A Normal Monday at School

At first we have English in computers. We work on blogger; Mr hide put us work to do on a web page we created. We get to inspired us and do creative writting. He tells us to do a free post in the one that we can invent whatever we want. Also a class post. Such as; "Respond to Maple Street's Monsters" and the one of commas.

When Engligh finishes we have rest. 10 minutes of sharing ideas and thoughts with our friends. We get to eat and also to socialize a little.

Later on the day we have Spanish, Miss Zualaga is a great teacher, we read one hour a book and the rest of the class we do some spelling words. We have a great time because we can elevate our minds into an awesome world of fantasy. We also learn how to use commas, capital letters, and in addition we also do some worksheets.

Recess!! What every student like best. We get to go to the cafeteria and have something to eat. We socialize with people from other grades, suach as; 8 grade and also 6 grade and the ones from the other class.

Later on we have math with Ms. Hall one of my best teachers. I love that class is like loud and fun. We learn a lot such as GCF, LCM, and comparing like fractions. The other day Ms. Hall put us a autobiography of math, whatt we think about math and some events we have had with it. I think that was awesome I express myself the way I feeled, I had a great time doing it.

Science with Ms. Alba, is a silent class, we all behave like angels. Her class is cool cause we get to laugh with her and pass some great time. We have learn so much that I have all skished in my head. We have learn about Plate Tectonics, The Solar System, and the Inner and Outer core of Earth. That is great!

The second recess is always shorter but the same as the first one. We socialize and eat.

The best class on Monday, P.E.! We get to do physics, play a lot, and have a great time together playing a game that we all love "Instead me", is soccer. All the classes we play some games at first and do physics and then play soccer. I always go with Isabella to play basquetball in the other court cause we don´t like it.

Thats all a Monday... Isn´t awesome and short! We only have 5 classes!

(((Monsters Are Due on Mapple Street)))

At last, Rod Serling is trying to say that not all what causes dead are bombs, explosions, and fallout. Humans are danger in their own mind; they can kill each other by, thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices. ”For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children…the children yet unborn.” Said the Narrator. We are not the same, we are all different and we have different variations and everyone is unique. “Their world is full of Mapple Streets.” Said the Narrator. What he wanted to say was that we are all the same as them; we fight, discuss, and kill each other. The narrator tries to say that we are all the same but in different aspects. “You know really…this is for laughs. You know what I’m guilty of? I’m of insomnia. Now what’s the penalty for insomnia? Did you hear what I said? I said it was insomnia! I said it was insomnia! You fools. You scared, frightened rabbits, you. You’re sick people, do you know that? You’re sick people all of you! And you don’t even know what your starting because let me tell you…let me tell you, this thing you’re starting, that should frightened you. As god is my witness…you’re letting something begin here that’s a nightmare!” Said Les Goodman. Do you really think he was good? Well sure he was, he was advising us to be careful to what we say.

I think the message is beautiful, the narrator tries to convince us of the message he says. I assent with all what Rod Serling is saying. I totally agree with it. One of the things he says is,"Humans are danger in their own mind; they can kill each other by, thoughts, attitudes,and prejudices.

What I think that the play would change is the technology. For a better audience now instead of being on Mapple Street I would do it at New York in the Twin Towers in the 35 floor, late at night working for presentation they have for tomorrow. Nothing on the building would work because there has been a flash out. The people that was traped couldn´t do anything cause they couldn´t see and neither finish the presentation. All computers failed, cell phones won´t work, and the elevator is stuck. Is to high to go down from the strairs and they wouldn´t see a thing. sincerely I would be crying, I won´t have nothing to eat, and couldn´t see nothing! That would be a disaster. A littel boy that went to work with her mommy said that waht cause all os these would be aliens. Tommy had seen the something on his laptop and on the t.v. that aliens were attacking!

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Bam! Bum! Boom!-Fire works were crashing in the air at midnight, on New Years Eve at the Appalachian Mountains.“They look awesome! Don’t you think Michael?” I said to my brother.

“Oh, is so colorful!” Both of them, the two sisters shouted at the same time, Emily and Susan. My best friends.

“Yes the sky looks great!” said Michael to me but trying not to say it directly to Emily he wanted her will hear him.

“Bow wow”, barked Max, Emily’s and Susan new golden retriever. He was scared of all the noise and laughter.

