The 2 baby red-tailed hawks in Manhattan. We’re watching their progress every day and see that they’ve gotten much bigger in the past 2 weeks. (see picture below when they were 2-3 days old) Do you think they look like baby dinosaurs?
Over the past few weeks we’ve been watching two baby hawks – Boo and Scout – hatch and grow. Their parents – Bobby and Rosie – built their nest on a window ledge at New York University in Manhattan, and a video camera streams live footage of all of their activities. If you’d like to watch them too, click on this link: New York Times Hawk Cam
BOO and SCOUT in their nest in Manhattan
Friday, March 16th was Yoshi’s last day in school in New Jersey. His family is moving back to Japan next week. We are all going to miss him!
(Photo shows Yoshi pointing to his new home)
Yoshi, a 7th grade student, tells the next adventure of our cat, Walu.
Charlotte, an 8th grade student from China, traveled back to her hometown in China in November 2011 and shares some of her pictures from her trip in this slideshow.
What food do Chinese families make together for New Year? On what holiday do people in Japan tie strips of paper with wishes written on them to bamboo trees? What is the “Festival de la Luz” in Costa Rica, and how do you make Ensalada Navidena?
Curious?
Watch our “Holiday Traditions” projects that we created as part of our midterm exam. Learn something new about China, Mexico, Japan and Costa Rica!
PROJECT #1
Do you know what the color red symbolizes during Chinese New Year? What is the significance of “pocket money”? What is it traditional to eat on this holiday? Find out the answers by watching Charolette’s slideshow!
PROJECT #2
Tanabata is a Japanese festival that celebrates the Legend of Tanabata which is told in this slideshow by Yoshi. In present-day Japan, people celebrate by writing wishes on small strips of paper and hanging them on bamboo trees. This tradition is quite beautiful, if you’re lucky enough to see it!
PROJECT #3
In Costa Rica the holiday season is begun by a beautiful festival. Joselyn’s project features the Festival de la Luz.
PROJECT #4
Do you have a favorite food that you always eat during the holidays? Ana’s project describes two salads from her native country, Mexico.
