Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
WILDCAT WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Hey Hello there Wildcat Blog readers. Its time for another weekly update to inform, refresh and entice all those eager brains out there with our off the wall program over at the wonderful, beautiful and amazing UNH. Let me say now that we are so very lucky to have such great volunteers, dorms and organizations. Without you folks we wouldn’t be able to make our program work. Thank you for the support and kindness you give us each and every week. With that being said NOVEMBER 19TH 2010 WILDCAT FRIENDS WILL BE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE CHONICAL AT 7:30 on WMUR ABC channel 9...TUNE IN and prepare to be amazed.
Down to business now, Holloway. What a great place that always has something for everyone. Without a doubt no one leaves with an empty stomach or a bad attitude. Our groups trekked out to the dorms that reside in the woods. Group one went towards the mini dorms and visited with the residents of Richardson’s Hall. There they made Thanksgiving cards, played UNO and had hot chocolate. For our introductions we shared our names and favorite singers which created instant bonds and started the group in on some great conversations. Dave Mathews band seamed to get the most attention out of the group.
Group two went over to visit with the Williamson dorm where they had foosball, bingo and ping pong going. Casey got a group going wild over a friendly game of foosball. While Tess ran some Bingo action for some of the others. Between socializing and getting all pumped up over some fun games the time flew by and students were back hitting the pavement to get over to Cole-Barton hall for some good old fashion brain work.
Class was a blast! Students learned about birds and got a hands on experience with two chickens that walked around the classroom. The chickens were very tame and enjoyed all the love they were given through out the classroom. Only a few “gifts” were left by the chickens but that didn’t seam to upset the students, they were thrilled to have them join in on the class. At the end of class a few Wildcat students chose to share some current events. Kyle found a great article in The New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire’s student run news paper, about fossils that were found in Colorado. These fossils are extremely old and extremely large! Then Anthony shared his experiences while in Italy for two weeks. He was enrolled in an art class and created beautiful pictures from photographs and real life scenery. Great Job Anthony!
Check us out next week for the last blog before Thanksgiving and the dreaded holiday, if you can even call it that, Black Friday. Be well and have a great week!
Down to business now, Holloway. What a great place that always has something for everyone. Without a doubt no one leaves with an empty stomach or a bad attitude. Our groups trekked out to the dorms that reside in the woods. Group one went towards the mini dorms and visited with the residents of Richardson’s Hall. There they made Thanksgiving cards, played UNO and had hot chocolate. For our introductions we shared our names and favorite singers which created instant bonds and started the group in on some great conversations. Dave Mathews band seamed to get the most attention out of the group.
Group two went over to visit with the Williamson dorm where they had foosball, bingo and ping pong going. Casey got a group going wild over a friendly game of foosball. While Tess ran some Bingo action for some of the others. Between socializing and getting all pumped up over some fun games the time flew by and students were back hitting the pavement to get over to Cole-Barton hall for some good old fashion brain work.
Class was a blast! Students learned about birds and got a hands on experience with two chickens that walked around the classroom. The chickens were very tame and enjoyed all the love they were given through out the classroom. Only a few “gifts” were left by the chickens but that didn’t seam to upset the students, they were thrilled to have them join in on the class. At the end of class a few Wildcat students chose to share some current events. Kyle found a great article in The New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire’s student run news paper, about fossils that were found in Colorado. These fossils are extremely old and extremely large! Then Anthony shared his experiences while in Italy for two weeks. He was enrolled in an art class and created beautiful pictures from photographs and real life scenery. Great Job Anthony!
Check us out next week for the last blog before Thanksgiving and the dreaded holiday, if you can even call it that, Black Friday. Be well and have a great week!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Howdy WildCat Blog followers. I hope everyone is well and life is sweet. Today at Holloway Commons lunch was quiet but fun. Both groups went to New Hampshire Hall to meet up and all experience some new school style gym games. To start off our rec experience the group did some group stretching and shook out the lazies and jumped into play mode. “GOTCHA!” started the fun. A lot like tag but with a twist. Three people started in the middle of the court with a koosh ball, this ball represented who was “IT.” Camilla, our fearless Kinesiology student, called out different speeds starting off with a walk, then skip and our last cycle ended with a jog to get those heart rates up. The game quickly turned silly as targets were formed and alliances began to take over the lay of the court. We then broke into four groups and set out to stations. The first station was tossing and catching 10lb and 20lb medicine balls. This was done on a mat and really pushed each person to use the squat to work all those muscles. Some used an adaptation, using hands to push the ball back and forth. The next station was jumping over jump ropes that were set up diagonal from each other in groups of two. Some jump ropes started off close to each other and others were spread a few feet apart making a jump more of a leap. The third station ran participants around an obstacle course which had a wedge mat were they were to do a barrel roll then jump up and run back to the starting line. Our final station was a step up, complete with music. Who wants to step up a ton of times without music getting you pumped up? Justin Bieber really got people stepping and dancing on those mats as well as singing! To finish off our time in New Hampshire Hall the Macarena sent us grooving to class.
On our walk to class an ambulance passed us which began the buzz about what was in store for class. We did a little detective work as to why the students thought that the ambulance was coming to their class. The lights and siren were not on, there were no police cars and the ambulance was not speeding. Dead give away to Taylor and Kyle. Upon our arrival to class the EMTs brought in big bags and hand held machines to teach us what sort of materials they may bring to the scene of an accident. We talked 911 and learned how to program our cell phones to help the EMT’s to contact a loved one incase of emergency. I.C.E is a suggested contact many of us programmed into our phone during class. In Case of Emergency helps EMT’s inform and protect you.
