Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• All library books due tomorrow
• Bring Gift for exchange tomorrow (Check blog)
• Reading homework - Bring back Friday
• Science test tomorrow
• The following students have overdue ITN - Austin, Harley, Kelsey, Madison, Taylen, Eric, Cassie, (Bany tomorrow)
• Awards assembly tomorrow in p 6
• Christmas spirit day tomorrow
• Math assignment due TOMORROW (Post assessment Friday)
• Word of the day: Refugee
• Ask me about : Yoga

Copy Of E-mail from Tuesday

Hi All!

My apologies if any of these addresses are incorrect or if I'm sending this to anyone twice (or three times).  Last week I sent out an e-mail survey asking if anyone is interested in doing a gift exchange in our classroom.  Since the majority  answered "yes", we WILL go ahead with an exchange.  I'm getting a lot of questions about what this will look like.  I hope this will answer most of them.  

If you/your child wishes to participate in the exchange, please send a gift on Thursday (between $5-$10).  Boys will bring a "boy" gift and girls a "girl" gift.  (Or gender neutral!) Please indicate somewhere on the wrapping the gender of the intended recipient!)

We will do a fun type of exchange on Friday at our potential party afternoon. (Dependent upon how the next few days go).  This would be the time to send Christmas goodies if you're so inclined.  (I promise I won't complain :))

If you have any other questions, please reply to this e-mail and I'll answer as soon as I have a second!

Joyfully yours, 

Miss S. 

Margarine - Random Fact

It’s illegal to serve margarine instead of butter in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin, which is known for its dairy products like butter, actually banned the sale or use of margarine colored to look like butter back in 1895. The law wasn’t repealed until 1967 after a Wisconsin State Senator and butter enthusiast underwent a blind taste test and discovered that margarine tasted better.

From 1967 until now, it’s still been illegal to serve margarine as a replacement for butter in diners. Breaking this law is punishable by up to 3 months in jail, though that’s never been enforced. The law also requires that butter be served in Wisconsin’s schools and at state institutions, including prisons.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Interesting/Its-Illegal-To-Serve-Margarine-Instead-O/44279#fCkehIIUTOrJmftG.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Last day of ticket sales for lunch with a teacher tomorrow ($.50 per ticket)
• Email sent to parents today
• Thursday is Christmas spirit day
• Science test Thursday
• WOTD - ____________________
• Ask me about : Family Group Activity

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Health questions (Rosa Parks, Holocaust etc) due MONDAY
• Science test - Thursday
• Library books MUST be returned by December 19th (Thursday)
• Social report/project AND MAP are OVERDUE
• Social not handed in - GOLD SHEETS DUE MONDAY MORNING! MUST BE SIGNED BY MOM OR DAD!
• Ask me about: Our Multiplication Challenge (If 15/20 students can tell me ALL facts from 6x1 to 8x9 on February 13th)

Agenda - Tuesday Early D

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Social Projects due TOMORROW
• Science test next week
• Health questions due Monday (Rosa Parks, Slavery, Residential Schools etc)
• Ask me about - Secret Santa Gifts

Jaywalking

Bogota had a big jaywalking problem. We guarantee you'll laugh at the mayor's solution.

If you're from Latin America (like I am), you'll know that jaywalking is a pretty big problem there.

Even when people have perfectly good and safe ways to cross the streets, they'll still jaywalk, leading to more traffic and less safety.

This is exactly one of the problems that Antanas Mockus, a political newbie elected to be mayor of Bogota, decided to tackle.

He realized that one of the most powerful motivators for people was social pressure.

This gave him a crazy, but effective idea. He hired mimes to hang out on busy intersections. Anytime they saw a jaywalker, they would follow them around, mimic them and mock their behavior. What was the result?

The people being mocked obviously felt embarrassed and didn't do it again. But it also had another effect: The bystanders didn't want to be mocked themselves, so they started obeying pedestrian rules.

