Kimberly's Post

Holiday Time

By: Kimberly

 

Christmas is almost here! I can't wait to get my presents, but it's important to give other people presents too. I love to sew so I'm making bags for some of my family. I'm not very good at sewing, but it doesn't matter. Just try your best. I'm making a glasses bag that says Boston on it, a little baggy for anything for my sister, and a bookmark for my mom. Everything is handmade. Sometimes that's okay, the best present is something make by yourself. I said I can't wait to get my present too, right? That's okay too. I want anything. I'm happy with whatever someone gives me. Besides, they are nice enough to even give you something. You should be happy that someone cares enough. What do you want, what are you giving, would a handmade present be good enough for you?

Let's Say Thanks

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With my brother being deployed overseas and it being close to the holidays, there has never been a better time to send a message of "thanks" to the U.S. troops serving our country. They are so far away from their homes and loved ones, and all to protect us and our right to freedom. Please take a moment to send a message to our troops to show that we are grateful for their sacrifice. To show that we thank them for their courage and wish them a safe and quick return home. Think of the spirits you could lift by taking a few moments of your day.

Brandon's Post

Languages

By: Brandon

Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language for fun? Well, you will do that in middle school as a subject. A language I want to learn is French because of a couple reasons. First, I would want to visit Europe and many people there speak French and Spanish. If I learn French, then I would be able to communicate with those people. However, if I can't actually speak French fluently than I might be at least able to say "Do you know English." Then, that will be easier than asking "Do you know English" in English if they don't understand English. Second, since my sister started learning French a couple years ago in middle school, I would be able to communicate with her without my parents knowing what I am saying. I would want to do this because whenever they talk about me or my sister, they always talk in Taiwanese. I can't understand Taiwanese so I will be very happy to talk in a language that my parents do not understand. My sister can tell some words in Taiwanese because so sometimes I use her as a translator. Third, I want to learn French because it looks easier than Chinese to me. I think this because in my opinion, Chinese is the hardest language ever. There are plenty of words with the same sound and each word has lots of strokes. For example, the word "me" has 7 strokes. Also, French uses English letters so sometimes it will be a lot easier to pronounce it, but sometimes it has these e's with weird little dots on them which might me confusing. These are reasons why I would really want to learn French. What language do you want to learn and why?

Danhee's Post

  Favorite Seasons 

By: Danhee

           Well fall is drifting away to space when winter is arriving to San Jose. Can't you just tell? I mean the weather is getting chilly. Soon it will get too chilly that you will still shiver in front of a fireplace. But we are awfully lucky to live in a wonderful place that has four perfect seasons. Imagine if we had winter all year or summer all year! We always start off with spring in the year and  jump to summer, then to fall, then lastly to winter. My favorite season of all the wonderful four seasons is spring because I love the bueatiful flowers blooming and the sound of bees buzzing around collecting pollen. I also adore spring becuase I usually go to Korea every April with my dad beacuse we have a two week break. I only go with my dad becuase my sister only has one week of break in April. I go to Korea and visit my relatives and go visit a 63 floor building and it is one BIG building. Well those are most of the reasons I enjoy spring the best out of all the four seasons. Now what's your favorite season? Why do you enjoy it so much?

Andy's Post

Collections

By: Andy

I collect many things including state quarters and other special coins. My collection of coins include 45 different state quarters, a Washington D.C. quarter, a United States of America quarter (drummer boy one) ,and  3 dollar coins. I still need to find the state quarters of Arizona, Texas, Colorado , South Dakota ,and Minnesota. I also want to find other US territory coins like the Guam quarter. The US territory coins were all released in 2009 so they are rather hard to find in circulation. I heard that there is  now a first wife dollar coin program! I found out that a good way to collect state quarters is to go to a dollar to quarters machine and put in 5 dollars and see how many special quarters the machine dispenses. I get my state quarters and nickles by, asking my parents if I can look at their change, using dollar to quarters machines, buying  some from my sisters, and asking cashier to turn a dollar into change. I got my dollar coins from a Washington D.C. subway ticket buying machine who gave out dollar coins as change. What things do you collect?    