“Hey do you want to go and ride some snow boarding?” I said.

“Ok let´s go!” the whole group said.

We were all snow boarding together and doing a race. Suddenly Michael says; “Look at Max he is running away!”

We all took four snow mobiles to go faster; we couldn’t catch him, he went to fast.“Now what are we going to do, we are tired and with nothing to eat we will die!” said Susan desperate.

“Don’t worry everything will be ok,” said Michael trying to convince Susan.

While we were on the search we got stuck on the ice. We were all hungry, cold, and desperate because we haven´t find Max. “Where are you Max? Why don’t you come out?” said Emily with a tired voice.

“We all have to calm down we will find him; I know we can do it.” I said.

“Are you sure? I’m freezing out here and we don’t have a clue of were Max could be,” said Susan.

The snow mobiles were still under the snow and we couldn’t get them out. We were lost! “I’m afraid we have to go walking from now and on,” said Michael.

We hurried up because we were very cold, our families didn’t know that we were here in the middle of the snow freezing and we had to find Max! After a while of walking we haven’t found him. We were getting frustrated. “Hey lets do something, why don’t we separate and we will go faster.” I said.

“Great idea! Emily and me will go together and Susan and you,” said Michael.

“Ok let’s do it! The team that finds Max first has to find the others so they could stop searching.” I said.

“But what if we can’t find the others?” said Emily.

“Sooo…Let’s don’t do that. We meet at this lake in 20 minutes if none of us found it we will require help.” said Susan.
“Let’s do it!” all.

Susan and I haven’t found Max and 10 minutes have already pass. We were scared and also worried. We didn’t know if Michael and Emily have found him. “What are we going to do? My poor Max is freezing in the woods and we haven’t found him. I’m’ a bad mother!” said Susan.

“Don’t worry we will find him, trust on me Susan.” I said.

Emily and Michael were the same of us. They haven’t found anything similar to Max, either an animal. Suddenly a strange noise came from the woods. Was a very shy one, like if it was scared. Like if there was a dog whimpering to find his owner. “Michael can you hear the strange noise?” said Emily.

“Yes, yes I hear it! It is Max!” said Michael happily.

“We can both hear it but we can’t see it,” said Emily. “

“Let’s go in this direction and see if there is Max,”said Michael.

Susan and I were trying to find a clue and finally we see Emily and Michael left of us.“Ahhhh..!”We all shouted.

“Uff! That was a scary one,” said Susan.

“Have you found Max?” I said.

“No, but we heard something whimpering,” said Emily.”

“Oh yes I hear it!” I said.

“Let’s go! I think is this way, come on!” said Susan.

Finally we see Max. “Hey there is Max! Below the tree!” said Emily.

“Yes, I can see it, said Susan, “the only problem is that is on the other side of the lake.”

“Ok I will go,” said Michael.

“Carefully!” all the three of us shouted neourvously.

Five minutes later Michael comes back with Max. They were both shaking because of the cold night. "Take my sweater Michael." I said. Susan and Emily were satisfied because her little dog Max was safe. They rap him on her jacket.

Finally we all went back walking and hungry. We were very tired and exhausted. When we got there our parents were waiting for us. We told them all what had happened, they believed in us and gave us a huge blanket to cover with. We drink some coffee and eat some marshmallows. “We have to do it again,” I said.

“Off Corss, it was great!” said Susan worried to do it again but anxious.

“Ok, I will do it again, would you Michael?” said Emily.

“All right!” said Michael.

“Why don’t we do it again, tomorrow, in the morning, we go outside and have some fun, searching for new adventures,” I said.

“Bow wow,” barked Max.

“Ja, Ja, Ja,” we all laughed.

[[*My Friends*]]

I have lots of friends, but ten of them are the most important to me. They are: Valeria, Valentina, Isabella, Margui, Ana Caro, Mariana, Lisette, Suad, Victoria and Catalina. Some of us have been together since Pepe Grillo, they are Suad, Catalina, Isabella, Ana caro, Victoria and me. Others have met since third grade, four years ago. This ones are Valeria, or in six grade Mariana. We are all best friends for ever (BF4E).

