My class Trip to the Board of Legislators

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“YAY,NAY!” Have you ever been able to be in a debating room? Well believe it or not I have! For our field trip we went to the Westchester county Board of Legislators and we got to vote and take a photo with Benjamin Boykin. We voted on should school uniforms be allowed and should schools be allowed.Read my blog post to find out about two things I learned on my and two things I enjoyed on my field trip to Westchester county Board of Legislators.

Two things I learned on my field trip to the Westchester County Board of Legislators were why legislators debate and that anybody could go to the  Westchester county Board of legislators.When we debated we learned first the bill goes to the debating room where you discuss it then you vote on it. For the debating room they discuss the topic so that people can hear different opinions and choose which they are going to vote for.I thought this was interesting because they didn’t just vote they waited to hear, in case they wanted to change their vote.For example someone may say ,I think junk food is good to keep in schools but some else could say, it shouldn’t be allowed but then , the first person could changes their mind because of what the second person said.Another thing I learned was that random people of the community could go to the debate room.This means if you wanted to listen to see if something becomes a law you can for free and you don’t have to be invited.For example you could just walk in and be part of the meeting but you can’t say anything unless you are a public speaker.

Two things I enjoyed on my field trip to Westchester county were debating and getting to take a photo with Benjamin Boykin. When we were debating we got to speak into a microphone and say “YAY OR NAY” then the chair man took a vote to see which thing won.For example there would be a chairman,public speaker and a clerk and legislators. The legislators would say their opinions then the chairman would take a vote to see which one won.I also enjoyed taking a photo with Benjamin Boykin because it was really cool to see someone who was the head of my town taking a photo with me and my class.When we did this we all lined up by the chairman’s desk and took a bunch of photo with him.

Overall I loved this field trip. I hope you get to go on a trip similar to this. In my blog post I talked about taking a photo with Benjamin Boykin and also voting on should school uniforms be allowed.I loved both of these things so much I felt like it was a good learning experience.Would you want to take a photo with Benjamin Boykin? Would you want to vote in a courtroom?Which role would you want to act out?

First Week of 5th Grade

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Have you ever had to try and make a tower out of only index cards? Well, believe it or not, I have! Read my blog post to find out more about the favorite things I have done so far in fifth grade and things I am looking forward to doing this school year.

Two things I enjoyed doing my first week of school are the index Card challenge and the 20 by 9 challenge. For the Index card challenge we worked in groups to try and build the tallest sculpture in 15 minutes with 100 index cards. I enjoyed this because it was challenging but it was also fun rushing to build and not make it fall. For example our structure keeps falling down and we try to rebuild it in time before the time runs out and we did it we WON! Another thing I enjoyed was the 20 by 9 challenge. We tried to make the number 20 with only 6 numbers and they had to be the same.It was fun creating equations but sometimes there would be more than 6 digits so it made it challenging. For example, One equation is 5 + 5 + (5 + 5 =20).

Two things I’m looking forward to this year are the Heathcote volleyball game and the field trip to Boundless adventures. The volleyball game is were kids play a volleyball game against the teachers.I am excited for this because I think we have a chance of beating the teachers.For example there will be 1 5th grade class playing against about 8 teachers.Another thing I think I will like is the field trip boundless adventures. This is a ropes course where we will be challenged to do certain obstacles. I am excited for the obstacle course. We might even be able to do my favorite “ziplining”.For example, we will be in small groups trying to get across a rope together.

Overall the first week of school was amazing.I hope you get to do fun things like I did.I hope you have enjoyed reading blog posts and learning about what I am doing In fifth grade. I loved doing my project. If you got to do this what would you write about?

 

Reading the Weather Reflection

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Research went really well for me except for rabbit hole day because I didn’t know what to research because there were so many important things but I wanted to wait for my part. At first I looked at books but found nothing but then I looked on Google and found two videos. After watching them I felt set. One of the easiest parts was the search titles. It was a little hard watching the video because they talked really fast and I barely knew any words.

 After watching the videos I wrote every single word in my notebook in paragraphs. Then I crossed out some information and replaced it. Writing in paragraphs went really well for me.I felt really confident in it. Although I was worried I wouldn’t want to change it.I also felt like I was missing a lot of information but I double checked and I had it all.

