RJAV -- Blogmeister

Antarctica is the only continent/country without a flag to represent its qualities. Usually, the colors or pictures displayed on a flag represent its qualities or something well known about the country. I drew each thing on the flag because it represents something in Antarctica. Thi mountains and ice represent terrain in the country which consists mostly of ice and mountain ranges. The penguin and whale represent wildlife in Antarctica. There are many animals and plants that live and grow beneath the ocean surface but almost none at all live on land due to the harsh conditions.

In Art class, we got to use advanced cameras to take a picture of the place we were hiding(anywhere in the art class), then another picture of us in the position we wanted to be in. Then, we photo-shopped the picture of us onto the backround

Its Snowing

Changing, swaying, turning, blowing
So much fun not even knowing.
Twisting, tumbling, winding, fleeing
Soon enough it's time for skiing.
Floating, whirling, circling, glistening
Gather round the fire listening.
Sailing, swooping, plummeting, dancing
Through the snowy wonderland prancing.
Weaving, roaming, catching, clutch
It is softer when you touch.
See how fun the snow can be?
Come enjoy the snow with me!

Light

An explosion
Bright Flares Flying
Through the darkness
A mirage or color
Intense heat
Light

No Survivors
Of this
Fiery madness
The quilted sun
Lost behind
Darkness
There is
No more light

Buttercup

Small and so delicate
Though there are many
You are basically yellow
Other colors, not any
You bask there all day
Absorbing the sun
And later at night,
There’s no time for fun
You are such a sight
For everyone to see
Because you are a buttercup
As buttercups should be

Kitten in a Box

I am cold
I am hungry
I am tired
My fur is dirty and wet
My box is small and empty
I am alone
I am terrified
The city noises around me are loud and scary
I cower in the corner of my box
So many people walk by
But no one pays attention
To little kittens in boxes

Dear Mom and Dad,
We just finished Module 1 in our mathematics textbook. There were a lot of worksheets and problems to solve.
First, we learned how to make frequency tables. Just tally the amount of times something happened in one column, and then write the number of tallies in another. To make a frequency graph, just make a sideways bar graph. We did several pages in the book where we had to answer questions based on a graph. We also learned when to use a line graph and when to use a bar graph. You use a line graph to show changes over time and you use a bar graph when you are putting things into categories. We even took a take home quiz where we had to answer several questions using a graph we found in the news paper.
Next, we moved onto probability. I worked on a project where I picked Gummy Bears out of a bag, then made a table to show experimental and theoretical probability. Experimental probability is what happened in the experiment. The theoretical probability is what was supposed to happen in the experiment. We also did experiments with spinners and dice to show probability.
After probability, we studied number patterns. Our teacher showed us all kinds of cool number tricks that seemed unreal. We used algebra to show how the tricks worked. We also used algebra to show the relation from term to term number in a table, so we could find the nth figure. Once I got the hang of it, the problems were very simple to solve.
Then, we studied order of operations. Our math teacher played us a funny rap about PEMDAS. P for parentheses, E for exponents, M for multiplication, D for division, A for addition and S for subtraction, you can call it PEMDAS! It was awesome. We did some worksheets. To go with that, we learned how to calculate exponents. At the end of the Module, we had a big test.
Sincerely,
RJAV

Today during Science our class went down to the cafeteria and learned about space and the solar systems with Mr. Gianforte. We learned mostly about exoplanets, and how they were discovered. There are 494 known exoplanets in the universe. There are many technologies used to find the faraway planets. Radial Velocity method is one way to discover the small planets. These planets are so far away, you can't just see them with any telescope. We are trying to discover other worlds that are habitable for human life, so they have to be relatively close to their sun, or they would be too cold to live. They just recently discovered a planet that seems just like earth, with the right climate and conditions for humans. He also taught us that on September 29, 2010 they announced that a goldilocks (planet that is not too hot, not too cold) planet was discovered. It is the most earthly planet we've discovered yet. The only problem is that it's hundreds of light years away. Another thing I found very interesting was that the universe has an end. That was the most surprising news that I learned.