When we were done talking about what to do in different situations and appropriate times to call 911 we then took the excitement out side to tour two ambulances. Lights, stretchers and 8 or so EMS personnel assisted in the viewing of the vehicles. AND WHAT A VIEWING IT WAS! We checked out the insides and outsides of those bad boys. The starting rate of a ride in one of the bright light life savers begins at $400 and goes up from there. This was an interesting experience for everyone and maybe made everyone a bit more comfortable with the idea of traveling while being helped by people with big hearts that want us all to be safe.
Until Next time folks!
For information about CPR or Babysitter trainings check out…
MCGREGOREMS.ORG
On our walk to class an ambulance passed us which began the buzz about what was in store for class. We did a little detective work as to why the students thought that the ambulance was coming to their class. The lights and siren were not on, there were no police cars and the ambulance was not speeding. Dead give away to Taylor and Kyle. Upon our arrival to class the EMTs brought in big bags and hand held machines to teach us what sort of materials they may bring to the scene of an accident. We talked 911 and learned how to program our cell phones to help the EMT’s to contact a loved one incase of emergency. I.C.E is a suggested contact many of us programmed into our phone during class. In Case of Emergency helps EMT’s inform and protect you.
When we were done talking about what to do in different situations and appropriate times to call 911 we then took the excitement out side to tour two ambulances. Lights, stretchers and 8 or so EMS personnel assisted in the viewing of the vehicles. AND WHAT A VIEWING IT WAS! We checked out the insides and outsides of those bad boys. The starting rate of a ride in one of the bright light life savers begins at $400 and goes up from there. This was an interesting experience for everyone and maybe made everyone a bit more comfortable with the idea of traveling while being helped by people with big hearts that want us all to be safe.
Until Next time folks!
For information about CPR or Babysitter trainings check out…
MCGREGOREMS.ORG
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Spooky WildCats!
Hello Wildcat Friends blog readers! We had such a great line up for both the recreational and class time this week! We began our day at Holloway Commons with fun decorations and a group of four of our favorite lunch ladies dressed to impress. Two of them dressed as gram crackers, one was a marshmallow and you guessed it, one of the ladies was dressed as a Hershey chocolate bar and when combined they were a giant s’more! The rain pretty much left us alone until the very end of our class piece when we got a little crazy outside with plastic water bottles and pumpkins but we’ll get to that!
Group 1 went over to Morse Hall to experience Project 54. This is a program for engineer majors at UNH that gives them the ability to use technology in very real life situations. So real that Project 54 has three different vehicles, two of which are inside Morse Hall and have been turned into simulators. One of the simulators, a State Trooper patrol car, has voice recognition. This gives the driver of the vehicle the opportunity to turn on and off lights as well as make phone calls to other stations.
Students were also able to get their driving skills in check with a car that took them through the elements. The driving simulator took students on the highway, through a snow storm and even a busy city. Students had to use their mirrors, which were also screens that showed real life traffic and pedestrians to maneuver through out the area. The tour ended with students checking out and sitting in the driver seat of a New Hampshire State Trooper patrol car.
please visit
www.project54.unh.edu
Group Two stayed over in the MUB area with Nina, a UNH theater student. During this time our very serious Wildcat Friends acted out, danced and mirrored each other, all done with BIG SMILES, who would have thought! Group Two is definitely our group of actors. One of the activities matched two students who needed to mirror their counterpart. This was silly and loads of fun.
For class Anne and Justin, our Wildcat teachers combined forces for a very spooky class. Students were greeted with music playing, pumpkins glowing and plenty of materials to create there own spooky masks! As class went on the very frightening tails took on life as students broke into groups to write and recite there own nightmares. To end class on a striking note students did some pumpkin bowling in the rain with plastic soda bottles and pumpkins.
Group 1 went over to Morse Hall to experience Project 54. This is a program for engineer majors at UNH that gives them the ability to use technology in very real life situations. So real that Project 54 has three different vehicles, two of which are inside Morse Hall and have been turned into simulators. One of the simulators, a State Trooper patrol car, has voice recognition. This gives the driver of the vehicle the opportunity to turn on and off lights as well as make phone calls to other stations.
Students were also able to get their driving skills in check with a car that took them through the elements. The driving simulator took students on the highway, through a snow storm and even a busy city. Students had to use their mirrors, which were also screens that showed real life traffic and pedestrians to maneuver through out the area. The tour ended with students checking out and sitting in the driver seat of a New Hampshire State Trooper patrol car.
please visit
www.project54.unh.edu
Group Two stayed over in the MUB area with Nina, a UNH theater student. During this time our very serious Wildcat Friends acted out, danced and mirrored each other, all done with BIG SMILES, who would have thought! Group Two is definitely our group of actors. One of the activities matched two students who needed to mirror their counterpart. This was silly and loads of fun.
For class Anne and Justin, our Wildcat teachers combined forces for a very spooky class. Students were greeted with music playing, pumpkins glowing and plenty of materials to create there own spooky masks! As class went on the very frightening tails took on life as students broke into groups to write and recite there own nightmares. To end class on a striking note students did some pumpkin bowling in the rain with plastic soda bottles and pumpkins.
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