April 2016 archive
What is Away in NYC? By Sierra
Where does it go?
In New York city everyday at least 12,000 tons of garbage is made. Also there are no landfills in New York yet, most of our garbage is sent to other places like Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio. There it is either recycled to make different things like electricity and more items or taken to places like New Jersey where it is processed and sent to recycling markets. So really there is no away. In class we are working on a operation manual for our spaceship earth study. During this project one rule we came across is no such thing as away.
Is This how you want to live?
Exit Polling By Sierra
On Tuesday we got to go out to take a pole. I was really excited when we went and I learned how many of the older men voted for Bernie Sanders and many of the women voted for Hillary Clinton. I thought it was really cool how the system worked. But something that surprised me was how in our neighborhood almost no one voted for the republicans. Anyway I really enjoyed being a pallor because I thought it was fun to interview people!
3rd Quarter French
Egyptian Painting By Sierra
This is my Egyptian painting I made it for the tomb. I am really proud of it because I spent a lot of time working on it. It took forever because I had to draw every feather it took forever!
Canopic Jar By Sierra
This is my canopic jar that I made during art class, I am proud of it because I worked really hard on it. Canopic jars were meant to keep the different insides in, there are four different kinds the falcon, jackal, human and ape.
Ushabti By Sierra
This is my ushabti that I made for the Egyptian tomb. Ushabtis were made to serve the person that was buried in the after life. I worked really hard on it and I am very proud of it.
Math 3rd Quarter
This Quarter I have been struggling with percents, but with all of the practice now I feel so much better about doing it. This is one of my practice sheets that I used.