FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRuARY 8 - 12

Greetings Super Heros!

This week all classes will spend time learning about plastic waste and how much plastic we throw away and it’s impact on the world. The numbers are HUGE the impact is HUGE and we really need Super Heros who will make a difference. My hope is that you will develop a better understanding of the impact that even one bottle of water makes. It’s all of our responsibility to make a difference, why not start now?

We made it through the State Math Testing!!! You did great, I know it was long, hard, and there were questions on the test that some of you had never seen before, but I want to say THANK YOU for working so hard, being so serious and doing your best! We will take it again in the spring and I am sure it won’t be as difficult for you!

BLOG QUESTIONS: Many of you ... are not taking the time to read the questions and then send in your answers. I would suggest that you have a piece of paper, a calculator if you need it with you as you do the questions. STARTING THIS WEEK.. If you do NOT do your blog question by Friday, you will receive a MDF and it will count against trips. You may come in early, at lunch, stay after school, get a pass for the Library... there are many options for you to choose to answer the question. REMEMBER you MUST have your name and period on your answer, it is impossible for me to figure out who sent the answer if there is no name.

2nd and 5th Period: This week we will be looking into the use and waste of plastic, but also we will continue with adding/subtracting fractions with common denominators and by the end of the week spending time on comparing fractions.

BLOG QUESTION 2nd and 5th Period:
#1 The production of plastic bags creates enough solid waste per year to fill the Empire State Building two and a half times. How many times would the Empire State Building be filled in 2 years_______?

#2 If every American household recycled just one out of every ten HDPE (recycling code 2) bottles they used, we’d keep 200 million pounds of the plastic out of landfills every year. How many pounds of plastic would we keep out of the landfills every year if each family recycled 2 out of 10 plastic bottles______?

4th Period:  This week we will wrap up percents and start working on ratios.  While we are working on percents and ratios we will also be collecting data on the use of plastic and working on how to use that data.. should be fun!

BLOG QUESTION FOR 4th Period:

Let’s say you and your family are wanting to go out to eat and you have heard Mr. Rott talk about the Iron Horse Mexican Restaurant in Sellwood... so you’re like..

Wow we need to go there ... here is the link http://www.portlandironhorse.com/dinner_menu.htm you are to go ... and choose a meal for each member of your family and then find the sum of the total cost for your family to eat. TOTAL COST FOR MY FAMILY TO EAT ___________. After that you are to figure out what is 20% - which is the customary tip when you go out to eat... and then add that to your total family meal cost. So you have three answers for this weeks Blog question.
#1) Total family dinner cost at the Iron Horse Restaurant______?
# 2) What a 20% tip would be for the cost of your whole family meal_____ ? 
#3) The total cost of your family meal including tip_______.

COOL SITE OF THE WEEK!

Plastic WASTE - Here is a site with a lot of information about plastic waste... it even has a counter of how many plastic bags we have used so far this year... pretty cool!! http://yourgreenreview.com/2008/07/the-plastics-wasteland/ it a read... you just might think twice about using plastic water bottles!

 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY MENS BASKETBALL!

 GO Zags!! .. Well we played Memphis Saturday and WON! Great game... This is the third time that we have played them and finally a win! Now the Zags have 2 more away games and the rest will be played in the Dog Pound! They almost never lose at home so hopefully the Zags will win the rest of their games.! Next up St. Mary’s (2/11) who is now in first place.. This game will most likely decide the conference champion! GO ZAGS!

As Spidey says each week... Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-man. You too have great power.. Be responsible, you can do great things!

AND Remember, as always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!


Be SUPER This Week!

Mr. Rott