Bet on Dr. Suess

Interesting tid-bit for today:

After Dr. Suess wrote "The Cat in the Hat", which used just 225 words, his editor bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 words or less. Not one
to back down from a challenge, Mr. Geisel (Dr. Suess) started writing and came up with "Green Eggs and Ham" -- which uses exactly 50 words.

The 50 words, by the way, are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could,
dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you.

Such a classic book - and only 50 words! I have it in our classroom right now if you want to check it out. (Remind me to ask you in class tomorrow for the story about Dr. Suess and you will get extra credit if you know. See, it pays to check the blog!)

I Pledge Video

It all starts with us and YOU are all the future. Think about the pledges you will make....

Osmosis Jones and Drix

Now that we are learning about osmosis, some of you may have made the connection to the cartoon and movie, Osmosis Jones and Drix.

In the movie, the man, Frank Detomello, catches a cold. The inside of his body is known as the "City of Frank" to its inhabitants, two of whom - white blood cell cop Osmosis Jones, and cold tablet Drixorial - team up to fight the invading viruses intent on taking over the city.

And you didn't think you would use this 7th grade science!

Spelling Bee

After a heated spelling bee today, we are down to four finalists: Olivia Cringan, Jackie Ordway, Nicholas Salvaggio and Shivangi Pandey as alternate. Great job to all of our final nine including...Maya Benson, Abby Bingham, Tarah Crowe, Brandon Haugland, and John Pimentel!

Preposition Songs

Don't forget to sing the two preposition songs Mr. A came up with in order to help learn the list of commonly used prepositions. "About above across after...."

If you would like to make up your OWN song using the prepositions, feel free and we can sing it as a class tomorrow!

Obama as 44th President

Today's inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama, was beyond inspiring. As he addressed the nation, he pointed out that, "a man whose father, less than 60 years ago, might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath."

He also added, "Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.
But know this, America -- they will be met."


You will never forget sitting in the THMS cafeteria and watching this inauguration and I won't forget watching it with you. This is your history.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The words below are from a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech from 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. worked for equal rights, organized peaceful marches and gave many speeches to make sure that all Americans are treated fairly and equally. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was killed in 1968.

Appreciate your freedom and the people who help fight for it as you enjoy your long weekend. See you Tuesday!

"Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!"

The Outsiders Movie Tomorrow

We will be watching the movie version of S.E. Hinton's novel, The Outsiders. I hope you enjoy it! Check out the cast from the eighties. Enjoy the movie!

Magnetic Poetry

Hello all...The link to your left called "Magnetic Poetry" will take you to a magnetic poetry page that my daughters and I like to use. Create a poem on the "fridge", print it, and bring it me tomorrow if you want to pick out of the "black thingie".

Oh yeah...and remind me to let all of the pickers from this week pick tomorrow!

All These Bees...

Congratulations to Keith Learnard for making it to the final round in today's Geography Bee! Also, congratulations to Jillian Harkins, Chris Jones, Isaiah Rawlinson, Jack Sanford, and Matt Tetreault for participating in the finals. I was very impressed by ALL (since I could use some tutoring in geography myself).

We will be conducting the in-class spelling bees next week in preparation for the finals at the end of January. Brush up on your spelling!

Yeah! You made it!

If you are logged on right now, you were listening in class today (nice job on that). Since you took the time to check out our new class blog, you get extra credit! Post a comment so I know you logged on. You can tell me something random, react to one of the blogs below or give us a little info. about yourself. This blog is for 7 Red. Just in case you missed it the first time, extra credit if you post a comment...

Twilight Jeopardy

I know how much so many of you love Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series. Try out this Twilight Jeopardy...Mrs. Pouliot found this for her blog and I "borrowed" her idea!

Twilight Jeopardy

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: twilight jeopardy)

Cells

Slideshow about cells and their organelles.

Slideshare

Basic Structure and functions of cells

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The Last Lecture

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.
Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

This is Diane Sawyer's interview with Randy Pausch (part 1).



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Book Recommendations

Recommend a book to me or to our class....have you read anything interesting?

Start blogging with me

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