Wednesday - AHW

Ania's Poem

Athletic
Nice
Intelligent
Amazing

Tuesday AHW - ice

…As I cautiously tip-toed across the frozen ice, blanketing the lake. My sister and father were farther back while I dared to go ahead. I walked to a spot where the ice looked unsteady, " It's better if I go first, I know how to handle dangerous situations.", I quietly reassured myself. Indeed I was the most sure-footed in our family. I continued on my way in the center of the lake, I crept up to the unsteady ice, and glanced back, my sister and father were catching up to me.
   I took the first small step on to the wet and unsafe ice, whack seemed like a whole leap of faith. I hit solid ice, then I calmly set my full weight onto that spot. CRACK! SNAP! My vision blurred; the ice was splitting beneath me! Would I die? Was I going to drown? What should I do!
   The reaction I had was to scream for help, "Dad! Help! Help! The ice is cracking!" Without thinking my dad rushed forward to my aid, with my sister close behind. He grabbed me by the collar and was trying to haul me aside. Unfortunately, I slipped on the ice and my leg almost landed on that ice. At last, our brief struggle got us onto safer ice.
  My heart was pounding like a bass drum inside my chest, just the thought of drowning gave me the chills. I could tell that this moment also knocked the breath out of father and sister. My father laughed, "We should not tell your mother about this." Then we all smiled, even me. But, that will not be the last time I go on the ice.

Monday AHW

Holiday Song

It's the holiday season,
and its common' for a reason

Its the season when families get together,
despite the weather

This time of the year,
truly brings the most cheer

Ohhhh, don't regret this part,
it is all about heart

Laaa, spread the love to those who are near to you, and dear to you

Have those sugar plums ready for thumbs, 
ohhh, and candy canes, decoration' the lanes,
ginger bread, lying on your bed

Little boys that have winter joys,
and the little girls, just as lovely as pearls

Ohhhhhhhhh, and that is this season for you,
everyone having the holiday spirit!!

AHW make-up for the weekend

Over the weekend I went skiing. I can ski every hill - you name it.
   On our way home we got caught in a blizzard (literally), which was why I was unable to post.
   Anyway I have really improved my skiing, I hope to do it again!!

Year-Round Schooling Research

   (updated version of argumentative year-round paragraph)
Note: the underlined words I copied and pasted it with credits to 'Opposing Viewpoints' , I read 3 articles having to do with this theory

   I think year-round schooling is better because it helps prepare kids for college.  Over the summer sometimes I forget the things I've learned in the school year before. A lot of the beginning of the year is spent on review when we could be working on new concepts to help our academic achievement. "The widespread breaks keep kids comfortable while their brains don't get 'drained'," says principle of a Detroit public school, "it helps prepare kids for college and the 'real world'".  Students can excel in schooling because of the time spent on work and breaks where kids study while relaxing.
  Many students are struggling with academics, in traditional schooling calendars. But with a year-round schedule, it's different, to help prepare kids for their future. "We have many students who struggle to achieve academic success in school," says Superintendent David Markward. "We need to take advantage of every opportunity that we think is logical for them to be successful." A modified calendar, he says, has provided "educators [with] a time to step back—a time for teachers to make mid-course corrections before learning problems become achievement gaps." 
  Critics say that year-round schooling isn't well brought up because children don't get to spend their summer time relaxing, studying and having their own time. But will that help support kids' learning journey; not at all! And for for a fact, do you really think a 7-15 year olds will spend their time learning? In my own experience (not including me!!!) people have been just goofing of the whole summer. Though on the other hand year-round schooling will help kids with the constant education flow, but with minor intersessions (breaks) in between. Year-round schooling is better with college preparations.

Thursday's At Home Writing

The Periodic Table

Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Rubidium
Caesium
Francium
Beryllium
Magnesium
Calcium
Strontium
Barium
Radium
Baron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine
Argon
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Selenium
Bromine
Krypton
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
Ununtrium
Flerovium

5 minute writing on Wednesday

The Element of Ania

"Lit., Sut., Pottas., Rubis., Ces," I repeated after my grandpa. "This is the rhyme you need to know to remember the first elements of the periodic table," he lectured. "Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium," I guessed, "Correct," he affirmed and gave me an approving nod, "And remember, study those and I will tell you the rest later." I stared at him in disbelief, of course I want to learn the periodic table... before I get to seventh grade, I thought to myself.

     That is the story of how I learned the periodic table. :-) 

Year round schooling is better. Argumentive

I think year-round schooling is better because it helps prepare kids for college.  Over the summer sometimes I forget the things I've learned in the school year before. A lot of the beginning of the year is spent on review when we could be working on new concepts to help our academic achievement. "The widespread breaks keep kids comfortable while their brains don't get 'drained'," says principle of a Detroit public school, "it helps prepare kids for college and the 'real world'".  Students can excel in schooling because of the time spent on work and breaks where kids study while relaxing.

Tuesday night AHW

Winter Haiku

Snowflakes falling down
An icy, white land to see
Frosts and Holidays

5 minute AHW, make-up for monday

Poetry Haiku

Words that can move you
Music coming from your pen
The memories stay
 
   -Ania U

What do I think about year-round schooling.

I think year-round schooling is better. Sometimes with the regular school-year kids in my class and I forget things, so a lot of the year is spent doing review. In tests…

Today we read most of the time and I focused and listened as we were supposed to.

Tuesday

Today on our wiki pages we added a list of books to read and other lists and before as a class we read the funny book Battle Bunny.

Translate that poem

Here is the German translation of my Thanksgiving poem,

Ich bin dankbar für mein Herz

hält, dass meine Gefühle und ist

Ich bin dankbar für meine Haare

das gibt mir die Schönheit und verlängert meine Eigenschaften

I wil finish this later

Today

Today we learned about how to write an argument
 Go blue

Thanksgiving Poem Video