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So we missed out on our BIG SNOW but we did have a late start... even though all the other school districts around us were closed.. We toughed it out ... like BIG cowboys and cowgirls and some how made it to school! Just think . 3 weeks and you’ll have Christmas Break!





Oh I almost forgot... hopefully you had a restful break... I seemed to be very busy.. One of the things that kept me busy was making this YUMMY desert... mmmmm made all by me! :) ENJOY THE PICS>. Trust me it was very tasty!!

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OLD WEST FACT: Trees...


Trees are important to the Old West... just as they are today but perhaps in a little differnt way. In the old west you could not build really anything without wood! So trees were vital... plus you could not plant fields without first removing trees...

Cowboys would use wood to keep warm... build barns, fences... and other things needed on the ranch!


1st and 6th Period:
This week cowpokes we continue our work on Fractions.!!!! We will be working on simplifying fractions.. Its not as bad as you think.. Especially if you have a fraction calculator!!! :) Saddle up!

1st & 6th Period BLOG QUESTION: GO to this site... go to www.christmastree.org/facts.cfm and answer the below questions by finding the answers at this site...

#1) Why are real trees better than artificial trees?
#2) How many real Christmas Trees are sold in the US every year?
#3) Is it true that there are 500,000 acres being used for Christmas Trees in the US?
#4) What fact do you find most interesting about Christmas trees?

4th Period:
Howdy there ... this week we will be working with decimals... and I have not forgotten our plan to make microwave fudge! We will.. For sure before Christmas Break!

4th Period BLOG QUESTION:  GO TO THE WEB SITE UNDER 1st & 4th Peroid Blog question!!!
#1) Why are real trees better than artificial trees?


#2) How many real Christmas Trees are sold in the US every year?


#3) Is it true that there are 500,000 acres being used for Christmas Trees in the US?


#4) What fact do you find most interesting about Christmas trees?


#5) Which State produces is the Top and the second to the top Christmas Trees producers in the US?


#6) What is ½ of the number of people employed in the Christmas Tree industry?

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL
FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!


Ok so not bad.. Not great.. But still we beat Marquette that was a good win... now they have a little time off.. Then OUR favorite team starts again... tough work... hopefully it gets better!

SCHEDULE:
11/5 vs. Southern Oregon W 90-58


11/12 vs. Southern W 117-72


11/16 vs. San Diego State L 79-76


11/22 Kansas State 6:30 pm L 81 - 64 (OUCH!)


11/23 Marquette 4:57 pm W 66-63


11/30 vs. Eastern Washington 6:00 pm


12/4 vs. Illinois 2:15 pm


12/8 at Washington State 8:00 pm


12/11 at Notre Dame 5:30 pm


12/16 vs. Lewis-Clark State 6:00 pm


12/18 vs. Baylor 1:30 pm


12/22 vs. Xavier 8:00 pm


12/29 vs. Lafayette 5:30 pm


12/31 vs. Oklahoma State 7:00 pm

Have a wild and woolly ride this week!


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




Mr. Rott

Blog for November 22 - 24

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Ok.. So did it snow? Will it snow? It’s Saturday night as I write this and its supposed to snow Sunday night or Monday morning.. BUT, will it be cold enough to snow,  to cancel school?

Now.. it's Sunday morning.... the weather report states that it will snow down to 500 feet and the valley floor.. Hmm so what is the elevation of newberg? 

GUESS what .. you will find out beofre the week is over! OH HOW FUN!

I know.. I know...  I said there would be NO blog this week... but with it going to snow... I just have to have a little blog question...but there will be no homework this week! :) how does that sound?

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  OLD WEST FACT: Elevation

What is elevation? A point on the Earth’s surface that is measured relative to sea level. So basically.. It’s how far something is above the ocean... does that make sense? Above sea level... its like Mt. Hood is 11,249 feet above sea level, that is a LONG ways up there!

BLOG QUESTION..........................FOR ALL CLASSES

Mt. Hood

First, make SURE you have read the above Old West Fact... its all about elevation... since it is supposed to snow down to 500 feet above sea level or even lower... I thought we could learn a little about elevatoin! Usually the higher you are above sea level the better chance you have of having snow.... that is why ski resorts are not at the beach, rather they are in the mountains!

Your blog question for this week is.... and try to find where your house is... it won’t be like you can look up the address but... follow these directions and see how close you can get..

STEPS:
A) Go to "Earthtools"

B) On the left under where it says, “Jump to Country.” There is a pull down ... pull that down and scroll down until you find “United States of America.”


C) Then under the “Jump to Country,” click on “Find elevation/Height Above Sea Level.”


D) Click on Oregon and it will ZOOM in... use the cursor to move the map until you get closer to Newberg. Keep using the tool on the left to zoom in untill you can clearly read the area around Newberg.


E) The closer you get the more detail youll see. Now look for your house.. Or around your house.


F) Once you have found near where your hosue is.. Look to the left under the “Earth Tools,” There you will see how many feet above sea level your house is... also how many meters.


G) Answer these questions - #1) How many feet above sea level is your house_________ and #2) How many meters above sea level is your hosue______?


1st and 6th Period:
This week cowpokes we continue our work on Fractions.!!!! Thanks to Ms. Belknamp we now know how to multiply fractions... next up... dividing those pesky little bugger! :) but as always.. It will be fun and soooooooooooo exciting!

4th Period:
Howdy there cowpokes...Fractions... this week we will be working with hands on projects to better understand fractions... at least that is the plan.. We will see how much school we have this week!

              GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL

FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!
OUCH... we lost by 2 points... that was a disapointment... they have to do better than that! PLUS Mr. Rott stayed up wayyyyyyyyyy past his bed time to watch the game... and they lost :(
SCHEDULE:
11/5 vs. Southern Oregon W 90-58
11/12 vs. Southern W 117-72
11/16 vs. San Diego State L 79-76
11/22 Kansas State 6:30 pm
11/23 Duke/Marquette 4:57 pm
11/30 vs. Eastern Washington 6:00 pm
12/4 vs. Illinois 2:15 pm
12/8 at Washington State 8:00 pm
12/11 at Notre Dame 5:30 pm
12/16 vs. Lewis-Clark State 6:00 pm
12/18 vs. Baylor 1:30 pm
12/22 vs. Xavier 8:00 pm
12/29 vs. Lafayette 5:30 pm
12/31 vs. Oklahoma State 7:00 pm


Have a wild and woolly ride this week!

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

Mr. Rott

Blog for the week of November 15 - 19

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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Winter is here! I hope you all had a great weekend, hard to imagine that its almost Thanksgiving... and then its almost Christmas WOW! We take our state math tests in February so .. A lot to prepare for!! :) You cowboys and cowgirls are doing great.. Keep up the fabulous work!


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OLD WEST FACT: Cowboy Boots

Historically horsemen have always needed protective footwear as well as preferring boots with a higher heel. The origin of the cowboy boot that we know today comes from various boot styles including the Wellington boot, which originated from Britain's Duke of Wellington. At the time it was a straight plain leather boot with one-inch heels and straight tops. Cowboys also wore the Hessian boot, which had a V-cut in the front, and some of these had a silk or leather tassel hanging down in the V.

The Coffeyville-style cowboy boots originated in Coffeyville, Kansas around 1870 and were normally black leather with a low Cuban heel. The front of the boot, known as the "graft", was higher than the back and was usually a different color. Texas cowboys were known to have a lone star inlaid in the graft.

Cowboy boots continued to evolve through the late 1800s and the designs were influenced by the European cavalier style of boot, which were characterized by higher heels and better-quality leather.

The toes of cowboy boots were square or rounded and this did not change to pointed until the 1950s.


The straight lines of stitches across the top of the toe of the cowboy boot are called a toe wrinkle. Boot makers in the early 1900s started to add decorative stitching on the toes in addition to the wrinkle and these designs became and have remained to this day the personalized signature of custom-made boots.

1st and 6th Period:
This week cowpokes we continue our work on Fractions.!!!! They are not as bad as they first appear... they will grow on you :) hang in there!


1st & 6th PERIOD BLOG QUESTION:

Go to the Old West Fact of the week #1) how many years has it been since cowboy boots started having pointed toes? #2) If you bought 1 pair of cowboy boots each week for 1 year how many pair of boots would you have?


4th Period:
Howdy there cowpokes...Fractions... lead to decimals :) and that is where we are headed... sohold on tight!!! :) You did great last week!

4th PERIOD BLOG QUESTION:

Go to the Old West Fact of the week #1) how many years has it been since cowboy boots started having pointed toes? #2) If you bought 1 pair of cowboy boots each week for 1 year how many pair of boots would you have? And lastly #3) How many days and hours until your birthday?

 GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL

 

FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!

Big game this Tuesday... our Zags take on San Diego.. Should be a great game!

 Have a wild and woolly ride this week! As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott

Types of Fractons Proper Fractions, Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers - fractions

This is what we worked on during 1st and 6th today.... hopefully it will help!  :) Enjoy your day off tomorrow!

Blog for the week of November 8th to the 12th

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Another short week, DON’T forget you have NO school this Thursday due to Veterans Day! I have had the privilege of traveling to many different countries.. But I have to say.. That there is NO place like being home, the freedoms and choices that we can make on a daily basis are possible because men and women sacrificed their lives so that we might live the way we do... I will never take that for granted... I hope that through this weeks Blog Question that you will learn something about our country that you did not know before!


REMEMBER THE BLOOOOOOOG!!!You still have a blog to turn in by Friday!!

OLD WEST FACT: Tomb of the Unknown Solider

You will go to this link.. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/veterans-day/tomb-of-unknown-soldier.html

And answer these questions...
#1) How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?


#2) How long does the guard hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why?


#3) Why are the guard's gloves wet?


#4) Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and if not, why not?


#5) How often are the guards changed?


#6) How many Sentinels have been female?


#7) Why did the guards not leave their post during Hurricane Isabel?

Here is a video that talks about the soliders who guard the Tomb

1st and 6th Period:

Great work this last week! This week we start with fractions and will be reintroduced or maybe introduced to them this week!! Fractions are used every single day.. We just don’t know it!


1st & 6th PERIOD BLOG QUESTION:

Go to the Old West Fact of the week and open the link, there you will find the answers to all of the questions... I hope you will learn a lot about the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.
4th Period:

Howdy there cowpokes...this week we continue our steer wrestling with shrinking .. Ok with simplifying fractions.. It is the key to dealing with fractions so as they say practice makes perfect!
4th PERIOD BLOG QUESTION:

Go to the Old West Fact of the week and open the link, there you will find the answers to all of the questions... I hope you will learn a lot about the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL

FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!

Oh yeah... this weekend our Zags played Southern Oregon University, from Ashalnd and beat them with no problem... it was a great tune up game for an incredibly difficult schedule! Stay tuned more games on the way!

Have a wild and woolly ride this week!

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

Mr. Rott