Category: Writing

My State Math Test Reflection

 

I would do the math state test everyday if I could. The math questions were fairly easy. Also we got a lot of recess we got about 1 hour to 2 hours a day of recess and did I mention that I got no homework!That left me with hours of free time to play sports. Every day after school I went home and played basketball. I normally do homework first. I even got my sister to play she never plays! The last day had the hardest problems but there was only ten problems so it took the same amount of time as the other days. The math state test was easier than the ELA test.
From the state test I realized I did lot in school. Some of the stuff I learned this year that was on the test was Multiplication, long Multiplication, short division, bar modeling, word problems, bar graphs, and more. When I first learned everything it seemed kind of hard and there was a lot of oohing and awing. Now I can do it in a couple of minutes instead 10 minutes. The State math test was so fun!    

Book of the Month

 

One Plastic Bag

 

One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul  is mainly about some women that fixed a problem that helped all of Gambia. My favorite part was when the problem was solved and people had purses, because I like happy endings. The book reminded me of the rabbit and the hare. People were throwing plastic bags in the ground they expected they would go into the ground but they didn’t like the hare thought he would win no matter what even if he takes a nap. The women that made the purses took their time and were slow but got it over with and people thought they were crazy during the process, the animals thought the turtle would get crushed, but he went very slow and he won! The message of this book is plastic bags are bad for the environment. I think that if the women did not try to fix the problem Gambia would be full of plastic bags by now because  there was a problem and if they did not fix it, no one would. For example, people thought they were crazy during the process, and if they think they’re crazy why would they want to be crazy. It was a fascinating story. It made me think about the green club.

Banning Plastic Bags in Bali

 

In the TED talk banning plastic bags in Bali mainly is about how two girls made a difference and solved a problem. My favorite part was when they showed the picture of them at the airport because after all there pushing they finally got in. The TED talk remind me of the old saying kids can make a difference. The message of this TED talk is kids can make a difference. I think that kids are very brave because they were not afraid of the challenge. It inspired me and kids can make a difference.

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My Poem Reflection

By Gavin 

The poem I choose was Birthday Parties. I wrote it on a airplane to Israel. My mom gave me the idea. I wrote a sad poem and my mom told me that she wanted a happy poem. I asked her what happy topic should I do. She said birthday parties. The first thing I think about when I hear the word birthday parties is having fun. That’s where I got the line birthday parties are the best not just when they are yours, and even when it pours. When I think of birthday parties it’s a time for kids to be free no rules like in schools. That’s why I wrote you can do whatever you want you can get a croissant. I also think of hanging out with friends and doing activities. That’s where I got you invite all your friends to have a ball you can can go to the mall. I also wrote sports video games hanging out with with friends when you’re older you can get new contact lens. I wrote contact lens because I wanted something that rhymes with friends. It’s not a birthday if the birthday kid does not get presents. That’s why I wrote when you are a kid you can get gift cards, video games but be careful some stuff can be a little lame. Some little kids get clowns or princesses pirates. That’s why I wrote you can get a pirate to say ahoy mates, you can get a clown with a crown. I revised it over time from there.  

Birthday Parties

By Gavin

 

Birthday parties are the best

not just when they’re yours,

and even when it pours.

You invite all your friends to have a ball,

some people go to the mall.

 

You can do whatever you want

you can get a croissant.

 

Sports, video games, laser tag,

eating out with friends,

when you are older you can get new contact lens.

 

When you are a kid

you can get gift cards, video games

but be careful

some stuff can be a little lames.

 

You can get a pirate to say ahoy mates,

you can get a clown with a crown.

 

You can get people that work at places

to make your party aces.

 

A cake carvel can bake.

Party favors for candy lovers,

but don’t tell your mothers.

 

You eat pizza and punch for lunch.

 

You only get it once a year

so make this one to remember

because then you got to wait to next September.

 

No matter what

best of all

you are always going to have a ball!

 

The test was so fun, even though I had to do reading and writing I had 1 hours and 30 minutes of recess! It was so fun. We just did work like we usually do just with 1 hour of recess! The test was easy then our regular work is, we normally have to 3 pieces of evidence and a lot of elaboration. Also I do multiple choice questions all the time. I got to put my head down stretch and take a nap! We did not have homework too. Heathcote was so nice about it!  

Here is a book I wrote in class. I chose to do tennis because I knew a lot about tennis. It’s about  singles and doubles. Here is my book on tennis.

Thanks for reading my book.