Colonial America – Pt 3 – Finished Building

Today is a big day in New Foursten. Our colony is almost fully built. It took long days and hard work but we pulled through are almost finished. Katherine helped her father, John plant the crops and straighten the fence on their farm, this morning, while the others built their homes and shops. I built my office and with the help of John, my house.

New Foursten is big. We have an ocean near by and PLENTY of land for the children to play on and for Luke to hunt.

I read in the paper that there may be a storm approaching. I hope it doesn’t hit us hard because it could ruin our colony. Then we would have to rebuild everything!

I feel very bad for Katherine. She doesn’t have time to make new friends. Or well, the other kids don’t have time to make friends with her. The other girls are cooking with their mothers, the other boys are building with their fathers. She has no mother and John is building so I am taking care of her.

Only One You – Book Review

 

Everything is done for a reason

This book reminds me of the song “Heal the World”. It makes me think about how people should treat the world in a better way and make it look nicer than it was when you found it.

Make the world better than before

Enjoy your world and what you have for as long as you can. The advice that this book gives you could have been helpful whenever I was learning something new.

Be kind to what your given

I also thought this book said that you should do what you believe in and what you think is right.

Don’t let anybody say you can’t

Stargirl

In class we are reading Stargirl. It is a very interesting. It is about a girl named Stargirl. Stargirl isn’t afraid to be herself. Instead, she dresses differently than others, sings in the lunch room, and is herself. Some people think different is a bad thing to be. It isn’t. I am actually jealous of people who can be themselves wherever they are. I can be myself at home and sometimes at camp, but otherwise it is harder for me than I would like it to be. Stargirl is a very inspiring book. It is teaching me that no matter what other people think, I can be myself, and so can anyone who believes in his/herself.

Colonial America – pt 2 – Persona

In class we are doing Colonial America. I am a doctor named Dayna Bone. I am 19 years old and now, an only child. Growing up my parents thought that they should slap my wrists when I did bad things. I needed to bandage my bruises from being hit, that is how I learned about medical things. I tried to stay out of the house as much as possible. When I left the house I would work with sick people and learn methods doctors use. As you could probably tell, I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. One day I came home to my parents very angry and upset. My 2 year old brother, David, who got ALL of the attention, had just passed away from Scarlet Fever. Of course my parents blamed me. They thought I had to have given it to poor David since I was always with sick people. I hadn’t done anything. I never worked with anyone who had Scarlet Fever.

When I was home, I would play with my dog. My parents hated all animals so when I found an adorable stray puppy I hid it in a box behind the sink, this was a place my parents rarely went. I decided to name my dog Lady. I named her after an old women that I met while working one day. She didn’t tell me her real name, when I asked she said “Call me Lady” I thought it seemed rude but she was happy with it, so that’s what I called her. The next time I went to visit her she wasn’t there. As I left a young man told me that she was his grandma and she went back home. That was the end of Lady.

When I heard that a boat was leaving England I signed up right away. I needed to get far away from my family. Although England will always be home, starting a new colony seemed much more exciting. I mean, England was so boring. Nothing exciting ever happened. I can’t wait to know what life in the new colony will be like! In my colony I think that my doctor skills will really pay off. People always get Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever and many other contagious diseases. Being a doctor in a colony would also be fun. I get to help people, which I’ve always wanted to do.

Colonial America – pt 1 – Overview

In class we are doing a project on Colonial America. Our teacher is letting us lead the project. She isn’t telling us what to do, instead she is guiding us. We are separated into groups of 7 or 8. It is hard to be in groups with so many people. Sometimes we struggle with agreeing on everything. In each group we have our own jobs, I am a doctor. In my colony we have a trader, a farmer, a cartographer, a governor, a governor’s apprentice, a child and a blacksmith. After doing research on our jobs we will build a colony. My colony is in the Middle colonies. We have four seasons because we are near New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Our colony is called New Foursten. I can’t wait to build our colony!

Book of the Month

The Brilliant Deep

 

I have a passion: animals. The cute and furry ones, the big and strong ones, the scaly ones, all of them. After reading The Brilliant Deep, by Kate Messner, I knew one day my passion to work with animals could happen. Just like Ken and his passion for the coral reefs and the ocean. The Brilliant Deep was very inspiring to me.

When I learned what a veterinarian was I immediately knew that it was what I wanted to be when I grow up. I mean, I would get to work with/help animals ALL day! Perfect. I have been practicing on my dog every day. She has a bump near her eye so I put the cream on it. I also have been begging my parents to get me another animal. For example, I always ask for an animal every time I hear about it. Some of the things I have asked for in the past are… a hedgehog, another dog, a pangolin, a mouse, a ferret, a cat and so on. I’m also constantly watching videos about animals. If my mom is on FaceBook I will make her stop at every video that has an animal in it.

The Brilliant Deep was an amazing book and I loved the inspiring message it gave. My favorite part of the book was when Ken planted the new coral in the old reef. I think he did this to show his passion for fixing the ocean floor. Kate Messner writes amazing books so I am not very surprised she wrote this one. I would definitely suggest The Brilliant Deep for anybody who is having trouble finding their passion.