I look outside and realize that while the calendar says May, the temperature still reads March. It is -7 and we still have at least half of our snow left. Sigh...can someone remind me why exactly a summer-lover is working in Nunavut? LOL!
Plans are well underway for our Science Fair. It promises to be a great one. I brought a few of the "toys" into the staff meeting to talk about what we will be doing. The teaching staff could not put them down! So if the grown-ups had that much fun, think of the great times the kids will have!
We have the Air Zooka to blast cups off of kids' heads. We have the Zero-blaster gun the blow smoke rings. We have the Zeebees popping tops to show potential energy. We have the ever-popular potato gun. We'll make glue, snot, and hovercrafts. I'll demonstrate vanishing water and the instant clear-to-black iodine clock reaction. we'll have sound hoses that whistle when you swing them and palm pipes that make music when you bounce them on your hand. We'll have floating magnets, electro-magnets, and iron in your cereal. We'll have optical illusions and demonstrations of how to fool your brain. And that isn't half yet...
The older kids are volunteering to help demonstrate things for teh younger ones. They will also help to set up and take down the displays, and we'll feed them dinner for their efforts. They have made posters and wall banners, so it will be a memorable event. Holly, if you read this, I have borrowed a tip from Fort Albany and a few reluctant students were volun-told that they would help, LOL!
I will try to get someone to take pictures of the day's proceedings and will post on my blog and on a Facebook album. It will be worth the look-see!
And BTW, heading close to -90 pounds! I took three weeks off my diet to try a maintenance period, as I was struggling to defeat my cravings. Still lost 1-1/2 pounds, so I am certain that the weight is gone for good. Now, if the weather will improve outside, I can begin serious walking/jogging. Alas, it means that the 50-60 km winds will have to go away...please? LOL!
TTFN from the land of ice, snow, and VERY long days!
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