Vocal Majors

My first impression of Vocal Majors was that it was fun. Three things that I have learned about my voice/ reading music are: I am definitely a soprano, I can sing some alto parts, and I can do whistle tones. A question I have is: do the Vocal Majors get to pick a lot of the songs?

My favorite art project!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here’s a picture of my favorite art project, the Geometric Pattern!

 

 

 

 

I liked this project because I learned a new skill, how to use xacto-knifes! What I liked that I did was that I made a pattern that is colorful and creative!

Poetry

Here are 5 different poems:

I’m Sorry (not)

I am very sorry for swiping your hat

I’m sorry for breaking your baseball bat,

It was fun though,

But now that you know,

Would you give me back my cat?

 

Personifying Wind Limerick

Wind, wind, blowing down some trees,

Or maybe just a gentle breeze,

You’re sometimes in a hurry,

Maybe bringing a snow flurry,

But you’ll never start to wheeze

 

Cinquain

I’m

So bored

And there’s nothing

That I want to

Do.

 

Never Judge A Costume Based On What Style Of Dance You Are Taking

When I saw it I was confused

I thought I’d been taking hip-hop

I’m still a bit bemused

Because my costume is over the top.

I thought I’d be looking cool,

Instead I look like a fool,

Now in my plaid

I’m rather sad.

It wasn’t what I expected, you know,

‘Cuz I look like a Scottish Gangster, Yo!

 

This is why you should study

Geography quiz,

I am not ready and where’s

Constantinople?

 

Here are the poems I’m reading at the potluck

Why

Why do people die,

And why do humans exist?

Heck, who cares,  just live.

 

Vizzini’s Haiku

I’m writing poems,

And making any sense is

Inconceivable!  

MAP ART!!

Here’s a picture!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my finished map art project. We are supposed to make artist statements for our projects, so here’s mine:

I would like to name this work of art Inside the Empire State Building. I created it by making a foam board building and glueing a cut up map to it. I made a bed and carpet with fabric and foam board, and I made books out of paper. Something I learned while creating it is that foam board is kind of hard to cut. My favorite part is the bed and the carpet, because they were hard to make, but I felt quite satisfied with them when I finished. If I could change something, I would paint the walls because it would look more like my room. When making this, I was surprised to learn that foam board is so hard to manage. Something else I’d like to add is that the inside of the Empire State Building is supposed to be my room, just so you know.

 

 

Mandarin Pen Pal Letter!!!!!

Here’s a picture of my letter!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s what my letter said:

你好陈菲！

我叫世佩珊，我今年十一岁。我上六年级。我是女生。我的生日是​​八月二十五日。我是美国人，德国人，意大利人，爱尔兰人，苏格兰人，和荷兰人。我的家有四个人。我家有我的妈妈，爸爸，哥哥，和我。我的妈妈叫Cassie，我的爸爸叫Ted，和我的哥哥叫Zeb。 我的哥哥今年十五岁。我的哥哥上九年级。我会说英文和一点儿中文。

我在Dave的班。我的班有二十一个学生。我最喜欢的课是P.E。我也不喜欢做作业。我不喜欢打网球和打棒球。我喜欢运动是游泳，打篮球，打乒乓球，踢足球，和 打板球。我最喜欢的运动是乒乓球。我有两只猫。我的猫叫Robespierre和Gillie。我的朋友是Emily, Kate, Ruby, Colette和Margaret. Emily, Kate, Colette, 和 Ruby是我的同学。Margaret是我的同伴。我的最喜欢宠物是熊猫，猫和兔子。我最欢吃薯条。 我也喜欢吃美国菜。

我最喜欢的颜色是是紫色，黑色，蓝色，黄色，和红色。我也喜欢听音乐，跳舞，看电视，和阅读。

你的笔友，

世佩珊

The 8th graders wrote letters to us asking us questions, and we wrote responses.

My character blog post #2

“She can’t stand for me to be comfortable” Page 87

Another day has passed, and Auntie is still being mean. It’s getting ridiculous! Auntie has always been nasty, but it’s gotten worse. Ever since Phulan got engaged, she’s been just rotten. Well, no more. Maybe I could run away… no. I’ll just have to let her know what I think. Except then she would be very angry, so maybe that’s not a good idea. This is a very confusing matter. Well, Mama is calling me to make chapatis for dinner, I’d better go.

– Shabanu

Mabel’s Shabanu Post #1

“God, my life was perfect, and you struck him down!” Page 170.

Dear Diary,

I never knew how cruel life could be. I was so happy. So very happy. I had my family, my camels, my dowry, and I was engaged to a man with land and money who would be a good husband. Then, not to long before I was to be married, it all came crashing down. My future husband was… I’m sorry. I have trouble talking about it. It was terrible. I can recall it like it was only yesterday. Hamir was slain, but Shabanu, Mama and I escaped, and we have found a place to stay.

Phulan

My Poetry!

Here are some haikus I wrote!

This is why you should study

Geography quiz,

I am not ready and where’s

Constantinople?

Vizzini’s Haiku

I’m writing poems,

And making any sense is

Inconceivable!

When I was writing these poems, I at first didn’t really like it. But now that I’ve done it more, I can compose haikus on the spot and not think twice about it! Also, I actually enjoy it now. I even started to write haikus about other people. However, I have this weird habit of making all my poems kind of dark. I don’t know why.  So, I made one about myself, and here it is.

I write creepy stuff,

Dave thinks I’m a Sith poet,

What did you expect? 

I now know that I have to be really careful when I’m writing if I want it to be a certain way. Here’s a tip. If you want dark poetry, come to me, or just write a poem about your worst fear coming to wreck you. Poetry is actually really fun if you like writing.  

 

Structure Fits Function

 

Heart

Of course, the heart is an important organ, but it’s a lot more complicated than “it pumps blood”. It has multiple systems inside it to help it’s purpose. The blood gets pumped into the left atria from the veins 

 

Structure	Function
Right+left Ventricle	The place in the heart that is in charge of pumping oxygen-drained blood to the lungs. The right+ left  ventricles are two of the four sections in the heart. The Atria are the other two.
The Pericardium	A fibrous covering that holds the heart in place. It has a fluid that “lubricates” the heart in the pericardial space to prevent friction. It has two layers, one of which is visceral layer, which covers the heart. The other forms a sac which has a fluid in the pericardial cavity.
Right+Left Atrium	The atria are chambers that receive blood from the veins. The ventricles are chambers that pump blood out of the heart.
The Myocardium	The myocardium of is a muscle heart wall and constantly needs oxygen because it is hard working so there is an extensive network of veins to supply oxygen and nutrients so it can function properly. It’s other purpose it to dispose of waste.
Valves	Pumps need valves to keep the liquid going in one direction, and the heart isn’t an exception. The heart has two kinds of valves that keep the blood going in the right direction. The valves between the atria and ventricles are atrioventricular valves (also called cuspid valves), while the ones at the bases of the large vessels leaving the ventricles are semilunar valves. The right atrioventricular valve is the tricuspid valve. The left atrioventricular valve is the bicuspid, or mitral, valve. The valve in between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk is the pulmonary semilunar valve. The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta is the aortic semilunar valve. When the ventricles contract, atrioventricular valves close up to stop blood from flowing back into the atria. When the ventricles relax, semilunar valves close to stop blood from going back into the ventricles.