End of the Year Party!

We all had a great time at the end of the year party!  There was a lot of delicious food to sample, and we ate until we were full.

I hope you are all having a happy and healthy vacation!  Enjoy the snow and see you in 2013!

Vacation Homework

I hope you all have a wonderful vacation from class.  Even though we are on vacation, there is still a little homework to do!

Write one comment about your vacation on this post.  Feel free to share any links, pictures or videos about your vacation!

Here are some example questions you might write about:

• What have you done?
• What do you plan to do?
• Did you go somewhere?
• Did you get a nice present from someone?
• Did you give a nice present to someone?
• Did you go to a party or restaurant and have a good time?
• Did you do any shopping?
• Did you try any new recipes?

Happy New Year!  See you in 2013!

Vacation Reminder

Remember, we have a few days off for winter break!  Always check the calendar if you're not sure if we have class.

We have NO SCHOOL on the following days:

• Tuesday, December 25th
• Thursday, December 27th
• Tuesday, January 1st

We will come back to school on Thursday, January 3rd.  

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year, and I look forward to seeing you in 2013!

Cookie Recipes

Listed below are the recipes I used for the cookies from class tonight.

Biscotti

Use any combination of dried fruit and nuts you think is tasty!  I used blueberries and almonds, but you could use walnuts and apricots or anything else.

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I added a cup of chopped walnuts instead of raisins.


Happy Baking!

Polar Plunge

There are many different types of fund raising events, but in the winter many organizations like to make use of the extreme temperatures to raise some money.

On Saturday, December 1st, people gathered at Woodlawn Beach after raising money for the Special Olympics of New York.  Participants raised $100,000 for the organization.  

But what is the Polar Plunge?  Participants raise money by going for a chilly swim in Lake Erie in December!  Many people wore costumes or body paint, but they were all there for a good cause.

You can learn more by taking a look at these two pages:

Check out this article and pictures from this year's Polar Plunge!

This is the official website for the Polar Plunge.

Snow Days

When the weather is bad, check for closings!  

In the coming winter months, it is important to check the weather throughout the day.  Sometimes, heavy snow or large snowstorms called blizzards can cause schools and businesses to close down.  You can check the following websites to see if our class will be cancelled, if your children’s school will be cancelled or if UB, other businesses, schools, churches or organizations will be closed.

For our school, look for Amherst Central Schools.

Closed = no school all day

No afternoon or evening activities = children will go to school during the day, but no ESL

1 Hour Delay = children will go to school 1 hour later than normal

2 Hour Delay = children will go to school 2 hours later than normal

News Channel 2, WGRZ Closing Central

http://www.wgrz.com/weather/severe_weather/closings.aspx

News Channel 7, WKBK Closings

http://www.wkbw.com/closings

News Channel 4, WIVB Closings

http://www.wivb.com/subindex/weather/closings

You can also listen to the radio for closings or watch any of these channels on TV for a list of closings.

University at Buffalo Emergency Announcements (only for UB, not other schools)

http://emergency.buffalo.edu/

If I have checked, I will try to put up a post on here as well!