The program was so successful that the program was expanded from 20 mimes to over 400! This mayor has a lot of really fun and interesting ideas to solve problems. To read more about the way he governs, read the source.

(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/#jQOCXQoPIJsJbt8D.99

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Christmas concert tonight - Be here by 6:15!
• Early D tomorrow
• Social Country Project due Friday
• ITN - ?  Check Edmodo!
• P.E. tomorrow
• Word of the day: rogue
• Ask me about: MY word of the day quiz mark

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Word of the day today: Ogre
• Christmas Concert tomorrow
• Dress rehearsal at 10:00
• Bring instrument tomorrow
• Ask me about: our Concert practice today

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Bring Yoga Mats tomorrow
• Math assignment overdue - Aaron, Eric, Ryan, Cassie, Makayla, Austin, True, Madison, Taylen
• P.E. tomorrow
• Christmas Concert practice tomorrow (Whole School)

Thursday Agenda

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Candy Gram Sales tomorrow
• Spelling test tomorrow
• Christmas Concert rehearsal tomorrow morning
• Writers Club tomorrow
• Ask me about: Phys Ed with Miss Kulyk/ or something else 

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas;

• Stereotyping Sheet due tomorrow
• Band tomorrow
• French quiz - Friday
• Art - Culture Family Tree due Friday
• Ask me about: How to multiply 3 digit by 3 digit

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Candy Gram Cane sales tomorrow and Thursday
• P.E. tomorrow
• Ask me about: Holiday Bags

Space Elevator

By 2050, there might be a Japanese elevator to space

Decades ago, people only dreamed about traveling to space. Then they only dreamt about landing on the moon. Both of these became reality though. And then humans built a space station. So it would make sense that things that we can only dream about today will someday be real. One such thing is an elevator to space. Sound crazy? The Japanese are currently working to create just that. More specifically, Obayashi Corp is hoping to build an elevator to space by 2050.

The contraption would carry passengers to space at 124 mph and deliver them to a space station 22,000 miles above the earth. This trip would take a little longer than a week to complete. A cable would be anchored on earth and stretch to an altitude of 60,000 miles above earth (about halfway to the moon). At the end of the cable would be a counterweight that would anchor the cable in space. Will this ever happen? Will people travel to space like they currently travel to the top of a skyscraper? Only time will tell.

(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Technology/By-2050-There-Might-Be-A-Japanese-Elevat/55871#5dlo00hR4kM1PvuK.99

Books can shorten your prison sentence if you are a Brazilian!

Brazilian prisoners can shorten their sentence by reading books!

Brazil’s federal corrections program recently began a program that attempts to potentially shorten their sentences and combat the extremely low literacy rates in prisons. For each book read, four days are taken off of the sentence for the year, with a maximum reduction of 48 days per year.

All the inmate has to do is read a book and write a book report, which is then submitted for evaluation. It is formally called the “Redemption through Reading” program and it seeks to give convicts a different view of the world outside while educating them for a better life afterward.

(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Fun+Facts/Brazilian-Prisoners-Can-Shorten-Their-Se/55867#p0DQzySgj1syleXZ.99

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Lunch in the Gym tomorrow - $2
• Band tomorrow
• *Multiplication Cards at Dollar Tree! ($1!  Good Christmas present!)
• Ask me about : My peace poem

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• December reading logs go home today
• $2 for Movie Lunch
• Report Cards?
• Christmas hamper items: By December 9th
• Ask me about: PJ day

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Interviews tonight
• Library tomorrow
• Parent homework/Report Cards?
• Ask me about: Mom's Pantry

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Conferences start tonight (Wednesday and Thursday also)
• Band tomorrow
• Math test Thursday
• Ask me about: Tornado hunter

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Report cards go home today
• Parent homework (Yellow sheet in your report card)  - Bring back ASAP
• Tornado presentation tomorrow
• Ask me about: interviews

