Author Archives: Girls Inc. Admin
Trial & Error part of Techbridge
I liked today’s programming with the ladies of Techbridge. My wands would not work when it was time to do our presentation but our bubbles worked. – Korrie’A
LaShawn’s PSA
LaShawn tells you what she is looking for in a candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfty6DJ6vrM
Below – the girls cast their votes. Should Girls Inc. be open on Saturday? You can read about the election results here: http://www.girlsincomaha.stagemydomain.com/NewsDetail.aspx?n=5dc3f0d5-1f56-4b83-9892-ce469fa0f34d
Prairie Fire
The girls check out Prairie Fire, The Progressive Voice of the Great Plains, on their Wayne State campus visit.
Wayne State Campus Tour
I truly enjoyed going to Wayne State. From this trip, I learned that college can be great whether you are at a large or a small college. Since going to Wayne State, I feel more open minded. This tour allowed me to take a look at a college I might not have considered. I am glad I was given this opportunity. – Makayla
When I went to Wayne State, I thought that it was small place. Then I realized I loved it because on the tour we learned that the class sizes are like 21 people. I was OK with that because I would be closer to the teacher and able to learn better. Even though I am a freshman in high school, I would conisder Wayne State because I like the environment. I give it a thumbs up. – Zhomontee
Ecuadorian Bread Sculpture
In a word – messy!
Ms. Mara Explains It All to You
As part of our celebration of Hispanic Awareness Month, we made Ecuadorian bread sculptures today. It takes bread, without the crusts, and lots and lots of glue. It’s very messy. The girls kept holding up their sticky hands and saying, Ms. Mara, I want to give you a hug!
Last week we did lessons on Mexican pottery and string art. That was cool because the girls know I am Mexican and it helped them to get to know me a little bit better. But today, we all learned about something new. Half of the girls didn’t know where Ecuador is. I showed them a map of Ecuador and I had a book about Ecuador to share with them. So it was exciting to celebrate this new thing together and this unique art form.
We had volunteers in the classroom from ConAgra Foods today. One gentleman got into quite a conversation about the finer points of bread sculpture with one of our members. Another one of the volunteers asked, “Where did this art form come from again?” I was so excited when Amaya yelled out, “Ecuador!” – Ms. Mara
ConAgra Volunteers Rock!
ConAgra volunteers (from around the world!) helped with GIRLStart literacy programs, garden clean up for fall, homework help, Boutique organizing, and more! Some comments from our volunteers:
Bonnie Weaver from ConAgra Foods, Omaha “Loved the tour, great program!”
Melchor Rodriquez from ConAgra Foods, Mexico “It’s awesome. Great job!”
Sarah Armstrong from ConAgra Foods, Lincoln “Thanks. Very fun!”
Tom Thompsen from ConAgra Foods, Troy, OH “Wonderful program for the girls.”
Jim Martin, ConAgra Foods “It was fun meeting so many girls.”
Larry Erickson, ConAgra Foods Marshall, MO “Excellent program. Great kids. Enjoyed working with them – so exuberant!”
BUBBLE PARTY today!
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade girls spent the morning participating in bubble-related literacy activities. The day began with a read-aloud of Bubble Trouble, written by Stephen Krensky. Girls then imagined themselves as bubbles and wrote stories about their own bubble adventures. Mali, age 6, wrote “If I were a bubble I would be floating everywhere!”
After lunch the real fun started. The girls went out to the Hitchcock Sports Field & Playground just east of the North facility and enjoyed a professional Bubble Party. Three “Bubble Masters” from Yola’s Bubble Solutions helped the girls create bubbles that were as big as the girls, themselves. Every girl got a turn with small bubble wands, big bubble wands and some girls even mastered the art of making bubbles with nothing but their own fingers. Azuree, six-years-old, said “All of the bubble were different shapes. I made one that was as big as an elephant!”
Following the Bubble Party, each girl received a miniature bottle of bubble soap and a bubble wand as a party favor to take home.The bubble-themed activities were offered in conjunction with the GIRLStart reading program at Girls Inc.
Bubble Party
Video clips from the Bubble Party:
making a hand bubble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4qP12iATRM making bubbles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUkF7_z-ruk
lathering up to make hand bubbles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBE3HBUnh2E dipping the giant wand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJGHXrX1fb0
a big tub of bubble soap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YnBNH98WsU Girls Inc. members tries her hand at filming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMy72H3dks
spinning to make bubbles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHJWPyNukAU dipping wands to make bubbles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyIMkgJmF30
After they read the book…
The girls went to PINKALCIOUS at the Rose. Here they are on the set. “We didn’t get our picture taken with Pinkalicious, but we did get to go to her house.” – Taylor
