The Park School Grade IV | Sports, Fashion, Poetry and all that Matters to a Fourth Grader

Class on ABC News!

February 18, 2012 by wellst

Here were are!!! Amazing!!!

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THE EXCITING MFA FIELD TRIP

January 30, 2012 by moskowitzb

Our MFA field trip was filled with exploding an exciting pottery. On January 4th, 2012, Mr. Wells’s fourth grade class went to the MFA. We went to see the pottery because we were studying the ancient Greeks.

The things I liked at the MFA were the statues and the pottery. A couple of things I learned are that in the Olympics men had to be nude. I also learned that the men did not mind being naked in front of woman or other men. Some of the knowledge I knew was Athena was the goddess of Athens and that Dionysus was born out of Zeus’s thigh.

I saw the kylix with Dionysus and dolphins swimming around him in the boat, and I had learned that when I became DIONYSUS!!!!!!!!! I liked visiting the MFA and I hope to return soon!!!!

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Help the Lorax

January 29, 2012 by falksonz

At Park School, everybody always focuses on the environment. Right now we aren’t so happy. The new Lorax movie looks like it’s going to be great, but there is not so much about the environment.

Our class went to the movie website and there was nothing about the environment. NOTHING! Not in the description, movie trailer, or the design of the web-sight. Anyone would expect Truffala trees or something environmental on the website because that’s the whole point of the book. Dr. Seuss wouldn’t let this happen, so why should we!!!

If you agree, then go to Change.org and sign the Lorax petition and help heal the earth! If enough people sign our class’ petition then Universal might let us add a couple of green tips to their website! Someone who can help us is you. So far we have over 40,000 signatures and counting!

This is how one of the kids in my class feels about the new Lorax movie website.

Jeffery loves the 5th page of the book The Lorax, “Because it’s colorful and reminds me of unpolluted air and beautiful places!” Jeffery also thinks the main message of the book is to, “Save the earth and not pollute because you shouldn’t take anything for granted, but you really shouldn’t take your earth for granted or there will be nothing left!”

That is how most of our class feels like about the petition. Do you? Go to Change.org to sign our petition and search Lorax if you agree.

by Zoe Falkson

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The Last Second of Love

January 13, 2012 by wellst

I walked into the room grasping onto my brother’s hand. I had more than 1,000 questions in my head, but the only one I asked was,“Can I hold her?”

“Yes,” my mom replied.

While I walked over slowly to the gray hospital bed, I asked my mom,“What’s her name?”

“Lucia,” she said with a smile. I sat down next to my mom, she gently placed my sister into my warm, colorful, kindergarten hands.

It took me a second to realize that I, Georgia, had a little sister named Lucia that fit like a puzzle piece to my heart and life.

I looked away from Lucia for a second and the crying seemed to stop and in an instant I turned around and instead of a frown on her face, there was a smile that shined like 1,000 stars, no one saw it but me which must have meant (in baby code) that she loved me.

I smiled back hoping she knew that I had said, “I love you too and I’ll LOVE YOU for the rest of you life.”

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Iker Casillas

January 13, 2012 by moskowitzb

Iker Casillas is one of the top best goalkeepers. He plays for Spain as his world cup team. He is very awesome because he has a lot of saves and he practices a lot too. I love him because he plays for my favorite team and because he is so good!!!!! The day he was born is May 20, 1981. He was born in Mostoles, Spain. His height is 6’1” and his shirt number is number 1 and his club team is Real Madrid. His Jersey colors are black, blue, green, yellow, and white.

He and his team win every game, but I’m pretty sure he likes winning losing or tying. I love Casillas because he is a great goalie and she works hard and does his best in all of the games. He is a good teammate because he has very good sportsmanship. He is also good because he does not have many fouls and he is healthy so that he is strong. As a goalie you need to be strong because then you can dive and you can jump high.

My dream is to become a famous goalie like Casillas and be on the teams Barcelona, Real Madrid, or SPAIN!!!!!!!!!! I want to follow Iker Casillas’s footsteps and be an amazing goalkeeper.

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Hope Solo

January 13, 2012 by paquettem

Hope Amelia Solo, is one of the best women goal keepers of all time! Hope was born on July 30th 1981, she grew up in Richland, Washington. Hope’s current soccer club is Boca Raton Magic Jacks (USA). Hope has been playing on the US team for 7 years!!! Hope is a very energetic, fast and has very good hand eye coordination (which most goalies need to have!)

