Canes Enable presentation was very fascinating to me because I learned daily challenges that I would have never imagined people having to go through. Debbie Havusha was like our ‘tour guide’ through the experience. I thought that she puts a lot of effort into anything she does. For example, the canes enable presentation and documentary. Although the presentation was only one third of what it should have been I thought it was very interesting and engaging.
The things I really liked were when Debbie took out Sarah Bear. Sarah Bear is a little stuffed animal with a prosthetic ‘leg’ that kids can hug to comfort them. She contains questions inside of her little ‘hoodie’ that we could each ask Lawrence such as ‘have you been able to do everything you have wanted to?’ All of these answers and questions were fascinating to me.
Just to think of the idea that one person can get around his wants, needs and dreams really touched me. His want or important but his dreams are incredible to accomplish. Many people think their life is over and they don’t do anything or take chances to see if thy can accomplish what their dream is. I think it’s incredible that Lawrence took in all of this news when h was just en years old.
Debbie introduced us to Lawrence around twenty or forty minutes into the presentation. Lawrence is a man who had is leg amputated and replaced with a prosthetic leg when he was just ten years old because he had bone cancer. Not in an insulting way, but, I could never do anything with just one leg. It would be a great challenge for me and I would be held back from many adventures that I would and had taken with my family. But that is where I went wrong. I thought that having one leg and a prosthetic leg isn’t good enough to do many physical activities out doors, indoors and in the water. But you can do almost anything you wish to do.
I also liked when Lawrence told us and showed us about him self, like when he took off his leg and he started to dance on one leg. He said "the way you move and where you move always means something different."What I found really nice is that he doesn’t consider himself different to us. He doesn’t care what people think of him, how they react to the news and his story or anything like that. When he told us that he had gone skiing for 6 hours yesterday on one leg I found that amazing and unbelievable. I took snowboarding lessons and the first hour of the class I broke my arm. I am surprised that he has not been sevearly injured while he was doing these physical activities.
Lawrence had us all guess how much a prosthetic leg costs. We were all way off because we guessed in the hundreds and tens. He told us that an average prosthetic leg costs about fifteen thousand dollars. I went in to shock and I can imagine that my mouth also flew open in shock. But what I really picked up was that fifteen thousand dollars, just for a NORMAL PROSTHETIC LEG!!!! That is a huge amount of money that would take years for me to raise! There are also some special prosthetic legs that can be put in water and those can cost up to forty thousand dollars!
I think that some people are assuming that there aren’t so many people that need wheelchairs in the world but it’s sad to hear that there are a lot more then you would imagine. Many places are not wheelchair accessible including our school. I find this really bad because there is one child that needs help walking in grade 4 because he has some disorders. So he uses a wheel chair. But he must have one on each floor of the school! Even though there are only 3 floors to the school I would imagine he has around four or five wheelchairs with him.
There have also been times when my fellow classmates have needed to be in wheelchair accessible places. Like Jonah, he was once in a wheelchair and because our school is non-wheelchair accessible he could not get around very easily. He could only use his wheelchair for recess and when he was on the main floor, lobby. The rest he had to do in crutches.
This also happened to me but I didn’t have to use a wheelchair. I only used crutches but the part that bugged me the most was that it was so hard to go up and down the stairs. It drove nuts! I had to get someone to carry my crutches up and down the stairs and then they needed to wait until I crawled up or down the stairs to get my crutches. I rented my crutches from London rugs and when I didn’t have anyone to carry my crutches for me I would have to just throw them down the stairs and just hope that nothing would happen to them. And luckily nothing did.
-Janine
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Canes Enable response
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Canes Enable Presantation
The Canes Enable presentation was very inspiring to me. It taught me many interesting things that I had not known before. Luckily, I have had the experience of working with Debby on this program last year for our Tikkun Olam project along with Alex. This helped me connect and feel like I had known a lot about Canes Enable during the presentation. I hope that Debby will join us again for the next part of her workshop.
Throughout this presentation I learned many new and amazing things. I found the umbrella cane a very neat invention, although there are some problems with it. I learned that handicapped is a derogatory term. Lawrence, was the highlight of the presentation for me. He showed us that it is possible to do all the things we do with only one leg. He told us that he had just recently skied four kilometres! Lawrence taught me that if you really put your mind to something, you can pursue it even with a disability. I also learned about how difficult and expensive it is to get a prosthetic leg. In my opinion, they should not be so expensive because families may be in need of one but might not be able to afford it. I know that Lawrence will succeed in anything he chooses to do.
