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Posted on: February 28th, 2012 by Mason
We encourage you to visit our friends at H2O For Life and discover how you can make a difference in the lives of others through their WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in Schools Initiative. http://www.h2oforlifeschools.org/
Posted on: February 27th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures This week I’m home, becoming reacquainted with my brood of West Highland Terriers and taking note of those lovely first signs of spring along the east coast. I approach each changing season with eagerness but springtime is especially sweet. Tell us what plans you may have in [...]
Posted on: February 20th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures Dear Maggie Partners! Finally, home following a crazy few weeks of traveling where my most recent stop was St. Petersburg. And to clarify, not the city of Russia fronting the Baltic Sea but St. Petersburg, Florida overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. While wandering the shores [...]
Posted on: February 13th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures Happy Valentine’s Day to all of my Maggie partners, so near and dear to my heart! I have been scattered across the map these past few weeks, drawing inspiration from every place I have visited to develop material to share with my partners at www.missmaggie.org. My first [...]
Posted on: February 9th, 2012 by Mason
Earlier this year Maggie’s Earth Adventures offered a WAP on bats and the white nose syndrome. Sadly, the NYT http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/white-nose-syndrome/ is reporting we are losing more than we thought. If you would like a copy of the bat activity please e-mail info@missmaggie.org with bat in the subject line.
Posted on: February 6th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures Another football season is in the record books as the NY Giants narrowly edge out the Patriots in a nail biter match-up this past Super Bowl Sunday. Because my beloved Packers were not competing, the evening wasn’t as intense although I was passionately annoyed with Coca Cola [...]
Posted on: January 30th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures Maggie doesn’t know how great she has it at www.missmaggie.org, traveling around the globe in her prop plane dodging long security lines, flight delays, or the possibility of being stuck over night in the Detroit airport! Nothing against Detroit, but an overnight hotel stay was not what [...]
Posted on: January 23rd, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures This week’s WAP takes placeon the Okavango Delta in Botswana and because I am so fond of this part of the world, I thought that’s where I would draw my inspiration in a selfish effort to heal my broken heart following the crushing and unexpected defeat of [...]
Posted on: January 16th, 2012 by Mason
Dr. Kathy Director of Education, Maggie’s Earth Adventures One could say the perfect pastie inspired my trip to learn more about my Cornish heritage, it is what connected me to the idea of learning more about my family tree. This concept reminded me of what I heard over and over again at the National Association [...]
Posted on: January 9th, 2012 by Mason
The first three subscribers to e-mail info@missmaggie.org with the correct answer to question 1A of this week’s Weekly Activity Packet, “A Different Kind of Bird” will win a copy of noted I Spy author Jean Marzollo’s book Pierre the Penguin! When our Executive Producer, Mason, and I arrived in Simons Town, South Africa last year, [...]
Posted on: January 2nd, 2012 by Mason
Dear Maggie Partners: Happy New Year to all my loyal partners and here’s to another great year with Maggie’s Earth Adventures! Because I typically don’t do anything ordinary I decided to bring in 2012 in that part of the world where they celebrate big and with more passion than you can imagine, Scotland! I officially [...]
Posted on: December 15th, 2011 by Mason
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Posted on: December 12th, 2011 by Mason
Happy Holidays to all of our treasured Maggie Partners! The theme being celebrated around my home this season is ‘cozy’ as I prepare to open my doors to a deluge of family and friends, including my son home from college onthe Emerald Isle. Not exactly a gourmet chef, I will be enlisting the help of [...]
Posted on: December 5th, 2011 by Mason
I’m still recovering from the intense emotion of being aPackers fan this week! The 13thgame of the season, I am very superstitious about unlucky 13, a sense of foreboding I inherited from my father, also a devoted Packer fan. And my Packers kept me at the edge of my seat, sealing the victory in the [...]
Posted on: November 28th, 2011 by Mason
My blessings this turkey day were especially abundant! Not only did I enjoy the company of my grandson on his first Thanksgiving holiday but I also cheered on my beloved Packers as they trounced the lions and their winning streak continues. Life is good and I hope you all enjoyed similar joys celebrating with friends [...]
Posted on: November 14th, 2011 by Mason
As one always enthusiastic about any holiday, today I am especially thrilled to be celebrating America Recycles Day, 24 hours exclusively dedicated to promoting recycling in the United States. Without question, we have dramatically improved our recycling efforts over the years but let’s face it, we still have a LONG way to go and we [...]
Posted on: November 7th, 2011 by Mason
Greetings Maggie Partners: Most of us in the US are adjusting to the time change this week where for me, falling back into 5:30 p.m. darkness always takes some getting used to. Oddly enough, I am having significantly less difficulty adjusting to that extra hour of sweet slumber in the morning! This week our WAP takes a closer [...]
Posted on: October 31st, 2011 by Mason
Welcome to the first installment of my weekly blog where the primary focus is to provide you more specific detail on what’s available in our Weekly Activity Packet as well as some useful tips and creative ideas for incorporating the topic into your classroom. You might also expect some random musings on my life as an [...]
Posted on: October 29th, 2011 by admin
Posted on: October 23rd, 2011 by Mason
Dear Maggie Partners: As Halloween approaches, www.missmaggie.org takes a closer look at that spooky, dark, creepy yet overly misunderstood mammal, the bat! Please join us in sharing with your students the positive contributions of these flying creatures before they take flight this All Hallows Eve: “Bridging Understandings about Bats” available at the emergent reader, primary, [...]
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