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Allan Alexander Allan was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1867. The boy became known as Scotty. Growing up, he loved to work with animals. At the very young age of 12, he began vocational training on how to train horses. At the age of 19, he accompanied a beautiful Clydesdale Stallion on a voyage across …
Hi Boys and Girls, Do you remember my first community Challenge post? It was about Mrs. Andrews class in Pelham NH. This 3rd grade class was making money for the Animal Rescue Network of New England (ARNNE) by baking and selling yummy dog biscuits. Well they had another sale the end of March. This time …
Hi Boys and Girls It has been really exciting reading the emails and the blog comments. It looks like there are a few classes out there where the students are writing stories as if they were Nigel- the dog that was lost on the trail. They have been sending the stories to us and we …
Hi Boys and Girls, I had a great adventure on Friday. I was invited to Mrs. Davidson’s 2nd grade class at Paul A. Smith Elementary School in Franklin, NH. They had read about my visit to Mrs. Andrews class and about their Community Challenge project. After reading the post, they decided to do their own …
Dear Zuma, We are a third grade class from Jupiter, Florida (like the planet). We have just finished taking the FCAT and boy we are glad it is over! The test took us three days (reading and mathematics) and we did our very best. We live 15 minutes from the beach and enjoy the warm …
Hi Boys and Girls, Just a short message about Mt. Redoubt. Mt Redoubt is a volcano in Alaska and has erupted during the night. I just heard from Zuma and they are safe at the Millennium. Here is what Zuma had to say: Just an update to everyone. Redoubt blew a couple hours ago and …
Hi Boys and Girls, We K9 reporters have received many emails and blog comments asking us what the difference is between a musher who has scratched or was withdrawn from the race. This is an excellent question for the blog. When a musher scratches from the race, he or she makes the …
Dear Libby, Hello. This is Miss Evans class and we are writing to find out more about you and the Iditarod. We are in first grade. We are at Agnes Irwin School which is an all-girls private school. We are learning about the Iditarod. Are you good reporting the Iditarod? How many of the lead …
Dear Zuma, This is Mrs. Van Egmond’s 3rd grade class at West Side Christian School in Grand Rapids, MI. We are following the Iditarod Race and we have some questions for you: How did you learn how to type? I learned to type by practice, practice, practice. How did you meet D-2? I meet fur …
