On the 27th of November, eleventh grade students worked alongside Pre-Kinder students to help them construct model cars and bikes of their choice. They used everyday materials, such as cardboard and popsicles sticks. The project was a conclusion to their theme on wheels. “I felt like a parent trying to help my kid pursue [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 25, 2008
Robin Hood Style Pirates
Modern day pirates who literally seize ships and ask ransom for their passengers have been operating in Somalian waters. Though this might seem shocking to most people, some Somalian citizens don’t see this as a threat to their poor city, rather, they see it as an opportunity to work. In an poverty-stricken country where public institution [...]
November 24, 2008
Las Dunas de Baní
On Friday, November 21st, the first grade had a presentation to show TCFL members their active plans to stop the damage being done to the Las Dunas de Baní, the only desert in our country. “One of our blessings is our desert,” said Pía, the Spanish teacher. “Las Dunas de Baní is one our country’s [...]
November 24, 2008
Could Invisibility Cloaks be in our Future?
A recent study carried out by Ulf Leonhardt at the National University of Singapore has revealed that the future may hold Star Trek-style invisibility cloaks in store for us. It applies properties of bending light, since our eyes don’t accept seeing light except when it comes in straight lines. You can see this property of [...]
November 24, 2008
Double the Juanes
On Saturday, November 15, and Sunday 16th, Juanes gave two amazing concerts no one in the country wanted to miss! He was scheduled to give only one concert, on Saturday, but since the tickets sold out so quickly, he was told to prepare for a second concert the following day. Juanes was amazed by the [...]
November 24, 2008
Bolt!
Bolt is a computer-designed film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It stars the voices of John Travolta as Bolt, a small white dog who has lived all his life on the set of a TV show working as a superhero dog, and Miley Cyrus as Penny, Bolt’s owner. For super-dog Bolt, the star of a [...]
November 20, 2008
Two Schools Collapse In The Course Of 5 Days
Last Friday, November 7th, a school collapsed in Port-Au Prince, Haiti, leaving over 90 people dead and at least 150 injured. Officials said 700 children were registered at the three-story school, called The Collège La Promesse, but it was not known how many were inside when it caved in while class was in session. President [...]
November 20, 2008
High School Musical 3 Senior Year!
Kids’ favorite musical cast is back and for the first time ever, their fans get to see them on the big screen. Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), Chad (Corbin Bleu), and Taylor (Monique Coleman) star in HSM3, featuring an amazing collection of new songs, scenarios, and conflicts between [...]
November 18, 2008
Ramirez Gets US$25 Million
After an amazing season ending with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez was made a historic offer by his last team. Batting .396 with 17 homers, 53 RBIs, 36 runs scored, 74 hits and 35 walks in 53 regular-season games,
November 17, 2008
Smart Board is Here!
Thanks to a donation from the First Lady, TCFL now has the opportunity to be the first school in the country to use a new revolutionary tool for education called a SMART Board. The SMART Board is a large whiteboard that has touch-screen technology and works with a projector and a computer. The projector delivers [...]
