The Great Race 2009 Begins



JANUARY 22 The 3rd graders are off and running! Our Great Race journey began with a video conference hosted by the Race Directors, Katrina Moore and Kathleen Mohr. They explained the race and its rules to us, and answered any questions we had. I'm happy to say that our 3rd graders asked very relevant questions. We were very impressed with them all!! Our next task is to come up with a team name and logo. Let the fun begin!!

JANUARY 26 This week we are voting on our team name. Since we are one team, each class will vote on a team name, and then we will all vote on one final name. Our next task is to find out the required information for the 12 presidents in the race. The students will pair up to get this job done.

JANUARY 28 We had a good set of names to vote on: The Mississippi Mean Machine, The SA Angels, The Mississippi Roadrunners, The Blazing Angels, and the Mississippians. I wonder what the children will come up with!!

JANUARY 30 With the votes now tallied, it looks like our team is officially The Mississippi Roadrunners. Watch out, fellow travelers! We will be drawing, and voting on, our team logo this week.