220. Tongue Twisters - Two Tooth

Two tooth twice the trouble

Three tooth thrice the trouble

 (Try to say three times fast)

219. A Day With Christopher Columbus!!

Is that what I think it is? Yes!It is. It's home!Oh!! I see my mom, and the King and Queen. They've probably come to see the items we have found.

When I look at the captain, he is red with excitement, I thought that he was going to blow up any second!!

Me and Sancho were the first to say something. The king and queen told the soldiers to bring the barrel. The  crew looked as they were solving a puzzling riddle.

As they brought the barrel up, I immediately knew what it was! I told the captain and he piped in excitement!!! The crew rushed to the barrel and they pulled out some letters from me and the captain!

I took my letters and rushed ahead to show my mom! She said,” Oh Pedro, I missed you so much!” I hugged my mom as long as I could, and tears sprang from our eyes. She wiped her eyes and she told me to introduce her to the king and queen!

I went over to the King and Queen, and I introduced my mother to them. The king and queen smile politely and said “Hi, It is a pleasure to meet you!”

My mom just about fainted! I went over to Christopher Columbus and he told my mother that I've been very useful and I've been warning the crew and himself when danger arrives.

My mother said it is nice to know that my son has been very helpful at sea!” Speaking of the sea, said Captain Columbus, “Your son is very honest, especially when he sunk the Santa Maria!”

I felt a little uneasiness come to me when he mentioned that, but, I told myself that is only a joke but I couldn't help blurting out!! I had said “I did not sink the Santa Maria on  purpose!!!”

 Everyone stared at me, even the king and queen. I apologized and went over to Sancho.

He told me that I was brave and intelligent even when we were in a crisis! I said “Thank you!” and went over to talk to my mother. I told her about the journey and about the Native Americans. Later I thought that I shouldn't have told her about that part.

The king and queen started to sing a song and we all joined in. It was called “The Return of the Ship” this is how the song goes:

The ships have returned

I was hoping for the return, I  now see The praise the honesty I know now how important people are….

The song goes on and on but the song is very wonderful. My mom prays me and so did the captain and Shanco. I went to find her home so I can sleep in but, my mom told me to stay awake I asked her why but, she said all in good times I wonder what that could mean but, I decided that there was nothing to worry about .

I  went downstairs play a game so I can keep myself awake. I kept hearing with whispers so I went outside and I saw the Santa Maria I thought I was dreaming but it was  real. I got outside and went to get the captain! I found him and I told him that I saw the Santa Maria and of course he didn't believe me!

I went back to my mother and I fell asleep so I couldn't worry about the dreams I had about things like seeing the Santa Maria!

When I woke up I went to the window sill and looked out to the open blue. As my mother joined me, I told her that I didn't want to go out on the blue, surprisingly, she told me to go on another voyage I told her no, but, she had convinced me into going on another trip to the open blue sea and, from then on, I decided to go on many voyages.

218. Art - Nail Polish Drawing

Nail Polish Drawing - By Harini, Grade V

217. Abstract Art

Abstract Art - By Harini, Grade V

216. Art - Cool Elevator

Cool Elevator - By Harini, Grade V

215. Marie Curie

On November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, a baby girl was born. Her name was Marie Curie. As a young girl, she was always curious and very smart. She was a quick learner and was always the first to raise her hand in class. Her parents were both teachers, which encouraged her to learn more. Marie Curie grew up to change lives. One of her inventions helped doctors, and she also found two new elements. Marie Curie went through difficult times, but she managed to change the world.

