Here is Principal Mikulik’s response regarding this great score improvement: “Rollingwood School staff prides ourselves on meeting the needs of ALL children we serve. We provide differentiated instruction in the classroom as well as small group instruction and intervention after school. We teach the whole child (academic, physical, and emotional) which translates into better performance in school. I am proud of our school and offer tours for interested families.”
Check out these photos from the Rollingwood Photo Gallery- these kids are having (dare I say) FUN at school!
Yes, we know, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until two weeks from now, but we’re here to help you get an early start on the all the fun! One of the recipes needs two weeks to cure in your fridge, but the hands-on times is minutes! Trust me I tried it this weekend. Hurry, if you start this recipe soon, it will be ready just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
I made mine over the weekend and I was shocked by how simple it was to make. The biggest challenge was finding pink curing salt, which surprisingly wasn’t available at Whole Foods or any other local grocery stores or even Sur La Table.
You know it’s a good thing to donate blood. People need transfusions every day across the country and someday you could be one of them. But some people don’t like giving blood. It gives them the chills just thinking about that needle going in and someone taking their blood- I mean, it’s their blood and they would like to keep it that way. Then there are people who would like to give blood but can’t due to anemia, high blood pressure, a recent tattoo etc… And then there are people like me. I don’t mind giving blood, and if it’s convenient (i.e. they park a donation station at my work) I will gladly eat a hearty breakfast and then… veins up. The best part of donating is the free oreos and juice, return on investment… knowing my blood is saving lives.
So what the heck does this have to do with homeownership?
Read a post by New Home Feed, run by Graphic Language, that asked questions about how homebuilders use the web, (also full disclosure GL is our web agency), well really why homebuilders are so slow to adapt, gee thanks . Just kidding, anyhow, yes on the whole homebuilders are probably slower to adapt than other companies. We want to see the benefit of something, a new tool or product, before we start using it.
It also got me thinking about about SummerHill’s social media efforts. We initially looked at joining Twitter and Facebook in 2008, but waited until 2009 to launch. It was helpful for us to watch other companies first.
We aimed high last year when we launched Facebook, Twitter, and a blog plus a mobile site within a short time frame of 60 days, oh and if you count launching live chat for Mrs. Hill, our online concierge in January, well you get the picture we were busy in early 2009. Now granted some of this had been in the works for awhile longer, but much of it was done with the dedication of Elissa, Lance and me to just get things off the ground. We kicked it off, kept on rolling, and now almost a year has passed.
Who doesn’t love Spring? This year for certain will be much anticipated. Although we needed the rain and we are grateful, we are now truly looking forward to the promise and beauty of Spring. One way to welcome in Spring is to do it through your decorating. Happily, you can bring Spring into your home now, even if Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog saw his shadow or it has rained for 3 days straight.
Happy Chinese New Year that is! The 2010 Chinese New Year began on February 14th with the new moon and involves a host of festivities lasting approximately 2 weeks. Welcome the Year of the Tiger (see a traditional chinese papercut version of the tiger below). The Tiger is a sign of bravery and brings protection, courage and power. Sounds to me like a much needed sign for this recovering economy. If you are looking for ways to welcome this encouraging sign, you don’t have to look far! Here are some local ways to celebrate this Chinese New Year!
Following up on Allison’s great blog on sweet getaways and restaurants for Valentine’s Day, here are some unbelievable deals for you and your Valentine.
Flowers… the veritable Santa Clause of Valentine’s Day. So it’s a good thing FTD is having a super sale! If you haven’t seen the tv ads they are pushing this big and for a good reason. For just $19.99 you can get a mixed bouquet of roses and box of chocolates delivered to your door. An easy gift that’s sure to please.
The Double Tree hotel family is offering a romantic get away package that includes a deluxe room,
This Valentine’s Day is extra special as it is also the Chinese New Year. So bring in good fortune and celebrate with someone you love. Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be super expensive to make it special or romantic. Sometimes it is as simple as a day at the spa, or an evening out on the town, even getting away overnight can feel rejuvenating and special.
Before that people would grow food or go to the local store daily. In many other countries throughout the world, refrigeration is still a novelty. We take this novelty for granted, we can keep things frozen for a couple months, we can keep milk cold for a week, and we can go to the store once a week to have more than enough food to keep our families fed each night.
