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Question Of Robert Bondar

 Comprehension Questions

1.     Who is Roberta Bondar?

        Roberta Bondar is a physician ( doctor ), a scientist, an astronaut and a photographer.

2.     When was she born?

        She was born in 1945.

3.     What did she have in her basement?

        She had a laboratory for her science experiments in her basement.

4.     What did she study as a doctor and a scientist?

        Her specialty was neurology, the study of the brain.

5.     When did she fly in space?

       She flow in space from January 22-30, 1922.

6.     What did she write?

       She wrote a book "Touching The Earth".

7.     Why did she take so many pictures of Canada’s national parks?

     She cares deeply about the environment of our planet. She wants to share her passion, admiration and deep respect for Canada.

Two Female Astronauts Of Canada In Space

Two female Canadians have flown into space. One is Robert Bondar, another is Julie Payette. 

Robert Bondar became the Canada's first woman in space when she flew on the shuttle Discovery on Jan. 22, 1992. When she was a child she was dreaming of space so her favorite subjects at school were science and mathematics. Her family supported her a lot. Her father built a laboratory for her science experiments in their basement. He also taught her how to take black and white pictures. After high school, Bondar went to the University of Guelph and then continued her education at different universities. Bondar cares deeply about the environment of our planet. Bondar recently photographed all 41 of Canada's national parks to document and celebrate the beauty of the planet. 

Julie Payette was Canada's second woman who flew in space. She got International Baccalaureate (1982) from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, UK. Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical (1986) cum laude from McGill University, Montreal. Master of Applied Science - Computer Engineering (1990) from the University of Toronto. on Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999. Payette enjoys running, skiing, racquet sports and scuba diving. She has a commercial pilot license with float rating. She is fluent in French and English, and can converse in Spanish, Italian, Russian and German. Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999 as a crewmember of STS-96. In July 2009, she became the first Canadian woman to return to space when she served as the flight engineer on the crew of STS-127. A veteran of two space flights, she has logged over 611 hours in space.

Vocaroo: “Class visit ok, but good for small groups” of review of Black Creek Pioneer Village

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Loan & Savings Rates

From Guaranteed Investment Certificates - Annual of Loan & Savings Rates Tables, I found that Oaken Financial is the best rates for $1,000 over 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years.
Following is the detail:

Institution	Update	Amount	1 yr	2 yr	3 yr	4 yr	5 yr
Oaken Financial	21 NOV	1000	2.400	2.600	2.650	2.850	3.050

Vocaroo about Talking to a Teller

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Remembrance Day at Old City Hall

Yesterday was November 11, it' s a special memorial day. We went Downtown to attended the Remembrance Day ceremony. The Remembrance Day ceremony took place at the Old City Hall Cenotaph in Toronto. Thousands of Toronto residents gathered to remember. Everybody wore red poppies on their clothes to show respects to everyone who died during the First and Second world war.

The ceremony was held at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony procession that participants wearing various of uniforms walked around hall frontage. A sombre silence fell in front of Old City Hall at 11 a.m. Despite the large crowd in the normally bustling  Oueen St., nothing except the fluttering of flags could be heard during two minutes of silence. Everything was paused. We paused and bowed our head so we could remember pay thanks sued sacrifice soldiers gave. After that, one person led the crowd in prayers of remembrance for the fallen. We saw five airplanes flew over the blue sky.

Every year, we observe all the soldiers with this way. It' s important for all of us to remember is that they fought to preserve a way of life, they fought to make our world a safer place. We should learn to cherish life, work for peace.

5 True/False question

Our class will be heading North York Centre for the Remember Day observation .

We will be leaving Beyview Station' s Westbound Platform  by 10:05 a.m.

We will dive into Toronto' s PATH Underground City for a bite.

The last event of the field trip is a Hockey.

You should wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather.