Archive for May, 2009

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Buddy Interview

This is an interview from my third grade buddy about Big and Little Dalton, and what it is like to come to Big Dalton and the memories of Little Dalton.

 
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Noah’s Ark Theme Park

Noah’s Ark, America’s largest water park, is in Wisconsin.  It features the longest watercoaster, “Black Anaconda”, the world’s largest bowl ride, called “Time Warp”, and the ONLY 4D “Dive-In” theater in the world, featuring the SpongeBob SquarePants™ 4D Movie. NEW for 2009, is “Curse of the Crypt”, a haunting new adventure! Noah’s Ark features, 49 waterslides, [...]

All About Alice: Edinger House

In Edinger House as you probably know, we were studying Alice in Wonderland. We got a chapter each (Mine was Chapter 7, The Mad Tea Party), and made drawings and comics. Click here to see chapter 7. We also made posters and web pages on /http://blogs.dalton.org/edinger/projects/alice-2009/ . It was very fun. If you click on [...]

Wisconsin: Do you know Barbies?

WARNING:              IF YOU THINK BARBIES ARE GROSS AND WIERD DON’T READ THIS POST!!
You know how everyone says that Ken and Barbie are boyfriend and girlfriend? Well, that’s not true! Barbie and Ken are brother and sister. (If you really want to know the whole Barbie History click here.) Barbie [...]

Wisconsin Fact Post

Here are some facts about Wisconsin.

The state bird is the Robin
The capital is Madison
Devil’s Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin’s oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance. 
The state is nicknamed the Badger State. 
Wisconsin snowmobile trails total 15,210 miles of signed and groomed snow [...]

My Pilgrim Story

My Pilgrim story is about a 16 year old girl who traveled on the Mayflower with her mother, her father, and her brother. Her name is Mary Anna Dodge. Here is a voice recording about my story. 

 
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Rhode Island: Grapes and Wines

In Rhode Island more than just your average red grapes and green grapes are here, there are all kinds of wineries like, The Grapes of Roth, and Newport Vineyards. Newport Vineyards was originally planted in 1977 on a hill overlooking the Rhode Island Sound. The smell of fresh grapes and the Rhode Island Sound mixed [...]

Rhode Island Fact Post

These are a few facts from http://www.50states.com/facts/rdisl.htm.

Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the US.
Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen colonies to become a state.
Rhode Island shares a state border with NY. 
Polo was played for the first time in the United States in 1876 near Newport.
Rhode Island was home to the first [...]

Rhode Island: The Tennis Hall of Fame

One of the many interesting locations in Rhode Island is the Tennis Hall of Fame. It was the site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881. Then in 1954 the Tennis Hall of Fame was created. One of the earliest famers was James Dwight, who was born in Paris, but became a US citizen. He [...]