FORT WRIGHT -- The week of Thanksgiving is going to be a wild time for some Fort Wright Elementary students.

Third graders at the school will be performing a modified version of "Where the Wild Things Are," an award winning play by Maurice Sendek.

The school will have three performances before Thanksgiving, and proceeds from the shows will go towards families who relocated to the area after Hurricane Katrina.

"We spent time talking about the disaster, and it really seemed to affect them," said Deanna Lipps, the play's director and choreographer. "It's a wonderful cause, and the kids are really liking the idea of helping people out around the holidays."

"It's good, because they lost a lot of stuff," added 8-year old Grayson Duncan. "We want to help them out because it could have happened to anyone."

The students will also incorporate their lesson plans into the play, including science, geography, reading and even marketing.

"It's a really great way to wrap up everything we've been learning about," said Lipps. "They get to apply their studies right away, and they get to be a little creative as well."

Lipps and Fort Wright Principal Margaret Hoffman are also partnering with Children Inc., a service learning program, in order to secure donations for the play.

"I think the local businesses will really want to get behind this," said Becky Bramer, a coordinator at Children Inc. "We've already gotten donations from Kroger, and we think with it going for a good cause, other places will want to help out. I'm excited about helping put this together."

The children will put on three performances the week of Thanksgiving. They will present to other Kenton County schools on the Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. at Scott High School. They will then have a public showing that night at 7:30 p.m., followed by an encore for Fort Wright students on Tuesday morning. Admission for the public showing is $2, but Lipps says donations will also be accepted to benefit the displaced families.

"I've been telling everyone that the play has a little of everything," said Lipps. "It's a showboat, musical comedy that's really extravagant and exciting. It will be no like no other elementary play people have seen."