Who was Dick Fosbury?

A great high jumper and the inventor of the "Fosbury Flop" is the short answer. For more about this innovator in athletics, go HERE to learn more about Richard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury and HERE to learn more about the flop itself.

Here is a picture of the technique, but that's not Mr. Fosbury.

He won the Olympic Gold medal in 1968 using this technique. This is him (recently):

HW for Monday

Science: Finish your "interview of 5 adults to find out what their definition of ecology is" sheet

Socials: Mimi booklet (including review sheet) due Wednesday

LArts: Side 1 of 4 Q due Thursday for sections 6/7 of your lit. circle novel

Math 7: Extra Practice 2 sheet

Math 6: Worksheets due

Statistical "Outliers"

Here is the article we were talking about in math class today about Jeff Carter (now with LA) leading the league in scoring and how players who were born earlier in the year than others achieve an advantage when coming up through Canadian junior hockey. Jeff Carter's birthday is, coincidentally, January 1st...

Click HERE to read about Outliers like Jeff Carter

The book "Outliers" is not totally about math and is a fun read. Maybe your parents have a copy you could borrow.

How Deep is the OCEAN?

This comes from one of my favourite tv personalities, Mr. George Strombolopolous


"Human beings know surprisingly little about the deepest parts of the world's seas and oceans. The major reason for that lack of knowledge is the incredible depth of some of those bodies of water, and the intense pressure exerted on anyone or anything that travels down that deep."

and a more in depth link to the picture  
http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/images/lakes-and-oceans-large-feature.jpg

Learning about Eagles from our Little Buddies

Here is a link to the eagle cam. The two babies just hatched. Mom and dad are proud parents.

click HERE to see Eagles!

brought to you by the:

May the 4th (FOURTH) Be With You?

Rumours are swirling around Thompson Elementary right now that next Friday is going to be "Star Wars Day" in honour of the May 4th "unofficial" day. Wouldn't that be cool? Great idea by the student council. Mr. Out and myself are totally stoked.

In honour of that, here is the (lip-synched) tribute we watched. The original is done by a Canadian acapella singing group called Moosebutter.

Here's a funny version (check out princess Leia's "hair bagels")

and the original: MOOSEBUTTER!

HW for Thursday

Science: Finish your microscope mayhem sheets

Socials: Complete sheet for Mimi episode # 11. Also write a prediction for what happens in the end.

LA: Last chance to turn in your typed Harris Burdick story.

The ElectroCity Game (+ contest)

A GREAT game to play.
We are going to have a contest in Thursday's class. So, you can practice it tonight

The idea is to take a (New Zealand) town and make it in the way you want. It's all about balance and planning. You need to balance your city's growth with it's Environmental impact.

You will get a score at the end that rates you in 4 categories. You might get a good score in 1 category, but bad ones in others and that will hurt your score overall.

There is no right or wrong way to play, so have fun, try it different ways and see if you can build a "great town"


Click HERE to Play ElectroCity

PS. That is not my score, it is a sample from the instructions.

HW for Wednesday

LA: Finish your 4Q. You don't need to have a "quote" ready. You will have one ready already if you have properly completed your 4Q.

Math 7: Yellow highlighted side/sides of worksheet. Due Friday

Math 6: Geometry scavenger hunt.

Science: Interview 5 adults (people 16 or older) and ask them what their definition of ecology is. Write down their responses on the sheet and be sure to record how you know this person (neighbour/grandparent etc)

Socials: Questions for Mimi # 10
Click HERE to watch

Scavenger Hunt

With your partner, find out the answers to these questions using whatever technique/you like.

*You must alternate who is searching and who is writing down the answers in a fair and equitable manner

1) When was the first ever Iditarod Dog Sled Race

2) Typically, how many dogs are pulling a sled at the start of the Iditarod?

3) Who were the actors that played the original “3 Stooges”

4) How much does a new iPad 3 cost? (in Canada, in Canadian dollars)

5) How many total goals were scored in the highest scoring NHL playoff game this season?

6) What is pi to 12 decimal places?

7) What is Eratosthenes well known for?

8) What is the symbol (#) known as/used for on Twitter?

9) Who is # 9 on the Canucks

10) What is the name of the deepest trench on Earth?

11) What is the highest grossing ($ making) movie of all-time?

12) What is a “period” in a polo match called?

13) Who was our school named after?

14) What does RADAR stand for?

15) What does an entomologist study?

16) How many days has (pick one of you) been alive for?

17) How many kilograms does someone that weighs 100 pounds weigh?

HW for Tuesday

LA: 4Q due Thursday. Also you must finish reading Section 6 in your literature circle novel.

SS: Mayan city sheet.

Math 7: Definitions due Wednesday

Math 6: Scavenger hunt

French: 8 Aller sentences due Thursday so you can start your booklet

My Bold Stanley Cup Prediction

While both down 3 games to 1 in their first round series, I think that the Stanley Cup Finals will be between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. *

Only 3 teams have ever come back to win the series when trailing 3 to 0. Philadelphia in 2010, the NY Islanders in the 70s and the Maple Leafs in the 40s...

