Week #6

Learning Log for Week of October 5th - October 9th 

My favorite thing this week was starting my sewing class.

I am really excited to start working on my baby cat and 

making more new and exciting projects! 

Homeroom:

This week for Homeroom my brother and I went onto Brain Pop and learned about fractions.  We played a game about fractions called Pearl Driver, it's a game where you have to dive down to find the pearls. You dive down the measurements it tells you to to find a pearl. We both really liked it!  I go to use the fractions when I made a sauce to go with our pot stickers we had for dinner one night, so learning fractions really helped me!

Math:

This week in Math I did my Unit #16 which was dividing with a reminder. I also did Unit #17 which was multiplying up and down.  I liked doing the multiplying up and down because it was fun to learn a new technique.

English/Language Arts:

I got to write a letter to C.S. Lewis for my through the wardrobe class.  I also read chapters 1-8 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I also started working on my presentation about mythological creature I am presenting next week.  I choose to do mermaids. Here is my letter to C.S. Lewis:

October 7, 2015

Dear Mr. C.S. Lewis:

I am writing to you to thank you for writing the Narnia series. I really enjoy reading them and am excited to finish the entire series. They are full of all kinds of magic, mystery, and adventure that makes me want to keep reading. I love the characters, the setting, and plot.

One of my favorite parts of the books are the characters. I love how Lucy is funny and especially adventurous, like when she discovers that the wardrobe leads to Narnia.  I also love the fawns because they are very kind. I also like how the White Witch is described because it makes her sound very wicked and scary.

I love the setting in the series.  I enjoy the adventure of being in London and then going to the country and then discovering Narnia.  I like how Aslan created Narnia by singing and how he protects Narnia. I like the way Narnia sounds and seems so magical.

The plot in the Narnia series is very exciting.  I loved how the main lesson is kindness to all. When Lucy first meet the fawn, that was a kidnapper for the white witch, but decides to becomes friends with her and protected her from the white witch. 

Thank you again Mr. Lewis for the Narnia series! 

Sincerely, 

Emma Kathleen Foutz

Science:

My favorite thing I did this week was to watch one of my favorite science programs, Nova, on PBS.  This week they did a show on finding the last city of Stone, called Petra.  Petra was a lost city until in 1812 when Johann Burckhard discovered it. The most famous building was behind a narrow cave, it was carved into a giant rock with chisels. I learned about how they had an underground water system that was getting water to Petra from a water system 5 miles away.

Tech:

This week in my digital photography class I took pictures when my family and I went on a hike up the canyons. I took pictures of the leaves and stone rocks.  It was later in the evening, so I had to use my flash sometimes and I used my zoom which was really nice.  I also started a sewing class this week, I am so excited about it!  I learned how to operate the sewing machine and that you change the different presser foots and how to change the bottom bobbin and how you thread the top thread through the needle.  How to stitch zig zag lines and straight lines.  My first project is making a baby cat. 

Fine Arts:

On Tuesday night I have Miss Marcia as my teacher.  We first work on our stretches and then we do our leaps and bar work.  In years past we work on a Halloween dance, so I am hoping we will start working on one soon.

Fine Arts:

This week for choir I signed up to try out for 2 solos. One of them is "Silver Bells" and the other one is "Christmas in the Air." Next week I will try out for them and I hope I get a part!