Hope has played on many teams like in 2003 she played on Philadelphia Charge, 2004 Kopperbergs, 2005 Lyon(Le-on), 2009-10 Saint Louis Athletica, and 2010 Atlanta Beat. Her jersey number is 1. The Magic Jacks team colors are turquoise, white, and black. Hope has different uniform colors because she is goalie. Hope’s goalie jerseys are Gray, Black, and Turquoise .

I love Hope Solo! She is what I want to be when I grow up! I love Hope Solo because she always believes in herself and is amazing at goalie. I also like Hope because she works hard to improve her skills. If I was talking to Hope right now I would say ”Hope , you are amazing, such a good teammate and you have good sportsmanship. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you do a foul. Hope it is such an honor to meet you, and it will be even more of a honor if I also live your dream too, become a better yourself though your heart.”

By Mikayla

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CoCo Chanel

January 13, 2012 by wrightl

Everyone should know the name CoCo Chanel.

Chanel was born in an orphanage but even though she was born in an orphanage,

Chanel is perhaps the most important fashion designer in the 20th century.

Her use of sportswear for high fashion in the twenties her little black dresses and costume jewellery.

Her Channel No. 5 perfume was invented in 1921 and is a confirmed ‘classic’

and her tweed suit and quilted leather handbag is as well a ‘classic’ both her suit and bag were developed in the 50s.
Channel died in 1971 but still is a big name in fashion because Karl Lagerfeld her artistic director has kept her product alive.

By Lulu

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Our Lorax Story Video

January 12, 2012 by wellst

To add to our petition and get more signatures, we made this video! It’s about how we’re trying to help the Lorax movie website be more green. Our video is a re-writing of Dr. Seuss’ Lorax book itself! It tells our story.

(Mr. Wells is also writing this post to teach us how to “embed” video into blog posts.)

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The Sun Is Me

January 5, 2012 by wrightl

Bright is the sun
Blazing high in its sky
That shall be me.

Up there in that small
Little sun chariot, that
Looks like Santa’s
Eight little reindeer.

But that’s not me for I come
In the day for who I am may
Be a mystery for who knows
How long.

So who am I ?…

Apollo

-Lulu

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Jamestown Bay

January 5, 2012 by wrightl

Salty, wet, turquoise
Water dripping off my face.

Tipping,
Tipping,
Tipping,
Badly boat may over sink.

Just another
July day
Sitting in No Name.

Though it seems
Like tipping is bad
Capsizing is worse.

I’ll tell you folks,
You got to go to that
Old and rocky Jamestown Bay.

Where the slimy seaweed
Creeps up on you and
Jellyfish are more common.

Everybody knows you and
You know everybody
The Bay’s are blue and skies are, too.

But you just sail and
Sail away in that old and rocky
Jamestown Bay.

-Lulu

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The Labyrinth of the Minotaur

January 5, 2012 by moskowitzb

28 of the toughest boys and girls mixed,
go into the dark and dusty
Labyrinth.

They find themselves lost,
and hidden in the gigantic space.
A loud screech breaks all of the men,
and women’s strong ears.

A crunching and slurping sound
comes closer and closer to their
very own bodies.

Afraid to death,
they run away from the
fierce, and hideous,
Minotaur!!!!!!!

ROAR!!!!!!!

- Ben

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Artemis’s Lovings

January 5, 2012 by wellst

I used to hunt in the
night with my best friend Orion
until my twittery twin
Apollo tricked me
into killing him.

I can fly in my
chariot guided by my stag.
The wind touching my face and
blowing my hair back.

I can
guide the moon
with my glowing
fingertip and I can see in
the dark.

Animals are what I
care about
and my mother
Letoana, my twin brother
Apollo also.

I like privacy
and the moon gliding along with me.
I like friends but
not a husband.

By Sophia

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Finding Images for Blog Posts

January 4, 2012 by wellst

Finding the perfect image for a blog post is hard! It takes time and a keen eye. Below are some sites that have “public images” that are safe to use. Some images are not “public,” so we need to be careful. Also, since “Google Image Searches” can be risky, I don’t want you using that.

NationalGeorgraphicStock.com

Nettrekker.com (on right side)

Britanica Image Quest (very helpful!!)

(More to come soon! Ms. Lane told me she has a bunch!)

