wall inside the alcove features a painted mural of a large dark bird, possibly a cormorant or heron, against a wetland landscape under a cloudy sky. An adult with blonde hair stands with her back to the camera, talking to the kids.

A group of students gather around an ecosystem display laid out on blue and green paper on a school hallway floor, representing an ocean or island habitat. The display features blocky cardboard animals, including a green crocodile, a white snake, and a brown hippo. A multi-colored paper chain barrier runs across the foreground, separating the viewers from the project.

A wide view of an elementary school exhibition in a hallway outside classroom glass walls. Several students stand around various handmade boxy cardboard animals, including an orange fox, a yellow lion with a yarn mane, a yellow giraffe, and a striped zebra, all arranged on yellow paper sheets on the floor. A multi-colored paper chain link fence sections off the display area. Adults and students are seen interacting.

A bustling school hallway hosting a student art and science exhibition. A long white wall on the right is covered with rows of vibrant, colorful paintings of open-mouthed monsters. On the floor below the art, students sit next to blue paper displays representing water habitats with pink and blue cardboard animals. Paper chains stretch across the hallway to create viewing boundaries as parents and students walk through.

May 18, 2026

Haven Bay

Talk about hands-on learning! Today, our amazing Haven Bay 5th graders transformed their pod into a wild wildlife sanctuary. Our clever Herons put their math volume skills, engineering talents, and pure creativity to work to construct incredible zoo animals entirely out of cardboard boxes. 📐🛠️ We absolutely loved welcoming our younger students and parents to tour the exhibits and see these masterpieces in person! We are so proud of our innovative 5th-grade Herons for soaring to new heights today! 💙🦅For more information about the zoo, checkout our news article on the web site at havenbay.wsd.net

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