Friday - Rebecca Black

The music video for Rebecca Black's "Friday" has been removed from YouTube!

Although this can only be a good thing, it wasn't taken down for the reasons that you're probably hoping it was removed! Yes, the song is laughably bad and probably should have been taken down months ago as a result, but the real reason is a disagreement between BLack and her record label. Earlier in the week, Ark Music began charging viewers with a $2.99 pay wall to watch the video on the site. Black's legal team responded with a YouTube take down notice and are threatening legal action if the record label does not comply.
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Llama Font

There’s a website that changes your words to llamas!

It's called llamafont.com. All your letters turn into llamas! We gave it a try, and this is what we came up with:

Angry Birds

The enemies in Angry Birds were inspired by swine flu!

In an interview with game developer Rovio Mobile’s Ville Heijari, the origins of the rascally swine were revealed. In 2009, during the game’s development, the swine flu epidemic was at its height, and so the game’s creators were inspired to make green, sickly pigs. The developers at Rovio Mobile estimate that fans of Angry Birds play the game for over 1 million hours each day on iPhones alone!
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The average giant panda eats for 12 hours a day!

And it's usually nothing but bamboo for the whole 12 hours! Bamboo isn't very nutritious, so they have to eat a lot of it to stay alive, about 84 pounds every day. Pandas also travel around a lot; an individual panda's home range typically spans 1.9 square miles. That's a lot of ground to cover. If the bamboo isn't plentiful, that range can get even larger. Also, when facing bamboo shortages, pandas have been known to eat grass, fruit, insects, dead animals, and even live rodents.

The voice of the Woody dolls ins't Tom Hanks, it's his brother Jim.

Jim Hanks is also an actor. He has plenty of on-screen roles, but a lot of his acting credits come from voice-over work as Woody from Toy Story. He pretty much plays Woody in all of his non-movie appearances. He also was his brother Tom’s “running double” in Forrest Gump. Check out his IMDB profile.

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All zebras have unique stripes

The zebra stripes are some of the most distinct markers in the animal kingdom. Like a human being's fingerprints, no two sets of zebra stripes are exactly alike.

While no two zebras are the same, in general the zebras' patterns are most similar to other members of their own species. That way, you can tell which of the 3 zebra species a given zebra belongs to, by recognizing general pattern similarities. This might also be the way that zebras are able to recognize one another!
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Left-handed people might have an advantage in playing video games

At least, Gamestop seems to think so. They cite research from the journal Neuropsychology that claims lefties outperform righties in tasks that involve handling a lot of information and stimuli. This would include driving while talking, flying a plane, and, more importantly, playing video games!

The research has shown that data that is usually only processed by the left hemisphere of the brain of right-handed people is processed by both hemispheres in lefties. Anatomically, the connection between the two hemispheres is larger and better for left-handed people, which makes them process data more quickly.

You can see more of this explained here.

Agenda - The last one of Grade 6! :(

Students, please remember to bring the following to school with you tomorrow

• P.J.s/comfy clothes for tomorrow afternoon
• Pillow
• Snacks
• Plastic bags/other things to help you carry your supplies home tomorrow
• Swimming stuff (We are swimming at 10:00-11:00 tomorrow)
• Anything else?

Agenda - FRIDAY

Today is the last Friday of the school year! After today, we have 3 "regular" class days left.  We went through desks and lockers today in an attempt to make next week a bit easier on kids' backpacks.  Some "stuff" might be coming home today.
Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Miss S. is away Monday morning and Mrs. Fuchs will be in
• Talent show Monday at 1:00
• Awards ceremony (yes, the big one) on Tuesday at 1:00. 
• Swimming Wednesday morning
• Last day of school Wednesday
• Spelling test Monday
• Library books are due TODAY! Rhiannon, Kevin, Breyden, Enrico

Agenda - Thursday

• Spelling test Monday
• Bring back library books (due Friday)
• French projects!
• ITN

Agenda - Wednesday

And the countdown continues - After today, we will have 5 (yes, FIVE) school days left in this school year! Students will start bringing lost treasures home starting today, and gradually clean up more as the week progresses.  Today, 600 spent a while talking about things they love and will miss about being a student at Davison School.  I'm excited to let Miss Haas know that "Shamus" made MANY lists!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• French presentations continue tomorrow
• Heritage Fair tomorrow (Grade 5)
• Is there anything your parents do NOT want to see come home? (Stuff we can throw in the garbage in school instead of hauling everything home to be thrown out there ie: notes, school work, projects etc.)
• If any parents would like photos from this year, send a USB drive to school and I will copy them for you.