Finally, when you embed images into your blog posts, be sure to give credit to the photographer when possible, or at the very least note the URL or source of the photo. This gives the photographer credit for their work. For example:

Wild olive tree trunk from Oman.
Taken by Hanne & Jens Eriksen for
Nature Picture Library at Universal Images Group.
From http://quest.eb.com/images/138_1169651

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The Once-ler Music Video

January 4, 2012 by wellst

This song is called “The Once-ler” by the band “Solving for X.” It was released in 2004, but made into a video by bass player Brian Wheat in 2011-12 after he saw and was upset by Universal Pictures new version of The Lorax. He was thrilled when he found out about our petition and wants to help us. He has asked us the help him make their video even better by adding an introduction to it!

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1972 Lorax

January 4, 2012 by wellst

Class, This YouTube video is “embedded” into a blog post. I’ll teach you how to do this soon! It’s surprisingly easy! It’s easier than putting in a photo!

The video is from 1972 and was made for television. We’ll watch this one soon and ask ourselves: “Does this video feel like it matches the “spirit” of the book?” Will the new Lorax movie that comes out in March? I hope so. We’ll see!

Keep adding images to your blog posts if you can remember today’s lesson.They help our blog come to life!

-Mr. Wells : )

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Greek God and Goddess Powers

December 21, 2011 by cherryl

Our class is doing presentations on gods, goddesses, heroes and heroins. We all know what each of their powers are. But only the gods and goddesses have powers, and each of their powers is special.

Zeus, the king of the gods and goddesses, has a lightning bolt that is very powerful. It makes all the lightning and thunder happen. He can also transform into anything. Can you guess who it is? Zeus is the god of thunder.

Poseidon, god of the seas, is Zeus’s brother. He is also very powerful. He can make things come out of the water. He was very generous to King Minos in Crete for giving him a bull that made him a better king.

Hades is the king of the Underworld and god of the dead. He is also Zeus’s brother. He stole Persephone by tricking her. He has a three headed dog that guards the Underworld to make sure that no dead creature gets out and no alive creature gets in.

Those three gods are called THE BIG THREE. They were all swallowed by Cronus except Zeus because Rhea tricked Cronus by eating a rock instead of him.

Demeter the goddess of crops and grains also has been swallowed by Cronus and she is the mom of Persephone. She stopped all the crops on Mt. Olympus when she heard that Hades stole her daughter.

Persephone, the goddess of flowers, is the queen of the Underworld because Hades stole her. Her mom is Demeter. Persephone was tricked by eating four pomegranate seeds and it made her stay in the Underworld for four months.

Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, is a twin, the twin with Apollo. She and Apollo seem to be the best archers ever. Artemis shot 6 little girls.

Apollo the god of the sun is Artemis’s twin. He is also god of music. He is good at archery and poetry. His mother is Leto and his dad is Zeus.

Hercules has super human strength, but he is kind of half god. When he was little Hera, the queen of the gods, put two snakes in his crib, but Hercules killed them by squeezing them by their necks.

Hermes is the messenger of the gods. He can go in and out of the Underworld to send messages to Hades. He has sandals that can fly because there are wings on the back. He also stole Apollos cows.

Athena the goddess of wisdom is known as grey eyed goddess. She was part of the fight with the golden apple. She did not get it, Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty did by bribing him with Helen of Troy, which you will here about later.

Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. She got the golden apple. She is very pretty and sassy, or should I say a big trouble maker.

Hera the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, is Zeus’s wife. She seems to be the most mean and sly goddess. She put two snakes in Hercules crib, and kicks any baby that Zeus has with another woman.

Dionysus is the god of wine. He was born out of Zeus’s thigh. Hera through him out of Olympus but then he went all over the world selling wine. He married Ariadne because Theseus left her on a island.

Hephaestus is the god of fire and craftsmen. He is the son of the Zeus and Hera and also husband of Aphrodite. He made Pandora out clay, but Pandora was a bad idea.

I think all the gods and goddesses powers help them in life. They are all pretty cool if you think about it. Well I said it before, and I’m saying it again, all of their powers are special!!

by Lanie, Sophia, Camila

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The Stanley Cup is Ours

December 15, 2011 by bernsteino

The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup finals against the Vancouver Canucks on June 15, 2011. The best and final game was played at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with roaring fans screaming for the Canucks.

