Hi Boys and Girls,
Do you remember by first community Challenge post? It was about Mrs. Andrews class in Pelham NH. This 3rd grade class was making money for the Animal Rescue Network of New England (ARNNE) by baking and selling yummy dog biscuits. Well they had another sale the end of March. This time they raised $185 for a total of $315 to be donated to ARNNE. Isn’t that amazing. GREAT JOB Mrs. Andrews class!!!!!
To see more about this project you can go to:
http://www.pelhamweb.org/pes/mrsandrews/bow_wow_biscuits.htm
The students in Mrs. Andrews asked if the could interview me. I had never been interviewed before. I’m always the one that does the interviewing! You can see the interview at:
http://www.pelhamweb.org/pes/mrsandrews/new_page_5.htm
If you have a community project that you would like us to feature on the blog, just email us the information. We’d love to feature your class.
Keep up the good work,
Gypsy
3 Comments
how old are the dogs when they stop sleding? Dogs stop at various ages.
Usually a dog that runs the Iditarod is at least 2 years old.
how meny dogs can you fit on a sled? Did you mean how many can pull a sled? Depending on the sled, how far you intend to go or what race you are racing- You could have as few as 2 dogs or as many as 20. Mushers in the Iditarod usually start with 16 dogs.
can the dogs be puppys? All dogs start as puppies
how long does it take to finish a race? Look for the winner to come in on day 8 or 9 and the Red Lantern winner to come in around day 14 or 15.
can the people that sled the dogs be kids?
how long do the dogs live?
Kids can dog sled. They usually use smaller sleds and fewer dogs. There are races for children also. Is this something you’d like to do?
Dogs can live to different ages.
Thanks for writing.
Gypsy
When kids sled do they have to have a grown up with them?
can you sleep on the sled?
They might have a grown up with them but children can mush by themselves. They use a smaller sled and fewer dogs. There are even some races that allow children to race. There is also the Jr. Iditarod for 14-18 year olds.