Treasure Island

Treasure Island was a great book. It had LOTS and LOTS of characters.I liked Jim and the Doctor i also liked Captain Silver. Only one part is about treasure they also have other Adventures. There is a HUGE! HUGE! Ship that sends a little boat called the Jolly Rodger to shore. The book has XXXIV/34 chapters.They have a  BIG crew of People.

My Top 5 favorite animals

1:a crab-eating macaque has a long history alongside humans and is threatened

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2: A horned puff adder, a venemous species found in the arid region of southwest africa

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3: a philipine sailfin lizard is an exellent swimmer and has flattened toes that enable it to run across
    water

4: there have been cases of captive orcas killing or injuring there handlers at marine theme
parks

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5:  electric eels are capable of generating powerful electric shocks up to 860 volts of energy which it uses for hunting

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Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew, by C.S. Lewis, is a book about the creation of the land of Narnia.  The story takes place a hundred years ago in London.  The main characters, Polly and Digory, accidentally use magic rings that lead them to the wood between the worlds.  Things get interesting and complicated when they ride on Fledge's back.  In the end, Digory helps his mother with a magic apple from Narnia.  This is a good book and I give it a score of 10 out of 10.  The thing that I will remember most about this book is when the wild animals plant uncle Andrew.                                   

Washington D.C.

Part One of Our Trip

     We went to Washington DC.  In the beginning of our trip we went on the metro. They go so fast and they are underground! Below you can see a picture of me in the metro.

     Next we went to the archives, which is the museum that has the original Declaration of Independence, the original Constitution, the original Bill of Rights and much more. (They even had a signature from Jackie Robinson.) Look below and you can see three pictures of the archives.

     Next we went to capitol building in Washington D.C., which is really an amazing place. They have statues of every famous person from every state in the country. Can't you imagine how much that would be?  It was a lot. There was also a reflecting pool (which is like a pool for decoration) and famous capitol hill.  Look below and you can see a picture (that you actually can't see capitol hill in) of me and my brothers outside.

     Next we went on a tour bus which made about three stops, and on the stops I got to be a conductor.  A conductor is somebody who counts people every time to make sure nobody gets on without paying or is left behind. We stopped by the Lincoln memorial the Jefferson memorial and the Martin Luther King memorial. Below you can see a picture of the Martin Luther King and an extra one of me as conductor.

     I will be posting more about our trip soon.  This was just the first part!

2013-2014 SCHOOL WORK

   I learned addition, subtraction, and multiplication. I also studied place values and fractions.  I  learned how to type.  I learned a poem called "Tree House." In history I learned lots of things. Like celts, vikings, romans, middle ages. Early american history and King Philip's war. I read lots of books.  Like Magic Tree house books. I'm reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.   It is very good.  Wind in the Willows was the best. I read Runaway Ralph, and The Little Prince.  I also did anatomy.  It's very complicated.  In science we did magnets. We learned about volcanoes.

The Life Cycle of a Frog

There are five stages in the life cycle of a frog.  The first stage is the egg. The female green frog lays thousands of eggs at a time. This is called a frog spawn. They lay the eggs in jelly. They take a few days to hatch. 

frog spawn

When they hatch, a tadpole comes out.  This is the second stage. First, the tadpoles will eat their old shell.  Then they will also eat algae. 

newly hatched tadpoles

Tadpoles are the strangest stage.  Soon the tadpole will grow two strong back legs.  The tadpole is going to need to swim even faster then a fish or it will eat it.  Soon it will turn into a froglet.

developing tadpoles

The third stage, the froglet, is the first to breathe. The froglet is exactly the same as a frog, but it has a tail. 

froglet

At last the froglet will turn into a frog. This is the fifth stage.  The frog has developed a sticky tongue to catch flies. The frog can walk, but it can't wait to jump!

adult frog

Scientific Inventions

The car is a scientific invention that makes a big difference in my life.  It's a dirty machine.  It moves us different places. And the TV changed my life. I can't imagine anything more scientific than watching electricity move. And the bath - you turn the wheel and water comes out. You can wash yourself. You can play with toy sharks.   All of these are good things.                                                                                                                                                             

Hawaii Trip

the little tiki gift I got

   Our family has a tradition that when you turn 12 you get to go on a trip.  Isaiah (Isaiah is my older brother) chose Hawaii. There are different islands in Hawaii.  Isaiah went to the big island so my grandma & grandpa babysat me and my brother Jakob.  We got 5 days with them and gifts, too.  

My Second Celtic Knot

TWO OF THE RIDES I WENT ON AT KNOTTS

At Knotts Berry Farm, I went on lots of rides. Let me tell you about two of them I went on. First let me tell you about timberline twister. Pretty much the whole ride you're going up and down and up and down. And you're going pretty fast. The next ride I'll tell you about is called wipeout. You spin so so so fast.



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GHOSTRIDER

I went on a ride called Ghostrider.  It was made out of  wood.  The drops were amazingly big.  Since it is made out of wood, it is pretty jerky.  

Legos

I built a Lego graveyard. It is realy cool.  I built it with my cousins.

I  like Legos.

                                    

Our Chickens

We got chickens!  We named them.  These are their names.  Obooma is our Ameracana.  Hiccup is the smallest.  It is a Buff Orpington.  Byatmyan is our Golden-Laced Wyandotte.  Chubby is our Rhode Island Red.  I like our chickens.  

My Fish

I got 10 fish on Christmas!  A lot of fish are having deaths because they get stuck in the filter.  The small fish die faster.

Celtic Knot

This is a celtic knot I made.

The crazy spider!

  We found a crazy spider in our bath tub.  It had a round body and long legs.  It is the coolest spider I ever saw.  I like spiders.

"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe

I Had a Birthday!

Anansi the Spider

Shield and Torch

I made these in my history class.