Winter Storm Cato

Meet Cato the Snow Turkey! 

We had lots of fun measuring the snow today.  Can't wait to see if this early snow will be a sign of a stormy winter.  Well our class will be ready.  Weatherboy Weather just posted the winners and our class was chosen as Northern NJ Weather Trackers!  So excited to receive our "official" Weatherboy Snow Yardsticks!  Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!  

Thanksgiving Snow!

We are actively tracking the weather for our area tomorrow.  On Sunday our part of the state was not predicted to receive any snow.  Today the weather reports predict we will receive anywhere from 3-10 inches of snow starting Wednesday into Thursday.  We will keep you posted!  Breaking out our Bedazzled Ruler to measure the snow early this year. Hoping to build a Snow Turkey!!!
Wishing you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Paramus High School Teacher is 1 of 150 Selected to Attend NASASocial

Paramus High School Teacher is 1 of 150 Selected to Attend NASASocial,

December 3-4, 2014

NASA Twitter Followers Will Tweet Orion EFT-1’s Initial Flight

PARAMUS, NJ– To infinity and beyond!  Connecting space travel to the next frontier Tracy Glock, a Life Skills Education and Achievement Program Teacher at Paramus High School, has been chosen as part of a select group of participants to attend the initial flight of the Orion Spacecraft at the Langley Research Center in Hamilton, Virginia on December 3^rd and 4^th.  Tracy Glock was invited to participate in NASA Social, a program that provides opportunities for NASA's social media followers to learn and share information about NASA's missions, people, programs and discoveries.

NASA Social is the next evolution in the agency's social media efforts. The program includes both special in-person events and social media credentials for individuals who share news in a significant way. Over 3,000 applicants applied to participate, with only 150 chosen to receive clearance and credentials.

To be chosen, Glock had to meet specific social media engagement criteria, and as a result of being selected, she will have the same credentials and access to the event as news media, will get behind-the-scenes access to NASA's first field center and a briefing on Orion's first flight test. Langley's massive Landing and Impact Research Facility and Hydro Impact Basin will be showcased. In the 1960s, this is where Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin learned how to land on the moon. Guests will also tour Langley Labs, where NASA is evaluating asteroid grappling, developing lunar habitat technologies and testing an Orion mockup. On Dec. 4, participants will be offered a special opportunity to watch Orion's launch and splashdown at the nearby Virginia Air & Space Center, NASA’s official visitor center.

NASA's Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they've ever gone before. More powerful than any rocket ever built, it will be capable of sending humans to deep space destinations such as an asteroid and eventually Mars. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe  re-entry from deep space.

Orion will launch atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex.  Concluding a two-orbit, four-hour flight that will test many of the systems most critical to safety Orion will splashdown at the nearby Virginia Air & Space Center.

Tracy Glock will be documenting the events leading up to the launch and the launch itself over the course of two days on December 3 and December 4, utilizing social media.  Twitter followers experience this historic launch using #Orion or by following her tweets @TicTockMrsGlock

 

Weatherboy Weather Please Pick Our Class!!!

Weatherboy Weather will choose three public school teacher/class to receive a box of 20 Weatherboy yardsticks for the upcoming snow season.  Knowing our passion for weather tracking we are hoping to be chosen to be Weatherboy Weather Correspondents!  Please nominate our class on Twitter @theWeatherboy or on Facebook at Weatherboy Weather.  We hope to continue "Tracking Weather Together!"

Orion Launch

PARAMUS, NJ – To infinity and beyond!  Connecting space travel to the next frontier Tracy Glock, a Life Skills Education and Achievement Program Teacher at Paramus High School, has been chosen as part of a select group of participants to attend the initial flight of the Orion Spacecraft at the Langley Research Center in Hamilton, Virginia on December 3^rd and 4^th.  Tracy Glock was invited to participate in NASA Social, a program that provides opportunities for NASA's social media followers to learn and share information about NASA's missions, people, programs and discoveries.

NASA Social is the next evolution in the agency's social media efforts. The program includes both special in-person events and social media credentials for individuals who share news in a significant way. Over 3,000 applicants applied to participate, with only 150 chosen to receive clearance and credentials.

To be chosen, Mrs. Glock had to meet specific social media engagement criteria, and as a result of being selected, she will have the same credentials and access to the event as news media, will get behind-the-scenes access to NASA's first field center and a briefing on Orion's first flight test. Langley's massive Landing and Impact Research Facility and Hydro Impact Basin will be showcased. In the 1960s, this is where Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin learned how to land on the moon. Guests will also tour Langley labs, where NASA is evaluating asteroid grappling, developing lunar habitat technologies and testing an Orion mockup. On Dec. 4, participants will be offered a special opportunity to watch Orion's launch and splashdown at the nearby Virginia Air & Space Center, NASA’s official visitor center.

NASA's Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they've ever gone before. More powerful than any rocket ever built, it will be capable of sending humans to deep space destinations such as an asteroid and eventually Mars. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe  re-entry from deep space.

Orion will launch atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex.  Concluding a two-orbit, four-hour flight that will test many of the systems most critical to safety Orion will splashdown at the nearby Virginia Air & Space Center.

Mrs. Glock will be documenting the events leading up to the launch and the launch itself over the course of two days on December 3 and December 4, utilizing social media.  Twitter followers experience this historic launch using #Orion or by following her tweets @TicTockMrsGlock

Hello Weather Friends!
     Today our high temperature reached 21 degrees. Our average high temperature for this time of year is 39 degrees. We learned that our current high temperature today was 18 degrees colder than average!
     As of 11AM our low temperature is 7 degrees. Our average low temperature for this time of year is 24 degrees. We learned that today's low temperature was 17 degrees colder than average! Bundle up folks.  It sure is cold!  
     Winter Storm Pax has left our East Coast southern states without power.  Ice has covered the tree limbs and power lines. Check out the link to a video on the Weather Channel at:
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-pax-latest-news-20140210

     Winter storm names enable simpler and more focused communications around forecasts and preparedness information on The Weather Channel and in other media outlets, and during the big storms like Nemo, the names became a handy way for the public to receive and exchange information.”
     This year the storm names for 2013-2014 are derived from lists created by students at Bozeman High School in Bozeman, MT, as an assignment in Latin class and are primarily from Greek and Roman mythology. Pax is the name of this winter storm.  Pax is the Roman Goddess of peace.  She urges us to keep harmony among one another as a sacred commodity throughout the year. We will keep you monitor Pax as it moves closer to our area.

The New Jersey Weather Service has posted the following weather information about Pax:

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN PASSAIC...WESTERN
  BERGEN...EASTERN BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...EASTERN
  ESSEX...WESTERN UNION...EASTERN UNION.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE
  DAY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME SLEET MAY
  MIX WITH THE SNOW ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS IN
  ADDITION...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK...FLAT ROOF
  STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.