Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Trivia questions

I have two more facts about two different staff members at the school.  See if you can figure out who they are.  Remember, you must talk with them and get additional details to add to your comment.

1).  This person got to sit in the Bleacher Seats at the 2002 Oscars and watched all the Hollywood stars arrive for the big show...event of a lifetime!!

2).  This person can ride a unicycle while eating ice cream!

When you find the answers, post a comment to this post.  Remember, you must have details and don't forget to put your name on the comment also.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Homework

New math and writing homework is up.  Harry has won five Morgan Bucks for guessing it was Mrs. Contreras who had participated in a hostage training with the fire department.  Still looking for and answer to our drought question :)

Monday, March 12, 2012

Trivia Question

Let's add another internet based trivia question.  During droughts, most animals and fish die from lack of water.  There is one critter that does not and you would most definitely think it would (as it lives in water).  What is the critter and how does it survive?
For the question about hostage training, why don't you talk to someone in the office :)))

Friday, March 9, 2012

Homework

The new writing and math homework is up and ready for download.  I have also posted the new lit project which is due in 2 weeks.  The trivia questions are really stumping everyone.  I gave them the answer to one of them.  Becky Douvris was the one to walk a marathon in Alaska.  Now they just need to find the other one :)

Monday, March 5, 2012

Trivia

So far, we have no correct answers to the question.  These questions REQUIRE you to talk to different staff members around the school to find out the answer.  As I said, you MUST have additional details from that person to list with your answer.  No random guesses.  You must find the person and get more information from them and put that information into your comment.  If you do not do that, you will not be correct (even if you happen to guess the right person).  YOU MUST TALK TO THE PERSON AND GET DETAILS!!!

Trivia Question, WOW

The first trivia question was answered in no time!  The answer was a 400 year long drought in the Atacama Desert of Chili.  Since that one went so quickly, I will post another one right now.  This one is about one of our staff members here at Sexton Mountain.  Your answer must include some additional facts about the event for the person (this way there is no just throwing guesses up until you hit the right person :)

This person once walked a full marathon  in Fairbanks, Alaska.

and one more, about a different staff member.

This person participated in a hostage training for Tualatin Valley Fire Department.

When you have figured out who it is for either of these questions, click the comment button for this post and leave your answer.
  

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Trivia Question

The time is here!  I am starting my blog trivia question contest (thank you Mrs. Morgan for this wonderful suggestion).  I will start posting a trivia question on random days and random times and the first student who posts a comment (answering the question correctly) will win 5 Morgan Bucks.  If you are not the first to post, please post anyways.  You have no idea if the previous answer is indeed the correct answer.  Some questions you will be able to find answers on the internet, while others may require you to talk to different teachers and staff.  Parents, you may assist your children, but this is a learning experience for them.  Please allow them to do a majority of the work.  Since we are studying droughts, our first question will be related to that.

Where and when was the longest drought in world history?

When you have an answer, post a comment to this post.

Friday, March 2, 2012

March 8 homework

The new homework is up and ready for downloading.