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Report Cards - Monday
• Band Monday
• Tornado presentation Tuesday
• Interviews Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday
• Ask me about : Pep rally

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Friderday Friday - Prizes for best dressed
• Band tomorrow
• Ask me about: Least common multiples

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Conference Forms go home today - MY CONFERENCE IS : ____________________
• Venn diagrams past due - Aaron, Ryan, hunter, Austin, Kelsey, Harley
• Spelling - Red and Blue ink and Snake due tomorrow (There will be a homework check)
• Library tomorrow
• Science presentations continue tomorrow

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Girl Power Tomorrow
• Team Spirit Tuesday (Go Riders!)
• Band tomorrow
• Ask me about: Science Presentations

Goofy Random Fact

Walt Disney did not like Goofy cartoons!

Goofy is a funny animal cartoon character created back in 1932 at Walt Disney productions.Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and is one of Disney’s most popular characters. He is normally characterized as extremely clumsy and having little intelligence, yet this interpretation isn’t always definitive since Goofy is sometimes shown as intuitive and clever.

Goofy debuted in animated cartoons in 1932. He was used extensively as part of a comedy trio with Mickey and Donald. Just before the 1940s, Goofy was given his own series of shorts which were popular during the 1940s and early 50s.

However, Goofy wasn’t Walt Disney’s favorite cartoon. In fact, he disliked the Goofy cartoons and only continued the series to make-work for his animators!I bet he never expected that Goofy was going to become such a big hit!

(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/Walt-Disney-Did-Not-Like-Goofy-Cartoons/58199#Lt4Ci8f3JaQocOKL.99

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Mr. Albers in for Miss S. tomorrow
• Math Page 61 #1-15 due tomorrow
• SRC Cookie Sale tomorrow ($1)
• Ask me about : Aerobics with 600

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Spelling - 15 sentences due tomorrow
• Math Pg 61 #1-15 due FRIDAY
• SRC tomorrow at lunch
• Miss S. not here Friday
• Ask me about: Google Chrome

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Book in a bag??
• Library Period on Tuesday
• Practice multiplication facts over the weekend
• No school until Tuesday! :(
• Book orders go home today
• Ask me: "What are the factors of 11?"

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Check the new "missing assignments" tab on the blog
• Miss S. away at "school" tomorrow - Miss Delorme in to sub
• Last call for Mom's pantry
• Venn Diagrams due Thursday
• Ask me about: Remembrance Day service

Babe

Can you guess how many pigs were used for the movie Babe?

If you’re too young to remember, Babe was a movie about a pig raised by sheepdogs who learns to herd sheep. Like any movie that involves real animals, multiple animals were required for filming. Because the pigs kept growing too fast, a total of 48 real Yorkshire pigs were used during the production of the movie. 

One animatronic double was also used at some points. Each pig had a toupee and eyelashes added by a makeup artist. Because there were so many animals used and so many different kinds used, 56 animal trainers were on set, handling a total of nearly 1000 animals. 

Why so many animals? Much of them were young and kept growing too fast because of the productions schedule. Pre-production lasted eight months, shooting took six months, and post-production took twelve months. 

(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/Can-You-Guess-How-Many-Pigs-Were-Used-Fo/53656#DapCKPZC7VR7T7Eh.99

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Health now overdue
• French projects now overdue
• Mom's Pantry orders?
• Remembrance Day Service tomorrow - Dress up (Not Team Spirit)
• Monster writing due Tomorrow
• Ask Me About - My presentations

Our Spooktacular crew

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A TERRIFYING GROUP WE HAVE!

I hope everyone enjoyed my favourite season and got enough candy to last until next October! I am currently accepting donations of extra Coffee Crisps.

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Halloween "Party" tomorrow
• French Project - November 4th
• Science homework is now overdue
• Reading logs/Book in a bag Friday
• Spelling test Friday
• Ask me about: Kindergarten Assembly
• Dress up in Afternoon ONLY! 

