Campaign speeches and songs

Charlie

Drawing of a raven

Ravens are large, all-black birds that are part of the crow family. They can be over 60 cm long with a wingspan of 1.3 metres! Ravens can do somersaults in the air and can even fly upside down.

Charlie’s speech

Hi there, little buddies!

I’m your friend Charlie the Raven, and I think I would make a great mascot for your group.

I’ve got personality plus! I’m very lively, and I never feel downhearted about anything, even when it’s minus 40 outside and there isn’t much around to eat.

I’m a helpful guy, too, because I like to clean up things: I try to eat up all the food that has been thrown away by others.

Because I’m a little noisy, some people say I’m full of mischief. But I like to think I’m full of fun. I just love to play the way you do. I often mimic sounds I hear, and sometimes when I’m flying, I glide and swoop and pretend I’m an eagle or a gull.

Every day just after the sun goes down, I love to gather with my friends and perch on some high place. Then we all chatter about the things we’ve done during the day.

For a happy and lively class, why not choose me as your mascot? You’ll be glad you did.

Charlie’s song

Charlie the Raven is a mischievous fellow

Who likes popcorn and hot dogs and Jell-O.

His idea of a bash

Is to clean up the trash, (hop and make the motion of picking up garbage)

And then he'll eat till he’s drowsy

And mellow.

Refrain

Walk like Charlie, talk like Charlie. (walk like a bird)

Walk like Charlie, talk like Charlie.

Charlie is a daring young flyer

Who circles up higher and higher;

He swoops away, away down

Just to hop around on the ground, (spread arms and jump twice)

And take off even higher.

Refrain

Walk like Charlie, talk like Charlie. (walk like a bird)

Walk like Charlie, talk like Charlie.

Desneiges

Drawing of a polar bear

Polar bears are large meat-eating mammals. They are the only marine bears and prefer sea ice for hunting. The bottoms of their paws have fur so they don’t slip, and their hind feet each have five toes.

Desneiges’ speech

Hello, little ones.

You know me, of course. I’m Desneiges the Polar Bear. Considering my many fine qualities, I think you would be making a good choice if you picked me as your mascot.

I am strong and swift and hardy. I can swim in icy water or burrow in a snowbank and it doesn’t bother me a bit. My thick white fur keeps me warm and safe even in the worst blizzards.

I have keen eyesight and good hearing that helps me keep my lovely little cubs perfectly safe until they learn to look after themselves. I patiently teach them how to swim, and how to hunt and fish, so that one day they will be proud hunters just like me. We have lots of fun too. I feel quite happy and playful when my cubs romp and roll about.

Everyone seems to agree that besides being strong and swift, I look very beautiful in my long white fur coat. I’m known and admired far and wide. Some people even call me “Queen of the North.”

If you want a strong and proud class, you should pick me as your mascot – me, Desneiges.

Desneiges’ song



Desneiges the Polar Bear

Steps outside of her cozy lair.

Simply rambles off

Wanders everywhere.

First she stands,

Then she roars,

Then she dances on all fours.

Refrain

Crouch and growl, (crouch and growl)

Stand and roar, (stand and roar)

Stick your claws out, (raise arms, spread fingers)

Swim to shore. (make swimming motions)

Desneiges the Polar Bear

Is a real good mother.

She takes care

of her little cubs,

Her baby bears.

Takes them everywhere,

Feeds them fish, (motion of throwing a line, catching and eating a fish)

Gives them seal,

Shows them how

To catch a meal.

Refrain

Crouch and growl, (crouch and growl)

Stand and roar, (stand and roar)

Stick your claws out, (raise arms, spread fingers)

Swim to shore. (make swimming motions)

Max

Drawing of a walrus

Walruses are marine mammals with wide, bristly muzzles. Males and females have tusks, which are long upper canine teeth. They use their tusks to fight and to climb onto the ice from the water.

Max’s speech

My name is Max the Walrus, and I’m running to become your group’s mascot.

I work hard, and I’m honest and gentle. I’m very sociable and I like to bask in the sun with all my friends among the ice floes. I believe we could be good friends, too.

At first sight, I may look clumsy, but you would be proud of me if you saw me moving smoothly and quickly in the water. I’m a pretty strong swimmer! I glide under the water holding my breath, just like you. Every once in a while, I have to come up for air.

After a long, busy morning raking the ocean floor looking for shellfish to eat, I come to the surface to rest. In the summer, I like to rest on the rocks. In the spring, I use my long ivory tusks to pull myself up onto the ice and drift happily and take a nap.

If you would like a sociable and hard-working class, please think about choosing me as your mascot.