Andy & Justin's Robot Challenge

Our very own Andy (room 19) & Justin (room 24) were participants in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) where they scored 1st PLACE!!! FLL is a program where teams mix curiosity and imagination with LEGO bricks, sensors, motors, and gears to invent unique, autonomous robots capable of completing various missions. Each September FLL teams compete around the world with an annual Challenge. The Challenge is based on a set of real-world problems facing scientists and engineers today. This year their focus was on transportation in their very own communities. They researched how people traveled, what problems or obstacles they encountered, and then designed solutions to increase their efficiency while reducing their energy.

Here are some of their ideas and solutions about traffic in their community. What are some of your thoughts or ideas regarding traffic?

Why are traffic jams bad
-Delays peoples trips
-People are late for events
-People get mad and frustrated
-Waste time
-Waste gas
-Bad for environment

What Causes Traffic Jams                   

-Rubber necks-
People are sleepy
-Car crashes,accidents
- Too many cars,rush hour
-Work zones

-Bad weather
-Highway and road intersections
-People drink alcohol

 Traffic Jam solutions
- more tollbooths!
-bike lanes on highways(make a barrier between lanes)
-lower bike prices
-make car prices higher
-pay bikers to bike
-free school bus rides
-more buses
-make gasoline prices higher

 Here is the website of the challenge.

• http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/smartmove1.aspx

The robot challenge video is on the website below. In the first and third videos, Justin and Andy are the operators. The highest score any team could get is 400 and they scored 350! Game 3 scored 350 points which put them to the top spot among 24 teams. Way to go!!!

• http://204.16.244.155/~lovelyki/lego/tour/

Ria's Post

Veteran's Day

By: Ria

On November 11, Veteran's Day, my family and I went to Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was a really fun trip. My favorite part was when I go to touch some starfish. The water was really cold. Another part I enjoyed is watching the penguins getting fed. In one place, there was a big group of fish swimming in a circle in the same way. Only a few were swimming in the opposite direction. With a magnifying glass, I saw many jellyfish up close. They were really beautiful. Then we saw some people feeding the stingrays inside the tank. The stingrays would come up to the person and eat the food. One part that I really liked was that there was a piece of glass, on the outside, there was water coming from the top into a fish tank. If you stood in the inside it felt like the water was coming on you when it really wasn't. I really enjoyed Monterey Bay Aquarium. What did you do on Veteran's Day?

Dilip's Post

Skateboards

By: Dilip

Have  you ever seen Tony Hawk jump off those huge mega-ramps they have at the X-games with a skateboard? Well he had to grow a lot of self-confidence to even set foot on a skateboard. Skateboarding is basically a wooden board with four wheels on the bottom of it. It is one of my favorite sports ever. It was so hard at the beginning, and I would litteraly fall off the board about everytime I got on to the board, but it got easier as I did it more. So far, the tricks I can do are an ollie, a grind,a shuv-it, sort of a boardslide, and  I’m getting the hang of a kickflip. There are six main parts to a skateboard,the deck (which is the board),the wheels,the bearings (which are the things in the wheels to make it spin),the trucks(the two metal pieces that hold the wheels together),and the griptape ( the black stuff on the top of the skateboard that make sliding for tricks easier). There are many boards you can choose from, and some can even be in different sizes. One of my favorite pro-skaters are Chris Cole ( the person in the picture ). The fun thing about skateboarding is that when you learn a new trick, you can show them how awsome it is. Overall, skating is a really thrilling sport. If  you in-line skate or skateboard why do you enjoy it ,if not what other sport do you enjoy and why?

Shaan's Post

Vacations

By: Shaan

This summer I went on a cruise to Mexico. It was a great vacation. There was so much to do, I do not know how the time passed. We did many fun activities, including putt-putt golf, camp carnival, visiting Mexico and eating lots of delicious food.

There were many games to play but I enjoyed putt-putt golf the most. Some of the other games I played were ping pong, swimming and bingo. One time we were so close to winning but it did  not happen.