Max

Here is a picture of Max :)

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Science Visual Dictionary Entries (6) - Due tomorrow
• Health - Personal Decision Sheet due Monday
• Happy Birthday Austin!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Please bring back Mom's Pantry as they come in!
• Team Spirit Tuesday
• P.E. tomorrow - Bring clothes
• Book in a bag - Friday
• ITN - Lizzie, Harley

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Science presentations start Monday
• New spelling lists next week - The list from this week will carry on to next week
• Book in a bag presentations - Nov 1st (Next Friday)
• Last week for October reading logs
• Ask me about : Digital Citizenship

You only have two fears when you are Born

When you are first born your only fears were of falling and of loud noises. They are built into your DNA and have been passed down from generation to generation as a survival mechanism
Their sole purpose is to keep you alive, and create emotion that will motivate you to avoid danger.
Every other fear you face you have learned throughout your life.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/470/15-Weird-Phobias-You-Won-t-Believe-Are-Real/13#gvJ5jsYXQLZHevmx.99

You only have two fears when you are Born

When you are first born your only fears were of falling and of loud noises. They are built into your DNA and have been passed down from generation to generation as a survival mechanism
Their sole purpose is to keep you alive, and create emotion that will motivate you to avoid danger.
Every other fear you face you have learned throughout your life.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/470/15-Weird-Phobias-You-Won-t-Believe-Are-Real/13#gvJ5jsYXQLZHevmx.99

You only have two fears when you are Born

When you are first born your only fears were of falling and of loud noises. They are built into your DNA and have been passed down from generation to generation as a survival mechanism
Their sole purpose is to keep you alive, and create emotion that will motivate you to avoid danger.
Every other fear you face you have learned throughout your life.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/470/15-Weird-Phobias-You-Won-t-Believe-Are-Real/13#gvJ5jsYXQLZHevmx.99

Digital Citizenship

This morning we joined Room 600 for a lessson with Mrs. Lechner, Miss Kulyk, and Miss S. about the importance of Digital Citizenship. We spoke about the importance of protecting your own privacy and leaving a digital footprint.

Random Fact... Hmmm...

Duct tape has been used to repair helicopters!

Is there anything a little bit of Duct Tape can't fix? The silvery-gray tape has amassed a sterling reputation for being the most flexible repair material in the world.
The first iteration of the modern duct tape was invented in 1942 by Johnson & Johnson. It was originally used as a sealing tape for ammunition cases during World War II.
That's not the only military use. During the Vietnam War, duct tape was used to repair helicopter rotor blades. Soldiers also used duct tape to balance the rotor blades, even if they didn't need repair.
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/page/13#jThPFCW23M2TKPcX.99

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Book in a Bag - November 1st
• "Mom/Dad..Do you want me to bring multiplication practice sheets home?"
• Ask me about: My Monster

Random Fact of the day - Wednesday

A woman dropped her 2 year old son into a pit of African wild dogs. She sued the zoo for negligence!

In a tragic turn of events, a 2-year-old-boy named Maddox died when his mother dropped him into a pit of African Wild Dogs during his trip to the zoo with his parents.
Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh, perhaps because they were grieving and not thinking rationally, or because they refuse to accept the blame, are suing the zoo for negligence and not having a large enough barrier to prevent parents from holding their children up to better see the exhibit.
According to the legal argument presented by the Derkosh's says that the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium needs to have more obvious warnings of the dangers of holding your children up to see the exhibit, like so many other zoo's across the country!
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Interesting/A-Woman-Dropped-Her-2-Year-Old-Son-Into/59089#YjYgWiXPpixD6sME.99

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Muffins and Math tomorow morning
• Math assignment due tomorrow
• SRC cookie sale tomorrow
• Wear Fall Colours tomorrow - YOUR FAMILY IS COUNTING ON YOU! (especially Lizzie and Aaron's "Mom"!
• Anything else?
• Ask me about: Where is Miss S?

