2018 Coastal Clean-up

With over 30 participants from Rio Vista & Rio Real, we collected over 100 lbs of trash from Ormond Beach this year!  A HUGE thank you to all our student participants, parents who drove participants (several stayed to help!), Mr. Erickson, ASB Leaders, Kaytlin, former students of Vista, Tom & the crew from NRG, Ron and all the Coastal Clean-up volunteers, & my family for getting to the beach early.  Lot's of interesting things found on the beach today including batteries, birthday balloons, plastic army soldiers, blankets, baby clothes, cigarette butts, lots of paper, food wrappers, plastic, and glass bottles.  A unique find was a GeoCaching bottle last found and recorded in 2011.  It's been floating around for 7 years!

Thank you to all the teachers who participated by reminding students of the event & even offering extra credit for participation and a written reflection.  Sadly, we missed several participants who either came early or after our group pic:(  

The morning passed quickly and we all left with tired but great feelings about doing something that made a small difference to our community and planet.  Thanks for all of you out there who help out by picking up your trash & anything else you can.  It all helps!

MR. G

P.S. Send me any images you have of the event so I can post them on the blog!

 

 

 

NASA - Our Place In Space

Hi All,
For today's Space Fact we'll look at our place in space and why our planet is so unique.
Check out this video from 2008 that has some interesting info.  Listen for these facts:

• Why is the Earth the way it is?
• What do we need for life?
• What effects our planet?

Post any questions you have on this form - Space Fact Questions

#1 Keyboarding Test

This is my first keyboarding test.  This one is using 10 fingers.  I hope to do better by the end of the year because Mr. G is making me practice every day for 10 minutes.  I hate it because my hands hurt and I would rather be playing Fortnight.  However, I know that I suck at typing so this might be good for me so I can finish my homework faster.

 This is my fast as I can test.  I use two fingers and I need to look at the keyboard, What a pain!

9-11 Day of Remeberance

Good morning,
Today is the 17 anniversary of the terrorist attack on America specifically, New York, Washington DC, and Philadelphia.

Below are some links to help you understand what happened, what has changed in the past 17 years, and what people are doing now.  We'll have an open discussion.

9/11 Day of Remembrance
New York attack on the World Trade Center Towers 1 & 2
4 Ways the U.S. has Changed Since September 2001
Children born in 2011 are making a difference - take the pledge
New York - 15 Years Later
9/11 Attack Timeline
FAQ from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

Please click on this link if you have a question about this event that you want us to address

California Beach Clean-up is Coming!

Hi all,  The beach cleanup is coming & it's going to be great!  I'm looking forward to seeing as many of you out there as possible.  It's a great start to your weekend & you can bring your family & friends.  Hope to see you there! 

Click Here to see video of 20 years of beach clean-up aerial art!

Click here to get the Official Trash Extinction List - Very cool names