I attended camp carnival which had many activities like PS2 and watching movies. We even had a mini golf tournament and got to go into a swimming pool.   

Visiting Mexico was another fun part of the trip. We were there for a day and we went walking and shopping. We bought a Sombrero! The best part of the cruise for me was the food. We had so many options! I ate pizza, chicken nuggets and for dessert every day I had a chocolate melting cake with ice cream. It was filled with warm melted chocolate and the outside was a fluffy cake.

The trip was great and I hope to again soon.

What was your favorite vacation? If it was a cruise – what was your favorite part?

Himanshu's Post

   !!! Stop Global Warming Now !!!!!

 by: Himanshu

          Global Warming is upon us and it is something that we all need to be aware of. Of course you know about global warming, increase of the average temperature of the Earth due to emission of greenhouse gases. Rise in global temperature causes the ice caps to melt. When the ice caps melt the the ocean level rises, creating the threat of tsumamis and floods.One major thing that causes global warming is greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases captures more and more sunlight in the atmosphere. I am trying to protect environment by walking and biking close distances, conserving electricity by watching less TV, and recycling. What will you do to give a helping hand to stop Globel warming? How?

Harsh's Post

SOCCER

By: Harsh

      My favorite sport is soccer. Soccer is a sport played with any part of your body except your hands. I go to AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) and my team name is The Blue Hawks. We have eight players on our team. My shirt number is two and I like to play goalie, forward, and defense. My team was undefeated until last Saturday. We lost 2-1 against “The Black Ace” but its okay, because sometimes even the best team has to lose. My favorite soccer team is Brazil and my favorite player is Ronaldinio. Italy is the current champion. The next FIFA world championship is coming up and I’m cheering for Brazil. I think soccer is a great sport. What is your favorite sport and why?

Rohan's Post

My Trip to Hollywood 

By: Rohan

      On the 18^th of September, I went to Hollywood to visit my mom’s cousin. His name is Varun. He had an accident during a basketball game. While he was running, his knee bent backward instead of forward, causing the anterior cruciate ligament, also called the ACL (which is one of the four major ligaments of the knee) to tear. It is the most used ligament in the body.
      Hollywood was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      We went to the star walk, where there are a bunch of stars on the sidewalk, and there was the name of a movie star on each star. Since Michael Jackson had died recently, people were putting flowers on his star.
      We then went to the new wax museum. One of the statues was actually President Obama! The statues looked so real, that I couldn’t even tell them apart from the actual people. I can’t believe that people could actually make them!

      There was also a place in the wax museum where you actually make your own hand. You dip your hand in wax, take it out, dip it in color, and remove the coating of wax. The coating of wax is your hand.
      My favorite wax statue was Shrek. He was bent over, and was making a fist. Even when he was bent over, he was at least twice the size of my dad!
      There was also a statue of Michael Jackson. He was on the stage, with his hand out in front of him. There was a man who takes pictures of you and sends them to the front desk. 
      There was also Spider-Man. There was another man who takes pictures of you there and sends them to the front desk. The only difference is that he takes pictures of you upside-down! That way, it looks like you are hanging upside-down. There are also some upside-down pictures of buildings, so when you take a picture of someone with the pictures in the background, they look like windows.
      There was also another place where there is a video camera that they use faux movies, and there was a wax statue with a painted background. It looked artificial through the naked eye, but through the camera, it looks real. So when you are watching a movie, the background may not always be real-it may be painted.
      I did not want to leave, but I guess I had to. What recent vacations did you go on?

Agrima's Blog

October Break

By: Agrima

     The October break just passed two weeks ago. For me it was one. For my break, I spent my whole first week relaxing. The next two weeks of mine were spent in India. In India I saw many tourist attractions and monuments such as Qutub Minar, National Science Center, Rajghat [The place where Mahatma Gandhi was buried after death]. I also had a fabulous time celebrating my Diwali with friends and family in India. In conclusion, my October break was really fun. I would like to know "What did you do on your October break and how was it?"

