Friday, November 18, 2011

Mr. Rotts Room Turkey week blog

Welcome Space Travelers!
Another short week!  I know that not all of you celebrate Thanksgiving, but I believe all of us have things to be thankful for, right?  Maybe it’s your family, friends, a job or the fact that you have a school to go to, we all have something to be thankful for.... for a moment think about what you are thankful for!

THIS WEEK:   We will continue to work on mixed numbers and improper fractions, and switching back and forth! 

CALCULATOR !!!  YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: Are there turkeys in space?  And are turkeys all the same?
Ok so as far as I know no turkeys have ever been launched into space but you never know.. Some day you may be taking your pet turkey ( and that does not mean your younger sibling!)
To space with you! 
Though many competing claims exist, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.

Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned for a national Thanksgiving holiday for close to 40 years, believing that "Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, should be considered a national festival and observed by all our people."
The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that 42.2 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2010.


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in America, with a planned production total of 46.5 million in 2011. Six states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana—account for nearly two-thirds of the  248 million turkeys that will be raised in the U.S. this year.


The National Turkey Federation estimated that 46 million turkeys—one fifth of the annual total of 235 million consumed in the United States in 2007—were eaten at Thanksgiving.

In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans said they eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, which means some 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving in 2007.

Great article about what type of turkey to buy for Thanksgiving (click on  link the blue link -->) Great Turkey Article  
Especially read about the types of turkeys
Basted or self-basted, 
Free range, 
Kosher, 
Heritage, 
Natural 
Organic. 
It comes down to this... you can buy a turkey from Safeway or Fred Meyers ... or from a store like Whole Foods... but you also have the option of buying a turkey from your local farmer. 

BLOG Questions - Answer in the comment section...
1) Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
2) Do you know where your turkey has come from, does it even matter to you?
3)Does it matter what your turkey eats?  

4) What do you think they eat?
5) Do you  think a turkey from your local farmer taste different than from Safeway or some other store,  what do you think?
6) Where did your grandparents turkey come from... ask your grandparents or parents?
7) What is the lowest and highest range of costs for a Kosher Turkey (see the above blue article link)?
8) If you bought a heritage turkey that weighed 22 pounds how much roughly would it cost (
see the above blue article link)? 

                                     GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL           
The season is HEATING up!  Can't wait to see how it ends... of course as Division Champs! 
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Ronald McDonald House Charities) Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m.
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena) 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!

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

Mr. Rott 

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