Science Reflection

      We did have some blunders like we tipped our solution over when we were doing the Mixtures and Solutions- Supersaturated Solutions. Our group had to make our supersaturated solutions right from the beginning. I kind of liked how that happened. I had made a mistake, but at the same time I had witnessed the teamwork and collaboration we were doing right there! We sure learned to be more careful after that though!

      I have really enjoyed this period of science. We have done so many wonderful experiments and investigations. Some did not work, but most experiments were successful. The last topic ( Atoms and Molecules), was my favorite topic. That is because some people (including parents) don't know much about this. It is always good learning about something that not many people know about, and teaching them.

      The part of science I really liked was at the beginning of the science unit, we had a "Mystery Investigation" to do. I really enjoyed that because it helped me find who the culprit was, where he or she murdered, and what he or she used as a weapon. We were given some clues in a bag to help find the culprit.


     Something that I really enjoyed learning about was the Chemical Equations and the Chemical Formulas. C6H12O6 is sugar, HCL is Hydrochloric Acid, CO2 is Carbon Dioxide etc...

      Overall, I have really enjoyed this science unit. It was so fun to learn new things. I will really miss you science!

Chinese Cooking Instructions

                                                     辣椒 炒饭

                                                        炒饭

炒饭 调味品 用：

盐 辣椒粉

炒饭做法是......

先，点火。放一点点油。再，把 蒜末 和 洋葱末到经锅 里。炒一炒。然后，把蘑菇，辣椒，和鸡蛋 到经锅里。放米饭。炒一炒。 炒 三分钟。我们最后放调味品。放 一点点盐， 和一点点辣椒粉。炒饭做好了！

炒饭的味道：

我的炒饭又鲜，又咸。又辣，又香。味道好极了！

                                                     炒饭故事

你好！我叫Vainavi。我十岁。我是美国人。我最喜欢画画因为画画很漂亮和简单。我有一个妹妹和一个弟弟。我的妹妹和弟弟七个月。我下课的时候，坐校车。我回家的时候，做作业再，我画画。然后我吃晚饭。我最喜欢吃炒饭和面条。我和我的妈妈有常常的头发。

Christalite Methodist Home Field Trip

      The field trip to Christalite Methodist Home went very well. I got to meet new people, and interact with them. I got to help homeless people decorate some Santa hats. A lot of the people I talked with and helped were very nice. At times they would say things I did not understand, but from the expressions on their faces, I could tell that they were very grateful.

       I hanged out with a lot of people. Some people didn't understand what I was saying and I couldn't understand what they were saying! When we all spread around the room at the beginning, I met a man who I was going to help. I figured out that man didn't know how to speak english, he could only speak chinese. Luckily, I was sort of good at speaking chinese. I tried asking him what decorations he would like, but he just started saying some different words that I had no clue about. Then, he picked a red ball and started saying a sentence again and again. At the end, it turned out that he didn't want to decorate hats and he just wanted to listen to music. I turned around to help someone else.

This was a great experience, and I really hope to do this again, trying to be a bit more patient.

We are ready to decorate!

       There were some really happy people that really like this experience. I also LOVED this experience very much. I would love to have events like this where I could help people like them. I enjoyed this a lot since it was my first time. Thank you Ms. Clayton for this wonderful opportunity!

Wonder Message

  In general, there are a lot of messages and life lesson to think about. I think one of the messages of the story (Wonder) is to treat others the way you want to be treated. Think so because if you were in August's place, would you want to be ignored and disliked by everyone? Probably not. So then, if you change to Julian's position, what would you do? Think about yourself as August at the same time. You would probably treat August nicely. If you would be like Julian really is in this story, that means you also want to be ignored and disliked by everyone.

         In this story, August made many friends along the way. Summer, Jack, Amis and many more. At the beginning though about 2 over 3 of his friends used to hate August. They used to get sick even by the thought of touching him. August proved them all wrong though. 1 over 3 of his friends stood up for him like Summer and Jack from the very beginning (or the middle- beginning). Wouldn't it be nice to have all the friends stand up for you. That would make you very happy. At the end though, the whole grade liked August (seems like Julian had to give up his bullying too.)

        I think the author wanted us readers to think about how we would act if August was right in front of us. Or, if we were August, how would WE want to be treated. That's why I think the message is "treat others the way you want to be treated".
         

O.M.G.Y.H.T.R.T.B

O.M.G.Y.H.T.R.T.B.
Otherwise known as “Oh My Gosh You Have To Read This Book”

Title: Savvy Author: Ingrid Law

Reason: O.M.G.Y.H.T.R.T.B because this is a sweet, light story. It has all the elements to satisfy a reader when they are done reading the book. Savvy has lot’s of magic, Adventure and imagination for those who love Fantasy/ Adventure books. It's about a girl named Missisipi (A.K.A Mibs), who is about to turn thirteen. It is a huge milestone for her because that's the age she discovers an inner magical ability- a savvy. The Beaumont family have a special case where when a family member turns 13 years old, they discover their own power. Who says discovering your savvy is easy though? Not Mibs. She had to go through some misunderstandings, and that eventually led her to the wrong path to find her dad, who was in the hospital. He was at a bad condition, and Mibs thought she knew how to save him. Unfortunately, her savvy abandons her, and she is forced to figure out what else she can do. This book mixes magic, love, and faith in a wonderful way, I couldn't keep the book down! If you are wondering, the sequel to Savvy is Scumble, and the level is a T-U. I truly encourage you to read this book if you haven't, and let the book capture you!

Think Twice Before Littering the Ocean

Some things I did well on are...

• Focused on one main idea
• Added facts and questions
• Emotions to make the reader understand

Some things I need to improve on are...

• Better word choice
• Not using one word A LOT

U.N day!

      As you can see, here is my U.N day presentation. I enjoyed working on this with my partners. This was sooooo fun to make, plus we got to learn about the different authors from all over the world! So sit back and relax as I present to you... The presentation!