Image from: bruins.nhl.com/club/gallery

The Bruins and the Canucks went to seven games and the Bruins finally won 4-3 in the series, and in the last game the Bruins won with a score of 4-0. The Bruins won because they got good players from the draft at the start of the season and there was great goal-tending by Tim Thomas. The series of games were very intense each team fighting hard for the cup, but finally the Bruins won.

All the Bruins fans could see how happy Chara was when he was holding the cup. Chara a giant of a man holding the cup up as light as a feather his burly hand and shaggy beard standing out from his humongous figure of a man. And if you did not know, Chara is the largest man in the history of the NHL. It was a amazing that the bruins could come back from the Canucks record of 2 to Bruins record of 0.The whole team was wordless when the reporters talked to the team after the game. The cup looked very heavy when Chara was holding it but he said that it was not heavy. The Bruins were by far the happiest team in the NHL that season. In the next season all the reporters and fans are still talking about the Bruins great victory.

It is such a good feeling to win the cup for such a big city. You have probably seen the Bruins in the locker room celebrating and drinking out of the Cup. The Bruins where players where screaming and being crazy.
Winning the Stanley cup was huge for Mark Rechi because it was his third and final cup and it is a good way to end in style. All of the Bruins fans and the Bruins team feel so sad about Rechi leaving. Rechi has played with some of the best players and goalies. And the saddest part is that he retired.

Tim Thomas has struggled throughout his career, but the 2011 playoffs was something different. I believe he was the reason the Bruins won the cup. He had over 40 saves in some games. Tim Thomas is arguably the best goalie ever. He’s Ollie’s favorite goalie. He won the Vezina trophy (for the best goalie) and the Con Smythe Trophy (for the best player in the playoffs) all in one season. Also there were no other stand out players on the Bruins. Tim Thomas has been amazing he helped the Bruins so much in the Stanley Cup finals he was amazing!

The Bruins had such an amazing season everyone still cannot believe that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!! The Bruins scored so many goals and Tim Thomas had so many amazing saves.

How did you celebrate when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. Or if you didn’t celebrate how would you want to if your team won the championship?

By Jeffery, Jacob & Ollie

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2012 Is Creeping Up On Us!

December 15, 2011 by wrightl
Image from elle.com

2012 is almost here and you can’t go out like that. Yeah I’m talking to you, Lady GaGa! 2012 is not the same as 2011, see 12, 11, 12, 11, 12, 11!! Therefore you have to change your looks. 2012 is just going to creep up on you when you least expect it, so be ready to fight that aching in your stomach and don’t rip your hair out because I am guessing it is pretty. Just follow these simple tips to help yourself get ready faster and maybe along the way you’ll find your own style!!!

Thanks, Here they are,
- You can’t over accessorize, simple basics as in jeans and t-shirts.
- Do well with either big necklace, small ring, big ring! Small necklace, and earrings or however you chose. But don’t go all out unless of course you’re Nicki Manaj!
- For the men out there here’s a big tip for you belts MUST match your shoes otherwise you are mix-matching.
- Looking like celebrities can be fun, but making up your own style can be better, just don’t have too much BLING on at once.
I hope you learned some info that will help you take 10 to 20 minutes faster when your getting dressed. I sure am excited for 2012 and I hope you are you can try out your new awesome tips all year long on. Well all I have to say now is:

Love your fashion, wear it well, and walk in it like your the best model in the world!

Here are some of our designs

By Georgia & Lulu
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Medusa

December 15, 2011 by singhv

Once I was beautiful like a ballerina,
so proud I was, but then came Athena.

Too jealous she was to think and pause,
she turned me into a monster with brass wings and claws.

My eyes like glass turned dark,
and whoever looked at me, turned to rock.

With my sisters as ugly as me, we flew away
to plot our revenge someday.

Once I took a nap, to late I realized,
it
was
my
last!!!

by Vikrum

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BATHROOM

December 15, 2011 by hayrepereza

The bathroom is the
Place to be if I really
Need to pee,Or rid my hands of pink,Or cower in the shower.

The bathroom is the
Place to be.

The bathroom is an
Awesome place to

Be!

- Alex

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The Minotaur

December 15, 2011 by hayrepereza

Grrg, if only I could have a
Friend. It would be so very
Nice, But I am bull and
Man. Tap, tap tap, tap what do I have
Here?Is it the footstep of a
Friend? Grrg, if only I could have a
Friend. Please not a little bony
Body.Clatter clatter comes a man holding
Death,

In his

Hands.