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Photos go home today - Any problems please contact Tracy Kerestesh
• Miss S away tomorrow afternoon - Mr. Ward in
• Ask me about: My "new" family
• Math (First 4 rows - 16 questions on variables)

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas: 

• Family Group Activity tomorrow afternoon (Assembly)
• Ask me about Mealworms!

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling tests go home today - They need to be signed and brought back on Monday
• Coffee/Muffin/Math sheets - Bring back asap
• Ask me about: Ghost story/Spider/Bat fact

Random Dog Fact

The oldest dog in history is still alive today and will turn 30 this year!

A terrier-cross in Louisiana called Max holds the record for being the world's oldest known living dog. Born in August 1983, Max has been a part of Janelle Derouen's family ever since.
Max has also enjoyed fine health into his older years. As of a few years ago, he only had mild arthritis and some cataracts. The owner says that he never spoiled the dog, and never even fed him any food from their table.
Using the rule of thumb for translating dog years into human years; in August, he will have lived for 210 human years. Here's to hoping he gets to live many more years.
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/The-Oldest-Dog-In-History-Is-Still-Alive/57192#fwZoqspE9M2DSBr1.99

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Math - Homework #1-4.  If you still need help, I need to see that you have given it a good try!
• Ask me about: Guided Reading
• Muffins and Math Sheets go home today

In 1972, the band Deep Purple played so loud, 3 people fainted.

Deep Purple is an English rock group formed in 1968. During a 1972 concert at the London Rainbow Theatre, the band played so loud, their sound reached 117 decibels. That’s about how loud the noise an entire football stadium is. As a result of the noise, three people reportedly fell unconscious. Deep Purple's members have changed many times since its beginning, and now consists of Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, and Don Airey.
The current record for decibels from a band is 139 dB, by Manowar. However, this was done during rehearsal and not the actual concert. The in-concert record goes to KISS, who reached 136dB in their concert. They were forced to turn the volume down
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/In-1972-The-Band-Deep-Purple-Played-So-L/50577#3oFPzeJzTMM3J4HD.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Gobble Gobble!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving long weekend and that you're all nice and refreshed for the next several weeks!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Mrs. Raine presentation tomorrow (Period 1)
• Band and P.E. tomorrow
• Ask me about: ?

Congrats runners!

Congratulations to our Cross Country Stars in 601!  Makayla, Liz, and Jazzy-J represented Davison School extremely well at all 4 meets!  These three ladies were great leaders for our team, and for that Miss Senyk, Miss Kulyk, Miss Frick, Mrs. Unterschute and I are very thankful! 

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• New spelling lists go home today
• Spelling sentences due Tuesday
• Book in a Bag sheets go home today
• Math #1-10 due Tuesday
• Happy Thanksgiving long weekend!
• Ask me about: How many songs I learned in band

Random Fact

There’s a 21-foot, 50-year-old, 2370-lb crocodile in the Philippines.

A group of 100 hunters caught the giant croc, whose name is Lolong, last weekend. It was caught alive and there are plans to use it as a tourist attraction at an ecotourist park, though currently, wildlife officials say that Lolong has refused to eat in days.

The hunters were looking for the croc after a farmer was killed in a crocodile attack. Lolong is suspected of killing both the farmer and a girl who was killed in 2009. However, some villagers say that the killings may have been caused by a different, even bigger, crocodile that has been spotted. Inspections of Lolong’s stomach found no human remains.
Read more about Lolong, the giant crocodile, at ABC News, Business Insider, and Slate

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/Theres-A-21-foot-50-year-old-2370-lb-Cro/43430#Aapj3wY5FtoQvLfe.99

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Band tomorrow
• Ask me about: My RAD test

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Early D tomorrow
• Mom's Pantry goes home today
• Ask me about: My kingdom

There is a plant that eats rats!

