This week in class we watched a video about why sleep is a good for you. Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. The way you feel while you're awake depends in part on what happens while you're sleeping. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health. In children and teens, sleep also helps support growth and development. The damage from sleep deficiency can occur in an instant (such as a car crash), or it can harm you over time. For example, ongoing sleep deficiency can raise your risk for some chronic health problems. It also can affect how well you think, react, work, learn, and get along with others. Sleep helps your brain work properly. While you're sleeping, your brain is preparing for the next day. It's forming new pathways to help you learn and remember information. Studies show that a good night's sleep improves learning. Whether you're learning math, how to play the piano, how to perfect your golf swing, or how to drive a car, sleep helps enhance your learning and problem-solving skills. Sleep also helps you pay attention, make decisions, and be creative. Studies also show that sleep deficiency alters activity in some parts of the brain. If you're sleep deficient, you may have trouble making decisions, solving problems, controlling your emotions and behavior, and coping with change. Sleep deficiency also has been linked to depression, suicide, and risk-taking behavior. Children and teens who are sleep deficient may have problems getting along with others. They may feel angry and impulsive, have mood swings, feel sad or depressed, or lack motivation. They also may have problems paying attention, and they may get lower grades and feel stressed.
This week in class we read the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel. He was born in 1928 in the town of Sighet. Wiesel pursued Jewish religious studies before his family was forced to relocate During World War II, he, and his family and other Jews from the area, were deported to the German concentration and extermination camps, where his parents and little sister perished. Wiesel and his two older sisters survived. In 1958, he published his first book, La Nuit, a memoir of his experiences in the concentration camps. In 1944, Nazi Germany forced Jews who resided in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania to relocate to labor and death camps in Poland. At the age of 15, Wiesel and his entire family were sent to Auschwitz as part of the Holocaust, which took the lives of more than 6 million Jews. Wiesel lived in the camps under deplorable, inhumane conditions, gradually starving, and was ultimately freed from Buchenwald in 1945. After the war, the teenaged Wiesel found asylum in France, where he learned for the first time that his two older sisters had survived the war. Wiesel mastered the French language and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, while supporting himself as a choir master and teacher of Hebrew.Guided by the unique nature of the Holocaust and the moral obligation to remember, the Commission decided to divide and emphasize the museum into areas of memorial, museum, education, research, commemoration and action to prevent recurrence. Wiesel remained chairman of the Committee until 1986. He has aided in the recognition and remembrance of Soviet Jews, the establishment of Israel and has dedicated the latter part of his life to the witness of the second-generation and the vital requirement that memory and action be carried on after the survivors have all left us.
this week in ELA we learned about Simple Progressive and Perfect Tense. Verb forms indicate tense or the time of the action. Simple tense are the present, past, and future. Progressive Tense consists of a form of the auxiliary verb "be" and the present participle of the main verb (counting/ on going action) (ing) Present Progressive: Alyssa is studying Italian. Past Progressive: Alyssa was studying last term. Future Progressive: Alyssa will be studying Japanese next year. Perfect Tense consist of a form of the auxiliary verb "have" and the past participle of the main verb. Present perfect: action (indefinite) that began in past continues into the present. For example I have read the book on Venice (active). We also watched a video about the last survivor of the holocaust. Gerda Weissmann Klein Who was born on May 8, 1924, Bielsko, Poland is a Polish American writer and human rights activist, Poland, a town known for its textile industry, Gerda Weissmann was educated first in public school and then in a Catholic school for girls. She was one of two children born to a middle-class Jewish family her mother, Helene was a homemaker. Gerda married to Kurt Klein in 1946. On September 3, 1939, German troops invaded fifteen-year-old Gerda's home in Bielsko, Poland. Shortly after the invasion began, the family received a telegram from Gerda's uncle saying that the Germans were advancing quickly, and the family should leave Poland immediately. However, Gerda's father had just suffered a heart attack, and doctors advised that he not be moved or subjected to undue stress. After the invasion, Gerda and her family watched in disbelief as people whom they had considered friends began flying the Nazi flag and using the Hitler salute. On October 18, 1939, Arthur complied with the summons and never saw his family again. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
this week in class we learned how 6 simple steps to improve ur writing, Participles, "-ing" verb or "-ed" verb placed at beginning of phrase that begins with "-ing" "-Ed" verb at the beginning of the sentence. Absolutes Its a two word combination (noun ending "-ing" "-ed") verb or such a combination used to latch a phrase. Appositives it's a noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun. Adjectives shifted out of order, instead of stringing three adjectives in row, place one before the noun and two after the noun. Vivid Verbs, Avoid "to be" verbs; instead energize your writing with more vivid choices. Similes and Metaphors it's comparing two dissimilar things for the sake of creating an image in the readers mind. I also had to write a story this week involving similes and metaphors. One day my friends and I were at a Beyonce concert. We were so excited. We were as excited as if it were Christmas morning. She came on and all the lights were on her. It was like an angel in front of our eyes. We also had front row seats. My favorite song she performed was formation and 7/11. I turned next to me and I see the Dolan Twins. I scream, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?" Ethan said, "just blink and everything will be perfect." So I trusted them and I blinked. I was at the beach. The sand was as soft as a teddy bear and the water was as cold as an ice cube. So then I asked lots of questions about like where are my friends, how did I get here. Grayson comforted me saying don't worry everything will be alright. Then I woke up and I was sad because it was all over.
Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration that happens annually on 17 March to mark the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. It has become a popular holiday in the United States. People wear green and eat corned beef and cabbage. It is believed St. Patrick, a Roman-Britain-born Christian missionary, was born in the late fourth century and is credited with bringing Christianity to the Irish people. Saint Patrick described himself as a “most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God.” It is also believed St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. However, post-glacial Ireland never actually had snakes. Many believe that the term “snakes” referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place. Most people, whether they are Irish or not, wear green on this day. One of the Irish traditions is to pinch anyone who is not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day. The first St. Patrick's Day parade didn't take place in Ireland, but actually in New York City on March 17, 1762. Now, over 100 US cities have St. Patrick's Day parades. New York should be called the Big Shamrock instead of the Big Apple because their parade usually puts the rest of them to shame. Green is associated with St. Patrick's Day because it is the color of spring, Ireland and the shamrock. Leprechauns are also associated with St. Patrick's Day, although the only reason they are is because they're Irish. Leprechauns are usually mean little creatures, with the exception of the Lucky Charms guy.
this week in class we had to write two narratives one was the historical narrative and the 50 year essay. Hi! My name is Leah Miles and I'm three years old. I am Shirley Temple's best friend, I live right next door to her. We play all the time and she just told me some exciting news, she's going to be in a movie! I'm so excited for her but I just hope this doesn't change anything between us. Every night before bedtime I always hear Shirley and her mom, Mrs. Temple, practicing her lines every night. I sometimes felt bad for Shirley because her mom would be very overprotective of her. She wouldn't let her go to public school, she didn't have many friends, or she didn't get to do many kid friendly things.
For instance one time I went over to her house and asked, "Good morning Mrs. Temple can Shirley come out and play today?" "No! She can't come out to play because she has to practice her lines!" Mrs. Temple exclaimed. "Oh ok. Maybe another day then." I would respond disenchanted. That was a sample of the historical fiction. and here is my 50 year essay, I now live in Calabasas in my dream house. My dream house has 4 floors. The first floor is the laundry area/garage and storage for the grandkids toys. The second floor is my soon to be grandkids play area with a little staircase to the kitchen and living room. The third floor is The grandkid's rooms and a guest bedroom. The fourth floor is the master bedroom, and we have a beautiful Balcony with a hot tube leading to the outside area. My backyard has its own little turf backyard with a play set, a trampoline, cotton candy machine. We also have a pool with a water fall and a bridge that leads to the play park, with lounge chairs and a mini bar in the pool that serves lemonade of course! The car that I drive right now is 2067 RangRover the 2066 Maserati Ghibli Saloon and my husband would be driving a Bentley that are painted matte black. My favorite places that I loving traveling to is the Bahamas, Australia, Hawaii, and Bora Bora. Writing this encourages me to keep doing well in school so I can pursue all of my wishes listed here They were both really fun to write. This week in class we learned about irregular verbs in their base, past and past participle form. Some of the words I chose were say, make, go, take, come, see, know, get, give, find, think, tell, become, show, leave, feel, put, bring, begin, keep. We also had to write a 50 year essay about how we are going to live in 50 years old. The year is 2066. Hi! My name is Silvia Osorio have 2 loving kids, at the ages of 23 and 18, and a husband who is my partner in crime. I work as Pediatrician in UCLA hospital as a part time. I only go to work on Mondays and Thursday's from 9am to 8pm. I went to collage at NYU and earned a masters in medicine. I have hopefully stopped working full time by the age of 38 or 40. In my free time I love to hike, run, exercise, do yoga, and travel with my family. I also love baking and for every family gathering I'm always making desserts such as, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, lemon squares, and much more. Every Sunday my family gets together and we go out to breakfast so I can ask my kids about how their school is going. I now live in Calabasas in my dream house. My dream house has 4 floors. We also talked about an unreliable narrator
