News Stories of the year... in LEGO!

http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/alt-news/some-big-events-from-2011-in-lego-form.html

Hip Hop Hooray!

Nice dancing, boys and girls.

Thanks to Josh for posting something about it on the guest blog.

Tariq, I thought your younger brother, (not Shakur) did a fantastic job up there!

Reminders to bring on Wednesday...

1) Your Hip Hop Costume- dark pants and a hoodie

2) your Holiday gift exchange present (if you are participating)


PS. You DON'T need you band instrument tomorrow (Wednesday). We won't have band until the concert on Friday, so keep practising; I know I will be!

What is Euthanasia?

Here are a couple of (local) stories from the news recently on the topic of assisted suicide:


http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20111115/assisted-suicide-euthanasia-decriminalization-111115/#ixzz1dr7NBhx0


http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20111113/dying-woman-resurrects-assisted-suicide-debate-111113/#ixzz1dr6vzoPq


and a timeline of events on the topic:
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/WFive/20111013/euthanasia-and-suicide-timeline-111015/#ixzz1dr6g3MX0

HW for Monday

Socials: Open Book Human Rights/Children's Rights Test Tuesday.

Math 7: Get your test signed

Math 6: Worksheets pages 313, 239, 240

VAN. GIANTS Teddy Bear toss video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOiQBUqTnhc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

If 10,000 people watch this before Christmas, The Giants will donate $10,000 to the CKNW Orphans Fund and the Vancouver Province's Empty Stocking Fund.

PS. Mr. Rollins and my family were there (4 of those bears are ours-not sure which ones, though!)

Try this Fair Food about Farming Quiz

See if you can beat Mr. Rollins. ( I got 3 out of 8 answers correct).

http://quiz.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/fair-farm/fair-farm-quiz/

it's about farming (factory-farming) in the USA, but is rather eye-opening.

Paralympic athlete no longer paralyzed

Amazing story!
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45597247/ns/sports-olympic_sports/?story=awesome

Now she is hoping to compete in the next (regular) Olympics!
Good luck, Ms. van deer Vorst!

Gingerbread Anyone?

Jack, Terry, Allen and Juliana made some gingerbread houses this week. MMMM.

If you are jealous, don't worry, we are going to be making something similar (although a bit less fancy) next week with our little buddies (but don't tell them-it's a secret!)

HW for Wednesday/Thursday

Math 7: Extra Practice 8 and study for Friday's test

Math 6: Worksheets pgs. 233 234

Socials: Child/Human Rights poster due next week. Open Book unit test also happening on Tuesday.
Current events: Energy Drinks and Occupy due Friday Dec 8th

Visit to Grauer

A good brisk walk, followed by an exciting rendition of the story of Iqbal today. I am hoping our guest blogger is able to share his insights about today's show with us (hint hint!) All in all, a great show put on by Mr. Hamaura's Division 2 (grade 5/6 class).

HW for Tuesday

ART: Torn paper portrait due next Tuesday

Math 7: Unit Review # 1-18 due Wednesday (The unit test is on Friday)

Math 6: Pages 189, 197, 198 and 200

French Holiday Songs

Mon Beau Sapin

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVduniNdhe4

Vive le Vent:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-QLDqatEjY

Mon Beau Sapin:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MN3n5owm8&feature=related

The Story of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed-Reindeer

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUa42kRGw-0&feature=related

The Dreydl Song (en anglais)

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8YAQRJQks

Barenaked Ladies sing: Hanukkah O Hanukkah (aussi, en anglais)

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLqG3BqMC8E&feature=related

What We Can Learn from Mason Raymond Overcoming his Injury

#21 


-- Lying in a Boston hospital with a broken back and uncertain future last June, Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond could only think of one thing: the Stanley Cup.

Knowing his team still had a chance to win it helped lift Raymond out of that hospital bed and onto a plane and back to Vancouver, where he stood rinkside in a body brace to salute the home crowd on the big screen at Rogers Arena during Game 7.