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Math #1-5 due tomorrow
• Bring ALL library books back ASAP
• French presentations continue tomorrow.  Bring everything you need.  If you still aren't finished, take it home tonight

Agenda - Monday

Happy Monday! We had a chilly swimming experience this morning, but had a great time overall! It is hard to believe that this is the last full week of classes in the school year! Good luck to all band and choir students at your concert tonight!
Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Band concert tonight at 7:00.
• Last day to return library books without charge is this Friday (June 22nd)
• French projects are DUE TOMORROW! Presentations will take place in period 2.

Swimming

Our first visit to the pool was earlier today! We will go again this coming Monday, then again on the last day of school! By the looks of things, students had a blast!

First Nations Games of Chance

On Thursday we spent our math class outside playing various First Nations games of chance as a part of our unit on probability.  Students enjoyed the opportunity to try out new games using things like rocks, sticks, and other parts of nature.

Agenda - Friday!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Band concert - Monday at 7:00 p.m.
• Bring back all library books before the 22nd to avoid being charged
• Swimming Monday

June Early D Agenda

Happy Short Thursday!
Not too terribly much to report today, as we've only been here a few hours today :)

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Swimming tomorrow in the morning - (Book reports, Math Pods, ITN, Something Good)
• Library tomorrow - Bring all books back to return! (Additional rules to follow)
• Band Concert on Monday @ 7:00 p.m.

Agenda - Wednesday (June 13)

Today marks the two week mark before summer begins for Davison students!  We have a lot to get through in the next 10 school days so I hope everyone is ready for partial chaos!
Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Early D tomorrow
• Spelling lesson 17 - Due Friday
• Swimming - Friday
• Band concert - Monday @ 7:00 p.m.

7% of Americans believe Elvis is still alive

 
Some people even theorize that the body that is currently buried 6 feet underground in Graceland is actually a wax model, and that the real Elvis was spotted hopping on a plane to Buenos Aires 2 hours before his official time of death, going by the alias "John Burrows".

In reality, Elvis was found dead on his bathroom floor on August 16, 1977. He was overweight and his health was deteriorating due to his drug use. He suffered from glaucoma, high blood pressure, liver damage, and an enlarged colon, and he may have been suffering from degenerative arthritis as well. He was pronounced dead at 3:30 pm at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Though he is most certainly dead, he lives on through his music.

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Make sure everything you need for french is here tomorrow
• New spelling lists go home today
• Spelling Lesson 17 sheets - due Friday
• Swimming Forms - Cheyenne, Kevin
• Report Cards - Rhiannon, Kevin
• ITN - Enrico, Kevin, Rhiannon, Sarah, Shynika, Faith, David
• Library books - June 22nd (to avoid charge)

Whats up in 600?!

I'm finally back at Davison after what seems like a very long time away! Today was the day when all grade six teachers in the division got together to take a look at the RAD tests we did a few weeks back, and Friday I was gone to the U of R for my convocation! I asked my subs who were in for me to let me know what I missed while away, and also to take some photos of the neat events 600 got to take part in!

On Friday, 600 got a visit from some of the Mils baseball players who were here to introduce themselves, answer a few questions and sign autographs!

This morning our class travelled to Yorkton alongside the grade 4 and 3 classes from Davison to attend the GSSD Pow Wow! I can hardly wait to hear how the morning went from everyone tomorrow morning. Judging by the photos Mrs. Klus took, I really missed out!

