Post on 23-Feb-2016
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Albert’s Flat
Stanley Went to Arizona
Wait until you see what fun he had!
Dear
Alb
ert a
nd
class
mat
es,
Mrs.
Sior
ek a
nd
Mrs.
Yake
s,
Hi my name is Kathy – mom to Carter
and Kendall. We would first of all
like to thank Albert for picking us to
entertain Flat Stanley for a few
days. We had a lot of fun taking him
around town with us. We live in
Cave Creek, Arizona which is a
suburb of Phoenix. The current
weather temperature has been in the
mid 70’s this past week. The
morning and evenings are cool, but
the afternoons are very pleasant.
Flat Stanley was dressed just
perfectly. A light-weight shirt and
jeans are perfect. Kendall and
Carter are cousins to Albert. Carter
is in the 1st grade (6 years old) and
Kendall is in the 3rd grade (8 years
old). Here are a few things we did
with Flat Stanley…..
Whe
re is
Cav
e Cr
eek
, Ariz
ona?
Cave Creek
The first day Stanley arrived,
Carter took him outside after
school to ride bikes. BMX
biking is one of Carter’s
favorite things to do.
First, Carter let Stanley
ride along on his helmet.
Flat Stanley looks pretty thrilled
with his BMX ride-along spot!!
Then Carter wanted to jump
Stanley! Stanley was a good
sport.
Can you see me
standing still for Carter?
Stanley never
blinked an eye!
He was steady as a
rock!
Watch the story
on the next slide!
Then we wanted to teach Stanley about
Arizona Cactus’. A Saguaro cactus is very
slow growing. A 10 year old plant might
only be 1.5 inches tall, so you can imagine
how old some of the tall Cactus’ are!
Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet
tall. When rain is plentiful and the saguaro
is fully hydrated it can weigh between
3,200-4,800 pounds. Cactus usually only
grow in the High Sonora Desert. Most
saguaro roots are only 4-6 inches deep.
After the saguaro dies its woody ribs can be
used to build roofs, fences, and parts of
furniture. The holes that birds nested in or
"saguaro boots" can be found among the
dead saguaros.
Do you want to learn more
about the Saguaro Cactus?
There are many different types of
Cactus found in Arizona. There is
one called the Jumping Cholla. If you
walk close enough to it, it could jum
p
and stick into your leg, or foot.Stanley stuck in a
Saguaro Cactus.Stanley next to a
Barrel Cactus.
Here’s a few facts about Arizona:• Arizona was the 48 th State admitted to the union.
• Phoenix is our Capital.• There are about 7 million people living in Arizona (ranked
14th in the US). • We have the Phoenix Cardinals for Football, Diamondbacks
as our baseball team (I will always be a Chicago Cubs fan at
heart) and Phoenix Suns for Basketball.
• Oh, and we have the Coyotes for Hockey.
This is the Arizona State Flag.
Arizo
na h
as
grea
t sun
sets
!
Carter with Stanley…Carter let
Stanley feel how cold the pool
water is right now. Burrr!!!
Carter, Kendall and Stanley
Kendall just wanted
her picture taken with
Stanley – such a girl
thing.
Love
, Aun
t Kat
hy
Again, thank you for
allowing us to hang out
with Stanley and help with your school project.