How I participated in the forth challenge. I went to Free Rice and I got 2160 grains of rice. Below is how many I got today and how much I got in all. When I do this I feel very good because I am 
making a difference in life. I like how young kids (like me) can make a difference in life. I love Free Rice because it helps others and ourselves learn.
Have you been to Free Rice?
How many grains have you gotten?
Do you feel like you making a difference n life?
I have been saving up for a E reader and now I have $200. Then I found out how many there are. I am having trouble on figuring out which one I should get. I just would like to have a devise, so I can read books on long road trips.
Can you vote for the one that you think is the best?
Which one do you think is the best?
Why do you think it is the best?
Among the Hidden is by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book is about a boy that is a third child, named Luke (third children are outlawed). In the beginning of the book Luke was dieing to go outside. He was always able to go outside and help on the farm and play. He could do that all the time, until people were cutting down trees and building houses there. This was horrible for Luke. Now that people were outside Luke’s family had to keep the blinds shut and Luke now had to eat at the bottom of the stairs. That later that day Luke was keeping track who was in and out of their houses, when everyone in a house was out of it he saw a face in a window. He thought to himself “was that another third child? Who could that be?” He was tempted to go over to that house and see if that face was just real. The next week he went over to the house to see if the face was real.
Is the face real?
What will happen next?
Will he meet anyone?
If so, how will he or she react?
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I spent New Year’s weekend with Davo in Arizona. Here are 12 things we did to welcome 2012:
3. Davo and I went to the Apache Junction Public Library to check out a couple of books. We got Among the Hidden and The 39 Clues.
4. After I finished the first book of The 39 Clues, I got permission from his parents to make an account online to play the game. It was intriguing because you go on a mission and get clues from around the world to complete the mission.
5. We played Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars on the Wii. Davo had a hard time playing.
6. Davo got to play goalie when my family and I went to play soccer.
7. We enjoyed creating Circuits such as radios, a microphone that amplifies your voice, burglar alarms, lie detector, doorbells and much more!
8. Davo helped me with his Brain Benders puzzles. It was a good thing Davo has four paws to keep the pieces in place.
9. Davo helped I make homemade alfredo sauce for dinner. It was so scrumptious, and really easy to make! I was so glad we got to help make the dinner.
10. After dinner, we had a Nerf gun war. Since Davo is small, it was really difficult for me to hit him.
11. Davo helped me make a delicious dessert. We just put the pretzels on the cookie sheet and unwrapped Hersey kisses to place on top. After they melted, we stuck a peanut butter M & M on it. Yummy!
12. On New Year’s Eve, we tried to stay up real late to count down on the clock, but unfortunately Davo fell asleep at 9:45 pm. Playing all day wore him out.
I originally wrote this post from Mr. Davo Devil’s blog, with the help of Mr. Davo Devil.
What did you do to bring in the New Year?
Do you know any of the answers to Davo’s favorite Around the World questions?
If you went to my house, what of the things we did would be the most interesting for you?
During the mouth of December, I get excited about Christmas. I ask my dad when we can put up the Christmas tree and the Christmas lights to show our excitement about Jesus’ birth. After that I think of what I want for Christmas, I make a list of the things I want for Christmas. I have relatives over for Christmas. My Christmas list is Legos, a video game, a book, and a board game. I can’t wait for Christmas. Here are two things I have pondered. Please vote on both of the polls.
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Have you ever thought about if Santa has the Internet?
What is the best Christmas gift you have ever gotten before?
What is on your Christmas list this year?
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I was in the spelling bee today. I got to the sixth round, but then they had to figure out who was going to be fifth and sixth place. So, I got to go to the seventh round.
Last year, I got to the second round in the spelling bee, I froze because I didn’t know the word that the teacher told me to spell. I was really happy today when I got past the second round.
I tried again this year even though I froze last year. I felt really happy that I tried again.
Have you ever been in a spelling bee?
How did you do?
Have you tried to try again at something you didn’t do so well in?
How did you feel when you tried again?
For the student blogging challenge I’m going to nominate three different blogs. The first one will be for best class blog, the second one will be for best new blog, the third one will be for best student blog.
For best class blog I’m going to nominate Mrs. Yollis’s class blog. Mrs. Yollis makes quality comments. She also make really good posts. She’s the reason why i started blogging. This is why I nominated Mrs. Yollis.
For best new blog I’m going to nominate Mrs. Fraher’s class blog. This is Mrs. Fraher’s first year blogging with students. What she has done is impressive for a new blog. It doesn’t look like a new blog, but I just know that because some friends of mine are in that class. This is why I nominated her class blog for best new blog.
For best student blog I’m going to nominate Jaden’s Awesome blog. Jaden writes interesting posts, like for instance, Favorites: Books. Jaden and I are blogging buddies, we met each other through the blogging challenge.When he posts a comment, he puts questions in it to get a conversation going. This is why I nominated Jaden for best student blog.
Did you like my nominations?
Who are you going to nominate?
What are your favorites? There are so many favorites in the world it’s hard just to pick one. I will be telling you about three of my favorites. The reason why I’m doing this is because of the student blogging challenge asked about our favorites.
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My favorite video game is Minecraft. I like Minecraft because I get to mine and build anything I want to. I’ve built an under ground house, I’ve also farmed, mined, and I’m breeding animals.
My favorite sport is soccer. I like soccer because it is fun to play. My family has played soccer too. This season, I’ve also made a goal in a game.
My favorite series of books is the Warriors series. I like the series because it’s about cats . They have to learn to live in the wild. It’s hard for them because there are clans, the clans fight each other for food and territory.
Now you know some of my favorites.
What are your favorites?
Did you know anything about my favorites?
“After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt cited military necessity as the basis for incarcerating 120,000 Japanese Americans–adults and children, immigrants and citizens alike.” My Grandpa was one of the 120,000 Japanese Americans who was incarcerated. For my blogging challenge I am going to interview my Grandpa.
In this video you will hear my Grandpa telling you about the Japanese internment such as why he went, where he went, what he did there, how long he stayed, walking to the mess hall, and what it was like there.
One of the questions I asked later in our interview was, “what happened to his home and everything he owned?” He told me, “when the army came to their house, they said to bring what they could carry to the interment camp (they lost everything when they left the house).” My grandpa was about 9 when he went in and when he came out he was about 13.
Here are some more interview questions I asked:
Here are two photos that my grandpa had from his childhood:
What would you do if you were put into an interment camp?
Do you have any more information about any interment camps?
On October 31st, I go trick or treating. I get dressed up in a costume. I get a lot of candy and I go with friends.
Before Halloween we carve pumpkins, my pumpkin was supposedly to be a Minecraft pumpkin, and we prepare our costumes. I was a Creeper, a Creeper is a monster in a video game called Minecraft. We sometimes buy our costumes, but this year I made mine. I used the computer to make my face. We bought me green clothes and green make up for my costume.
On Halloween we go around my neighborhood. We go to every house that has a light on the outside of it. At the houses we get candy. My friends and I get a lot of candy at the end of it.
After we are done trick or treating we go to a friend’s house and we get to have snacks. If we don’t get invited we go to my house and have some candy there.
I hope you have learned what I get to do on Halloween night. It is very fun on Halloween. That’s what I do on October 31st.
What do you do for Halloween?
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