American Girl

American Girl is an American series of dolls, movies, books, and characters. My favorite characters are Kanani, Mckenna, Isabelle, Saige. There are movies about Saige, Mckenna, and Isabelle. Isabelle, Kanani, Saige, and Mckenna, are Girls of the Year. I also like one Historical Character named Samantha. My friend Grace D. has the Isabelle doll, and I think I'm also getting one, but not Isabelle.


Click HERE to go to the American Girl website

Samantha Parkington :1904

Isabelle Palmer :2014

Saige Copeland :2013

Kanani Akina :2011

Mckenna Brooks :2012

Features That Make Ancient Civilizations Successful

These are the features of a successful civilization:

Location: It needs to be in the right location to survive so they could defend themselves from neighboring enemies.

Social Organization: Civilizations need a strong government and strong leaders in order to be successful because it needs laws to keep people safe(and to avoid total-breakdown in society.). It's like how schools work. Schools have rules that protects everyone and keeps everyone safe. You wouldn't like it if anyone could walk down the hall and punch you in the face(Ouch!!), or walk down the cafeteria/canteen and steal your dessert!

Food Sources: You need some sort of food supply or source because then you could starve to death.

Education: You also need some sort of education and language so that it can be passed down from generation to generation and to communicate and learn.

Technology: Some civilizations died out quickly because they didn't have good technology(tools, weapons, new inventions, etc.).

4 other important features: Art, Architecture, Leisure, and Beliefs

Fun School Poems

These are some school poems I wrote:

Friends

By Minh Ha

People who are kind

Whom are sweet as honey

Whom I'll never trade

Ever, even for money

They make me laugh

Even when I'm sad

They make me smile

When I feel bad

We work together

On group projects

Like a bunch of ants

With no rejects

We might be different

With different names

But with friends around

We're all the same

The Teacher

By Bruce Lansky and Minh Ha

I forgot to do my homework
I better not tell you why
I knew I'd get a consequence
So I had to make a lie

I said I went out running

But he said you were with me

I said I had some chores to do

And he said I watched TV

I said I had to rest in bed

He said I was just fine

I said I didn't know where the stapler went

And he asked " Did you use mine?"

The teacher knows like all my lies

Which makes me really sad

It's really hard to fool the teacher

when the teacher is your dad


My Mum's the Librarian
By Minh Ha

My mum's the librarian
Now that's not very good
If you don't return a book,
She'll be furious, she would


My mum's the librarian
Now that's not very nice
She reports all your missing books
To the principal that's vice


My mum's the librarian
She's never liked groaning
She'll lock you in a cage
If she hears anyone moaning


My mum's the librarian
A fact that makes me shake
Oh gosh, I lost a library book
Oh gosh, for heaven's sake!



I'm Sick of Cookies!
By Kenn Nesbitt and Minh Ha

I'm sick of cookies!
That's it, cookies!
I feel like a little bird
Eating a bunch of nookies

I'm sick of cookies!
Cookies for lunch
I rather have something healthy
Like salad or bread to munch

I'm sick of cookies!
I say that with a might
My mum thinks it's healthy
That's not even right!

I'm sick of cookies!
Oh, for heaven sake!
I can't complain cause that's the only thing
My mum knows how to make


I Can't Wait for Summer!


I can't wait for summer!
It's 90 days away
It finally really comes the time
To sing and laugh and play


I can't wait for summer!
The day will finally come
It's time for me to do my thing
Like dance or draw or run


I can't wait for summer!
It's coming really near
When it's time to all go to the beach
A moment I'll never tear

I can't wait for summer!
It's coming soon, p-sam!
The only thing I'm worried about
Is my brand-new math exam!

Paul Cookson

Paul Cookson is an Essex person, adopted and taken up north to learn to speak properly. One of my favorite poems of his is Teachers because it tells you what teachers are good at and also it is really silly and funny. When I read it, I feel silly and happy. In his poems, he uses rhyme, rhythm, and repitition.

Click HERE to see his website

Click HERE to see his blog

My Poem

This is a poem I wrote in class today:

Protected from snow

Protected from light
It's windows make

It shining bright

Has space for three

Has space for four

You think no space

But there's lots more

My works of art

Stand big and proud

On dirty walls

That bound to shroud

It's really messy

Everywhere there's foam

If you ask me why

It's really my home

Hope you liked it!

Archaeology

Today in class we pretended to be an archaeologist. An archaeologist is a person who studies archaeology, the study of ancient histories and cultures. What I like about being an archaeologist is that you get to spend time outdoors, digging up artifacts, or inside, trying to find out what the artifact or fossil is, what it's used for, what it's made of, and much more. Being an archaeologist is cool because you get to find out how ancient people 1,000 years ago lived like, and how their lives are different than ours. I look forward to learning more about the lives of people who live in ancient China. I also would like to learn about ancient Egypt, the Aztecs, the Maya, and ancient Greece because they seem interesting to know about.