Ice Sculptures

Ice Chair

Do You Recognize this Sculpture?

YUM

I love fresh seafood and the best place to have it is in Alaska!

King Crab and Halibut are my favorites! Do you like seafood?

We've Been Studying This...

Picture from the Anchorage Daily News

A volcano called the Cleveland Volcano erupted yesterday and sent ash up into the air about 15,000 feet. Cleveland Volcano's last major eruption was in 2001. It has had bursts of activity nearly every year since then and the ash cloud Thursday was not abnormal. Cleveland Mountain is a 5,675-foot foot peak on uninhabited Chuginadak Island about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage. The nearest village is Nikolski on another island about 50 miles east.

Graphic and Information from the Anchorage Daily News

Scientists in July noted increased activity in the crater at the summit of the volcano. Satellite images showed lava building and forming a dome-shaped accumulation. Scientist believed that the eruption was significant enough to raise the alert level from yellow, representing elevated unrest, to orange, representing an increased potential of eruption, or an eruption under way with minor ash emissions or no emissions.

There isn't any ash flying around Anchorage because the volcano is quite a distance away from where I am, but I'll keep you posted if there are any more volcanic eruptions!

Road Trip

  

Yesterday, I went to Wasilla, Alaska. It's a smaller town outside of Anchorage. We went early in the morning and ran into some ice fog.

It was a short trip because of the weather. On the way back into town we stopped at my old elementary school, so that you could see where I went to school.

Baxter Elementary School

Home of the Bobcats

Downtown

Downtown Anchorage

In the winter, this area has ice sculptures (pictures to come) snow mounds, and an ice skating area.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Lots of White Snow Here!

Travel Day

Today I begin the 12 hour trek home. I am flying from Columbus to Minneapolis, Minnesota then to Salt Lake City, Utah and finally Anchorage, Alaska. I am packed and ready to go! Many of you may be starting your holiday celebrations today. Have a wonderful day!

View from the airplane-flying over Minneapolis, Minnesota

Flying over the Rocky Mountains

Salt Lake City

Science

 

Earthquakes

   We have been studying earthquakes and volcanoes in science. Earthquakes are made when two plates meet and touch. By the pacific plate there are so many volcanoes and earthquakes it is called the ring of fire.

     The earthquake in Alaska, 1964 was bad. It had more energy than the San Francisco earthquake. It split a school into two. They were lucky they were out of school that day or there would have been a lot of kids that died. More than 100 people died. It was so violent, the top of a tree came off. Some aftershocks were as far as California.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

      I just finished reading a new book called Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever. In the book was a kid named Greg who has to spend his summer with his family. First Greg got scared by the song: he sees you when you’re sleeping he knows when you’re awake. Greg wears sweat pants, so Santa can’t see him in his underwear. Greg’s school had a fundraiser and he gave all of his canned food to the food for the hungry. So now they are stuck in their house with a little bit of food.

      I would recommend this book to my sister Hannah because she has read the other Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. She really wants to read this one. I love how the author put the picture on the cover to show what’s going to happen in the story. I LOVE TO READ!                                                                                                                                                           

Social Studies

 

   We had an archeologist come in and to teach us about prehistoric people.  The Mound Builders like the Adena and Hopewell were some of the Mound Builders. He found some artifacts and showed us them.

   We’ve been studying historic Indians. These are the tribes like Wyandot, Miami, Mingo, Ottawa, Shawnee, and the Delaware.  The Wyandot were the first tribe and also called the grand fathers. The Delaware was the last tribe to arrive in Ohio. The Miami tribe was the second tribe and covered in tattoos. The Mingo the third tribe was a collection of tribes, Ottawa the fourth lived in teepees and the Shawnee tribe loved silver.  The Delaware tribe was tired of fighting.

Nighty-Nightmare

I’m reading Nighty Nightmare. So far the Monroes went off camping in the woods. They saw smoke filling the air so they went over to see what is was. There were people there and they went to see who it was. At the campsite there were two men Bud and Spud. Also there was a dog named Dawg. Dawg took Howie, Harold, and Chester out someplace in woods. Dawg took them to a very old house.

