Blog Log: What I like and dont like about piano

Blog Log: The Pascals triangle

Blog Log : Harry Potter 1(The sorcerer's Stone)

      When Harry Potter was a baby, an evil wizard named Lord Voldemort tried to kill him along with his parents whom were very great witches and wizards. Harry, somehow managed to conquer him with no use of magic that he was aware of and Voldemort went missing for many yearsHarry was then left alone with the people who hated him most, the Dursleys.

      The Dursleys were his mother's sister's family. They had a very mean son named Dudley. Harry almost LIVED in a cupboard! Dudley's favorite game was "Harry Hunting." Harry hated it there.

      One day, after 10 years of this, he received a letter from the mail!(This NEVER had happened) His mean uncle drives the family out to the beach to get away from "such nonsense" but Harry's letters keep coming and his mean uncle keeps burning them up. I predict that the letters will keep on coming and Harry will finally get one.

 

I thought that this poem was very funny and that is actually IS worth it and fair AND funny! So here it is and I hope that you enjoy it!

I'm making my brother my personal slave, so now when I greet you my brother will wave. He'll do all my homework; he'll take all my tests. He'll clean up my messes and wait on my guests. He'll hold out my hanky whenever I sneeze. He'll say that he did it if I "cut the cheese." He'll go take a bath if I play in the dirt. He'll eat all my spinach, then feed me dessert. He'll empty the garbage and vacuum the floors and finish my other unsavory chores, like washing the dishes and mowing the yard or anything else even modestly hard. I really enjoy all the effort I save by making my brother my personal slave. And though I'll admit how exciting it is, I'm not sure it's worth it, 'cause next week I'm his. --Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : I went to the barber

I thought that this poem was very funny because he probably wanted just make people laugh and that he probably isn't dead or else this poem wouldn't  be here! :( Here it is and I hope you enjoy it!


I went to the barber.

He cut off my hair,
which would have been great,
but he didn't stop there.

He slipped with his scissors.
He snipped with his shears,
and cut off my eyebrows
and both of my ears.

I jumped in my seat
causing several more slips;
he cut off my nose
and my cheeks and my lips.

With one final slip-up
he cut off my head,
and that is the reason
I ended up dead.    

So kids, if your dad tells you,
"You need a trim,"
just pull out this poem
and show it to him.

As soon as he reads this,
I'm willing to bet,
that that's the last haircut
that you'll ever get.

--Kenn Nesbitt                                   

I thought that this poem was very funny

A candy bar. A piece of cake. A lollipop. A chocolate shake. A jelly donut. Chocolate chips. Some gummy worms and licorice whips. A candy cane. A lemon drop. Some bubblegum and soda pop. Vanilla wafers. Cherry punch. My mom slept in while I made lunch. --Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log:I taught my cat to clean my room.

I thought that this poem was very funny except I actually think that it is a fair because the cat has                doing more work then the person. here it is and I hope that you enjoy it.  I taught my cat to clean my room, to use a bucket, brush and broom, to dust my clock and picture frames, and pick up all my toys and games. He puts my pants and shirts away, and makes my bed, and I would say it seems to me it's only fair he puts away my underwear. In fact, I think he's got it made. I'm not as happy with our trade. He may pick up my shoes and socks, but I clean out his litterbox. --Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Marji still feels like she should get a divorce! They argue every day until one day, The professor gives them an assignment to make a diorama explaining a theme park based on ancient times.

Blog Log : My sister says shes sleepy

I thought that this was a very funny poem because she probably isn't actually tired and that she just dosent want to do her chores. Here it is and I hope that you enjoy it! My sister says she's sleepy, that her energy is sapped. She says she'd feel much better if she climbed in bed and napped. She says she she feels so drowsy, that she has to shut her eyes. She just can't keep from closing them no matter how she tries. She's claims she's so exhausted that she cannot stay awake. She swears that she'll be useless till she has a little break. She says she needs to catch some Z's, to hit the hay, to doze, to hibernate, to dream, to have a moment of repose. I'm pretty sure she's faking when she jumps in bed and snores. This happens every time our mother says to do her chores. --Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : I'm not picky

I thought that even though he says that he isn't picky, he really is because the only type of 

food he likes is mac 'n cheese. Here it is and I hope that you enjoy it!