I struggled writing my narrative. The hardest part was rephrasing. Next time I wish I would have taken a deep breath and slowed down. One other hard part was combining both of the videos, since I really liked the words they did. To solve my struggle I asked my teacher to fix up my narrative. Since I just watched two videos I was  way ahead l wish I would of slowed down and got more information.

I decided my narrative was good enough so I kept my narrative. I did change it a little though. 

After getting my script it only took me ten minutes to memorize it probably because l used a  certain method. Although when l practiced in the auditorium l messed up one word and l could not get back on the right track.I felt like I was going to do that when all the parents were watching.  

I was very shaky although I knew l was going to do great because I have been on stage before in front of more people watching. Next time l wish l would have added a catch to the intro to try and get some joyful laughter.Over all though l think I did really good. So did everyone else because I worried that if someone in the group messed up it would be a disaster.

I worked really well with my group.  I feel like my group was better in the beginning because we were focused, then after writing our scripts we just goofed around and did not practice and couldn’t get any work done. I would of rather been in the Blizzard group but I think I worked better with Tornadoes. I also wanted intro but I was glad someone else got it.

Persuasive Writing Process

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My Reflection on the Process:

I chose to write about and study electronics and the effect of screen time on kids. It was important to me because in the future we would not want this to happen to anyone because we can stop. Something that was hard for me was the video recording:

1: you had to make sure there was no background noise  

2: You had to put it in a short period of time

3: you had to make your videos 

My first topic was saving electricity but, I realized that I was going to electronics and why kids spend to much time on them.I also new a lot about this topic. Something I liked was adding photos. I got to chose what looked good. I also leaned from the photos. I felt good with the finale product. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

 

My Essay on Electronics

My opinion is that too many kids spend too much time on screens. Too much time on screens causes many horrible things.One reason it’s bad  is because children are so busy spending time on their electronics, they don’t have time to do anything else. For example, kids aren’t reading. There’s a ‘read to me option’ on electronics. In kindergarten I hated reading so I would always use the read to me option. This didn’t help me become a stronger reader. Another example is kids aren’t spending time with their family during meals. It’s bad because this is the time when kids can talk to their parents because they are working. My teacher told me that they ate every single meal at the table with no electronics.  Lastly, kids aren’t learning family traditions.  Sure they could learn about it online, but it won’t be a special family tradition. They won’t be a part of making,keeping the tradition. Screen time is extremely bad for kids, especially young ones.

 

Another reason is that too much screen time could cause health issues, especially for kids who might have weak immune systems. Believe me, most kids are ecstatic about screen time. However, staring at the screen stresses out the brain and causes headaches. Also maybe you are wondering why so many people are wearing blue lite glasses? Well it’s because kids’ eyes are getting strained from staring at electronic screens. Let me tell you one last thing. You kids might think sitting on the couch is comfortable and all, but you might be gaining too much weight. Being overweight is not healthy. Screen time should be a privilege.If you have too much it could be  bad.

 

Another reason too much screen time is bad is because kids aren’t going outside enough. You may be thinking there’s nothing outside but there is plenty. Believe me kids aren’t going outside and making friends and connecting with people. If you make a friend you can play with them. You may be thinking, what’s better than electronics? Something we should all desire is nature. Nature gives you fresh air and it’s healthy and calming. Lastly, not getting enough exercise is bad. Kids need exercise because it’s good for the brain and body.

 

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Infographic on Serbia

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I choose to study Serbia because my grandparents used to live there. I also wanted to compare it then and now. I know some parts were poor and some were rich. My favorite part about doing it was adding pictures. Finding images that supported my words was pretty easy.I learned that a infographic is something that’s easy to read and has amazing information. It was hard to know what to add in and what was not important. There were a lot of steps. It was harder than I expected. I felt good about it. I wanted to fill up every little space but I figured I didn’t need it. Hope you learned some interesting facts.

Personal Narrative Reflection

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Writing Personal Narratives was pretty fun because writing is my favorite subject. But, it was also hard because it was hard to put in more details and actions and thoughts. I was also stressed about it because I didn’t want to fall behind. 

I chose to write this story because my teacher, Ms. Rinaldi complimented me on my small moment. When she did that it made me feel like my work had finally paid off. When she said that I know my work is really marvelous.

