Literature Circle Assignment - Due Friday, May 24th

Character Commandant - Your job is to think about the main character or characters featured in the first two or three chapters of your book.  What are they doing?  What are they thinking of saying?  How are they feeling?  Are they facing any conflicts or problems?  Have they reached any epiphanies or made any insights or realizations?  Are they experiencing hardship or good fortune?  What details about the character(s) does the author reveal?
Task:  Generate five textual citations (page numbers) that contain noteworthy information about a main character or characters.  Summarize the material in one to two paragraphs for each textual reference.

For Beth

Have fun in Ottawa at your swimming competition.
Assigned Work: 
All new Blog work - Check all blogs on a daily basis.  Poetry blog work and Literature Circle work can be saved on your USB or emailed.  Continue reading The Hobbit & complete assigned math work.

Modern Explorers

What does Chris Hadfield say that he misses the most about Earth?  Compare Chris Hadfield to another famous explorer. 

Exploration

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/maps-tools-adventure-island/?ar_a=1
Open the above link and try your adventure skills.

Interactive Explorers Activities (Gr. 6)

http://allaboutexplorers.com/

Your Mission:

Find the answers to three questions about a famous explorer (to be assigned in class).  Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

Canadian Space Agency - Top 10 Finalists

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition34-35/science-challenge/Default.asp
"On December 19, 2012, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasted off for a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during which he and his crew will perform some 130 Canadian and international experiments."
Congratulations to the students from our class who participated in the Great Canadian Space Agency Challenge.  They voluntarily gave up recesses and lunch hours to plan and perform an experiment that could be performed in space. Our submission was one of the top ten finalists from across Canada.  Open the above link to see our results.
In September 2012, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) invited young Canadians under the age of 19 to design their own science experiments only using items already available on the space station.
A panel of scientists, engineers and astronauts picked  the best submissions from across Canada.
The following students are to be commended for their effort and enthusiasm:  Amanda Reynolds, Aidan Ryan, Mackenzie Rolfe, Catherine Beauchemin, Katherine Mann, Luke Seely, Kyle Irwin, & Kove Sartor.  Special thanks to Olivia Rodriguez who videotaped our experiment for Youtube.