I'm not picky.
I'm not rude.
Why, I'll eat any
kind of food.
Except for foods
called "beets" or "greens."
Or "beef." Or "beans."
Or "tangerines."

I won't eat foods
called "fish fillets."
Or "pies." Or "fries."
Or "mayonnaise."
Or "grapes." Or "crepes."
Or "chicken wings."
Or "clams." Or "hams."
Or "onion rings."

Or anything
called "baked" or "stewed."
Or "boiled" or "broiled."
Or "barbecued."
Or "dried" or "fried."
Or "smoked" or "steamed."
Or "roasted," "toasted,"
"mashed," or "creamed."

No, I'm not picky.
I'm not rude.
Why, I'll eat any
kind of food,
and ask for more
and then say, "Please."
As long as it's called
"mac and cheese."

--Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : I love to do the laundry

I thought that this poem was very funny. Even though he says that he accidentally washed his dad's wallet, I think that he did it on purpose. Here it is and I hope that you enjoy it. I love to do the laundry. I mean it. I don't mind because I get to keep whatever money I might find. I know it sounds ridiculous. I'm sure it must seem strange. But every time I wash the clothes I find some pocket change. I found a dollar yesterday. Today I found a ten. I'm certain that tomorrow I'll find money once again. You see, I have a strategy. (I guess that's what you call it.) And sometimes I just  accidentally wash my father's wallet. --Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Margi got married! Even though she thought that she would be happy, but the secand that the apartmant door closed, she already felt sorry! I predict that soon she will not fell sorry anymore.

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Marji has married her boyfriend! His name is Reza. He does painting as his job. They have gotten an important task from the professor to make an amusement park based on the ancient times in Iran. But when they went to see the professor, he said that they can not go on because the women are not dressed with a veil on. I predict that soon she will find another dagree and accomplish in it.

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Since Marji has gotten her degree as well as her boyfriend, that means that they have to go to France in order to keep going. Unfortunately, they can't go unless they are married! They do get married because they think that they will marry soon.

Blog Log: Persepolis 2

Marji has decided that now that she is better, she is going back to Iran! She gets a collage dagree and a new boyfriend! She loves her boyfriend a lot. She also well in a test that she gets to do a masters dagree on it! She has made new friends and has gotten a lot better at drawing. I predict that soon she will marry him.

Persepolis 2

Margi is now homeless! She lives in the street and it is the middle of Winter. She is very sick. She has a very bad cough. He ends up spitting blood until she faints. She find herself in the hospital. I predict that soon she will get better.

Persepolis 2

Marji has left Dr.Keller's house. She has also left her boy friend because he was being very mean to her and so now she is homeless. I predict that soon she will find another place to stay.

Persepolis 2

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Margi is at Dr. Keller's house. Doctor Keller is very mean. Her food is bad and and she gets into people's business. Margi also has a boyfriend! He is from spain and invites her to a party for architects. I predict that she will go and that Dr. Keller won't be mean anymore. 

Blog Log: Persepolis 2

Marji's Mom came! She was an old lady since she was gone for so very long. she got her a new place to live with a doctor named Keller. Keller is mean but I predict that she will be nice to Marji.

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Marji is now 13. she is in Vienna and Zozo is very mean. Zozo has kicked her out because her apartment is too small so now Marji is going to a nun's  and is not the least bit content until she gets kicked out by the head nun and spends some time at her friend Julie's house. I predict that her friend will help her become more content in America.

Blog Log : Persepolis 2

Persepolis is now 13 years old and lives in Austria with a mean lady named Zozo. Zozo has forced her go to a place where there are nuns that will take her in. I think that she will like it there better

Persepolis 2 book

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Blog Log : Persepolis

Persepolis is 10 years old and lives in Iraq. She has to wear a veil to school every day and really dosen't like it at all. The king is very mean. He is doing mean things like burning down homes. he gets overthrown. The war in Iraq is starting. Now she is twelve. Her neighbors house was bombed! She has to go to Austria. On the way there, she turns around right before she leaves for the plane and looks back, her mom is on the ground!!!!! Is she dead?