What surprised me the most in this presentation is how open Lawrence answered each of the questions, even if they were extremely personal. It seemed to me that he no longer felt ashamed of his one leg but instead happy that he was unique and can do so many inspiring things. Lawrence was very nice in taking of his prosthetic leg and passing it around for us to see what it looked like and how it operated.
I feel that making things more accessible is a very important thing to do. People with disabilities should be treated equal to normal people; more accessible places are desperatly needed. People in wheelchairs really have a tough time getting around, but people with out disabilities take all the access we have for granted. I aspire that soon every thing will be just as accessible for a wheelchair user or anyone with any kind of disability as it is for us.
-Aviva
Canes Enable by Jonah
I thought the presentation was amazing. Debbie and Lawrence were well spoken and easy to understand for our age group. I like the part when Lawrence took off his leg and did the bear crawl. Debbie’s idea of bringing Sarah bear was a nice touch. She also presented Sarah bear’s questions to the class and we passed a string that you pass to a person, which creates a web. The designs on the canes were incredible. The people at Canes Enable are so creative.
I learned that people with disabilities can do so much because before the presentation I thought they were very limited. Debbie and Lawrence showed us that with on leg you can do volleyball, bowling, skiing, dance and lots more things. I also learned about a prosthetic leg. It looks so realistic and very flexible. Having a prosthetic leg allows people to do more but it is so expensive.
I was so surprised that a prosthetic leg cost $40 000. That is the price for a good one. It must be very hard for people to afford one. Having a disability may limit your job possibilities and as Debbie said some disabled people get jobs that do not pay large salaries. How do you afford your bills plus $15 000 to $40 000 for a prosthetic leg. That is why it is good to spread awareness through presentations such as this one.
I think we need for our school to be wheelchair accessible. It has no elevator or ramp. When I was in a wheelchair I could only use it at recess and outside of the school. It was very painful because I had to use crutches up and down the stairs so may times and it was difficult. There was also no handicapped parking and it was hard to get out of the car and into my wheelchair in the drive through. I only had to be in the wheelchair for two months while for some people it is permanent. I really got a good idea of how difficult it is. I would make railings, escalators and elevators in most buildings.
Canes Enable Workshop Response
I thought that the presentation was really cool because we got to learn more about disabilities and we talked with Lawrence about his. I liked how he was so open about his prosthetic leg and how he wasn’t ashamed. I also liked it how Debbie told us about different disabilities and she spread awareness about them.
I learned that so many places in the world are actually not that accessible for people with disabilities and that we need to be more aware of that. Lawrence probed to us that even with one leg he can do almost everything that we can do. He can hop, dance, crawl, ski and do so many other things with just one leg.
I was really surprised that having one leg did not hold him back that much. He was very flexible, and could move around with ease. His prosthetic leg was very different that I expected it to be. In a way it looked very real, and it was very mushy and bendable. All of the different styles of canes were very cool too.
Everyone in the whole world should realize that we actually don’t have that many places that are accessible for people with special needs. We need to start to take action and spread the word. For example, even adding in braille to an elevator or adding in a few more wheel chair parking spaces would make a huge difference. If we do some simple things, it will make a huge difference.
Danny Greenberg
Canes Enable Workshop
Yesterday’s workshop was a very educational and exciting lesson. I learnt many things that I did not know about canes and other things as well. One of the things I learnt was the name of forearm crutches. Another thing I learnt was that handicapped is a derogatory term. I found it very interesting to look at all the kinds of canes people made and to see how they would be helpful to different individuals and I thought that the cane umbrella was very cool. I also enjoyed that second part when we went into a big circle around the canes. Exploring all the ways of transportations from A-Z was fun as well because I had never explored some of the ideas and topics that were brought up.
I think Lawrence is a very inspirational person. I found it was amazing that he was able to get over what happened to him and pursue with what he loves best. I was able to connect with him well because we have a lot in common. He loves skiing and dancing and those are two of my favourite sports.
