Firstie Friday -- September Stats!

Hi all!  Mama Eagle here with another edition of Firstie Friday.  Since it is getting toward the end of September, I thought it might be fun to share some Firstie Statistics!

First off, Advanced Studies.

We had SIX eager Eagles ready to cast on their Phoenixes when the Mission Chiefs gave the go ahead on Wednesday.  We eagerly await the results of their Missions!

We also have Six OWLers!  I showed you five last week; since then, we have added one more.

EngineersFalcon decided to join the ranks of those vying for the PhOWL badge.  She chose to take on History of Magic Option Two, and will be knitting three pairs of socks to commemorate important places and events in the Harry Potter universe.

SEVEN First years submitted projects to the Headmistress Challenge.  There were some really creative entries!  One of my favorites came from Balletisthebest, who crafted a bouquet to throw to the Goblet, hoping it would not notice her name tucked in amongst the blossoms:

NINE fabulous Firsties (so far -- there's 30 minutes left before the end of the match!) also competed in this term's first Quidditch match.  Some went left; some went right; some submitted mallet-worthy projects (take a look at Wednesdays showcase and you'll see what I mean!) ccgal220 submitted this gorgeous cabled hat for her solution to the right-hand riddle:

Detention has recorded NINE submissions so far.  LeahandtheDragon earned the Dancing With Dumbledore badge for these lovely socks:

while Kadiddly got that badge and the Beauxbatons Award for lace knitting for her Lightning Thief shawl:

Detail of the beading:

And finally, Classes.  Our outstanding Year Ones have turned in SEVENTEEN classes so far; I'm sure there will be many more to come before September is through!  Here are some I really love:

kvaustin's gemstone cowl for Durmstrang:

Anniewithsticks'  Aqua  Eructo! Cleanup Cloth:

and EngineersFalcon's beautiful Herbology handspun::

I can't wait to see what this amazing bunch of First Years will turn in next!

Flight of the First - May 2015

This term marks the return of The Flight of the First, which in the past was a challenge to turn in a Detention project by the end of the first week of each month.  This term things are being changed up a bit, and the challenge is to turn in at least one class by the end of the first week.

All of those who rose to the challenge for the month of May were earburned to the Class Tetris thread to collect a fabulous badge created by Saratheentwife.

Now, for some statistics from this month's Flight!

82 Ravenclaw students turned in at least one class during the first week of May.  This is 46.8% of the 175 Sorted 'Claws this term!


All of these students got the minimum for Sorting Priority taken care of, and now have the rest of the month to focus on things like Advanced Studies and Quidditch.  The majority turned in just one class during the first (very exciting) week of term, but there were 9 who turned in 3 or more classes!  WOW!

The total number of projects turned in by these 82 students was 115!  Here is a chart showing the distribution among the eight possible subjects, with the numbers and percentage of the total included.

Will you join the numbers next month?  Remember, to fulfill the requirements for the challenge, all you need to do is complete at least one regular class during the first 7 days of the month.  No special tags or forms or anything else special needed on your part.


Also, don't forget that we also have the Detention badge for May available.  Turn in Detention by the end of the day (11:59POT) on May 26th to earn the badge in honor of Sally Ride!