Posted onFebruary 4, 2010
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2/4/2010
Dear Frank Martin,
My name is Josh and I am a big KSU wildcat’s fan. I live in Kansas and I enjoy playing outside, and playing basketball. I also enjoy watching the Wildcats Basketball team on TV.
I am mainly writing this letter to ask you a few questions, about the basketball team. These are my questions:
1. What type of drills do you do in practice to get ready for a game?
2. How did you feel about the basketball team and how they played against KU?
3. Do you think that Jacob Pollon is a good team leader, and can lead the team pretty far in the Big Twelve Tournament?
4. Do you think that you will be able to beat KU in Lawrence?
5. Do you think K-State would be able to take second place in the Big Twelve?
6. Do you think Jacob Pollon will be a top prospect in the NBA?
7. Who is one of your best players who you can count on to come off the bench in clutch situations and still play well?
Thank you again for taking your time to read my questions. If you do have the time to answer my questions could you also please send your autograph? If you would like to email the answers then send them to ferrellj@usd231.comor if you would like to mail send them to 16200 Kill Creek Road Gardner, Kansas 66030. Thank you again!
Sincerely,
Josh
Josh Conference Presentation
Posted onJanuary 29, 2010
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Broken Wall
Posted onJanuary 22, 2010
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It was a very good day! My family was going over to my cousin’s house for his birthday party. There was going to be cake, ice cream and lots of different pop! I was also excited because my cousin and I have dunk contests on his mini-basketball goal in his basement. This was going to be a fun time!
When we got to my aunts house, all of our other cousins were already there, and they were all running around while drinking pop and eating chips. I put our present by all the other presents and went downstairs in the basement. When I got down there I found my cousin and brother already starting to play a video game on there X-box. I watched them play for a while, and then my cousin said “do you guys want to have a dunk contest”?
My cousin would dunk first, then me, and then my brother. We went through once and we decided to play just one more round. We decided on one more round because every time we would dunk the ball we would fall backwards and hit the wall, and we didn’t want to put a hole in it. But as you can imagine, the next dunk my cousin did he fell right into the wall, putting a big three foot tall hole in it! For a while we just stood there looking at it, my cousin still on the floor. We were all to shocked to move. I finally went up and tried to see if I could put the wall back together somehow, but since the hole was so big, there was no way we could fix it without a hammer and nails!
We decided that I would go upstairs and cause a distraction while my cousin grabbed a few nails and a hammer from a drawer in there kitchen. My brother would stay in the basement to make sure nobody saw the wall. My cousin and I crept up the stairs, trying to act casual. When we got up the steps I went up to the drawer and blocked the parents view. Then I started to talk to all of the parents trying to act like nothing was wrong. I looked back and my cousin had the nails and the hammer. I started to walk back down into the basement, blocking the parents view from my cousin. I thought that we were in the clear when my cousin dropped the hammer, and as you would guess the parents heard and came to see what it was. We told them it was nothing and that we just had to borrow the hammer, but they all decided to look for themselves.
To make a long story short, all of the parents went in the basement and saw the wall. They couldn’t fix the wall so the stuffed some blankets inside of the wall to cover it up. Me, my cousin, and my brother didn’t get in too much trouble because they knew it was an accident. And to this day there is still a big hole in my cousin’s wall!
Playing School Sports
Posted onJanuary 15, 2010
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I think that 6th graders should be able to play sports for there schools! Only 7th and 8th graders can play, but it would be cool to have 6th graders play too. Keep reading and you will be able to read about all the reasons why I think 6th graders should be able to play school sports!
My first reason why I think sixth graders should be able to play school sports is, most 6th graders are really good at different sports, and they could probably be able to compete with a 7th grade JV team. Or sixth graders should be able to at least practice with teams and then if the coach thinks there good enough, they can move up and play with the team.
My second reason I think sixth graders should be able to play school sports is, that some 6th graders are big enough to play school sports. Most 6th graders are not as big as 7th graders but most sixth graders can still play good sports.
The third reason I think sixth graders should be able to play school sports is, that if 6th graders start playing school sports when they are in sixth grade, they will be much better when they get to 7th and 8th grade, or even when they get to high school or college!
The fourth reason I think 6th graders should be able to play school sports is: 6th graders will be able to enjoy sports more if they are playing for there school. And it will let 6th graders get involved with other things besides book clubs, and other school activities.
Those are all the reasons I think that 6th graders should be able to play school sports. Hopefully someday 6th graders will be able to play school sports!
The End
Brians Winter
Posted onDecember 17, 2009
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Lesson 14 – Brian’s Winter
Think Critically
1. Why was Brian nervous about the coming of winter?
Because it would be really cold and he didn’t have the right equipment.