Chester the cat loves to read. He is very smart and can be sort of feisty. Harold is a dog. Harold is old and can have some fun. Howie is a dachshund puppy. He is full of energy. He is always getting in trouble.

Miss Colleen

  The Knox County Career Center has a wonderful program that allows high school seniors that are interested in education to come into the classroom and experience working with students. Our classroom was blessed to have a former student of mine, Colleen Ricard. Two days a week, for a month, Miss Colleen was able to be an extra hand and support to the students in room 22.

  Miss Colleen worked one-on-one with students, she drilled multiplication facts, read with reading groups, and observed social studies presentations. She checked in homework, morning work and was able to read aloud to our class on two occasions. Miss Colleen also shared with us a really fun game to get to know others! 


  We want to wish Miss Colleen the best in all of her future endeavors. We appreciate her being in our classroom. She will be missed!

Thank You Veterans

Today is Veterans Day in America. It is a national holiday and a day we celebrate and honor the men and women who have served in one of the branches of the military. 

The following video was created by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

The Blob Game

 

In gym we played a game called The Blob. It was fun. This is how you play.  How you play is that you have two taggers and when you get tagged you link arms with the person who tagged you. When someone is the last un-linked you start over. The rules are if someone says they tagged you they tagged you. You win if you are the last person untagged.                    

I choose to write about the blob game because I thought it was a good game. It has good cardiovascular exercise. Cardiovascular exercise is what we are working on in gym. I think anyone can play it. Personally I love that game.

Costumes on Parade

Personal Narratives

I have been writing a narrative in class and this is what I am writing about so far.

    A kid named Ricky who started picking on me and calling me names.  I didn’t like that and my friend Darrien came and told Ricky to stop. Then Ricky stopped calling me names. Next Ricky got scared and ran away. When Ricky went away we got on the swing and waited for the bell to ring.                                                                                                         

   I told Darrien thanks for helping me he replied your welcome. Then after school I invited him to my house and we had pizza and played video games for a while. Then we watched a movie. After the movie his dad came and picked him up. I think the best part was when Darrien helped me.

American Jazz Experience

 

  I recently watched a performance at the Memorial Theater called the American Jazz Experience. It was so cool! They played the trumpet, the saxophone, the cello, the piano, and the drums. They taught us all kinds of different music. All of it comes from Jazz. Their names were: Daddio, Jim, Mr. Walker, Bobby, and Dave. They taught us Jazz and the Blues.

  It was so fun because they had us get up and do Ragtime and the Boogie Woogie. They even had people come up on stage and do a scat. A scat is a type of song where you repeat nonsense words what the other person says. They also taught us Harmony and Melody. I enjoyed my time at Memorial Theater and I hope to go again very soon.

Art

In art we are making castles. Mr. Lane is teaching us to make moats.  I learned how to make battlements on the tower. We are going to color it when were done. I like making castles because you add lots of details.                                                          

It is exciting making castles. Mr. Lane is a very good artist. I have a very nice art teacher. I think I am a good artist too. The hardest part is the bricks. Art is fun to do because you get to paint, draw, and color the castles. 

I LOVE BOOKS

I LOVE BOOKS!  For  reading   groups,  I’m  reading   Otherwise  Known  as  Sheila  the  Great, Judy Blume.  During independent reading I’m reading Magic Tree House books.  Reading just right [JR] books make you become a better reader.

               In the book, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great.  Sheila’s family is going to Tarrytown to stay in Professor Egran’s house for the summer. Sheila  is  mad  because  she  has  to  sleep  in  a  boy  room.  Sheila sees a dog named Jennifer. It’s the Egran’s dog.  Sheila sees a spider on her ceiling.  Sheila is scared of the dark, dogs and spiders. Sheila doesn’t want anybody to know. Sheila is taking swimming lessons this summer.  Mouse is her friend.  Mouse told Sheila about Washington Irving and the headless horseman.  The Headless Horseman was invented by Ichabod Crane.  Mouse  said Ichabod  was frightened  when  the  headless  horseman  was  riding  through Tarrytown. I can't wait to read the next chapter.