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Post by Jessica on May 22, 2014 15:42:28 GMT -5
My favorite character is Sofia from The Journal Of Curious Letters. Sofia is my favorite character because Sofia is so sarcastic and so funny!! Sofia loves to tease people!! I love reading the emails she sends to Tick because they put me in a good mood!!! I am going to show you a part of one of the emails she sent Tick.
Dear Tick, "Wow, another kid! Why did it have to be another American? That's all I need, running around with two boys who do nothing but eat hot dogs and belch and talk about stupid American football."
I am going to show you another part of an email she wrote to Tick
Dear Tick,
"Someone needs to teach you how to answer a stinking question. I asked you many and all you did was write back asking more. If I lived in the USA, I would smack your head with a pogo stick".
I love Sofia's sarcasm and that it why she is my favorite character!!
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Post by Jessica on May 22, 2014 15:27:52 GMT -5
I am really excited to go to McDowell because I think McDowell is the best school in all of the schools in Logan Elm District. I just don't know if I'm ready for that big of a transition!!! I thought it was very confusing with so many classrooms and we only get three minutes in between switching classrooms!!! From what I heard it is very hard to keep your grades up because there is so many classes!!
I am kind of nervous because I am going to a school where I am the youngest out of the entire school!!! That really makes me nervous!!! I think that there is too many teachers and classrooms!! I think there are 6 classes and 12 teachers because there are two teachers for each subject!!!
I am very excited to do choir!!! I think choir will be very fun!!! I am also excited to do 7th grade sports!! I am going to try out for basketball, volleyball and softball. I think that it is cool that we get to have one elective choice!!!
I am also really excited that we get to have air-conditioning in the whole school!! At Salt Creek our hallway has air-conditioning, but the entire school doesn't.
I am kind of nervous and kind of excited to go to McDowell!! I just hope all the stuff that I am worried about is not all true!!!
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Post by Jessica on Apr 28, 2014 9:32:15 GMT -5
The one thing that I have enjoyed about D.A.R.E is learning about how bad drugs, alcohol, and smoking are for you!! I knew smoking was bad for you, but looking at the jug of tar that builds up in your lungs in just one year, I know that I will never smoke in my entire life!!!
One thing that I have learned is how drinking alcohol and taking drugs could really put your life in danger. In one of our past D.A.R.E classes, Deputy Thomas had us put these goggles on that made everything blurry and we had to try to walk a straight line!!! It was really hard and it kind of made your eyes hurt after wards. Deputy Thomas said that with the goggles on that we could drive like that!!! I could not believe it!!
Something that I will always remember about D.AR.E is that D.A.R.E means drug abuse resistance education. I will also always remember that when your in a difficult situation that D.A.R.E also means define,assess , respond, and evaluate. I have enjoyed D.A.R.E so much this year and I'm sure that I will enjoy it through out the year too!!!
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Post by Jessica on Apr 3, 2014 9:43:07 GMT -5
Camp was so much fun!!!! I loved everything we did at camp, but the one thing that stood out to me was split rock!!!
Split rock was my favorite because split rock is basically a bunch of rocks on top of each other. It was so fun to climb on the rocks and because of how some of the rocks were placed there were a bunch of tiny gaps and holes you could climb through!!
But my favorite part about split rock was seeing the friendships and to see people working together!! If anybody needed help getting on a rock somebody would be there to give them a hand!! I had an experience with this first hand!!
When we were in split rock Alexis, Alexis, and I were exploring this area and I went down into this little hole and there was no where to go but back up, but the problem was I couldn't get back out. Alexis was standing right above the hole and she told Lance that I couldn't get out. Lance came over and gave me a hand and helped me out. That was an example of people helping each other out.
The one thing that I will remember about camp when I think about it over the next few years would have to be the final fire. I will always remember the final fire because of all the funny skits we did. I will always remember the smiles and laughs on everyone's faces and just seeing everybody let loose and just have fun. Another thing that I will always remember was seeing everybody just let loose and run free at split rock!!!
What made camp a really special event to me would have to be the experience. I will probably never get to experience anything like that again!!! I am so happy that I got to go to camp with the entire 6th grade and make camp an experience that I will never forget!!!
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Post by Jessica on Mar 7, 2014 10:37:48 GMT -5
My favorite genre would have to be mystery. I like mystery books because I am always wanting to know what will happen next and that makes me want to read more!!!! Mystery books also keep me wanting to know what will happen until the very end!!!!! I love to read mystery books because I get so interested and then I don't want to stop reading!!!!
