Setting Up For the Zoom-a-thon

Pledge Collections

Have you started collecting your pledges? Start collecting those pledges and turning the money in tomorrow. Remember: everyone who turns in 100% of their pledges money will have their name entered into a drawing to win one of five prizes valued at $100 courtesy of Rogers Trading Company.

The Crash Site

This was all that was left of Z's space craft after he crash landed at OMIS last week. We're so happy he didn't burn up in re-entry.

Whew!

Whew! Another Zoom-a-thon Run or three are in the history books. Thanks to all our wacky volunteers, PTO people, and school faculty who made it such a success. You rock!

It's Zoom-a-thon Time!

Captain Rachel here. I was just about to beam down to OMIS when I saw this on the TV in the break room. Looks like everyone's happy Z is back home again. Keep your eyes peeled for Z's crashed ship this morning. It has to be around here somewhere.

Just Missed Z on Titan!

Crewman Ali just pulled up this satellite image of Titan. Looks like we just missed Z there. Thanks to your help, we're closing in on the moon. Hope to be there in the next couple of hours. Time to bring Z home.

Welcome Home, Z!

Thanks to your communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills, Z has been safely (more or less) returned to OMIS. Even the astronauts are happy to know that Z is back where he belongs.

"Episode Five: That's No Moon!"

In our final Zoom-a-thon episode, the crew of the U.S.S. Zoom-a-thon close in on Z near Earth's moon. After a comical footchase on the moon, they lose Z, but learn something important from a mysterious gift left on board. Z heads for OMIS in his space craft with the crew hot on his heels. Can the crew get Z back in time for the Zoom-a-thon? Will Z's space craft ever fly again? What exactly happened to all the crew's peanut butter?

Where Do We Go Next?

Help us figure out the robots' clue. We need to look for Z near a famous space explorer's footprints. Where should we go next? Hurry! Zoom-a-thon is Friday. We're running out of time!

"Episode Four: Titan Down the Hatches!"

In this overly dramatic, penultimate episode, our crew arrives at Titan, largest moon of Saturn, a planet with rings in our own home galaxy. They have a run in with a ship of angry robots, plead for their lives, find their sonic screwdriver, learn collaboration, and repair the robots' ship. Can they figure out where to find a famous space explorer's footprints, find Z, and save the Zoom-a-thon before they run out of peanut butter? Tune on Thursday to find out!

The Search for Z Continues

Captain Rachel here. Be sure to let us know the answer to Master Jolly's clue. What's the name of the largest moon of Saturn? Z's so close we can almost taste him. Well, not really because...eww!

Angry Robots?

What in the world has the crew of the U.S.S. Zoom-a-thon gotten themselves into? Does it have something to do with angry robots? Tune in to their transmission on Tuesday to find out.

Fundraising Update

A big shout out to our current top fundraising class champs. For the 4th grade: Mrs. Easterling's class. For the 5th grade: Mrs. Harrison's class. Way to go, kids! Good job! Hold those spirit sticks high on Monday.

Creativity Practice

Q: What is Superchicken's real identity?

A: Cluck Kent

The Search Continues

Help us bring Z home. The Zoom-a-thon Master said to look for Z on the largest moon of a planet with rings. Crewman Jon thinks she may be talking about the largest moon of Saturn, but we don't know what that is. Do some critical thinking, use your technology, and communicate that answer to us as soon as possible. We're counting on you!

"Episode Three: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Nebula?"

Thanks to some critical thinking on the part of Starbase OMIS students, the crew of the U.S.S. Zoom-a-thon are closing in on the Running Chicken Nebula where they begin their search for the Zoom-a-thon Master. Will Master Jolly be able to help the crew understand the meaning of the strange alien glyph and give them the information they need to finally locate Z? Just where should they go next based on the cryptic clue: largest moon of a planet with rings? A planet with rings. Could she mean the largest moon of Saturn?

Running Chicken Nebula

So it seems you all think our next destination is...Am I reading this correctly?...the Running Chicken Nebula. Okay then. Crewman Colton is programming the ship's computer now. We're going to try to pull a Crazy Ivan and get there by morning.

Crewman Chelsey found this picture of the Running Chicken Nebula. What do you know! It kinda DOES look like a chicken! I sure hope we can get some good information from the Zoom-a-thon Master once we arrive.

What is a Zoom-a-thon?

Captain Rachel here. I thought you might find it useful if I made a short video explaining the Zoom-a-thon in a lot of detail, so during a break in our mission, I recorded this for you.

Episode Two - Outtakes

We didn't always get all our lines right. Take a look at this outtake from Episode Two: Are You Sirius?

Keep Calm and Zoom On

Keep on getting those pledges, and don't forget to help us out by finding the true name of the IC 2944 Nebula. We need to find the Zoom-a-thon Master. Maybe she can help us find Z and save the Zoom-a-thon.