Math Reflection

Today in math we had to solve the equation 3/4 divided by 1/8. How I figured out this problem is I did the reciprocal system, an easy way to remind me how to properly do it is CCF ( Copy, Change, Flip). How it works is you keep the first number they same, (copy) then you change the order of math. So, we will change the division to multiplication. Lastly, you flip the number, so instead of 1/8 we will flip it to 8/1. So multiply 3/4 by 8/1 and there is your answer. Which is 6!

Among The Free Book Review

Over the Winter Break I reread one of my favorite books, it's called Among The Free By Margaret Peterson Haddix. It is apart of the Among The Hidden series. I would rate this book and series a five star.

I can't really summaries just this book because it is the last book in the series, and it will be very confusing. So... In the city they live in, they cannot have more then two children because they government believes that the city will over populate and no one can keep up with farming food for them. So, they can only have two kids. But this family has "adopted" (you will figure out what that means in the book) this boy named Luke, but he is a third child. And keep him hidden. He figures there is something wrong with their neighbors. He takes a trip there and finds a pleasant surprise. And that is how this entire series happened of conflict, sadness, happiness, etc.

Some of the main author's craft I really like in this book was how at least in every other page there was a cliff hanger which made me always want to keep on reading. As well as, the emotion she puts in the book really makes you feel it in person, which is what I love in a book.

I would really recommend this book for people who enjoy more of like a not so happy book, feeling the emotion in books, and especially cliff hangers. Enjoy!

Reflection

Science is great class. You get to learn a lot of new things and experience a lot of new things. Right now we just finished our matter and volume unit, it was a lot of fun that I wish that we could have that unit again soon. Some things to reflect on are...

What I learnt was how to figure out the volume of an irregular object using water displacement. Using a water displacement is very fun and easy. I hope that soon I can figure out the volume of me. I also learnt how to figure out the density of things. density was sort of hard at first, but now it is easy. Density is the amount of stuff there is per cubic volume, and how you get it is you divide mass by volume, so the density unit is g/cm3. I also learnt a lot more things, to many things that I can't say all of them. But these two were the most commonly used and fun for me.

What I still am a bit confused about is probably sometimes describing what density actually is. I know how to get density but sometimes I get confused on how to say what it is. I only sort of remembered how to define density about two weeks ago.

What the most memorable thing to me was water displacement. Why it was most memorable to me because it was really fun and interesting how it works to find the volume of an irregular object. I really hope we can do more water displacement in the class in the future.

The matter unit was a lot of fun, but now I can not wait for our new chemistry unit!

Protect Yourself, Not Only In Person, But Also On The Internet

Do you want a creepy stalker ringing at your doorbell? Well, I don’t. It’s a big deal to take risks with things which aren’t good. That is why you have to protect yourself when it comes to using the internet. Also, you don’t want to post some bad photos on the internet. You don’t know who could be looking at it and if they can put you at risk in the future. You don’t want to share much personal information, like your address, last name, contact details, etc., mainly because you don’t know what type of people are reading your blog posts. So today I will be teaching you the main rules about protecting yourself.

Photo by Martha Ormiston, from The Noun Project

When we got our laptops, our teachers were telling us that protecting yourself is very important on the internet. You have got to always think before you post. It scares me that when you share your personal information on the internet you don’t know who is reading it and what they could do. Also when you post some photos you take a risk with it because it could possibly mess up your future. I really think that if you see a photo that you are not so sure about posting, you shouldn’t post it. Sometimes if you think it’s ok you can take the risk, but I mainly think you should leave it because you don’t know what could happen. A good rule to follow is: If you don’t want your grandma to see it, don’t post it. But mostly, I think you should never ever share personal information on the internet. That puts you in a major risk from who is reading it. As they say, “What’s funny and harmless today, could be mean and hurtful tomorrow.”

I never really thought about that if you post some bad photos it could mess up your career. Even when you post your personal information you never know who is reading it what could they do. I learned that definitely always think before you post and just never ever, ever post personal information. I really think if you really think hard about this mentally, it can sometimes help you learn it even more. My teachers taught me about protecting yourself on the internet. But the more I thought about it, I got a deeper understanding about really what nobody should do.

Well now you definitely know how to protect yourself when it comes to the internet. And always keep that in your mind that think before you post, it is always a good lesson for you in the future so you know what to do.

