Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Veteran's Day

My, oh my. Time sure does fly!

Many things have happened since we last blogged. We have studied aquatic insects and hosted an aquatic insect fair! We have tested water chemistry in Bear Creek. We have measured stream flow (though we lost the paper that has the stream depths written on it, so we cannot calculate the stream flow!), and we have had many laughs. We have even walked to the library and stopped for hot chocolate on our way home!

Veteran's day is tomorrow. It is supposed to be a day for taking time to honor people who have served in the United State's armed forces, like the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines. These are people who have served our country by giving their time to our national defense system.

There are other ways to serve our country and this land, as well. For example, I have helped restore an area called the Ashland Pond with a group that I've worked with in the past here in Ashland. I have taught students how to restore a riparian area in Portland, taking out blackberry and planting trees, returning in the blazing heat of summer to offer them water. I have participated in clean-ups that have me picking up trash in many different areas.

I enjoy helping our planet and its small ecosystems. I feel good about myself when I know I have helped out in some way.

What is a way that you have helped out and offered your own services to someone or something else? Describe the situation and how it made you feel.

Have fun!
Trish

13 comments:

  1. Hey Trish, has any one in your family has ever gone to war? Anyway I hope you have a great day off.
    From, Terra
    P.S.
    It's a big mistake that your leaving Willow Wind.

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  2. Hi everyone,
    My dad used to be a Navy pilot and I am am very interested in air travel so he knows a lot about that sort of thing. I'm very glad about that.
    Also I love doing service projects for animals. My mom had this gr eat idea that she thought up when we were at Starbucks this morning.
    carly

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  3. Hey guys! I havnt really done anything like that so theres not much to talk about.
    nur





    Trish, I wont let you leave us!

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  4. when i was like five or six me and my family
    went to this place were you get food for eldery people who can't walk. we get the food and then you deliver it. it makes me feel really good to help peopel! allthow there was one man who was really old and not very nice he dident like kids at all. so me and my brothers had to waited outside.

    rachel

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  5. hi people in this class,
    in this class i'm tacking you have to thing of something to help somebody or something i'm doing it with 2 other people we are doing it to help animals.

    p.s.
    terra right it is a big mistake to leave willow wind

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  6. Hi
    people
    I haven't done many things spiecel exept the reguler stuff like helping at places like my school but I approve of veterans day.

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  7. that didn't work I'm the person above



    Daniei

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  8. Hey guys! I don't really know about anything I have helped out with like that, but I am going to volenteer at the pound! Trish, you can't leave, you mean to much to us!

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  9. Dear Trish,
    I'm very sorry that you have
    to leave us.Sometimes life can
    be unfair.Robin has been our
    teacher before and we like
    her.We're all going to miss
    you!
    Sincerely,
    Enya

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  10. We are sad you have left Trish!

    we love you!

    Love,
    Jubilee

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  11. Hi Trish we just found our Jubilee blog and thought you might want to know who our teacher is if you don't already. He is Robin's husband and his name is Andy Strange!!! We all miss you,
    From Carly and Olivia

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  12. Hi again Trish! we are sad that you can't come back!!!
    Carly and Olivia

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