Over Spring Break I learned that I have a really hard time with transitions. I have always known that transitions are hard for me but it came up with this break especially because we had so many. There are big transitions which are usually very hard for me and small transitions. Small transitions like going from one place to another used to be hard for me, but it has gotten easier as I have done it more and more. But this year was especially hard, because even though most of the transitions were just short transitions, I was leaving behind people and places I love. I knew that I needed to change something about my mindset during transitions when I started to have a very minor panic attack in the back of the car while driving away from one of my favorite places in the world. I started to hyperventilate and become lightheaded and it felt like my stomach was tying itself into a knot and then untying it and tying it again. Right then was when I chose to  change what it did and thought during transitions like those. Now, during each transition instead of thinking negative things that will just make me stress more, I am going to think positive things or things that might help me when I am feeling sad or stressed about leaving somewhere or doing some thing new. I hope this will make me less nervous before a transition and more able to focus on more important things.

In French this year we have been learning a lot about adjectives and verbs. I like writing in French and have been getting better at it as the year progresses. I am also getting better at spelling in French because I know more about the rules in the French language. I am having some challenges in side conversations and calling out, but I am working on getting better at those. Some goals I would like to set for myself are being more prepared for class and participating more. Sharyn can help me participate more by calling on me when I have my hand raised. My favorite project that we’ve done so far was my Sacre Coeur model because I really like independent work. I would like to do more projects especially making a video or animation of some kind.   

This year in Art class we have been doing something called a weekly drawing. Every week we have to pick an idea off of a list that we were given and then draw it. An example might be: What does the world look like from a frog’s perspective? Find a picture on the internet, print it out, cut it in half, paste half to your notebook and then draw the other half. Things like that. We got sketchbooks in our first or second class of the year and we have been doing one each week ever since.

Here is one that I am proud of:

I chose this one because I spent a lot of time observing the patterns on the wings and trying to replicate them on the other side.

This year in Art class we have been doing something called a weekly drawing. Every week we have to pick an idea off of a list that we were given and then draw it. An example might be: What does the world look like from a frog’s perspective? Find a picture on the internet, print it out, cut it in half, paste half to your notebook and then draw the other half. Things like that. We got sketchbooks in our first or second class of the year and we have been doing one each week ever since.

Here is one that I am proud of:

My dog’s name is Moxie and he is really important to me which is why I chose it.

This semester in French we have been working on researching a historic monument in France making a slideshow and a visual. My monument is the Sacré-Cœur. I researched some facts in French and I made it into a slideshow. Here is the link to my slide show:

https://spark.adobe.com/#design/page/98542c3e-4eb9-4e0f-af1b-2b98ea097f36

I am still editing it but it is very close to done.

In my family crest I put the colors blue, green, orange, purple, gold, silver and red. They represent generosity, peace, magnanimity, truth, hope, joy, justice and worthy ambition. I chose these colors because I think that my family shows these traits and also strive to if they don’t yet. I chose the apple because it also means peace and I want peace in the world and I will do anything to make that happen. The fox at the top represents wisdom and wit because of my grandma and grandpa. I chose the dolphins because they mean charity and love and I like to give to charity and help people around the world. The motto at the bottom (Nunquam non Paratus) means never not ready.

I am hungry. I am tired. As I sit on the cold floor of the church the single candle I am holding reflects off my armour and makes a golden beam bounce off the dark and musty wall. I am all alone. I  have been praying for five hours, and I haven’t eaten for 17. I am cold, but I am determined. I want to become a knight. I need to become a knight. My life depends on becoming a knight. My father was a knight who died in battle, and ever since, I have been determined to risk my life to carry out my father’s legacy. I have been waiting for that moment when the king, lord of all, takes his sword and taps me on both shoulders since my mother told me about my father’s ceremony. I have to pray for seven more hours before this is over. I dread having to make a speech in front of the king. It has been at the back of my mind ever since I was a squire and now it’s happening as soon as this night finishes. Along with all my prayers about keeping me safe and being a loyal knight I  also pray that my speech goes well. If I were to talk to the king I would say “I will try my very best to save all civilians and bring justice to the world.” But is that good enough? I will try to make my speech in the morning when I not hungry anymore.

Another hour passes. My stomach grumbles like a beast waiting for it’s next meal. I keep praying the same thing over and over again;

Please God help me through this tiring journey. Help me save people that need to be saved, and punish people who need to be punished. I hope these prayers reach you in time. Thank you dear God, Amen.

But I know I will have to put my own work into it as well. Nothing just happens like that, one has to shapes one’s own future. Another hour passes and my stomach is killing me. My eyelids are drooping and it feels like some invisible being is pulling them down over my eyes. Every second feels like a minute, every minute feels like and hour and every hour feels like a whole day. I know it will be over soon enough, because I am ready to become a knight.

Our diorama is a model of the water purification center at Kensico reservoir. The story we’re trying to tell is if this water purification system was taken away, sickness and tooth decay would occur. Obviously, if that happened lots of people would be in danger so knowing how this process works is important because without it, we would have to get water from a different source and not as many people would have clean water to drink.  

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