“Something was terribly, terribly wrong, as much pain as I’ve been in my entire life,” he said of that first night. “I had something that was serious and maybe career long, but at the end of the day we had a chance to win the Cup and that’s all I could think about.”

It wasn’t until a while later, after that opportunity for the franchise’s first championship had passed, that Raymond began to think about other things -- mostly the ones that he could no longer do.

Like get out of bed. Or get dressed.

So when Raymond skates in front of that Vancouver crowd again for the first time against Nashville Predators on Thursday night, it will be with a new perspective on life. His first game since that awkward hit by Bruins’ defenseman Johnny Boychuk left him with fractured vertebrae will include a renewed appreciation for the fact he spends his life playing hockey.

"We’re so lucky to play this game for a living," Raymond said Wednesday. "Why it takes an injury to make you realize it, I don't know. But I couldn't walk. You can't walk, you got a whole different outlook on life. Again, putting your clothes on, I couldn't do it. Those are things you take from granted when you wake up every morning."

Raymond said there wasn’t one day during his 5 1/2 months between games when he woke up doubting that he'd get back on the ice.

"I always believed I was going to play again. I never tried to rule that out," he said. "But your life changes. The things you are used to doing, you can’t do. You need help getting in and out of bed for weeks on end, you need help putting your clothes on, and you appreciate the use of your body, especially playing at a high level of hockey."

His body has healed enough for Raymond to play at that level again. But that doesn’t mean it has completely healed, he cautioned. It may never be back to 100 percent.

"Things have changed back there, never will be the same, so I want to make sure I'm at a real comfortable spot before I come back," Raymond said, adding he didn’t want to get into too many specifics about the injury. "I had some serious damage back there."

Raymond paused at this point, taking a moment to collect his thoughts.

"I got issues back there I got to deal with all the time," he continued. "That's part of life. Is it going to be perfect? Probably not, but I'm at a state where it's very good and I continue to work hard and do things that are going to put me in a good spot."

It will not, however, be the same spot that Raymond vacated in the playoffs. The second-line left wing position from which the speedster scored 40 goals during the last two seasons has been claimed by trade addition David Booth during his absence. Judging by practice Raymond will return on a third line withCody Hodgson and Jannik Hansen. Out since June 13, he is just happy to be back at all, even if he's trying to temper expectations.

"It's a little like starting from scratch," Raymond said. "I just went from Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to Game 25 of the regular season. It's going to be different. Once I get into the game I will feel more comfortable. But is that going to take some time to get back to game shape and game mode? Yeah, but I'm very pleased with the process."

The perspective that has come with it helps.

Mr. Young's Reply

Here is what I received from Mr. Young (via email) after he got your letters:

This afternoon around 10 minutes to four I received a call from the

reception to tell me there was an envelope for me and she was closing the

office at 4. If I wanted it tonight could I pick it up before 4. I did so.

What a heartwarming surprise I received when I opened the envelope. I had received some letters from the school where my daughter-in-law works last year. Getting these letters is without a doubt one of the most emotional happenings I have experienced

since serving in the army. It is hard for me to accept all the accolades

poured forth from these students. Such a large body of volunteers are no

longer able to read the comments as they have paid the supreme sacrifice and

I feel guilty receiving them because I was lucky enough to survive. I can

only express my thanks for the thoughtfulness of your students to express

their feelings, so well put together in their comments - which

touched me very deeply. On behalf of all those who had their life snuffed

out fighting for what they believed in - freedom - please convey my

personal thanks to the students who prepared these letters which were

delivered to me today. Their thoughts give me hope that the future is in

good hands, and that I spent almost five years of my life on a worthwhile

effort to make this world a better place for generations to come.

Malcolm Young

HW for Wednesday (Vow of Silence Day)

Socials: Finish your Vow of Silence reflection questions in your green book. Please write a thoughtful answer to each. Due Thursday.