Blog Log : The Help

Mae Mobley's Mom is having a boy! Also, Minny quit for a while but soon after she started the interviewing thing again. I predict that no one will ever quit again.

Blog Log : The Help

Mae Mobley's mama is going to have another baby! Since she never pays any attention to Mae in the first place, now that she  has another baby, Mae won't get any attention at all. I predict that she will still get lots of attention from Abaleen.

Blog Log : The Help

The lady that is interviewing Abaleen and Minny actually is going to stay at the restaurant but will just have dessert. I predict that the person that owns the restaurant will change his mind and serve them real food.

Cool ice cream recipie

Here is an ice cream making recepie that I found on the internet! Hope that you make it & I hope that you enjoy it!

Ingredients:

I cup of milk or half 'n' half

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp granulated sugar

extras: chocolate syrup, fresh fruit, crumbed cookies, jam, etc. 

Materials:

1 gallon ziplock bag

1 quart ziplock bag

1 sandwich ziplock bag

1/2 cup rock salt

enough salt to fill the gallon ziplock bag at least half way

tape

spoon

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all the ingredients into the sandwich sized baggie.  

"Lock" the sandwich bag and then tape it shut.  

Place the sandwich bag into the quart sized baggie.  

Put the quart sized baggie into the gallon sized bag.  

Add ice so that it fills the gallon bag at least half way (more is okay).  

Add the rock salt to the ice.  

Seal the gallon sized bag.  

Shake the bag for 5-15 minutes.  

HINT: The longer you shake the more "solid" your ice cream will be. Remove the sandwich bag from the two other bags and enjoy!

WHY ADD SALT to the ICE?

Salt actually lowers the freezing point of water, which melts the ice in the bag so its no longer a solid but it is still 32 degrees creating ice water.  The water covers more surface area of the bags inside the gallon bag (than the solid ice would) and makes it cool the ice cream ingredients faster and ore evenly so they turn in to ICE cream faster.

                                              Thank You!

Blog Log : The Help

The lady that is interviewing and Abaleen Minny is going on a date! The person that owned the place though said that they could only stay for dessert because they were closing soon. I predict that they will go to a different restaurant and have a good date. o :

Blog Log : The Help

They got Minny to tell the lady her stories! They are planning to get it published in January. They are also planning to interview 10 other maids that are African American so that they have a larger chance of getting it published. I predict that they will be able to get it published by January and that it will be a very good book.

Blog Log : The Help

Abaleen is getting interviewed by sometime. She is getting interviewed because the lady that is interviewing her will try to take it to New York to get it published. She is doing it secretly because it is illegal. I predict that she will get it published.

Blog Log : The Help

Minny's boss has finally agreed that she will start doing something by getting cooking lessons from Minny. I predict that soon she will be doing more things like going shopping and that she will also be a good cook.

Blog Log : The Help

Minny's boss is starting to get weird. She is staying around the house a lot and just sitting in her bed. She is not sick, but she lies and says that she is just resting. Minny's daughter is also starting to get very rude. She is yelling and screaming all the time : I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is very bad. I predict that she will get better and that Minny's boss will start going outside to make friends.

Blog Log : The Help

Abaleen's friend has found a job! A lady from the country does not know the rules so she wants to have Minny help her cook. Right now, Minny is out of town so Abaleen has to pretend that she is Minny and has to help the person cook! I predict that it will work out fine and that she will learn how to cook in the experience.

Blog Log : The Help

Mae got in trouble by her mom! She was tugging on the telephone pole when her mom was on the phone. Her mom was very upset so she sent Abaleen out of the room with Mae and now Mae is not allowed to use or touch the phone. Abaleen's friend, Minny, has been cheated on as well! Her boss said that she would pay her $67 but instead she didn't give her any money and started to spread rumors that she was stealing when she wasn't. I predict that she will soon stop and the rumors will stop spreading.

