Wednesday, January 30, 2013

National Drug Facts Week January 28th - February 3rd


What is National Drug Facts Week?

National Drug Facts Week (NDFW) is a health observance week for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Through community-based events and activities on the Web, on TV, and through contests, NIDA is working to encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse.

Check out their website at http://drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fun Valentine's Day Facts



 

The funny thing about facts is that sometimes it hard to get the facts – if you look at the links I have provided below – each lists a different number for my first fact – really that is the fact!

There is somewhere between 141 million to about 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards exchange in the US each year making Valentine’s Day the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year next to Christmas!

In order of popularity, teachers receive the most Valentine’s Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets!

73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men – only 27 percent of women buy flowers on Valentine’s Day!

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.  The color red stands for strong romantic feelings.  Approximately 110 million roses will be sold, mostly red, and they are imported mostly from South America!

Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes were introduced in 1868 by Richard Cadbury! 

In the 19th century, physicians would prescribe chocolates to their patients who would pine for a lost love! Oh yes, I will get this script filled - how many refills?

I have to add these Superstitions from this one site:

It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine’s Day predicts her future husband.  For instance:

Sparrow:  A poor man
Owl:  Remain spinster
Bluebird:  A happy man
Blackbird:  A priest or clergyman
Crossbill:  An argumentative man

·         If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have.
·         To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.
·         On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
·         If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
·         If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.
·         If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter - maybe they mean Batman!
·         If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage.
·         If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.

Check out these links for additional Valentine’s Day info!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Cold Hard Facts!


Yes, I know we are tired of this cold weather but did you know…

The world's largest snowflake was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, at 38 cm wide and 20 cm thick. The snow flake fell at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA on 28 January 1887.

With tires for his mouth and trees for arms, "Angus" - the tallest snowman, was made by residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, measuring a whopping 34.63 meters. "Angus" took 2 weeks to build, and was completed on 17 February 1999.

The greatest snowfall recorded was on Mt Rainier, Washington State, USA - Over 30metres fell during the winter of 1972.

In the winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid!

Dirty snow melts faster than clean.

Snowiest city in the U.S. – Blue Canyon, California.

It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.        

Friday, January 18, 2013

Free Webinar - RTI, Extended Day/Year and Summer School!

Dr. Dale Webster
Compass Learning is offering a free webinar on Learning Forward - Ensuring Student Success through RTI, Extended Day/Year and Summer School Innovation, on February 6, 2013 at 12 to 1 CST.  Dr. Dale Webster will be the Guest Speaker.  For more information and to sign up for the webinar, follow this link https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=dfh2xhg661xq

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thank you!



Thank you for our successful Food for Fines drive!!! 

Thanks to our Library Patrons and SERC staff members who contributed ---- the Library dropped off 239 pounds of food to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry!  Check out the picture ---- and part of the table was double stacked!!

Special thanks to Diana and Susan who helped me sort and box it, Tim who helped us stuff it all into Susan's car (that was one packed Prius) and Susan who dropped it off at the Amazing Grace Food Pantry! 

Thanks, Donna-Lee and the Library Staff

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Monthly Celebrations Get Organized, Order Gardening, Polka and Soup of course!!


Well --- I was pondering this morning on what to blog ---- I decided to check out what the January Monthly celebrations were ------ so here goes:

While it is National Get Organized Month ---- I am going to get organized to celebrate National Mail Order Gardening Month by of course ordering some garden supplies after I have organized my garden supply catalogs --- while listening to some polka music since it is also National Polka Music Month ---- while eating some soup while I am perusing and organizing my gardening supply catalogs listening to the polka music since it is also National Soup Month!!!!

And if you think I might be joking, check out these links (by the way next weekend in Chicago they are going to “rock” the polka!):

National Association of Professional Organizers
 
Direct Gardening Association - DGA (formerly Mailorder Gardening Association (MGA)

International Polka Association - IPA 

IPA celebrates January being "National Polka Month" - Festival of Bands - Chicago

National Soup Month






Wednesday, January 2, 2013

NAEYC and NCLD Support in Difficult Times

There have been so many organizations that have put together resources on support and coping with violence that it is overwhelming to list them all at once, so we have decided to periodically blog additional resources, and yes, we do realize that some of the links listed will be repeats to ones that have already gone out.

Check out this link which will lead you to NAEYC's website page - Coping with Violence and their resource links http://www.naeyc.org/content/coping-school-shooting.

From the National Center for Learning Disabilities:

In the coming weeks, parents and educators will need to be particularly vigilant in helping all students, and especially those in the early grades, to feel safe in school and to deal with feelings of worry about their own well-being as well as that of their peers and trusted adults. Below are links to a few helpful resources:

Sincerely,
The NCLD Team