What a Great Group of Kids!

The Egyptian Puzzle Solved!

For only the second time in 3rd grade history the Egyptian Puzzle was solved! As you can see, this happy student was rewarded with treasures from the tomb!

Bike Safety Tips for Kids

Warmer weather and it's time to ride! Here are some great bike safety tips from Livestrong.com.

The Continents and Oceans

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Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive no. 765

August 20, 2012 Steam Engine 765 passing through Millerstown and Pittsburgh bound from Scott Sanderson on Vimeo.

For more information check out fortwaynerailroad.org

Jump Rope for Heart 2012

Congratulations to the 39 Lack Tuscarora students who earned $1,192.25 for the American Heart Association. Great Job!!

Penn's Cave Field Trip 4/27/12

Penn's Cave

1,000,000 Legos

1,000,000 Legos

by Kenton Woods

A Lego set with a million parts

To bring it home I needed 500 carts

I opened the pieces and parts with pride

Cut open the box that was 500 miles wide

I put the pieces on a table 

They were so big I needed a stable

The parts were as big as the Great Salt Lake

To put them together I needed a rake

I put it together it was 500 feet high

Soon it was in the news everywhere world wide

abc27 Weather Almancs

abc27 was kind enough to send each student in 3rd grade a weather almanac!

Get ready for an exciting new year of regional Weather facts and fun! Written by abc27 Meteorologist and Bloomsburg, PA native, Brett Thackara, with contributions from the entire StormTrack Center Team! The abc27 Weather Almanac is 56-pages big, packed with entertaining and useful information for everyone to enjoy!

THANKS abc27!

top picture and information was borrowed from abc27 news. 

ISS Video

Earlier this school year we were tracking the whereabouts of the International Space Station. Click on the link to check out times and locations for Satellite Flybys.  Here are two very cool NASA videos aboard the ISS. The first video was taken over Canada and you can clearly see the aurora borealis, or northern lights. The second video was taken coming up the eastern United States. You can make out the major cities by the huge bright lights. Also the northern lights can be seen in the distance to the north. More information and videos can be found here.

Video courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center

Winter Days

Winter Days

By Kenton Woods 

Every morning on winter days

I wake up and sing this phrase

" I see the birds up in flocks 

Snow spreading on the ground 

Like something fragile in a box

Making hot chocolate at 9 am

While snow shines just like a gem

Sledding and making gingerbread

Covered with snow from toe to head

Making a huge snow maze

All of this on winter days."

A Tribute to Joe Pa

"Arrowmaker"

Here are a few pictures from items used in Arrowmaker, the novel we are currently reading by Roy F. Chandler. There is an Indian grindstone, donated by the Shatto family. Also, the grist mill at Little Buffalo State Park would be similar to the one Rob Shatto built in Arrowmaker. Lacie and Ellie are sitting on a mill grindstone used to grind corn into flour. The whole mill is operated by water power. The huge waterwheel turns gears and pulleys inside the mill.The bottom picture shows Roy Chandler with books he has written.

 

Photo of Roy Chandler is courtesy of...

ISS

Check out the International Space Station website. The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in a low Earth orbit. The ISS serves as a research laboratory that has a microgravity environment in which crews conduct experiments in many fields including biology, human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology. Use Simple Satellite Tracker to find out when the ISS and other satellites will be visible over your area. The ISS currently had three astronauts aboard. It orbits the earth between 173-286 miles above the Earth. The ISS travels ~17,227 mph, and orbits the Earth 15.7 times per day!! It was right on schedule and very bright when I saw it on Nov. 1st.

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

It's that time of year again...Will this be the year Linus finally sees The Great Pumpkin, or will Snoopy be up to his usual tricks? Come out and see It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on October 28th.

Virginia Mountains on Skyline Drive

Shenandoah National Park - Skyline Drive VA

A Lucky Encounter

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Photo taken from Colleen Caul's website www.runforroses.com/

With all the rain and flooding in the area, the chance of seeing a runner going by the school today was pretty slim. That's exactly what happened this afternoon outside our school. This particular runner was on a special mission! Colleen Caul is running from St. Louis, MO to New York City! Her route took her by the school and Mr. Hart, the students, and I were fortunate enough to catch up to her as she took a quick break. Click on the link to follow Colleen on her 1,000 mile journey which will see her reach her goal of New York City on Sept. 23rd. She is raising money to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis, a disease affecting her family. Awesome job Colleen, you are very inspiring! Lack Tuscarora students and staff are cheering you on!!

Shark Week

It's that time of year again! Shark Week on the Discovery Channel has always been one of my favorite tv programs. Click on the link for all kinds of cool shark information, games, video, and pictures. Photo from Discovery Channel.

Stormy Spring

Juniata County was hit with 2 tornadoes this spring. The "East Waterford Tornado" occurred on April 28th.

• Time: 2:53 am EDT – 3:00 am EDT
• Rating: EF1
• Max Wind: 110 mph
• Max Path Width: 100 yards
• Path Length: 8.49 miles
• Starting Lat/Lon: 40.38, -77.59
• Ending Lat/Lon: 40.47, -77.48
• Injuries: 0
• Fatalities: 0

The "Kellerville Tornado" occurred on May 23rd.

Time: 5:23 pm EDT – 5:31 pm EDTRating: EF2
Max Wind: 130 mph
Max Path Width: 250 yards
Path Length: 4.71 miles
Starting Lat/Lon: 40.6521, -77.1909
Ending Lat/Lon: 40.6518, -77.1011
Injuries: 0
Fatalities: 0.

Here are some impressive tree damage pictures from the Kellerville Tornado.