Author Archives: Girls Inc. Admin
GIRLStart Centers
My favorite one is the lion. Lion starts with L. – KaNaijah
You have to get four in a row. Then you win, if you get four in a row. – Zymarria
Kyanna’s book choice
My book is about jungles – with a monkey, a giraffe, and a zebra. And snakes and tigers and lions. And alligators. My favorite is the gorilla. – Kyanna
“Girls Choice Day” in the GIRLStart Room
We had more girls than we normally do because Ms. Mara was out today but the girls did well and they were excited to change learning station and rotate to a new one each time. Yesterday we added a writing station and the girls really enjoyed that. We will keep their writing samples in a portfolio to measure their writing progress throughout the year.
Ms. Crystal
To see the busy GIRLStart room, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es9Z7rO_bPY
Girls’ winning essays for United Way MLK Essay Contest
Ciera’s essay (1st place for high school division).
Ciera Hollingsworth MLK.pdf (31.15 kb)
Ebone’s essay (2nd place elementary school division).
Alphabet Yoga in GIRLStart
The girls loved stretching to the alphabet yoga video in their GIRLStart class.
Check out “O is for Ohm” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbtUjAfVFLA
Check out “J is for jellyfish” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzzUksCxqig
Ms. Tess
Nothing better than a hot cocoa on a cold day!
We got to skate and drink hot cocoa. – Madinah, age 5
Amy enjoys her hot chocolate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spgo24jhK0o
A shameless product placement on the Girls Inc. blog: Vic Gutman gives the hot chocolate at the ConAgra skating rink a rave review. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrX1Hq98zI
First time skating!
This was my first time skating. You have to have a lot of balance. I did pretty good. My friend Korrine was helping me skate. Kind of teaching me. – Hunter
Shout Out
I got a shout out from the ice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iM_jH-AmVA Congrats Ms. Emily E. for staying upright with the girls throughout that shout out!
Ms. Roberta
Music Mentors from the Omaha Symphony
Teens, who are themselves mentored by professional musicians at the Omaha Symphony, in turn mentor Girls Inc. members. Brilliant, right? The following link will show you a tiny bit (43 seconds, actually) of Erin’s clarinet lesson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyyEbuNqMe8 and this link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THkf-cM4U0M – will show you a bit (one minute, one second) of Maya’s violin lesson. In addition to the instrumental lessons, the teens attend Omaha Symphony performances with their mentees and enjoy some pre-concert pizza or pasta at an Old Market restaurant. The Omaha Symphony has been collaborating with Girls Inc. on this program for several years and will receive our 2009 Angel Award at our Annual Meeting on January 21st in recognition of this cool partnership.
Ms. Roberta
Koko’s Interview About Chloe
Check out Koko’s interview about Chloe, the Girls Inc. turtle, and reading the book Emma’s Turtle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2aF3Vmn7pM