All of us have things we do great in. Some have the same but they do it differently. Suad and Margui act really funny. Valentina and Valeria play a lot of soccer. Isabella and Lisette love basket. Mariana and Catalina love to party. Dancing is there pasion. Victoria is more in her way she does every thing different to everyone. Ana caro is always worried to see how the fashion is going. We are all different, but all the same in different ways. Each of us love all what we do the best.

Sometimes we have unforgetable and great experiences together. Some examples are the Fashion shows we did when we were in third grade. Second, when Cata lived on her old house. That was awesome! We allways went to the park and had picnics. Third when Mariana an old friend of mine went to Medellin to live. That was terrible we all cried and we were disapointed. In the Convivencia we made our group more united and we helped each other in different ways. The bad girls in first grade was a great but kind of sneaky experience. When we all danced Grease at a carnaval with the boys. It was wonderful almost all the days we went to practice to Mariana´s house. It was awesome! Another great experience was when we were cheerleaders! It was great, we made pyramids, cheers and dances, that was the best of all! All this great moments would not be done without the presence of my friends, I love them!

All of those great moments we have passed together have been unique in our lives. They will allways remain in our hearts and we will never forget them. My friends are the best!

"Friends are like rainbows, they brighten your life after you've been through a storm."

{A Terrible Holiday}

Almost a week ago, I went to my Grandmothers house "Lola". She, lives in Arizona.When I have to go to her house,(1)I have to go by air plane, by car, or by train. These time I had to go by car with my mom and we almost didn't got there. The car was falling apart. We had to spend a night in a hotel. It was disgusting. (2.)The bathroom was below a stair, the room didn't had air conditioner, and the bed was very uncomfortable. Finally we got there. When I enter the house, there were a bunch of animals. (3.)In the house, were twenty cats, two parrots, an aquarium, and one snake. Can you imagine all the cats trying to eat the fishes? That was a disaster! I allways have to clean up the poop of each of them.

(4.) While I was waiting for dinner, I was reading a book, combing my hair, and looking at the fishes.

(5.) Lola is a homemade. She, cleans the house, she bakes, she sows and takes care of her animals. I couldn´t do anything.Either couldn´t watch T.V., the only thing I did was to read or help her with the house.What I liked about going to Lolas house is that her neighbor is a friend of my.I go and pass some time with her. We talked about cute guys and played cards and see T.V.

(6.)The next morning, I had to wake up at 5:00 A.M, Lola and I were going to do some exercise. When we got back I was exausted.(7.)I went up stairs to take a bath, the water was freezing!

(8.)Yes, I finally get out of the house my mom was waiting outside for me. All the animals were trying to pull me and not letting me jump into to the car. At least I got home on time to finish my homework.


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Last day with Ms. Cota...

Ms. Cota was leaving to Arizona. We were very sad we didn’t wanted her to go and leave us alone. The girls decided to do good bye meal . We went to crepes, obviously we were all going to cry but it didn’t matter. We ate and passed a great time. Ms Cota had to leave the next day in the morning. We didn’t had option to try to convinced her about staying, it was already decided. When she was going, in the middle of crepes we started crying. Ms cotta was also sad, she didn’t cry but her eyes were full of tears. Finally she went. She was going to get her hair done in “Diego Moya” with Mss Alba because they were having a party tonight. We were all desilutionated. We went to Mc Donald ´s to eat some ice cream and pass the sadness. We all decided that we could spend more time with her and that we can give her another present. We buy her a picture of Cartagena that the street venders sell. Later we went to “Diego Moya and surprised her with that. She almost felt from the chair when she saw us. She was really happy.

Finally we all finish separated she went to Arizona and we stayed here. We told her to send us mails and e we send her back to see how our live are going. We still keep on doing that. Several days I talked to her and she told me that. “Hi girls! How are you? I hope school is going well for you! I'm sure it is because you are all so smart! Things here in Arizona have been really good. I'm teaching 3rd grade but I am realizing more and more that I need to be with the older grades like 6th or 7th grade...so maybe next year I will change. But for now its good. My University classes are keeping me busy but I am learning so much and new teaching ideas that I wish I could show you! We are having Fall break right now for 2 weeks and we go back October 16th so I am enjoying the days off relaxing and sleeping. I went to Washington DC last week to visit my friend Jennifer who I have been friends with for 16 years. It was so much fun and we saw the monuments and White House. Anyway keep in touch when you can. I think in you often and I do miss you all.

