This trimester I feel that I have done a good job with classroom citizenship. I have been an ally and been helpful within the classroom by participating in class and being respectful of materials. I have been respectful in class and have not caused distractions. Overall, I feel that I am a good classroom citizen.
Author Archives: Polly
2017- 18 Learning Values
This year I have decided to focus on classroom citizenship. I chose this because it is something I highly value. If someone is being mean, I will stand up to them. I feel that being comfortable in the classroom and with my peers is one of the most important things in school. I would like to be a great classroom citizen so that I can reflect this to my peers.
Eye Drawing
This is a picture that was taken of my eye drawing a couple weeks ago. Since then I have drawn in skin and eyelashes. I am now done with my drawing. It was really fun to draw the eyelashes, especially in big clumps. If I could change one thing about my eye drawing it would be the creases under the eye (not pictured) they look a bit rigid. I would blend them out a bit or use a lighter pencil because they are too dark.
Map project
For my map project I blended the map with water and pressed it to make it into paper. I wanted to do this because it represents new beginnings. New beginnings are something that is related to me because I came to LREI this year, and made new friends. After I made the paper, I colored it with oil pastels as a rainbow pattern to show that I am an ally, and that I am a very happy person. Then I cut my paper into the shape of Manhattan, to represent my home. Lastly, I pasted it onto a subway map.
Poems
My Cell
Come into my cell. Make yourself at home.
It’s not much,
It’s got a bed,
A toilet too,
and that’s the tour,
That’s where I’ll be,
20 to life,
Not that hard to find me.
So come into my cell,
Make yourself at home.
I’m sorry,
If I knew you were coming,
I would have tidied up.
Come into my cell,
With all it’s blues and grays,
Tally marks on the wall,
From people who couldn’t stay.
I know that it’s a mess,
It’s got some grime and dirt,
But of course this is a prison cell,
Not the taj mahal.
A Dress
All this happened, more or less.
I admit,
MY life’s a mess,
All This happened more or less,
All because I bought a dress.
It was blue with purple stripes,
When I put it on I yelled ‘Yipes’
The hem was warping,
The sleeves were askew,
WHy did this happen,
Why, I ask you!
What’s Out There
He came home. Said nothing.
Click,
He turned the TV on.
Wordlessly,
I make dinner for him.
His favorite.
Like always.
He watches.
I cook.
I look out,
Through the window,
Wondering
what’s out there.
He grunts,
I put his coat away.
Dinners ready.
I set the table,
I serve him,
We eat,
Wordlessly.
He stands up.
Walks away,
I clean,
He watches TV.
Next morning,
I wake up,
Iron his clothes.
Look through the window,
Wondering,
what’s out there.
He wakes up.
I make his breakfast,
And his lunch,
I cook.
He watches TV.
I look through the window,
Wondering,
What’s out there.
He leaves, I clean.
I look through the window,
Wondering,
Whats out there.
Wedding Planning 101 Part 2 By: Phulan
Photo by: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/pirate-treasure-chest/
Hi all! Since my dear Hamir died, I did not want to put all this knoweledge to waste. So, I am so glad to be sharing part two of my most popular blog post: Wedding planning 101! I am so glad my expert knowledge helped some of you! \ Hopefully this will be helpful too! Soak it up people! This stuff is genius!
Step #2 Get your dowry ready to go
If you don’t have a dowry when you’re about to get married, chances are he’s gonna call it off. So, my advice to you is, have your dowry ready to go right when you get in engaged. Word to the wise, if there is livestock in your dowry, keep it safe! I had a camel in my dowry who got a snake bite and died because she wasn’t being watched- “I understand that this baby and his mother were to be a part of Phulan’s dowry.” Pg. 18.
That’s all for now folks! Like and comment on this post for a part 3!
Wedding Planning 101 By: Phulan
Hello! I’m Phulan and today I will be teaching you the basics of planning a wedding. My wedding with Hamir is coming up and in the months we’ve been planing I’ve learned so much about how to plan weddings, so now I will share my knowledge with you!
Step #1 ‘I CAN’T DO THIS ON MY OWN!’
The key to planning a great wedding is simple- putting your built-in team of workers to use. What? I don’t have my own team of workers, you say? Well think again, silly! They know you better than anyone- they’re your family! My Mama and Auntie are working on my wedding dress for me; “Mama sits with yards of yellow silk in her lap, stitching one of Phulan’s wedding dresses.” Pg. 2 – and of course my parents are paying my dowry. I’m all set!
Photo by: http://www.manojbespoketailor.co.uk/bespoke-wedding-dress-tailoring/
I hope this helped some of you! Keep your eyes peeled for part two!
Medieval Guilds
I was in the Monks, Nuns and Imams guild for the Medieval pageant. The Medieval guilds were full of surprises. I found myself ad-libbing most of my monologue. I changed my monologue a lot over the course of the pageant. I made a mistake, then I rolled with it and repeated it. I also made some silly mistakes like this one; “We drink meat and eat wine” I had trouble explaining that, but at least the audience thought it was funny. I was a little bit sad that I didn’t get to see all of the guilds but, I really enjoyed acting out my monologue. Overall, the guilds were a great experience and I will never forget it!
Respiratory system (With Sophia)
Post an artistic overview image of your system to your blog. In the description, answer the following:
What does your system do for the body as a whole? What is the role or function of your system?
What are one or two fun discoveries you have made about your system in your research to date?
What is a deep, interesting question that you would like to further investigate about your system?