2. If Betty hadn’t come to Brian’s rescue during the bear’s visit, what might have happened?
If Betty had not have come then the bear could have broken most of Brians bones, or the bear could have killed him.
3. Based on what you know about the outdoors, do the events in this story seem believable? Explain. Yes because he had to hunt and make shelter.
4. What theme does the relationship between Brian and Betty suggest?
You can be freinds with anyone. Because Betty was a skunk and Brian was a human.
5. Write a paragraph that describes what Brian’s actions in the wilderness reveal about his character. Use details from the story to support your answer.
Being in the wilderness showed that Brian was smart enough to make things to help him suvive the winter. It also showed that Brian was not afraid to try new things to help him survive!
Greek Mythology- Greeks Main Belief
Posted onDecember 10, 2009
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Have you ever heard of Greek mythology? Well if not keep reading and you can find out about some of the more powerful gods, titans, and some of the different creatures. So please keep reading so you can learn all about the Greeks main beliefs!
Some of the more popular people in the Greek myths were all of the gods and goddesses. The three main gods were Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon. One of the most powerful gods was Zeus. Zeus was considered the father of all titans. When Zeus was born his father Cronus wanted to eat him and his brothers. The reason Cronus wanted to eat him because he knew he would be more powerful. His brothers were Hades, Hestia, Hera, Poseidon, and Demeter. Zeus also had many sons and daughters.
Hades deceived Zeus even though he was his brother. Hades is also the keeper of the underworld, where it is believed that all the people who died went there. To get in to the underworld you had to pay the guards at the front a gold coin. So when people died they were buried with a single gold coin under there tongue. The underworld was guarded by a three headed dog named Cerberus. Later in time Heracles captured this three headed dog from the underworld. Hades is known to have been stuck with the god of the underworld because no one else wanted it.
Poseidon was also a famous god. He was the ruler of the sea. He was also a brother of Zeus. He had a dragon that protected him. He caused many earthquakes. Another god is the Greek god Ares. He was the god of war. His symbol is a vulture and a dog. But Ares was usually with other gods when he fought in battle. Ares is also known to be very evil! I don’t think we have talked about any goddesses.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love. Many Greek gods loved her. Like Zeus and Poseidon got in a fight about her but there wives said no. She was evil and born from the foam of a sea. The last god that we are going to talk about is Hermes! Hermes was a messenger for some of his life. He was also a person who escorted people down to the underworld. Later in his life he built a little workshop on Mount Olympus. While he was in this workshop he invented the alphabet, astronomy, and scales. That is all of the gods and goddess that we are going to talk about.
Next were going to talk about the Titans. The most powerful was Cronus. Gave birth to Zeus. He wanted to eat him. But Rhea saved Zeus and took him to Krete. Cronus also caused a 10 year war. He is the father of all Titans and gave birth to every god. He ruled all of the Cosmos. He controlled most all of the Cyclopes. Next was a very strong Titan. Most of you probably already know a little bit about this Titan because he has been in a movie! Heracles was a big strong Titan. During his life he fought and killed many strong and powerful creatures. During the twelve labors he had to perform after he killed his two kids he also fought many beasts. One of these was when he went down to Hades (underworld) to capture the three headed dog Cerberus. When he got to the gates he was not dead and he did not pay any fine to get to the front gates, and somehow he still got threw and killed and brought back Cerberus.
A really cool one was Uranus. He was the Sky Titan. People say that the sky was made of brass. His wife was Gaia and they had 18 kids. One day his blood drenched the city and flooded it. Our last Titan is Hesiod. Hesiod was an oral poet. He was one of the twelve titans that there was in Greek mythology. He was a awesome writer in Greece. When he was young he also worked as a Sheppard in the mountains. During his life he lived in a small town called Ascra. Mostly during his life he was a writer.
I hoped you enjoy the Titans but now were going to do creatures. You have probably heard of a Kraken. They are very powerful sea creatures. Poseidon controlled most of them. Next we’ll do a centaur. You will know what a centaur looks like if you have seen any of the Narnia movies. They are half horse, and half man. They have the head, torso, and arms of a man, but the rest of there body is horse. In Greek history the centaurs had war with the Lapiths. The war was lost and the centaurs had to leave the area. The centaurs were known to be very wild.
A really interesting creature was a Minotaur. They have a head of a bull and the body of a man. It was born by Queen Pasiphae to stay in Krete. But then there came many more. Probably the worst and most terrifying was Cerberus. Cerberus was a three headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld. It was said that Cerberus has three heads, a dragon’s tail, and has snakes growing on his back. His parents were Echidna, a serpent, and Typhon, who was a fire breathing giant! A really cool creature was the Dragon. There is very many of them but the one were going to do is the Ethiopian Dragon. The Ethiopian Dragon was always sent by Posiedon. One day Poseidon sent it to go kill Queen Cassiopeia. But Peruses on his way back from killing Medusa. He saw that Poseidon was going to kill her. He stopped him and the Dragon too.
