Best Friends

Best friends. Everybody needs one. A best friend is someone to laugh with and tell your deepest secrets to. They're the one person you can always rely on, no matter what. Best friends are supportive and cheer you up, turning that frown upside down. Your best friend is the person you've known for all your life and have trusted them all throughout the journey. Best friends are the ones to back you up and cover for you. They are creating the happiest moments of your lives. The things you'll remember for all your life.

Kindness: Pass it On

This year, I read an amazing book called One Smile which was written by Cindy McKinley. It's about a little girl who smiles at a man who's lost his job in the park. That inspires him to go on a job hunt and find a way to support his family. The young man helps a woman with her car and she is so happy that she helps someone else. The kindness in this little town has been passed on many times and in the end, everyone is happy and feeling better about themselves. The big idea of this book is to treat others nicely and that one little thing can make a big difference in someone's life. It can help many people, not just the person you smiled or said something nice to. Showing you care for someone is very important. It can cheer up their day and motivate them to do something good.

Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye is hard, but if you look at in a different perspective, it can be a new beginning, too. When someone close to you has to leave, whether it's by choice or not, you'll miss them. It's normal. Saying goodbye to someone you love and will miss with all your heart is very sad. But, you shouldn't sit around thinking that nothing good can happen without them. You have to capture the fun and exciting moments, the laughs and secrets you told each other. Saying goodbye is inspiring and brings back the 'good times' you shared. Saying goodbye brings tears to your eyes, but deep inside, they are tears of joy. Joy that a person will be remembering you for the rest of their life, joy that someone will excel and that was with your help. Goodbyes aren't always bad, just remember that.

Free Rice

Play and feed hungry people! I just discovered an amazing website called: www.freerice.com. It's a site where you put another definition for the word that pops up. When you answer a question correctly, the website automatically donates 10 grains of rice to starving people in poor countries. Just think how fortunate we are to have enough food and a home with heat and beds. Many people can't support their families and I think it's very important to help out around the world. In 2008, Free Rice raised 43,942,622,700 grains of rice! How would you feel if your developing country got that much rice from many supportive people?

Save the Polar Bears

Help save the polar bears who are suffering because of global warming in Antarctica! Many cubs and their mothers are dying off due to the lack of cold enough weather in their habitat. Too many people are being careless and only thinking about themselves. They dump their waste in places they shouldn't which causes the polar bears' living space to heat up. As you know, polar bears can only survive in a cold climate with icy conditions, but their habitat is getting destroyed. To help the needy polar bears, please, do not waste anything and encourage your family and friends to go green.

Bullying

What does being a bully mean? It means that you're either teasing or hurting someone's feelings and it's continuous. Why do kids bully each other? Bullying may seem like it's the only way to relieve stress about something going on in your life, but it's not. Some bullies might feel like their target is better than them, maybe have more friends, so they want to get revenge. How does the person who's being bullied feel and act? The kids might act differently, but they always feel the same... hurt and sad. Some targets might have more confidence than others and they will stand up to the bully which takes a lot of courage. Others might walk away and ignore the behavior. How can you help someone who's being bullied? You can stand up to the bully and tell them it's not nice to treat people like that. You could also tell a teacher that you saw someone being bullied or made fun of. What is bullying? Well, bullying can be making fun of someone about something they can't change at the moment (like saying they're overweight). Don't be a bully, be nice!

Ruby Bridges

A few years ago, Ruby Bridges came to meet the fifth graders in Purchase Elementary School. She came to talk about her struggles in school and everything she was put through. Mrs. Bridges was a very interesting person. She spoke about her helping teacher and how she felt as the angry whites protested against her. If I were Ruby, I would so scared to have people yelling at me just because the color of my skin and burly bodyguards trying to protect me. I would also have to be very brave and shy. If Ruby tried to rebel against the crazy parents, she would get into big trouble, maybe even die. Ruby was a very courageous young girl trying to fight for her rights of going to school in peace.

Harry Potter Exhibit

For winter break, my family and I drove up to Boston for the week. One of the things we did was check out the Harry Potter exhibit which was located in the museum of science. Since I love Harry Potter, the exhibit was amazing. There were a lot of the real props from movies in cases all around. There were the wizard chess figures, costumes, wands, suitcases, and even real rooms from the set. The Harry Potter exhibit was very cool and I would strongly recommend you buying tickets if it comes to your destination.