Botanists have recently discovered a new rat-eating plant located in Southeast Asia.
The Nepenthes northiana is a carnivorous pitcher plant that eats small animals, mostly rats! It measures up to 20 centimeters in diameter and is formed by a tendril which inflated into a large cup-shaped trap.
This plant eats rats, and anything else it can catch. It grows a leaf out that shapes itself into an open tube and fills itself with acid much like the human stomach. Its colors confuse insects as well as some rodents into thinking it is food itself. The rat falls in, and digestion begin.
It is believed that there are around 600 species of pitcher plants.These plants are most familiar with the Venus flytrap. Even though they evolved so that they could catch insects, they still like to eat rats and mice every now and then.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Science/There-Is-A-Plant-That-Eats-Rats/57909#8WQAWeyP0pRpKvXs.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agenda:

• Vaccination slips go home today
• Ask me about: RAD testing

Whale sharks are the biggest sharks, but they're completely harmless. They eat plankton.

Reaching lengths of 40 feet, whale sharks are both the largest sharks and the largest fish in the sea. Like many whales, the whale shark is a filter-feeder. It scoops up tiny plants and animals with its enormous mouth and filters out all the water from its gills.

They won't bite you (they have really tiny teeth!) In fact, they've been known to be so docile that swimmers can catch a ride on their backs!
(Sources: 1, 2)
Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/Whale-Sharks-Are-The-Biggest-Sharks-But/6762#qt2wQOc7XprQ0PMb.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Team Spirit Tuesday tomorrow
• Early D this week
• Lizzie - Rising STARS tomorrow

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agenda: 

• Picture orders due Monday
• Ask me about: Duct Tape

Dark and White meat - Random Fact of the Day

What's the shameful origin of the terms white and dark meat?

The terms "white meat" and "dark meat" come from the Victorian era when people were too embarrassed to use the words "leg" and "breast"! Victorians were a bit uptight to say the least. There were many taboos and words that were rude to use. The words breast and leg were a bit of a taboo. So, to specify what part of the fowl they wanted to eat, such as chicken or turkey, they would say “dark meat” or “white meat.” To this day we use these terms, but in all actuality we are following the Victorian era faux pas.
The euphemisms used by the Victorian era people are still used and we don’t even realize why we use them. Today, they’ve just been integrated into the way we talk about meat and the parts of it. They no longer denote the leg or breast, but the color or part of meat we want to eat. The origins of the terms nonetheless are from the Victorian era people who were too embarrassed to say breast or leg in the presence of others.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/History/Whats-The-Shameful-Origin-Of-The-Terms-W/55368#1vS7dz8sZUj2hBoG.99

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Missing reading logs?
• Mrs. Brown here tomorrow
• Science Art due tomorrow - Homework check
• Library tomorrow - bring books to return/renew
• Ask me about: My phys ed goals

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following from your agendas:

• Reading logs are overdue!
• Biotic/Abiotic Science Art due Friday
• Cross Country Meet tomorrow
• Medical Forms !!!***!!!****!!!***!!!***

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Reading logs due tomorrow
• Picture orders (proofs) go home today
• Newsletters go home today (Not e-mailed because Mrs. Ferleyko's e-mail has switched over)
• Ask me about: Terry Fox Walk
• Miss S' new email address:

christa.schmelinsky@gssd.ca

• Book fair purchasing

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas :

• Awards assembly tomorrow Period 4
• Terry Fox Donations - $2 - TOMORROW
• Terry Fox Walk tomorrow (Proper footwear)
• Team Spirit Tuesday tomorrow
• Ask me about: Our "new" old student :)

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling test tomorrow
• No Miss S. tomorrow - Mrs. Klus in (Cross Country Meet)
• Missing medical forms !
• Terry Fox Walk on Tuesday
• Band AND P.E. tomorrow
• Reading Logs - September due Tuesday!
• Ask me about - Duct Tape

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Open house tonight
• Library tomorrow
• Ask me about: My picture

Pop Group Random Fact - Interesting!

