It’s January 19. 
Today is “Popcorn Day.”  Besides popcorn, what other amenities** help you enjoy watching movies with your family?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   On average, an inch of rainfall is equivalent to ten inches of snowfall.  What’s the most snow or rain you watched come down in one storm?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”  --Sophia Loren (Italian Actress)
 **Vocabulary Word of the Day:  amenity (noun) – use this fancy word as a synonym for an item that increases one’s comfort.  What amenities do guests at hotel rooms receive?  What amenities do you expect when visiting a favorite relative?

Spring Semester!!!

Southwest and Central Asia mapping Lab 1 & 2

It’s January 6. 
Today is “National Cuddle Up Day.”  When was the last time you were so cold that you had to cuddle up with someone?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Be yourself.  Everyone else is taken.”  --Oscar Wilde (Irish Writer and Poet)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  impeccable (adjective) – this descriptive word can be applied to something that serves as a very high-quality or flawless example.  What chocolate company makes an impeccable type of candy?

Today, we are going to prove our knowledge from yesterday. Do we really know how to use a textbook? But before we begin our proving we are going to watch CNN student news.  Don't forget tomorrow is our States and Capitals quiz.

It’s June 3. 
Today is “National Repeat Day.”  Should I say it again?  What’s an activity that you wouldn’t mind doing over and over today?

Trivial Fact of the Day: Uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics are two 15-letter words that share an interesting characteristic; they are the longest words in English that don’t have a single letter in them that repeats.  They each use fifteen different letters of the alphabet, and they only use them once.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new.”  --Albert Einstein (American-German Physicist)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  utopia (noun) – use this fancy noun if you are talking about a place that you think is perfect or ideal.  Where is your utopia?

Wonderfully Exam Wednesday!!!

CNN

Study for exams

It’s June 2. 
Today is “Baby Day.” What would be the best and worst thing about being a baby again…for just a day?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Babies don’t have kneecaps.  They are born with a cartilage structure that resembles a kneecap, but their patella bone doesn’t actually form until they are 6 months or older.

Interesting Quote of the Day: “The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.”  --Natalie Wood (actress)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  erudite (adjective) – apply this fancy word to nouns (people or things) that show great knowledge.  Complete this sentence: The erudite scholar ___________.

Last Tuesday!!!

CNN, The Cay concrete poem

It’s June 1. 
Today is “National Dare Day.”  I double-dog dare you not to celebrate!

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Is there a triple dog?  Polycephaly is the official name for the condition of being born with multiple heads.  Mythology introduced us to Ceberus, the three-headed dog, but there are real instances of cats, pigs, cattle, and snakes born with more than one head.

Interesting Quote of the Day: “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” –Robert Kennedy (American politician)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  remiss (adjective) – use this word to describe someone who is negligent or who fails to take care of something.  Complete this sentence: I was remiss last week when I ____________________.

Last Monday!!!

CNN, Finish The Cay, The Cay activity, Concrete Poem

It’s May 29. 
Today is “Learn About Composting Day.” Why is composting important? What might we compost** to make our brains more fertile?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   One tablespoon of fertile soil has more organisms in it than there are people on the earth.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”  --Marcus Tullius Cicero (Roman philosopher)
**Vocabulary Word of the Day:  compost  (verb) – the act of mixing decaying, organic materials in with dirt in order to improve the soil’s fertility.  Where is the most fertile patch of soil at your house?  In what class/subject do you do your most fertile thinking?

Happy Last Full Friday!!!!! You are 1 day closer being a 7th grader!!!

Friday CNN. Finish The Cay and discuss the ending. Work on Changes poem.

 

 

It’s May 28. 
Today is “Amnesty International Day.”  Amnesty** International helps to free wrongly convicted political prisoners worldwide.

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Since 1945 all British tanks have come equipped with tea making equipment.  Would you celebrate tea time in a tank?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “War does not determine who is right, only who is left .”  --Bertrand Russell (British Philosopher)
**Vocabulary Word of the Day:  amnesty  (noun) – an act of forgiveness for past offenses.  Can parents grant amnesty to their children for bad behaviors, or is it just for actual prisoners? If parents could, for what past offense(s) would you like to be granted amnesty?

Thursday!!! We have almost survived the last full week of being a 6th grader!!!

CNN will begin our day. Then we will move to The Cay and discuss. Then, end with our changes concrete poem.