Fruit Smoothies

Doesn't it seem like everything that's healthy tastes bad and that everything that tastes good is bad for you? Well, fruit smoothies are good for you and delicious, not to mention simple. I like to use the frozen mixed berry packages from Trader Joe's, a Greek yogurt called Chobani, a banana, and some sliced strawberries. Honestly, you can add whatever you'd like to your smoothies. Just put everything in the blender, chop and then puree it all. When you pour your smoothie out and take a sip, you'll be able to taste everything yummy all in one place: a simple and delightful smoothie.

Escape Under the Forever Sky

I have almost finished reading a great novel called Escape Under the Forever Sky, which is written by Eve Yohalem. It's about a 13-year-old American girl whose mother is the ambassador of Ethiopia. Lucy Hoffman never is allowed to go out and do things like any other teenagers. She sneaks out with a friend, but gets kidnapped by 3 strangers. Lucy decides to try to escape from her jail cell and run for it. She manages out into the wild and has to overcome many fears and challenges: hyenas, lions, dogs, the kidnappers, and has to find a way to get water and food, fast. 

I feel very badly for Lucy because she never gets to have any fun like anyone else. If I were her, I'd hate being all cooped up in a palace with no social life. If I were kidnapped, I would also be courageous and run away. I do many of the same things that Lucy did: hide in a tree, try to find a stream for hydration, and be silent during the night if I heard hyenas.

I would really hate my life if I were Lucy, but I wouldn't have a choice. I would try to avoid thinking about the cons of being alone in the wild and try to think of the good things. At least Lucy is an animal expert and she knows almost all the behaviors of wildlife in Africa. Lucy needs to be brave and keep trying or else she will be found or worse, killed.

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Valentine Boxes

We're going to have a Valentine's Day party on Friday. Everyone's supposed to make a box for their candy and cards at their houses. I was trying to be creative with mine and I have some tips and tricks for whoever wants to make their own. Well, I used a simple shoebox for the box and got some cute Valentine's Day paper, some glitter glue, foam letters, and stickers. I pasted a piece of the paper around the box and decorated it. I used clippings from magazines or ads in the newspaper to make my box dazzle with pink and red. I hope this post helps you with your creative Valentine's Day boxes!

Snowday

Today's a snowday for Harrison. School ended up being canceled yesterday since the weathermen said there was going to be 12-18 inches. It turns out to only be 6-10 inches, but that's enough for no school! Everyone's out sledding, making snowmen, and having snowball fights. I'm glad to be in the warm house drinking my hot chocolate and going on my laptop. I guess I'm just a summer person. But I still really like snowdays, even though it's blustering cold out there. Cross you fingers that tomorrow there'll be no school!

Make a Difference

We've been doing many fundraisers at school. For instance, our Caring Kids club is having: Harrison for Haiti, a pancake breakfast for senior citizens, Daffodil Days for the American Cancer Society and many other events. I think it's such a big deal to help out around our community because many families are needy. Doing these fundraisers at school makes me feel good because I get to change someone's life; make someone sick smile. Another supporting act we're doing at school is called Math-a-Thon. You get sponsors to pay you for doing a math workbook. After that, you bring the money to your teacher and they send it to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Many children are suffering, even around us... we've got to help them.

A Grammy for Taylor

Young popstar, Taylor Swift, has won a Grammy award! She performed at the Grammy Awards and was given 'best song of the year' for her everpopular, You Belong with Me. Taylor Swift put on an amazing show for the crowds and everyone was so happy for her. 'Best song of the year' wasn't the only good thing that happened to Taylor Swift on January 31, 2010. In total, Taylor won four awards, which was super close to Beyonce's six awards. Going back to Nashville with four awards from the Grammy's...not so bad for a twenty-year-old!

Tuck Everlasting

I've been reading more of Tuck Everlasting and it keeps getting mire and more exciting. Right now, Winnie is still at the Tuck's house since thye kidnapped her. She goes out in the morning with Miles, trying to catch some fish for breakfast. When Miles catches a trout, Winnie can't stand even looking at the pain the fish is going through. "Put it back!" Miles looks at Winnie's scared face with tears in her eyes, and relcutantly releases the fish.

I think Winnie acted this way because she had just talked to Tuck about living forever and she didn't want the same to happen to the fish. I think the author, Natalie Babbitt included this chapter into the book because it has powerful connections. She's trying to say that the Tuck's live forever and they're just stuck on the wheel of life. They can never die, but eventually the fish will. Winnie wanted to let the fish swim away because she wanted to let it enjoy the time it has left.