Thursday February 26, 2015

Weather this week:

Stevensville

Discovery

 

Geography question of the day:

Which American city was once named New Amsterdam?

Boston

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Word of the Day:

Today in History:

Announcements:

Only 2 more days Read and take tests!! Help your class by getting those AR tests done!! I LOVE TO READ month continues through this week!!!!

Lunch:  Beef stew, crackers,celery sticks, orange, fresh vegetables, milk

Last ski/board trip tomorrow! Lots of new snow! Should be wonderful! 

Lost Trail bus will run this Saturday!  WARNING - we have had very few riders the past several weeks - and almost none from Lone Rock.  If we do not increase our ridership we will have to stop running the bus.  Our goal is to have at least 20 this week.  Coldsmoke Freeride is taking place this Saturday - it is FUN to watch!
SOoooo join us if you can!

Cost: $5; discounted lift tickets available; leaves Lone Rock at 7:25 am

Answer:

New York

In 1664 the name was changed after British forces seized control from the Dutch

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!

Wednesday February 25, 2015

Geography question of the day:

What is the largest river by length?

Amazon

Mississippi 

Amur Dura

Nile

Today in History:

 Czechoslovakia Communist Rule Established Feb. 25th, 1948The president (Eduard Benes) of Czechoslovakia allowed communist rule to be established in this country on this date. 

U.S.A. US Federal Taxes Start Feb. 25th, 1913 The Sixteenth Amendment, which paved the way for the United States adoption of income tax, was ratified 

Great Britain Corporal Punishment Feb. 25th, 1982 : The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that beating school children against their parents' wishes is a violation of the Human Rights Convention. Britain was the last country in Western Europe to ban corporal punishment in state schools in 1986. 

Stevensville:

Discovery:

Word of the Day:

Announcements:

Today is:  

 BE A SPORT and READ

Wear a sports jersey or t-shirt!

Lunch: Taco Salad, salsa, marinated black bean salsa, chewy oatmeal cookies, mandarin oranges, milk

6th graders..There is a parent meeting on Tonight @ 5:30 in Ms. Muchmore's classroom about the Glacier trip.  Please have your parents attend for important information about your trip!

  Time is running out!!!! Read books, take tests!! I LOVE TO READ month continues through this week!!!!

Last ski/board trip this Friday! Lots of new snow! Should be wonderful! 

Lost Trail bus will run this Saturday!  WARNING - we have had very few riders the past several weeks - and almost none from Lone Rock.  If we do not increase our ridership we will have to stop running the bus.  Our goal is to have at least 20 this week.  Coldsmoke Freeride is taking place this Saturday - it is FUN to watch!
SOoooo join us if you can!

Cost: $5; discounted lift tickets available; leaves Lone Rock at 7:25 am

Answer:
The Nile
(4,258 miles) long

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!

Tuesday February, 24 2015

Geography Question of the day:

By area, which of these is the smallest country on the planet?

Monaco

Nauru

Vatican City

 WEATHER IN STEVI



WEATHER AT DISCOVERY



WORD OF THE DAY

SKI/SNOWBOARD Trip 3 pictures:

Announcements:

Girls Basketball game today @ 4:30

Lone Rock vs. Darby

Wednesday is: BE A SPORT and READ

Wear a sports jersey or t-shirt!

7th & 8th graders graders don't forget MCTM is this Wednesday! Be sure to get your permission slip turned in!

6th graders..There is a parent meeting on Wednesday, February 25th @ 5:30 in

 Ms. Muchmore's classroom about the Glacier trip.

  There is still time to beat the 8th graders!!!! Read books, take tests!!!!

I LOVE TO READ month continues all of February!!!!

Last ski/board trip this Friday! Lots of new snow! Shoud be wonderful! 

Lunch:  tater tot casserole, green beans, jello, milk, fresh vegetables 

Answer:

Vatican City 

 0.2 square miles in area

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!

Thursday February 19, 2015

3rd TRIP TO DISCOVERY is TOMORROW!

See you all bright and early!

