12/20/13 At Home Writing

I am so glad that break is here! I just get to sit back and relax now. I can do whatever I want now without being bothered by homework. I know that I can mostly just relax for tonight and then tomorrow and the days before Christmas I will help my mom and my family clean up so that we can host Christmas here. I am also excited for Christmas. I am always excited to see what I get when go down in the morning. It is so fun to open presents.

Mrs.Harvath's Class

I want Mrs.Harvath's class to  come again because it is fun to listen to the stories that they came up with.

12/19/13 At Home Writing

This is a story about Joberts Idol today:

I sat there waiting anxiously to go up to sing. I was nervous to do this but I just went over the lyrics in my head. I watched as Vivan preformed "Tomorrow" flawlessly. I hoped that my performance could match her performance. Next up was Megan singing "Cups" I think she did pretty good. I went through the rest of the songs rating and commenting on them. Finally, it was my turn.

Book and R and E's

We listened to "How Merry Saved Christmas" and did R and E's

12-18-13 At Home Writing

I like to listen to music when I write because I really just like listing to music so whenever get the chance I do it. When I write I can actually concentrate with music. I like listening to music as long as it is good music. I don't really like rap at all. I really like most pop songs without rap. I also like some old songs. I like lots of Michael Jackson songs. I've also tried a Rolling Stones song. I really like the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water".

12-17-13 At Home Writing

I'm listening to one of my favorite songs "Break Even" by the script. I think that I am going to sing it at Joberts Idol but I'm not sure yet. I don't know I might be a little nervous so I'm not sure if I want to do it or not. I would like to show my talent of singing because I think I am pretty good but I don't know what I should do because I don't know if I want to go in front of the class.

In other ways I am excited too. Winter break is coming up soon and I am really excited. I can't wait to just relax and not have a heavy burden on my shoulders every night.

12/16/13 At Home Writing

I am up late again because I had a lot of math homework. I think that the reason it takes so long is because I don't use a calculator to any of the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems. From now on I am going to use a calculator for most of them unless they are really easy. I don't like staying up really late so I hope that I can get to bed earlier tomorrow night. I really want this to end so that I can finish my math and go to bed. I want to get a good sleep for tomorrow. I am pretty much just waiting for the time to run out right now because I just want to go to bed. I hope it happens soon.

Year-Round School Reasearch (New Argument Paragraph)

Schools in Michigan should not go to a year-round calender because kids will not be able to go to summer camps. There will not be as many camps because it will be harder to fit camps into 3 weeks. Also, college students who usually help run the camps will not be able to with year-round school.
This proliferation of summer camps has created an equivalent demand for counselors to staff them, which means a variety of interesting summer jobs for high school and university students(mel.org)
I would not like it because I would not be able to just enjoy the summer camps that I usually go to. Week-long specialty camps--covering everything from music to science to horseback riding to archaeology to sports--have made summer a time for opportunities unavailable during the school year. (mel.org) Overall, year-round school will not be a good idea because students will lose the education that they usually get from summer camps. 

12-12-13 At Home Writing

I am so excited for the weekend! I will get to relax for more time than normal because I don't have as much homework as most weekends. My science homework will take the most time because I have to fill out a spreadsheet of the pros and cons of different programs to make games with. The next most will probably be band because I will have to practice for at least 20 minutes over the weekend. My third most will be my Spanish because I have to a worksheet. My fourth most will probably be my math because all I have to do is take a survey on how much I like the math books that we are using. That is why I am excited for the weekend.

12/12/13 At Home Writing

I am really excited for winter break! I only have to go through 6 more days of school. I really need some time to relax at some point. I will probably do any homework the first night so that I will not have to do it any other time. Maybe not because I will be so stressed out by that time I will just have to relax. That usually happens on Fridays before weekends. I love that we have weekend because if we didn't it would just be school endlessly. If we had school endlessly I think I would break with all the stress. Weekends are the rest of the week for everyone. I'm also glad that we have holidays so that we can get a little extra break every once in a while.

