Crippen Tech & Media Center Update
February 27, 2015
3rd - 5th Grade BigBrainz Pilot in Ms. McElroy's Computer Lab
Read&Write for Google Now Available for Select Students
Classroom Library Bins are Back
Upcoming Video Conference Opportunities for your students
Rattlesnake 101 (K-12)
March 4, 2015
8:30 am – 9:15 a.m
9:30 am – 10:15 a.m.
10:30 am – 11:15 a.m
Registration Deadline: 02/27/2015
To help educate students, Mr. David Sager and Mr. Dennis Cumbie, professional rattlesnake handlers, education officers, and safety experts for the Sweetwater Jaycees, will visit with students concerning the rattlesnake’s habitat, characteristics, life cycle, different species, research, safety, and emergency medical treatment if bitten. During the program live rattlesnakes will be professionally handled for demonstration purposes. Selected sites will have the opportunity to participate as interactive sites for live Q & A with the rattlesnake handlers.
NOTE: If you have a schedule conflict and would like the recording of any of the sessions, please register for the session and then send me an email with a recording request.
Click here and search for Rattlesnake 101 to register:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Animal Encounters: Reptile Lifestyle
March 5, 2015
9:00 am - 9:45 am
10:30 am - 11:15 am
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Registration Deadline: 02/26/2015
Click here and search for Reptile Lifestyle to register:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Animal Encounters: Prickly Porcupines
March 24, 2015
9:00 am - 9:45 am
10:30 am - 11:15 am
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Registration Deadline: 03/17/2015
Join us and our prickly guest as we clear up some common misconceptions and discuss porcupines’ amazing adaptations. These rodents are unique in so many ways, from being nocturnal to being covered in quills; our program will be packed with fun facts. We will also study porcupine structures, their functions, habitats, and compare new world and old world porcupines. Don't miss this great opportunity to see this rarely seen critter!
Click here and search for Prickly Porcupines to register:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Matt Gentry
Email: mgentry@newcaneyisd.org
Website: www.newcaneyisd.org/Crippen
Location: 18690 Cumberland Blvd, Porter, TX, United States
Phone: 281-577-8740 3611
Facebook: facebook.com/crippenelementary
Twitter: @crippenelem