When I walk around I do not always notice how lucky I am and consider how other people might get around. I think that our school is not very accessible and the narrow cramped hallways do not help anyone at all, especially people who do not get around the same way as I do. I think that a good start to making our school more accessible would be changing our stairs and widening our hallways. From now on I think I will pay closer attention to the accessibility of buildings.
Adina Landsberg 7A
Agon Acrostic
Acrostic:
A-antagonist and protagonist fight
G-great argument
O-one big conflict
N-no-one agrees
Marc L. 7B
Canes Enable Presentation
Canes Enable Presentation
The “Canes Enable” presentation really moved me and made me realize how lucky I am. I thought that this was the perfect time to start showing us these presentations, because after all there are kids younger than us with disabilities, and living with challenges. I thought Lawrence was a great person to bring in because of all his achievements and because he was so open to talk about his disability. I also thought that Debby was a very good speaker and that she led the program well.
I learned that disability does not prevent sport, dance or art. I learned all about the challenges that come with having a disability. I learned that at a very young age bad things can happen and you have to be careful with whatever you do. I also learned all about people with prosthetic legs and all about prosthetic legs.
One of the things that surprised me was how fast Lawrence took off his leg, and how he was so comfortable with taking it off. Lawrence also surprised me with how well he could balance/walk/dance on one leg. A was so surprised to see all the beautiful paintings on the canes. Lastly I was surprised to hear of all the many problems one with a disability might come across.
Firstly I think it is crazy how inaccessible our school is and how inaccessible our city is compared to others in Canada and the world. I think that this is a major problem that should be brought up more in schools across Canada. I also think that if more people of aware of this problem more people will help.
Marc L. 7B
Canes “N” Able Response
This presentation was truly inspiring! It was fascinating to see Lawrence perform with such ease and everything flowed very nicely.
After hearing this presentation it taught me many things. It taught me about accessibility and what accessibility actually means. It means wheelchair parking, Braille for blind people, ramps and basically to let people who have special needs still have the same experience of things like we do. Please note that people with special needs are no different from us. It’s just that they have different needs. Everyone has to accept them for who they are. Just because someone looks different doesn’t give people the right to treat them differently. I met this man names David Roche. He was born with a tumor on his face which disfigured all the features on his face. When I first saw a picture of him I thought, wow this guy is weird. Then I met David. He turned out to be one of the nicest guy’s I’ve ever meet. He presents a show about his life in comedy form. It moved me in so many different ways. David is truly amazing and taught me that you can’t go around judging people for what they look like, because they might turn out to be the most passionate, caring loving person you’ll ever meet.
The only surprise I experienced is when Lawrence took off his leg. And, how much his leg actually cost. It’s not fair to people who can’t afford to pay for prosthetic legs. Lawrence was a great performer. It also amazed me how Lawrence could stay his leg for five hours straight! This shows (once again) that people with disabilities have more abilities than not. One last thing that surprised me was where the word “handicap” comes from. I can’t even imagine who could even think of making that word!
This world has a lot of work to do. One of the big factors is making places accessible. I’ve encountered many situations of non-accessibility because of my brother Oz who has Cerebral Palsy. My family goes to Israel a lot. You might not know this but Israel isn’t the most accessible place in the world…It was so challenging taking Oz places because places weren’t accessible. Most restaurant, stores, malls and houses did not have ramps or elevators. We are lucky to live in a place like Canada where a lot of things are accessible. I think even if places are not accessible people should still make the effort to help people who have difficulty getting around. If it’s helping a blind person across the street or pushing someone in a wheelchair or explaining something to someone who has an Intellectual Disability or providing closed caption for people with hearing loss; these are all responsibilities that we have to make for people in our community and in the world.
BY ARI HAVUSHA!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Homework
Response to Canes Enable workshop (Thurs)
Reading comprehension worksheet and vocabulary sentences (Fri)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Glossary Post for Cep
Dictionary Entry:
Spelled: Cep
Pronounced: Sep
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: An edible mushroom
Origin: French ‘cepe’ Latin cipus
Glossary Acrostic For Eft
Acrostic
E- Even though it’s small, it’s still cute
F- For a newt…
T- That is so tiny.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
acerbity
Until i knew what the word acerbity meant i had no clue that it meant bitterness. Although, i did have a feeling that it had somthing to do with unkindness. If i were to write an essay and i had to put the word bitterness or acerbity in it i would choose bitterness. For two reasons a)that i get a better mental picture b)that when someone says bitterness i would think that what ever the person was talking about i would think wow, if you use a strong word as bitterness, then thats horrible because when i eat something bitter and i look in the mirror i have a face that is all scrunched up and mean looking. This is why i would choose bitterness over acerbity.