One book within the mystery genre that I have read this year is The Maze Runner series by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is probably within the genres mystery/suspense, action and adventure. Since I like the mystery genre so much that influenced my choice to read The Maze Runner because I thought I would really enjoy reading it!!! The Maze Runner fits within the mystery genre because there was a lot of points in the book where the author left me hanging and I kind of had a suspense of what was going to happen next!!!
There was one point in The Kill Order ( the prequel to The Maze Runner) where the author made me have some suspense of what was going to happen next was Alec held the strange weapon as if it was some holy relic. Alec said " It makes people dissolve in thin air". When I read that it left me hanging and I wanted to know what was going to happen next!!
Another point where the author left me hanging was Alec used a stick to poke a spot- just above where the others had passed- of leaves clumped together. Their shiny green faces had been sprayed with small drops of blood. That definitely left me hanging and I wanted to know what would happen next!!!
I love mystery books and I think that I will continue reading mystery books in the future!!!
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Post by Jessica on Mar 3, 2014 12:45:51 GMT -5
Right now I am reading The Kill Order by James Dashner. In the beginging the Toad, Misty and Darnell died. Right now in my book Mark and Alec are investigating a place called the berg headquarters where they believe the people who came in and killed almost everybody in their villiage is. They are also looking for their friends Lana, Trina and Deedee who went missing. I think it would have been really cool if the Toad, Misty and Darnell would have been a part of that. I feel I didn't get to konw them very well before they died!!
Another change the author could have made to make the book more exciting was instead of the berg coming in and almost killing everybody in their villiage the berg could have came to rescue them ( so they think) and they could have started a new adventure!!!! I think that would have been really cool because it would have added more suspense to the story!!!!
Those were some of the changes that the author could have made to to the story to make it better!!!
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Post by Jessica on Feb 21, 2014 17:58:58 GMT -5
I agree with coach Cal when he says when social media websites are used positively it is good and when used negativley it is a bad thing. With social media websites people can put other people down and people can say harsh things about people. Social media can hurt people's feelings by things their friend's and people might say about them.
If you are trying to apply for a job, some businesses will check social media websites and see what you have posted and if you have posted bad things then you might not get the job. So the things you post on social media websites today can hurt later in the future. I also think that if you have a phone, you can just message your friends instead of getting on the computer and messaging them.
I also think social media gets in the way of spending time with your family!!! I think people are spending way to much time on social media websites. There will always be social media websites but you will never always have your family!!!!
I think social media affects my life in a good way because I am not on a social media websites where people are saying bad things and putting me and my friends down!!!! I think I benefit from not being on social media websites because if somebody is talking bad about one of my friends or family members that person and I might get in an argument and may result in a fight.
I am building my brand by being nice and kind to everyone I meet and always being helpful to all my friends and family. I think that I am building my brand in a positive way that I think will help me in the future!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Jessica on Feb 18, 2014 18:38:45 GMT -5
Right now I am reading The Kill Order. Mark and Alec just returned back to their village and when they were a mile a way they could smell death. I think that when they return that they are going to find a bunch of people dead. Earlier that day a bunch of people came in a berg and had these gun like things that darts flew out of. They came in and shot the darts at almost everybody in the villiage. Then Mark and Alec went and hijacked the berg. So I think when they come back and find a bunch of people dead that they will want to investigate more about the people who came and get their revenge!!!!
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Post by Jessica on Feb 17, 2014 16:46:22 GMT -5
The book I am reading is called The Death Cure. Thomas's best friend Newt was infected with the flare. Newt did not want to become a crank which is a person infected with the flare and will eventually die. He begged Thomas to shoot him and put him out of his misery. Thomas did not want to but finally gave in and killed his best friend. If I was in Thomas's shoes I do not think I could kill my best friend. It would be similar because so many other people would still be infected, but it would be different because Newt would still have the flare but would become a killer himself and the flare would spread even faster. My actions would change the story because Thomas might have gotton killed because Newt might have killed him and more people might have died because Newt might have killed them.
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Post by Jessica on Dec 5, 2013 20:18:08 GMT -5
I think that students should have homework, but not too much. I think that students should have about two papers to do each night because I think homework makes you smarter and it helps your teacher know what you do understand and what you don't understand. I think that homework is a good thing to make you more knowledgeable in what you are doing in school.
I think that homework is sometimes a bad thing when the teachers pile a lot of homework on us one night and we may have commitments that night and we may not have a lot of time to do homework. Another time homework sometimes becomes a problem is when we might not understand the homework and then the homework becomes really hard!!!
