Category: Family Conferences

Polygon Venn Diagram

This is my Venn Diagram. In Math, we made Venn Diagrams. We used shapes, and we put them each into a category. I feel that this is something I am still working on, because I think that I could have put in more shapes.

Math Tessellation

In math, we each made a tessellation1429102379285.1. A tessellation is a design, that is all shapes, and all of the shapes are attached. The way to attach all of the shapes, is you have to measure all of the angles that are touching, and it needs to add up to 360 degrees. We made our tessellations using a tool called geometers sketchpad. I am proud of this, because this was a time that I feel that I showed growth in geometry.

 

In Adolescent Issues, we did a project. The project was where we chose three people that we admired, and make separate timelines for all three of them, with achievements and parts of their lives in the timelines. We also made timelines for ourselves, and what we wanted to become. We put what already happened in our lives on our timelines about ourselves, and what we wanted to happen, for the part of the timeline that was later in our lives.

When I chose three people to make a timeline about, I chose Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Franklin and Sarah Brice. I look up to Hillary Clinton, because she was the first woman to run for president, and she might run again in two years. I look up to that because it shows that girls are powerful and can make a change in the world, and I want to make a difference in the world. She connects to my goals for the future, because one of my goals was to become president. I look up to Benjamin Franklin, because he discovered electricity. He is very smart, and got so many awards for science. I am inspired by that because he discovered cool things, and learned cool things about the world, and that’s what I want to do. Benjamin Franklin also wrote a few books. In one of my goals, I wanted to write a book, that was non-fiction, just like Ben Franklin. Sarah Brice is my neighbor. I am inspired by her because she goes to a top school, and is really smart. She is also part of a lot of clubs, and does a lot of interesting different things. I want to be like her when I grow up, because I also want to participate in lots of activities and subjects. One of my goals was to be a star student in the rest of school, and Sarah is a star student in her school, just like I want to be.

I learned that all of the people that I look up to, are confident. They have all done great things in life, because they had the courage to stand up to what they thought or what they believed in, and make a change in the world.

 

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My Improved Toothbrush

 

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This is a model of a toothbrush that I made in D-lab. It is a regular toothbrush, but there is a button that you can press that makes toothpaste come out of the bristles. There is also a little button at the middle of the brush that you can have a little bit of water while you are brushing your teeth. There is also a little roll of floss inside the brush so the dental floss comes out of the bottom. I hope you liked my amazing invention that makes toothbrushing way more convenient

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Homework Planner Reflection

A couple of days ago, in D-lab, we looked over homework planner ideas and we discussed what we liked and what we didn’t like. I really liked an idea that someone had where we would put a different person’s planner page in every week. I liked that idea because it gives everybody a chance for their planner pages to be in the homework planner. For the cover of the homework planner, I really liked the idea of the cover being simple. I was not crazy about the idea of getting to draw your own cover because I am a really bad drawer. I hope you liked my ideas.

My Personal Persona

This is a piece of writing that I wrote about when I first saw my dog:

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We were walking home from ballet. We always passed a certain road after ballet. The road that always makes my sisters thumbs shake and her face go pale. It’s the street that Animal Haven is on.

Animal Haven is a dog shelter. We had been through this routine many times, where my sister begs our mom to go to Animal Haven, and our mom says no. She knows that if we go to Animal Haven, we will start begging for a dog. Of course, my sister asked our mom to go to Animal Haven. This time, our mom surprisingly said yes.  It’s probably because she wasn’t in the mood to start arguing with us. I knew that she could not be that generous without there being a catch. “You can look, but you can not beg me for a dog. Promise?” “Promise” we both replied with not as much energy as before. I did not exactly keep my promise.

