Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wheels of Freestyle assembly this week
This week we had the rare privilege of hosting the Wheels of Freestyle Assembly , thanks to the efforts of the Box Top Committee, chaired by the ever efficient and energetic Mary O'Hara. As you can see, there were some amazing freestyle bikers performing stunts that had the kids yelling and screaming with excitement. They also seemed to get the point of the assembly, as described on their webiste:
The NEW "Go BIG" school assembly is just as the name indicates. A school assembly that teaches youth to "Go BIG" in life! To set BIG goals, BIG dreams and make a BIG commitment to doing it all drug and violence FREE!
A big thanks to all involved!
The NEW "Go BIG" school assembly is just as the name indicates. A school assembly that teaches youth to "Go BIG" in life! To set BIG goals, BIG dreams and make a BIG commitment to doing it all drug and violence FREE!
A big thanks to all involved!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Close to wrapping up Accelerated Reader for the year...
Keeping up with Mrs. Thornton's first grade class
The last time I was in Mrs. Thornton's class, we had a very good converstation about Butterflies,and I was asked some questions about butterfly migration. Here's the best site I know about butterfly migration(among many migrations of many animals).The site, Journey North, also has links to the migration news of gray whales,robins, and hummingbirds.
This conversation also gives me the opportunity to remind everyone what a great teaching aid the internet i, given the speed of innovation and research these days. Here's an article, Migrating Thousands of Miles with Nary a Stop(New York Times, registration required) about how advances in transmitters allowed researchers to finally determine the migration routes of birds who travel long distances. It turns out the truth was stranger than anything the researchers had imagined. One bird, the bar-tailed godwit, traveled 7,100 miles in nine days without stopping. Ruby throated hummingbirds leave the Yucatan Peninsula in the evening and arrive in the southern United States the next afternoon.
A great article to share with your children!
This conversation also gives me the opportunity to remind everyone what a great teaching aid the internet i, given the speed of innovation and research these days. Here's an article, Migrating Thousands of Miles with Nary a Stop(New York Times, registration required) about how advances in transmitters allowed researchers to finally determine the migration routes of birds who travel long distances. It turns out the truth was stranger than anything the researchers had imagined. One bird, the bar-tailed godwit, traveled 7,100 miles in nine days without stopping. Ruby throated hummingbirds leave the Yucatan Peninsula in the evening and arrive in the southern United States the next afternoon.
A great article to share with your children!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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