Math 7:  Extra Practice 6. Don't do question # 6. Also, you can use a calculator to check your work once you are done.
Extra Practice 7. You can use a calculator on # 1 for questions you can't figure out.
Both are due Friday. 


Math 6:  Math Makes Sense pgs 151 and 152. Review page 162 (questions # 1-12 but NOT #11)


English:  Do your daily Giver questions for chapters 8, 9, 10. Due Thursday. 

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

The Day for the VOW of SILENCE is almost here.

Who is psyched?
We are going to learn more about WHY we are going silent at school on Tuesday.

http://www.freethechildren.com/vowofsilence/

What do you think of this news story?

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20111127/severely-obese-8-year-old-taken-from-us-family-111127/

200-pound eight-year-old boy taken from U.S. family

CLEVELAND — An 8-year-old elementary school student who weighs more than 200 pounds (90 kilograms) has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight.

The Plain Dealer newspaper reports that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.

The case is the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster care strictly for a weight-related issue.

Lawyers for the mother say the county overreached when authorities took the boy last week. They say the medical problems he is at risk for do not yet pose an imminent danger.

A spokeswoman says the county removed the child because caseworkers saw his mother's inability to reduce his weight as medical neglect.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20111127/severely-obese-8-year-old-taken-from-us-family-111127/#ixzz1ewZ5ECUw

Children's Rights Unicef Cartoons

Unicef Cartoon:

http://www.unicef.org/crcartoons/

Article 2:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK5a-DYzBWk&feature=relmfu

Article 2:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzl0uqqkpKU

Article 3:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4v5Lb5qPq8&feature=related

Article 20:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-JLX6-6Hw

Article 33:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXxquTUQtU

Article 6:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeRdAbBso9g&feature=relmfu

Article 24:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnDFGLz4Dp0

Article 32:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7NVWO7HcU

Article 28:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9sDEvTIqwg

Article 31:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX5LxLK8v5k&feature=relmfu

Article 11:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlClCnCpgo

Article 38:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEmaZ6f4UkM

Another one for The Right to Play:

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wkAITSz4mg

HW for Thursday

French: Finish your "La Television entrevue" and drawing about "ton partenaire". Due Friday.

The VOW of SILENCE is coming...

Wednesday, November 30th

Me and my kids getting psyched for the Vow of Silence last year.

HW for Wednesday

Science: Finish your science lab (Mystery Powders) by writing up your conclusion and making sure your observations and chart are finished. Don't forget to predict which powder is which.

Math 7: Finish the ANIE division question and your word problem sheet

Math 6: Pages 181, 182, 184, 185 and get your test signed.

Some Useful Math Websites

1) http://www.atozmath.com/ (help, help and more help)

2) http://www.mathdrills.com/ (drills, help, worksheets)

3) http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html (worksheets)

4) http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html (math baseball)

Division Help:
a) http://www.aaastudy.com/div56ax2.htm
b) http://www.aaastudy.com/div56bx2.htm
c) http://www.aaastudy.com/div66qx2.htm (decimals by whole numbers)
d) http://www.aaastudy.com/div66rx2.htm  (decimals by decimals)

and (finally)... If you want to check to see if your answer is correct:
http://www.webmath.com/

Have fun!

HW for Tuesday

Socials: Read and Highlight the piece about Nelson Mandela

LA: Bring in your highlighted (rough copy) to hand in

HW for Monday

Grade 7 Math: Extra practice 5 Due Wednesday. Also, the ANIE for those who started their hw early.

Grade 6: Pg 173, 174, 178 pages to Be Confirmed?

Science: Please finish your definitions for Tuesday's Science class

Cats Vs Dogs

Please notice the correct usage (again) of the abbreviation for versus.

I have owned cats and dogs (and love them both). Right now, I have a cat. His name is Zedd. His name came from 2 sources. Firstly, a wizard named Zeddicus Zul Zorander in my favourite novel series (The Sword of Truth) and secondly a Slovakian hockey player named Richard Zednik. My last cat's name also started with the letter "Z". His name was Ziggy (also named after a Slovakian hockey player- Ziggy Palffy).  Noticing a theme here?

