Computer Lab

                     Today in computer lab we got to explore a couple of websites. The websites had a lot of interesting videos based on various topics. Some of these topics include math, grammer and inveniting random stuff. I enjoyed todays lab because I can definately see myself going back and visiting some of these sites. I found it very interesting how the man from Khan Acadamy started in his own hoese and worked his way up to meeting Bill Gates!!! Anyways I found todays labvery helpful and interesting!

Dragonwings

317pgs.

Chinatown

Chinatown

The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan

#17         375pgs.

                     

           The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan is a wonderful book.Young Percy Jackson has never met his real father, and goes to a terrible boarding school. Because of some freak accident on a field trip, Percy is sent to a whole new school. Except, this is no ordinary school, this is Camp Half Blood, school for demigods. That's right, Percy has yet to discover that his dad the a major god, Poseidon. Soon after this incident, Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen. He has no one else to blame except for poor Percy. Read this book to find out how Percy and his friends will fight there way to Mt. Olympus, located on top of the Empire State Building, to confront lord Zeus himself!!!

                                                                     

                                                                        

Milkweed

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                                                                         Jerry Spinelli
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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224 pgs.                                          The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

           You have just moved out from a home that you loved, into a new home that you hate. Your curiosity drives you to wander up to a tall fence that separates you from a whole other cruel place.Next thing you know, you are best friends with a boy in a concentration camp.

              

            The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,by John Boyne, is a very sad book of an unexpected friendship.In the story, a boy named Bruno constantly expresses his naive and curious feelings towards others.Young Bruno was just moved from his comfortable five-story house into a new smaller house do to his dads new job.  One day, Bruno decides to wander off to a tall fence that he can see through his bedroom window. He ends up making a new friend, But, little does Bruno know, that this boy belongs to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Aside from its sad turnout, this is a great book and I recommend that you read it!

NARNIA BLOG

Mitchel   #17                                                                                                                                                        pgs.189(x2)                                                                       NARNIA

                You are in the middle of a mysterious world. You are very upset with your brother and sisters while facing the decision to either be true to yourself, or turn to the evil side. Will you choose to help Aslan protect, or help Jadis destroy the land of Narnia?  What will your selfish and inconsiderate feelings decide?

            The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, is a wonderful story of an adventure. It tells of a boy, named Edmund, who expresses his selfish and inconsiderate feelings for others.  Edmund’s little sister, Lucy, discovers a new and magical world through a wardrobe. Later on, Edmund also discovers it, despite the fact that he claims that his sister is imagining it. While Edmund was in Narnia, he talked to an evil witch who tried to lure him into sacrificing his siblings. Now Edmund has to face the choice to either save his brother and sisters or betray them for the White Witch! I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!