Thursday, May 26, 2011

2011 Bear Creek End of Year






Field Day with Sports and Games as well as fun. The Houston Area Field Day was a huge success! It was a fantastic day to play outside with our assortment of games like Water Balloon Volleyball, Gunny Sack Races, Tug of War, Kickball, and the Fireman's Relay. Our volunteer's from the both TXVA staff and Booster Club, did an outstanding job at running, as well as participating in these games. I do believe it was just as entertaining watching them playing as it was for the mto be playing.
The National Coalition for Public School Options donated our scrumptious Hog Dog lunch and boy were they yummy. Not only did we have hot dogs but we also had Snow Cones, Cotton Candy, Face Painting, a Firetruck, and a Police Car. The Firemen and Policeman were completely awesome letting everyone try on their gear and play with THE equipment. I do believe the highlight of the event was the super cool Science experiments that Bryan Lankford, who is a TXVA High School Science Teacher, showed us. Such as the exploding Mentos in Soda, which shot so high it ended up on the ceiling, and the Balloon Animal in Dry Ice experiment. Mr. Lankford inspired imagination and was quite entertaining, plus he showed everyone how EXPLOSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE Science can be.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Eikefjord, Norway


Fourth Grade Field Trip - About this sound Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Sognekongen, Bergen

I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
Everybody look at me 'cause I'm sailing on a boat (sailing on a boat)
I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
I'm on a boat
I got my swim trunks
And my flippie-floppies
I'm flipping burgers, you at Kinko's
Straight flipping copies

The dolphin's splashing, getting everybody all wet
But this ain't Seaworld, this is real as it gets
Straight floating on a boat on the deep blue sea
Busting five knots, wind whipping at my coat
Take a picture, trick
I'm on a boat

I'm on a boat and
It's going fast and
I got a nautical themed
pashmina afghan
I'm the king of the world
On a boat like Leo
If you're on the shore,
then you're sure not me-oh

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Cultural Investment

We were downtown Bergen, and he was riding around on his scooter. I was taking pictures, when he told me "I don't want pictures of me riding a scooter in Bergen to end up on the internet".....



Immersion Education in Norway for three weeks. Mai 17 is the National Holiday!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Edmund and Lucy Pevensy along with their bratty cousin, Eustace, are transported through a painting into Narnia where they join Prince Caspian on a voyage to the west. The children are tested on this voyage, and visit strange lands and encounter unusual creatures. Eustace is turned into a dragon, and then helped to return to human form by Aslan, the lion god.
  • Format: Kindle Edition
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  • Print Length: 256 pages
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5
Lexile® measure: 970L

Friday, May 13, 2011

More Stinking Assessments

first Benchmarks at the beginning of the year, again before Christmas, then TAKS, then more Benchmarks, I am sick of tests