*$Bad Girls$*

When I have a problem I try to put on the other persons shoe to see how he feels about it. Sometimes when I try to solve a problem I have some bad habits. I don’t really care about it and I let it pass and I don’t solve I till that person says to me “I´m sorry”. When I’m under pressure some strategies that I have is that I count to ten and I relax to see what have happened. When I have time to reflex I´m calmly and I get to think better.

In first grade Suad, Mariana Beetar, Margui and me were the "bad girls". The four of us tried to be the worst girls of the school. We did bad things such as; put paper in the toilet until it doesn’t flush, hide my other friends back pack, and we also through paper air planes when the teacher wasn't looking. We were so bad that our friends were scared of us.

One day we wanted to take someone’s wallet. We haven't done anything, that day we were like angels. Until Margui say that we can take the wallet of a second grader girl. All of us say yes immediately!

We were trying to do a plan to distract her put she saw us, we ran to her and take it from her hands we started tising her. Finally she went to Ms. Miriam’s office and she say that we have hit her and we tell her bad words. (All of that wasn't true, she was only inventing so they would punish us). We felt really bad we didn't know what to do. We hide in the bathroom until they found us. We were all scared because we have never been to Ms. Miriam’s office and we said that she was an old lady working in school. She told us that tomorrow we had a meeting and we were going to talk about the problem.

I was so scared because I was going to be punish and in my house I was like an angel. I didn't wanted to come the next day to school because then they would tell me that I can’t do that things anymore and I thought maybe one snake will bite me. Mariana was the one of the idea so she was feeling horrible because she thought they will only blame her. Suad wasn't so scared but she thought a shark would be in front of her. Margui said that nothing bad will happened but in the inside she was so frightened like all of us. We all started blaming each other, and crying, and saying that wasn't her fault that was the fault of another. We passed all the day like that but we didn't know how the other day would be.

When the three of them went to the principals office they were shaking, they were scared, and trying to get rid of the conversation. They started talking and discussing about what have happened. That day I didn’t went so they put all the fault on me. They say that I was the one of the idea and that I have planed all. They solve the problem and they say it was only my fault and that I had to be in detention from 2:30-3:30.

When I came back to school the other day Mariana told me that I had to stay today because it was my fault. Margui told me that because of my fault she had got punish. Suad didn't even tell me a word she was to furious. The rest of the day I felt really guilty but I felt that I haven't done anything wrong by myself. I knew that I had to stay, so I went to my punishment and talked with Ms Miriam. I told her all the truth from beginning to end. She punish the four of us but we learn a lesson . "Never ever be a bad girl".

¡*Juli's B-day*! or "Broken Arm"?

At my cousins birth day, Juliana in the Naval Club eating pizza, something really bad happened to me.

We were skating at the Naval Club at 7:00 P.M.Chasing each other and playing around, we were having a great time. We played hide and seek. In one of the games I felt like a dozen times. My bout hurt a lot.Angelo was in the bicicle and Susi and me were holding from the back. Susi and I were in skates so was really cool because we dind´t have to ride by ourselfes but in here we only hang from Angelo's back.

All of us went like in a sort of trip. We went to see the construction of the new pool. We had to clim a sort of mountain,when we were coming back there was a hole with sand and rocks, I jumped and I felt over my hand. I went running to where my family was eating and they put me ice.

I was so scared that I didn't wanted to go to the hospital. I went back to my house and my mom gave me a medicine.

The next day in the morning my arm really hurt. I told my mom to take me to the hospital because I almost didn't feel my arm. We went to the hospitalñ and thay took me a radiography. Off corss I had my arm broke. They had to put a thing so I could't move the arm.

Blogger have been very different to what I expected. I thought we were going to post what ever we wanted to and would be like are own page. We could download games , post all the photos I would want and write about whatever happens in the world. It's really different. We have to do lot's of work such as; Post blogs for the weekend about what Mr. Hide says us. Do more than tree comments and a free post.I think is cool but kind of exhausting.

Doing a post is really easy. You only have to go to the link "create" and start writting. If you want to put some pictures just go to Google search for the one you want and then press on a little button with a picture and there you have a beautiful photo. The one I found hardest is when you have to do a link so you can go directly into the page youre saying. At the beggining was kind of difficult but then I started using it a lot so it became much more easier.

