This Week (24 May 2010) at Se7en…

Here is our calendar for the week. Just follow the links under a day for some fun goodies… If there are only one or two links below a title click on the day to see links that I have posted previously. If a day sounds interesting to you then click on it!!!

Here is our Calendar Collection:

• Scholastic.
• KinderArt.
• About.com’s Calendar.
• Crayola.com
• Enchanted Learning.
• Reading Activity Calendar.
• Teacher Vision.

Here is our weekly picture celebrating Hood #8, sometimes a man must laugh until he cries!!!

And here are a few links for this week:

• 24 May 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge Opened in 1883.
  • 42 Explore has a mass of bridge links – everything you can imagine about bridges.
  • This is so fun… Big Apple History from PBS.
  • A great history of the Brooklyn Bridge, with great diagrams, from catskillarchive.com
  • Take a virtual walk across Brooklyn Bridge.
  • The Brooklyn Bridge Guide from About.com.



• 24 May 1844: First Morse Code Message Sent.



• 25 May : Missing Children’s Day.

• 26 May : Blueberry Cheesecake Day.

  • Se7en’s Baked Cheese Cake Recipe.
  • RecipeZaar  has a bunch of totally gorgeous looking recipes.
  • My Punch Bowl, describes the origins and different types of cheese cake.
  • She Knows has a heap on Blueberry Cheesecake tips and recipes.



• 26 May 1951: Sally Ride’s Birthday (1951 – ).



• 27 May 1907: Rachel Carson’s Birthday (1907 – 1964).
• 27 May 1964: Golden Gate Bridge Opened.



• 27 May : Masking Tape patented.
  • Se7en’s Essential Parenting Tools.
  • IdeaFinder.com – would you believe the history of masking tape.
  • The history of Scotch Tape from About.com



• 28 May 1959: MonkeyNauts Able and Baker in Space.



• 28 May 1859: Big Ben arrives in Westminster.
  • Woodlands Junior has London Landmarks, scroll down for Big Ben.
  • Big Ben Facts and Figures from LondonNet..
  • The Interesting Story of Big Ben from WhiteChapelFoundry.



• 29 May 1953: Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest.



• 29 May 1917: John F. Kennedy’s Birthday.

That’s us – have a great week!!!

And if you want to enter this weeks GiveAway, then just follow the link…