Photosynthesis Song!!!

Jasmine's Post

 Halloween

     By: Jasmine

 

Halloween is coming up in just a few days and I am  excited . One of my favorite parts is searching for a costume. This year I am going to be a witch. Second, I  like going "trick or treating.'' I don't like it just for the candy, I like the feeling of going around in the night and asking different houses for candy. Once, I even went to two different people's houses and figured out they were both people I knew! And they live really close to my house. I enjoy decorating for Halloween too. It reminds me of a haunted house.Do you take part in Halloween? If so, what is your favorite part about it?

Anita's Post

Stories from India
by Anita

 

I like reading stories from Indian mythology.  My favorite book is called the Puffin book of Classic Indian Tales. The book has stories from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchatantra and other folk tales. Mahabharata and Ramyana are famous stories about princes and kings from long time ago. Some stories have their setting in the heaven and the earth. The gods use magic powers in these stories to beat the demons and help people. The stories are exciting and funny to read. The illustrations are very colorful. When I was very young my grandma used to tell me some of these stories. The book also helps me learn about Indian history and culture. What is your favorite story from your culture and why?

Savita's Post

Diwali

By: Savita

We celebrated Diwali on October 17. Diwali is called festival of lights. My family did exciting things. That is a day that I can never forget in my life. In the morning we woke up nice and early to get ready to dress up. We first prayed to the God to get good health and study well. We got new clothes that we never wore before. I wore an
Indian dress that was green and red. We hit the road and were on the way to my friend’s house. Everyone did programs that we practiced for several weeks. I made a movie by interviewing my friends to ask them what they thought about Diwali. I danced for two Indian songs. I sang one prayer song and one classical music song. Bursting firecrackers were awesome. We burst some that went in circles on a stem. It looked like sparkles flying all around the stem. That was what I did for Diwali. What is one festival you like to celebrate? What is special about that function?

Zero Gravity

Here are a few pictures from when we were up in space experiencing zero gravity. Did you like our trip to Chabot Space & Science Center? What was your favorite part? Did you learn anything new? Please share a comment about the trip with the rest of us!

Katherine's Post

The Earth
by: Katherine

          There are many wonders in this world, but my favorite thing about it is watching the stars, making things, and animals. When your in America, the stars are numerous and make the sky even more beautiful than it is without it. The stars light up the sky and make you feel better even though it doesn't even say anything. Stars are peaceful and seem to reach out to you. Another reason I like them is because I'm a Christian, and a story in the bible said that a star guided men to where Jesus was born even though Satan made it shine, but then an angel made them go another way so they wouldn't obey Satan. It shows the power of God. Sometimes when I'm bored while on the grass with flowers all over the place, I make a necklace or bracelet, but sometimes there's not a lot of flowers so I make rings. You poke in near the end of the stem and make a hole, but don't make a hole that's too big! Then you put another flower through it until you want to stop. Lastly, I like animals, but not the ones that could hurt you, like snakes. Two times this year, pigeons laid eggs in a broken lamp because the shape is perfect for a nest! My family actually saw the baby birds grow up! Now they have their own little babies, but they don't visit often because a cat is there. The cat plays with them until they are too tired and leave them there to die. Isn't that cruel? One of their little babies was hurt very badly, so we took it in and fed it food and gave it water, but the next morning, it was dead! That's when the pigeons stopped coming as often, and I was sad and wished that the little bird's friends forgave us. I wish that next year birds would lay eggs again! What are the things that you like on this earth and why?

Julie's Post

Your Favorite Book
By: Julie

     What is your favorite book? My favorite book is The Tale Of Despereaux. I like it because it has many interesting characters like Despereaux the big-eared mouse and a mouse that puts on make-up named Antoinette. The Tale Of Despereaux is filled with funny events. The movie is totally different from the book. I think the book is better than the movie because it encourages me to read on. However, in the movie you can see the real events which is good too. I would like to know your favorite book and why it is your favorite. Be sure to be specific!!!