Here is a recent picture of Zedd (on his bed)

Dog video:  http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMb1x8_Ghg0 (thanks Ms. Bahd)
Lol Cat video: http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVyl9X3gFo

Which do you like? Cats or Dogs? 

Do you remember this speech?

It's Michel Chikwanine. From We Day
http://www.muchmusic.com/events/weday/video/cid/551191/pid/93813/-michel-chikwanine

PS. You don't need to turn up the sound on your computer. His speech was Silent for the "Vow of Silence." Coming soon to Thompson. More details to follow...

HW for Wednesday

Math 7: Unit Review (page 110) # 1-9. Do these questions to prepare for Friday's Quiz

Math 6: Mega Mall. Worksheets page 319, 320, 321, 322

LA:  Trans-Canada Highway reading strategies and questions.

The Rollins Family's All Time Top 6 YouTube Clips (on quietube)

Sometimes, on the weekend the Rollins family watch a couple of YouTube Videos. Here are our favourite (kid safe) videos:

# 1 Battle at Kruger.
I'm not telling you anything about this one. Just watch it!
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
64 million views

# 2 Corey Vidal  the John Willams is the Man Song
He is (lip Synching- the song is actually sung by Canadian Group "Moosebutter". Listen for the tune of all John Williams' famous soundtrack songs
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4
15.5 million views

#3 Lego Harry Potter- The mysterious Ticking Noise
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQx8onJjAA&src_vid=xX3YVI2WNNU&annotation_id=annotation_387848&feature=iv

also, the original (Puppet) version
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
114 million views

#4 The Duck Song 
A catchy tune. Not available on Quietube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q
also 64 million views
There are other versions as well.

#5 Ok Go's music video for "This Too Shall Pass".
The whole thing is a Rube Goldberg machine in action. This was their 2nd (or 3rd take)
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
31.6 million views

they have 2 other awesome videos as well:
"Here It Goes Again" they are on treadmills
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA&ob=av2e
11 million views

"White Knuckles" with the help from some canine friends
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs
11 million views

# 6 The Year of the Beard
 in Stop-Motion photography, this guy took a picture of his beard for 1 year and 6 weeks. COOL!
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qid-WcHYkfo
600,000 views

HW for Tuesday

Science: 1) finish the questions from the textbook. This is due as soon as possible. Ch. 4 # 1, 5, 11, 14
Ch. 5 # 3, 5, 8

2) Finish the glossary definitions (and give an example if you can). This is due by the end of this week.

Socials: Finish reading about Rosa Parks and highlight/practice your active reading strategies: connect/infer/question/visualize about her (real life) story.

check out more about Rosa Parks here at her foundation:
http://www.rosaparks.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118&Itemid=60

The Ladybug Foundation

I was wrong about how old Hannah was; Hannah was 5 years old when she saw the homeless person and was 8 when she founded her organization. Pretty amazing stuff for someone less than 10.

This page is about her. She is now 15 years old.
http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/who-we-are/hannah-taylor-founder/

this page is about the organization:
http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/

Reminder: Grade 7 Vball vs Staff- Now Wednesday

Will be at lunchtime on Wednesday November 16th. Bring your gym clothes and your "A game"!
Ms. Biorn will be the referee.

PS. Please note how the "vs" was used in the above title. Versus is not a verb. You can't "verse" anyone. Well, maybe in a game of poetry...

A BIG Thanks

To Ms. Bahd for her insightful and in-depth posts as the Guest Blogger last week.

THREE CHEERS! Now the rest of you have a great example to try and "emulate" (you may have to look that one up and I may have to add that one as a word of the day).

PS. That is not our class lying down to spell out the thank you message- but it could have been!

HW For Monday

Math 7:  HW: Extra Practice Sheet 3.4
and the ANIE sheet.

