For days 3 and 4 we were in Paradise, MI.  We stayed at I think the only hotel in town with one of the two functioning restaurants.  The burgers and food at The Inn we ate there both days because it was a limited option.  The coolest thing about this stop was the Tahquamenon Falls State Park The lower falls are more fun to play in though.  We didn't bring swimsuits, but many people do and hang out most of the day.  The weird part is that the water looks like Root Beer at the falls.  Lots of steps and hiking, but good times.    ..read more

 Day 2 we woke up and decided to try a little bit of hiking.   The main stop in the morning was to see as much as possible on this map.  Reality was that we stopped in to see Miner's Castle and lucky we did because it was the only place to get the park pass we needed for the rest of the journey.   Now we were seeing things from the top, instead of the water like last night.  We traveled all the way to the lighthouse on Au Sable Light Station.  It was very interesting and being inside the tower was a bit scary to me.  We got to the top of the spiral ..read more

 Recently we went on a family vacation to the U.P. in Michigan.  I have never been there and my wife had backpacked on a bug filled island back when she was in high school.  This was not that kind of trip.  Hotels and no roughing it for us at this stage of our lives.    The first stop was in Munising, MI.  We stayed at The Country Inn and Suites there was no pool, but the views of the water were really cool.  The lawn area also was good for playing catch.  I was glad we brought a baseball and some gloves.    We took a boat tour o ..read more

I watched the NBA finals game tonight and was reminded of when I first heard the name Chris Paul.  Before all of the politics in sports and if you could like a player based on their views or social media comments there were just awesome stories of amazing people doing amazing things.   The story was that his grandfather was murdered and in a tribute Chris scored 61 points as a tribute to the age his grandfather.  The interesting thing that stuck with me was that he had another free throw and he intentionally shot an air ball and left the court.    I remember seeing the ..read more

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Use the link to get to the practice for today: 8th Grade Practice Link (click here ..read more

Greetings photography club: Please follow the link to see your pictures and a chance to comment on the pictures. Photography Club Jan. 24 - Jan. 31 Have a great weekend ..read more

Please use this post to find daily practice for the skill(s) that we worked on today in class.  Click Here for extra daily practice ..read more

Greetings 7th graders, please complete the following tasks today: 1. Adding and Subtracting CLICK HERE 2. Multiplying and Dividing CLICK HERE Continue clicking the blue start buttons as you go.  If you finish both sections, feel free to enjoy any of these games GAMES ..read more

Monday's Task List Please use this list of tasks for Monday. You can do these in any order: King of Math https://www.mathgames.com/play/kingofmath.html https://www.mathgames.com/play/zombiemath.html Zombie Math, I died right away. Bowling, it’s hard, I got an 86 for a score http://www.hoodamath.com/games/tenpinbowling.html Play “2048” on HoodaMath This might be the oddest game I’ve ever played, but it was strangely entertaining.  Soccer Physics Play the HoodaMath game called Hooda Dissection 3D Pong Parking Lot Escape IQ Ball online jigsaw puzzle BUILD A HOUSE Mathemat ..read more