This picture shows how different body systems connect. In science we have been learning about different body systems and been assigned to a system. One of the parts of that study is learning how the systems connect. We also did Structure fits function and looking closer into the parts of the body
Recently in Humanities we have been working on a project called Shabanu News. First we had to write a newspaper type ting and my group and I did obituaries.
This is our newspaper thing
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.”
Then we had to record our news show.
This is our news show
What our view from the camals look like.
Diary
Today is just one day closer to Phulans wedding, she is getting married to her wonderful cousin. She seems so much more excited after trying the dresses on and everything. I will be happy when she is happy with her husband and family. We have just started our journey to the home of Shabanu and Phulans cousins. I think Shabanu is very excited for her wedding too!!! Phulans wedding dress is so beautiful and I have never made one before. It if made of yellow silk and I have embroidered some silver and gold thread on the bodice as well as some tassels. Another key piece to a wedding dress in mirrors so I sewed some onto the dress too. My husband seems to be a little shaken up by the death of Grandfather. He died after the huge sandstorm we had. It didn’t help when we saw a dead man also caught in the sand storm who had died. Thats all that is happening. I can’t wait for Phulans wedding
Making Chapatis
Chapatis are a flat bread that is eaten with most Pakistani and India dishes. Chapatis are easy to make for all meals. It is a whole wheat flat bread that is cooked using a flat skillet called tava. Chapati is made from a specific type of flour that is milled from durum wheat. Durum wheat is high in protein and low in gluten with a hard wheat kernel. This lends itself to a quick baking bread, like chapati, rather than using it for a baked bread because it would not rise and be very dense. When eaten at breakfast I spread some butter of the chapatis
Ingredients
Note: This recipe makes 10-12 chapatis
Step 1
Add wheat flour and salt (optional) to the tava. Mix
Step 2
Add milk and to the mixture
Step 3
To make the soft dough, use your fingers and move them in a circular pattern, while adding water to the mixture (water is optional). By using this way you will allow the air into the mixture, which helps in making soft chapatis.
Step 4
Knead dough for 1 minute
Step 5
Cover the dough with a bowl turned upside down. Set it aside for 15-20 minutes.
Step 6
Knead the dough well and create 10-12 equal sized balls and press.
Step 7
Take a ball and dip it in the wheat flour.
Step 8
Roll out the flattened ball into the size of a poori using a rolling pin and sprinkle some wheat flour on top.
Step 9
Heat a tava. Drop a rolled-out dough on the tava, which heated.
Step 10
Wait for few minutes then flip the chapati over when you see color change
Step 11
Slightly press the chapati with the chapati press
Step 12
Cook until both sides have golden brown bubbles
Step 13
Remove from the tava and enjoy!
– me
The glistening stream
Alters its song as the warm
Light of the moon shines
Recently in Humanities we have been learning about poetry and how to write it. So far we have learned about 2 different types of poems. One of them is a Haiku which is what my poem is. Haiku poems have 5 syllables in the first line 7 in the second and 5 again in the third. The other is a Cinquain, we learned three different types of Cinquains. The first type had one word in the first and adding one word each line until you get to the 5th line then you do one again. In the second type…. Line 1: 1 noun, Line 2: 2 adjectives, Line 3: 3 -ing words, Line 4: 1 phrase, and Line 5: Another word for the noun. The third type you started with 2 syllables and adding 2 more each time until you get to line five where you are back to 2. l started with my own prompt. Most Haiku poems are about nature and my prompt was the beginning of night and how everything changes. After I came up with my prompt I started writing. At first it was all about the moon but then I wanted to show how things change when the moon comes up. I really liked the way I used line breaks in this poem and the way I showed transition. I am really proud of this piece and hope to write more like this.