The members of the pop-rap group LMFAO are actually uncle and nephew!

  RedFoo and SkyBlu are better known as Stefan and Skyler Gordy. Stefan is actually eleven years older than his nephew Skyler, and both are descendants of famous Motown record label founder Berry Gordy. Berry was best known as the first African-American to own a label, and Motown Records was best known for signing the Jackson 5. Little did Berry Gordy know that his son and grandson would team up to form a hip-hop group nearly half a century later!
(source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/The-Members-Of-The-Pop-rap-Group-LMFAO-A/40136#xPHKA7puTlrYyHVt.99

Spider Phobia Random Fact of the Day

The more afraid you are of a spider, the bigger it seems to you!

Michael Vasey, professor of psychology at Ohio State University, found in his research that if you're afraid of spiders, you tend to perceive spiders as bigger than they really are. This may feed your fear, and make it difficult to overcome.
It has been found that spider phobia affects 1 in 6 males and about half of all females. Participants of the study were asked to estimate the size of the spiders after each encounter. Researchers found that participants who were most afraid of spiders, also estimated the tarantulas' sizes to be largest

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/470/15-Weird-Phobias-You-Won-t-Believe-Are-Real/9#AYPk6WLHZgfr8CQ7.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Medical forms go home tonight
• Picture day tomorrow
• Open house tomorrow night (Meet the teachercreature)
• Band tomorrow
• Ask me about: Phys Ed.

Exciting happenings in 601!

This week we had the opportunity to present "Identity Bags" for our peers.  This was a great way to learn even more about each other! 

In Science, we have been learning about classifying living things.  Pictured below are students in 601 sorting things found outside on our playground.

Agenda - Tuesday

It has been scientifically proven that the less you know, the more you think you know.

This is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. The basic idea behind it has been a well-established rule for centuries. Charles Darwin, for instance, has stated "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge". It has been empirically proven in 1999, by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in their report "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments".

This was proven through a study in which participants take tests of their logical reasoning skills, grammatical skills, and humor, and then estimate their own abilities in those subjects. Those participants who scored in the bottom quartile grossly overestimated their own abilities. Those in the12th percentile had estimated themselves to be in the 62nd percentile.

Overall, Dunning and Kruger found that incompetent people overestimate their own skill level, fail to recognize the skill of other people and fail to recognize their own inadequacy. Also, as they receive training to improve their skills, incompetent people tend become more aware of their own inabilities.

Read more about the Dunning-Kruger effect in Wikipedia. For a similar, less scientific theory, check out the "Peter Principle".
Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/It-Has-Been-Scientifically-Proven-That-T/26152#BKY5aKyh2qc4pi0V.99

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Meet the creature night Wednesday
• Health tomorrow - Identity bags? Family Trees?
• Picture day Wednesday
• P.E. tomorrow
• Ask me about: My nature hunt

Our Pledge

In Character Ed with Ms. Molaro, students read No Excuses then created a Classroom Pledge.  This is the official document.

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Identity bags due tomorrow
• ELA rough copies are now overdue
• Reminder: Fill out reading logs at home
• Ask me about: Culture Grams

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Band tomorrrow!
• Take home Timetables go home today
• Remind 101 Forms went home yesterday
• Back to school writing rough drafts due TOMORROW
• P.E. tomorrow - Bring clothes!
• Ask me about: Spirit Guide

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Remind 101 Forms go home tonight
• Ask me about my spelling test
• Health Identity Portraits due Friday- There will be a homework check
• Health Assignment went home yesterday - Due next class (Friday)
• Library tomorrow - Renew/Return
• Rough copies of Back to School Survey writing will be due Thursday

Science outside?! Yes please!

Students searched the school ground for things to classify as biotic or abiotic

3, 4, and 5 heads are better than one!

Race to Write 12! 

Teamwork in our new pods!

It got a little intense!

Setting some expectations for grade 6. Brought to you by 601 themselves.

Y u no up and down?