November 17

Student Spotlight

My students recently were challenged to write a post for their blog related to the topic of “School”.  What is school like at McDowell Middle School?

If you’d like to find out, I encourage you to visit my students’ blogs and see what they had to say.

Here are a few that you don’t want to miss:

Mark’s blog:  Mark wrote about a school sport at McDowell-Cross Country.

Grey’s Amazing Blog:  Grey discussed our “cornfield” school calendar.

Zoe’s Space Blog: Zoe gives an overview of a typical day and a little about the future of our school.

Is our school different than yours?  If so, leave us a comment to let us know!

January 31

Julia-Techy chapter 1

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This is a original chapter that I made for a book series that I am working on called Techy. Techy is a book series about a 19 year old who works at a cafe. The 19 year olds name is Roco. Roco really hates his job But he cant quit his job because he does not have a lot of money and he lives on his won. Roco really wants to go to college but he cant at the slow rate hes making money. But then one miserable day Roco gets the opportunity of a life time.

Have you ever watched a “HALLMARK” movie? You know one of the ones at Christmas time where there’s a nice calm little town. The little town has a nice bakery or something like that. That cute little bakery is never packed and it’s always so calm and quiet!

WELL THAT’S NOT MY LITTLE TOWNS CAFE/BAKERY OR WHATEVER!

“Please calm down!” I said “You will get your drink soon, I promise!” This is the reality of my small towns “nice” cafe. Since there’s no other cafe/bakery’s our place is always busy. A ton of customers were yelling at me at the same time for their drink.“Hey!” I yelled at our baristas whatever that means. “Does someone want to work the register? All these Karen’s are going to LITERALLY kill me!” “NO!” All the baristas yelled at the same time.

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“ I don’t see what you think is so special about that curly haired kid.” Said my assistant. “He’s special, you’ll see” I said. I closed my laptop and stood up. I took one last glance at the curly haired kid. “We really need him you’ll see.” I said quietly. 

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Man being a barista is so hard! My best friend really has it easy! All he has to do its work the register and take orders. Well at least my shift is FINALLY over. I am exhausted. I went into the break room to grab my keys from my locker. 

But then I saw something on the floor. Oh no what is it? A crocodile, alligator, a HUGE spider? Oh no I hate spiders! They are so creepy with all of their legs and their eyes! What should I do? Should I turn on the light? Do I really want to see what it is?

After much hesitation, I turned on the light! I screamed in terror at what I saw. 

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I was lying on the floor when I heard a scream. Oh no there’s probably a spider and it scared Thomas. “DUDE OH NO! PLEASE TELL ME YOU’RE NOT DEAD!” Thomas screamed in terror. Thomas rolled me onto my back. 

“Calm down” I said quietly, ” I’m just taking a nap.” I rolled my eyes. “I’m tired I don’t have time for this Thomas. Working the cash register is the WORST,” I said with an annoyed tone. “Sorry you just looked so…..you know …dead!” He said. I jumped up on my feet. “I really need and want to go home. Bye Thomas.” “Bye?” He said questionably. My job can be really weird sometimes. I just wanted to take a nap. 

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I heard the keys jingling in the door.”You ready?” I whispered to my assistant. My assistant gave me a big smile. “Yup I hope this “Roco” is ready” he said. 

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January 10

Top Five Most Harmless/Dangerous Animals

I’m going to tell you the top five most harmless/dangerous animals according to Watch Mojo and Trend Max. I got the most up to date videos I could find. The titles are linked to a presentation with pictures and some information on each animal.

Harmless Animals

  1. Manta Ray
  2. Tarantula
  3. Basking Shark
  4. Aye-Aye
  5. Naked Mole Rat

Dangerous Animals

  1. Mosquito
  2. Jellyfish
  3. Black Mamba
  4. Saltwater Crocodile
  5. African Lion

 

 

January 7

Holidays This Month

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There are many holidays in this world. Some are even happening this month. These include January 19th is World Religion Day, January 26th is International Customs Day, January 27th is International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. In this post I will summarize what these holidays are about.

January 19th – World Religion Day

This holiday is about celebrating the role of religion in society. Many people celebrate this holiday by gathering with multiple groups of faith. I, for one have never heard of this holiday until now. I like the idea of celebrating faith. This is because this holiday lets you believe in your own faith.

January 26th – International Customs Day

International Customs Day has different themes every year. This years theme is working toward a sustainable future. The slogan for it is: “Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet.”. I enjoy the idea of changing the themes every year. I think that makes the holiday more exciting.

January 27th – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

This holiday in particular, is very special. In my opinion at least. The meaning behind it is the name of the holiday itself. It is about commemorating the memory of victims from the Holocaust from the 1940’s. If you don’t know what the Holocaust was, I’ll explain it to you. The Holocaust happened during WWll at a German Internment Camp. Nazis would kill Jews because they thought that they were not worthy. I won’t go into details because children will probably be reading this.

In conclusion, there are many great holidays coming up this month. My personal favorite out of the three is International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. This is because I believe that it was such a horrific time that it deserves to be remembered so that it doesn’t happen again. Be sure to watch out for these holidays this month!

 

 

November 26

Featured Student Blogs

We recently completed Week 7 of the Student Blogging Challenge and my students wrote about a favorite holiday or the holidays that they celebrate throughout the year.  These students did an exceptional job on their post:

Lindsay’s Lounge

Abigail’s Questionable Statements

Brett’s Breathtaking Blog

Ella’s Site

Maggie’ s Spectacular Site

I encourage you to check out their Week 7 posts and leave a comment for them.