Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Who are these people?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Congratulations!
Get Creative!
For those of you who have finished your second skills post I'd like to give you an opportunity to do a little creative writing. Above, you'll notice a picture I took yesterday of one of the buildings on campus. It is always one of the first buildings anyone notices when they come here, but after staying here for a while it tends to slip into the background of our minds. We all know it is there, but nobody really cares or pays any attention to it. Well, I think it is time to make up for this neglect. I'd like you to take a nice long look at the picture and make up a story about it. You can be as creative as you'd like, but keep it decent. Feel free to write in whatever kind of genre, just use the picture as a jumping off point. I'll be giving 15 extra points to any really well written stories.
Post your stories on your blog. Feel free to use the picture from here.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Challenge
I always get a little bit confused when students ask me, "What is your hobby?". It appears that they expect a person to only have one hobby. I, and most of my friends, are interesting in a number of things and spend a little bit of time doing a lot of different things. I like, cooking, watching movies, taking pictures, swimming, cycling, gardening, reading, sailing, playing frisbee, yoga, badminton, hanging out with friends, traveling, hiking, and scuba diving. If it is interesting or fun, I'll probably do it. I've just taken up tennis and went rock climbing a couple of times recently and thought it was really fun.
Anyway, one of my hobbies (actually a couple of them combined) is responsible for the picture above. I took the picture when I was on vacation in the Philippines, 12 meters below the surface of the ocean on a dive. If you are one of the first five people to identify the creature you will receive ten points. Hint: some of the relatives of this kind of animal have a shell.
Here is a different one. It is the same type of creature, but a different species:
Here is a different one. It is the same type of creature, but a different species:
Standout Blogs of the Week
Hi,
I'd just like to give some recognition to some of the students who did a really good job on their blogs, particularly their skills posts, this week. An extra ten points each will go to the writer of:
Class 15's "i luv me" http://iloveseanpark.blogspot.com/
Class 17's "GLPS Announcer Note" http://glpsannouncernote.blogspot.com/
Class 16's "Morning Cereal" chocochex16.blogspot.com
Class 16's "Containing Faces Including Ours" http://containingfaces.blogspot.com/
Class 15's "Here at GLPS" http://glpsclass15van.blogspot.com/
Class 15's "I love sports" will get an honorable mention. I would like to award you some points but I cannot find the material again.
I have checked all of the skills posts I could find. If there is no comment at the bottom of your post, I did not see it and you need to tell me your URL again.
If you think I have overlooked your blog and you deserve some recognition, you can let me know in the comments and I will double check. There is a lot of good writing out there and I want to give recognition to the people that deserve it. Tell me if you think you deserve more.
YB
I'd just like to give some recognition to some of the students who did a really good job on their blogs, particularly their skills posts, this week. An extra ten points each will go to the writer of:
Class 15's "i luv me" http://iloveseanpark.blogspot.com/
Class 17's "GLPS Announcer Note" http://glpsannouncernote.blogspot.com/
Class 16's "Morning Cereal" chocochex16.blogspot.com
Class 16's "Containing Faces Including Ours" http://containingfaces.blogspot.com/
Class 15's "Here at GLPS" http://glpsclass15van.blogspot.com/
Class 15's "I love sports" will get an honorable mention. I would like to award you some points but I cannot find the material again.
I have checked all of the skills posts I could find. If there is no comment at the bottom of your post, I did not see it and you need to tell me your URL again.
If you think I have overlooked your blog and you deserve some recognition, you can let me know in the comments and I will double check. There is a lot of good writing out there and I want to give recognition to the people that deserve it. Tell me if you think you deserve more.
YB
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Question!
Here's a little test to see how much you know about the teachers here at GLPS. Who is the youngest teacher (not TA or PA) teaching here at camp? The first five correct answers will receive five points each for their class.
Write your answers in the comments.
Write your answers in the comments.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Zombie Food!
No, not the food that Zombies eat. Everyone knows
No, I'm talking about food that is actually a Zombie. For those of you who don't know what a Zombie is, it is a dead person (or in the following case, a frog) that rises up out of its grave to steal the brains of living creatures.
Take a look at the video below:
I found this on a news site I read regularly. They have a blog there devoted to "Sciencey" stuff. If you are curious about why those things dance, or would like to see the other video that goes with the article, follow the link below:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/08/01/138890515/food-on-a-plate-shouldn-t-move
No, I'm talking about food that is actually a Zombie. For those of you who don't know what a Zombie is, it is a dead person (or in the following case, a frog) that rises up out of its grave to steal the brains of living creatures.
Take a look at the video below:
I found this on a news site I read regularly. They have a blog there devoted to "Sciencey" stuff. If you are curious about why those things dance, or would like to see the other video that goes with the article, follow the link below:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/08/01/138890515/food-on-a-plate-shouldn-t-move
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