Rain Forest By Malik C

Biomes by Kevin S.

word of the week

     In order to reach my potential is to read my test stories and not just answer the questions so I can just get it over with and I will have to read every paragraph so I can overcome my potential to. Plus practice reading so I won't forget to quick.

word of the week

     To be a sufficient student I would have to get enough of being silly and playing during class and sometimes during classroom activities. And this is what I would have to do to become a sufficient student

Potential of a good student

        A student has potential.  By getting selected to a good high school or capacity for growth devolopment as a genius on televison or coming into existence like a student can learn an a different way. And having possibility to become any thing their want to be at a young age because they been thur it all.

Word of the week

  As a sudent I am capable of making my mom happy everyday by staying focused and working hard.  I keep working so I can meet my goals and live up to my potential each and everyday.

Potential

 A student has the potential to strive to reach greater heights. It is not just getting As and Bs,  but everthing you do you want to strive to do your best . When you take the ISAT test there are some questions you may not know but you still try to do your best.

taking sides written by gary soto

     It your boy cool kid kevo  talking about is book called taking sides. it about a mexican named Lincoln Mendoza .he lives in sycamore IL; USA in a rich part of town.Let me start where i was about in going against is old friends in the finals. in the book it was a close game but in the end it was a tie game everybody in the gym room was shocked including Lincoln . LIncoln was upset of what happen he came strainght home he did not talk it anyone when he got home he even did speak to his mom.                      

Taking Sides by Gary Soto

         I read a book called Taking Sides by Gary Soto.   It is about a Mexican named Lincon that had played basket ball and became a star and his friends played basket ball with him so he can remain a star after school him and his friends played basket ball. And his nighborhood had a gang on their block where their lived and his nighborhood had start to have volence and his friends wanted to stay in touch with Lincoln because he was going to move to another nighborhood. And Lincoln friend named Tony talked about his ex-girl friend Vicky. And Lincoln new friend named Mendoza works on how to become a star that is Lincoln teammate. Lincoln thinks he is Magic Johnson in comlumbus Junor high School thats when Lincoln started to talk trash because he is a star player. And his teamates tryed to be like him. And Lincoln likes his old team but he just shooting hoops for another team he don't like to see his old team lose basket ball games without him.

Born Too Short

  Today i'm reading a book call Born Too Short.  Right now I'm on chapter three.  It is really great to read because it relates to me.  I'm in eighth grade and I'm short and have tall friends. My goal for this month is to finish this book

taking side

       I read a little more on the taking sides chapter book and read that the reason why lincolns old friends were mad at him becuase his new basketball team was going against his old schools basketball team and I read that lincoln was starting to miss his old friends and old neighborhood to im going more to see want happens next

Taking sides Written by gary soto

    My class is reading a  8th grade book about a Mexican name Lincoln . A star basket player in his hood with Mexican and American friends. But one day he moves to a new neighbor hood because  the in increase
of gang violence with out saying good bye to his friends they think he betrayed them . Fast forward 2 days later he get to his new neighbor hood  and everything changes better schools better people ever thing . he even made friends on the first day.In his new school he joined the basketball team and made it to the finals.But SUDDENLY his old basketball team show up and if his team win he think he will think he betrayed dim he will lose is friend forever                                   

Guest Speakers

Today we were honored to be visited by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.  Here are some of the things we learned.

• Toni Preckwinkle wanted to be in politics since she was 16 years old.
• She is working on lowering taxes.
• She was a high school teacher
• She is part of the legislative branch of government.
• The county is responsible for public health and safety.  She said 35% of our money goes to public health and 39% goes to public safety.
• She has been married for 42 years and has two children, a son and a daughter.

After the asseembly we went to Room 310 and listened to Navee talk about nutrition.  We learned:
The skin on fruit has most of the fiber.
 Chocolate milk has more sugar than a sinle candy bar.
Too much fat in your blood can stop your blood from running and you can have a heart attack.
Calcium helps you grow tall and boys continue to grow until they are 21 and girls untill\ they are 16.

What i'm reading in class

  My class 312 is reading Taking Sides by two charpers and the book is great. The author is talking about basketball.  I don't really like basketball but I still play it.  And this book  remind me of when I was in Iowa and I didn't know anybody but my cousin showed me around.  I made a friend named Joseph.  He became my bestfriend and is the one who got me out of my shell.

Reading Response

     So far I've read two chapters in Taking Sides.And I'm kind of enjoying the book from the real way's the author wrote it. When I read through a few pages I read some interesting experiences that the main character Lincoln had in his life. from his old neighborhood thing's changed. and his old friend's kind of changed because they thought Lincoln had forgotten about them because he didn't hardly visit his old neighborhood too much. His new neighborhood was better. There was no heavy smoke in the air each morning. I am enjoying the book.

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