- Alex

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Minotaur

December 15, 2011 by falksonz

Dark, dark,
in the labyrinth,
creeping by.
Dark, dark,
pitch black,
in my mind,
someone is coming. A lantern,
is flickering near by,
I,
can feel it,
now. Maybe
it,
is a sign for me.But,
I would love for them to be,
someone who cares for me.
I might be strong,
I might be tough,
but I have a heart for so so much.

When I was little,

they were so so frightened.

I
didn’t have anybody,
nobody
not even,
a monster,
as my friend.

But now,
now I,
me,
have a great big chance.

-Zoe

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Sweet Home Alabama Girl

December 15, 2011 by cookg

It’s
me
just
me,
the sweet
Home Alabama
girl you’ve
always known.
I still
have the same
big
old heart
that
you’ve
hugged
to make
me smile ,
laugh, and
move on
from life
Its
me,
just
me.

by Georgia

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The Owl Speaker

December 15, 2011 by paquettem

Athena strong and mighty,
she likes to stop the fighting.Athena wise and powerful,
she always holds an owl.Athena inventor and kind,
she can make your heart rewind.

Athena joyful and courageous,
she sent Odysseus through a lot of mazes.

Athena fun and loud,
she is always really proud.

Athena fierce and smart,
she is always very good at art.

Athena peaceful and strange,
she lives on a mountain range.

Athena gentle and fair,
she loves the open air.

Owl speaker,
Owl speaker.

by Mikayla

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Tickling Pine Needles

December 15, 2011 by moskowitzb

Tickling pine needles are below

my feet and feel very very scratchy.

Nervously I run and jump,

I feel only air around myself,

and I feel like a big bird flying

so so high.

I feel like throwing up, but

I thought that would be a little

embarrassing.

As I hit the water,

I feel like I was going

to hit a rock but swiftly

I missed.

As I’m in the water I

swim to a rock and

climb them.

I climb up slowly because

the rocks are very slippery.

I hold on to a vine and climb

climb right up.

I step on to the needles and feel the

the tickling again.

-Ben Moskowitz

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Persephone Down in the Underworld

December 15, 2011 by salcedoc

Persephone Down in the UnderworldAs Persephone walked though the grassy fields,
picking buttercups, daffodils, and violets,
she came upon a narcissus which smelled lovely and and had lots of little flowers, which was a wedding trap,

because, deep down was gloomy Hades waiting for Persephone to get close to the narcissus.
Now as Persephone reached down to pick it,

Dark Hades grabbed screaming Persephone and raced to the dark, gloomy Underworld
to seat poor Persephone on her new throne.

When a year passed and Persephone’s Demeter couldn’t find her, a prince who saw what happened told her what happened.
Demeter rushed to Zeus and begged him to let Persephone go,

and if not she will never do her job again.
Now with this Zeus sent Hermes
to get Persephone.

Now poor Persephone couldn’t
help it, she ate four pomegranate seeds.
So when Hermes took Persephone,

Persephone had to go back to the Underworld forever.
Now Zeus knowing what Demeter will do,
Zeus made a good deal with those three and said this,

“Persephone will spend four months with Hades and eight months her mother.”
Now they all had to agree, and that’s Persephone’s new life.

-by Camila

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Great Flying Hermes

December 15, 2011 by flanaganj

I can soar so fast no human can see me in the cloudy sky.I can soar with my winged sandals like a hawk.I can soar, faster than the speed of light,to retrieve the dead corpses and bring them

to Hades.

I can soar to my heart’s content.

And nobody, I mean nobody, can catch me.

I can’t stop! to fast too fast! I’m going faster than light!

Can’t control can’t control!

by Jake

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Hermes’ Funny Pranks

December 15, 2011 by flanaganj

Playing pranks on Zeus is my thing.

I don’t know how to stop.

But Zeus always finds out

that the funny pranks are from me.

When Zeus tries to hurt me,

I always run as fast as light to get away.

I never get tired of my jokes and pranks.

I can’t stand still, I always have to fly in the air.

For I’m not used to standing still.

I’ve played pranks on Zeus about a million times.