At Home Writing 12/11/13

To continue my top songs are:

1. Breakeven-The script
2. Swing, Swing-All American Rejects
3. Check Yes Juliet-We The Kings
4. In Too Deep-Sum 41
5. When Can I See You Again-Owl City
6. Good Time-Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
7. Satisfaction-Rolling Stones
8. Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple
9. Beat It-Michael Jackson
10. Thriller-Michael Jackson
11. Bad-Michael Jackson
12. Fireflies-Owl City

New Argument Paragraph

Schools in Michigan should not go to a year-round calender because kids will not be able to go to summer camps. There will not be as many camps because it will be harder to fit camps into 3 weeks. Also, college students who usually help run the camps will not be able to with year-round school. I would not like it because I would not be able to just enjoy the summer camps that I usually go to. Learning doesn't stop when the school year ends! Summer camps are a great way for kids to continue developing skills and interests during the summer months. (Education.com) Overall, year-round school will not be a good idea because students will lose the education that they usually get from summer camps.

At Home Writing 12/10/13

I really like the project that we are working on in science. It is pretty fun to learn how to program computers. Yesterday we learned the basics of coding (which I already knew, but it was a good review). Today we learned JavaScript which is a really cool program that lets you learn the basics of actual coding (typing in the actual commands). I wonder what we are going to learn tomorrow. I'm not really sure because she said that we were getting the groups for the projects on Thursday.

Here is a list of songs I like:

1. Breakeven-The script
2. Swing, Swing-All American Rejects

I will finish this next time.

Spelling Cutouts

I cut out words and put them in the right place.

Argument Paragraph/ 12/9/13 AHW

Year-round school does not improve students' academic achivement. There will not be as many camps because it will be harder to fit camps into 3 weeks. Also, college students who usually halp run the camps will not be able to with year-round school. I would not like it because I would only have small breaks to relax. Finally, in Salt Lake City, Utah, of the district's elementary year-round schools, only 50% made adequate yearly progress on standardized tests last year. Eighty percent of the traditional calendar elementary schools made adequate yearly progress. (Deseret News)


Well I finished my argument paragraph and I don't really know what to do next so I am just going to let the timer run out for 5 minutes. I hope it finishes soon.

12/8/13 At Home Writing

I've been working on my prepositions packet this weekend. I only have two pages left. I am so excited to finish it so that I will not have to work on it anymore and it will be out of my mind. I also have to do saxophone practice later.

I was amazed when it started snowing outside today even though it is not much snow. I heard about the snow in the lions game just a few minutes a little bit ago. That would be crazy out there in Philadelphia. I wouldn't want to go there for that game. I would rather just watch it in my house even if I couldn't see what was going on because of the snow.

12-5-13 At Home Writing

I am really sleepy. I really just want to go to bed and get a good night's sleep. But I can't because I have to do this writing. I kind of like it other times, but right now I just want to go to bed. I had scouts tonight and a patrol leader meeting so that takes up about two hours of my night that I usually use for homework, so here I am stuck at 10:55 writing about how I feel because I have nothing else good to write about. The thing I don't like about this is a that I usually don't know what to write about. I really am stumped now. I don't really know what to do. It turns out I only have 2 seconds left.

R and E's

We did R and E's today.

Media Center

We went to the media and listened to story's.

DRN

We worked on our DRN's

Thank You Ma'am

I listened to "Thank You Ma'am" and answered questions.

Gratitude Poem

I am thankful for my house, without it I would be cold.
I am thankful for my clothes, without them I would have nothing on
I am thankful for my sister, she makes me laugh
I am thankful for my mom, she loves me a ton
I am thankful for my dad, he helps me out with many things
I am thankful for food, for I am not hungry
I am thankful for water, or else I would be thirsty
I am thankful for my bed, without it I would sleep on the ground
I am thankful for my uncle, he keeps me occupied
I am thankful for my family friend Eddie, for he loves us even though he is a friend
I am thankful for my life, without it I would be dead
I am thankful for my aunts, they love me a lot
I am thankful for my hair, without it I would be bald
I am thankful for my freedom, without it I would probably be enslaved
I am thankful for shoes, or else my feet would get scratched up

Hating Video

I listened to "Our Mother's House" and made a video about hating.

Actual Preformance Peice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF1rzo8e7ss&feature=youtu.be

Preformance Peice

My Published Piece

 Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said.

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is slanting and has some up and down bumps on it.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that had the bumps on it  first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed. We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first?"

      “Of course,” He said.

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go."

       I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told myself that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine, then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as an Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage.  I also could feel the bumps bumping me up a little every time I came in contact with them. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I've had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you," my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream."