When we got to Animal Haven, it had a strong smell of dog food. It wasn’t the most pleasant smell, but I could get used to it. They had a big screen on their wall showing us what dogs they had. All of the dogs looked so cute. The screen was showing pictures of all of the dogs, and if you thought one was cute, they would bring the dog down so that you could meet him or her.  When I looked at the screen, there was one dog that caught my eye. Her name was Vivienne. She was a long haired Chihuahua that was three pounds. “Mommy, can we please look at Vivienne?” I begged. My mom replied with a soft yes. I think the person who was working at Animal Haven really liked Vivienne because she seemed sort of reluctant to bring Vivienne down, but she did as she was asked. When the woman came down with her, I almost started crying. In the woman’s arms, was the cutest little dog I had ever seen. She was a dark brown color. Her color reminded me of really chocolaty hot cocoa. She had sort of a warm, homey vibe to her. When her eyes met mine, she seemed so innocent. I felt like I could read her mind. I looked at her little delicate paws and knew I had to get her.

Right when I had so much hope that we could get her, I thought about my last dog named Romeo. We were looking for a dog, so we went to the Westchester Humane Society. That time, my mom did not make us promise we wouldn’t start begging for a dog. We saw him on their dog screen, and he looked sweet and really cute. He was a Chihuahua, Pug mix. My mom asked if we could meet him. His name was Tanner. They took him down to meet us, and he seemed so cute and innocent, just like Vivienne. My mom finally gave in to us and agreed that we could get him.

We got him all of the stuff that he needed like his crate, his food and his toys. When we first took him home, he was acting really nicely with everyone. We loved him and he loved us. He was acting totally sweet. Then, the next week, he was acting pretty aggressive. He was growling at me, my dad and my sister. The only person who he was acting okay with was my mom. That night at the dog park, he got into a fight with one of the other dogs in the park. My mom was going to give him one more chance. But the next night, we had just eaten dinner and my parents were doing the dishes. Tanner was relaxing with me on the couch. I reached down to pet Romeo and he snapped at me. His teeth sunk down into my hand. It hurt so much. It didn’t only hurt my hand, it also hurt my feelings. I thought he liked me. When I saw him snap at me, I thought I was looking at a different dog. The Romeo who I saw at the shelter a couple of days ago didn’t remind me of the Romeo I was looking at. It was hard to believe. The dog at the shelter was cute and sweet. Right now, I didn’t feel like he was cute, as much as I felt like he was aggressive. That was it. Romeo was sent back to the shelter.

But I knew that Vivienne was different. She seemed so sweet and cute and there was no way I would ever see her bite me, or anyone. Finally, the person holding her said that we were allowed to pet her, but we should let her sniff our hands first. First, she sniffed my mom’s hand. Then she started leaning towards my hand. When she sniffed my hand, she automatically started licking it. I think that my sister also wanted Vivienne because my sister was grinning so wide, her gums were showing and her face was bright pink. I think that my mom could tell that I really wanted her because my mom said, “Does anyone else want her?” The woman explained to us about how the whole getting a dog system worked. Apparently, you have to sign a form about yourself and then they see who they think would be the best match for the dog. The woman explained to us about how several other people wanted Vivienne. My mom said that she’d sign the form, but we probably wouldn’t end up getting her. I knew from that day on, that that dog, had to be ours. She was all I wanted. If I could get her, I would never ask for anything ever again. I had to think of something. “She could be my birthday present and you don’t need to get me another birthday present for five more years.” “We’ll think about it,” my mom replied. That night, we got a call from Animal Haven saying that we won Vivienne. My mom thought and thought about it all night. Of course, she gave in and said yes. We changed her name to Mocha and she is now our one and only dog.

Imagine The Future

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“When you were in lower school, what was something that you were excited about for fifth grade? How do you feel about it now that you’ve done it? What was something about fifth grade that you were a little nervous or worried about? How do you feel about it now? What is something about which you are still a little nervous or worried? What might you do to feel a little less nervous or worried? What is something that you haven’t done yet in middle school about which you are excited? What are you excited about it?”

In lower school, I was very exited about getting the chance to be more mature and to get a little bit more freedom. Once I did it, it was not as exiting as I thought it would be, but it was still very exiting. Last year, I was a little bit nervous about the class rep election because I thought that it would be really scary and a really big deal. When I finally did it, it was not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. I am a little bit worried about math seminar because I really want to do it and I really hope I get in. I will try to not think about it as much, so that I don’t get as worried about it. I am really exited to start studying Egypt because I am really interested in pyramids, and mummies and that kind of thing. I am particularly exited about when we get a chance to share what we learned to the whole lower school.