Destiny

Our writing unit has been really fun! This writing piece has been one of my very first more adventurous and mystical stories. Usually they are more kiddy mermaid type. But not this time. This is about a girl who's family is magical but she is not. They live in Hope but she lives on Earth. The Governor has trapped them, except for her. Wanna know what scary adventures she goes on to save her family? If
you do you should read this story now!

 Somethings that I did well in this story is:

• adding lots of detail
• dialogue/ internal dialogue
• the adventure.

Somethings I could improve on are:

• make it seem a bit more exciting
• first few paragraphs to make them a bit more interesting
• a few missing verbs.

Christalite Methodist Home

Today we went to the Christalite Methodist Home again. This was another moment to remember, but it was even more special this time. It was more special because this time I really got to bond with people and have more of a communication with them. Last time it was a moment to remember, but last time I never really got to talk to them at all. I was mainly running around and helping out on crafts, I barely really got to talk to anyone. So, today I will talk to you about what the main special thing to me was and, well I don't know what else to say it was all so special.

The one main thing that was special was one of the guys that I meet was very religious man and must have carried some of his most precious things. It was really special because we started to talk a lot and we had a conversation, but then he showed me a few pictures of him when he was younger. But the most special one was the picture of him in 1957 in the Singapore Police Force. To me it was really special because he has been carrying that for years and it is a part of him. Like the way he still had is business card detail with him. He even still had his police name badge with him. So to me that was a very special moment for someone to share that with me.

Today this trip is amazing and they have all been amazing and I want to do it again. Everything there is special and they are all so nice that it is an adventure that you should do with them. But never forget to always believe in yourself.

Fitness Score Reflection

For my upper body strength (Number of push-ups) I was below the healthy range. My goal for next time is to at least get four or over. But if I don't get four or over, that will still be my goal and I will start to practice more of my push ups.

For my cardiovascular fitness (Number of PACER test lengths) It is under the healthy range, I am even near the healthy range. But it is still a good score. My goal for next time is at least to get twenty or more. I also think I am going to get a better score because on the weekends/ every Sunday we do a sport. Like we usually do tennis and now my family is going to start going to a track and run around it.

For my abdominal strength ( number of curl ups) I did get a bit of a low score of thirty-two push ups. So at home if I have time or on Sundays with my family one of my warm ups will now be doing some curl ups to get a better score for next time.

Lastly for flexibility- sit and reach, I did get a score of 15.( stupid long legs and shortish arms) But for now on during free time or on Sundays I will be stretching down to my toes so for next time I could get a higher score for my sit and reach.

So now I have many goals to aim for, for our next fitness score tests. Every weekend or during some free time at home I will do exercises so I can achieve my goal. Lets see if I can do it!

Tibetan Bowls With Bill Cael

Today we experienced a session with Ancient tibetan bowls. The Ancient Tibetan bowls were even Sining bowls. What we had today was an experience that you might never have. Today I will tell you about why I m glad that we got to do this and my experience.

I am glad that we got to do this because you will never really get to experience this. It's probably for some people a once in a lifetime. So for me, this session was AMAZING! It was my first time ever doing this and it took me yo like another place. So I am really glad that our class got to experience this Tibetan bowl session.

What I experienced was absolutely amazing. I went into a whole different world! I felt buzzes through my body, I could sometimes see pictures in my head and after the session I could still hear the bowls singing. What I could picture was something I have never seen before! I was on top of a mountain and it was so peaceful and behind me was a beautiful temple with a bunch of angels looking at me, and trust me I was not daydreaming or dreaming! I know you think its just a bit weird that  I saw that, but it did. Sometimes I felt like a movement in my body, like sometimes I felt like I was slowly spinning in a circle but I wasn't. Even sometimes I felt little buzzes throughout my body. So I experienced a lot in that session!

This was a time to never really forget. It was amazing that you can feel things, see things and experience things that you have never experienced before. I saw that our class was really lucky to do this Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls session with Bill Cael!

Field Trip To The Images Of Singapore

Today our class went on a field trip to the Pictures Of Singapore museum. The museum was amazing! I learned a lot about things that I didn't know. Today I will tell you about two things that I learned, what was hard and how much fun I had.

