I'm reading this book by Walter Dean Myers. It's a great book. The main character, Slam is a boy from the hood that is nice in basketball. He gets to go to a better high school than the people on his block because he's really good at ball. But its kind of hard for him to fit in with his coach and some of his team mates and do his school work. This girl he really likes on his mind 24/7. He thinks is best friend sells drugs but not for sure. His grandma is sick and she goes to the hospital. With a lot on his mind, how does he focus?

-DH

Beowulf Limerick

Beowulf Limerick

A warrior named Beowulf slew Grendel,
Who'd terrorized and didn't respect all;
The king of the Danes
Had been in such pains,
He was happy to see it end all.




JCE

Maggots reveal the time of dead!

I was reading this book called Gut Eating Bugs by Danielle Denega and how they help tell time of a dead body and i saw this case of a family that died in a cabin. By reading the story i saw that bugs are helpful not just yucky.

A family was found dead in a cabin they used bugs to see how long they were dead
the stepfather said they were dead for two weeks but the forensic scientist knew they were dead for longer than two weeks. He looked too see if there we any maggots but he didn't find any maggots. He realized it was to cold for the maggots to be on their skin so he looked in their hair, the maggots were visible to the naked eye.

If the Perry's were dead longer than two weeks the scientist would see open cacoons from where the flies came out of. But he didn't see any cacoons so he started looking more closely and fund cacoons on their hair.

The jury at the stepfhathers trial fund that he killed the perry's for insurance money. I thought this story was really good so i just wanted to share it.
-DC

My Trip to Georgia

Last week, I went to Loganville, Georgia with my grandmother for my cousin's high school graduation. It took us seven hours to drive there, including the four stops we made. The trip wasn't so bad. It was actually pretty fun. I couldn't stop thinking about getting out of North Carolina and into Georgia. I was super excited to see my family because I hadn't seen them in six months.

We finally got to Loganville and I was eager to get out of the car to see my family. My aunt was in the garage with my younger cousin. I visited with them for a little bit and then my older cousin, who had been at graduation rehearsal, and my uncle, who had been at work, came home and we all sat around in the garage and talked for awhile. The next day, my cousin and I went to the mall to get her shoes to wear for her graduation. We got back to the house around 2:00 pm and everybody was getting ready for the graduation dinner. At 4:00 pm we left the house and we went to this restaurant, where we were going to be eating on the roof. It was the most amazing view. We ate dinner and had cake. Around 6:00 pm, everybody left the restaurant to go home and change for the graduation. We got to the arena around 8:00 pm and it was crowded. I watched my cousin walk across the stage and I was ecstatic when she grabbed her diploma. After her graduation, I saw K and gave her a hug and told her congratulations. Then, everyone left and went home. The last day we were there, my uncle barbecued and we had a great lunch. Around 4:00 pm, my grandmother and I left to come back to North Carolina.

Overall, the trip was fun and relaxing. Seeing my cousin walk across the stage and get her diploma really made me want to go back to school. The graduation ceremony was very exciting. I loved seeing my family and spending time with them. I got to know my aunt better, which I enjoyed very much. I can't wait to see them again, so we can make more memories and have a blast like we did this time.

-L.J.B.

The Life Of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo was born Leonardo da Vinci on April 15, 1452 in Anchiano,Italy. He is one of the most well known people in that time and had many talents. Leonardo was an artist, engineer, scientist, musician, and a creator. His first Sculpture was an Equine which featured his father.He also created two highly incredibly paintings which are Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Leonardo helped out with the economy by designing buildings and churches, but for some strange reason he would always write backwards.Before his death he had completed the human studies of the body which are the bones,organs, and muscles.Tragicly his life had ended in 1519.
- S.S.

IS THAT BIG FOOT?

me and a dozen of my cousins
had a snowball fight
on top of my house with Lawson
when Big Foot came from my right
so we quickly threw snow balls at him
but it wasn't Big Foot it was my uncle
wearing a big coat on him
so my uncle chased us with his moncle
so we went inside and drank some hot coco and played ps3.

defintion of moncle-is a cane

- DC

What Do You Think The Secret Behind The Mona Lisa's Smile Is??????

The Mona Lisa is my favorite picture of Leonardo Da Vinci . I want to know if you can tell me the secret behind the Mona Lisa's smile?
Maybe this can be one of you answer?

• Maybe she was happy
  
• Maybe cause they told her to smile
• Maybe she was excited that they picked her to pose to for a famous painter
• Maybe they made her laugh before the took the picture
• Maybe they were doing something funny and made her laugh

I think the reason she was smiling cause she was excited that a famous painter told her to pose for him for a painting. I think that is the answer because I don't think anybody would been sad if they told them to pose for a famous painter.

b.h.