Polar Bear’s Plight: How to Help

ABC News’ Ron Claiborne reports: They are magnificent, captivating somehow, even magical. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada calls itself, “the polar bear capital of the world.” On a wind-blasted, icy tundra hundreds of polar bears come out of their summer-long torpor and head to shores of Hudson Bay waiting for the water to freeze over so they can go out on the ice to hunt seals. But, sometimes a polar bear will come right into Churchill. Wayward bears who wander into town get “arrested” captured and taken to “bear jail.” After several days of incarceration, they’re taken out, tranquilized and blindfolded, in case they wake up too soon Then they’re air-lifted away to the wilderness. “What’s happening is we’ve had successive years where the sea ice in the bay has melted much earlier, so bears are coming ashore much earlier in poorer condition and coming into town more often,” said Geoff York, a polar bear expert and head of arctic species conservation for the World Wildlife Fund, which is leading research into the bear’s habits and habitats. It is backed by a $2 million grant from Coca-Cola. York said earth’s warming climate means it takes longer for the ice on Hudson Bay to form and it is thawing earlier meaning a shorter period when polar bears are be out on the ice, feeding. Without enough to eat, they may not last the summer. “Polar bears are definitely threatened, and they’re threatened by habitat that now is shrinking on both ends,” York said. They’re hungry because they haven’t had anything to eat since coming off the ice last July. And once again this year, the ice has been late forming. “We’re late getting them to their meal this year and they were early getting off. Their meal window is shrinking on both ends,” York said. To find out more on how to help the polar bears, go to the World Wildlife Fund and ArcticHome.com Click here to see a video clip Polar Bear in Churchill, Manitoba.

Happy Halloween!

Copy of Happy Halloween on Prezi

Red Ribbon Week

Monday:  Wear your shirt inside out!  "Drugs can make you inside out!"

Tuesday: Motivational Program @12:45 - “I Can, You Can, We Can “Can” Drugs!”  Bring a can of food to donate.

Wednesday:  “SOCK IT TO DRUGS!”  Wear your crazy socks & bring a pair of NEW socks to donate to our sister school.

Thursday: Spirit Rally - “Show Your School Spirit, Be Drug Free!” Wear your RCE t-shirt  or blue & orange.

Friday: “SAY BOO TO DRUGS!” Wear your Halloween T-shirt.

Challenge For This Week

Here is a new website to go out and try.  It is called Zooburst.  It is a website that allows you to create 3-Dimensional Pop Up Books.  I have had students create non-fiction books about birds and they have also created books from family vacations.

I have an account and for information on loggin in that will be sent to your email account. I will also share it with your parents. This is worth 10 tickets and you can trade in a night of reading for 20 minutes if you create one! Please make sure that you have the rights to use any photograph / picture - especially from the internet.  To be safe, use Picasa or Flickr to help find "royalty free" images.

Here is one that I created:

Few Things

Yearbook Ads

One of the most popular parts of the RCE yearbook is our dedication ads.  We have a limited number of ads to sell, so get yours in early!  Click here for details.  Deadline is Friday, October 28^th!

PTA announces the 2011-2012 Reflections theme:  DIVERSITY MEANS…

What is Reflections?  Reflections is a PTA sponsored art contest.  It gives our kids the opportunity to express their creativity in six different media categories: photography, visual arts, musical composition, literature, dance choreography, and film production, as well as the chance to compete at the local, district, state, and national level.  

Each entry must be an original work and “reflect” the theme “Diversity Means …”. 

PreK-2^nd grade compete in the Primary level.  3^rd-5^th grade compete in the Intermediate level. 

Interested in allowing your child to unleash their creativity in the PTA reflections contest?   Please review the general rules and specific guidelines for the media category before your child begins. Remember to complete an entry form.   Additionally, please complete a parental consent form for musical, dance or film entries.   Please see links on the right.

Deadline for entries: Friday, October 28, 2011 7.30am-2pm in the library. Please remember to bring each creative work with the necessary forms for participation.  We look forward to a diverse RCE art collection this year!

Thank you for your support,

Kym Dobby   kdobby@yahoo.com.au

Our Innisbrook fundraiser was a huge success!

Thank you to all of the generous parents, community members, and staff who participated!  RCE can continue to earn money year round.  Just visit www.innisbrook.com and shop the online store.  Items will ship to you and our school benefits if you enter our school #102734.  Your orders will be available for pick up in the KIVA during parent conferences on Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21.  Questions? Email Emily Wolf at emily.y.wolf@mac.com or Kate Cashin at kfcashin@gmail.com.

Comic Challenge

Parents,

Here is a challenge for your child to do over the weekend!  I sent it also to their email account but figured they may not check it this weekend.  J

Go to this website:  Body Depot

Read:  Viral Attack 

After you are done, then go and create your own comic to share about something you learned about Viruses.  :)

·         Comic Creator:  Read Write Think

·         Superhero Comic Creator:  Marvel Comic Creator

I think you will probably have to print this out (if they will not let you save it) or use a camera to take a picture of it for credit.

This is worth 10 tickets!!!

Have fun with it! 

2 - Digit Addition w/ Regrouping Lesson