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Bullis Charter School:
Leatherback Trust:
Abbreviations
BCS: Bullis Charter School
CC: co-curricular (a special type of class that BCS offers on Fridays.)
GTR: the Great Turtle Race
Saphira finished!
Even though she didn’t place in the top 3, Saphira did an excellent job and finished in 7th place.
End of the race finale
Although Windy has already won the race, we’re still cheering on Saphira--hoping she finishes in
Day 9
Day 9 Update
Saphira had a slow start, but she’s managed to make up a tremendous amount of “
Day 7
Still in 3rd place! She needs to pull away from the pack to solidify her place. Check out http://
Day 6
Saphira has moved into third place! We can’t believe how fast she is moving. She’s obviously very
Noor, first grader
A wonderful thing happened.
Saphira got into third place!
Yay Saphira!
Thoughts on the GTR by 1st graders
Dear Mrs. Hersey,
The Great Turtle Race is important because leatherbacks are special. The race
Thoughts on leatherbacks by 1st graders
Dear Mrs. Hersey,
First, Leatherbacks have been here for over 1,000,000 years. Second, they eat
Noor, first grader
Day 5
Saphira was in 5th place.
On 4 day she moved up in the night.
Saphira we hope will get in
Sofie, first grader
Sometimes turtles are green.
Sometimes they are black.
Sometimes they are brown.
But all turtles
Neel, first grader
I think that the race is a good idea because there are a lot turtles and they traveling to a place
Maya, first grader
Turtles are important because they have lived for a long time but they are not surviving.
Kennan, first grader
I think that the turtles will do great because they are great swimmers. I am so excited the race
Day 4 of the race
Yay! Saphira moved into 7th place. She’s chugging away! It’s so exciting to see how many people
Day 3 of the Great Turtle Race
We’re excitedly watching Saphira as she swims toward the Galapagos Islands. Each day a student
Day 2 of the great turtle race
Today our principal sold turtle necklaces to raise money to help the Leatherback Trust. We
Cheering Saphira on!
We’re so excited today that the great turtle race has actually begun! Even though we’re not in
Turtle Presentation
Today, we went to an assembly about leatherback sea turtles and the Great Turtle Race. Dr.
Christien (first grader)
I am making a poster for the great turtle race .
Anna (second grader)
I am making a poster to spread the word for The Great Turtle Race. I hope Saphira wins. Go Saphira!
Duncan (fourth grader)
In the great turtle race, we are making posters, flyers, and thank you letters to the Leatherback
Poems about leatherbacks
Leatherback Sea Turtle
By Maya
By Maya
Turtle
Swimming
Through
The
Sea
Come
Talk
To
Me
You’re
Swimming
Talliya (sixth grader)
Warren and I had an interview with Ms. Walker from National Geographic for Kids. We talked about
Claudio (fourth grader)
I hope we have a great success in the race. Our turtle is way faster than your turtle! I am
John (second grader)
I hope Saphira wins. I am working on making a poster to represent our turtle.
Thoughts by Zosia, first grader
We learned that people sometimes kill leatherback sea turtles and eat their eggs.
Thoughts by Kasim, first grader
Our turtle name is Saphira. There were 11 names: Sheldon, Cheerio, Flipp, Flipper (first grade),
BCS picks name of turtle
The Great Turtle Race co-curricular (cc) finalized the name of the BCS turtle for the Great
The Great Turtle Race
Bullis Charter School is very excited about participating in the first ever great turtle race. 18
Watch while we track our turtle from Playa Grande, Costa Rica across the Pacific Ocean.
The Great Turtle Race 2007