*Please note that I was making this prediction earlier this week (before Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 3-2 in game 5).

OOPS. I guess that went badly...

HW for Thursday

LArts: 4 Quadrant. You need to complete this by next Thursday.
Also, please finish typing up your "Harris Burdick" story and hand it in when it is finished.

Math 7: Test Friday. So study.
Definitions are due on Wednesday. So don't do these unless you have finished your studying.

Science: Finish your assigned work:
1 reading the text section 2.1 and questions on page 32
2 worksheet entitled "ecosystems"
3 reading the text section 2.2 and questions on page 35.
All are due Tuesday.

Social Studies: Finish Mimi #9 Watch it HERE
and "Mayan Cities" sheet

Earth Day Interactives

Ecological footprint calculator for "Calgary"
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Green your lifestyle - Eco Guru from WWF
http://ecoguru.panda.org/#/lifestyle/help

A whole bunch of ecological calculator links
http://www.greenschools.net/article.php?id=271

Earth Day posters and other cool Downloads:
http://www.earthday.ca/pub/resources/downloads/

A Vancouver Movie: "The Clean Bin Project" a contest to use less garbage
http://cleanbinproject.com/the-film/

HW For Wednesday

Math 7: Study for Friday's test. Ensure that you know how to solve equations using tiles as well as the balanced-scale method.

Math 6: Finish drawing + colouring pictures
Geometry scavneger hunt.

LArts: quote for "Say Something from section 4 of your novel.

Jesse Miller Facebook video

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuzCqGc6Ek&feature=related

on Social Media awareness and what happens when you put pictures of yourself on Facebook.

Special visitor today for Hoops for Heart Assembly

His name is "Hearty"

Hoops for Heart/Jump Rope for Heart happens on April 27th. Details about the fundraising will be coming soon.

HW for Tuesday

Socials: 2nd Voyage of the Mimi questions for episode 8 Click HERE to watch it again

also, Calendar Count Sheet (do your best)

LARTS: Read section 4 and make sure that you make your "Say Something" for this section of the book. Due Thursday.

HW for Monday

Math 7: Unit Review # 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15 and 16. Due Wednesday. Unit Test is on Friday
Math 6: Finish drawing grid on paper.
Geometry Scavenger HUnt. Bring camera.
LArts: Read Section 3 of your Lit. Circle Novel and find a passage from that section to talk about for "Say Something". Bring your ideas about why you chose that part of the chapter as well. 

BC HYDRO Energy (Great) commercial

I saw this one at the movies tonight.
Enjoy (If you haven't seen it yet)!

What's the message you might ask? Don't use up all our power. Turn off electricity when you aren't using it.

HW Wednesday

Math 7: Worksheet page 35 or pages 35 + 36 if you want to challenge yourself.

Science: Definitions- see yesterdays post.

Social studies- people who still need to turn in a travelogue

Science definition site

go here if you don't have a text for the definitions:
http://www.ecologydictionary.org/

HW for Tuesday

Science: 

• Questions from text page 7 (#1-3). Due Wednesday
• Definitions (list A, B, C or D) due Thursday. Do in your book and choose 5 words to draw a picture or make a diagram for. 

List A	List B	List C	List D
biodegradable	consumer	food web	predator
biome	cooperation	greenhouse effect	prey
biosphere	decomposers	habitat	primary consumer
biotic community	diversity	herbivore	producers
carbon cycle	ecology	host	recycling
carnivore	ecosystem	microorganism	renewable
chlorophyll	endangered	omnivore	scavengers
climate	extinct	parasite	secondary consumer
community	extirpated	photosynthesis	species
competition	food chain	population	succession
threatened	vulnerable	water cycle	sustainable development

Socials:

• voyage of the Mimi # 6. Questions from the video. Due Thursday. Click Here to Watch it again
• Sheet titled "The Mayas". Due Thursday

LA: 

• Harris Burdick rough copy of story (edited with good word choice) due Thursday as we will spend the computer block typing it up

Wacky Hair/Hat day

"Two Face"

HW for Wednesday

Language Arts: Finish your Harris Burdick planning page

Science: Finish your hypothesis, chart and create your graph for the Tomatosphere Lab. Due THursday April 5th. Puzzle is NOT due.

Math 7: Sheet page 34. Titled Using Equations to solve word problems. This is due Wednesday April 11th (that is our next math class).

Math 6: All worksheets are due Wednesday. Get test signed

Socials: Mimi travelogues are due tomorrow (Thursday)

HW for Tuesday

Socials.: Complete questions for Voyage of the Mimi #4 as well as your first "Travelogue". Both are due Thursday
watch it HERE

Science: A friendly reminder of Thursday's due date for your game board projects.

Hw For Monday April 2

Math 7:
 Various assigned questions (circled in RED) from Extra Practice 3

Math 6: MMSense pg 8 (omit # 3, 6)
Geometry booklet- Triangles. Measure

Socials. questions from Voyage of the Mimi # 3
Click Here to Watch #3

Wacky Hat/Hair Day is coming...

Get ready, it's happening on Thursday.

These are a couple of shots of me from wacky Hair day at Ferris last year.

From the right:

and from the left: