In writing we have been working on persuasive writing. In my persuasive writing, i am trying to persuade you that 14 year-olds should get jobs. Read more to find out why. Enjoy!
These last couple days have been a blast. It is the last week before Christmas break (TWO weeks) and we did a lot of fun things, but I would like to share two of my favorites, shrinky-dinks and making crystals. First, I will tell you about the shrinky-dinks. Shrinky-dinks are drawings made on plastic and then, after you draw on it you put it in the oven and they shrink! WEll thats what we did.Dr.Adams, our old principle came and did shrinky-dinks with the whole 5th grade. It was really fun. I got to sit by my BFF in Mrs.Dejong's class. I drew a puppy with a toy and paw prints and it is so cute. Now I am going to tell you about making the crystals. My whole class made borax crystals. It was really fun. we made stars and even though it took a long time, it was worth it. If you want to do this, you need to follow the directions I had to and get these things to make it - Wide-mouth glass jar, Borax (available in detergent aisle), string, hot water, pencil or straw, scissors, tablespoon and adult assistance. First, we had to get pipe cleaners, cut them, and shape them into a star. Then, we hung them on a string and attatched the string to a straw that would go over a cup later. Finally, we got our jar and filled it with really hot water. Then, we dumped 3 tablespoons of borax into the hot water and stired it. We whated 24 hours.... and poof, it was a crystal. It was really fun and I hope I have a chance to do it again. Here is my crystal and shrinky-dink.
The past couple weeks we have been working on our inquiry. My topic is the Salem Witch Trials. Here is my animoto below. Enjoy! Here is my Roanoke RAFT. I am pretending to be a girl who settled in Roanoke. Her name is Virginis Dare. Hope you injoy! June 19, 1587 Dear Diary, We are sent to travel to Roanoke in North America by Walter Raliegh. Before us he sent some others to explore but they were not very successful so they returned and now it is our turn. I am excited and scared to travel to this place I have never been before. I feel like something might go wrong, but who knows, we are skilled. What I am thankful for is that I get to travel there with my ma and pa and also Captain John White. I hear he is a great captain and explorer. Well we are just about to board. Wish me the best of luck. July 23, 1587 We just hit shore and I am very happy that we made it. It was an ok sail but some fell ill but most recovered. I am glad we were prepared. I love all the colors, green, blue, orange, all very beautiful. We are going to set up camp first then we are going to have a dinner of our arrival. We have made it this far. August 15, 1587 Our captain, John White is leaving to get more supplies as we are running low. I am worried something might happen without him. I hope he returns as quickly as possible. April 18, 1589 It has been a long, long time and John White has not returned. Oh, I hope he is ok. We need him. I think I may have spotted Indians outside sneaking around and I am very scared. We were instructed to stay inside and if we heard the bell we were to hide. I heard someone scream. I heard the bell. I must hide. I just heard multiple screams, getting closer and closer. I think they are two houses, maybe one house away. I just heard someone walk in. I hope I survive, but if I don’t make it out alive I want you to know I ...............WHen John White returned he found the word CROATON. We haven't found out what relly happened to them. They left the word CROATON. We still wonder today what might have happened to them. I had a lot of fun during Thanksgiving break. I got to spend a lot of time with my family and have a big turkey dinner. We went over to my grandparents and we brought the food, since my grandma wasn't feeling up to making it. We brought stuffing, gravy, mashed patatos, corn, green beans, sweet patato casserol, and of course the turkey! After, we had pie and talked. Then, that we went home and got ready for Black Friday on a Thursday! We went to two places and got lots of deals! It was fun! On Friday we also went to some more stores since it was still Black Friday. Later that night we watch The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games Catching Fire. I hab a blast this Thanksgiving and I can't wait to do it next year!
Today we watched a music video by One Republic caleed "I Lived" and in the video was a teenage boy named Bryan who had cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a disease passed down through families that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of the body and it makes it hard to breathe. Most people can't do athletic things because of their breathing, but Bryan didn't let that stop him! If you want to watch the video it's below, but to warn you it's a little sad! It will touch your hearts! If you want to sing along the lyrics are below -
[Verse 1] Hope when you take that jump You don't fear the fall Hope when the water rises You build a wall Hope when the crowd screams out They're screaming your name Hope if everybody runs You choose to stay Hope that you fall in love And it hurts so bad The only way you can know Is give it all you have And I hope that you don't suffer But take the pain Hope when the moment comes You'll say... [Chorus] I, I did it all I, I did it all I owned every second That this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived [Verse 2] Hope that you spend your days But they all add up And when that sun goes down Hope you raise your cup I wish that I could witness All your joy and all your pain But until my moment comes I'll say... [Chorus] I, I did it all I, I did it all I owned every second That this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived [Bridge] Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived [Chorus] I, I did it all I, I did it all I owned every second That this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived In social studies we have been doing a European Explorer project. We had to choose one explorer to research and I choose Hernan Cortes! He is really interesting! I found out a lot about him. After we got all our information we had to put it in a hiaku deck. Mine is below. Hope you enjoy! Hernan Cortes - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires For the past few weeks we have been working on inquiry. This time it's based on discovering the unknown. My topic is Jupiter. Below is a thinglink I did to show my information. https://www.thinglink.com/. Hope you enjoy! Thursday, October 30th, I went trick-or-treating with my friends. There were a lot of cool coustumes for Halloween. I made my decition and I dressed up as a pirate this year! I had a sword (fake) and an eye patch! First, before going trick-or-treating we carved our punkins we got for the punkin patch. We got to a lot of houses. Some houses had haunted garages and people that jumped out and scared you! Other houses had full sized candy bars! I had loads of fun and we got loads of candy! I had so much fun on Halloween, I can't wait for next year!
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