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So many people got blisters from Mario Party, Nintendo offered to send gloves with the game!

Mario Party is one of the most successful games of all time and holds the record for longest running mini game series with Mario Party 9. The basic premise of the game consists of each player controlling a character from the Mario universe in a board game, and then competing in mini-games for additional bonuses.
The original game was first released for the Nintendo 64 back in 1998, and was incredibly successful. The game was so successful, in fact, that many of the kids playing suffered from blisters!
Specifically, players received friction burns and lacerations from rotating the analog stick with the palm of their hand for more power instead of their index finger or thumb.
No lawsuits were ever filed, but there were nearly 100 complaints. Nintendo was so distressed by these complaints that they agreed to give gloves to anyone who had suffered a blister and even paid $75,000 in state legal fees!

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Other/So-Many-People-Got-Blisters-From-Mario-P/54372#bOTjvA5p1A0J2KLa.99

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Bring recorders tomorrow
• Library books - Bany, Colby, Tadyn, Taylen, Delaney, Anteneh, Jasmine, Aaron, Lizzie, Eric, Dale, Cassie, Austin, Jon, True, Madison Spencer

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Swimming Monday (DELANEY! PERMISSION FORM!!!)
• Bring your art projects back by Tuesday
• Health poster - Dale

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Letter to your Grade 6 teacher due tomorrow
• Dale and Delaney - Anti-Bullying Poster overdue
• Early D Thursday
• Music Tomorrow - Bring your recorders!
• Combined boys P.E. tomorrow/ Combined Girls "Girl Stuff" with Mrs. Unterchute and Miss S.
• Swimming forms - Taylen and Delaney

Butterflies in your stomach are caused by a lack of blood

You know that sensation you get in your stomach when the person you are completely in love with looks in your general direction or when there’s only one more muffin left and you’re afraid the person in front of you in line is going to ask for it (other than hunger) or when your being hunted by a lion in the African savanna? Those “butterflies in your stomach” are a response to stress.
When people are stressed, they experience a “fight-or-flight” response. Brain signals are transmitted to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which are parts of the brain responsible for controlling bodily functions. The pituitary gland instantly signals the adrenal glands which sit on top of each kidney. Those glands release adrenaline and other chemicals into your blood stream.
The adrenaline causes rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, and improved circulation of muscle so that you deal with or flee from the source of the stress (whether it be your beloved, the person in front of you in line, or a vicious lion in the African savanna).
Since blood is flowing to your lungs and muscles, less of it is reaching other organs including the stomach. This causes the light, nauseating sensation we all know and hate.
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lastweek#ZfwMBPTiM9RaJC4I.99

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in  your agendas:

• Tomorrow - Grade 5 Art museum - Make sure you have everything you need
• Swimming forms - ?  Do I have yours?
• Spelling test tomorrow
• 50 points tomorrow

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Miss S. away tomorrow - Miss Delorme will be in for me
• New spelling lists go home today
• Swimming schedules/Anamarie Riley bios go home today
• Reading logs are due TOMORROW
• No reading log for June
• Challenge : Who can do as many random acts of kindness by tomorrow?

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Anti-bullying poster - due TOMORROW
• Spelling test tomorrow
• Spelling sheets due tomorrow
• Kade, Austin, Dale- Note for Miss Nashiem

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Book orders due Friday

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Choose 3 more random acts of kindness to try tonight
• Assembly tomorrow
• Mr. Peterson in for Miss S. tomorrow (as she goes to mark exemplars!)

Agenda - Wednesday

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great looooong weekend!  Hopefully you are all rested up and ready to start the end of the school year!

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Exemplars today
• Basketball for Grade 5 tomorrow at lunch
• Hot Dog Lunch Friday
• $1 on Friday for Hat and Jersey Day
• Miss S. gone Thursday/Friday for surgery, Mrs. Klus in!

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

1. Exemplars start next week!
2. No school until Wednesday
3. No Miss S next week on Thursday or Friday (Mrs. Klus in)
4. Talent Show was today.  Good job 500 performers!!!!!!!!!! You were awesome!

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling test tomorrow
• Spelling sheets due tomorrow
• Hand in Return of the Pandas tomorrow
• Hot dog forms must be returned tomorrow
• Letters are getting sent tomorrow - If you aren't finished, they must be taken home.
• Talent Show tomorrow afternoon

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Despite the tiny brains, ostriches are big birds. They can weigh between 140 to 290 lbs and their eggs range from 3 to 5 lbs. Ostriches are closely related to dinosaurs, and have similar tissue to a T-Rex.

One thing that's not true about ostriches is that they don't bury their heads in the sand when they're scared. Male ostriches dig large holes with their beaks to make a nest for ostrich eggs. The male and female both tend to the nest regularly by flipping the eggs with their beaks, and they both take turns sitting on the nest.

Lot's of interesting ostrich facts can be found here.
Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/An-Ostrichs-Eye-Is-Bigger-Than-Its-Brain/183#I1v6DOWJR1ByWoya.99

Agenda - Wednesday

Students please note the following in your agendas:

• Rabbit and Bear Paw presentation today
• Miss Debbie's Dance Presentation tomorrow
• Hot dog forms due May 17th
• Mrs. NR here tomorrow for word skills lesson!
• F & P testing starts tomorrow
• Talent Show Friday

Every wondered how much money is actually in a ton?

The expression, “a ton of money” is constantly thrown around, but did you ever wonder just how much money it would take in bills to actually weigh a ton? Because no one would actually withdrawal a million dollars and weigh it, math comes into the equation.
If a single dollar bill is weighed, it roughly comes out to a gram. Ten dollar bills equal 9.83 grams, so a million dollar bills would roughly weigh a thousand kilograms, or one metric ton. However, some more math is necessary.
A kilogram is around 2.2 pounds, so 1000 kilograms would result in just over 2200 pounds, which results in around a ton. So this means if you say I have a ton of money, you literally have a million dollars!

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Business/Ever-Wondered-How-Much-Money-Is-Actually/51384#3xWvrrSq5pBjgmfr.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Track meet forms were e-mailed yesterday
• Missing April reading logs: Lizzie, Dale, Makayla, Austin, Delaney, Colby, Bany, True, Anteneh.  A parent can write a note in your agenda for me if you have lost it and can estimate how many minutes you read last month.
• Bring hot dog forms back
• Walk to Cure Diabetes donations
• New spelling lists go home today
• Miss S. needs to initial your agenda before you put it away today. 

Agenda - Friday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling test Monday (50 points due) since we didn't have time today
• Walk note goes home today
• Math worksheets due Monday
• Jeff's journey due Monday

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following:

• Math problem due tomorrow - Be ready to hand it in
• Early D on Thursday
• Basketball for Grade 5 starts tomorrow at lunch
• Refilming "beanstalk scene" tomorrow