The Titanic
Aiden, Jaylah, Dora, Stewart

The Titanic was built in Belfast Northern Ireland between 1909 and 1911. The top speed of the Titanic was 24 knots. It was the largest man made ship. It cost 7.5 million dollars to build. It sailed for New York on April 10 , 1912. On April 14 at 11:55 pm it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg hitting the ship allowed water to enter it. The iceberg was formed in Greenland  where it broke off from a glacier. It moved south from there. There were many famous people on board the Titanic. There were not enough life boats on the ship for all the people. Most lifeboats were not full. 60% of the first class passengers survived the sinking. The Carpathia rescued the survivors starting at 4:10 am.

Abraham Lincoln
Abi, Cody, Kaydn, Olivia

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States. He was assassinated on Friday April 14 at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln was still alive after he was shot. He was carried to a house across the road from the theatre. President Lincoln lived through the night. He died the next morning at 7:22 am.
The search was on for John Wilkes Booth. A couple of weeks later Booth was located in a barn in Virginia where he was shot.

The months of the year
Zach, Keeshan, Adrian D., Denyce

The Romans used a different calendar than we do. It started with March and ended at the end of December.

January comes from the Latin  word door. It is thought to open up to the the new year..March is stormy and windy and was in honor of Mars, the war god. April is named for a Latin word, Apetit which means to open as it begins the spring. May is named after the Roman goddess Maia. June was named after the bride of Jupiter, Juno. July and August were named after Julius and Augustus Caesar. February was named after an ancient purification festival that was held early in the springtime. September, October, November and December were named after the place they held in the old Roman calendar.

What is gigantism?
Andrew, Caoimhe, Hunter, Katelynne

Gigantism is a disease that starts during childhood. It can be caused by a benign tumour It is uncommon to get. It makes you grow and cannot stop except by surgery to the pituitary gland. Robert Wadlow was the tallest man. He was 8' 11'' tall. He was only 22 years old when he died. Doctors thought he would keep on growing if he had lived.

What is the most effective way to clean your teeth?
Adrian M. Rheya, Cameron

Spin brushes are better than manual brushes.The rotating brushes cover more surface area and get into places that manual brushing cannot. The fast movement moves the germs and dirt away faster than manual brushing does.

As teachers we are often asked for our rubrics to show how we are evaluating the student’s work. I smile and hand over my rubric. I always take great pleasure when people gasp and ask me if I am serious. “Where is the rest of the rubric?” is the next question. The truth is my rubrics only have one level on them, Level 4. I do not put any other information on my rubric than this level.  My reasoning for this is simple. If you put the other levels the students will make an effort to reach the level they feel comfortable with. With only Level 4 they see this as the expectation and work to meet it. Even the weakest students improve their efforts.

Why do we need feet?
Denyce, Caoimhe, Rheya, Jaylah

We need feet to walk. They are located at the base of our body. They provide balance when we walk so we do not fall over.

The skin on the sole of the foot lack pigmentation and the hairs found on the rest of your body. It has a high concentration of sweat pores.