Angeline's Post

Family Fun Night   

By:Angeline

    Murdock-Portal Fall Family Fun Night was last Saturday and it was so exiting. There were so many games to play and so much food to enjoy.
The first game I chose to played was Biggest Number because my friend, Amy, and her dad volunteered for that. There was a slanted board with slots labeled with numbers 1, 2, and 3. I got three balls and tried to roll into a slot with the 3, the biggest number. I did not get the biggest number but I got an interesting one. I got the numbers 1, 2 , and 3!
    Then I went to the Cake Walk. The game was so popular! There were so many people I almost didn't get spot! When I got in, Mr. Roels was playing too. When the music stopped, Mr. Roels was standing on the letter Q. He started chanting " Q Q Q Q." Then the game organizer pulled out the letter and it was Q!! I played 2 times but did not get anything! How lucky he was.
    My sister, Emily, came to Family Fun Night too. She didn't come to play. She came because she volunteered. Emily is a freshman in high school and graduated from Portal. She was there to help her elementary school. Her game was Amaze-O. Lots of people came to play that my sister ran out of prizes!

    While I was playing, I saw people getting plates of food. My mouth started watering and my tummy started growling. I went to the picnic area and saw many varieties of food. There were American, Chinese, Indian, and Japanese food. The choices of desserts were endless! Cakes, cookies, brownies, and cupcakes you name it!
    Time passed so fast. Before I knew it, The event ended and I had to go home. I left with a full stomach, a head full of memories, and a smile on my face. I am looking forward to the next Family Fun Night. What did you do at Family Fun Night? If you didn't go, what are you looking forward to doing at the next Family Fun Night?

Jeffrey's Post

Newest movies
By: Jeffrey

Have you watched the newest movies? The newest movies are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra, and G-Force. This weekend I watched Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince. Even though it is rated B- I would rate it an A. During the movie some kids who were watching suddenly yelled at the part where Albus Dumbledore falls down the building. The screaming sound ruined that part of the movie. Also I think I am going to go and watch G-Force because my brother wants to watch it. The other movies I think are rated pretty good. Tell me what is your favorite movie?

Neil's Post

Conference Week
By: Neil

Hey kids! Do you feel like homework takes your entire day? Do you think you have little time to play? Then go to school to get this great offer! This offer is for a limited time. This week is conference week. I like it because I have more time to play in my front or backyard. Today I played dodge ball with my sister. I also sometimes play inside with my brother or sister. I have more opportunities to go to my friends' house. It's great because you can get your homework done early, so you're not stressed when dinner comes. What do you like about conference week and why?

Sarah's Post

Three Day Weekend

 By: Sarah

             Did you have a good three day weekend? Well, I did. On Saturday, I had a party at night until one in the morning. On Sunday, I went to a beach at Gilroy. Gilroy is thirty minutes away from here. Afterwards, we went hiking on this really sunny trail. We got tired so we decided to go on a different "trail" (we were actually lost and found our way back). We also had another party until one in the morning. On Monday, I went to Bonfante Gardens also at Gilroy. I went with two family friends. When we first got there, we went on a Mushroom swing. It is when you sit on a seat and lift you really, really high. Once your really high they spin you around really fast. I also went on a rollar coaster ten times! I couldn't stop, it was way too fun! It was called the QuickSilver. You first go really steep and high, then you start going down really fast and bumping on to the sides. After a while, we had to leave. We went to this noodle restaurant and ate for one hour. In conclusion, my three day weekend turned out really fun! What did you do on your weekend?     

   

Joshua's Post

  Hawaii

 by Joshua

    
     This summer I went to Hawaii for summer.
Hawaii is a beautiful island, but sometimes it can be dangerous too. Volcano's burst lava out of their tops. It makes a big explosions and burn mostly anything. The island can also be peaceful. You can walk down the street and feel the warm breeze pushing on you. Then suddenly you could see the beautiful beach scenery. In beaches and bays you can see different types of sea animals. I have experience snorkeling, so I got to see lots of see animals (some scary ones too). If global warming does not stop all the sea animals would die.
If you went to Hawaii what would you do?

