Important News from the MLAG:
The dates of the Middle (and HS) State tournament have been changed from March 4-6th to March 18-20. The tournament dates for the 6th graders have not changed.
I will send you an email with full details as I receive them.
Eric
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Presidents Clues
No more points to be had, but some things to help you study for States.
Last Week's Clues:
1) Rough Riders
2) "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
3) The Panama Canal
4) Trust Buster
The answer was #26, Theodore Roosevelt.
More clues for you to look up:
1) Kitchen Debate
2) "Checkers" speech
3) Committee to Re-Elect the President (Creep)
4) First man on the moon
Last Week's Clues:
1) Rough Riders
2) "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
3) The Panama Canal
4) Trust Buster
The answer was #26, Theodore Roosevelt.
More clues for you to look up:
1) Kitchen Debate
2) "Checkers" speech
3) Committee to Re-Elect the President (Creep)
4) First man on the moon
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Presidents Clues
Last week's presidents clues:
1) New Deal
2) Stricken by polio at the age of 39
3) Dust Bowl
4) Pearl Harbor
The correct answer was Franklin D. Roosevelt, #32.
The clues for next Friday are listed below. Remember that to earn a point, students only need to bring the presidents's name written or typed on a sheet of paper in. If they explain the clues in any manner, they get two points.
1) Rough Riders
2) "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
3) The Panama Canal
4) Trust Buster
1) New Deal
2) Stricken by polio at the age of 39
3) Dust Bowl
4) Pearl Harbor
The correct answer was Franklin D. Roosevelt, #32.
The clues for next Friday are listed below. Remember that to earn a point, students only need to bring the presidents's name written or typed on a sheet of paper in. If they explain the clues in any manner, they get two points.
1) Rough Riders
2) "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
3) The Panama Canal
4) Trust Buster
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday Tournament Results
We had our next to the last Friday tournament yesterday.
Friday's Tournament:
Get Smart 60 points, 4.29 average
Smurfs 63, 4.20 avg
No Names 46, 4.18 avg
Next Prime Suspects 45, 3.46 avg
Overall:
No Names 1591 points, 98.35 average
Next Prime Suspects 1576, 93.10 avg
Get Smart 1393, 89.69 avg
Smurfs 1615, 89.32 avg
Next Friday is our last Friday tournament of the year (we will continue to practice on Fridays after States), and it's a double tournament, with a round of Presidents, and a couple of rounds of Propaganda. Please note that I am going to post Presidents worksheets to the right soon, and a Propaganda Primer can be found at the MLAG website. Good luck to all and we will see you on Friday.
Friday's Tournament:
Get Smart 60 points, 4.29 average
Smurfs 63, 4.20 avg
No Names 46, 4.18 avg
Next Prime Suspects 45, 3.46 avg
Overall:
No Names 1591 points, 98.35 average
Next Prime Suspects 1576, 93.10 avg
Get Smart 1393, 89.69 avg
Smurfs 1615, 89.32 avg
Next Friday is our last Friday tournament of the year (we will continue to practice on Fridays after States), and it's a double tournament, with a round of Presidents, and a couple of rounds of Propaganda. Please note that I am going to post Presidents worksheets to the right soon, and a Propaganda Primer can be found at the MLAG website. Good luck to all and we will see you on Friday.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Presidents Clues
Last week's presidents clues:
1) U.S. invaded Grenada
2) Only president to be a president of a union
3) Fired the nation's air traffic controllers
4) Strategic Defense Initive (SDI)
The correct answer was Ronald Reagan, #40.
The clues for next Friday are listed below. Remember that to earn a point, students only need to bring the presidents's name written or typed on a sheet of paper in. If they explain the clues in any manner, they get two points.
1) New Deal
2) Stricken by polio at the age of 39
3) Dust Bowl
4) Pearl Harbor
1) U.S. invaded Grenada
2) Only president to be a president of a union
3) Fired the nation's air traffic controllers
4) Strategic Defense Initive (SDI)
The correct answer was Ronald Reagan, #40.
The clues for next Friday are listed below. Remember that to earn a point, students only need to bring the presidents's name written or typed on a sheet of paper in. If they explain the clues in any manner, they get two points.
1) New Deal
2) Stricken by polio at the age of 39
3) Dust Bowl
4) Pearl Harbor
Friday and Saturday Tournament Results
Friday's Tournament:
Smurfs 72 points, 4.24 average
Get Smart 61, 4.07 avg
No Names 64, 4.00 avg
Next Prime Suspects 63, 3.94 avg
Overall:
No Names 1536 points, 93.67 average
Next Prime Suspects 1525, 89.30 avg
Get Smart 1330, 85.22 avg
Smurfs 1546, 84.80 avg
Saturday:
27 students attended the tournament at Lincoln High School on Saturday. We finished with a 94 Top 5, and a 16.04 average, both of which were second in the tournament. For the year, we won both the Top 5 and average categories. In top 5 we finished with 484 points, 11 points ahead of second place. In average we had a 15.72, .95 better than our closest challenger.
High scorers at the tournament were:
6th graders: Amol, Malay, Andrew H.
7th + 8th graders: Chelsea, Valerie, Acer, Miheer, Jiaao, & Daniel
Smurfs 72 points, 4.24 average
Get Smart 61, 4.07 avg
No Names 64, 4.00 avg
Next Prime Suspects 63, 3.94 avg
Overall:
No Names 1536 points, 93.67 average
Next Prime Suspects 1525, 89.30 avg
Get Smart 1330, 85.22 avg
Smurfs 1546, 84.80 avg
Saturday:
27 students attended the tournament at Lincoln High School on Saturday. We finished with a 94 Top 5, and a 16.04 average, both of which were second in the tournament. For the year, we won both the Top 5 and average categories. In top 5 we finished with 484 points, 11 points ahead of second place. In average we had a 15.72, .95 better than our closest challenger.
High scorers at the tournament were:
6th graders: Amol, Malay, Andrew H.
7th + 8th graders: Chelsea, Valerie, Acer, Miheer, Jiaao, & Daniel
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