Build Day 2

Hi everyone,
    We just finished our 2nd build day.  We rode our bikes to our build site from New Hampshire into Vermont.  This was one of my best Bike and Build experiences on a build site.  We built a deck for a lady who needed a handicapped ramp on her deck.  It was a long day of cutting wood and nailing it onto the deck and digging out dirt for the handicapped ramps.  We saw a lot of great results as we almost finished the whole thing after starting from scratch.  I will be posting pictures of the build when I  can.
   Here are some pictures that I have had saved up from the last few days.  There is an awesome pic of a mountain I climbed, a cool llama, a Fenway Park replica whiffle ball field and the capital building in Concord, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire continued

Hi,
   I have just finished day 3 of cycling.  I am in Lebanon, New Hampshire.  I have finally made it to a library so I can write a nice post and post some pictures from the state.  Today was very wet. We hit rain for the first time, but luckily we were only about 5 miles from the host site when it really started pouring.  The first day of riding was extremely difficult.  It was a 60 mile day, but included many climbs.  It was a very tough day.  Our hosts have been incredible and have made us great breakfasts and lunches so far.

I will post back soon with pictures.

Mr. Goldstein

Build Day #1

   We just finished out first build day.  What a long day it was; but it was full of hard and rewarding work.  Rob, another rider on the trip, and I worked on the roof of a home.  We were up on top of the roof in the hot sun measuring, cuttting, and nailing down the shingles to the roof.  It was the first time I did this exact type of work.  After a long day we were able to shower at the YMCA and get ready for a bbq.  The people here in New Hampshire have made us feel right at home by cooking for us and throwing us a nice welcoming party. 
    Tonight (Friday) will be our last night of policy meetings before we head out on a ride to Concord, New Hampshire.  There are many rules we have to learn to be as safe as possible on the road.  The first day will be about 55 miles.  Everyone is part of a chore group and I am working on "coolers" this week.  I have to fill up the coolers with water and Gatorade while also packing up the food in coolers and putting it into our trailer.  After the ride tomorrow I have to work with my group to unpack the food and store it at our new host site.  Other chores include laundry, breakfast, dinner, and packing the trailer with everyone's bags. 
    Hopefully I will have some great pictures to follow soon!  Keep posted and make sure to leave comments on the blog!
Mr. Goldstein

First days of trip

Hi everyone! The first days have been so interesting. We are finishing orientation and building Friday. We did a ten mile practice ride for people to get used to riding with each other. I am so excited to start the real cycling Saturday. I have met many cool people from so many states. Two others are from New Jersey. I will do my best to keep you posted and take pictures as often as possible! Mr. Goldstein

Stanley Cup Finals

Students,
  Support the hometown NJ Devils as they battle for the Stanley Cup.  You can find games on every other night on NBS channel 4.  The next game is Friday night and it will be Game #2.  Hockey is a very interesting sport in person and on television.

Mr. Goldstein

HW#3

Students,
  This is the last homework of the year, everyone should be very excited.  This homework is worth twice the amount as the others because it involves more research and more critical thinking.

The homework is due on May 30th.

Physical Education Homework #3

Use the following websites for information to answer the questions

http://www.hinchliffestadium.org/

http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/history101.html

Answer the following using complete sentences!

1.    Describe the different sporting events that took place at Hinchcliffe Stadium.

2.    Name some of the historic Negro League teams and players that played in the stadium.

3.    Would you attend a game at the stadium if it were still operating today?  Why or why not?

4. What was the most successful Negro League team of the 1930s and ‘40s?

     5.  How was the baseball color barrier broken?

 6. How would it make you feel if you were not allowed to play in Major League Baseball because of your race.  Explain your answer with detail.

 

Race results

Students,
   I had told many of you I had one of my biggest races this past weekend.  The task was to run 2.6 miles, bike 17 miles and run another 2.6 miles.  The task was very challenging.  The bike part was espeically hard because there were many hills that were right into the wind.  Please check the link to find my results.  I did very well on the run parts, but could have done better on the bicycle.  I got 2nd in my age group, but a little but of faster biking could have won me the group.  Maybe next year!

http://nytc.org/results_full.cfm?ID=198

Mr. Goldstein