These experience have been wonderful. You get to know people on internet, know about they think and about what they write. The part I don't like about Blogger is that you have sort of rules, that are, no changing the font of the letter and little things like that.

I think Blogger is a really intersting thing to do. You get to know more people.Have your own page to post, some of your photos and write about what you want. I think is really cool.

~*Martin's Isalnd*~

Last week I went to Martin's island, it was great! We rode donut, ski, swim with the dolphins and with the sharks.

When we were riding donut Martin was the one who was driving the boat, so he went really fast! I was in the donut with Naty Mallarino. We were flying! Martin always got the waves and he was going really fast, we were on the air and in one of those I was only grabbing with one hand and my pants started to fall and I had to go down because then I will be naked!

Then my brother Juan Miguel was riding ski. It was very funny because he started opening his legs and then he closing them. We all rode ski except my little sister and me because we didn't know how to.

In the morning we went to swim with the dolphins. It was awesome! There were three, Estefani, Susan and Tursi. Tursi was the boy and the other were girls. We rode on the dolfins and was great. But then everyting started to change. Tursi was chasing me trying to bite me. He was furious because one of the girls was going to have a baby. Also he started chasing Martin and then he pushed my brother.

At noon we went to swim with the sharks, it was relly spooky. Daniel also was there, we saw the shark eat a huge piece of a fish head. Everyone was shaking.

The other day we were doing a sort of balancing or malabarism. There was a net that separate dolphins from the sharks with a piece of wood. We were passing from side to side without falling
because if you felt to one side there were the sharks that wouldn't do you nothing, but to the other was tursi and the other two dolfins. It was kind of difficult to do it, but was really fun.

We came on Monday in the morning for school, we were late but they didn't punish us.

<...No Retell of 3 Skeleton Key...>

When the fireboat came to help them. It reminds me of a program I saw the other day in Discovery Channel that is called “I survived”. It talks about people that have survived really horrible experiences. Four guys were in the middle of the ocean in the middle of a storm and then one of the guys went for help. He goes to the shore and finds people with a boat and asks them if they can help and off corss they do it and they get saved.
Is kind of the same because both of them were in danger and were in the ocean. I think is kind of similar. Have you ever had such an experience? Hopefully not.

Another part that I love about the story is when all the rats get into the island and start going up the lighthouse. When I think in that moment it reminds me of the "Pied Piper of Hamelin" because of all the rats. I love that story because I think rats are cute. Aren't they?

I think the story was great!! It has a little of suspense, and is kind of real but is fake. The only thing that I didn't like was the part at the end that one of them die and the other goes to France, but the other stayed working there.

Cheetah girls 2!!!

Haven't you seen the new movie "Cheeta Girls 2"? You better see it now before the pop comes and drives you crazy!! http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7301

This time the girls go over to Barcelona, Spain in an exotic city.

The new adventure includes entering the Barcelona Music Festival,
encountering a Marisol, a Spanish teen pop diva, falling in love, and maybe even
breaking up The Cheetah Girls!

I think that is a great movie you better see it right now!!!

..Friends Blogs..

My friend Isa loves to paint, her blog is really colorfull. She is really artistic. In Art she starts creating and she does beautiful things.
http://isa27.blogspot.com/

A really fun blog is the one of Suad's. She makes everyone laugh with her silliness. Suad likes to be the center of the party.

Cata, the craziest person of the world. She is really funny. Cata is a great person she loves everyone and everyone loves her.

%Technology Is Education%

Technology helps me bacause is much more easier for me. Because we can have a better ortogaphy in the computer and I get a greater grade. I can research on internet for information and I don't have to go to a libary and search for a book and start reading.

If we wouldnt have light we would have to do homework with a candle. Having a T.V is an advantage because you can see educative programs such as Discovery Channel or other things. We dont have to write on paper, we can easily do it on a computer and is much more easier because you don't get tired of typing.

Technology makes us lazy because we get use to have things much more easier. After, we didn't have a portatil radio with your songs. Now we have a new invention that is called i-pod and you can carry it were ever you want.

Because of satellites we can have a map of the space and all the world. We can research google earth and see whatever part of the world and see cities and important parts. We can have a better view of the space and new things that have happen in the space such as Pluton is not a planet anymore.