Marie Curie went to the University of Paris, where she studied science. She was the first woman to get the Nobel Prize because of her advancement in chemistry and Physics, and also because she discovered two elements which are radium and polonium. She got the word polonium from her home country which is Poland. Marie Curie traveled to Paris, France and she stayed there after she met Pierre Curie, who she later married. At that time, he was the head of a laboratory at the School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry. In 1897 and 1904, Marie Curie's daughters were born. Their names were Irene and Eve. Later, Irene got the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

When Marie was experimenting with radium, she got exposed to the radioactivity and got infected with a disease, aplastic anemia, which infects her blood so, she died at the age of 66. Marie Curie was brave and she was curious and smart. The most incredible invention that she made is the X-ray which helps doctors to see if a person had a broken bone. Marie Curie died in July 4, 1934 and at that time, she was living in Savoy, France. Marie Curie died as a famous person and an inventor. One of her famous quotes is “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”

- Harini, Grade V

214. Story - The Tiny Two

Click Here -  The Tiny Two

213. Poem - Reading

Reading 

is 

a 

waterfall 

of 

words!

212. Art - Viola

The Viola - By Harini, Grade V

211. Art - Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool, Harini, Grade V

210. Art - Skyscraper

Skyscraper, Harini, Grade V

209. Art: Sail Boat

Sail Boat - By Harini, Grade V

208. Art - Poster

Poster - By Harini, Grade V

207. Volunteer at the library

Why do you want to volunteer at the library?

I want to volunteer at the library because, my hobby is reading books, so that I could learn about books that are trending, and I want to help arrange the books according. I also enjoy spending time in the library.

What would make you a good volunteer?

I would not disturb a class if students are in the library, and I would quickly and quietly complete my work. I will be on time during the days that I am called to help. I will follow the directions that are given. I feel these qualities would make me a good volunteer.

Tasks:

1. Checking in books
2. Putting books away
3. Processing new books
4. processing discards
5. Prepping for Pre-K/ K12
6. Checking out books
7. Artsy projects
8. Tidying up
9. Catalog updates
10. Book review
11. Covering books
12. DonorsChoose

206. Cross Country

I got enrolled in CLCF cross country. I couldn't even wait for it to start! One day out of the blue, cross-country had FINALLY started! Usually we practice at Roger Williams park zoo on Tuesdays and Thursdays and practice race on Briggs complex Hope Road, Cranston, Rhode Island. At Cross Country, we usually start by doing  regular warm ups, which include, figure four, touch your toes, lunges, butterfly, and we also stretch out our arms.

Then, we do a warm up run to the Temple to Music around the big tree and back. After that, we take a 5 minute break, and we start doing relay races, which are my absolute favorite!! When the whistle blows, TWEET! We take off running!! We go around the  big tree and we come back and high-five our partner so they can run!! When all the people in line are done racing, that team is first!!

Later, we take another break, and this time we ran across the big hills!! We go across the hills, around the big tree, and back where we started, but, instead of stopping, we have to keep running until the whistle blows!! This time, we take a 10 minute water break instead of 5, and we do an easy jog around the tree and back!!

On some days, we have a practice run, where we run around the tree. On Race days, we have a big race where we have to run 1.5 miles!!! When I ran the race, I finished with the 13.24 minutes!! The next time I ran, I dropped off 2 minutes!! Which is, 11.22 minutes!! Later that day, I got a ribbon that said that I was 3rd place in my age group which is 10 year olds!!  At the end of practice, we all gather together to hear where we meet next. And that's our workout for the day!!

The big CVS downtown 5k Race that held at Providence, Rhode Island, is so exciting!! Through CLCF, my parents registered for the kids’ youth race of 0.5 miles. The announcer called for the racers, and I went ahead and lined up!! HONK!! I took off running at the speed of lightning!! I went down on a huge slope, so, I sped up!! When I was going back up, I had to face a monstrous up hill!! It was so steep!!

I gathered the last of all my energy and I stumbled across the finish line!! I got a medal, and it turns out that I was tied in 5th place, because me and another girl had both reached the finish line at 2:25 minutes!! Unfortunately, we had the same minutes, and seconds, but, we had different milliseconds!! I was really proud of myself for being tied in 5th place, because, it was the very first time I had participated in the cross country youth race!!

205. Story - Working at the Mill

This is hard work, I said after making a mitten. Life on the Mill is hard! I feel bad about being owned, and working for 12 hours! Every day when I came home, I am dripping with sweat and always tired!!

