Toonie for Terry!

Terry Fox: An Inspiration

By: Anthony A.

     Today, Holy Rosary school had our annual Terry Fox run! Every year our school does the Terry Fox run and every student donates $2 to the Terry Fox foundation. And the Grade 8's are ran this years Terry fox run(Pun intended)!
     Every year, people around the world join the marathon of hope to help cure cancer. All of this started with a man named Terry Fox. For those of you who don't know who Terry Fox is, he was diagnosed with cancer in his right knee on November 12, 1976. He had to have his right leg amputated. When he was in the hospital, he was inspired by an article of an amputee completing the New York Marathon. So, he decided that he was going to run a marathon as well. This is the birth of the Marathon of Hope. Since then, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $27 million for cancer research!

Terry Fox running on his journey across Canada

A Grade 3 class singing a Terry Fox Song

Terry Fox Statue in Thunder Bay, ON

Real World Math - Problem Solving

Task: In groups, you are to build the tallest structure possible using only cue cards and scissors - no glue, no tape, no anything! Use your knowledge of geometric shapes and measurement to build your tower. You have thirty minutes to construct your tower. The structure has to stand on it's own for one minute without falling to be considered. Take a look at some of the unique structures and ideas, and to see our ultimate winner! 

                                                                                                  

   

Building a strong base!

Creating slits - great for height, but not for stability!

Triangle Formation: putting geometry skills to work!

 

The rectangle and square technique
 

And the winner is......