Glossary Page for Sardonic
Newspaper Headline
Heath Ledger’s sardonic performance as the joker wins an Academy award.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Successor
Thesaurus entry: beneficiary, descendant, follower, heritor, inheritor, next in line, replacement, scion
Apostrophes homework
1. The boxes’ sides
2. The ships’ deck
3. The books’ covers’
4. The lilies’ smell
5. The snakes’ hiss
6. The notebooks’ belong to Hannah
7. The cows’ horns
8. The mice’s noise
9. The trees’ branches
10. Carlos and Jason’s do
C.
1. Someone stole Mr. McKee’s car from the teacher’s parking lot!
2. Is the blue coat Iman’s or Taylor’s?
3. After a few hours’ delay the boat finally reached Simpson’s landing.
4. With Dad’s tools and my brother’s advice, I soon repaired the lawn mower.
5. Alison’s sailboat is tied up at Mr. Chan’s wharf.
6. Last week’s hailstorm destroyed my aunt’s cherry crop.
7. My cousin’s wedding announcement is in Tuesday’s paper.
8. Does that store sell men and children’s clothing?
9. Regan and Mike’s mother drove the boys to school.
10. The stamp collection is Janelle’s, but the coin collection is Valda’s.
11. Did you bring the babies’ blankets?
12. Al Lee hung, Len and Nick’s badminton racket in the garage.
13. Dennis’ feet are larger then Brian’s.
14. Margo and Jill’s dentist won the hang-gliding championship.
15.The Murphy’s’ alarm went off at midnight.
Homework
Possession worksheet (Th)
Multi-Genre Glossary (Fri)
10-word Glossary Test (Mon)
Please bring a new thin notebook for Friday
Israel Update #3
Hi everybody!
I am back in
There were a few more things about my trip that I wanted to share with you but I didn’t have enough time to write about them while I was still in
While we were in
We’ve also been to a place called Mini Israel. Mini
On Saturday evening my grandparents took me to a show called Mayumana. It’s a show with singing and lots of drum playing. David Broza, who is a famous Israeli singer, performed there as well.
My trip was so much fun, but it’s also great to be back in
See you all tomorrow!
Shakaed
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Book Talk by Jonah
Mr. Gelmon: I will bring a copy to school.
Hook:
Imagine going to a jail where most of the convicts are there because of murder and even worse imagine trying to be friends with them. James is back and this time he tries escaping jail. Will James escape and get another person to tag along? You’ll just have to find out….
My book is called:
Maximum Security (Title) by Robert Muchamore (author)
Short description of the book:
The protagonist: James Adams
The antagonist: Jane Oxford
Read the hook/ back of the book…
I’d recommend this book to:
Grade 6- 10, people who like adventure, and mystery genres.
Maximum Security is available in the school library, public library, and most book stores.
†roglodyte
Riddle!
new and improved Past/Present tense
This is my edited copy of the paragraphs
Yesterday I and my friend Joel had a sleepover at his new house. Joel recently moved because his grandma moved in and their old house didn’t have enough space. We played some video games on his Xbox and computer. After that we got hungry and went to the kitchen and ate a chicken wrap, they were good. Right after we ate we went outside to play in the snow. We made a huge snow tunnel that went for about 3 feet back and 2 feet high. After we built it we got bored and smashed it with a shovel. We stayed up till 2:00 Am which is why I was so tired this morning at school.
I’m having lots of fun with my friend Joel. I am beating him at NHL 08 as the Boston Bruins and NFL 07 as the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m having a blast! Now I’m hungry so I am going upstairs to eat a chicken wrap. It has chicken, lettuce, cheese, and other yummy un-kosher things. Mmn, now Joel and I are going to make a big snow fort! Turns out the snow is harder then we thought so instead of building up we are building down-sideways-ishh. Wow we did a great job, time to break it!