I tell you boys and girls pranks are fun.

by Jake

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I Came Out Pretty

December 15, 2011 by cherryl

I came out pretty,
I came out beautiful,
I came out of an egg.
I’m married to King Menelaus,
I got stolen by Paris.
Both sides of the Trojan war were fighting over me!
Not Good, Not Good!
Bad.
Bad Paris Paris Paris.
The golden apple, rolled in
the wedding.
and got it? AphroditeI am Helen of Troy and Sparta
I am the most beautiful woman
in the WORLD.

by Lanie

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Starring night

December 15, 2011 by cookg

We glided up,
up, up
starring night
with only
one
light,
natural, florescent
and
so bright
only
at
night
with the starring moon light.

by Georgia

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Zeus is The Boss

December 15, 2011 by kraftj

Zeus is the boss of all the gods.
He’s the kind of guy who won’t let you goof off.
If you goof off, you’ll be sorry.
You’ll be dead within a minute in an electrical shot.
Zeus likes to use his lightening bolt everyday.
He’ll kill all his enemies until they go away.
They will go away for ever.I married Hera but I was dating beautiful women.
I was dating Io and Hera got mad at me for dating her.
When she came down to the underworld, she changed Io to a cow.
Zeus changed Io back to a human and promised Hera that he wouldn’t date Io again.

by Jacob

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Flight

December 15, 2011 by kraftj

Looking out the window,

I see the dark sky as black as burnt steak.

I can see the white clouds moving in the black heaven.

Sometimes I feel like I’m in

heaven

and I can see the

yellow stars in the sky when

it’s dark.

I can hear the birds sing

and I can see other planes

flying.

I feel like the plane is flying in the air. I can see the

different places.

- Jacob

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My Mom’s Hair

December 15, 2011 by cherryl

It flows in the wind,

it shines in the sun,

a different color.

It has a sence of hummer,

and says to me “I care”

My Mom’s Hair.

It wonders like the moon,

it’s brown like bacon,

my favorite food.

I want to tell it,

“I love you.”

My Mom’s Hair.

Some say its not important,

some say they don’t care.

But I know I love,

My Mom’s Hair.

-Lanie

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Top Ten 2011 Players In Our Opinion

December 15, 2011 by hayrepereza

Name                       Jersey #              Rank               Goals per game       Position         Team

1.Pele    10 93 2 to 3               Attacking mid       Brazil

2.L.Messi 10 90 2 to 3                    right wing     Argentina

3.C.Ronaldo     7 89 2 to 3 left wing         Portugal

4.D.Villa 7 88 1 to 2                    Striker            Spain

5.W. Rooney              10 88 2 to 3                    Striker           England

6.D.Drogba    15                       88 2 to 3                    Striker         Cote’devio

7.C.Kaka     10    88 1 to 2                 attacking mid      Brazil

8.S.Gerrard                11                        88                       2 to 3                   Striker England

9.F.Torres 8 88                      1 to 2                    Striker Spain

10.F.Lampard        8                        87                       1 to 2               attacking mid      England

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Flying in Sadness

December 14, 2011 by paquettem

I can invent,
of course,
making the amazing wings of flight.

I can soar,
of course,
peering down at the mirror pond.

I can coast,
of course,
through the dark sky with stars.

I can drift,
of course,
flying through the heavens with birds.

I can fly,
of course,
dropping tears in the salty sea

I can fly.

By Mikayla

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Why We Like Soccer?

December 14, 2011 by moskowitzb

image from soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2008

I like soccer for many reasons, here are some of them. I can play with all my friends in a VERY fun way. I can also be on a team. I like being on a team because if you lose, the whole team loses, and if you win, the whole team wins. I also like soccer because I can run really fast. I can also kick the ball and I love kicking it too. I encourage anybody, boy or girl to play, if they are not playing soccer, to join the fun community of the game SOCCER!!!!! –Alex

I love soccer because it’s a fun energetic sport that you can play with people in your community. I also love soccer because it’s a team sport, I love team sports!! Soccer is important to me because you share the same mind and heart. My main position is goalie, I think I’m a good goalie because I’m tall, have quick movement to every move of the position. My last reason for why I like goalie is because I put my heart and soul into it. I encourage EVERYONE to play soccer for the exercise and the fun of the game!!!! — Mikayla

I love soccer because I know it is my favorite sport to watch and to play. It is also fun because I’m great at it. I love to play goalie and I love to also play striker. My least favorite position is defender because I like to score goals! My dream:) is to become a famous soccer player b ecause I just love soccer so so much!!!. I put great effort into it so that my team can have a great time winning, losing, and tying!!!!!!! — Ben

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Dionysus’s Life

December 14, 2011 by moskowitzb

My mother Semele was killed by a look
at Zeus.

