Harry Potter

By: Krisha M.

 
The legendary Harry Potter was born in the arms of Lily Potter, wife of James Potter, all of whom had attended or were attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The school was run by Albus Dumbledore who was an old man with long silver hair and blue eyes. The school’s students were divided into four houses Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. Harry soon got his turn to wear the “Sorting Hat” that placed him in Gryffindor with Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. Harry’s teachers were Professor Snape for Potions, Professor sprout for Herbology, Professor McGonagall for Transfiguration, Professor Hagrid for Care of Magical Creatures, Professor Binns for History of Magic, Professor Flitwick for Charms, Professor Trelawney for Divination, and for any injuries Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing.
During, Harry’s first year he met malicious Draco Malfoy, a rude boy who Harry hated. Harry lost his temper when he was first learning to fly a broom because of Malfoy. Harry zoomed pass McGonagall’s window. She rushed outside and told Harry to come out of the air that instant and took him to see Gryffindor Quidditch captain Oliver Wood as a new seeker. Harry had no idea what Quidditch was until Wood told him. This is how Harry understood it, there are four balls, two of which are bludgers, one , the quaffle, and finally the Golden Snitch. The bludgers would try to hit players of their broom to guide them there were two beaters Fred and George Weasley who hit the bludgers with bats. The quaffle were shot into three hoops by chasers Alicia, Katie, and Angelina. To block the quaffle was keeper and captain Oliver Wood. And finally the Golden Snitch, this ball had wings, and was a ball that flew so quick it looked like a golden blur it was Harry’s job to catch the snitch which meant the end of the game.
Do you like Harry Potter? Why or why not?

My Fishing Experience
by Courtney

“Okay guys we should probably head back,” my dad said. “Awww!” we all said. While we were on the boat heading back to the dock, I started to think about the day. This was my second time fishing. My sister, Lauren, had caught two fish right at the beginning of the day. Even though we were fishing for trout, Lauren had caught a bass. Johnny, my brother, was next. He caught two fish also. It seemed like I would never catch a fish, but then, finally, I caught my first fish! It was exciting, but I just wanted to
catch one more before we left the lake. Suddenly I felt a jolt on my rod! I said “Dad, I think I got a fish!” I started to reel the fish in. When I got it closer to the boat, Johnny said, “This one’s huge! Let’s make sure we don’t lose this one too!” (Earlier in the day, Lauren hooked a monster trout. When she got it close to the boat, before we netted it, her line broke and the fish swam away.) When he caught a glimpse of the fish, Johnny exclaimed, “This one looks even bigger than the fish that Lauren lost!” My dad warned, “You need to be careful because your little reel wasn’t made for such a big fish.” I felt it trying to dive down to the bottom of the lake. To tire it out, I let some line out so the fish could dive, and then I started to reel it back in. When I finally got it close to the boat, I saw how big it really was. My brother grabbed the net to get the fish into the boat. Unfortunately, our net was about half the size we needed for this fish. He reached so far to net the fish that Johnny almost fell out of the boat! When we finally got the fish into the boat, everybody was ecstatic! It was flopping all around while my dad was trying to take the hook out of its mouth. On the way back to the dock, I sat beside the stringer of fish, that was hanging from the side of the boat. My day turned out to be fantastic and that night my fish fed six people! Have you ever caught a fish? What was it like? If you haven’t, would you like to? Why or why not?
 

Me with all of the fish. (On the stringer.)

Me with the fish I caught.

April Fools’ Day
Celebration

By: Morgan

Hi, have you ever wondered why we do pranks on April Fools' Day? Well, it is because in the 16th century, France celebrated the New Year just like we do today, except they partied on April 1st. In 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today and from then on, the New Year began on January 1st. Lots of people didn't know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new calendar and kept celebrating on April 1st. So everyone else called them April’s fools and played tricks on them. In different countries, they do different jokes. For example, kids in Italy and France traditionally tack paper fish on each other's back as a trick and shout out “April fish!” To let the other person know that they have just been pranked.
 
This year, for April Fools’ Day, I just showed a math trick to my family and friends, which I hope I can show everyone. I was hoping to also find out what you did on April Fools’ Day. So tell me, what did you do for April Fools’ Day?


The iPad is Here!

By: Naren

It is here. The latest iPad has come, equipped with a lot more features than its cousins, the iPad and iPad 2, do.

The retina display in this new iPad is unbelievable. Brighter and clearer than any other iPad, iPhone, or iPod. The iPad is noticeably more clear than both the iPad (1st generation) and the iPad 2.

The iPad 2 was a pioneer in the whole camera-on-the-iPad thing and it wasn’t the best camera Apple created. The new iPad is a lot better thanks to the better lenses and the 5 mega-pixels, which creates more clarity in every picture. The picture of the flower to your right was taken by the new iPad. It is very clear.

The new iPad’s Internet is super fast. Faster than my computer! It is all thanks to the new 4G LTE, which enhances the Internet to go at lightning fast speeds.


Some other improvements are Dictation and the ten-hour battery. Dictation is for people who would rather talk than type. If they just say what they what they want to type, Dictation will type it for them. Even though the new iPad has better retina display, which would usually consume lots of battery power, the iPad still has 10 hours worth of battery.

There is no doubt that the iPad is very brilliant. If you could design at least one new feature for the next iPad, what would it or they be?