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside, I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Recording

I recorded today

Criterion

I did criterion today. Here is my work.

"Guys wait" my dad said

"Why" we said

"I think I see some black bears up ahead. Keep whispering. If we don't bother them, they won't bother us" he said

My family and I were coming back from a trail that went to a waterfall in The Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. There was a bridge on the waterfall where you could walk across and look at the waterfall up close and I got my shoes soaked through.

So now, with soaking wet shoes and socks, we were walking back from the waterfall when my dad  noticed some black bears around the corner of the trail.

"Wow" I said

There were five babies that were coming across the dirt road along with a mom. I knew that I had to keep quiet or else we were all toast. The sleek black fur of the mom bear was as black as night and it looked as shiny as a new paint job on a car.

I felt like the mom bear had a quiet leadership, and that if we did anything to harm her we would get very injured.

The five minutes that we were standing there felt like 5 hours instead. I felt I had to sit still and do nothing for that amount of time. I couldn't do anything; I felt my life depended on it.

After a few minutes, some people came up the other way on the path. We started doing bear impressions so that they would get the message that they would have to wait a little before they would be able to cross.

After a little more time had passed, they started to go down the hill on the other side of the path. 'Wow' I thought to myself 'those are really steep sides, I wonder how they get down them'. 

My dad started to walk forward. "Get back here" my mom said "there's still a baby bear out there and I would expect that the mom is going to come back for it.

The baby bear went down the hill after the mom and the other babies. "Whew" my sister, my mom, and I said

After that amazing experience, we continued down the path. 'wow' I thought 'that was cool' That was really important to me because it was a really amazing experience that I don't think I will ever get in my life again.

Media Center

I went to the book fair

Digital Essay

I put pictures in my digital essay.

Digital essay

I found pictures for my digital essay

Digital Essay

I found pictures for my digital essay.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said.

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is slanting and has some up and down bumps on it.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that had the bumps on it  first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed. We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first?"

      “Of course,” He said.

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go."

       I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told myself that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine, then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as an Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage.  I also could feel the bumps bumping me up a little every time I came in contact with them. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I've had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you," my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream."

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside, I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is slanting and has some up and down bumps on it.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that had the bumps on it  first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course,” He said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go"

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as an Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage.  I also could feel the bumps bumping me up a little every time I came in contact with them. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is slanting and has some up and down bumps on it.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that had the bumps on it  first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage.  I also could feel the bumps bumping me up a little every time I came in contact with them. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is slanting and has some up and down bumps on it.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage.  I also could feel the bumps bumping me up a little every time I came in contact with them. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Halloween

"Hey guys, lets go to this house next!" I said to my friend Ethan and my sister Rachel

"Ok" they said

It was Halloween night, and we were about halfway through our usual trick-or-treating. It was still misting outside, and we were going to go to a white house on our right side.

Ethan was dressed up as a werewolf, but he had taken off his mask close to the beginning because it was annoying him. Rachel was dressed up as a cat, and it was actually a last-minute decision. At first she didn't even know if she wanted to go the whole way.

We started to go up the black driveway, and between the two cars, being careful to not hit our umbrellas on the cars. "Which way do we go?" I asked

"I think that we are supposed to go to the door on the front." my sister said

"Well, we are already at this back door, so I hope it works."

We knocked on the door and said "Trick-or-treat!!!"

It took a little while, but they opened the door.

"Is this the wrong entrance?" I asked
 
"Yeah it is, but that's okay, we're  flexible."

After that, they continued to give us candy. I went first. They gave me so much! First up were about 30 sour punch licorice twirls, then I got two air heads extremes, and finally they gave me about five of these krakel crunch candies that I had never heard of before.

I listened to the suspenseful 'plop!' of candy in my plain white pillowcase that I was using to store candy.

"Thanks so much!" I said to the plump lady at the door.

"Your very welcome!" She said to me

I watched as Rachel and Ethan got the same amount.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" they said

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. It felt a little like a massage. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Library and Mini Lesson

We went to the library and did the mini lesson.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family.

"Okay" the rest of my family said

It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

  “Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. It was really pretty. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. I could feel the hard ridges hitting my back like tiny little knives. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

  “Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We wanted to come here because our family loves to go to water parks. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead. I remember the ridges hitting my back. I wonder if it is going to be like that today?

