Favorite Olympic Sport

The Olympics have been an exciting event to watch and stay up with on television over the last week. Tell about what your favorite event was, who you like to watch, what amazed you, etc... Give lots of great details in your writing!

Complete this story

Write an ending to the following story starter. Be sure to use 100 words and check your spelling and grammar.

As Sam rounded the corner, he stood in shock when he saw.....

Poetry Cafe

Well, it is all done with and it seems that everyone survived Poetry Cafe on Thursday night. Use this week's blog to reflect upon the night. Talk about what you liked, how you felt as you got ready to read, etc... Feel free to give kudos out to your classmates for their fine performances as well. Highlight the things that really shined about the evening. Once again, remember that this is not the place to post anything that is negative or rude. Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, leave room for the affirmative...... (You get the point, right?)

Pet Peeves

We all have little things that really bug us at times. What is one of your biggest pet peeves and why? Remember, this is not an opportunity to pick on somebody. Please do not name or refer to a specific person. Instead, this should be an example such as: "I really get annoyed when people spit their toothpaste in the sink and then don't wash it down with water" or "When people scratch their nails on the chalkboard at school, it just about drives me bonkers".

Just one thing!

Imagine that a fire was ripping through your house and you could only grab one thing to bring with you. What would it be? Explain why that one thing would be your top pick! (You need to assume that all family members and pets have already exited the house-so you cannot choose a person or pet).

Filters

In chapel on Friday, Mr. Roeske talked about filters and how God filters sin out of our lives, but also how He wants us to use a His filter (a God-filter) when we live our lives. (filtering out the bad things such as movies, music lyrics, innapropriate language, etc...)

Do you think that many things in today's pop culture need a filter? Have we, as Americans, taken God out of everyday things and replaced them with wordly/sinful things. Which areas are hardest for you to filter out? (Perhaps it is hard for you to not listen to a particular band whose lyrics have a lot of swear words).

Childhood of your Grandparents

Now that you have talked to your parents about their childhoods, take your same assignment and apply to your grandparents. If you are unable to talk to your grandparents, find an older neighbor (50 years old or more) and ask them about their childhood. What games did they play? What did they do to stay busy? Do they have any funny stories to share? Report on what you learn in your blog. Read the first entry to learn about my grandma!

An Interview

A few weeks ago, we talked about what life was like before technology. This week, you need to talk to one of your parents and ask them what their childhood was like. What games did they play? How did they spend their time? What was their family dynamics like? What activities were they involved with? What were their favorite subjects in school? Did they have any funny stories from school? Basically just take some time to learn something new about your parents and what they were like many years ago. In your blog, report upon what you learned about your mom or dad.

Christmas Memories

Yahoo! You are all back at school and we can get back to business in the classroom. I can hear you all cheering as you are reading this! ;0)

Now that Christmas has come and gone, share the funniest thing that happened over your Christmas break. If your life has become extremely blase (boring), talk about the most enjoyable thing that happened over break.

Before Technology

Before there was television or video games, how do you think children stay entertained? What did they do with their time and what was their life like? Do you think we are better off today or that children of the past were the lucky ones?

Christmas Traditions

Share a special Christmas tradition that your family does every year. Be sure to give lots of details! (For example, maybe your family goes out into the woods and cuts down a tree with all of your cousins)

Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving is near, take some time to think of the things for which you are thankful. Make a list of at least 25 things that you are thankful to God for. Be sure to separate each item with a comma!

War in Iraq

What is your opinion on the war in Iraq? Do you support our troops there or do you think we should not be involved? Support your ideas!

Veterans

Today we celebrated Veteran's Day by singing songs, hearing quotes from dedicated Americans and taking a moment to pray for our country. Share your thoughts about the freedom that we have as Americans, the sacrifice that was given by our veterans, or any other patriotic topic.

Re-do

Wouldn't it be neat if you could go back in time and do something over? Maybe you made a huge mistake and you want to change it or maybe something bad simply happened and you wished that it hadn't. Pick a day in your life that you could re-do, wipe clean, start over and begin anew. Tell why you would choose that particular day and what would happen if you could re-live it!

Role Models

Role models are people who live their life in a certain way that makes others want to live their lives to accomplish excellent or praiseworthy things. Think of a famous person (dead or alive) who you consider to be a role model and tell why you look up to that person and what makes him/her special.

Talents

God has gifted each of us with unique talents and abilities. What are some of your talents and gifts that He has given to you? How do you use them?

Natural Highs

During Red Ribbon Week, we had the opportunity to listen to a speaker at the PAC who talked about having "natural highs" in life instead of having highs from drugs and alcohol. His example was to share the skit about hobbies where we were to pretend that the students' hobbies were kissing. We all thought it was a pretty funny skit, but in real life our "natural highs" do not usually come from laughing about kissing. What are some of your "natural highs" in life? What really makes you laugh or smile a lot?

Rhyme Time

Use this blog as an opportunity to play around with words and rhyming. Either create your own poem that has some element of rhyme in it or create at least 10 different phrases that rhyme.

There once was a toad who carried an enormous load.
When I was at the tender age of seven, I dreamed of a magical place called Heaven.
(Examples of phrases)


One day, in a vision, I saw goat
Ordinary? No, for it was in a boat.
Dangling over the side was a pole,
Winding itself into a deep hole.
My eyes were shocked to see deep down,
For under the water lived a mad clown.
Swimming amongst the clown were giant crabs,
their skin full of torturous scabs.
Crabs and a goat and a clown, could it be?
Why do such ridiculous things happen to me?
I looked up to see a fish that was leaping,
and I soon realized, I was only sleeping.
(Example of a poem)

Acrostic Poem

Create an acrostic poem using your first and last name. Each letter can correspond with one word or a word plus a few words after it. See below for an example:

Marvelously
Intrigued by the
Sayings of
Sixth grade children

Meanwhile
Intensely busy
Losing sleep while
Looking for
Extraordinary things
Revealed by God!