Sep
30
2009

Jan Smith
Leave nothing to chance! Last year a student in Division 16 looked up the meaning of random for us: it means lacking a plan or depending on chance. But in blogging it’s not wise to rely on chance to keep your identity safe. Take a look at my random facts below. In combination, they tell [...]
Tags: identity, privacy, Seven Random Things
Sep
27
2009

Jan Smith
And like all new things, we will be a bit wobbly for a while. You’ll notice student blogs are popping up in our blogroll to the right. These are exciting times for Division 4! In the next week, students will give their blogs a name and a tagline, add a Clustrmap, and write their first [...]
Tags: Blogging
Sep
23
2009

Jan Smith
Maybe you noticed that yesterday, shortly after 5 pm, we tripped into a new season. It was a remarkably beautiful day here yesterday, and today promises to be sparkling, too. Perfect for a Shoreline Cleanup. Here are the results of our survey. We had a lot of folks drop by to leave their opinion from [...]
Tags: survey
Sep
21
2009

Jan Smith
We contribute. I mean that in two ways. We contribute to the problem. And we contribute to the solution. Our class and school will be heading to the beach this week to gather garbage left there or washed ashore. Huzzahnians, how do you think you contribute? Is there a problem? If so, what might be [...]
Sep
11
2009

Jan Smith
Sep
10
2009

Jan Smith
I like to start the day with something sunny. For me, that’s a soft boiled egg in a cheery egg cup. I like to have fruit, too–this time of year there are plenty to chose from, and I have been choosing blueberries these days. Sometimes I have whole wheat toast or a bagel with cream [...]
Sep
07
2009

Jan Smith
Well, gosh. How embarrassing. Albert is very complimentary, and yes, I did have to fill in for him on short notice, but I am blushing a wee bit. He is much better at Scrabble than I am, and he never loses his keys. I’m new here. Well, new to this school, not new to this [...]
Tags: Back to School, September