Reminder of the QUIZ on Friday. It will include sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 , 3.4

The Story of Stuff

The New video (it just came out today) from Annie Leonard, creator of "The Story of Stuff" a fun (animated) set of videos
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-broke/

They are about America, but they are still good.

Check out the original video too:
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

and one about electronics:
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-electronics/

and one about bottled water (this one is pretty eye-opening):
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-bottled-water/

Enjoy 

HW for Wednesday

LA: Finish writing your rough copy of your "Personal Narrative". This is due Monday. Please make sure it is ready to be highlighted and or edited/revised. Thank you. 


Math 7: Finish the sheet we were working on in class today. Also do the Blue highlighted side of the 2nd sheet titled: Extra Practice 3. Both sheets are due Monday. You will receive your definitions back then also.


Math 6: pages 303, 304, 305, 306, 313, 315 and 316
DO NOT DO Page 314. 


Socials: Child labour questions (from your booklet) will be collected tomorrow (Thursday)

Global Kids game (Haiti) Ayiti

http://ayiti.globalkids.org/game/

The Cost of Life... We're going to do this in class on Thursday so if you play tonight (Wednesday night) you will be able to help others out and teach them some of the tricks. 

HW for Monday

Math 7:  blue highlighted side of worksheet and Text section 3.3 (questions # 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10) all of this is due Wednesday


Math 6:  worksheets pages. 295-302

Liam's Story

TRACY: A STORY OF LOVE AND HEARTBREAK

I was 12; she was some age under 16. I had never smoked; she already had twenty times the chance of dying of lung cancer. I had braces; she had gum disease. Her name was Tracy, and although she was but a poster on the side of a bookshelf in an elementary school classroom, she was my first love. Her leathery skin, cataracts, skin damage, throat cancer, psoriasis, heart disease, and stomach ulcers - who could resist her? She was addicted to cigarettes, and I to her. I had recently changed schools, and was still reeling from the shock. When I first entered that unfamiliar classroom, I was alone, but she saved me, a gleaming star in my stark, cold, and unfeeling universe. Alas, I could not muster the courage to talk to her. She was the tobacco industry’s poster child, who was I? I had to face facts. She was, as they say, “out of my league”. I tried to push her out of my mind, but my efforts were in vain. My schoolwork suffered, and I became depressed. The seasons seemed to cry with me. As I sunk further into my depression, the weather turned from sunny summer to cold winter. My family wondered what had happened to me, but I couldn’t tell them, they wouldn’t understand.

But, Dear Reader, this is not the end. One cool fall day, towards the beginning of October, I decided to talk to her for reasons even I cannot understand.  The day’s studies seemed to speed by. I waited until everyone was gone, and approached her. She was in her usual position, standing by the bookshelf, smoking a cigarette. I cleared my throat.

“So, what’s up?” I asked, trying to make conversation. No response.  “Uh, you should maybe quit smoking. Cancer, and all that.” I immediately realized I had overstepped my bounds. “But, uh, well, whatever you want is good.” Silence. I had blown it. “Has anyone ever told you that you look like Marilyn Munroe?” She looked at me as if examining a specimen under a microscope. I sighed. “Look, I’m going to level with you. I love you. I have since I first saw you. Just… please, please take me seriously, because I am.” Now it was her turn to sigh.

            “Look, Liam - that is your name, right? I’m sorry, but I’m just not ready for commitment. “

“But –“ I started.

            “No buts. I think I’ve been nice enough, listening to you, and it’s really time for you to go.”

My eyes began to water. “Please-“

“No!”

I wiped away the tears. “Fine.” I said, and walked away. The last thing I saw as I left was some kid I vaguely remembered from my class walk up to her and put his arm around her shoulder. She had lied to me when she said she wasn’t ready for commitment, but I didn’t care. She was my first love, and she broke my heart. She was always there, smoking that cigarette in the corner, but I never looked at her again.