Blog Log : The Help

Abaleen is an African American maid. She is taking care of a baby named Mae Mobley. Mae is very feisty and loves Abaleen even more than her own Mom! They get along very well because Mae's Mom is usually busy and isn't a very nice mom so Abaleen is usually taking care of Mae herself. I predict that Mae will grow up with Abaleen and then move away with Abaleen to help her with other things

Blog Log : Ender's Game

Ender has left earth to come to a planet 3 months away at the speed of light. He is going away so that he can do more training and become a captain of a fleet. I predict that he will succeed and become a captain.

Blog Log : Ender's Game

Blog Log : Ender's Game

Ender has graduated! they let him out early because he learned everything that he had to. I predict that he will go to a different school to learn more new things.

log Log : Ender's Game

Ender's big bully had a match with him! He is much bigger than him and knows much more personal combat than him. Even though that he was much better, Ender kicked, his, butt! I predict that now the bully will not mess with him any more

Blog Log : Ender's Game

Ender has won his first Battle ! He won it by far. He won it by far because he is awesome. I predict that he will win all of the other games as well.

Blog Log : Ender's Game

Ender is now a commander of a young, inexperienced team. The team name is called dragon the name was forbidden for 4 years. It was forbidden because it never succeeded. I predict that eve though it will be hard, he will teach them how to be awesome.

Blog Log: Ender's Game

Ender has gone to a different part of a game. Usually, the kids follow a different path in that he is not the same as any of the other kids. I predict that he has chosen a different path because he is special.

blog log: Ender's Game

Ender has moved up even more in the levels of his training. One day, he receives a letter from his sister but soon finds out that someone had forced her to write it. He is very upset about it so he throws it away and then feels angry at who ever made her write it. I predict that he will figure out who forced her to write it.

blog log: Ender's Game

Ender got kicked out! The commander of the group didn't like him so he traded him off to a different area of the school. He got kicked out because he didn't follow the directions given to him. I think that he didn't listen to the directions because then he couldn't really do anything if he did. I predict that the commander in the next area will be much nicer.

blog log : very long poem

I think that that this poem was very funny and very very very long the sentence

blog log: Ender's game

Ender has moved up! he has moved up from the launchies group to the Salamander group! The people in charge moved him up separately because he was better than everybody else. I predict that he will be the best out of them too.

blog log: Nicknames by Kenn Nesbitt

I think that this poem is very funny but in a way quite unrealistic. The names the friends and relatives that call him nicknames are very mean because most of those nicknames are girl nicknames! Here is the poem that I read and I hope that you enjoy it!

My aunt calls me "Elizabeth."

My grandma calls me "Liz."
My sister calls me "Lisa,"
and the baby calls me "Wiz."

My uncle calls me "Betty,"
while my grandpa calls me "Beth."
My brother calls me "Dizzy Liz"
or sometimes "Lizard Breath."

My teacher calls me "Betsy"
and my friends all call me "Bess."
I find these nicknames more annoying
than you'd ever guess.

I wish that they would call me
by my real name instead.
I simply HATE those nicknames,
see, my real name is Fred.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : all my excuses by Kenn Nesbitt

Picture for : All my excuses 

I think that this poem was very funny and teaches you a great lesson that you can't fool a teacher. I didn't think that his excuses were all that well though. Here it is and I hope you enjoy it!

I started on my homework
but my pen ran out of ink.
My hamster ate my homework.
My computer's on the blink.

I accidentally dropped it
in the soup my mom was cooking.
My brother flushed it down the toilet
when I wasn't looking.

My mother ran my homework
through the washer and the dryer.
An airplane crashed into our house.
My homework caught on fire.

Tornadoes blew my notes away.
Volcanoes struck our town.
My notes were taken hostage
by an evil killer clown.

Some aliens abducted me.
I had a shark attack.
A pirate swiped my homework
and refused to give it back.

I worked on these excuses
so darned long my teacher said,
"I think you'll find it's easier
to do the work instead."

--Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log : If I had a dollar by Kenn Nesbitt

I think that the poem If I had a dollar is very cute and funny. It very much makes sense that he is only buying very small and cheap things because you can't really buy anything with $1! Here it is and I hope you enjoy it :  

If I had a dollar
I know what I'd do;
I'd go to the mall
and I'd spend it on you.