Did you know:

- Today is the 50th day of 2015

-in 1913 in this day the first "prize" was inserted into a Cracker Jacks box

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Lunch: Lasagna, corn, mixed fruit, fresh veggies, milk

8th Grade will be NAEP testing today from 10 - 11:30am in the computer lab

3rd Discovery trip is TOMORROW!  Bus assignments are as follows: 7th and 8th grades on Ken's bus; all 6th graders on Mrs. Stromberg's bus

It will be snowing and colder than we've had it so far.  Make sure to bring good gloves/mittens!!!

Lost Trail bus will run this Saturday!  WARNING - we have had very few riders the past several weeks - and almost none from Lone Rock.  If we do not increase our ridership we will have to stop running the bus.  SOoooo join us if you can!

Cost: $5; discounted lift tickets available; leaves Lone Rock at 7:25 am

Girls basketball game TODAY vs. Stevi!  Away at 4:15.  Bus leaves at 3:30.  GO ROCKETS!!!!!

Don't let the 8th grade scare you with their amazing AR points total.  There is still time!!!! Read books, take tests!!!!

I LOVE TO READ month continues all of February!!!!

Don't tell me sky's the limit when there are footprints on the Moon!

Wednesday February 18, 2015

"Attitude is the measure of all things when you are trying to solve problems." --Wolfgang Gullich

Weather: (watch that Friday forecast for snow... fingers crossed...)

for Stevi....

for Discovery...

Why didn't the quarter roll down the hill with the dime?

Announcements:

Lunch: Rocket sub sandwiches, mayo and mustard, cucumber slices, Italian dressing, grapes, potato chips, snickerdoodle cookie, milk

(yummy sounding lunch!!!)

Girls Basketball game TOMORROW (Thursday) vs. Stevi; away @ 4:15pm

Next Middle School dance: March 6th

NAEP testing for 8th graders (and 4th graders) is TOMORROW - Thursday Feb. 18th

Ski trip this Friday!  6:30 - 6:45 am bus loading.  Looks like we might have snow :-)

(dress accordingly!)

The ski bus to Lost Trail will run THIS Saturday!  Give it a try!  There should be fresh snow!
Bus leaves the Lone Rock parking lot at 7:25am

Cost: $5 for the bus; $21 ticket (12 and under); $26 ticket (13 and over)

MCTM competition for all 7th and 8th graders NEXT Wednesday February 25th!  All day!  Permission/Info slips will go home today!

I LOVE to Read month continues all month!!!

Keep reading books!

BOOKS ARE AWESOME!

answer: Because it had more CENTS! hahahahaha

Don't tell me sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!

Tuesday February 17, 2015

Welcome back to Lone Rock!  We hope you had a wonderful winter break!!!

GEOGRAPHY 

How many counties are there in the state of Montana?

- 10

- 100

- 56

- 27

Announcements:

Lunch: Pork chop johns, fritter, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, apples with caramel, fresh veggies and milk

Student Council meets TODAY!

Our next DANCE will be March 6th.  Save the date!

First Girls Basketball game: TODAY vs. Florence at HOME - 4pm!!!

I LOVE TO READ month continues!  Remember to take those AR quizzes and to turn in the pink slips for our drawing.  Start saving $ - the book fair is coming soon!!!

The Student Council ski bus to Lost Trail runs this Saturday!  Cost: $5 for the bus; discounted lift tickets are available.  

The snow is hanging in there at both Lost Trail and Discovery. We are lucky.  Some other Pacific Northwest ski areas are closing (Mt. Spokane, 49 Degrees North, Turner Mountain)!

Click the link below to see some footage of LT this past weekend:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152573261472447

Discovery trip #3 is THIS FRIDAY!  Same times, same places.....

to all of chaperones!  Without you, our ski/board program would not be possible!!!

pics from last week:

Do you have some great pictures from our Discovery trips?  If so, I would love to share them HERE!  Talk to Ms. Chanin.

Geography answer:

Montana is divided into 56 counties.

The following link lists the counties and their populations:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Montana

Don't tell me sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!