Micah Berlow January 5th 2009
new and improved Past/Present tense
Hi guys this is my edited (and better) copy of my past and present tense paragraphs
Yesterday I and my friend Joel had a sleepover at his new house. Joel recently moved because his grandma moved in and their old house didn’t have enough space. We played some video games on his Xbox and computer. After that we got hungry and went to the kitchen and ate a chicken wrap, they were good. Right after we ate we went outside to play in the snow. We made a huge snow tunnel that went for about 3 feet back and 2 feet high. After we built it we got bored and smashed it with a shovel. We stayed up till 2:00 Am which is why I was so tired this morning at school.
I’m having lots of fun with my friend Joel. I am beating him at NHL 08 as the Boston Bruins and NFL 07 as the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m having a blast! Now I’m hungry so I am going upstairs to eat a chicken wrap. It has chicken, lettuce, cheese, and other yummy un-kosher things. Mmn, now Joel and I are going to make a big snow fort! Turns out the snow is harder then we thought so instead of building up we are building down-sideways-ishh. Wow we did a great job, time to break it!
Micah Berlow January 5th 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Past & Present Paragrpahs
Present tense:
Right now I am watching T.V. A woman with bright purple hair just popped onto the screen. She is doing a really funny dance. I’m trying the dance but I trip on my shoelace and I am falling flat on my face.
Past Tense:
Last Saturday I was watching T.V. Suddenly a woman with bright purple hair popped onto the screen and did a really funny dance. I then decided to try the dance. What do you know as soon as I started I tripped over my shoelace and fell flat on my face.
Marc Levin 7B
Present Tense:
I am going to school. It is (snowing) very hard and huge flakes are falling against the windshield. I see people (slipping) and sliding as they make their way to work. I am (sipping) hot chocolate from my travel mug. My dad is driving very carefully through the blistering winds of snow. I take a deep breath and give a sigh of relief as I see the school come into view. I (jump) out of my dad’s Honda and (race) through the doors as I don’t (want) to be late!
Past Tense:
I went to school. It (snowed) very hard and huge flakes fell against the windshield. I saw people (slip) and slide as they made their way to work. I (sipped) hot chocolate from my travel mug. My dad drove very carefully through the blistering winds of snow. I took a deep breath and gave a sigh of relief when I saw the school come into view. I (jumped) out of my dad’s Honda and (raced) through the doors as I didn’t (want) to be late!
Past and Present Paragraphs
Present tense:
I am in the car on my way to Seattle and I think that this trip will be lots of fun. My dad and I are watching a movie and then we are there. I really want to play some basketball with my dad, but my mom keeps telling me I can’t play basketball until I buy the clothes I need. I am not happy about this! I am on my way to the mall (unfortunately). I am at the mall (hooray). I am following my mom around (yawn). I am trying on whatever my mom gives me to make this as quick as possible (groan). I now have all my clothes (and a little less of my dignity) and my mom finally says I can go play some basketball.
Past tense:
This weekend I drove to Seattle. The car ride was fun because I got to watch movies with my dad the whole time. I really wanted to play some basketball, but my mom forced me to go shopping for some clothes I needed at the mall. I reluctantly went and struggled through all my shopping and finally got to play basketball.
Past/ Present Paragraphs.
Yesterday I and my friend Joel had a sleepover at his new house, Joel recently moved because his grandma is moving in and their old house didn’t have enough space. We played some video games on his Xbox and computer. After that we got hungry and went to the kitchen and ate a chicken wrap, they were good. Right after we ate we went outside to play in the snow, we made a huge snow tunnel that went for about 3 feet back and 2 feet high. After we built it we got bored and smashed it was a shovel. We stayed up to 2:00 Am which is why I was so tired this morning at school
I’m having lots of fun with My Friend Joel. I am beating him at NHL 08 as the Boston Bruins and NFL 07 as the Pittsburgh Steelers, I’m Having a blast! Now I’m Hungry so I am going upstairs to eat a chicken wrap, it has chicken lettuce cheese and other yummy un-kosher things. Mmn, now Joel and I are going to make a big snow fort! Turns out the snow is harder then we though so instead of building up we are building down-sideways-ishh. Wow we did a great job, time to break it!
past/present tense
were we supposed to make a paragraph with both past and present tense or 1 with each?
