Giant Bicycles!

We want to send out a huge thank you to Giant bikes! They sent us quite the care package today to support our trip! It is sooo cool that a major bike company would get behind E2 Quest! Thanks to the parent that talked to Giant and to our local bike shop that added some charm! This is very exciting! The kids were THRILLED to see the stuff that Giant sent!! Thanks again! 2EE

The Theater

Yesterday we took a break from preparing for the trip and we went to Little Red Riding Hood at the Old Log Theater. We loved the play and had a great time.

Planning

We are only about 10 school days away from trip and we are talking about what a day will look like and what jobs we will need to do.
Today I talked with a parent of a kid in our class and she said her goal is to make at least one persons day each day. What a great goal! I can feel a blab coming!

Movin' and Shaking!

We are moving in 2EE. We made a movie on Tuesday and it was great. Today we are performing 3 times. The music program we are doing is awesome! I think that we will be able to put a link on the blog so you can listen to the songs. We should have charged for tickets, we could have used the money for our trip! It is that good!

Learning Carol

We made a class movie today called "The Learning Carol," based on the Dickens classic. Maybe we could sell it to make money for our trip!?

Getting Closer!

We have our budget figured out and we have been looking at maps. The training is going great and we continue to get stronger. We will be packing supplies and getting ready to leave for our journey for the next couple of weeks! Wish us luck!

GPS II

We used the GPS yesterday. It works by tuning into satellites in outer space. It shows us exactly where we have been and how fast we are going. It will be a great way to stay on track on our trip!

GPS

I am so excited by the snow! Today we are going to use a GPS at recess. It will map our movements and tell us how fast we are going. How, you might ask? I will tell you tomorrow.

Maps

We have been looking at maps. Maps are fascinating. There are some many interesting places on the planet and everyone of them has its own story. Life is delicious!

Training Ride

We went for a training ride yesterday. It was clear and cold, really cold. Mr. E says riding in that weather makes you stronger. I don't know about that.

ENTHUSIASM!

We have a parent that is ready to go! Listen to this!

Hello My name is Shari, I’m a mother of 3 girls the middle is in 2nd grade at Oxbow Creek Elementary in Champlin MN . I am so enjoying being a volenteer at her school.My daughter , is heading on a journey with her class. Granted it’s a virtual journey via the internet, and on bicycle. Boy are they heading for some real learning about our country, each student has his or her states to report on the way. Heading the trip it their teacher Mr. Neil Eedrmans. Her teacher is great, I very rarely see someone with that kind of energy. The kids are learning when the don’t even know it!

Which bring me to today I listened to the message of the day and knew the kids were working on coming up with the funds for the trip. I mean we virtually will still need to think of such things you know. So we need some where around 14,000 dollars I heard a student say today. I found myself calling the bike dealer Trail head in Champlinand asking for my first Sponsor for the virtual bike ride across the United States. Larry was very receptive to the idea of real time and place on the journey, hear to find out the store knows Neil thought the biking world and gave the class a shirt, energy bars, jelly beans, BMX bike stickers and got me started thinking.... Huh how cool would it be to find more sponsors for the trip to help the kids out. Next thing you know I was in the car with my youngest and finding sponsors who gave me things for the kids to use for there trip. The last place we stopped was Goodyear who happened to have a poster of the race Car drivers. That was such a great way for the kids to really see how the team members show their sponsors support. It was very cool to see the way the class listened to the lesson in there. Oh the things you can learn when the door is opened. I’m glad I can be a part of that!

As my oldest stands behind me saying only my mom would do this...... Mom you don’t even work there. Well it’s not all about work now is it. And I’ve always told myself you never know in less you ask. As well as everyone loves a good story. Oh what a fun way to show the kids the connection to the internet.and their community.

Thanks to all that found it in in your heart to be a part of the kids in 2ee's journey across the states.

Shari

How cool is that!?

Thanks for the Help!

Cub Foods is one of our sponsors! Thanks!
We have real live sponsors for our journey. It was neat to see that people wanted to be a part of our trip. Most people really do want to help! That is pretty cool!

We Have Sponsors!

This is an E2 Quest first. We had a parent go out in our community and find us real sponsors for our journey. We have figured out our supplies and our budget. This is getting exciting! Thanks to Shari for going out on road for us and getting us the support we need!