I read somewhere once that you should do something that scares you once in awhile... So, with this in mind I set my alarm clock Saturday night for 5:50 am. Hope had asked me to go for a hike in the morning to see the sunrise at the top of the mountain near my parent's house in Truckee. That sounded like a fabulous idea.. at first. Laying in bed, I thought more about this. At six in the morning it's DARK. And there are bears in Truckee! My parents have seen quite a few in their yard over the years. What was I thinking? Hiking? In the dark? With bears?
Maybe Hope would oversleep. No such luck- she walked in my room at 5:47... before my alarm even went off. I couldn't let her go alone, not when there might be bears! I put on two jackets, gloves, and my shoes. We grabbed a flashlight and headed out into the darkness. It was 18 degrees outside.
As we headed off the road onto the dirt trail, I took my hood off. I needed to be able to listen for bears! The stars provided more light than my dad's flashlight. From time to time, snow in scattered patches crunched under our feet. I kept moving forward in the darkness and up the hill as the sun began to peek over the mountain. Once, I spotted a dark shape off the trail. I held my breath, and was relieved to find that it was only a stump in the distance.
Light slowly replaced the darkness as we neared the top of the trail almost an hour later. Warm pinks and oranges painted the cold morning sky. We'd made it in the frozen darkness. All the way to the top-- without seeing a single bear. Rewarded with a beautiful sunrise on the first day of December.
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Dates and Details
December 3rd-6th Project GLAD demo- in Petra's class (Petra, Hope, Saryn & Tammy)
December 6th- early release day. Grade level planning or GLAD planning (if you're part of demo) / Staff potluck
December 9th- CPR training at Star- let me know if you are interested or visit http://www.axiompros.com/ only $30 (only 12 spots available)
December 10th- Dental presentations by grade level- schedule TBA
December 13th- Phil Tulga assemblies (9:30 and 10:30-- grade levels TBA)
December 18th- Ballet and Music performance in gym at Star 6:30 PM (after school enrichment only)
December 20- end of semester
December winter break- December 23rd-January 3rd
January 6- NCS staff development day
January 17 report cards sent home
January 27th - ALA Awards broadcast! December and January: Mock Caldecott at Star Academy! Click here for the link to the live broadcast of the awards ceremony!
Tech Tip: Animoto for Educators
Are you looking for another cool way to add pictures or video to your class website or blog? Animoto is easy and FREE! For educators, you get unlimited length and images just by signing up here at Animoto's Education site. Here are two videos I made over the break - one from Erin Dealey's assembly and one from our Fallen Leaf Lake hike. There is music included on the site, or you can upload your own. Have fun!
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