Smarter Balanced Testing this year was pretty great for me this year. This is because I don't stress about tests ever and being able to miss class is great. This week we had hardly any homework(only english homework, but that was completed in class. I can see how those people who study 9 hours for weekly tests can find this week extremely stressful, but i don't because the only test I studied for was my Greek roots test(and i only studied in homeroom Thursday and Friday.
The downside to testing is that we had to stay in the testing rooms even though we were done. When i took the math portion of the SBAC, I finished in the first hour and i couldn't do anything. I mean you can read or do homework, but there wasn't any homework to do. I think they should allow you to leave if you have your elective and there is 30 minutes or more because it is basically useless to be there and accomplish nothing. That was basically my thoughts on Testing this week.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Origami: Ninja Star
Today, I will teach you how to make a great paper ninja star. This is very simple only requiring a square piece of paper and if you want you can also use your handy pair of safety scissors. Now just follow these simple steps and your have your ninja star. If you don't have a square sheet of paper then follow step one, if you do have one, then skip step 1.
Step 1: fold the rectangular piece of paper diagonally(as shown below) and then remove the excess
Step 2: fold your square piece of paper in the middle and then split it in half.
Step 3: fold both pieces in half(hot-dog style)
Step 4: Fold both of those(hamburger style) and then unfold it to get a reference of where the half of the paper is.
Step 5: make triangles by folding diagonally on both sides of the papers(as shown below)
Step 6:Take the to triangle and fold it toward the right on the middle and fold the bottom one to the left
Step 7: fold the excess(the triangles) to the other side(getting a diamond/kite shape)
Step 8: put one of the diamonds on top of the other one
Step 9: put each triangle in the hole of the triangle in front and when you have done it to all of them, then you would have this magnificent ninja star.
Step 1: fold the rectangular piece of paper diagonally(as shown below) and then remove the excess
Step 2: fold your square piece of paper in the middle and then split it in half.
Step 3: fold both pieces in half(hot-dog style)
Step 4: Fold both of those(hamburger style) and then unfold it to get a reference of where the half of the paper is.
Step 5: make triangles by folding diagonally on both sides of the papers(as shown below)
Step 6:Take the to triangle and fold it toward the right on the middle and fold the bottom one to the left
Step 7: fold the excess(the triangles) to the other side(getting a diamond/kite shape)
Step 8: put one of the diamonds on top of the other one
Step 9: put each triangle in the hole of the triangle in front and when you have done it to all of them, then you would have this magnificent ninja star.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Jonas and the Mythical Creatures
There once was a young boy named Jonas. He enjoyed watching the birds in the morning chirping and dancing and the turtles in the pond. He also enjoyed drawing the creatures he found. One day he decided he would head out to the forest to find other interesting animals to draw. His parents said it was to dangerous to be alone in the forest especially if you are only 9. He decided he would ask if he could go with a group of friends and only be there during the day. His parents thought about it and they all settled on having 9 friends with him and staying there until 3 pm.
The next day he set off to ask his pals to join him on his expedition. He then decided to go ask his pal Liam. "Yo Liam would you like to join me on a quest," Said Jonas.
"What quest," responded Liam," You never do anything interesting, all you do is watch birds and draw them."
"I'm going into the woods to find a new kind of species," explained Jonas.
"Oooo how interesting," said Liam Sarcastically.
"So......is that a yes?" asked Jonas.
"Of course........ NOT," exclaimed Liam.
Jonas was bummed. He thought since Liam was one of his close friends that he will for sure join him. He went to his other friends but they all basically said the same thing Liam said. When he thought all was lost he came up with an idea. What if he told his parents he was going with friends, but he was actually alone. "What could go wrong," he told himself. The rest of the day he planned what he would pack and where he would go. He had a map so he planned to follow a trail. Then his conscience was making him feel bad for thinking of lying to his parents about going with a group of friends.
Liam, Jasper, Johnathan, Josh, Josiah, Brandon, Gianni, George, and Victor were playing Minecraft and they got on the topic of Jonas' 'voyage.' They were all saying it was a terrible idea and they prefer playing video games instead of being outside looking at animals.
"If he wanted to draw other animals why doesn't he go on the Internet and trace them there," said Jasper.
"That's what I do when I have to draw something I just Google it and trace it because if I wouldn't then it would look terrible," said Victor.
The next day he set off to ask his pals to join him on his expedition. He then decided to go ask his pal Liam. "Yo Liam would you like to join me on a quest," Said Jonas.
"What quest," responded Liam," You never do anything interesting, all you do is watch birds and draw them."
"I'm going into the woods to find a new kind of species," explained Jonas.
"Oooo how interesting," said Liam Sarcastically.
"So......is that a yes?" asked Jonas.
"Of course........ NOT," exclaimed Liam.
Jonas was bummed. He thought since Liam was one of his close friends that he will for sure join him. He went to his other friends but they all basically said the same thing Liam said. When he thought all was lost he came up with an idea. What if he told his parents he was going with friends, but he was actually alone. "What could go wrong," he told himself. The rest of the day he planned what he would pack and where he would go. He had a map so he planned to follow a trail. Then his conscience was making him feel bad for thinking of lying to his parents about going with a group of friends.
Liam, Jasper, Johnathan, Josh, Josiah, Brandon, Gianni, George, and Victor were playing Minecraft and they got on the topic of Jonas' 'voyage.' They were all saying it was a terrible idea and they prefer playing video games instead of being outside looking at animals.
