We had babies!

We just finished up our incubator project.  This was a combined math and science project.  We placed 20 chicken eggs into the incubator and waited.. and waited and still waited for the eggs to hatch.  They started to make sounds even before they hatched.. and then one by one .. poof they were running around inside the incubator.  Out of 20 so far we have had 7 hatch... with more on the way.  Students had the chance to learn about the development of the embryo and the process of a baby chick's development.  We also kept track of the temp and the humidity level and next week we will turn that data into a graph... It was a great project and we all learned and had fun!

Its almost SUMMER

There is more to be excited about than the piggies eating old eggs! As .. as of today... there is exactly only ONE more Wednesday in our school year! WOW where has the year gone?  It's been a great year and one that hopefully has been great for you too!

Now... something that you might not think of being important or cool today just might be when your old like your teachers... I am talking the year book!  Ya gotta get one... only $20!!!!

Go to this link.. and get yourself one!  YEARBOOK  and go to this site too to get one!  MVSTORE

What are you doing with your life?

We do not have TV at home... nope.. just Netflix and Hulu... so when people say did you see this or that.. I usually answer nope!  But this weekend I stayed at a hotel and before leaving I was watching the news and saw a story about a teenager who pole vaults blind.  Now pole vaulting has always interested me, its like who is going to use a pole to jump over a pole way up in the air?  Charlotte Brown not only is a pole vaulter but she is also blind!

We all have difficulties in life... but I wonder what are we doing that we can do.. instead of thinking of just the things that we CAN'T do!

Take a look at this link: Charlotte Brown

Our farm was on TV!

About a week ago Kptv Channel 12 Andy Carson the weather man came out and did our jobs!  A great 3 minute video.. enjoy!
Hey Do My Job: Andy Carson spends a day on the farm..


KPTV - FOX 12

First day of Spring... 3 20 14

Happy first day of spring! 

Hard to beat a morning when you wake up and not only is it sunny and not only is it the first day of spring but it is also the real first day of the Men’s College Basketball Tournament! 

I of course have my bracket all done.. actually two brackets and have joined a tournament challenge that my son and his friends have formed…Zags getting to the Sweet 16.. and that truly would be SWEET!  GO GONZAGA BULLDOGS!

Besides the first day of spring and the start of March Madness… we are also just ONE day away from spring break!  Cant wait!!!  It will be so nice to have some time off… I know that is what your thinking since you have worked so hard! 

I plan on working at home… resting.. riding my new horse Gus and just chillin!  I hope that you have a great break and get to do lots of fun things!

Remember you are amazing and wonderful people who have great things yet to accomplish in life!

Mr. Rott

Mr. Rott's room January 13 - 17

Greg Madux

Happy New Year!  Yes we are back at it and working away!!

Tom Glavine

Last week was a very exciting week in Baseball, especially for Atlanta Braves Baseball!  Both Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first try!  That is exciting and Maddux had 97.2% of the vote (I would have given him 100% of the vote) and Glavine had 91.9% (Math is everywhere!) - that's 555 out of 571 ballots voted for Maddux.   I have seen both of these pitchers pitch and they are INCREDIBLE!  Also, I have a white jersey just like the one that Maddux is wearing in this picture (picture on the right).. and it is way cool!

Why do I share this with you? - besides it being such an exciting news story - I share this with you because when I read about Greg Maddux and what others say I think of my students ... because others have said things like how humble he was/is, how easy going, a hard worker, dedicated, helpful and so on.. what makes this a big deal is that I hope people will say this about each of you - my students  - and that others will think of you in a similar manner!  

You get to decide how people view you.  You can work hard and be respectful or be lazy and do the least amount of work that you can.. but wouldn't you rather have people think good things about you vs. bad?  I am sure you would rather be thought of as Greg Maddux than perhaps some other players who were not elected into the hall of fame.

Back to math!  Math group A will be working on simplifying fractions and taking a test next week,  Math group B1 will also be working on simplifying fractions and taking their test either Friday or Tuesday, while Math group B2 is finishing up integers and have their test on this Friday!

The first semester is almost up.. I have told students that they will have until January 24th to turn in all work that they would like to redo or tests that they would like to retake.. don't rush get that work fixed NOW!

Remember, you are amazing and wonderful people with great things ahead of you!!
Mr. Rott

Mr. Rott's room December 16 - 20!

Happy Friday… or Saturday, Sunday or even Monday.. Whenever you read this!  Well this will be a very exciting week.. yep no doubt about that!  Friday after school starts our Christmas break a whole 2 WEEKS! WOW… and then the school year will be almost half way done… cant even imagine how that could be true???!?!?!

So this week:

Math A:  We will have a test on equivalent fractions on Tuesday… you guys are rocking this!  Then we will start on oh my.. Simplifying fractions just to give you something to think about over Christmas break ha! NOT!

