The Rock & Roll Literacy Show

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Creating a Bibliography

Here's a nice tool to make your bibliography creation a little less painful.

Lucky kid has a Rube Goldberg-esque marble course built inside his room

Snow Day

What school looks like on a snow day

Thursday is a snow day

Please see this link for the official announcement.

Snow Day?

While it didn't stick around for too long, the snow did create a bit of excitement in grade 7 today.

Food Drive

Starting next Monday our school will be collecting food for the Surrey Food Bank. During this two week collection period, students are challenged to bring in as many different food items as they can.

Pyramids of Egypt

http://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/the_great_pyramid_of_giza.html

This might be an image of the pyramids you haven't yet seen. See if you can find other unfamiliar angles. Use the comments section to post your interesting finds.

Friday!

Hot Lunch is this Friday, and you can also earn House Points this time by showing sport spirit and wearing your favourite team logos (jerseys, scarves, etc.) or sport gear. One point per student for getting into the spirit of sport!

Telling the Shtory

The story of Jonah from Corinth Baptist Church on Vimeo.

Think Before You Post Online

This graphic comes from a blog with an interesting and relevant article. Check it out.

House Hippo

Remembrance Day Story

Vinyl Cafe: November 6th, 2010 "Remembrance Day"

Join host Stuart McLean and musical guest – Jill Barber for a Remembrance Day Special. Stuart tells us why, every year at this time, he honours one Canadian solider – a man he never met. Originally broadcast: November 8th, 2008

Right click to Download VC: November 6th, 2010 "Remembrance Day"
[mp3 file: runs 54:22]

Remembrance

Cornell Notes

Here are some resources for using Cornell Notes:
Notalon: free software that enables you to construct notes on your computer
Extra Sheet: use this if you need more sheets

Ecosystems Test

Study Guide
Online Quizzes (select chapters from drop-down menu)
Advance copy of the test

The Story of Stuff

Animoto

The Animoto contest is fast approaching. Sign in now and get started on creating your own Animoto. When you're finished, please share your creation with your teacher and classmates. This is Mr. Georgy-Embree's Animoto on the soup he recently made.