This Wednesday was the beginning of lent it was called Ash Wednesday. Lent is about the 40 days Jesus was in the desert. In lent we usually don't eat meat on Fridays and we have to give up something we we really like as a sacrifice. The main thing about lent is baptism. We prepare for Baptism and for renewing our baptismal commitment. Our challenge today is to renew our understanding of this important season of the Church year. Some thing that I'm giving up for lent is candy it didn't really work because on the first day I got candy and I ate it. We went to mass this Wednesday with our glow buddies. and we had to write a letter in class and here it is.Dearest Helen, I miss you and the children terribly. I hope that things are getting easier, I know it’s hard but there are many people who love you and will help our family get through this terrible time. I am very grateful that Atticus decided to pursue my case; it is humbling to know such a fine man. He sees me for who I am and not only my skin colour. How are the children? I find myself missing the simple things the most, your home cooked food, the children’s laughter, and watching them grow each day. I find it very hard to picture being stuck in this dingy place for years to come. I know that the church is helping you, as work has been difficult lately. I am truly sorry that this happened. It was revealed today in court that Mayella was beaten by her father. I feel sorry for her. She's a good girl who is just missing her sense of values. She was raised by a rotten man who beats his own baby girl. I don’t blame her, she is lost.
This week was Catholic Schools Week. It is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which this year is January 31 - February 6. The theme for this years National Catholic Schools Week to is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. On Monday was the day we have to honor our parishioners where my class mates and I had to serve break feats to all the people who serve our hunch. Then on Tuesday we had to write letters to people who took care or who watched over our community like police officers and firefighters. Wednesday was student day and we had our staff vs 8th grade volleyball game and we won!! on Thursday, today we had grandparent come. I had to ask them certain questions like these, 1. how's life- good, 2. what did you do when you were younger- grandpa: worked really young 10, working. at a market with brother in Mexico owned a truck. worked at GM, 3. where were you born-both Mexico, 4. how did you meet each other- at a bakery, 5. was it love at first sight- both: yes, 6. who's your biggest inspiration- grandpa: his dad, hard working man, 7. how long have you guys been married- 53 years ,8. very happy and proud with family ,9. favorite food peaches,10. if he. pull go anywhere: holy land.,11. inspiration: dad. Catholic schools week was so much fun and I can't wait till I can do it again in high school.
This week we read a story called The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. An unnamed narrator opens the story by addressing the reader and claiming that he is nervous but not mad. He says that he is going to tell a story in which he will defend his sanity yet confess to having killed an old man. His motivation was neither passion nor desire for money, but rather a fear of the man’s pale blue eye. Every night, he went to the old man’s apartment and secretly observed the man sleeping. In the morning, he would behave as if everything were normal. After a week of this activity, the narrator decides, somewhat randomly, that the time is right actually to kill the old man. When the narrator arrives late on the eighth night, though, the old man wakes up and cries out. The narrator remains still, stalking the old man as he sits awake and frightened. The narrator understands how frightened the old man is, having also experienced the lonely terrors of the night. Soon, the narrator hears a dull pounding that he interprets as the old man’s terrified heartbeat. The police have arrived, having been called by a neighbor who heard the old man shriek. The narrator is careful to be chatty and to appear normal. He leads the officers all over the house without acting suspiciously. The policemen do not suspect a thing. The narrator is comfortable until he starts to hear a low thumping sound. He recognizes the low sound as the heart of the old man, pounding away beneath the floorboards. He panics, believing that the policemen must also hear the sound and know his guilt. In the end he ends up confessing to the police officers and saying that he did.
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