Hi.

I have been a sixth grader for about two months. Mr. Vallerga is the coolest teacher in the history of the world. I know I say that about everyone, but this time it is true. He is SO nice, all my peers and his colleagues loves him. But anyway, we just went to Outdoor Ed. It was awesome! It was in Sonora and is is called Foothill Horizons. (Bring back memories anyone?) We had the time of our lives there. We all had a blast. We learned the true identities of some people, we can now identify trees and we learned how to stand in a freezing river and splashing your face in it. You know what I just thought of? Are people in other schools still your peers even if they don't go to your school, but you still know them? If you know, tell me please. Until next time, BYE!!!

Hatchet - What Would I Do March 2009

Fire. What do I know about fire? I think. Missions, Club Penguin! Paper! I set off some find some stray paper. Down by the lake two things catch my eye. A snake and some newspaper. The only bad thing is that the snake is on the newspaper. Do I know anything about distractions? Loud noises. I find a huge rock and throw it and it makes a loud CRASH! The snake moves swiftly towards the noise and I move as fast as my legs can carry me and I grab the paper. Then I run back home. Home, I think, I call it home now.

I start hammering on the rock after I place the paper on it. The sparks caught on the paper, but it needs something more. Tree bark! I remember reading about tree bark I my How to Survive the Wilderness book. It said to roll tree bark in to a little ball. Outside, I see dead trees with bark hanging off of them. I grab as much of it as I can and put it on the shelter floor. I do this about five times. I feed some to the fire. I have enough to last for a while.

I think about the searchers. People have to be searching for me, right? Maybe they would find me if I moved somewhere different. Tomorrow I will put all of my possessions in my pockets. It’s getting dark and I have not been bitten bye a mosquito. The fire must be like a shield. No worries. I will think about this in the morning. Now, it is time to sleep.

Bye lake, birds, bears, berries. Bye home. I set off for the big hike and I didn’t stop for 1 hour. It is tough work. Then I find an open area and rest for an hour. Off in the distance, about ten miles from here I see a light. I head for it. I run as fast as I can and I am all tired out when I get there. It is a little town! I look around for a pay phone and call my dad. Turns out he is only an hour away. Now all that’s on my mind is The Secret. Is she with him? What are they doing? How will dad react? The Secret.

When dad pulls up he get’s out and starts hugging me. I try to get into the car as soon as I can. “Hey girl! How are you? Are you O.K.? I have been worried sick about you”, says dad. “I am fine.” I say. But you won’t be, I add in my head silently. “Are you hungry?” “Yes, starving”, I say “Pizza?” “Pizza it is” says dad. My insides are getting tighter. I want to throw up. I have butterflies in my stomach. I know what I have to do. “Dad, I do not know how to say this, but I need to tell you something.”

2 days

I am now an official sixth grader!!! On Friday, we had the best time. It was the last day of school! We did not have desks, so we sat on the floor. Amir brought a McDonalds kids meal for everyone. I brought cookies and Angel G. brought cupcakes. I quote "High Cholesterol here I come!" by Angel G. The day before that, my class went to Mr.Aikmans house. It was so cool! He has an endless pool. We played with it and it was very cool! Bye!

THRILLER

OMG! I saw Thriller for the first time today. It rocked!!!! Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8 I think it is the best music video yet.

Lists

Here is a list of very cool things.

1. Inkhert
2. City of Ember
3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
4. Surfin' Safari
5. Heros and Villans
6. You'll Think of Me
7. All-American Girl
8. Coraline
9. Grease ( the movie)
10. Grease ( the island)
11. My friends
12. Calculators
13. Family

Here is a list of very irksome things.

1. Grease ( the movie)
2. My Friends ( sometimes)
3. Calculators
4. Music
5. State Report Sections
6. Traveling in Planes
7. Phones
8. Comercials
9. Technology
10. Family

State Reports

Hi. As you may know, I am in fifth grade. In fifth grade you have to do a state report. My state is on Tennessee. People like Dolly Parton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Chad Pennington, Ed" Too Tall" Jones, Elvis and Reese Witherspoon anre from there. I love Tennessee. So anyway, I will tell you all when my state report is finished. So TTFN. Toodles!!!

Hopes and Wishes - Vocab Assignment 10/23/08

Hopes are when someone desires to have something happen in the future, and there is a good chance it will happen. Wishes are when someone wants something to happen now that may or may not come true. Everyone has hopes and wishes. When you really hope for something, you want to work really hard to see it happen. Wishes are good because they can be fun think about. However, wishes can be bad because if you wish too much, you will never get anything done. I have many hopes and wishes.

I have many wishes. One of my wishes is a fancy tree mansion that is made up of four houses in a square, but they are still on the ground, and the only way to get to the one of the other houses, is to walk on a bridge. My second wish is that math could be easy. I envy people who are good at math. Another one of my wishes is to actually pet a unicorn, just to see what it is like. My last wish is to read one million books in one week. I know these wishes wont come true, but it is fun to think about, especially when you are having a bad day. When you are having a bad day you can dream about your wishes, and add more stuff to them.

I also have many different kinds of hopes. Some of my hopes for this year are, to pass my last multiplication holey card and to ace my STAR and CST tests. To achieve this, I have to persevere, and always do my best. My hopes for my life after elementary school are to, stay in touch with my friends, go to Harvard School of Law, be the best lawyer in the world. I also aspire to beat my uncle Ruben in Scrabble. For this set of hopes, I have to take time for my friends, learn some new words, and work really hard in high school. My hopes for my family are for them to be healthy and strong. My hopes for the world are for Barack Obama to win the election and that when I grow up and have a child, the Polar Bears have not gone extinct by all of the Global Warming. Alone I cannot do all of these, but I can make a difference. We can work together to make things happen. For example, to prevent Global Warming, we can use less energy and every little things count.

Barack Obama

The Life and Times of Barack Obama

The person I would like to talk about today is President Elect Barack Obama. I have chosen to talk about him because he is inspiring. He inspired me and maybe other children to run for president someday. He is the first African-American to run for president, and be successful. Obama is sending the message that, yes, we can do what we believe in.

Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4.1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. From age six to age twelve, Barack lived in Indonesia. Obama ‘s inspiration is his father. Even though he grew up without a dad he thinks that he will learn from that and be a better father for his daughters, Malia and Sasha. When going to college, Obama got a degree, from Occidental college with international relations. In 1988, he attended Harvard Law School and earned his law degree.

Later on, Barack Obama became Senator Barack Obama for the state of Illinois. After that, Barack ran for president, and he won! A few of Obama’s supporters are Operah Winfrey, George Clooney, Macy Gray, Halle Berry and Hillary Clinton. A lot of his supporters were young people Hillary Clinton will be our secretary of state. One of Barack’s biggest blessing is his family. Michelle, wife, Malia, daughter, Sasha, daughter. Hopefully, Obama will live much longer and our world will be full of hope.