Are last creature is the famous Cyclopes. The Cyclopes was basically a man as big as a human with one eye right in the middle of there forehead. They mostly were good for causing destruction. In Greek mythology there were three main Cyclopes: Bronte’s, Argues, and Steropes. These monsters were very skilled blacksmiths! The even created Zeus’s thunderbolts! That is what some of the creatures in Greek mythology were like!
I hoped you enjoyed our Greek Mythology info. To all you authors out there maybe you’ll make this into a book. I know we are true Greek Mythology Gods when it comes to telling about this stuff. That’s all for today. Bye.
Reader’s Theater- The Case of The Filched Feast Funds
Posted onNovember 13, 2009
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The cool Park in St. Louis
Posted onNovember 6, 2009
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A few years ago in St. Louis my family went to a really cool park that was indoor and outdoor. The huge park was the most amazing thing! My whole family was going there because it was known around the city for being an awesome place to play at! My whole family and my grandma went out there on a sunny afternoon while we were on vacation. When we pulled up I could not believe how massive it was! It went inside a huge 3 story building, and it continued to go outside of the building to! I knew that it was going to be an awesome day!
The outside was made of parts such as old pieces of metal and iron. And the inside was even better! There were caves and fake trees and lots of other stuff that you could run around in! The caves all had small holes in the sides of them, and each one led you to a different room! There was even a random tunnel in the side of the wall, and it took me into a vent in the top of the building! You could just run around and climb into things! In this place I never got bored, there was always something else to explore! One of the best parts though was the outside part! You could climb a whole bunch a different stairways to get to a big plane at the very top of the building, and once you got there you could climb around the old plane! And on the outside of the outside part there was a huge castle looking wall that you could climb on!
My family spent the rest of the day at the park because everybody was having an awesome time! So if you like to explore, run around, and have fun you should go to the big park in St. Louis!
Posted onOctober 28, 2009
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Click here to see my character profile! For my profile I researched the character in the book Jackie and Me!!!!!
What Dogs think about Humans
Posted onOctober 28, 2009
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What Dogs Think About Humans
Shiloh (My Dog) – yaaawnn! What time is it? (Gets up to go into kitchen) Only 12:00! That means I only got 20 hours of sleep! Those humans, always making so much noise when the get up to have breakfast! (Walks back to lie on her pillow).
Mom- Shiloh! Come down here so you can go outside!
Shiloh-(Gets up to go downstairs) At least they let me outside so I can run around and talk to the dog next door! (Walks outside to meet dog)
Dog next Door – (dog yawns) I can’t believe what my owners did today! They forgot to feed me!
Shiloh- My humans haven’t fed me either, there probably going to feed me when I go inside, but its probably not going to be hamburgers. It’s never hamburgers!
Dog next door-My owners never feed me hamburgers either. They always have steak, hamburgers, chicken, fish, and turkey! But I never ever get any, not even a tiny bite!
Dad-Shiloh time to come in!
Shiloh- (turns to dog next door) Well see you later!
Dog next door – Bye
Shiloh- Well I wonder what they gave me for food, (Walks to the door to go in).
Dad- (dumps dog food into bowl) There you go, some nice tasty dog food for you!
Shiloh-No hamburgers again! I can’t believe it! I think I’ll just skip breakfast this morning. (Turns to go lie on pillow) I think I’m just going to go back to sleep so this day isn’t a total loss.
Brother- Shiloh! I have your bone, come and get it!
Shiloh- I’m not going to chase that bone! That means I would have to get up off my pillow to go and chase it!
Brother- Come on Shiloh, come get your bone!
Shiloh- I don’t even want my bone right now!
Brother- Come on Shiloh why don’t you come get your bone, you love chewing on your bone! There must be something wrong with you, I think I’ll go have dad take you to the vet!
Shiloh-(Dives off pillow and sprints to get her bone) Alright give me the bone! I am not going to the vet!
Sister- Shiloh! Come here so I can pet you!
Shiloh- (Drops bone to get bone) Well I guess since they pet me a lot, humans can be pretty nice, even if the don’t give me hamburgers for breakfast!
Mom- Come on everybody! Were going to be late for the party (runs out to the car with stuff for a party)!
Shiloh- Finally they leave! Now I can just lie down on my pillow the rest of the day and sleep. Those humans don’t like sharing all that meat they have, but at least they let me sleep a lot!