My Bat Mitzvah in Israel
About one week ago I had my Bat Mitzvah party in Israel. It was held at my grandma and grandpa’s house. It was only for my family, but with my dad’s five sisters, my mom's two brothers, their kids, and all the cousins, it turned out to be about seventy-five people :). The Bat mitzvah was really fun.
It rained all week before the party and there was no way we could fit seventy-five people inside the house. We called someone to make a rooftop over the backyard so we could go outside but not get wet. After it rained all of Thursday night, finally the sun came out on Friday for my party.
In the bat mitzvah there was a slideshow I made. I only knew I was making a slideshow the week of the bat mitzvah. For three days of the week of the Bat Mitzvah I was working really hard on the slideshow. Because we were away from home, we didn't have all of my pictures. I therefore used pictures that my mom had on her laptop and I also looked through pictures that my parents mailed my grandparents over the years and scanned them. In the end, all of my work paid off, because the slideshow worked out great :).
It was so nice to celebrate my Bat Mitzvah in Israel with my family.
I hope all of you had fun in the winter break!
Shakaed
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Late Graphic Organizer Question???
Hey Mr. G,
I will get my Graphic Organizer into you soon, and I was wondering if every single square had to be filled up?
Please reply as fast as possible!
Thanks,
Bram
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Cookie Monster Good Copy
The Cookie Monster
The Cookie Monster, 100, passed away January 1, 1500 at the Mental Cookie Hospital at 12:00 am. He will be sadly and missed by his loving family and friends, a beloved mother, the Cookie mama, his father, the Cookie daddy, his brother, the Cookie nerd, his sister the Cookie geek, and his younger brother the Cookie dork.
His friends Big Bird, Oscar, the kids, the people, the camera Man, Elmo, the director and the producer.
The cookie monster’s hobbies were to sit down and eat cookies all day until he got full. The Cookie monster always wanted a dog called the Cookie doggy, the day the Cookie monster died from cookie cancer he got his dog and was never got to see it again and career was over. The Cookie monster funeral will be held at Cookie Ave 22 Street in Toronto may the Cookie monster rest in peace.
BY: Tomer Busheri 7A
Shalom from Israel
We flew to Israel with KLM and stopped in Amsterdam on the way. We had to stay at the airport for eight hours before our next flight so we stayed at a hotel there . It was a small hotel which was located at the airport, you didn’t even need to go through security to get there. The hotel room was very small; it only fit about two people. Me, my mom, and my little sister stayed in one room and my brother and my dad were in the other one. Everything in the room was electronic. There were buttons on the side of the bed that controlled the light, the TV, etc. You even had to click on a button to convert the sofa to a bed.
When we arrived in Israel my grandparents were waiting for us at the airport. It was really nice to see them again. After we were greeted by my grandparents, we went to my dad’s parents’ house. It was 4:00AM!
Israel is 10 hours ahead of Vancouver so we all had jetlag. For a few days my nights were my mornings and my mornings were my nights. I would wake up at about 5 pm and go to sleep at about 7 am. My grandpa called all of us owels :)
We are spending most of our time with our extended family. We see some of them every day and we also had two big get togethers with the whole family. Last Saturday all of my dad’s side of the family got together for a picnic. My dad has five sisters, and all of them have kids, so you can imagine how many people were there. After we finished eating we climbed up Mearat Ha’etzbah (“Finger Cave”). When we came back down we played games and had desert. Two days ago, on Saturday, we met with my mom’s side of the family. They all came over to my Mom’s parents’ house. We ate and talked. It was a lot of fun.
On Sunday I went to a show called the Festigal. The Festigal is a song competition, but basically it is a performance for kids where famous people in Israel act out a story with songs that relate to the story. At the end of the show people vote for which song they liked best. It is a very impressive performance with dancers and songs and I enjoyed it very much.
Enjoy the snow in Vancouver! I’ll write more soon.
Shakaed
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ancient Greece Homework
Are we supposed to finish our graphic organizers or just do the study outline?
On July 18th 2008 Medusa the Gorgon died at stone fort General Hospital. Her Sisters will sadly miss her. She died after going to an amusement park and accidentally wandering into the hall of mirrors. She was a loving caretaker of her pet rock Philip who obviously misses her. Her funeral service will be held at 6766 rock-well drive.