By Liam   Title

HW for Thursday

Science:  Finish your mini lab about the iodine secret message

Socials: Finish your sheet about child labour in the Radiohead video

Don't forget about your math homework either

Word Shortcuts Assignment

Follow these instructions (very) carefully

1. Copy the blog entry titled Common Word Shortcuts and then paste it into a Word document on your computer.

2. Make the changes to the file so that it appears as in the sample format shown below.

The Text should all be 12pt in size.

Move the headings (hint! use the shortcuts) until they all match the descriptions.

Use the selection and formatting shortcuts to speed up the process, especially Ctrl+y and drag/drop.

2. Use Save As to put a copy of this file in your Completed Files folder. You can print a copy if you like.

This is what it should look like: 
Sample Format:

Command+Y The Redo command - This command will repeat that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to redo the same thing over and over. This is especially useful if you are making multiple formatting changes to tab settings or font settings.

Command +D The Font command - This command gives you access to the window of the same name. In this window, you can modify all manner of text appearance including size, spacing, styles, colours, and fonts. While many of these modifications can also be made through toolbar shortcuts, the more rarely used ones such as Small Caps can only be found here.

Common Word Shortcuts

Find which item from list 1 matches which item in list 2 and which item from list 3 they go with.

List 1:

1) Command +A

2) Command +C

3) Command +S

4) Command +V

5) Command +X
6) Command +Y

7) Command+Z
8) Command +P

List 2:

A) The Copy command

B) The Cut command

C) The Paste command

D) The Save command
E) The Print command

F) The Select All command

G) The Undo command

H) The Redo command

List 3:

i) This command updates the file on your storage medium (e.g. hard drive or network drive). Should there be an interruption in your work, you can be sure that everything done up to last time this command was executed will, be safe.When you are working, this command should be executed every few minutes.

ii) This command will reverse that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to reverse the second-last thing you did, third-last thing you did, etc. You can’t undo past a save.

iii) This command takes you to the Print window, which lets you choose printing options prior to sending the job to a printer.


iv) This command removes the selected text to the “Clipboard” from which it can be pasted to another location or multiple locations. It stays on the clipboard until new text is placed on the clipboard through cutting or copying, even if the file gets closed. This allows you to move text from one file to another easily.

v) This command duplicates the selected text and puts it on the “Clipboard” from which it can be pasted to another location or multiple locations. It stays on the clipboard until new text is placed on the clipboard through cutting or copying, even if the file gets closed. This allows you to copy text from one file to another easily.

vi) This command will repeat that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to redo the same thing over and over. This is especially useful if you are making multiple formatting changes to tab settings or font settings.


vii) This command puts a copy of the information on the “Clipboard” into your file wherever the cursor is. If you execute this command while text is selected, the text from the clipboard will replace the selected text. Since this command does not remove the data from the clipboard (it only takes a copy), you can keep pasting repeatedly.

viii) This command selects the entire document with the exception of headers, footers, and graphics that are outside the margins. It is useful when making global changes to fonts, spacing, etc.

French Etre Songs

Etre
By Etienne: kids film a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-NBgJIcRJI

Forms of Etre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-YGqUkkcEY&feature=related

Batman does Etre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R9E8a6ehT8&feature=related

or, learn from a (slightly) odd frog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INIDFqucdso&feature=related

HW for Wednesday

Math 7:  

• Finish #1-7 in set 3.1 Due Friday
• Do Blue highlighted side of worksheet Due Friday
• Definitions are due Monday. Words 1) repeating decimal 2) terminating decimal 3) numerator and denominator 4) mixed number 5) proper and improper fraction 6) reciprocal fraction 7) equivalent fraction

Math 6: worksheets pg 274, 275, 276, 285, 286, 283, 284

HCAPP: Finish the 2 anti-bullying sheets for next HCAPP class (Wed. Nov 9th)

French: Finish mini Halloween booklet

Pizza day forms are due. Pizza day is Friday Nov. 4th 

Mask Making

What fun today. And what a mess. Thanks for working together everyone!

