Our theme this year at Blythe is "Around the World in 180 days!"  Montague the Bear will give clues each morning from a French or Spanish country.  Students will try to guess which country Montague is visiting that week, and will drop their answers in a special box in the Media Center.  A winner will be drawn each Friday.

Monday, August  31, 2009 - This is the country where many beautiful green stones, called Emeralds, come from.  It is a Spanish speaking country that has two coasts, has part of the Amazon Rainforest, consists of part of the Andes Mountains, and is famous for coffee.  The soil is just right for growing coffee beans.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - The main crops of this country are sugarcane, potatoes, plantains, rice, bananas, cassavas, corn, coffee, and flowers.  Out of every 100 people, 95 are Roman Catholic.  If you visit this country, you need Pesos instead of dollars.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - Recently, they discovered of 10 amphibian species in this country that were potentially new to science, including an orange-legged rain frog, three poison frogs, and three transparent "glass" frogs.  It has one of the most diverse amphibian communities in the world, with 754 species currently recorded.

Thursday, September 3, 2009 -  A 60-million-years-old fossil snake was found in this country.  They think it was as tall as Mr. Jeff’s waist, 42.7 feet long (longer than a bus), and 2,500 pounds.  This is the biggest snake the world has ever seen.  Can you imagine?

Friday, September 4, 2009 - The capital of this city of this country is Bogata, and it is located just above the equator.  Also, It has a beautiful flag with three wide stripes of sunshine yellow, royal blue, and candy apple red.