Week 5-4 Journal Response

"Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker died in a car accident at the age of 40 on Saturday, November 30, 2013. His friend Rodas also passed away at the age of 38. Apparently both deaths were accidental. The car crash was in a limited addition Porsche, they took a spin and crashed into a tree and a concrete lamppost. When the Los Angeles Sherriff Dept. arrived to the scene, the car was in flames and the two men inside were burned beyond recognition. Many fans were devastated, but they weren't the only ones that lost him. He was a father, husband, and uncle.  

Week 5-2 Journal Response

I believe it is important for us to celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation because it is our way of thanking everyone who has ever helped us, or our nation. On Thanksgiving, my entire family comes over to my house to celebrate and eat lots of food and just be together as a family.

Week 5-1 Journal Response

Yesterday was Veterans day, which means everyone should be thankful for all the people that serve for our country and we should show our appreciation for everyone who have, and are still serving. I would like to thank my grandpa for fighting in the Vietnam war. He passed away a few years ago but still till this day I am proud to say he fought for our country.

Week 4-4 Journal Response

If I could name one person whom I admire the most, it would be my mom. She is such a strong hard working women who cares so much for her family. I want to be exactly like her when I have my own family because I can tell she loves all of us very much and she would do anything to keep us safe and happy. I couldn't thank her enough for all that she has done.

Week 4-3 Journal Response

One of the scariest things I've ever had to go through was finding out my baby sister was born with Hydrocephalus. Its basically when you have water on your brain. She had to have surgery the day she was born, ever since then she has had a tube in her head going all the way down her body. The doctors said she was going to be very slow her entire life but she is actually the top in her school. My entire family is very proud of her.

Week 4-2 Journal Response

If I could think of my favorite place or moment using all five senses, I would definitely think of my childhood memories living my moms house. I remember playing with my older sister Mariah in the backyard on our swing, the smell of my mom cooking in the kitchen, my sister pushing me as high as she could on the swing, the sound of us screaming and running around from each other having fun, playing tag, then going in for dinner, watching our favorite cartoons, then both of us falling asleep by the fire place.

PE Written Assignments- Baseball

The inventor the game of baseball is Abner Doubleday in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York during the summer. The modern baseball field was invented in 1845. It became very popular in the United States during the 19th century. The game had many different names for it. Such as "townball", "base", or "baseball". The first baseball field was held on the Elysian Fields, in Hoboken, New Jersey. The most similar sport to baseball is softball. Now a days it is most common for girls to play baseball and girls to play softball. But even though the sport is similar, the rules are different in many ways. For example, baseball is over hand when you pitch, the field is bigger, most likely has grass in the infield. For softball, the field is much smaller, the entire infield in dirt, and you pitch underhand. My favorite baseball team is the Oakland A's. I have been a fan since I was a baby.














http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/Baseball.htm

Week 4-1 Journal Response

The smell that usually triggers my memory once fall comes around is usually the caramel, the candy corn, the trees, the dry leafs that fall to the ground. Pumpkins and cinnamon.

PE Week 9 Sports Research - Softball

       Softball has always been a passion of mine ever since I was 7. I am a pitcher and short stop. Those are my favorite positions because that's where most the action happens. One thing I enjoy most about playing softball is the feeling it gives me, it always takes my mind off things and I always play my hardest because its what I love to do. It was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game, it was first called indoor baseball. The name softball was first given to the game in 1926. The sport is basically hitting the ball that someone is pitching to you, and the goal is to stop the ball and get it to the base before the batter gets there. The positions on the field are pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, short stop, third base, left field, center field, and right field. Softball has 7 innings rather than 9 like baseball. The two types of softball are slow pitch and fast pitch, I have played fast pitch all my life. This is definitely a sport I would like my future kids to play or even baseball. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Resources

http://youtu.be/7yz2F9BifVk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball

Week 3-4 Journal Response

My philosophy of life is going with my instinct. I strongly believe in karma, and everything happens for a reason. I believe bad things happen to bad people and good things happen to good people. My favorite saying is "There is always sunshine after it rains". This means that every time something bad happens, a good thing is coming your way.

