History Happening Today-Samantha-November 24th,2009

HHT November 24, 2009

• Earthquake hits BC, after shocks could be felt in Winnipeg.
• Olympic Torch is in St. Johns
• OLCS is preparing for our annual Christmas Concert. Mrs. Penner will only be here six times before the Concert. YIKES:( If you have a part in the play, memorize, memorize!
• There has been several deaths reported to be linked to people receiving the H1N1 vaccination.
• OLCS student council is planing a possible ice skating rink.
  
• Gr. 8s will update the yellow ribbons in town tomorrow.
  
• Gr. 4 - 8 will be traveling to the Air Museum in Brandon, tomorrow.
• There has been a possible link finding a cure/treatment for MS. Dr. Zambodie, Italy has discovered by increasing openings to arteries/brain it reduces MS side effects!!

Today we received "Every Picture Tells A Story" and "Renaissance Word" assignments. Make corrections for tomorrow.

Amazing Peoples are due today for the grade sevens and grade eights are due tomorrow.

By: Samantha

HHT-November 16
-The grade 8 OLCS Raptors brought home the divisional trophy on Thursday, Nov 12, 09. This is the 1st time since this trophy began in 1978 that an Oak Lake team has won Girls Divisionals volleyball!! Way to go girls!!!
-Boys won against Virden Gr 7 team and played their hardest!
-A Winnipeg man falls 8 meters into a well (a drainage sewer). He is rescued and receives minor injuries.
-Happy 40th birthday Sesame Street!
-H2O has been discovered on the moon.
-Happy 100th birthday to Winnipeg Santa Claus parade.
-H1N1 vaccinations are also available for children up the the age of 18. Some H1N1 vaccine was left at room temperature for more than 24 hours and is not usable. There has been H1N1 vaccine stolen in the US.
-A 3 year old in Winnipeg climbs thousands of stairs for charity!
-Brandon University Bobcats had losses VS the Trinity West Spartans.

Homework
Mapping due on Thursday
Stay tunned for exciting details for Rennaissance Bingo!

Heidi

Today was our last day to work on our time lines.
If we don't have them done we won't be able to go to volley ball tomorrow.

During our study of the middle ages I learned two things, 1) all about the steps to become a knight!! :P the first was a page, second step was a squire, and the third step was a knight. 2) What knights did in their spare time ex. They had plays, played music, danced, sang, children played tag, chess and checkers!

My one question is... Is the church now as powerful as it was back then? I hope you enjoyed reading our blog!!! :D

Heidi

Tuesday, Otober 27, 2009- Leslie

Today we worked on our time lines during class. They are due Thursday. Do them neat because we will be having an open book test on them sometime soon. Something interesting that I learned about the Middle Ages is that the Middle Ages got its name because it is between the time of the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. I also learned that Medieval monks spent many hours illustrating books by hand. This writing was called Illuminated Manuscripts. I would like to learn whether the Black Death still exists today. If so, does it still kill as many people as it did during the Middle Ages?

Monday, October 26th, 2009 - Samantha

Welcome back to our Blog:)

At the beginning of September we started to learn about the Middle Ages. It was lots of fun. We watched three movies. We had a Medieval Feast. The boys made shields, and the girls made hats. Did you know that back then some of the fashion included woman shaving their foreheads. At our feast we dressed up. The boys wore tights, and the girls wore dresses. We ate salad, stew, cheese, garlic sausage, and dumplings. We ate out of bread bowls, and only ate with knives. It was difficult! We had our test and right now we are working on our Modern World Time line.

The time line is due Thursday, October 29th, 2009.

Happy Halloween!!

Samantha

History final test outline
1. True or false 27 Marks
2. Multiple choice (not guess) 8 marks
3. Matching dates 10 marks
4. Fill in the blanks 61
5. Short answer 31 Marks
6. Long answers 30 Marks
7. Map 10 Marks
8. History Happening Today 5 Marks
Possible Federal Elections.
9.First H1N1 ( swine Flu) deaths in Winnipeg Manitoba.
226 Swine flu cases in Manitoba.
Get somebody to look at your blogging site and make a comment.
They can comment about anything Example: Federal elections, Swine flu, and more about history.

June 16, 2009 !~*Chels*~!

- !1 day! and counting till social studies final EXAM! (Thursday)
-Corrected Ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya chart.(study as a long answer)
-Read the middles ages time line.
-trying our new way of studying, putting the information on CD's and I-Pod's.
GOOD LUCK GRADE 7/8'S keep studying!