All of this hard work started when I was six. I begin working with my parents. Every day I was either getting hurt, or very sick. I told my parents that I had to stop working, but, they told me how much money they needed, so I agreed. Every day has been a nightmare!!

I wish that one of the machines would break down so I could go home. I begin working on a scarf when I had an idea, I could make the machine which I was occupying break down, so I did not have to work. I told my parents my idea, but they told me to put the idea out of my head!!

That night, I thought about my idea, and suddenly, another bright idea had come to me! Instead of making the machine break down, I can pretend to be sick, but I remembered that you had to stay home if you were sick on Sunday because the church was on Sunday!! I began to scheme.

I had an another alternative idea!! Maybe if I could get hurt, I would be fired! But then finally, I thought about my family, and how much we needed money, so I decided to throw all the ideas apart. I knew there was only one thing for me to do. I had to keep on working at the Mill!! No breakdowns!! No getting sick!! And no getting hurt!! From that day forward, I made up my mind to keep working on my job.

204. Christopher Columbus

                           Christopher Columbus Writing

                                                    (Wednesday, September 14, 2016) 

Today when I was the watcher, I noticed that the boat has stopped moving!! I and the other men rushed to the side of the boat to see what was wrong! It turned out that the seaweed that was under the boat grew so long that the boat gotten stuck!!

I went to the captain and told him that the boat got stuck. The captain rushed outside and he told his men to come up with a plan. I remember when my toy boat fell into the water and my mother helped me get the boat out.

I told the captain my idea and he told me to do it. I told the men to grab a sail that we weren't using and use it to fish it out. When the seaweed was out we used the seaweed as paddles, and when they were grabbing hold of the sail they also got some fish!

The captain and the men all thanked me and we continued our trip to India. After the situation was over I went back to be the Watcher. Later that night the captain called all of us and he praised my idea and that was very generous!!

203. The Iditarod!!

I can't wait to run the Iditarod again! Me and my owner had been practicing for months and the race is  tomorrow! All of this hard work is finally going to pay off!! Oh, sorry, I didn't introduce myself! My name is Snowy, Snow for short!! My owner, Shirley B. Hampton is a veteran, that means that we have ran the Iditarod many times and that we know the trail very well. Me and Shirley are packing up for the, we need to be!! I did my exercise and ate my food 1 I heard one my comrades growl in pain!! Me and Shirley rush to my comrade Racer’s side!!

Shirley discovered that he was sick and that he couldn't race! She said that it was okay and she was about to put me in a harness, when, Razor stood up and walked over to the side waiting to be hooked up! Shirley said “ If you want to do it this bad, you could do it!!!”  So, I got hooked up and we got at the starting line and boom, we took off running like we have never run before! We were close when Shirley spotted a moose! we approached the most with, and a  musher go past us! we took the same route he took and safely got past  moose!!

Shirley came over and made sure that we were not hurt, then, we went on with the race!! We saw a musher up ahead, and we gained speed, we went past him and Shirley looked behind her, which was a mistake, because there was a tree right in front of us! I noticed it, and I went to the side, but, the sled tipped over, and Shirley fell out! Luckily, A musher came over. We all looked at Shirley and wondered what happened!!

Me and the rest of the team circled around Shirley and we were all feeling sad, when Shirley said something! We all “cheered!” We waited for Shirley to get up and when she did, she begin the race again!While I was running the race again, Shirley shouted “Gee” and I thought that she lost her mind, because it was a dead end!! I stopped myself, and Shirley came over for a closer look, and she saw the dead end and said “Thank you Snowy!!” I was very pleased!! I ran faster than ever, pushing through the snow to our victory!!!!!!

202. Should Togo Get Credit

My opinion is that all of the dogs should get credit because, Balto ( the dog) wasn't the only one who was riding the Iditarod and Togo did run 350 miles, but, all of the dogs tried their best and they worked together. The mushers also fell into hard times and they all did their part so the other dogs and mushers should have credit!!

