Charity

This week spare change was collected for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Last semester, we collected food for the local food bank and several classes sponsored children from The Angel Tree. Does this seem like a lot? In addition you have probably participated in a class/club fundraiser. Add this to the fundraisers you may participate in outside of school and the charities you are asked to give to and it can add up very quickly! In tough economic times, giving to charities normally falls off and they become more aggressive in their fund raising efforts.

So here are my questions for you. Is this too much? Do you feel like you are asked to give and give and give? Have you contributed to a charity this year? If so, who or what was it? Do you have a favorite charity or choose not to give to any charities.

My favorite charity is Stop Hunger Now.

The Green Men

Meet the Green Men. These two guys from Vancouver, Canada are fixtures at Vancouver Canucks hockey games. From funny stunts to harassing opposing players, the green guys have picked up a large fan following. Many people check the sports news to see if the latest green guy antics made Sports Center.

Now that we have looked at their web site and seen some of their videos, what do you think of them? Are they truly funny or just annoying? Would you like to see more green men at sporting events you attend?

Welcom Back !?!?!?!?!?

Welcome back to class. How was your break? Did you do anything exciting, or just stay home and chill for a few days? Did you travel and if so, how far? Are you ready to finish out the year? Did the alarm clock go off too early this morning?

For you post today, please tell us what you did on break! Remember to proofread.

Spring Break!

YEA!!! It is almost here. The long awaited spring break. How will you spend your break? Are you as excited as I am? It will be a week of yard work and some much needed rest. Of course, there will also be some much needed school work to be done. How about you? Do you have exciting plans for spring break? Take a few moments and respond to this post. Let us know what you plan to do. Or, would you rather be in school next week? On a different note, thank you for your hard work this semester. Keep it up. Have a great and safe break. See you next Monday.

Go Cows!

You have seen them on billboards, television commercials and even in my classroom. They hang out at baseball stadiums and have their own college football bowl game. That is right, I am talking about the Chick-fil-A cows. For many people, Chick-fil-A is their favorite place to eat.

Check out their website. You might agree that they have some interesting policies and an unusual history.

What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Tell us about it in your post. You must also include one fact that you learned from the website. Remember to proofread.

The Friday Song

I am sure that you have undoubtedly heard the song "Friday," performed by 13 year old 8th grader Rebecca Black. Rebecca's parents paid $2000 to vanity music label ARK Music Factory, so she could record a song in its' studio. Next she shot a video for the song. The studio then distributed the song and video. Rebecca has retained some of the rights of the song. Here is the music video. "Friday" has gotten about 74 million YouTube hits and lots of publicity, but mostly for being so bad.

She finally responded to all the harsh criticism during a Good Morning America interview.

What is your opinion of the song and video. Does she deserve such negative criticism? Do you think she has talent. Do you think that she and Justin Beiber will sing the next tween hit song?

Play Ball

The 2011 major league baseball season started this past weekend. How is your team doing? Some opening games were played in March!

Baseball has been the subject of numerous books, movies and songs. It is also responsible for some very interesting trivia. Did you know the term "southpaw" originates from the earliest of baseball parks.

In case you did not know, I am a big baseball fan. Actually, it is my favorite sport. What is your favorite sport? Do you have a favorite baseball team? Mine is the Atlanta Braves.

So tell us in your post about your favorite team or sport. If you do not have a favorite team or sport, then tell us what you would rather do than watch a sport. Here are some videos that should give you a smile.