House Points awarded to Middendorf Family

Congratulations to the Middendorf Family for being the first group to make reservations for the movie and the party! 25 points (for each family member) have been awarded.  Way to go!!!

Opportunity for House Points

What did Emma Watson think Hermoine's bedroom needed more of in Deathly Hallows part 1?
Earn 60 house points for being the first one to respond correctly.

Weasleys' Wizard Wheeszes

Jennifer A. answered that Peruvian Darkness powder, dung bombs, love potions, pygmy puffs, and muggle card tricks are sold at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheeszes. 

Pam B. answered that Weasley's Wildife Whiz Bangs, Decoy Detonators, Portable Swamp, Extendable Ears, and Love Potions are sold at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheeszes.

 

Zach B. answered that edible dark marks, canary creams, 10 second pimple remover, pygmy puff and a punching telescopt are sold at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheeszes.

 

They have earned 50 points for their house (which only the Sorting Hat knows!)

Watch for another opportunity to earn house points.

Rita's Blog

Check out the blog to find out ways to earn additional house points!

Read up on the rules for Quidditch! 

Decorate your broom.

Attend tothe movie and party in style!

Get ready for 5 weeks of Harry Potter fun!  

FIRST CHALLENGE...50 House Points will be awarded.

Email Rita (Kimberly)  with a list of FIVE things that are sold at 

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheeszes...

AND earn 50 house points for your house!  

 I’ll keep track...no worries.

Sneak Peaks of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

In the room of requirements…

· The room includes thousands of chairs, bolted together and heaped up to twenty feet high.

· All sorts of objects are found in the Room of Requirement, including one of the giant wizard chess pieces from Sorcerer’s Stone.

· Fiendfyre let loose by Gregory Goyle destroys much of the contents in the Room of Requirements.

· The room hung with hammock for Dumbledore’s Army. 

In the Gringotts Bank…

· A chandelier in the bank has 25,000 crystals.

· We will see the interior of the bank in the movie.

Quidditch

For the official rulebook check out the International Quidditch Association website.  

http://www.internationalquidditch.org/rules.html

 Two teams with seven players are on the field at one time. Three chasers, two beaters, one seeker, and one keeper. All players must carry brooms between their legs at all times. If their broom comes out from their legs, they have "fallen off their broom" and must touch their home goal post before re-entering play. The chasers' job is to put the quaffle (usually a volleyball) through the hoops (hula hoops on sticks work well for these.) Each time they get a quaffle through a hoop, it is 10 points. Chasers can steal the quaffle and tackle, etc. Offensive players are allowed to put their hands through the hoops when trying to score, but defensive players cannot.
  There are three bludgers on the field at once (actually, kickballs) that the beaters use as dodgeballs. They can throw bludgers at any member of the opposite team. If a player gets hit with a bludger, he/she has "fallen off their broom" and has to run back and touch one of their home goalposts before they can re-enter play. *Players can only touch the ball of their position* A beater cannot touch the quaffle and a chaser cannot touch the bludgers. The keeper is basically a chaser, except that if he/she is within a 10 foot radius of the hoops, he/she gets priority on quaffle possession if there is a pile-up.
The seeker/snitch situation is where it gets interesting. The snitch is actually a person with a tennis ball in a sock hanging out the back of their pants. This is usually a cross-country runner, but doesn't have to be. At the beginning of the game, all the players will line up on their side of the field, and kneel with their heads down and eyes closed (the ref will say "brooms down") When everyone is down, the ref will shout "The snitch is released" and the snitch will run off the field. When the ref says "Brooms up" The game starts. (The quaffles and bludgers will be lined up in the middle of the field.) The seekers will then go in pursuit of the snitch. There are no rules governing the snitch. He/she can go wherever he/she wants. He/she can hide, lock him/herself in the bathroom, etc. The only thing is that you set a snitch clock. You choose a certain amount of time in which he/she has to return. So after, say, 15 minutes, the snitch is required to return to the field. The game ends when the snitch is caught. Whichever team catches the snitch gets 30 points.

House Points

   Have you ever wondered what house the SORTING HAT would put you in?  Here is your chance...upon your arrival at Macygin Manor you will be sorted into one of the following houses..Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, or Griffindor.  You will compete with your house, you will earn points for your house.  You can also lose points for your house.

  Once you have been sorted into your house, you will work as a team to earn as many house points as possible to earn the house cup.

Be sure to check the blog often...you could earn extra

House points  by being the first one to respond to a bonus

question or participating in an activity.