Friday, September 21, 2012

Lego Engineering

The Lego Engineering class has constructed their first contraptions. Here are a few photos and links to videos...

First is the Lego Segway, video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3D36beLnlk&feature=channel&list=UL

And the Lego launcher...

Video link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IalhOeaRwC4

And the Lego tripod walker

And finally the Lego Pinball machine...

Video link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IaIhJRmWsY&feature=youtu.be

Field Trip and Lock-in!!

It's offical! We were approved last night by the school board to hold a camping trip or lock-in at the ALC. Due to the cold nights, we will be holding a lock-in. Students will be bringing home itineraries of the field trip and lock-in, but below is a brief description of the event.
September 27 (Thursday) we will leave at 8:00 am from the ALC and go to the Mystery Cave near Preston, MN. We will take a tour of the cave and then have a picnic on the grounds. Then, we will stop by a disc golf course on the way back to Waseca and play a round or two of frisbee golf. We should be returning to the ALC around 4:00 or 5:00. We will be making pizzas and doing activities such as video games, gym (volleyball), movies. For sleeping the students will crash in two classrooms (one for males and one for females). On Friday, when everyone wakes up and gets ready we will release them to go home, which may be around 9:00 or 10:00. Please notify the office if they need a ride home and we will make arrangements. This should be an enjoyable event where the staff and students can get to know each other while doing some fun activities.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Guest Speaker

The ALC will be going over to the Jr./Sr. High this Wednesday to hear the guest speaker Phil Chalmer. He has a good message and the ALC staff believes this will be a good opportunity for our students. We will be taking a bus over at 9:30 and returning to the ALC at around 11:00.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Poetry sample

Here is another sample from the poetry class...
Sweet Dreams
Shakespeare knew
Dreams are seldom sweet.
A mind rewind
A stressed-out mess
Jagged jungle
Through which we stumble
Searching for a clearing.
Not peace,
But oblivion
our only solace.
Mrs. Skinner

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Poetry class sample

Here is a poem from one of our students in the Poetry class.
I Love You
I will love you as
long as the grass is
green the sky is blue I
will love you as
long as the earth is round
I love you
By: Melissa Toot

Monday, September 10, 2012

ALC off and running

The ALC is continuing to grow and we are officially off and running! This year is going well and we are adjusting well to our new location. Here are photos of our 9/10 and 11/12 groups on the first day of school.