"If he wanted to draw other animals why doesn't he go on the Internet and trace them there," said Jasper.
"That's what I do when I have to draw something I just Google it and trace it because if I wouldn't then it would look terrible," said Victor.
"Same," said Liam.
"Can get back to talking about how Pokemon should be in Minecraft?" Asked Josh and Johnathan.
"Why can't we talk about how to solve number 29 on the geometry homework?" asked Gianni ,"Is it the Side-Angle-Side congruence theorem or the Angle-Side-Side congruence theorem.
"Why can't we talk about how to solve number 29 on the geometry homework?" asked Gianni ,"Is it the Side-Angle-Side congruence theorem or the Angle-Side-Side congruence theorem.
"You know what," Said Brandon.
"What?" exclaimed everyone.
"I kind of feel bad for not accepting Jonas' invite," Brandon said.
"Then should we all go with him?" asked Victor.
"Yaaaaa," everyone shouted.
BOOM! A creeper exploded their house and them so therefore making them lose their house and their rare item that took them forever to get. They all rage quit and decided to pack. They all agreed on surprising Jonas. Liam and friends decided to have a gift for Jonas to make up for not agreeing to go. Back in Jonas' place he has told his parent he had friends that agreed to go with him. Every word he said made him feel worse and made him feel almost inhuman.
The next day Josh and the 'squad' woke up at 6 am and was at the entrance at 6:30 am. Jonas woke up at 6:30 am and was there at 7 am. "Hey, what are you guys doing here," said Jonas," I thought I was a boring person and that you prefer to be playing video games."
"We all apologize for our actions and we hope you accept our sincere apology," said Gianni.
"We even have a gift to make up for it," said Brandon. Then he handed over a blue bag. Jonas took out what was in the bag. To his surprise it was an expensive camera that he always said he wanted and there was also binoculars. He thanked all of his friends. Then they headed toward their destination. Then in the middle of the forest there was a town or at least what was left of it. All of the buildings where smashed into pieces. Then Victor said," This place gives me the creeps, maybe we should leave."
"You scaredy cat," Teased Liam.
"Fine have it your way, but if we find King Kong them I'm leaving you behind," said Victor. They continued exploring this demolished town. Then they found something, something no one has ever seen. It was pretty far, but they could all see it was a T-Rex. They all were about to leave when Jonas said,"Wait it looks injured, we should help it I have a first aid kit.
"Are you insane we could all end up as his lunch," said Gianni.
"Then should we all go with him?" asked Victor.
"Yaaaaa," everyone shouted.
BOOM! A creeper exploded their house and them so therefore making them lose their house and their rare item that took them forever to get. They all rage quit and decided to pack. They all agreed on surprising Jonas. Liam and friends decided to have a gift for Jonas to make up for not agreeing to go. Back in Jonas' place he has told his parent he had friends that agreed to go with him. Every word he said made him feel worse and made him feel almost inhuman.
The next day Josh and the 'squad' woke up at 6 am and was at the entrance at 6:30 am. Jonas woke up at 6:30 am and was there at 7 am. "Hey, what are you guys doing here," said Jonas," I thought I was a boring person and that you prefer to be playing video games."
"We all apologize for our actions and we hope you accept our sincere apology," said Gianni.
"We even have a gift to make up for it," said Brandon. Then he handed over a blue bag. Jonas took out what was in the bag. To his surprise it was an expensive camera that he always said he wanted and there was also binoculars. He thanked all of his friends. Then they headed toward their destination. Then in the middle of the forest there was a town or at least what was left of it. All of the buildings where smashed into pieces. Then Victor said," This place gives me the creeps, maybe we should leave."
"You scaredy cat," Teased Liam.
"Fine have it your way, but if we find King Kong them I'm leaving you behind," said Victor. They continued exploring this demolished town. Then they found something, something no one has ever seen. It was pretty far, but they could all see it was a T-Rex. They all were about to leave when Jonas said,"Wait it looks injured, we should help it I have a first aid kit.
"Are you insane we could all end up as his lunch," said Gianni.
"I think we should help him," said Victor.
"Same," said Jasper
They all decided they would go and help that poor dinosaur. They all realized that had a big bruise on his back and a huge cut on his stomach. They were all astounded that they have found an actual dinosaur. Liam was wondering what animal could have done this to a tyrannosaurus rex. Then A bog dragon came out of nowhere and was headed toward the tyrannosaurus rex. They all concluded that they had a fight. The dragon stared beating the tyrannosaurus even though it was injured. "Hey, stop it can't you tell he is injured," said Victor. They all wanted to defend the dinosaur but they couldn't then out of the blue they transformed and became power rangers. They stared attacking the dragon. Then Johnatahn realized it was a robot. They were confused. Then they looked closely at the tyrannosaurus rex and they discovered that it was also a robot.
Then Jonas woke up to his surprise it was actually a dream. At school he told his friends and they said they had the exact same dream. They were all confused. Then they forgot all about it when Mr. Chamanara gave them a pop quiz and none of them were prepared.
Then Jonas woke up to his surprise it was actually a dream. At school he told his friends and they said they had the exact same dream. They were all confused. Then they forgot all about it when Mr. Chamanara gave them a pop quiz and none of them were prepared.
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