I'd shop for a shoelace,
or maybe a sock,
or maybe a ribbon,
or maybe a rock.

I'd pay for a pickle,
a pear, or a plum.
I'd get you a grape,
or a half-pack of gum.

I'd spring for some string
if the string were on sale.
I'd purchase a pinky-sized
pink plastic pail.

I'd pick up a pencil,
I'd give you a stick.
I'd buy you a bit of
a board or a brick.

I like you, I do,
but I'm sorry to say
you can't get a lot
for a dollar today.

--Kenn Nesbitt

fun wekand things

fun day with mom

1. Have a reading marathon.
2. Write stories together.
3. Play soccer.
4. Paint or draw together.
5. Create a fort in your living room out of blankets or cardboard boxes.
6. Go on a hike.
7. Have a sunset picnic at a park or beach.
8. Play board games.
9. Play kickball.
10. Get up early, pack breakfast, and have a sunrise breakfast.
11. Go to a museum.
12. Go to a playground.
13. Play hide-and-seek.
14. Have a pillow fight.
15. Ride bikes.
16. Build sandcastles.
17. Rent a DVD and make popcorn.
18. Tell stories.
19. Have a scavenger hunt.
20. Make mazes or puzzles for each other to solve.
21. Play card games.
22. Garden together.
23. Bake cookies (let the kids help).
24. Go to the zoo.
25. Go to the library.
26. Shop at a thrift shop.
27. Create a blog together.
28. Create a scrapbook.
29. Make a movie using a camcorder and computer.
30. Learn to play music.
31. Fingerpaint.
32. Make play dough from scratch.
33. Make homemade mini pizzas.
34. Buy popsicles.
35. Make hand-painted T-shirts.
36. Set up a hammock, make lemonade, relax.
37. Go to a pool.
38. Go to a public place, people watch, and make up imaginary stories about people.
39. Visit family.
40. Write letters to family.
41. Paint or decorate the kids’ room.
42. Make milkshakes.
43. Play freeze tag.
44. Create a treasure hunt for them (leaving clues around the house or yard).
45. Decorate a pair of jeans.
46. Do a science experiment.
47. Play games online.
48. Teach them to play chess.
49. Learn magic tricks.
50. Create a family book, with information and pictures about each family member.
51. Fly kites.
52. Go snorkeling.
53. Barbecue.
54. Volunteer.
55. Donate stuff to charity.
56. Compete in a three-legged or other race.
57. Create an obstacle course.
58. Pitch a tent and sleep outside with marshmallows.
59. Roast marshmallows.
60. Play loud music and dance crazy.
61. Write and produce a play (to perform before other family members).
62. Paint each other’s faces.
63. Have a water balloon fight.
64. Have a gun-fight with those foam dart guns.
65. Explore your yard and look for insects.
66. Go for a walk and explore the neighborhood.
67. Go jogging.
68. Take pictures of nature.
69. Play a trivia game.
70. Make up trivia questions about each other.
71. Make hot cocoa.
72. Play house.
73. Decorate the house with decorations you make.
74. Make popsicles.
75. Play school.
76. Do shadow puppets.
77. Make a comic book.
78. Play in the rain.
79. Make mud pies.
80. Blow bubbles.
81. Take turns saying tongue twisters.
82. Sing songs.
83. Tell ghost stories in the dark with a flashlight.
84. Build stuff with Legos.
85. Give them a bubble bath.
86. Play with squirt guns.
87. Play video games together.
88. Play wiffleball.
89. Play nerf football.
90. Build a rocket from a kit.
91. Bake a cake and decorate it.
92. Play dress-up.
93. Thumb-wrestle, play mercy, or have a tickle fight.
94. Make a gingerbread house, or decorate gingerbread men.
95. Learn and tell each other jokes.
96. Play basketball.
97. Learn to juggle.
98. Walk barefoot in the grass and pick flowers.
99. Build paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
100. Prank call their grandparents, using disguised, humorous voices.

