In art class recently I have been working on my map art. I already made a post about this, but I’ve made a little more progress. I am going to take it home soon and make it into a real snow globe with water and glitter.
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Body System Connections
In Science recently we were put in body system groups. Each group studied a different system in the body. I did the Urinary system with Margaret and Io. Today in class we we made a stock and flow map about how all the systems connect. After we studied the body I realized that if any system was taken away humans would die. This is really cool. I also realized that the bodies only job is to keep you safe/alive. Every system is really important.
Shabanu Newscast!
JINDWADDA, 60
Jindwadda Ali Abbasi died yesterday. He died in peace. He died because of a sandstorm in Pakistan, and he died a few days later, because of the effect. We can’t be one hundred percent certain, but Jindwadda was very injured during the sandstorm. It’s a miracle that he even survived. He was found outside, and conscious but asked specifically to be buried in Derawar, but unfortunately, his request couldn’t be fulfilled. Jindwadda died in the night about 10 days after the sandstorm. “I want to die at Derawar” his family remember him saying.
Grandpa fought in the war between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He fought hard for his country, and we will take today to appreciate his hard work in the army, and be sure that his death has been noticed.
INFANT, 0
Auntie’s baby died in the womb from technical issues. He was suffocated by the umbilical cord. “It was another boy,” Her sister says after the death. The midwife who tried to help is Shahzada’s sister, who is a family friend of the Abbasi’s. Shahzada used herbs and powders to help, but unfortunately it was too late to save the baby. According to witnesses, the state of the mother was frightening, for the color in her eyes was not visible. After the death of the baby, Auntie was said to have slept peacefully in a green tunic. The baby was buried, and the birth was never spoken of again. According to family, the mother’s pregnancy was unknown to everyone except possibly the father. Auntie did in fact show signs of pregnancy, such as tiredness, weakness and gaining weight. Shabanu did have suspicions about the pregnancy, but thought it might be rude to mention it.
The mother herself is the spouse of a man who works in a government office and makes a very good salary, and sends her gifts. Her husband, Mr. Abbasi, is away a lot, and most people would even say that she’s lonely, but it brings her to joy the few times that her husband does come home. Mr. Abbasi is the brother of Dalil Abbasi, who is the spouse of Auntie’s sister. She is the mother of two lovely sons, ages three and five who are just starting to learn how to do work on the farm. When Auntie was at the age for marriage, she and her father went into search for a good husband. At first, they were unsuccessful, but after searching for a reasonable amount of time, she finally found her one and only husband. Shabanu, Auntie’s niece says, “Uncle comes several times a year, bringing Auntie gifts-quilts, shawls and brass pots. He brings us vegetables, wheat and lentils.”
My Map Project!
This is my map art. I am making a snow globe. It is going to have pieces of the map inside the snow globe, laminated. I am going to choose important parts of the map to me to include. I am going put the reason it’s important on the spot on the map. For example I am going to put a ballet shoe on the place that I dance. I am going to put a house on top of my map. The next step for me is finishing the drawings and laminating them.
Shabanu Blog Posts!
I’m Getting Married!
By Phulan
My family and I are preparing for the wedding. We cook sweets, make dresses for the women, and dye turbans for the men. Shabanu drags me out to the fields with her to cut the grass for fodder. Dadi says “Hamir is different from me like Murad is different from Shabanu. He is wild, like Shabanu is. 
He loves horses and rides them hard.” pg. 152 I’m not allowed to see Hamir until my wedding day. Dadi says it’s bad luck. I haven’t seen Hamir since my cousins wedding last year. I wonder how much he has changed. Dadi says he is very handsome. He is tall like me. He’s impatient and a dreamer. Shabanu says she likes Hamir less than Murad. The cottage for Hamir and I is almost done. I get to see it tomorrow. I hope it is as beautiful as I see it in my dreams. I’ll tell you about the cottage when I see it, but for know I have to go.
How to make Chapatis
By Phulan
Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour
All-purpose flour
Salt
Olive oil
Hot water
Fire
Directions:
Stir the the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and salt together.
Stir in the olive oil and enough water to make a soft dough that is elastic but not sticky.
Knead the dough until it is smooth.
Now make a fire.
Put the chapatis on something and hold it over the fire.
When the side that is facing the fire has brown spots, flip it over to cook the other side.
Then continue with the remaining dough.
I am going to be getting married soon and I am going to have to make chapatis for my kids and my husband. I wanted to show you this recipe because if you are getting married you are going to have to be able to cook. The recipe is easy to make and most people like
