The READING OLYMPICS are On!
Enter the Reading Olympics on Camp Internet - challenge your students to
flex their brains! The entries are coming in with text and images - check
out the race for the medals at:
http://chat.rain.org/cgi-bin/nph-camp01-fr
Top 36 earn their class a 'Silver' Medal. Online Camp ebooks (chapters and
articles) as well as hard copy books count for entries. At least one
posting per class is suggested to give your students a chance to
participate in the fun reading competition.
For Students This Week
Exciting Learning Adventures begin this week -
Islands launch their PIRATES exploration
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition2/pirates.html
Backcountry meets MARK TWAIN
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/twain/
Southwest discovers DINOSAURS
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/southwest/dinosaurs/
And
Gardens get ready to start their SEEDLINGS
http://www.rain.org/global-garden/
NEXT WEEK - Camp Family Night is February 28th
All Camp classrooms and families are welcome to come learn about Amazing
Women of the West. Families are asked to bring a short description of an
Amazing Woman in their family history, or whom they have been honored to
know, to post in celebration of Amazing Women. Bring Moms
online! Encourage Fathers and Sons to share their family history with
pride. Featured Open House is a Madison School and Camp Staff will be
there and online. Join us ONLINE or open your doors to families !!
Print out the invitation as a pdf at:
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/amazing_women_mothers_and_daughters.pdf
Or find it online as a word document at:
http://www.rain.org/~camp/feb02womenshistoryfamilynight.doc
Teachers - Time to DIG the Internet
This is the month to start using the ONLINE WORKSHOP to create and
Internet Dig. Go to http://chat.rain.org/cgi-bin/nph-teacherworkshop
And follow the easy FOUR STEP process. Test your Dig in that private
teachers-only workroom - and then - email us to reserve a day when the
CAMPWIDE DIG ROOM will be opened to host and feature YOUR DIG! Your
students will be thrilled to do YOUR Dig!
Teacher Training Field Reports
All Teacher Field Reports from GPS Training Days are due by the end of the
month in Field Reports / Teacher Training. A make-up GPS Day is scheduled
for March 16th at Descanso Gardens, La Canada. Make-up Day Three is
planned for April. Workshop is located at: http://chat.rain.org/cgi-bin/nph-campteachers
and final posting location
for finished work is at: http://chat.rain.org/cgi-bin/nph-expedition