In fact, if Balto and Togo couldn't make the race, the mushers would try to get them going, because children were getting sick and dogs had to do it so if another dog team were in this situation, they would have to go, because of all the people getting sick in Nome, Alaska !! All the dogs have to be honored and, just because Balto was first, it doesn't mean that he should be honored!!

All of the dogs volunteered and they were determined, brave and also were very careful not to keep the serum from freezing!! But, the  serum did freeze but, the effect was still the same, so all of the sick people in Nome were getting better, thanks to all of the dogs and mushers who participated in the Iditarod!!

201. September 19,1492

Today, I had to tell my crew that if they found land I would give them 10,000 Maravedis!!

I saw Pedro spying on me when I was talking to the men about the money.

 Yesterday,  I told him that I would give gold bowls, gold blankets, and more!! I do not know how to keep up with all the boasting.

 Some of the men are wondering if I would really give them the gold. I'm also facing many problems.

The king and queen called, and said that the trip will have to stop if we don't find land!

That night, I was wondering if I should tell Pedro about my problems. In the morning, I told one group that if we do not find the money we will be hanged!!

I told another group, that we will get a lot of money!! I hope that we will find India, meanwhile I will try to keep hopes up!!

200. October 9th, 1492

Dear Lanto,

When I was cleaning my room, I saw 3 big white birds, unlike any that I have ever seen before.

I ran outside to see, and I saw people! I went to touch them and they gave us beads, and  other gifts.

I saw a boy who was 10 years old. He and I became best friends. After we finished playing, I heard Pedro and his “master” say that they were going to take 6 people back with them!!

The next morning, I told  Pedro what I had heard and he said that it was true!!  I went to Pedro’s Master and told him not to do so, but he refused.

I saw 6 people climb aboard the boat,but, they kept jumping off the boat and they kept coming back. I was so relieved.

By,

Your friend

199. November 8th, 1492

What are those three white soaring birds from the sky, it looks strange. I wonder…. I know its birds from heaven!!! A s sit moved closer and closer, it did not look like a pretty bird,it looked like it was about to eat us!!

Aaaaaaahhhhhhh! I screamed. I ran to the chief and told him the dream that I had got. Just that moment, I saw the same birds I had saw in my dream, but, instead they looked like cargo ships.

I saw men or what i thought was men. I rushed over to the men, and they gave us beads, bells and one of the men got out their sword and i grasped it so hard that i cut myself!!

I started to like the men but, I didn't forget about the dream that i had. That night, I talked to my Chema. And i said that no matter what i say to my people, they will not listen. I told my Chema to let anything bad happen to me, so my people can understand what i am trying to say.

The next morning, I was taken aboard the canoe. I was sad, mad and lonely, but, i didn't cry. I knew what i had to do, I jumped off the small ship!!

I reached a island and I told the people there what had happened to me. But, they too did not listen.I now spend my days as a spirit still remembering the horrible men!!

198. Immigrants

When I came to America, I knew it was hard work, here is the story!! I woke up and I checked to see if I could go to America. I am going there because of wars, less money, less jobs, and religious freedom. Some people were afraid of the government because the government was too strict and they said “ If you don't agree with us, you will have to leave this country!!”

Some people who escaped the country were lucky, but, the journey was so dangerous because people who had 3rd class or a steerage were unlucky because they had bed service, cabins and there were a lot of sicknesses and lots of bad weather. The people were really suffering, but, at least they could go to Ellis Island to get inspected and they could finally go to America.

On the other hand, the 1st and the 2nd class were living the life of their dreams because they had nice rooms, food, money and not a lot of sicknesses. However, they had inspections at the ship to make sure they were well. The immigrants job’s were mostly farming, bakers, nurses, doctors and blacksmiths.

Once 3rd class or steerage came to Ellis Island, they were inspected to make sure that the new immigrants did not have any injuries because then they can not be put to work. So, if they are injured, they are sent back.

197. Hero or Villain?

Have you ever wondered if Christopher Columbus is a hero, villain or both? As you read on, you will find some evidence for why he is both a villain and a hero.

