Today's Dippit!

Quote

"If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives." 

Lemony Snicket

Joke

My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. It got so bad, finally I had to take his bike away.

Fun Fact

Our European ancestors were cannibals.

In 16th and 17th century Europe, cannibalism was actually a fairly common practice, and it was all for medical purposes. The practice seems to have started because Egyptian mummies were thought to have magical curative properties—so they were ground up and put in many remedies.

As the idea evolved, human bone, blood, and fat were all used in medical concoctions. Got a headache? Crush a skull and make it into tea! While medical cannibalism has fallen out of favor, modern medicine still sometimes uses one human body to heal another in the form of blood donations, organ transplants, and skin grafts.

Reading Fact

Reading can promote social-emotional learning by encouraging readers to explore and reflect on their own emotions and those of others.

History Fact

A Lot of History's Disasters Were Caused By Lack Of Sleep

Start counting those sheep, because sleep is so, so important. So many of history's greatest disasters were the result of a lack of shut-eye, including: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Challenger explosion, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, to name a few.

Movie/TV Trivia

Within 3 days of release The Hunger Games has become the highest grossing film for production company Lionsgate.

Movie/TV Quote

"Cello, you've got a bass."

School of Rock (2003)

Let's get one thing straight: Richard Linklater's School of Rock absolutely stands the test of time. Of course, shouldering most of its lasting greatness is Jack Black's performance as Dewey Finn, a deadbeat musician who steals his roommate's substitute teaching job, turning the classroom of serious private school kids into bona fide rockers. Part of that transformation entails Dewey showing the students that the skills they've already picked up from school band are applicable to rock 'n' roll. Just turn that big, four-stringed instrument on its side and, cello -- you've got a bass.

Conversation Starter

What’s your all-time favourite band?

Writing Prompt

What Can Other Schools Learn — and Copy — From Your School?