It was pretty easy to write the heart of my story because I already experienced that part of the story in real life. So all I had to do is go back to that moment and just add some more details.

I found the revision process challenging because I had to change things that I liked in my original story. But I also found it fun because my story sounded better and better as I was going.

Typing was the worst part of the process for me because at that point, I was still learning how to not look down at the keyboard. But it was still good practice.

Personal Narrative

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The door slammed, BANG! I had just come home from soccer practice. I felt like droopy pasta. I also felt exhausted. Then I remembered my 100 pound book bag. I slowly opened my backpack.  ZIP! l felt nervous and my heart was pounding. AGH!  l gasped. I was shocked when I saw how much homework I had. I started to bite my fingers. There were books everywhere. “OMG!”, I shouted. I didn’t even eat dinner and I had so much homework. I exaggerated. I’m never going to get this accomplished in time. I thought with a fixed mindset.  

“My bedtime is in 2 hours!!”, I exaggerated. “What am I supposed to do now?” I don’t want to show a bad expression of myself, because it’s only the first week of school.” I  started to get watery eyes. Then I started to cry. I didn’t want anyone to hear me. So I whimpered quietly.  I sounded like a dog whimpering for food. I tried to change my voice but I couldn’t help myself.

 

I put on my fierce face and wiped off my tears.  “I can do this. I am a smart, intelligent kid. I can do anything if I put my mind to it.  I AM A MARMANN!”  Then I threw my hands up in the air.  Then I marched up to my room. When I tried to stay calm and do my homework, my mind was racing with so many thoughts. I would rather be hurt than do homework. I listened to everything the teachers said about the homework. What’s wrong with me! I had knots in my stomach. I felt sick. I wanted to make an excuse for not doing my homework but that would not be good because what comes around goes around.  If I do it I will regret it so I’M NOT DOING IT NO MATTER WHAT. 

 

I knew I needed a plan.  I sat down at my desk.  How am I supposed to accomplish this? Ah Ha! I suddenly realized that I was just a kid and someone had to be home with me. Someone has to be home to help me with homework.  I went downstairs to find my dad on the couch.  I came a little closer to see what he was doing. To my surprise he was on the phone. I waited ten minutes. In those ten minutes I decided to get a snack. But he was still on the phone.  What could he possibly be talking about for so long? I wanted my dad to be done. I was about to burst out with words. I guess my best bet was to do it on my own.  My brain was telling me to wait because I already tried. I guess I’ll give myself a second chance but before I go upstairs I want to see if my dad is off the phone but he wasn’t so I went up stairs.

 

AHA I know what to do. I can facetime my mom at work but maybe I shouldn’t. She’s probably on a call or in a meeting. OH I can think about what my mom WOULD say to me. For six minutes my brain was thinking about math. I was about to give up. My brain suddenly rushed to write in one second. The teachers gave us some examples. This would be an excellent starter for my small moment story. I can add so many details, I am for sure going to be one of the best writers in our class. Everyone is going to applaud for me.

“I WILL be famous someday!”, I exclaimed. 

“Am I dreaming?” 

“Somebody pinch me!”, I yelled. Ok, no one pinched me, I’m definitely dreaming! If I want to be famous, I need to start writing now. I should not be screaming so loud, or else I will interrupt my dad. SHHH! 

 

I hope writing isn’t as hard as I think. Ms. Rinaldi used “One day” so I think that will be a good start to my story. Writing is actually a lot of fun, it has become my favorite subject in school. I wish I could write a story every day. I hope we will get a Warm and Fuzzy if everyone does well in writing. I have to just finish up one sentence. I was wondering if I should add a conclusion? So I did, because I thought that would be something an adult would do. Then my dad called, “Dinner!” Phew, I was done before dinner. It was a long, long day, but my perseverance got me through it! 

Welcome to my blog

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Welcome to my blog!I am so exited to publish my work!

I am excited to publish my work because I can’t wait for you to see what I can do. I want to be Famous for doing this. I hope you like what I write. I was having trouble at first but now I think its fun. but I’m still having trouble typing.  Did you now writings my favorite subject. I don’t know what i’m going to write next but i’m sure you will like it. I hope you like my blog. Bye! JULIANA