Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Hurckes Family to all my wonderful students! We hope you had a great celebration and were able to think of all the things in your life that in which you are thankful this year!
My Life as a 6th Grader!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Hurckes Family to all my wonderful students! We hope you had a great celebration and were able to think of all the things in your life that in which you are thankful this year!For My Football Players and Fans!
Did you hear about the decision that the Big 10 made about the rules of the Northwestern vs. Illinois game at Wrigley field? Because there was not enough room all offense plays will go towards the west end zone. What do you think of this decision? Do you think it will change the way the game is played? Is it safer for the players? Share your opinion with the class!
Here is an article describing the decision in more detail:
Field foul for Northwestern game at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO —
The fans sitting on the 3rd base side sure are going to see alot of action.The Big Ten announced Friday a rule change for the field for the Northwestern-Illinois football game at Wrigley Field on Saturday.
Since the back-middle of the east end zone is just a foot from a thickly padded wall, the Big Ten has decided not to use that end zone for any offensive plays.
The rules changes laid out by the Big Ten Friday morning:
1. All offensive plays will head toward the West end zone (3rd base side), including all extra points and all overtime possessions.
2. All kickoffs will be kicked toward the East end zone.
3. After every change of possession, the ball will be repositioned for the offense to head toward the West end zone.
4. As a result of a coin toss held by the conference office Friday morning, Illinois will occupy the West team bench in the first half and Northwestern will occupy the West team bench in the second half and for all overtime periods.
The changes were a surprise to the Cubs.
"The Chicago Cubs are surprised by the Big Ten's last-minute statement regarding changes for tomorrow's Northwestern-Illinois football game at Wrigley Field," Cubs president Crane Kenney said in a statement. "Let there be no doubt: the safety of the student-athletes has been - and remains - the number one priority since the concept of this game was first discussed more than a year ago, and all parties have gone to complete lengths to ensure student-athlete safety for this contest. "
Kenney said both schools and the Big Ten approved the layout of the field, eight months ago and that a conference representative inspected the field last week and raised no safety concerns.
"This game would not have been scheduled if it did not pass the strict and meticulous standards of everyone involved, a process that began more than a year ago," Kenney said. "All are in agreement Wrigley Field is a safe venue to host a football game."
Copyright © 2010, WGN-TV
Alliteration!
Alliteration is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of a phrase of words! We found some examples in poems today.
Can you think of a famous person's name that is alliterated, meaning the first and last name start with the same sound? One example is Peter Pan.
Share your example!
Can you think of a famous person's name that is alliterated, meaning the first and last name start with the same sound? One example is Peter Pan.
Share your example!
McDonald's Nutrition Information
If you open this document you will be able to see the nutrition information for Happy Meals! Does this change your opinion about the previous post at all?
Should Happy Meals have Toys?
Where's the toy? San Francisco's new law will bar fast-food restaurants from including toys in kids' meals deemed too unhealthy. (David Paul Morris / Getty Images)
Is This Meal Still Happy?
New law bans the selling of toys with unhealthy kids’ meals in San Francisco
By Zach Jones | November 12 , 2010
Lawmakers say fast-food chains lure kids into unhealthy eating with toys. (NewsCom)
Earlier this week, San Francisco, California, passed a law that leaves fast-food sellers with two choices: Remove the toys from their kids' meals, or make the meals healthier.
City lawmakers say that fast-food restaurants are luring kids into bad eating habits by advertising toys that are available only with their unhealthy food.
What counts as unhealthy? The new law limits the amounts of salt, calories, and fat in meals that include toys, and requires that either half a cup of fruit or three fourths of a cup of vegetables be included for the meal to be considered healthy.
French fries do count as a vegetable, but they have so much salt that one serving will push any meal over the limit.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Last week, Yale University released a study that supports the reasons behind San Francisco's law. Researchers studied kids' meals from the 50 largest fast-food restaurant chains in the U.S. They found that out of 3,039 possible meal combinations, only 15 met nutrition standards.
But fast-food companies say they're doing everything they can to provide healthy and tasty food to families. Last year, McDonald's sold more than 100 million Happy Meals that included apple slices rather than french fries and about 120 million liters of low-fat milk.
Companies like McDonald's argue that their toys are an important part of the fun of eating kids' meals, and that even unhealthy foods can be a special treat for a young person who has a well-balanced diet. They say restaurants now offer more healthy options for kids than ever before.
Restaurants have one year to decide whether to toss the toys or boost nutrition: San Francisco's ban is set to go into effect in December 2011.