These 2 pics are from me working with my partner, Mr. Out! We worked on his on Hallowe'en after school. Did you notice Mr. Out's duct tape pants?

and one more (non mask making) pic:

 "Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building..."

The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)... Is coming...

November 1st and 2nd.

This Latin American/Mexican holiday is highly celebrated.
Check out some great pictures here: http://calaveritamexicana.tumblr.com/
and:  http://calaveritamexicana.tumblr.com/page/2

What's it all about? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

A cool site from the Smithsonian: http://latino.si.edu/DayoftheDead/

We're going to do some Day of the Dead art this week. Get ready!

Friendly Letter Writing

Friendly Letter Format

Return Address Line 1 I Return Address Line 2 Date (Month Day, Year) II Dear Name of Recipient, III                Body Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Body Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Body Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV Closing (Sincerely...), V Signature VI P.S. VII

In the friendly letter format, your address, date, the closing, signature, and printed name are all indented to the right half of the page (how far you indent in is up to you as long as the heading and closing is lined up, use your own discretion and make sure it looks presentable). Also the first line of each paragraph is indented.


Your Address I
All that is needed is your street address on the first line and the city, state and zip on the second line. (Not needed if the letter is printed on paper with a letterhead already on it.)
Date II
Put the date on which the letter was written in the format Month Day Year e.g. August 30, 2003. Skip a line between the date and the salutation.
Salutation III
Usually starts out with Dear so and so, or Hi so and so. Note: There is a comma after the end of the salutation (you can use an exclamation point also if there is a need for some emphasis).
Body IV
The body is where you write the content of the letter; the paragraphs should be single spaced with a skipped line between each paragraph. Skip 2 lines between the end of the body and the closing.
Closing V
Let's the reader know that you are finished with your letter; usually ends with Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Thank you, and so on. Note that there is a comma after the end of the closing and only the first word in the closing is capitalized.
Signature VI
Your signature will go in this section, usually signed in black or blue ink with a pen. Skip a line after your signature and the P.S.
P.S. VII
If you want to add anything additional to the letter you write a P.S. (post script) and the message after that. You can also add a P.P.S after that and a P.P.P.S. after that and so on.

or click here to see what Wikihow says to do: http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Friendly-Letter

Thursday Homework

Socials: Finish Pie chart.       Finish Child Labour Questions # 1-6.    Both are due Friday

Remembrance Day The Memory Project

http://www.thememoryproject.com/Stories/Veteran-Profile.aspx?tab=profile&itemid=13

Real or Fake?

Real or Fake Websites?

A lot of what we find on the internet is true. A lot of it, however is not necessarily true, even though we might think it is... Be a critical thinker.

Look at these 2 websites, decide for yourself and then discuss with your neighbour.

Are they both real? Is either one real? Use some evidence to support your thoughts.

#1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siFyb4 (the exploding whale)

#2 http://www.thedogisland.com/photos.html (dog island)

When done, you can click on the link above titled Life- it has photos that are either Real or Fake. You decide. See how many you can get correct in a row (without getting one wrong)

Wednesday 8 layers of Liquid...

Well, we went one better than this guy who only did 7 layers. It's still good though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3kodeQnQvU&feature=related

Homework:

Math 7: Practice for the test (Friday). Finish Unit Review #10-16 and the Practice test in CH. 2

Math 6: MMS lesson 9 pg 312-313 # 1-9

also MMS lesson 8 pg 308 #1-6

HW for Tuesday/ If Earth were a Village of 100 People

Socials: Finish your pie chart about the "If the Earth were a Village"

2010 version (with John Lennon's "Imagine":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSDhlnm0e0&feature=related

The Original (Old) One:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNnbO8x4JAY

Website For Miniature-Earth

http://miniature-earth.com/

Countdown/Countup? to 7 Billion People

http://www.worldof7billion.org/

another version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvFsb5WHQ1U&feature=fvwrel

Simpler, narrated version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6mr12zroxA&feature=related

Did you know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjRJeWfVtY&feature=related