Adventures of Seamus' Hat: Mimi and Dottie

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mimi and Dottie

Seamus and Hat reading about the endangered elephant and how to help

The Denver Zoo purchased its first elephant by local school children collecting pennies. The elephant's name was Cookie and there is a picture of her in the current elephant house at the zoo. The zoo is building a new habitat for the elephants - and more - that will give them the capability to house a bull. Not many zoos have that capability. Currently they have 2 elephants named Mimi and Dolly. We have visited with them many times. They are always a favorite. The zoo even displays paintings the two have composed. We have seen them getting foot treatments and supplements for their joints.
So now the kids are collecting pennies to help the zoo build this new exhibit. They have 'trunks' that they are filling with pennies to help out. Not a bad activity to help out and give back to the zoo since we have gone there almost once a month since Izabel was 6 months old.
Izabel will be attending zoo camp in August too!

BTW Not Mimi nor Dottie - but all elephants leave an impression

I think this ride will be the highlight of Seamus' summer.

This is one of Seamus' favorite songs along with Get Your Sparkle on from Barbi....

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Virtual Academy???

Izabel is 8 now and attends Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA). It is her 4th year there. She is in 3rd grade but will be in 4th sometime this winter.
What is a virtual academy? It is a charter school (part of the Adams 12 district) that is part of the public school system. We receive all her materials, some of them physically and others on the online school (OLS). As her parents we are her learning coaches and she has a teachers she works with online. She must attend 180 days of school and 968 hours in the year just like all public school children in Colorado, but she can do that at her pace and timing. That means we may cut a day short if it just is not working or we have an activity and make it up later even on the weekends. Because of Izabel's unique situation - ADHD and her abilities in science, math, and art but need for support in language arts and the support with pacing and staying on task (that is as her learning coaches we can be sure she is getting at least what other kids in Colorado are) this form of school is the best option for her right now. Click here to link to COVA.

My Hat

Seamus is on his third hat now. this one is stolen from his mother; it was her hiking hat. Everywhere he goes we now hear, "Where did you get that hat? He looks like an adventurer. No really, where did you get that hat?" The answer is that we have had it so long we cannot remember.

Seamus outgrew his zoo hat but he had 2 of them. My first hat went on hikes - was lost and found by another hiker, then lost and found hanging on a tree on the way back to the trail-head, went to museums, and all over the high plains of Colorado.

Every time I wear my zoo hat someone asks, "Have you been to the zoo today? Your hat says that." No matter what time of day, what I am doing , someone ALWAYS says that exact statement.

Why does the hat go everywhere? Seamus is sensitive to light - part of his Sensory Processing Disorder and cannot stand having the sunlight in his eyes. Reason 2 - Seamus has short hair and doesn't want a sunburn especially at altitude we get a lot of UV - check out the EPA UV index to see if you need a hat (link below). Reason 3 - it is a cool hat that is comfortable.

Adventures of Seamus' Hat

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mimi and Dottie

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Seamus's Reading List

Izabel's Reading List