Agenda - Friday

I hope everyone is having a fantastic day with Mrs. Douhaniuk while I'm convocating in Regina.
Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Bring french materials with you for Monday
• I'm gone again Monday to mark the RAD tests with Miss Nashiem and the other grade 6 teachers in the division - Mrs. Klus will be in for me
• Any outstanding ITN/book reports/Tales projects are all OVERDUE.  These need to be in by Monday! (I'm starting to do report cards, and I'm missing a lot of work) Check the "Missing Assignments" tab!
• We are not swimmig Monday - This was a mistake in the announcements
•  Pow Wow is on Monday - Please remember to bring a lunch, as you will not have enough time to go home and be back in time for period 4. 
• POW WOW PERMISSION SLIPS - DAVID, SHYNIKA, KEVIN.. (Anyone else?) You may not go on this trip if your permission slip hasn't been signed and returned
• Enjoy your weekend! See you all Tuesday!
• Anything else?
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Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Mrs. Douhaniuk in for Miss S. tomorrow
• School yard clean up tomorrow during period 6
• Bring supplies for French tomorrow *(if you'd like to use them on your house)
• Spelling test tomorrow
• Mills visit tomorrow during period 3
• Powwow Monday - BRING YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS IN BY TOMORROW!!

Fire Rainbows

There’s a rare phenomenon called fire rainbows!

The fire rainbow is the rarest of all naturally occurring phenomena. The clouds must be cirrus and at an altitude of 20,000 feet at least. There must be just the right amount of ice crystals present, as well.
The sun has to hit the clouds at exactly 58 degrees. It makes the rainbow appear to be on fire, hence the name. It’s actually cold as ice, though. In the weather world, the phenomena is known as a circumhorizontal arc.
It isn’t a traditional rainbow, per se, but an effect that happens when light passes through wispy cirrus clouds at high altitudes. Even more specifically, the hexagonal ice crystals that make up the cirrus clouds must be shaped like thick plates with their faces parallel to the ground for the fire rainbow to appear.
The light enters through a vertical side face of the hexagon and leaves through the bottom causing the light to refract, or bend, like in a prism. If the crystals are aligned precisely, then the whole cloud lights up as a rainbow.
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Agenda - Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!!
The Davison track meet is scheduled for tomorrow! As long as the rain stays away, we are sure to have a great day!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Listen to GX94 tomorrow morning between 7:30 and 8:00 for cancellation notices for the track meet! If it is a go, make sure you have:
• A water bottle
• Bug spray/Sun screen
• Layered clothing
• Walk and Roll tomorrow - All students and staff are encouraged to NOT use a vehicle to get to school tomorrow. Bike, walk, run, skip, dance, whatever your way to school tomorrow!
• Powwow/Swimming forms for Thursday

Agenda - Monday

Happy Sunday everyone!

June 6th has been designated 'WALK and ROLL' DAY throughout the Good Spirit School Division. ALL STAFF and STUDENTS are encouraged to choose ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION as their means of getting to school (walking, biking, running etc.) Health Canada reports that only 27% of Canadian achieve health benefits from enough daily physical activity. This is our track meet day at Davison and we encourage parents and family members to "Walk and Roll" to watch your child'/children events.

• Any presentations for Tales Heroes Deeds and Wonders will be tomorrow
• ITN - Garry, Enrico, Kevin (2), Rhiannon, Sarah (2) Shynika, Faith, Kaylee, Tori, Jasmine, David
• Walk and Roll day - Wednesday
• Track Meet - Wednesday
• Powwow permission forms/Swimming forms - There are still MANY missing
• Pleae bring cardboard boxes tomorrow
• Report Cards - Kevin, Rhiannon, Shynika
• Tennis clinic tomorrow

Giraffes

Baby giraffes fall 5-6 feet to the ground when they are born.

As the tallest land mammals, adult giraffes unsurprisingly also have really long legs. This is no picnic for their newborn babies, however. They enter the world to a fall of up to 6 feet!

After about an hour, the calf is able to stand up. It's able to run with its mother after 10 hours of being born, and in four months' time it will be able to eat leaves.
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Agenda - Friday

Happy Friday everyone!Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Book reports/Reading challenges are now overdue
• Spelling lesson 16 - Due today - extension until Monday
• Kevin, Rhiannon and Shynika - Report Cards
• ITN - I'm expecting that if you owe me one, it will be ready to present by Monday
• Powwow permission forms go home today - Due Thursday June 7th
• Parent information night @ The Comp Monday @ 7:00.  Please bring all forms then