Rotary Spoke
SUMMER SCHOOL! Another Open Book Pop Quiz! Use the copious notes that you took during the meeting. Read the entire quiz before you begin writing your answers. Make sure that you follow the directions. (Do you remember events as long ago as last July? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost over night?)
Spanish Q: Presidente Elect Dominic S., acting for the absent presidente, gaveled the meeting to order on a calor dias. (circle the Spanish words in the sentence.)
Humor Writing: Write a comic monologue about lunch: Caesar salad, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, sliced meats, fresh bread, cookies, Coke, and iced tea.
(OK, now revise it so that you can recite it with your mother in the audience.)
Matching: PP Spencer B. said “I…” [ ]; PP Ed G. sang “My…”[ ]; PP Don S. prayed. [ ]
(B = invocation, C = Pledge, A = America)
Clue: Your answer will spell what you can’t find in NYC or Boston on a rainy day.
Math Q: Sec Susan C. reported that there were 24 Lexington Rotarians and no visiting Rotarians or guests. How many factors does 24 have? ____ List them: __________________
Logic Q: Was the Welcome Song led by PP Don M? [ ] yes [ ] No [ ] Who?
History Q: What type of voice vote was used to quash PP Dan B.’s proposed fine on PP John O.? [ ] Majority rule [ ] Minority rule [ ] Loud and raucous
Sports Q: What European soccer team’s win was celebrated by PP Doug H.? _________
Memory Clues: Tulips, wooden shoes, dikes, Hans Brinker, and windmills
Exercise Q: How many calories did Ken W. use climbing Mt. Monadnock? Circle one:
575 calories 2500 calories Dinner & Desert at Cheesecake Factory
Mini-Me Q: PP Bill C. noted the collective amnesia of the club membership, as he had shown them a newspaper photo in which he appeared with his class, and no one had proposed a fine. PP Bob S. confirmed the Club’s tradition of fining members when their photos appear in a newspaper. PP Dan B. quickly proposed a fine of a dollar for each student, which Bill paid in return for getting the photo published in this newsletter.
Slow News Day Q: Circle the names of the people who did not win a raffle gift: Bob O., PP Ed G., Steve K., Connie N., Antonios G., Doug H., Steve M., Calvin C.
Our thanks to the raffle donors: Rotary Club of Lexington, Walpole Cooperative Bank, ARLEX Oil, Doug Holmes, Lexington Ace Hardware, and Bill Cassell
Percentage Q: Connie N. won $75 in the 50/50. Without using a calculator, estimate how much the Club made on the 50/50? $ _______ (Treasurer Donna is still ineligible to answer this one.)
Classification Talk: PP Bill, now a third grade teacher, shared his thoughts on how we should be teaching students about how their brains work. He said that, like Pogo, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” The enemy of learning, thinking, problem-solving, analyzing, creating, and radically improving anything in an ever-changing world is our ignorance of (1) what our brains do without our conscious awareness, and (2) what our brains could do for us, if we properly managed them.
In closing Bill asked if we can afford to let these powerful beliefs and attitudes develop solely by chance in our children’s brains, especially since these beliefs and attitudes appear to have a significant impact on their chances of success in school and in life. He suggested that teachers have a responsibility to help students unlearn unproductive beliefs and learn more productive beliefs, attitudes, and skills.
Closing Q: P. Elect Dominic closed the meeting by saying: (Circle one)
“Tha..tha…that’s all, folks!” “See you next week!” “Thank goodness that’s over!”
Final Q: To pass this test, you have to learn from our mistakes. Find a mistake, think about why you might have made the mistake, and make a mnemonic to help avoid similar mistakes in the future.
PP Bill
Monday, July 14 – Board Meeting at 11:00 AM Regular Meeting at 12:15 PM (Classification Talks)
Monday, July 21 – Meeting @12:15 AT LEXINGTON GOLF CLUB (Location change!!!)