Mean Hera had tricked her into
see him.

He looked like a human when she just saw
him and then she turned to dust.

I went into my father’s leg and got sliced out after
awhile.

Sent to live on a field and raised by animals
like Zebras etc.

I took some grapes and invented my awesome and
special wine.

I made it by squeezing grapes together
to get the juice.

Then I leave it alone and wait for the alcohol to rise
in, to make it taste good.

It tasted great after I got it all together and I loved it for
a long time.

by Ben

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Atalanta’s Race!

December 14, 2011 by falksonz

Running and running and running out the door.
You better beat me or you’ll be that old boar.

Winning and wining and wining some more.
You better start winning before my eyes start to pour.

Trying and trying and trying for me.
You better win or you’ll be a smooshed flee.

by Zoe

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Theseus and the Minotaur

December 14, 2011 by cherryl

There once was a vicious Minotaur and a man named Theseus who killed him, here is there story.

Once there was a King in Crete, King Minos. He was not wanted and he was a selfish king. One day when the villagers were fighting about Minos, he prayed to Poseidon, god of the sea, to give him something amazing so the people would adore him, he in return would get all the people to like Poseidon more than Zeus.

A grand white bull came out of the water and bowed to king Minos. All the people thought, “Well if the Gods sent him a bull, he must be the right king for us.”

Later Poseidon wanted the bull back. But since king Minos loved the bull he would not sacrifice it back to Poseidon. Poseidon got very mad and took it away. He also cursed Minos with a baby boy. Now you might think that was not such a bad curse, but the baby’s head was a bull’s head and a man’s body. It was very scary and it killed servants. Its mom left at that point.

King Minos was disgusted and called him The Minotaur. He put him in the Labyrinth which is a big maze you can never escape from. Daedalus invented it and built it, the building took a good long chunk of years to make. He marked the walls with a double sided axe.

Photo from Nettrekker.com Images.

One day Minos’ son Androgeus went out to find The Great White Bull to capture it, but he died trying. Minos got very, very mad but blamed it on Athens were his son died. So King Minos made Athens to send 7 boys and 7 girls of the finest of the city to go into the Labyrinth to face the deadly minotaur every nine years.

Minos kept it going until one year a very strong man named Theseus killed the great white bull, but instead of sacrificing it to Poseidon, he sacrificed it to Athena the goddess of wisdom and war.

Theseus went to Crete and went to Knossos, but when King Minos saw him, he thought that Theseus was so tough that he should fight the Minotaur by himself. Now King Minos was tricking Theseus because as we said before you can never escape from the Labyrinth, but you can enter.

Before Theseus went into the Labyrinth, King Minos threw his ring in the ocean to test Theseus. When Theseus went into the ocean a herd of dolphins led him to the ring and surprisingly to a crown. Theseus came out of the Ocean drenched from head to toe with the ring and the crown. The daughter of King Minos, princess Ariadne, helped Theseus because Dionysus told her to in her dream.

She gave Theseus a red string for when he went into the Labyrinth, so he can come out not hurt.

Now part of him wanted to give the crown to King Minos’ other pretty daughter, but some how Dionysus’s voice came again and said, “Give it to Ariadne, Ariadne, Ariadne.” So Theseus gave the crown to Ariadne. When he was done, he walked into the Labyrinth with the red string Ariadne gave him.Then when he faced the Minotaur they fought and fought until Theseus killed the Minotaur! Ya, he really did it, he killed the Minotaur.

When he came out, Ariadne saw a shadow and knew it was the brave hero Theseus. He came out limping with his red string behind him once again.

King Minos got very mad and sent his army to capture and kill Theseus, but luckily Theseus got away with Ariadne as he promised.

This was the Adventure of Theseus and the Minotaur. It is a story in Greek Mythology. You can also read it in a great book called Island of the Minotaur by Sheldon Oberman.

by Lanie, Camila, and Sophia

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Catalog Canceling Challenge

December 14, 2011 by wellst

Right now, 11-15-11, our grade and other grades are in the middle of the Catalog Canceling Challenge at Park School in Brookline, MA.

The Catalog Canceling Challenge is simple. It’s canceling catalogs! You take a catalog you or a neighbor doesn’t want, and call the phone number in the catalog. Or you can go to Catalog Choice.org and you can set up an account. It’s amazing what you can do!