One thing that I learned was that batik sarongs are an original and traditional craft for Indonesia and  Malaysia wear. Batik sarongs are a traditional wear on Indonesian and Malaysian dance of their culture. As well as, Indonesian and Malaysian people wear batik sarongs because of there culture.

The second thing that I learned was that in 1942 the Japanese came into war with Singapore. It was important because Singapore could have lost everything and not be how it was now. What was good was that in 1945 the Japanese surrendered and made independence with Singapore. So I learned a lot about the war with Japanese in Singapore.

What was hard for me was trying not to walk and write because if we found something that we wanted to write about, we didn't know what the other good options were.  Also it was hard to walk and write. What was also hard was finding some secondary sources at first because we walked into this room and there were only primary sources and not any secondary sources. So then in the end Meaghan, Alexa, Jade and I wrote down that the props and the wax people were secondary sources. We chose that because in the props they could have copied some primary source objects. Lastly for the  wax people they copied what some main people looked like.

I had so much fun at the museum today! First I had so much fun going around the museum and having fun acting like some of the wax people and seeing what they did. What was also fun was having a lot of fun with my friends during lunch time and throughout the museum. It was kind of funny in the museum because Meaghan, Alexa and jade kept on creeping up on me and scaring me( sad face).

So now you know what was the main thing I learned, what was hard for me, and how much fun I had. But there was so much that I learned that I can't put it all in words! Our field trip to the Images Of Singapore museum was amazing and I recommend you should go there!

Science Reflection

This first semester in school has been so much fun during science. We have learned about mixtures, solutions, chemical reactions, precipitates, etc. It was so fun this semester, but I think that everyone

agrees that our unit of chemical reactions was the best. I am sad that our science unit is almost over, but I am still exited to learn about things in our new unit Social Studies. Lastly, next I will tell you about what was my favorite experiment and why it was so good. Also, I will tell you about what I could do differently next time.

My favorite experiment was when we had made mixtures inside of bags, which made a chemical reaction. But it also made a gas form, so it looked like it was going to explode! Inside the bags were Calcium Chloride, water and also Citric Acid. In bag 1 we put in Calcium Chloride and water, not that much gas was formed but there was still a lot. But my favorite bag was bag 3 because we put in all the ingredients. Once all the ingredients were in and we added water it was so big! It was so big that Imagine Dragon's table mixture exploded! That is why the chemical reactions unit was my favorite.

What I should do differently next time is not telling everyone to be faster, because our group sometimes couldn't finish our project so I told them to be a bit faster. But now I recognize that I should have not said that because it didn't help. So now on I will stop saying "be faster be faster!"

This first semester was so much fun in our science unit. Now lets start Social Studies!

Christalite Methodist Home

Today we went to the Christalite Methodist Home. The people there are so nice and not what you expect when you first arrive. I expected that most of them will speak Chinese and I wouldn't know what they were saying, turns out most of them spoke English. But now I will tell you about how people acted with me, my feelings and what I enjoyed.

How people acted with me was they were really nice, friendly and not bossy or ignoring me. One person that was the nicest to me was a guy, and at first I just saw him smiling on the couch and watching everyone work. So then I went up to him and said " hi, how are you? Would you like to decorate a Santa hat?" But he was really nice and said that he trusted me to make a pretty design for him because I was a pretty girl. So that guy there was really nice and appreciated my work a lot. So, that really cheered me up and made me realize that not everyone here is bad, they are all so friendly and glad we came. 

My feelings were really happy that we could make Santa hats with the people at the Christalite Methodist Home. Also I feel glad that we came because when you do good things for others it makes you eel good about your self and that you might have made some ones day. I am glad that I felt that because not only it made me happy, but it could have made someone else happy. So those were my feelings when we went to the Christlaite Methodist home.

What I enjoyed was seeing other people smile while making crafts and also seeing a lot of people wanting to make crafts. It was really fun making these Santa hats it made everyone there making hats happy. But what I also enjoyed was seeing people also enjoying there time there and decorating Santa hats with people from the Christlike Methodist home. I bet that everyone in our class enjoyed are time at the Christalite Methodist home.

I am so happy and grateful that our class could go over to the Christalite Methodist Home and have that amazing experience that they could remember. But once you get there you realize that there is nothing to worry about and that they are pretty much just like us. I hope everyone had a great time, which they did. Lastly there are some pictures here of the Christalite Methodist Home. So enjoy!