I think that kids should have homework each and every night except Fridays but not too much to wash out our brains!!!
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Post by Jessica on Dec 1, 2013 14:59:05 GMT -5
The best book that I have read this year would probably be The Maze Runner. The author of The Maze Runner is James Dashner. Even though I am not finished with The Maze Runner, it has still been the best book that I have read this year because it is filled with a lot of adventure and action!!!!
The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas. He is about 16 years old and one day arrives in the Glade in a box and does not remember a single memory of his past. In the Glade there are a lot of boys Thomas's age and they do not remember about their past either. The boys told Thomas that surrounding the Glade is a big maze that they have been trying to solve for two years. Inside the maze are these big animals named grievers. Grievers have big spikey things on their back and if you get stung by one you have to go back to a hospital in the Glade to get treated by people so you can stay alive. This book has great adventure and excitement!!!!
The Maze Runner is in a series of four books. The first book is The Maze Runner, the second book is called The Scorch Tails, the third book is called The Death Cure and the fourth book is called The Kill Order. The Maze Runner series is a great series to get into and I can't wait to start the second book.
For more info on The Maze Runner Series go to jamesdashner.com.
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Post by Jessica on Nov 19, 2013 19:48:53 GMT -5
My science profession is an Environmental Scientist. Drinking water relates to my science profession because they conduct experiments to keep water safe and clean!!!! They also perform investigations to identify and eliminate the sources of pollution or hazards in water!! Another thing that they do is study how pesticides affect our water and air. Environmental Scientists also monitor waters to detect containment's and to keep people safe!!! That is how my science profession relates to drinking water!!
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Post by Jessica on Nov 7, 2013 18:02:58 GMT -5
What I chose to write about depends on what is going on in my life. I could write about what I like, what I see, what I did last week, what I want to do, etc. Sometimes what I write is chosen for me. Sometimes these assignments are easy, sometimes they are hard!! When I get to chose what to write about I usually like it better because it is something that just happened or something I really enjoy writing about!!!!! I like writing something I chose because it is so much easier to describe, to make more detailed and make it more interesting!!!!!
Once I get my topic I start brainstorming on what I want to put in my post!!!! I like to think about what to write beforehand so that when I have all of my ideas I can just get typing and never stop!!!
That is how I decide what to write about!!!
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Post by Jessica on Oct 28, 2013 8:02:39 GMT -5
One thing that I love about our hallway is the teachers!!!!!!!!! We have a great variety of teachers!! Mrs. Webb is always there when you need and is always very nice. Mr. McGuire is always making funny comments about the students and the teachers and is always there when you need him!!! Mrs. Huysman is always in a good mood and always has a smile on her face no matter what the occasion is!!! Mrs. Hardin is always making funny comments about people and is always happy!!!! I love when the teachers start yelling at each other especially Mr.McGuire and Mrs. Hardin because everybody just starts laughing!!!!
Another thing I love about our hallway is I have so many more friends from my old school in my class!!!!!!! Another thing I love about our hallway is you never know what will happen next. There is always a change of events!!! One moment there is complete silence the next moment there is four teachers yelling at each other and all of the students laughing!!!!!!
Another thing I love about our hallway is the students!!! I love how the students are always so nice and they are always there for you when you need it the most!!!! I also love how the students are so funny!!! The students are always making jokes about each other and it is just really funny to watch.
Another thing I love about our hallway is we are always having fun!!! No matter what the situation is the teachers and/or students are always happy and making the world around you brighter!!!!!
That's why I love our hallway!!!!!!!!
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Post by Jessica on Oct 26, 2013 18:42:28 GMT -5
I am reading the book The Secret Of The Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. I think someone should read the book because it has a bunch of twists and turns that you do not expect to happen!!!!!!!! It is a mystery book about Nancy Drew and her detective friends. One great example from the book is Nancy headed straight for the building and drove in. The next moment she heard a piercing scream!!!! That part made me want to keep on reading and find out what will happen next!!!! Another great example from the book is ''they've left me here to starve!'' She thought frantically!!! I couldn't wait to read more!!!!! I think what makes this book special is there is none out there like it!!!!! If you like mysteries then you will love this book!!!!!!!! I have never seen this book but I bet it is a really good book. i like mysteries sometime. And do you like fantasy books? Thanks!!! I don't really like fantasy books. I am not really sure why though. Anyway thanks!!!!
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