Chapter 9 Questions

How Did the First Americans Come to the Americas?
- During the last Ice Age. Thick sheets of ice called glaciers covered the upper third of North America.

How Long Have Indians Lived in North America?
-Scientists thought American Indians have lived in North America for no longer than 4,000 years until George McJunkin found very large animal bones under many layers of dirt

What Did Scientists Learn from the "Bone Pit"?
- They turned out to be important information of how long American Indians have lived in North America.

Were the Clovis People the First Americans?
- Another group entered the Americans at the same time.

Where did Each of the Southwestern Cultures Live?
- Dry desert areas, which is now known as Arizona.

Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Glacier- A thick sheet of ice

Kiva- A small underground building used for ceremonies

                           

Geometric- Having simple designs made up of straight lines and circles

Palisade- A wooden fence





Journal Response 3.3

If I could name a time when I did something I thought was impossible for me I would definitely choose the time when I went on a bike ride from my house in Antelope, to downtown Sacramento.  I was about 8 years old. I can still remember the pain in my legs I had once I got home. But it was worth it because I was with my family. My older sister and I were in the back most of the time, until we got about half way there my mom was in the back for the rest of the way. Once we got to downtown, we had a nice family picnic, we decided to lay under the tree for and hour and enjoy the beautiful weather, then got right back up and went back home. If I could, I would definitely do it again because it was a great workout and trip to take!

Chapter 14 Vocabulary

Clergy- Leaders of religious groups

Rebellion- a fight by people against; a government; a struggle for change

Humanism- A belief that human actions, ideas, and works are important

 

Tutor- a teacher who teaches one person at a time

Architect- a person who draws plans for buildings

Sculptor- a person who carves statues



Worldly- having nothing to do with religion

Drama- A story that is acted out on stage

Sonnet- A 14-line poem about one idea

Portrait- A drawing of a person



Fresco- a painting done in wet plaster on a wall



Patron- a person who supports an artist with money

Chapel- a small church

Vatican-The home of the pope





Chapter 8 History Notes

Aqueduct - a structure that carried water to Rome

 

 

 

Eternal- lasting forever

 

 

Sanitation- the act of keeping something clean and free from disease

 

 

 

Messiah- a king sent by god to save people

 

Prophet-a person who speaks for God 

 

Gospel- a word that means "Good News"

 

Homeland- the land that belongs to the people

 

Betray- to stop being loyal to someone





 

Decline- to lose power



Crucify- to hang someone on a cross to die

Disciple- a follower of someone



 

Co-emperor- a person who rules part of an  empire while another person rules the other part



 

Plague- a disease that spreads and kills many people

Pax Romana- the Roman peace that began during the reign of Augustus Caesar

 



Vaulted- a ceiling that is high, arched, and covers a large space

 

Civilized- having good government and the things that make life easier

 

Imperfection- something that makes an object or person less than perfect

 

Christianity- the religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ

 

Gentile- A non-Jew



 



Week 3-2 Journal Response

If I could have an all expense day, the three people I would bring with me are, my best friend Bella, my sister Ashley that I haven't seen in a year and my dad. We would could do anything but what I would like to do the most is travel back in time and see the day my parents took me home from the hospital, I would go back in time and spend more time with my Oma before she passed away. I would take her anywhere she wanted to go and she could do anything she wanted to do. I would take Bella back to the happiest day of her life just to see her happy. I would go back in time and fix things with my mom so me and my sister were never separated. 

Week 3-1 Journal Response

I don't think I know anyone who has ever been in a natural emergency and I have not been in one myself. If I ever had to deal with that my plan of action is to stay with my family and make sure they are safe, if not everyone knows I would be sure to worn them about what is happening and tell them they need to go to a safe place.

Math Homework 1.7 #3-20 all Quiz 1.6-1.7 #1-5 pg.48