The Great Turtle Race 2007

Saphira finished!

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:24:34 -0700

Even though she didn’t place in the top 3, Saphira did an excellent job and finished in 7th place. S

End of the race finale

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:30:26 -0700

Although Windy has already won the race, we’re still cheering on Saphira--hoping she finishes in the

Day 9

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:33:13 -0700

Day 9 Update Saphira had a slow start, but she’s managed to make up a tremendous amount of “waves”

Day 7

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:05:33 -0700

Still in 3rd place! She needs to pull away from the pack to solidify her place. Check out http://www

Day 6

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:04:01 -0700

Saphira has moved into third place! We can’t believe how fast she is moving. She’s obviously very f

Noor, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:51:36 -0700

A wonderful thing happened. Saphira got into third place! Yay Saphira!

Thoughts on the GTR by 1st graders

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:23:34 -0700

Dear Mrs. Hersey, The Great Turtle Race is important because leatherbacks are special. The race is

Thoughts on leatherbacks by 1st graders

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:22:44 -0700

Dear Mrs. Hersey, First, Leatherbacks have been here for over 1,000,000 years. Second, they eat je

Noor, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:26:31 -0700

Day 5 Saphira was in 5th place. On 4 day she moved up in the night. Saphira we hope will get in fir

Sofie, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:19:42 -0700

Sometimes turtles are green. Sometimes they are black. Sometimes they are brown. But all turtles ar

Neel, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:17:03 -0700

I think that the race is a good idea because there are a lot turtles and they traveling to a place f

Maya, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:16:17 -0700

Turtles are important because they have lived for a long time but they are not surviving.

Kennan, first grader

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:14:14 -0700

I think that the turtles will do great because they are great swimmers. I am so excited the race be

Day 4 of the race

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:11:12 -0700

Yay! Saphira moved into 7th place. She’s chugging away! It’s so exciting to see how many people are

Day 2 of the great turtle race

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:02:05 -0700

Today our principal sold turtle necklaces to raise money to help the Leatherback Trust. We watched

Day 3 of the Great Turtle Race

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:46:43 -0700

We’re excitedly watching Saphira as she swims toward the Galapagos Islands. Each day a student repo

Turtle Presentation

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:57:22 -0700

Today, we went to an assembly about leatherback sea turtles and the Great Turtle Race. Dr. Spotila (

Cheering Saphira on!

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:55:32 -0700

We’re so excited today that the great turtle race has actually begun! Even though we’re not in the

Christien (first grader)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:30:44 -0700

I am making a poster for the great turtle race .

Anna (second grader)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:26:54 -0700

I am making a poster to spread the word for The Great Turtle Race. I hope Saphira wins. Go Saphira!

Duncan (fourth grader)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:14:18 -0700

In the great turtle race, we are making posters, flyers, and thank you letters to the Leatherback Tr

Poems about leatherbacks

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:51:41 -0700

Leatherback Sea Turtle By Maya Turtle Swimming Through The Sea Come Talk To Me You’re Swimming F

Talliya (sixth grader)

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:35:53 -0700

Warren and I had an interview with Ms. Walker from National Geographic for Kids. We talked about the

Claudio (fourth grader)

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:34:22 -0700

I hope we have a great success in the race. Our turtle is way faster than your turtle! I am working

John (second grader)

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:08:16 -0700

I hope Saphira wins. I am working on making a poster to represent our turtle.

Thoughts by Zosia, first grader

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:32:45 -0800

We learned that people sometimes kill leatherback sea turtles and eat their eggs.

Thoughts by Kasim, first grader

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0800

Our turtle name is Saphira. There were 11 names: Sheldon, Cheerio, Flipp, Flipper (first grade), Qu

BCS picks name of turtle

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:39:11 -0800

The Great Turtle Race co-curricular (cc) finalized the name of the BCS turtle for the Great Turtle--

The Great Turtle Race

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:44:52 -0800

Bullis Charter School is very excited about participating in the first ever great turtle race. 18 si