Mr. Arscott
It's the place where Mr. Arscott was Born.
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
The importance of this ”code” is that no matter where you go or what your job is, there is a rule or an expectation that states how you should appear.
The Dress Code
It’s what the “A” means in Chick-Fil-A.
Grade “A” quality.
It’s a play on words: Filet = Fil-A
We use these punctuation marks to separate ideas in a single sentence.
Commas
2020 saw the worse pandemic in decades. Since we’re living here, people born after the Pandemic will look to us as THESE types of sources.
Primary Sources
These animals eat approximately 28 pounds of bamboo every single day. That’s 5 tons per year!
Giant Pandas
It's Mr. Arscott's favorite TV Show.
Star Trek
The Electronics Use Policy Agreement form, once signed, will allow a student to use his phone during these two times.
Before school starts and during lunch.
McDonald’s once made broccoli with this unique flavor, but the child taste testers were very confused and it didn’t last very long.
Bubblegum
Use this in an interrogative statement, especially if you want an answer.
Interrogative = Interrogate = Questioning.
On December 21st, 2020, Floridians were treated to “The Convergence“, otherwise known as the apparent conjunction of these two planets in the sky. The event won’t occur again for 800 years. Not here anyway.
Jupiter and Saturn
The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, who also invented THIS. Yikes, that’s not a candle.
Dynamite
It's Mr. Arscott's favorite Sports team.
When should you use your phones in class?
Never, unless directed specifically by the teacher.
Scotland has 421 words for this form of precipitation. We don’t this much in Florida, but up north, it’s falling everywhere.
Snow.
Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
5
On this day in 2007, she became the very first Female Speaker of the House of Representative.
Nancy Pelosi
A monumental leap since it places her in line for the Presidency after the Vice-President.
It is the largest living organism in the world, and is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
Fungus
It's the name of Mr. Arscott's degree, which he received from Full Sail University.
Creative Writing
This practice, started in the 2020-2021 school year because of COVID-19, is now optional for all students and staff.
Wearing a mask
The longest word in any known English dictionary is THIS MANY letters long. It’s nicknamed Titin.
189,819 Letters long
Will take 180,000 to 190,000.
From Mentalfloss.com. The full chemical name for the human protein titin is 189,819 letters, and takes about three-and-a-half hours to pronounce.
The thesis statement in a 5 paragraph essay is comprised of THIS MANY claims.
3
After 40 years, this party won control of CONGRESS on this day in 1995.
The Republican Party
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. It is the shortest recorded war in history lasting only THIS LONG.
45 minutes.
Will accept between 40 and 50 minutes.
Although born in Canada, Mr. Arscott's heritage is from this country.
Jamaica
It’s the #1 reason why schools and most places have rules for students, shoppers, or other patrons.
To keep people safe
When developing KLEENEX, the inventors intended it for use in THESE. We use them all the time in school during the pandemic.
Masks.
Also Gas Masks as filters.
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
The Introduction
On this day in 1996, General Motors (GM) announced the making of this car, the EV1, which was THIS TYPE of vehicle.
These small creatures are known to take the longest naps. Some lasting 3 years. That’s some serious sleep.
Snails