February 10 is the 100th Day of School!

Count to 100?

Write your name 100 times?

Eat 100 pieces of cereal?

Do 100 jumping jacks?

Read for 100 minutes?

Put together a 100-piece puzzle?

Think of math problems where the answer is 100?

Play Mrs. Aune’s favorite “100″ game!

Photo courtesy of groundhog.org

Groundhog Day is February 2. Punxatawney Phil did see his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter.

But the good news is, we’d probably have at least six more weeks anyway… No matter how you look at it, spring is getting closer!

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Here are some resources for you:

Some history on Groundhog Day

How accurate is Punxatawney Phil?

The tradition of Groundhog Day

Meet Lily!

Researchers in Ely, MN believe that Lily (a black bear) is ready to give birth to cubs any day. Did you know that black bear cubs are born weighing less than a pound? This isn’t something you get to see every day, but the Bear Center has mounted a live camera in Lily’s den! She seems to be preparing for her new additions. Take a peek!

Update: Lily had her cub on January 22. Now you can watch her care for her baby here! (And it now works from school!)

While fighting for equality, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made many powerful speeches. His most memorable may be “I Have A Dream.”

Check out this picture from wordle.net. This is a word cloud from that speech. The biggest words are those that appear most often.

Happy New Year!

Watch this BrainPOP movie to see how some cultures celebrate the New Year!