Mr. Rott's Classroom: Blog for March 14

Howdy Partners!

Yippie ye yeah! One more week until spring break! What are you going to do? Ride some broncs? Rope some calves? Ride the bulls? Hopefully we will have nice weather and you will be able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine... ya can’t play Xbox all day long you know!

OLD WEST FACT: Cowboys and Tsunami?
Well, I doubt the old west cowboys ever even thought, let alone heard of a Tsunami. But you cowboys and cowgirls have heard a lot about Tsunamis’. Just incase you have not learned about what tsunami are I thought we would check out the facts!

I went to the FEMA’s Ready for Kids ( Federal Emergency Management Agency) web site and this is what they had to say, “Tsunami’s are a giant wave produced by underwater movement due to a variety of natural events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and meteorites. Tsunamis generally appear in the Pacific Ocean.

"Tsunami" is a Japanese word. Tsu means "harbor" and nami means "wave."

The website went on to say, That "tsunami (pronounced soo-nahm-ee) is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption. (Tsunami is from the Japanese word for harbor wave.) The waves travel in all directions from the area of disturbance, much like the ripples that happen after throwing a rock. The waves may travel in the open sea as fast as 450 miles per hour. As the big waves approach shallow waters along the coast they grow to a great height and smash into the shore. They can be as high as 100 feet. They can cause a lot of destruction on the shore. They are sometimes mistakenly called "tidal waves," but tsunami have nothing to do with the tides.”

And that Hawaii is the state at greatest risk for a tsunami. They get about one a year, with a damaging tsunami happening about every seven years. Alaska is also at high risk. California, Oregon and Washington experience a damaging tsunami about every 18 years.

Some other important facts to know: Tsunamis that strike coastal areas are most always caused by earthquakes may occur far or near where the earthquake starts. Some tsunamis can be very large the height of them can be as great as 30-100 feet, and can travel inland several hundred feet. Tsunamis can strike all low-lying coastal areas and travel up rivers and streams that lead to the ocean. Tsunami are made up of a series of waves and the danger from one can last for several hours after the first wave comes ashore. Sometimes a tsunami can cause the water by the shore to come back, exposing the ocean floor. Tsunamis have a lot of power and can move boats hundreds of feet inland destroying buildings. Tsunamis can happen any time, day or night and can move faster than a person can run.

What to do if you are worried that we are in danger of a tsunami or about others having to experience one. Here are some great helps from Moms Talk:

First turn off the tv... watching what happened in Japan will just keep the fear or anxiety up!
Next, think about these questions, from one mothers children and her answers:
“Could this happen here?" Yes, it could and that is why we have safety drills at school, etc.
“How many people died?" A lot, but I am not sure exactly how many.
“How did they die, did they get squished or drown?" I am not sure.
“Why do earthquakes happen?" Because things underground deep in the earth shift and move sometimes.
“Could I die if an earthquake happened here?" Possibly, but dad and I work very hard to make sure that you are always safe and know what to do in an emergency.
“Will a tsunami reach our house?" Not likely.

1^st Period: Howdy partners! This week we will finish up Protein Basketball and do some more work on fractions of a number. After that we will spend time understanding percents... you want to be a smart shopper right? Well then you better know your percents! Look for the best this week, I am sure you will find it!

1^st Period Blog questions: Please read over the Old West Fact for the week.#1) What state in the United States is most likely to feel the affects of a tsunami_______? #2) How many miles is it from Newberg to Hawaii (use a ruler 1 inch = about 450 miles) there___________ #3) In the word tsunami how many vowels are there compared to constants______? #4) What would the fraction look like if the vowels were the numerator and all the rest of the letters were the denominator______?

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4^th and 6^th Period: Hey there Cowboys and Cowgirls! Ye Ha! What a great week we have planned.. Or I have planned for you.. This week we will be exploring the formula D=R*T and figuring out that means! Lots of activities this week, so make sure that you are on your best cowboy and cowgirl behavior!

4^th & 6^th Blog questions: Please read over the Old West Fact for the week. .#1) What state in the United States is most likely to feel the affects of a tsunami_______? #2) How many miles is it from Newberg to Hawaii (use a ruler 1 inch = about 450 miles) there___________ #3) In the word tsunami how many vowels are there compared to constants______?
#4) What would the fraction look like if the vowels were the numerator and all the rest of the letters were the denominator______?
You will need to go to this website Tsunami in order to answer the remaining questions #5) What does the "Great Wave Brouchre" say how high can waves become_______? In 1946 how high did the waves become ________ that came to shore?

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL

FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!
Well... Here we go... The Zags are in! Yep they won their conference and as a result of that they will automatically go to the Dance... that means they are going to pay in the NCAA March Madness College Basketball Championship!

It is unknown for sure where the team will play or who, the selection committee makes their choices on “Selection Sunday,” they actually have a name for the day! This takes place on March 13th. With the first four games being played on March 15-16 and then the second round starting March 17th - 18th. The Championship ends on April 2nd - the 4th!

Talk about exciting! Oh and there was nothing better than seeing St. Marys LOSE!!!