Christopher Columbus was indeed a villain. One way that Christopher Columbus was a villain was that he was selfish because he promised his crew that if a crew member spotted a sign of gold, he would give them 10,000 maravedis, Christopher columbus lied to them by claiming the maravedis for himself. Another reason that he was a villain was that he stole the Native Americans and the Taino people. He also tricked the Taino people and the Native Americans. He also began acting in an unfriendly way that they did not think of him as an angel.

Christopher Columbus may seem unfriendly but, he is also part hero. As a hero he was a brave because he crossed the whole Atlantic Ocean with himself and his crew. He is also an excellent navigator, he traveled without any map because the place was not marked. He traveled by the guide of the ocean and the constellations of the stars.

In conclusion, Christopher Columbus is a villain and a hero. We still celebrate his bravery as a day called Christopher Columbus Day. He had a lot of pressure on him, but he did what no other person did, he went West to find East so he could go to India.

196. Frogs And Koalas

In the steep mountains and thick forests, a group of toads are lounging on the rocks and trees. These little creatures, are being hunted almost everyday!! In another region, halfway across the world, a group of  koalas, sweet, but feisty, are jumping  from vine to vine! What they don’t know, is that these poor little animals are also being hunted!! Why are these innocent animals being hunted? and, Why are people hunting them?? In the next paragraph, these questions will soon be answered!!! We will also talk about the similarities and differences about frogs and koalas keep reading to find out the facts!!

Surprisingly, frogs and koalas have many similarities, let me tell you about some of them. Both frogs and koalas are vanishing because loggers are cutting down their habitat and the poor animals have nowhere to live!! Another similarity, is that both animals need protection from the dreadful loggers and the horrible pollution because all animals and human beings need to live in a cleaner environment!! We humans pollute the water and,if we continue to do so, then we are going to say, good-bye koalas and toads!! And they both live in trees because, well, trees are frogs and koala’s habitats and as i told you before, loggers cut down the trees and the frogs and  koalas won’t have a home to live in!!

Those were some similarities  about frogs and koalas!! Now watch out for the differences!! Koalas live in Australia, and frogs live in Ecuador. Another difference is that frogs are amphibians and koalas are marsupials. An interesting fact is that  koalas eat 2 ½ eucalyptus leaves and frogs eat mosquitoes and other small insects!! Another is that Ecuador, has over 417 types of frogs, on the other hand, there's only 1 type of koala on Australia!!

In conclusion, koalas and frogs have many similarities and differences but scientist are helping both animals have a better life, by making sure that koala’s and frogs are in a safe and secure environment!!

RESOURCE:
FROGS AT RISK and FOLLOW THAT KOALA!!  BY: CHRIS JOZEFOWICZ.

195. Summer Vacation 2017

H A R I N I - Grade IV

1. RISD - Nature's Design
2. Music Class Viola @ Oak Lawn Avenue
3. Ninja Warrior at Dream Big Gymnastics
4. Movies
5. Books
6. Places Visited & Summer Camp

Rhode Island School Of Design(RISD)

It has many different courses to study, such as Nature's design and Animation!! It is very interesting to study the different type of courses there!! RISD is where creativity is let loose!!

Music Class Viola @ Oak Lawn Avenue:

My instructor Mike, helped me through the long road!! He has suggested switching books, and helped me with various techniques!! And thanks to Mike, I wouldn't be at this stage without his guidance!!

Ninja Warrior at Dream Big Gymnastics:

This class has helped me a lot!! On the first day, I didn't even know how to do a flip, but, on the last, I had done a full flip and landed on my feet!! This is a great program to be in during the summer!!

Movies:

Movie List 2017

Books:

Book List 2017

Places Visited & Summer Camp:

Summer Camp 2017

194. Movie List 2017

Following are the movies recommended by my friends, relatives and from Common Sense Media that I watched and few are yet to be watched, during my summer vacation 2017.

#	Movie Name
1	Wonder Woman
2	The Emoji Movie
3	Despicable Me 3
4	Spider-Man: Homecoming
5	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
6	Leap
7	A Dog's Purpose
8	The Mars Generation
9	I Am Bolt