By Micah Berlow
Monday, December 15, 2008
Obituary for Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse, 80, passed away on November 18th 2008,his 80th birthday, at Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Hospital. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Minnie Mouse. By his side were his caring and loving friends, Daisy Duck, Dewey, Donald Duck, Goofy, Huey, Louie, Peg Leg Pete and his wonderful pet dog Pluto. Mickey had great adventures with his friends and always enjoyed meeting his fans in Disney Parks. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 24th 2008 at the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Main Street Disneyland.
~Sari
Tinkerbell
The Obituary of Tinkerbell
Written By: Bayle James
Tina, also known as Tinkerbell, was only 26 when she died from an overdose of ‘pixy dust’. She died on Monday, October 31st at 6:30 pm in the sky above Never Land. She is going to be missed dearly by Peter Pan, The Lost Boys (Tootles, Nibs, Slightly, Curly and The Twins), Wendy and all of her friends in Never Land. She will be remembered for her pouting, her jealousy and her good heart. Tinkerbell spent her whole life in Never Land. She lived with Peter and the Lost Boys in Slightly’s Tree house. One of Tinkerbell’s proudest moments was when she saved Peter from a poisoned drink that Captain Hook gave to Peter to kill him. She drank the drink to save her friend and almost died. Then she was saved by Peter who encouraged children to clap their hands to prove that they believed in fairies. Ceremonies to celebrate the life of Tinkerbell will take place second to the right and straight on till morning. Donations can be made to F.O.O.P.A. (Fairies Off Of Pixy Dust Association).
Bingo Prizes
7A: please bring in donations of lottery tickets by the end of the week for bingo baskets.
Obiturary for Bart Simpson
Bartholomew J. Simpson "El Barto" passed away last Thursday at age 10. This happened during a tragic skateboarding accident over Springfield Gorge. He will be 
missed by his sort of loving family, Marge his mom, Homer his dad and Lisa "Snot face" his loving sister. He also left behind an adoring cat Snowball II and an affectionate dog Santa's Little Helper. The funeral will be held at The First Church of Springfield 123 Fake street. The service will be lead by Reverand Lovejoy at 2:30pm Monday afternoon.
The Cookie Monster
The Cookie Monster
BY: Tomer Busheri 7A
Jug-Head's Dead!
Jug head Jones died on October 9th 2008 at the age of 18. He died of food poisoning at the Riverdale ICU. He will be sadly missed by lifelong friends: Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, and most of all Pop Tate: owner of Pop’s Choklit Shoppe. He also was a devoted food lover and has on record eaten 91 hamburgers in one sitting. His beloved pet; Hot-Dog will be adopted by Archie Andrews. A funeral service will be held a 5:00 Pm on Monday 15th at the Riverdale Church, 4266 whether drive
Dracula Obituary
Dracula, age 200 died in Fang Hospital after sucking blood out of a poisonous peacock, on Jan 10th 1996. His wife, children and many others except Ogi the Bear will miss him. Dracula had a strong relationship with Pete the Farmer. They would always go to Vampire Bowling together. Pete misses him dearly. Dracula's bat “Ron” wept for about an hour and then moved on. Dracula also had a cat named “Tooth”, a cow name “Jim”, a frog named “Hermit”, a squirrel named “Dog” and a chestnut named “Bill”. Dracula always enjoyed taking long walks across Blood Mountain and enjoyed going to the disco for vampires at 9’ o clock every night. A funeral will be held at Fang Synagogue, 2734 Tooth Road. Everyone is welcome to bring gifts in memory of Dracula. Complimentary punch to follow.
BY ARI HAVUSHA!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Help!
Hey Guys!
I don't really understand the homework for Monday. Do we gather info about a mythical character or do we get a myth about a mythical character??????????
Daora the Explorer Obituary
Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer suffered a difficult death on the 3rd of April 2008. Dora’s friend map was stolen by a mysterious bird and he flew up to the tallest mountain with map in his feet. Dora had always relied on her map for directions and had no clue how to get to the tallest mountain and neither did her monkey friend Boots. Dora and Boots wondered around the path that they were on for a little while and did not find the tallest mountain. After the day was done and it was time to go to bed. Dora was so worried because she had to get home to her grandma that night. With all her worries she fainted and died. Boots the monkey said that after this had happened he ran in all directions to find help and magically found Dora’s Grandmother’s home.
