Umair's Post

How Animals Survive in Winter ?

By: Umair

Winter already started here and its really cold.Last week the temperature was in the range of thirtees ! We use sweaters, jackets, quilts and heaters in home to protect ourself from cold weather.

In arctic the temperature in winter can go about 29 degrees below zero! It is freezing cold! Still animals in arctic survive the cold and harsh weather.Many animals have several layers of thick fur coats.

The polar bear is one of interesting animal in arctic which can survive the cold weather of arctic.All summer long polar bear eat as much as food they can.When winter starts, polar bears go into their dens and sleeps for the whole winter.This is called hibernating.Hibernating saves the polar bears lots of energy.The heart beats slows down and their body temperature lowers.This is how they can survive the winter.

Can you think of other animals that protect themselves from cold and survive the winter ?

Anita's Post

 



 UFO Sightings 
By: Anita

In November 2010, at Colorado, Denver, people thought they spotted a UFO. It was like bright lights moving across the sky in a special kind of pattern. Another one was spotted in Brazil at daytime, but it was a bright cylinder and cigar-shaped object. Multiple daytime UFOs were sighted in Seoul, South Korea and looked like small, black objects moving back and forth in the sky. One UFO was seen at Ecatepec in South Mexico which was like a tiny, white object moving very quickly. The last sighting was like a white, shining star except bigger and a little brighter. Scientists think that the UFOs are some different kind of space ships. What do you think they are? Do you think there is anything in them? What?

Rohan I.'s Post

My Favorite Sport

By: Rohan I.

There are many sports in this world but my favorite sport is basketball. I like this sport because it is a team sport. This game is played with a ball and 10 people on the court. There will be 5 people from each team. The object of the game is to score the ball into your opponents hoop. Each time you score inside the 3 point arch you get two points. If you score outside the 3 point arch you get three points. The positions that people play in basketball are :
1. point guard
2. small forward
3. shooting guard
4. power forward
5. center
All of these positions are really important. The point guard is the person who makes open lanes for there team mates and the main passer. The small forward position is for people who can layup and shoot from far distance. My favorite player LeBron James is a small forward. A shooting guard is the person who takes most of the layups. Next, the power forward is a player that usually shoots from close distance and gets rebounds. Last, the center is usually the tallest person on the team and gets the most rebounds. As you can see, basketball is my favorite sport what is yours and why?

Ryan M.'s Post

A Severe Storm

By:Ryan M.

You all know about storms. Right? Well a severe one happened on Wednesday. Winds whipped across the East Coast. The area suffered heavy rain and severe weather that knocked out power to thousands. There were also many floods that happened in the unexpected weather.Thousands of people without electricity suffered to the extreme weather. Some schools even delayed openings! The storm brought tornadoes to several Southeastern states. If you lived in the area where this happened, what would you do and why would you do that?

Project Cornerstone Survey

Project Cornerstone Survey

By Naren

Every month a topic about self-esteem, bullying, and other stuff an average kid should know is involved. Every school does it. 60% of kids get bullied or are bullies. Let’s try to help. If you are a victim then pay a close attention in Project Cornerstone. 
Our teacher in Project Cornerstone is Anita’s mom. She and other members read us stories. I like Simon’s Hook. What Project Cornerstone book do you like the most? Anyways, there is the "looking at" problem. Parents do not look at the sheet that we get. Do your parents look at the sheet? Do you like Project Cornerstone? Be honest, loyal, truthful, and all those other things!!!! Anyways, Project Cornerstone is good for you and I agree to keep on doing Project Cornerstone.

Julie"s Post

Black Friday

by: Julie 

Last Friday, as many of you know, was Black Friday. My parents woke me up at around 7:00 to eat breakfast, and we drove to JCPenny to shop. There were LINES of cars in the parking lot. We had to park on the top level and take the elevator down. When we reached the store, there were crowds at every corner and turn. We had to squeeze through crowds to get where we wanted. My parents weaved around the store to look for stuff they need. They came back with nothing. We walked down to Sears and looked. Still nothing. So, my parents drove over to Target and shopped. My parents found nothing they need again. I suggested we buy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and my parents agreed. They know I am very into magic. So we went home with a single movie that cost us hours of shopping. My mom and I made a joke on the way home: What if we found lines of people in front of our house?

Did you go shopping on Black Friday? What did you buy? If you didn’t shop, what are you looking forward to on future Black Fridays?

Jamie's Post

Global Warming 

By: Jamie 

        While people enjoy the luxury of food and shelter, global warming is effecting the world and the environment around us. Some lazy people don't care and might say it doesn't matter. But ice is warming and melting even more than usual.
    More and more Polar Bears can't reach land and drown. That is because the ice is melting and there is the pollution that we cause from fuels we use need to drive cars to the trash we litter. Also people are cutting down the rain forests where a lot of antidotes and remedies can be made from. By cutting down the rain forests, we are destroying some species that lives there, and when we do that, we are also upsetting the balance of nature.
    Doing this also will destroy us in the end. First we pollute the air and water, which causes birds and fishes die or get sick. Then we eat the sick fish and we don't feel well. A lot of other animals eat fish and birds and will feel bad. Many things will eventually be eaten by us. Then they might all die of sickness or us eating them.
    Now we have new electric cars. When we grow up, the roads will probably be filled with them.


When you are an adult will you drive an electric car and try to save nature? What are some ways to stop global warming or at least slow it down? Why do you think it will work?

Andy's Post

Black Friday and Cyber Monday

By: Andy

Every Friday after Thanksgiving, shoppers flock to stores around the country to take advantage of the big sales of Black Friday.  Black Friday is a special day when stores offer extremely low priced items so many customers will shop at their stores. Since there are big crowds at stores at Black Friday, people wait at the entrance of a store in the early morning so they can be the first one in the store when it opens. Some people are now using their smart phones to help them shop. You can now download apps on to your phone that can tell you how to navigate a complicated shopping mall or to help you see in which store an item is the cheapest.

Most stores are now offering online websites which you can buy items on. Since a growing amount of people are now buying online, there is now Cyber Monday which is the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday is the same thing as Black Friday but you buy all the cheap items online. An example of a great Cyber Monday deal is the Lost Hero for 48% off at Barnes&Nobles. What did your mom, dad, or family members do on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

Sammy's Post

Taiwan

By: Sammy

As most of you know, I have been to Taiwan recently. The time there is different from the U.S. time. The time at Taiwan is nine hours before U.S. time. Do you know why? The reason why Taiwan is nine hours before U.S. time is because that it has a different time zone. For example, if it's 2:00 at night in Taiwan, people in the U.S. are eating lunch! If in Taiwan it is 11:00 in the morning, it is 8:00 in the afternoon for U.S. people. Have you ever been to a place out of California that had a different time zone? If so, how much hours was that time ahead or before U.S. time? Why do we have time zones?

Anika's Post

October Break

By: Anika

     This October Break was fun and relaxing. For the first week on Monday I was home with my mom and playing with my goldfish. From Tuesday to Thursday I had a friend come over to my house and either we played shopping, board games, or restaurant with real food and water. Next, on Saturday I went to my friends house who sadly was going to India for good on that Monday. On Sunday we went to my friends house again to say goodbye and we stayed home. Then Monday through Friday Me and my mother were cleaning the house for a festival that was coming up called Diwali that is the festival of lights. During those two relaxing and fun weeks was a festival called Navratri. Navratri is a festival where my parents were fasting for nine days but only eating sweet potato with milk and my brother and I only eat vegetarian and we have to eat a special type of salt. This October break was fun and such a relaxing time. What did you do in your October break? What did you like the most and why did you like it?