      I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. To calm myself a little, I looked out at the beautiful mountain scenery from the top of the platform. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd ;had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

     “Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

      I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I remember that when I went on the Abyss last summer I was scared, but when I went down the slide, It was fun instead.  I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

      “Of course” he said

       We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down.

       The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

      I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide.

    The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd ;had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

      Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

      “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

      “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

      "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream"

      "I thought that it actually was pretty fun."

      "Really!" My mom said

      "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Cory's Story

I checked Cory's story today.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down. I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first” “Of course” he said We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down. The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go” I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine,then went down the raging water slide. The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd ;had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came. Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do. “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there” “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.” "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream" "I thought that it actually was pretty fun." "Really!" My mom said "Yes" I said We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down. I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed.We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first” “Of course” he said We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down. The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go” I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. When I looked around at my back, and I looked at the people still waiting on the platform I felt like I should go off of the slide and just go down the stairs. I told my self that I couldn't do that. I looked back at the wood platform one time and I told myself I would be fine, and then went down the raging water slide. The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came. Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do. “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there” “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.” "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream" "I thought that it actually was pretty fun." We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides. At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down. I was a little scared, but I had gone on water slide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I was going to go on the one that was going close to straight down first, and then go on the green ones that were enclosed. We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first” “Of course” he said We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down. The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go” I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. I told myself you’ll be fine, and then went down the raging water slide. The water slide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came. Soon enough the water slide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do. “Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there” “Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.” "I'm proud of you" my mom said. "I think that you were brave to go on Mountain Scream" "I thought that it actually was pretty fun." We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Joey Nowak Question

The most important message to me during the facetime call was start small, and soon people will start to notice you and you will be able to have more options.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was going to get up to about 87 degrees, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides.  At the top there are three body slides. Two are enclosed, and one other one is not but it is going almost straight down.

I was a little scared, but I had gone on waterslide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I was going to go on the one that was in the light first, and then go on the green ones that were in the dark. We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

“Of course” he said

We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with all of the anxiety and waiting. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I felt a little reassured by the thumbs up because I knew if it was bad my dad would be holding a thumbs down. 

The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. I told myself you’ll be fine, and then went down the raging waterslide.

The waterslide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me.  It felt awesome to go as fast as a Olympic runner. With the water rushing against me, it was the best break I'd had from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

Soon enough the waterslide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I recovered quickly and soon came walking towards my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

“Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

“Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself. I discovered that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem.

Waterslide Wonders

“Hey guys, do you want to go on Mountain Scream next” I asked the rest of my family. It was the middle of the day at Dollywood splash country in Tennessee. It was a warm day, so that’s why we were at the water park. I was on a vacation with my family there. We were coming off a tube slide and we were going to go on to Mountain Scream, one of the scarier slides.  At the top there are three body slides. Two are in the dark, and one other one is in the light, but it is going almost straight down.

I was a little scared, but I had gone on waterslide as scary as this one in the Bahamas last summer called the Abyss. I was going to go on the one that was in the light first, and then go on the green ones that were in the dark. We waited patiently in line. I was very anxious. I didn’t know if I was going to like it or not. I asked my Dad “could you go on the slide first”

“Of course” he said

We got onto the deck where the slides were. We kept waiting. I felt like my head was going to burst with the anxiety of it all. Finally, it was my turn. I got into the waiting platform. The water rushed harshly onto my legs from the pipes on either side of the slide. I saw my dad at the bottom of the slide holding a thumbs-up symbol. I knew my dad; whether it was good or bad my dad would be putting up the thumbs-up symbol.

The lifeguard said “Ok buddy you can go”

I looked one more time down the slide. It looked very steep. I told myself you’ll be fine, and then went down the raging waterslide.

The waterslide was so fast that all I felt was my back against the slide and water rushing all over me. I was in a state of calm. I also was having lots of fun. With the water rushing against me, it was a break from all the schoolwork that I did before summer came.

Soon enough the waterslide was over. I got out of the bottom of the slide slowly. My whole body was jiggled from the ride. I walked slowly and carefully to my parents and sister waiting. ‘I did it!’ I kept telling myself. I accomplished what I had wanted to do.

“Good job!” My sister said. “I saw that you were a little scared up there”

“Yeah, well I did go on the Abyss last year.”

We started walking to another, more moderate slide. Inside I was proud of myself.