Anika's Post

My Heroes

By: Anika

Hello everybody! The two people you are looking at the right are my two heros. They are very important to me because they teach me many things when I am in the middle of  a tornament. One important thing that I learn from them is how they do all the moves. When I was in Texas it was not much of a fight. When I went to Las Vegas, Nevada there were plenty of fights over there. The only reason there were about a 1,500 competitors. Some other things I would usally learn from my brother. Some other things I learned about them is movement and timing for sparring this way I won sparring in the JUNIOR OLYMPICS  gold medal. That medal means a lot to me especilly when I am wearing it. So who is your hero and why do you think they are the best?

Alicia's Post

            Summer Vacation                          

By:Alicia         What did you do over the summer? What were your adventures? Well, I went to Orange County,Los Angeles. We went on Friday and came back on Sunday. When we got there, I checked my hotel, Holiday Inn. The hotel was really fancy and had a gym. my friends and I played in the gym and later went swimming. On Saturday, I woke up at 7:00am and went to a hotel for an abacus competition. We went there for a competition. I won two 5th places, one 4th place, and one 3rd place. After, we went to Home-Town Buffet to eat. Later, we went window shopping. On Sunday, I went to Knott's Berry Farm. The rides were so scary! Especially the Sliver Bullet and Ghost rider. I had a lot of fun adventures there. I hope to find out what adventures you had.

Anshul's Post

Special Talents

By: Anshul

Have you ever done something incredible where people ask you how you do it and you just say that you were born to do it? I think every single person in the world has a special talent. I can solve the Rubik's cube and people ask me how I do it. You could be double jointed, spell a super long word, or even say a super long tongue twister amazingly fast. I want to know everybody's talents and how they do them. One thing I found out is that when you see something super cool and try to do it, it is really hard to do it. What are your special talents that are superb? Why do you think certain people can do their talents?

Subjects & Predicates

Every sentence has a subject. It tells whom or what the sentence is about. The complete subject includes all the words in the subject, and the simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject.

Every sentence has a predicate too. It tells what the subject is or does. The complete predicate includes all the words in the predicate, and the simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate.

Create 3 of your own sentences. Write the simple subject and predicate after each sentence in parenthesis. Feel free to make corrections/suggestions about other sentences submitted if you do not agree.

ex: Students of Portal Elementary School treat their classmates with respect. (students/treat)

Rohan's Post

Our Trip To Mexico

By: Rohan 

 

For summer vacation, we visited Mexico. We got a nice hotel next to the beach. There was also a nice swimming pool nearby. There were entertaining shows every night. There was even a club that’s meant just for kids, called kids club which had all sorts of activities, games, and fun.

However, there were jellyfish at the beach. Unaware of them, I got stung. Luckily I got treatment in time. The treatment for jellyfish sting is to take alcohol and rub it on the area where you got stung. Then I remembered – we came there in the jellyfish season. Do you know what should be done before you get medical attention, if you get stung by jellyfish?

It's Sumer Time!!!!

Ok, you've got 6 weeks of fun in the sun. What will you be doing? How are you spending your days? Give a little "hello" or keep us posted of what you are up to over the summer on this blog post. Hope you are all being safe and having fun.

Go outside and play; turn off the tv and the computer!!!! Go be a kid!!!!!

Nandini's Post

My Soccer Tournament

By: Nandini

This weekend, I had a D2 Cup. My team, Surefire is a very cooperative team. We get a lot done and still have fun! We got first place in the whole entire district but, we won second place in the D2 tournament. We played four games and I played up to my potential for every game except the third game. The thing was that I was really sick for that game. At least I didn’t let any goals in.

The thing that splits competitive soccer teams apart is the “classes.” There is class one and class three (class one is better). My team is in class three but, next season we will be going into a class one team. We played against class one players so, it was a good accomplishment for our team. I saw many of the players in my old team which brought back memories. Sad ones and happy ones. Then, I got back to Earth and started focusing on the game!

