ELC (Environmental Learning Center)

For the past 9 years of my life I have been looking forward to this special trip that 8th graders get to go to, since 6th grade I have been working super hard to get 30 hours of volunteer work so I could go, and since the beginning of the year I have been counting down the days till I finally get to go. Now all my hard work is over, the waiting is over, and that special trip is over too. :( This trip was to ELC a.k.a. Wolf Ridge in Finland, Minnesota. What is Wolf Ridge? We (36 kids of our 8th grade class) woke up at 5:00 a.m., drove on a bus for 5 hours, and spent 5 days at as camp where we saw the best and worst of everyone. Wolf Ridge    is a place where you can get outdoors and learn the same stuff you do at school but in a cooler hands on kind of way. Some things we did were ropes course, s'mammals, river studies, beavers, rock climbing, lake superior hike, and competitive orienteering.

Ropes Course: A course made of ropes 30 feet off the ground.
S'mammals: a.k.a. small mammals is where we learned about mice, moles, voles, and chipmunks.
River Studies: Then study of a large stream. We took samples of the water and checked the HP level and oxygen level. We also got water bugs to see what other types of animals could possibly live their.
Beavers: We checked out a dam in search of beavers and hints that they had been there like chewed wood, paths leading out of the water, and dens.
Rock Climbing: We learned how to belay and helped each other scale the rock wall.
Lake Superior Hike: We hiked 3 miles up a mountain for a picture perfect view of Superior.
Competitive Orienteering: The leaders give you a map, a compass, the skills to find all the points, and set you of in a mile radius area to find points on the map, punch holes in your card, and get back the fastest. a.k.a. Not Getting Lost, The Fastest.

Photo of Sawmill Creek

Copy write

We recently have been learning about how to legally use photos for our blogs, papers, etc.. To post somebody else's picture on your own blog you fist need to find out if the person will allow you to use that photo. Then you need to give some type of attribution to the person. It could be as easy as saying taken by:_________ with a link to where you had gotten the photo.

By:http://www.flickr.com/photos/58972032@N00/2398568497

Saving Money

We recently took this test in 12st Century Skills where you have $1,000 to get through one month of paying rent, insurance, and other regular basis expenses. You had to find a job and hoped you would make it. Now we have to write about ways we can save money like following the rule pay yourself first. This is where you save 5% of your income for later uses. You can also save money by riding your bike more, cutting back on eating out, and limiting yourself to buying what you need more than what you want. To take the test I mentioned above click HERE.

School Play

Getting ready to preform the Princess King for the first time! Nervous and excited. This is kind of an akward play because my cousin (Jack) ends up wearing a dress(?). Very interesting...

We Are Young by Fun/Janelle Monae

I just heard this song a moment ago and I absolutely love it! It's not the first time I've heard it, but it is the first time I actually listened to the lyrics.

Tonight we are young so let's set the world on fire we can burn brighter than the sun. . .

To put it in easy terms this means to me Y.O.L.O. You only live once! Tonight, we are young. Let's have fun and make a difference. Let's leave a mark on this world! Set the world on fire, because together we can grow brighter than the sun.

Minimum Wage

Assignment #2
Minimum wage for people aged twenty and younger is $4.90. This means a person working full time or part time must be paid $4.90 per hour worked.  Also if you are a worker under the legal age of driving (16) you are not allowed to work before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m., work more than 8 hours out of  a 24 hour time period, and work more than 40 hours a week.

Thank You!

Hey guys! I recently broke the 400 views for my blog! I am super excited!!! I think this is pretty good considering I haven't had my blog up for that long. I think it's about 2 1/2 months now???  Well thanks to all those who have visited my blog and commented on it. This is amazing!!! Talk to you all later!
-Rebecca