Dora had many friends and family including Boots (the monkey), Diego, her grandma, Swiper (her enemy), Map, Backpack, Benny (the cow), Easa (the iguana) and Tico (the squirrel). They all miss her dearly.
Dora’s number one hobby was exploring. She loved to go on adventures to help people. She was very giving and selfless. She will be missed by many people.
Her funeral will be held on the 5th of April 2008 in the at Kits beach from 11-1.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Homework
1. Bring in a copy of a Greek myth of your choice for in-class obituary write on Monday.
2. 5% bonus if you post your practice obituary from Friday's class. BONUS ONLY IF YOUR WORK IS POLISHED. You will lose 1% for each proofreading error.
Glossary Posts for Himation and Centaur
Analogy:
Centaur is to myth as Cinderella is to fairy tale.
Newspaper Headline:
Himations and Togas back in Style!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Democracy Glossary Page
Acrostic
Don't forget to vote
Eqaulity
Make a possitive difference
Opens doors to freedom
Can be emancipating
Republic
A free country
Commonwealth
You can have justice
Galia Horwitz 7B
Impeccable Analogy/ Archaeologist Headline
Impeccable is to flawless as tiny is to puny.
"Archaeologists Discover Ancient Greek Ruins in Corinth."
-Bram 7A
Glossary page for Olympic Games
Dictionary Entry:
Athletic Competitions held every four years in honor of Zeus as his sanctuary Olympia.
-Aviva
Ancient Greece Study Outline Example
Ancient Greece (Underlined)
I. Famous Myths (4)
-----A. Minotaur
----------1. Evil King Minos; Half-Bull/Man.
II. Important Places (4)
III. Notable Names (3)
IV. Greek Gods (5)
V. Greek Contributions to Today (4)
VI. Ancient Greek Civilizations (3)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
GREEK GLOSSARY LIST BY MARC LEVIN
Iliad- one of the poems with the odyssey/ story of the Trojan War
Mycenaean’s-cultural period/ lived in Hellas/built big forts/ war/artsy people
Knossos/Crete-archaeological site, where Linear B and A were found
Troy- City of the Trojan War/ got destroyed
Frescoe-panting on a wall/wall painting
Archaeology- study of evidence of ancient people
Minoans- lived in Crete/traders/no war very peaceful/woman involved
Isthmus-narrow strip of land joining to big pieces of land
Minotaur- Half man half bull/ got killed by Thesues
Democracy- people choice government
Dorian’s-Had a war that lasted over 300 years/major Greek tribe/ mentioned in the Odyssey
Linear B- Found in Knossos/ brothers with Linear A/Mycenaean’s alphabet/ discovered by Michael Ventris
Sparta- City/major military region/ all free males were soldiers
Xerxes- King of Persia/ Greek form of the old throne name meaning ruler of heroes
Oligarchy/monarchy- When the leaders are made from a small group/leader is one person who makes rules
Schliemann-German archaeologist/ He spoke of old Greek places/ took some of his info fro the Iliad
Menelaus- Wife Helen/ was in the Trojan War/ furious at Paris/ King of Greece
Anthropology- Scientific study of the origins of humans
Climate/ weather- The common weather pattern in one place for a long time/ (snow/wind/rain/fog/sun)
Thermopylae- Battle between Greek Cities and Persian empire/ in central Greece
Peninsula- piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Dark Ages- Time period before the Dorian War
Paris- Prince of troy, had an affair with Helen (Menelaus’ wife)
Pheidippides- Hero of Ancient Greece/ Hero of the sporting event, the Marathon
Homer- wrote the story of the Oddysey/ Iliad(story of the Trojan War)/ one of the storytellers
Achashverosh-Is basically known to be a XERXES/ King of Persia
Atlantis- Mythical sunken city/ legendary island/ after failing to conquer Athens it sunk
MARC LEVIN 7B
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Ancient Greece Test
Dear students,
I am postponing the test on Ancient Greece until next week as it would not be fair to have it with all of the concert rehearsals and disruptions to your schedule.
We will have a study session on Friday, and will set a new date for the test after that.
Get some sleep before the big night!
