Rubik's Cube Arrives in England

About a week ago, we posted about the rubik's cube we created for an eight year old girl in England. It arrived already, and her father sent us this video!



If you missed the original post...click on the rubik's cube below.

New Trails in Greenville?

When Fred Kiser was looking for support for the new bike/walking trail in Greenville, he came to the Futuristic Foxes. He came to our classroom and asked if we could come to the Business Expo at Thiel College to help pass out brochures, give information about the trail and tell how people could help.

Of course, the Futuristic Foxes (and a Dauntless Dogs) pitched in on Saturday, February 6, to help spread the news about the new trail being blazed from Greenville on the west side of the Shenango River. It will follow the abandoned Erie and Pittsburgh Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad north to Jamestown and the Pymatuning State Park area. The trail is projected to be an 8 foot wide asphalt surface. and may extend southward and connect to the Trout Island Trail, thus linking two of Mercer County's major recreation areas - Pymatuning and Shenango Lakes!

Our post at the Expo manned by a Dauntless Dog and a couple Futuristic Foxes.

We enjoyed using this Google Map to show the path of the potential trail.

Occasionally, we walked the map around the Expo so everyone could see!

Our Braille Rubik's Cube

The Futuristic Foxes have just finished the coolest project ever! We used the 3D printer to make tiles with bumps on them. There were six different colors and nine tiles of each color. The first color had one bump, the second had two, the third had three, etc. up to six. We used gorilla glue to attach the tiles to a Rubik's cube, being careful that none of the glue seeped into the cracks to damage the functionality of the cube. Here is the finished product.

Here comes the really cool part! This special Rubik's cube is for a blind girl named Grace who is eight years old. As a matter of fact, the day our teacher took the cube to the post office to mail it to her in England was Graces's eighth birthday! We are not sure how long it will take to get to her, but we can't wait!

Our New Main Street Sign

2.5' x 8' Banners by Vistaprint

Soon this banner will be hanging in downtown Greenville. We used some of the money we made during the "Jingle, Mingle" Street Fair in December. The Futuristic Foxes are determined to help the businesses on Main Street after they spent four months being almost shut down by the road closing!

Makers Club Trailer

Saying Goodbye to Hermit Crabs

Election Day

Mrs. Abernethy's class takes politics very seriously. They actually have their own government. Below is a video of the Futuristic Foxes on Election Day. Not only do they walk to the high school to observe the electoral process, they have their long awaited and long planned election of their own for class president. View highlights for the election day below and click on some of the links below the video to follow some of our other happenings leading up to the election posted on our Social Studies blog. Then check out today's inauguration video to find out who the president of the Dauntless Dogs is!



Campaign Speeches: http://futuristicfoxesss.blogspot.com/2015/11/campaign-speech.html

Election Day: http://futuristicfoxesss.blogspot.com/2015/11/election-day.html

,br /> Inauguration Day: http://futuristicfoxesss.blogspot.com/2016/01/inauguration-day.html

Futuristic Foxes Support Main Street

It all started when our town's main street was shutdown for months. The businesses remained open, but they were definitely feeling a great loss. They became the talk of just not local news, but regional news, too.


The Futuristic Foxes knew they needed to do something to help out the town. After a brainstorm session, they came up with the idea to propose a street fair where all of the businesses decorated the outside of their businesses, brought in some entertainment and perhaps gave out some coupons. We even offered our

We spoke to the Chamber of Commerce, got addresses, and sent out persuasive letters to all the businesses on Main Street, and guess what? They liked our idea. That's why they decided to have a day called, "Jingle, Mingle." Almost all the businesses participated. One business, 1spa took us up on our offer and allowed us to decorate their Christmas tree otside their storefront. The owner also donated hot chocolate for the kids to sell and a bunch of toys for a street/yard sale. The kids decided all proceeds would go toward helping the businesses on Main Street.

The Futuristic Foxes came in droves that day to help out, and we earned $188.80! We decided we will spend some of the money advertising in the local newspaper for people to support Main Street and buy local. We are also thinking about getting a banner made that we can hang somewhere in the town.

The Futuristic Foxes supporting Main Street at the Jingle Mingle.

Supporting Stray Haven

Our new president started her new job by fulfilling one of her campaign promises. Imagine that! She started a drive for the local animal shelter called, Stray Haven. Her drive was a success! With only Futuristic Foxes participating, it wasn't long before the giant box she brought it was overflowing with treats, blankets, pet food, cleaning supplies and more. She actually brought in a second box! Finally, a group of students met at Stray Haven after school to deliver the supplies and play with some of the pets who reside there.

Our New Business Cards

Standard Business Cards by Vistaprint