Our school has been doing this for years and now other schools are doing it too. Last year our school canceled 6,705 catalogs!!!

Here are some AMAZING 100 percent true facts! According to our teacher, each year 19 billion catalogs are mailed in the USA. 50 million trees are used making these catalogs! This paper use also uses 50 billion gallons of water. 98% of catalogs are unused. This makes billions of pounds of solid waste (that’s 311,000 fully-loaded garbage trucks). Producing these trillions of pounds of catalog paper requires the same amount of energy as 1.2 million homes a year use and creates the same amount of CO2 global warming pollution as 2 million cars.”

Isn’t that amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most students cancel their family’s unwanted catalogs. Some kids take it even further. Jake from my class says he gets his, “From friends and around the house.” Jake and Vikrum cancel catalogs. “I want to get patches and save the environment,” says Jake. Vikrum thinks canceling catalogs is important because, “It saves trees and water and also electricity. And if you save electricity, less CO2 goes into the environment.” Jake and Vikrum both think it’s fun so why don’t you try it!

That gives you an idea about canceling catalogs, right. It’s really easy so please try it! You can save our world!

Photo from NationalGeographic.com.

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The History of Soccer

December 13, 2011 by paquettem

Soccer has an amazing story to it. Soccer is a ancient sport and was made up more than 2,000 years ago. The Chinese, Roman, Greeks, and Japanese made up the game football (or American soccer). The first soccer balls were made of leather or with pigs’ bladders. In the mid 1800’s Mr. Widdowson invented the shinguard. Soccer games from the 1870’s to the 1880’s, had a large amount of people playing with a lot interest in the game. At the time the goalies would be able to use their hands anywhere on the field.

The basics of soccer are easy to learn if you try very hard. In order to win the game you have to get more goals then the other team. The closer you get to the other goal the less time and space there is to use and less time there is to pass and shoot. A top chance of attacking a pass should be placed right to the other players feet.

The game of soccer has a lot of rules and limits. In soccer if you slide tackle and only get the player you will get called for a foul. Sometimes you get a yellow or red card. If you slide tackle and only get the ball, there should be no chance that you will get a foul or a card. When you have a throw-in you have to throw the ball over your head and not lift you feet into the air when you throw or it will go to the other team. Soccer is a fun energetic sport to play so why don’t you come on and play!

The clothing as well as the rules have changed since back then. The shirts went from not organized by team to by country and team.The UEFA championship and the MLS championship are two different championships. Now there are thousands of types of clothing and they’re are in thousands of colors as team colors. If you are a kid you would be lucky to have your name on the back of your jersey. If you are a pro you will definitely get your name on the back! I think seeing changes of uniforms is so fun, from old to new!! Soccer is a nice and fun sport so why don’t you try it out.

by Mikayla, Ben, and Alex

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Why Do We Like The Amazing Lego Bricks?

December 13, 2011 by flanaganj

We think Legos are the most fun toy in the world for kids because they can make almost anything! Legos come in many different varieties such as, big lego bricks and small lego bricks. Legos also come is different series like, Star War The Clone Wars, Indiana Jones, Space police, Harry Potter, Halo, and also Lego City, and many more!

Jake he likes Legos because, he can create awesome creations turning plain pieces of plastic into stunning master pieces. He likes Legos because you can do anything with them. You can make huge buildings like the twin towers. We have some pictures at the bottom of the page. One of his favorite Lego themes is Star Wars: The Clone Wars, because there are planets and monsters and clone troopers.

Vikrum also likes Legos because he enjoys changing Lego sets into something new and improved. He also likes Legos because you can make a tower seven feet tall or one seven centimeters long. We have some pictures too at the bottom of the page. Vikrum’s favorite theme is Harry Potter because of castles, broomsticks, wands and wizards because he likes make his own action story using the little plastic wizard.

Legos come in many different shapes, colors, and varieties. You can build almost anything with the mini plastic Lego bricks. Now you know why we like the amazing Lego bricks!!

by Jake and Vikrum

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Hello, Grade IV Bloggers!

November 17, 2011 by admin

Hello, boys and girls. We are about to start a great adventure learning about online writing. And by that, we don’t mean writing with a computer, we mean writing FOR THE WORLD! Big difference.

So, get ready, we’re about to blast off!

-Ms. Carter and Mr. Wells : )

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