Blog Log: Polar Vortex

"The Polar Vortex" 

In some places of the USA, there are temperatures below -32 degrees. If I were in one of those places, I would be really really freaked out because some people have gotten frostbite which is where you get so cold that the tips of your fingers of your fingers and toes fall off!! My uncle Lance lives in North Dakota where he flies an airplane. I feel very worried for him because if it gets too cold then he can crash and then be outside and will get frostbite. I think living in Oregon is a privilege because we don't have extreme temperatures like other parts of the world.

Blog Log: Dog in Soup

I thought that this poem was very very funny. I like dogs and I like soup, but when they are combined, they don't really go together all that well. Though, it is sort of confusing, the picture looks like a dalmation but the soup is called Chicken Poodle Soup. And dalmations and poodles are very different from each other!

Waiter, There's a Dog in my Soup

There's a doggy in my soup dish.
There's a canine in my cup.
The waiter brought a bowl out
and I found this grubby pup.

His fur is simply sopping.
He's wet from head to toes.
He's got some peas upon his paws
and noodles on his nose.

He doesn't look too happy.
His eyes are filled with tears.
Or maybe that's just chicken soup
that's dripping from his ears.

I'm sure I asked for noodles.
I got this dog instead.
I wonder how this happened.
Was it something that I said?

I guess I must have mumbled.
I'm such a nincompoop!
It seems the waiter heard me ask for
Chicken Poodle Soup.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Blog Log: Helen Keller, Story of My Life, Chapter 1

Helen Keller was about 2 years old when she lost her eyesight and hearing. She had a very very very bad fever when she turned 2 that took her hearing and eyesight. Her first word to regain was water. She called it "wah-wah." She loved the roses at her house because she could smell them and it was one of her favorite childhood memories.

blog log : Ender's Game, pgs. 20-28

Ender is at battle school. He is in a rocket ship upside down in outer space. This is a test to see if he can be a commander for a spaceship. He is very worried and the kid next to him is being mean to him. I predict that the kid next to him will stop being mean to him because the teacher will tell him to stop. If I were Ender, I would tell him to stop personally since Ender didn't tell the kid himself.

blog log : ender's game

Ender's brother comes over to Ender's bed in the middle of the night. Ender is afraid because he thinks that his mean brother, Peter. Peter actually came over to say that he was sorry for threatening to kill Ender. I predict that Ender and his brother will have a have a hard time togther.

Blog Log: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game was written by Orson Scott Card and was first published in 1977. Ender is six years old and has a very mean brother, Peter. Peter thretens to kill Ender and say that he didn't do it. I feel scared for Ender and predict that Peter will change his mind.

©1977

blog log: Anastasia Krupnik

Monday Jan. 20, 2014                                                                            pgs. 88-end   Annora

Anastasia Krupnik likes the baby and changed her mind from naming the baby red ball, she decided to name him Sam. She loves her parents once again and loves everything but liver. This was a very good book and was very very VERY funny and interesting.

blog log: Anastasia Krupnik

Today, I'm doing my first "blog log."My blog log today will be based on a book called Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry.  Here it is and I hope you enjoy it!


Monday Jan. 20, 2014                                                                               pgs. 70-88                Annora

Anastasia's mom is having her baby in March. Anastasia hates her parents now and want to run away! Her dad says that if she stays, she gets to name the baby. Anastasia has thought of the worst name possible but the book hasn't told me what the horrible name is yet but I feel scared for the baby. I predict that her parents will soon convince her to be nice and to be kind to the baby. I would not know what to name the baby!

Anastasia Krupnik
© 1979

Introduction

My mom and me on photo booth.

Hello! My name as you probably know is Annora. I am 9 years old. My favorite color is neon yellow and my favorite animal is a giraffe. My mom is awesome, and my dad is awesome too. My pets are Chip, the giant cat; Biscette, my chicken; and last but not least, Ariah and Ginger, my two other chickens who look just alike. I named this blog "double digits" because on February 5th, I am turning 10. I think that "double digits" is a cool name because, in 90 years, it will be "triple digits!"

My dad. 

Chip my giant cat.

My three chickens.