Math B1:  We will be having a test on Tuesday over compare and ordering fractions.. study study study!!!  Then we will be moving into converting Improper to Mixed numbers and then back again.. it will be a trip that you will surely enjoy!

Math B2:  We will NOT have a test on Tuesday!  Lucky Duckies (Go Ducks!) but we will be expanding our integer knowledge with adding, subtracting and maybe even some multiplying and dividing.. You just never know!

Now what about those Gonzaga Bulldogs?  WOW!  Beat West Virginia… and they looked great!  Next up…

Sat., Dec. 14	vs. South Alabama (Seattle, WA)
Sun., Dec. 21	vs. Kansas State
Sat., Dec. 28	vs. Santa Clara
Mon., Dec. 30	vs. San Francisco		.
Thu., Jan. 2	vs. Sy. Mary's
Sat., Jan. 4	vs. Pacific
Thu., Jan. 9	at Portland I WILL BE THERE!!!
Thu., Jan. 16	at Pepperdine
Sat., Jan. 18	at Loyola Marymount
Thu., Jan. 23	vs. San Diego
Sat., Jan. 25	vs. BYU
Thu., Jan. 29	at Santa Clara
Sat., Feb. 1	at San Francisco
Wed., Feb. 5	vs. Portland
Sat., Feb. 8	at Memphis
Thu., Feb. 13	vs. Pepperdine
Sat., Feb. 15	vs. Loyola Marymount
Thu., Feb. 20	at BYU
Sat., Feb. 22	at San Diego
Thu., Feb. 27	at Pacific
Sat., Mar. 1	at St. Mary's

GO ZAGS!

Don’t forget what amazing people you are and that are so many great things that you will accomplish with your life!

Mr. Rott

Happy Friday!  Well.. our room is all decorated thanks to my super classroom helpers! Those guys really rock!!!  They have lights stretched around the whole room.. wow!  We even have a Santapiggy!

This week:
Math A:   We will also continue to work on equivalent fractions and  Moby Math. 

Math B1:  We will work on order and compare fractions.

Math B2:  We begin Integers.. oh fun!

PLEASE remember you are amazing people with of course great things to do yet in life!

Have a great weekend.. almost time for our Christmas break!!! OH WOW!!!!
Mr. Rott

Mr. Rott's room December 2 - 6

Happy December... well my chickens are not in the snow and are not thinking snow but everyone else is!!! Hopefully we will get some snow and maybe even have a snow day!

This week:
Math A:  We will be taking a Test on Friday over Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiple - please study.  We will also continue to work on Moby Math. Next up is equivalent fractions!

Math B1:  We will have our test over converting Mixed numbers to improper fractions and then improper fractions to mixed numbers on Thursday.. yep better study!  And also we will be starting order and compare fractions.

Math B2:  We take our test over Operations with Mixed numbers this Thursday.. oh yeah better study!  And we are also going to be working on adding and subtracting decimals.

The week will go fast and then we have just two weeks till Christmas break... Please work hard to stay focused and get your work done!

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd remember you are amazing people with of course great things to do yet in life!
Mr. Rott

A happy Thanksgiving math day!

Today is the day before Thanksgiving... and all through the house, I mean school.. HA! that's the Christmas story... anyhow.. Mr. T suggested this morning at 5 AM!! that I let you have some Thanksgiving math .. so here it is.. 

Go to the Math Lady's site and see what you can do with her Thanksgiving math activities!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Remember you are amazing people with great things ahead of you!
Mr. Rott
Gobble Gobble

Class notes are up

Cooper and Lady want you to remember to read over your notes EVERY single day!  That means you Ms. K and the rest of you!  

They also want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!  And to those of you who read our blog and do not celebrate Thanksgiving they wish you a very happy rest of the week!
Sincerely, 
Cooper and Lady
WOOF!!

P.S. They are both very very sad that the Gonzaga Bulldogs lost last night :(

Just a few days away from THANKSGIVING! 11/25/13

My buddy Mr. T is glad that he is to old to be ready for the Thanksgiving table!

Well the Oregon Ducks Football team sure look ill on Saturday!  Yikes.. guess all that putting down on the Rose Bowl was bad JuJu!  Sad way to end the season.. hopefully the will beat the Beavers!

But at least the ZAGS are in Maui for the Maui Invitational!  Starts tonight vs. Dayton.. ha not the Dayton that is just down the road from Newberg!   Should be a great game!

This week 
MATH A we continue our work on Greatest Common Factor.. its all about the cake!
Math B1 Adding Subtracting Fractions... 
Math B2 Operations with mixed numbers.. talk about being mixed up!