Overall, my coach is very proud of us and he congratulates us for the work we put in to make our ranking so high. Next time, we plan working harder but, we still aren’t disappointed since we were the “underdogs” as our coach said.

Brandon. E's Post

What Would You Do If You Where President?
By: Brandon E.

If you were the president of the United States like Barack Obama what would you do? If I was president of the United States I would help to support education by giving money to schools all around the nation. Also, I wouldn’t let any government official to take the money away from schools to fix the economy.

Next, I would try to get all the soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Korea back home because we are putting to many soldier’s lives in danger. In addition, there are other ways of dealing with different countries rather than going to war with them. I would try to make peace with other countries so we won’t get in to any wars.

Also, right now we are in an economy crisis. If I were president I would fix the economy by launching another 800 billion recovery package to get more money into people’s pay check and so businesses can stop laying off more people and people can buy more from stores so businesses wouldn’t shut down.

One more thing I would try to do is to build more homeless shelters so homeless people will have a place to stay. That’s what I would do if I were the president of the United States. What would you do if you were president of the United States?

Brandon C.'s Post

Which Would You Rather Choose?

By: Brandon C.

What would you do if you had a choice of having a boring job and get a high pay or have a fun job and receive an average pay. I, however, would want a job that is fun and receives a average pay. I would make that choice because if got a boring job, I would most likely to become miserable. Then, would become depressed and I would not like to depressed because would think that life is very boring and I do not want to live. Depression when you think that life is so boring that you don't want to live anymore. I also want to have a job that is fun because won't be bored to death everyday. I also would want something to look forward to everyday. Another reason why I do not want a really boring job is because whenever there is a really, really boring thing I have to do, I usually fall asleep, while I am doing it. Then if boss finds out that I fell asleep then he will fire me and I will end up with no job at all. Last, another reason why do no want a boring job with a high pay is because if you get a high pay is because if you get a high pay you usually get a lot of stress and worry too much. do not like to worry a lot too much because the feeling of that would just be plain scary, but there is one job that you can get stressed out a lot that I would accept which is a sergeant or a doctor. Tell me which would you rather choose? Give me at least two reasons why.

Neil's Post

Summer Time!
By: Neil

Summer is approaching and school will end. Half of our class will leave to middle school. And we will have more time to do chores! That's enough with the terrible thoughts. I will now start the good news. You probably have some great plans for the summer. I think summer time is the best part of the year because it is the only time of the year you get to relax and do what ever you want. I'm going to the Sierra Nevada to climb some mountains with my friend. We have a family cabin that we share with our relatives. There is a stream that runs near it and we like to make dams there. If you have nothing to do, you'd better have some good relaxing plans. What are you going to do over the summer?

Rasika's Post

Holidays

By:Rasika

I love holidays. Especially Christmas! On Christmas my family has a candle light dinner( with friends )and we give each other presents.My friends come over and we have a midnight feast and stay up late. Last Christmas I slept at 3:00! I believe in Santa so I stay up and wait for him but I fall asleep. I have a lot of fun celebrating Christmas.

What is your favorite holiday and why?

Ria's Post

Favorite Sport?
By: Ria

Do any of you have a favorite sport? Well, my favorite sport is swimming! I started swimming when I was pretty young. I used to go to DACA and my dad used to get in the pool with me. I still remember that I didn't really like swimming that time. As I grew older I continued to go to DACA maybe till I was six or seven years old. I liked then as I actually knew the strokes and could swim well. I stopped because we were going to India for a vacation.

After we came back I kept on asking my parents if they could put me in swimming classes again. Then they finally put me in swimming classes. As our whole family was a member in YMCA and they had swimming classes there, my dad joined me in there. I still go there right now. The days I go are Tuesday and Thursday each week. My class is 45 minutes long. Now I like YMCA better than DACA classes. After each session ends I get to know what level I am in then my mom enrolls me again.


What is your favorite sport and when did you start it? Do you take classes for it?