Max’s song

Max the Walrus, Max the Walrus,

We think you’re a winner,

Looking on the ocean floor

For something for your dinner.

Refrain

Float on the water, lie on a rock, (bobbing motion)

Walk your rolling walrus walk. (walk like a walrus)

Your flippers make a flap, flap, flap; (hands out, then clap)

After you work you nap. (tilted head rests on hands)

Max the Walrus, Max the Walrus,

When your work is done,

Lie upon a floe of ice

Basking in the sun.

Refrain

Float on the water, lie on a rock, (bobbing motion)

Walk your rolling walrus walk. (walk like a walrus)

Your flippers make a flap, flap, flap; (hands out, then clap)

After you work you nap. (tilted head rests on hands)

Neevee

Drawing of a caribou

Caribou are part of the deer family. They have large hoofs and antlers. In winter, big herds migrate south, sometimes travelling more than 5,000 km. They head back north in the spring.

Neevee’s speech

Hello, little friends! I’m Neevee the Caribou, and I really hope you’ll choose me as your mascot, because I think I would do a good job.

I’m friendly. I enjoy the company of others. In fact, I travel in a great herd of thousands of my friends. We all get along very well together.

I’m considerate of others and I have many qualities that set me apart and make me very special. I have a thick fur coat that allows me to stand on the tundra when a strong, cold wind is blowing and it’s 35 degrees below zero. I have sturdy bones that help me walk hundreds of miles every year when I journey across the North and back again.

As you can guess, I do love to travel. Perhaps you could take a trip with me someday. You would see the great plains of the North and the animals that roam it – the muskox, the fox, the hare and the great snowy owl. You could be part of a great adventure, just like me!

For a kind and considerate class, please pick me as your mascot.

Neevee’s song

Let’s do the Caribou boogie.

Neevee walks swiftly

Over rocks and snow,

Swimming streams,

Facing foes,

Eating grass and lichen,

Always on the go.

Refrain

Clickety-clack, shake your rack, (snap fingers, shake head)

Walk to the Arctic, (two steps forward and two back)

Then come back.

Caribou boogie, Caribou boogie.

Neevee helps people

In the North survive:

Gives them warm clothes

And meat to keep them alive,

Gives them lots of tools.

With her help they thrive.

Refrain

Clickety-clack, shake your rack, (snap fingers, shake head)

Walk to the Arctic, (two steps forward and two back)

Then come back

Caribou boogie, Caribou boogie.

Sam

Drawing of a grey wolf

Grey wolves are the largest members of the dog family. They have long, bushy tails. Wolves work together to hunt for food. They can eat as much as 10 kg of meat in one meal!

Sam’s speech

I’m Sam the Wolf. I’m the mascot that you need!

I’m very intelligent and also very nice. It’s true: I’m not a threat to human beings. What's more, I’m very sociable.

In my family, also known as a pack, we enjoy a good tug-of-war over a bone or a piece of wood. And it's while playing like that that I have developed my talents as a fierce hunter.

Personally, I like running, hunting and howling. I can be heard hundreds of kilometres away. When we, us wolves, howl, it’s to celebrate a good hunt or to get together. It’s also our way of talking to each other.

I’m really handsome in my thick, soft and shiny coat. I’m known as the Grey Wolf, but my fur can take on many colours, from black to white with rich tones of rust, gold, silver and brown. You would love me a lot if you would take the time to get to know me better.

For a close-knit class and a teamworking one at that, vote for me, Sam the Grey Wolf. I’m surely the mascot that you need!

Sam’s song

Everybody go aroooooo . . . (howl like a wolf)

Everybody go aroooooo . . .

He’s Sam the howler, (walk and stalk as if hunting)

A grey wolf prowler,

Hunting so quietly.

He has endurance

And a lot of power.

He was born wild and free.

Refrain

Everybody go aroooooo . . . (howl like a wolf)

Everybody go aroooooo . . .

When the pack appears (hands reaching for the sky and brought down alongside body)

At the edge of the woods

Under a starry sky,

Look how handsome Sam is

With his warm fur coat,

His piercing eyes, (show eyes)

His shiny teeth, (show teeth)

His inquisitive nose, (wiggle nose)

His attentive ears. (pull on ears)

Refrain

Everybody go aroooooo . . . (howl like a wolf)

Everybody go aroooooo . . .

He’s Sam the howler, (walk and stalk)

A grey wolf prowler,

Hunting so quietly.

He has endurance

And a lot of power.

He was born wild and free.

Refrain

Everybody go aroooooo . . . (howl like a wolf)

Everybody go aroooooo . . .