It will be a short week.. and of course you will remember that you have Thursday and Friday off... we have SO MANY things to be thankful for.. do not forget to think about what you have to be thankful for!  Enjoy your week.. work hard and play hard.. and of course you are amazing people with great things yet to be done, just by yoU!

Mr. Rott

Mr. Rott's Room November 4-8

Thanksgiving Pig.. courtesy of Mr. Rose and Mr. Irving

Good morning,
Here is what we have planned this week:
Math A:  You will be working on adding and subtracting decimals
Math B1: We start work on simplifying fractions... tons of FUN!
Math B2: You will be working on adding and subtracting fractions... 

Remember to go over your notes every day.. look for notes on our blog.. also to read your lesson packet! Help yourself to be able to do the very best that you possibly can!

This will be a fast week.. actually it seems that every week is fast!  Remember no school next Monday due to Verterns day... 

Have a great week and rememebr each of you are incredible people with great things yet to do with your life!
Mr. Rott

Nothing like a great college football game to make you enjoy Fall even more!  Ducks Football what a great way to enjoy a Saturday afternoon!

This week:

Math A:  Working on estimating decimals

Math B1: They will also be working on estimating decimals 

Math B2: Will be working on improper fractions and mixed numbers

Parent conferences went well.. and it was nice to meet your folks and get to let them know what great students you are!!

Work hard, then play.. keep that in mind when it comes to school work and actually life.  If you work hard now then later in life you will be able to enjoy life!

GONZAGA BASKETBALL!  November 9th is our first game!! Ah nothing beats Zag Baskebtall! 

You are great people and have so many cool things yet to do with your life! 

Mr. Rott

Updates on things

Getting closer to Gonzaga Men's Basketball!

Happy Thursday… well actually it’s our Friday… we have tomorrow off… ahhhhhhhhhhhh everyone was excited – teachers included!

We will be taking our Compare and ordering decimal test for 4^th period on Monday and 6^th period on Tuesday.  Please study… I mean really study!

So you will know: If your student or a student does score at last 70% or higher on a summative assessment, they must retake their test within two weeks.  Each student will have a retake packet that I send home that I would like you to sign which will include the name of the test and your student's percentage score. Please let me know if you have any questions about the retake plan.

Also, I have finally figured out how to add pdfs to my blog.. it was pretty simple actually… anyhow you will find a new tab with a link that will take you to a pdf of the homework.  The instructions for the homework will be up in the right hand corner and again if you have any questions please let me know.

Also part two:  I have the lessons that we are working on located under another tab.  In case you can’t find your lesson at home and you have access to the blog you can always find the lesson right there!

Also part three:  I have posted grades, I only have a few papers yet to correct and post…

Have a great day off.. and enjoy the sun ( hopefully it will be out)!

Mr. Rott

This week we will be working on compare/ordering decimals... Also, those who need to retake the place value test you NEED to do this by Thursday .. I will give you time to take the test in class.  Also, those who did not pass the rounding decimals assessment will have another week to retake that test... Remember, this is like a job, every day you need to invest time and energy in your studies.  A little bit every day after school will help you be successful in class and life!

Ducks are playing awesome football... still have that amazing fast offence and look like they will continue to do well this season!! GOOOO DUCKS!  

10 4 13 TEST PREP INFO

Tomorrow we will be  having our rounding decimals test.  PLEASE take the time to study!!

How to get onto the Math Web Page

In order to go to the website to find either homework or to print the packet we are working on.. you will need to go to the web site and look it up.

Here is the info you'll need to get into the web site:

web address is
Math Web Page


Then fill in the user name spot and the password spot.
user name newberg

password tigers2005

Currently we are working on Decimals which is the first book that you will see

1) Click on Decimals & Fractions

2) Go to the current lesson we are on... we have just finished student lesson under 1.1 and now are working on student lesson 1.2

3) Click on the lesson that you need and there it is

Hope this helps

Mr. Rott

September 25 Mr. Rott's room

Hey!... if you go to the note section, I have homework helps!!!  Also, remember that if you have a test retake form....you need to get that signed by a parent and brought back on Thursday (9/26) in order to not receive a mdf.

Have a great rest of your week... we are almost into October.. do something great for someone!

Mr. Rott

9 23 - 9 27 Mr. Rott's Room

Another week has zoooooomed by!  This week we will be focusing on rounding whole numbers and decimals. 

 Which means you really need to keep up on studying your place value.  It would be great to just make a number and then see if you can list each number’s place value.

We had our first test, some of you did great some of you really need to study more.  We will be having a test on Monday which will cover rounding whole numbers and decimals… take the time to study your notes and handouts!

Fall is here.. the leaves are changing and there is a crispness in the air every morning…. Take time to enjoy the beauty around you.. there is much to enjoy!

Remember each of you can do and I am sure will do great things in your life time!

Mr. Rott