Do you agree with the new law in San Francisco? What choice would you make, make the meal healthier or get rid of the toy? Why? This might make a good persuasive essay topic ;)
Current Events--November 15th
One area of Social Studies that we don't often have time to discuss during the day or week is current events. Current Events are stories that we hear in the news (TV or radio), read in the newspaper, or possibly hear from our parents. They are things that have happened recently in our town, county, state, country, or world. Current events might be about elections, business, technology, sports, entertainment, or health. There may be other topics as well.
Each week I will add a new post about current events. It will be a place that we can share about current events, share our opinions or ask questions. In your comments, you can also leave a link to a news story that might have additional information or that you found interesting.
Please feel free to share other stories or comment on these. It is my goal that each of you comment at least twice during the week.
Here are a few stories I found this weekend that I found interesting:
Student Council Notes for November!
Thanksgiving Fundraiser and Thanksgiving Baskets
Were collecting donations until November 18 and were doing the raffle until November 16.
Spirit Week
Monday-patriotic day
Tuesday-Fashion Disaster
Wednesday-tye dye day/ hippie day
Thursday-pirate day
Friday-Hawaiian day
Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament
Friday November 19th and Friday December 10th at lunch recess for $00.50. The winner gets a slice of pizza the next Monday with their choice of toppings.
After School Movie
December 15th toy story 3 will be playing for 4-6th graders bring a dollar if you want popcorn and a juice box
Santa’s Breakfast
Saturday December 11th in the lunchroom.
December spirit days
December 15th is PJ day.
Holiday Lollipop sale
At lunch on December 13th through December 15th the lollipops are red and green.
Save Energy Day
Wednesday December 1st walk, bike, car pool to save energy we will try to have one every month
What is the President doing this week?
Take a glance at this article about President Obama's travels over the next ten days!
What do you think should be the #1 thing that President Obama is trying to accomplish as President?
Children of the Lamp Reading Group--Read this!
On Page 319 in the book it says that one of the security guards at the British Museum thought that the 70 djinn might have been a "flash mob". Do you know what a flash mob is?
If you do know, leave a comment explaining what you know.
If you don't know, do a search on google and see what you can find out!
If you do know, leave a comment explaining what you know.
If you don't know, do a search on google and see what you can find out!
Have you heard about Kate???
Kate McGroarty is living at the Museum of Science and Industry for 1 month. She doesn't leave! She eats, sleeps, plays, and explores the museum for 30 days!! The paragraph below describes a little bit more about her experience. She is currently on day 18!
You can read her blog at monthatthemuseum.org!
Would you want to live at a museum for a month? If you had to live in a public place where would you want to live? What do you think would be the advantages and disadvantages of living in a public place like a museum, mall, amusement part, etc.?
About Month at the Museum:
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago has picked one curious, adventuresome individual—Kate McGroarty of Chicago—to live at the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere 24/7 for 30 days this fall, from Oct. 20 – Nov. 18, 2010. During the stay, she will eat and sleep science—taking in all the exciting activities and exhibits that the Museum has to offer, mingling with guests, and sharing all the adventures with the public online! And the end of it all, Kate takes home $10,000 and the experience of a lifetime! For more information about the Month at the Museum contest, visit monthatthemuseum.org.
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago has picked one curious, adventuresome individual—Kate McGroarty of Chicago—to live at the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere 24/7 for 30 days this fall, from Oct. 20 – Nov. 18, 2010. During the stay, she will eat and sleep science—taking in all the exciting activities and exhibits that the Museum has to offer, mingling with guests, and sharing all the adventures with the public online! And the end of it all, Kate takes home $10,000 and the experience of a lifetime! For more information about the Month at the Museum contest, visit monthatthemuseum.org.
The Blog is Back!!!
The blog is fixed! You can continue to read and post comments now!!! I hope you had a great weekend!
What did you do?
My sister's visit to Egypt!
Here is a picture of my sister on a bridge over the Nile River! Click Here
Is this a place you would like to visit? What would you like to see in Egypt?
Is this a place you would like to visit? What would you like to see in Egypt?
Question of the Day!
If you have ideas for a Question of the Day feel free to leave your suggestions here!
Good Idea!
I read a lot of other blogs. One blog that I read is called "Outside the Girl Box". She posts a lot of things about making sure girls have self-confidence. One her recent posts was just a nice thing that anyone can do. Click on the link to read about a way to put your Halloween Candy to a good use. Click Here.
After you read the article, let me know what you are doing with all of your candy this year!
After you read the article, let me know what you are doing with all of your candy this year!
Our Halloween Party!!
It is hard to see everyone, but this is one great class!!!
My favorite thing about our Halloween day was making the Vampire Bats! You did a great job (even though a lot of balloons were popping)!! What was your favorite part about the Halloween afternoon??