Bulletin Boards and Skits

I have never been fond of putting up bulletin boards for some reason.  I don't know why.
Thankfully Mrs. Catron came in and put up some of your melting pot & mixing bowl assignments.  They look absolutely fantastic!  To find them, you will need to walk through the hallway near the teacher workroom.  Take a minute to look at them.  I have some pictures below of what they look like.  Wow!  Impressive!

We've also enjoyed some skits this week which covered our reading on Spanish conquistadores.  Some of you definitely have creative juices flowing through your brain cells.  Here are a few pictures from the different classes.  I will share all of them at the end of the year.

A Spanish Priest

The Magic of the Fountain of Youth

Spanish Royalty?

Thomas Edison and Industrialist Posters

My 7th grade class has been busy this week.  We had a great time putting on a "To Tell the Truth" skit with Thomas Edison.  Our three Edison's and our host were great!  We also have been hard at work at our industrialist posters.  Our next video moment will be our immigration reenactment!  Stay tuned....

The Thomas Edisons...The "real" Edison was #3...Mr. Cartier

A Soy-Sauced Poster

Putting Final Touches on a Poster

Teamwork

Venturer Election Today

The Venturer Election was held today.  We used the Australian voting method to allow for more student second and third choices.  The photo above shows the candidates for the Venturer Senate.  We are very proud of them for taking a risk in running for this office.  It is not always easy to write a speech and give it to your peers.  Kudos to all of you!

The official results are now in.  The results have been double checked by Earnst and Young the famous accounting firm.  Mrs. Cook has nothing to do with the "young" part of it since she will turn 58 this week.

The election results were very close.  Their term of office will expire sometime at the beginning of the second semester.  Students may run again for a second term, or choose to retire from public office.  Mrs. Cook and I are very proud of each and every one of you for your willingness to serve the Venturer Nation.

Our new Senators are:

Brian, Lillian, Jenny, Madison, and Mallory

These five senators need to see Mrs. Cook and me tomorrow during CREW so that we can plan our first meeting.

Venturer Senate & Biz World Trial

A lot has been happening in the Venturer Nation in the past week!

The Senate campaign is drawing to a close.  The election will be held tomorrow after the 13 candidates give their speeches.  Mrs. Cook and I have been impressed with the quality of each student's speech as well as the campaign posters, buttons, and slogans.  The election results will be posted as soon as the officials can count the ballots.  Good luck to all!

Biz World students were involved in a patent trial on Friday afternoon.  Mrs. Cook's class helped serve as jurors and lawyers.  Mrs. Cook was even the judge.  My goal was not for you to get mad at each other, but to see how the court process works on our country.  When I signed some of the patent applications in which the Biz World company ignored the ratio qualifications, I wondered if other teams would notice.  I decided to sign them anyway to see what would happen.  Every year there are a few companies who do not read the patent application thoroughly, but this is the first year that a company has taken others to task!  We will talk about this in class on Monday.

The lawyer for the prosecution presenting his case

Judge Cook examining official documents

A witness being questioned

A witness answering questions

The defense team

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

The 5th Annual Venturer Artifact Museum

The artifact museum was a success!  Thanks for everyone being on task as we looked at the various exhibits.  There were many impressive displays.  I tried to get as many pictures as I could.  I've put a few below.  Our next product will involve treasure chests and explorers...stay tuned!

Kyle and Hisham With Their Inuit Harpoon

Evaluating Projects

Mary, Cozmy, and Sydney by Their Project

Sophia and Grace With an Amazing Display

Noor and Morgan With an Excellent Artifact

Katie and Erin With Their Kachina Doll

Gabby and Emily With an Iroquois Mask

Graham and Tad With a Creative Display

Noah's Authentic Display

Nicoleta's and Anne's Inuit Display

Katie Trying to Flee a Picture Taken With Boys

Sophia and Grace's Project Up Close!

Ashley and Zoe Hard at Work

Carter and Bryce's Display

Evaluating Displays

Evaluating Displays

Venturer Senate

Students,
As the Venturer senate campaign gets underway, I want to point out to you a blog that has been started by one of the candidates.  Mrs. Cook and I will remain impartial in the election.  (If you don't know what impartial means, look it up!)  However, I will highlight any candidate who asks me to do so!  I think a blog is a clever way to show potential voters your ideas and thoughts.  And the great thing is that the blog can be fluid, constantly changing every day.

To go to the blog, CLICK HERE.

The Venturer Senate Campaign Has Begun

Students!
The campaign for Venturer Senator has begun.  We have 13 great candidates running for five seats on the Senate.  Senators will be beginning their run for office starting tomorrow.  Be on the lookout for campaign paraphernalia to adorn the halls of RMS!  The speeches for Senator will be held during ASE on October 24th.  The candidates have been advised not to make promises in their campaign speeches that they cannot keep!  Their term of office will last until the beginning of February.  When their term expires, they can chose to run again, or to step down.  There will be another election held in February for the second term.

Below you will find a "spoof" on a campaign political campaign ad for a ficticious presidential election.  From where does the humor come?  Do you get what the joke is?

Random BizWorld Videos

Take a look at the BizWorld Videos.  Nothing planned, staged, or orchestrated...just a snippet from the daily grind of a company in producing a product for their savvy consumers!
Which company do you think seems ready to dominate the field of Venturer bracelets?  Please excuse the amateur camera work.....

The 6th Grade Wiki

Venturers,
The sixth grade wiki will be getting underway this week.  My ASE students will be using the wiki to showcase their friendship bracelets.  They will be creating internet ads to spark interest in their designs as well as to showcase what will be on sale soon.  We will keep you posted on updates made to the pages.  The wiki address link is in the right hand column. 

With the passing of Steve Jobs this week, it has made us all realize just how great he truly was.  He is our modern day Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison.  He has changed the way the world looks at things.  He dared to think differently.  I bet that as a sixth grade student, he would have qualified to be a CBG student.  At least I'd like to think so!  The world needs more people like him, people willing to go out on a limb and do something revolutionary and different....

Watch this short biography on youtube.