Check out the Mushers in Room 12!
Mar 20th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
Congratulations Room 12! It is official, the 2009 Great Edison Iditaread is over. All Iditaread teams have passed the finish line and made it all the way to Nome. The grand total of pages read by the whole class in the Iditaread was 12,054 pages. Wow!
Mar 18th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
Another team crossed the finish line today and many are very close to getting there. Each team is still continuing to read and mush strong and it has been awesome to see the continued teamwork from everyone.
Let’s check on the status of our teams:
Alaskan Huskies: Going strong with having traveled 1041 miles in all. This team is just before White Mountain which is only about 100 miles from the end of the race.
Golden Booties: This team finished the race yesterday after a very strong finish. They are resting in Nome and cheering on the newly arriving teams.
Great Cannons: This team also crossed the finish line yesterday to arrive in Nome. They are welcoming other mushers as they arrive in Nome.
Lightning Runners: This team is working really hard and demonstrating excellent teamwork. They have traveled 1038 miles and are near Golovin not far from the finish line.
Snow Slashers: This team is very close to the end of the race with 1117 miles. Just past Safety they are on the last leg of the Iditarod Trail and should be crossing the finish line soon.
Thunder Blazers: Crossing the finish line today this team reached Nome to a lot of excitement. Getting a slow start in the race, they have really challenged themselves to work hard to pull ahead and finish the race. Way to go Thunder Blazers!
Mar 17th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
The really exciting news is that two teams have made it all the way to Nome! All of the teams are going strong and some have even made it to Safety. Not far to go now! Today many teams started working on songs. When we finish them we will record them and try to put them on the blog.
Let’s get an update from our teams:
Alaskan Huskies: We are between Shaktoolik and Koyuk and have traveled 937 miles so far. Not far to go!
Golden Booties: We are in NOME! Hurray for the Golden Booties. They have worked really hard to get to Nome.
Great Cannons: We finished the Iditaread and are in NOME! Hurray! This team really challenged themselves and finished strong.
Lightning Runners: We are 3 miles past Koyuk and have traveled 963 miles. Working hard to get to Nome.
Snow Slashers: We are three miles before White Mountain after traveling through Golovin and are 70 miles away from Nome. We have traveled 1042 miles. Snow Slashers have been making strong progress.
Thunder Blazers: We are 1 mile after Safety and have traveled 1110 miles. (Sound of clapping!). This team has really come together to pull ahead and work hard to mush.
Remember good sportsmanship and cheering everyone on to do their best. We are working to challenge ourselves to do our very best. Happy Mushing!
Mar 16th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
All teams are doing a great job and making excellent progress. Nearly every team has finished their team shirt and you can check these out in the hallway at school or her in our blog. Students will also begin a team song this week as well. The comments have been great, so keep those coming. There has also been a lot ofcooperation on teams and all mushers are giving it 100%!
Let’s get an update from our teams:
Alaskan Huskies: We have traveled 784 miles and are between Kaltag and Unalakleet. 
Golden Booties: We are at Golovin and neck and neck with the Great Cannons. So far we have logged 1025 miles.
Great Cannons: We have traveled through Elim and all the way to Golovin. We have traveled 1025 miles.
Lightning Runners: We are almost to Shaktoolik and have traveled 888 miles.
Snow Slashers: We have traveled 897 miles and we are in the middle of Unalakleet and Shaktoolik.
Thunder Blazers: We have traveled 950 miles and we are ten miles before Koyuk. Almost there!
Mar 13th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
Mushers are working on their team shirts. They have included collar designs with animals, and lots of detail all over. There are dog footprints, ying-yangs, pictures of Huskies, many Alaskan flags, and great words on the sleeves. Every team shirt also has their name on the shirt in fancy letters.
They are wonderful!
Check them out in the hallway at Edison!
Let’s check out the current progress of our teams:
Alaskan Huskies: We are almost at Eagle Island with 677 miles.
Golden Booties: We are between Kaltag and Unakaleet. These dogs have traveled 825 miles.
Great Canons: We traveled 800 miles and are in between Kaltag and Unakaleet.
Lightning Runners: We are 11 miles past Eagle Island and our team has traveled 713 all together.
Snow Slashers: We are 9 miles before Eagle Island and have worked hard to travel 693 miles.
Thunder Blazers: We are a few miles past Kaltag and have traveled 714 miles.
We are doing great!
There has been strong cooperation on many teams and mushers are excited to get out on the trail everyday.
Happy Mushing!
Mar 12th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
The dogs are doing really well and no one has lost a dog yet. The race is rough and really hard, but very fun. We will keep working hard! We are making sure to give the dogs lots and lots of water. Every musher is making sure their dogs get the right amount of food every day. We make sure their paws are doing really well. We made sure to make really thick booties before the race and now we are trying to keep the dogs feet out of cold water. Even though we are all working, reading and running hard, we make sure the dogs get enough rest. The Dogs are the real heros in the race!
Let’s give a race and sled team update:
Alaskan Huskies: We are at Anvik and have traveled 627 miles.
Golden Booties: We are still in first place and we are at Kaltag. We have traveled 725 miles.
Great Cannons: We are almost at Eagle Island and have traveled 675 miles.
Lightning Runners: We are between Anvik and Shagaluk (actually a quarter of the way to Shagaluk). We have traveled 583 miles.
Snow Slashers: We are 11 miles before Shagaluk and we have traveled 588 miles.
Thunder Blazers: We are almost at Iditarod and have traveled 484 miles.
Way to go all teams and mushers! Keep reading and Keep mushing!
Mar 11th 2009fragalaGeneral Comments
Mushers report feeling determined and excited. It is also very cold on the trail, so we are wearing big, fat jackets. Today some of the teams saw a Moose on the trail. Some teams also saw Caribou and a Snow Wolf. Many mushers are excited to win by challenging themselves to keep reading lots everyday! Teams are very eager to cross the finish line and are making great progress.
The following is the current update on our Room 12 Teams:
Alaskan Huskies:
The Alaskan Huskies have passed the Rohn Road House and are on their way to Nikolai.
Golden Booties:
Golden Booties are almost to Ophir which is where the trail will turn south.
Great Cannons:
The Great Cannons are past McGrath and on the way to the village of Takotna where they will buy an ice cream snack.
The Lightning Runners:
The Lightning Runners are a mile past McGrath.
The Snow Slashers:
The Snow Slashers are in between Nikolai and McGrath.
The Thunder Blazers:
Thunder Blazers are almost to Nikolai and going strong.
Mar 10th 2009fragalaBlogroll & General Comments
Welcome to the Edison Iditarod or as we like to say the Edison Iditaread! Our 2009 race started on the same day as the famous Alaskan sled dog race, the Iditarod, on Saturday, March 7th. Teams are off to a strong start and students have already logged many miles by reading and working together cooperatively. Check out our blog and stay connected to how mushers are doing in Room 12 each day! Check out our dynamic sled teams! View each teams progress! Post a comment and cheer on the reading that powers our teams!