P.E Push ups Reflection

My strengths are:

• Keeping my legs straight.
• Bringing my elbows close to a 90˚ angle.
• As well as keeping my head down so it wont make my body drown so much.

Areas of improvement can be:

• Lifting up my body more.
• Move more of my elbows to go down straight.
• Bring my arms down more.
• As well as having my hands go straight forward instead of having them facing a bit sideways to help me with bring down my arms more.

My O.M.G.Y.H.T.R.B

This book is my favorite book ever! If you want to know where to get the book, you can get it in the IS library. As well as in this Link! I hope that if you read this book that you will really enjoy it. But read it!

O.M.G.Y.H.T.R.B.
Otherwise known as “Oh My Gosh You Have To Read This Book”)

Title: Among The Hidden
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Reason:  Among The Hidden is the best book EVER! First of all the genre is Mystery. The level is in the Fluent level T. I recommend this book because first it is about this boy called Luke who is a third child. But the problem is, in their setting of time they weren’t allowed to have a third child. But one day Luke counted that everyone was gone in the neighborhood because each day he counts how many people have left so he has something to do. But on that day he saw a flicker of light in one house and… I can’t tell you. So if you love Mystery’s and need to find Mystery book, I recommend this book!

My Science Center Field Trip!

Today I went to the Science Center! I will be telling you what I saw, which was Mrs. Calyton getting  into a metal cage with a lot of bolts hitting the cage. Also what I learned at the Science Center, as well as telling you what my favorite part was. First I will tell you why we went to the Science Center, it was because we got to make candy! But it wasn't just for fun, it was for our mixtures and solutions unit in science.

What I saw at the Science Center, was Mrs. Clayton getting into a small little cage with a lot of bolts hitting the cage that she was in. Mrs.Clayton went in there, because the Science Center was doing an electricity show which looked like lightning. But there were mainly just showing science, but when they asked for volunteers Mrs.Clayton raised her hand. Once Mrs.Clayton had gone in the metal cage they told everyone to plug their ears a bit with their hands, then a bunch of electricity went to go hit Mrs.Clayton's cage. Everyone in our class that was there had fun watching Mrs.Clayton in the cage that was getting struck with electricity.

What I learned was how to make lollipops by hand, which is science if you don't know. It is simpler than you think. Before making the candy, we got to learn where a few products with sugar came from, as well as, with some of them we got to learn how it got produced. For example honey, honey came from nectar in flowers that bees ate. Then when the bees got back to their hive, they threw up the nectar in the body which turned into honey. So, the lady there said that we are pretty much eating bees vomit. EEWWW! But when we learned how to make lollipops it was ver fun, but we learned how much sugar was in there, 3 CUPS! Thats a lot of sugar!

My favorite part at the Science Center was when we got to make cotton candy, with a cotton candy machine. The worst part to me was when we added more colored sugar into the cotton candy machine, so then when we turned it on sugar was flying every where. So when it hit our neck, it really hurt! But it was fun to twist the stick around and eat a lot of cotton candy!

So that was my AMAZING day at the Science center. There are many, many other fun things that I did with my friends Alexa and Meaghan. But those were almost all that I did at the Science Center. it was a fun, Awesome day!                                                                                          

Alexa, Meaghan and I eating lunch at the Science Center.

P.E Reflection

What I Did Good At

• Not going all the way to the top, just half way.
• Not forcing my self to get up.
• Not going to fast or slow.

What I Could Do Better

• Bring my legs up closer so I don't need to lift up my legs to get up.
•  Not using my arms to get up a bit.

My First Two Weeks at School

So far these two weeks of school have been so much fun. On the first week of school we had our first science lab class, our teacher is really quite funny.Also before we left he made some of us get on the table and dance to a song. Also during the first week of school, we did rock star picture with wigs,jewelry and props, it was so fun. Then we had to bring in a baby picture of us and we had to guess who was who, ( everyone knew me because I was last.) During the second week of school we made bio poems of us and people had to guess who it was ( no one guessed my for my poem:).) Then today we went to a water park and it was so much fun with all the slides and lazy river, also the wave pool. But now I'm really tired.