SUMMER!

Hey! As you all know summer is coming!! Summer is a time for family, friends, fun, a little relaxation, and a chance to get away! Right now I don't have any plans. Wait now that I think about it I have some plans (and wannabe plans). I'll start at the beginning. The first thing I do is a dance recital (if you are interested in coming I will post more information at the bottom.) Then I have a sewing camp and a couple weeks later a acting/dance camp. Those three things are all with the same teacher! Next I go a camp at my school! I really can't wait for that!! I don't think I'm doing anything else. But I do have a couple More things I want to do. I want to go to an art camp at Crealde! My friend went there and she had a lot of fun! Also my art teacher works there and I love her! S I think that would be a lot of fun. I also want to go to the beach with my aunt Di! We went a couple summers ago and had a blast! I'm like 99.9% sure that we will be going to the beach a lot to see my Grammy. I like going to both beaches! I also want to go to Maryland to see my other grandma, Baba. I think that's all  want to do this summer. Oh wait I also want to go to the beach with my friend. She has a condo there. She took me there on my birthday! Now that is all I want to do this summer! And I only have to wait like 8 more days!!!

~ Carrie J.

PS The dance recital is on June 7th at 2:00 pm! Tickets are free! Just tell me how many you want! I'll bring them to school!

Earth!

Hello! As a school field trip we went to go see Earth! It was a really good movie, but also really sad. It also got me thinking...

What are we doing to the place we call home? Developing and changing is good, but what about the effect? Earth is the one place we can live. It's not like a cell phone or computer. If we break it we can't go buy a new one. Before there were cars. Before there were computers. Before there was technology. I bet that the air wasn't polluted. Families knew what was going on in each other's lives. The Earth movie featured a polar bear. He was father of two adorable baby polar bears (I think they're called cubs...maybe). Well Mr. polar bear was out searching for food. He couldn't find any. Do you want to know why? Two words, GLOBAL WARMING. The ice was melting and he couldn't find a good place to hunt for seals. He swam and swam. And then I'm not going to tell you what happened because you might want to see the movie. I've heard that polar bears only have a little while until all of the ice melts. If all of the ice melts the polar bears will have no where to live. To try to help save the polar bears (and the earth). Try a couple of these tips: (They also will help you get to know your family better. They may also even save you a little money.)

1. Ride your bike! It also makes you feel good! 

2. Reduce. 

3. Reuse. 

4. Recycle. 

5. Carpool.

6. Plan closer vacations.

7. Buy locally grown produce. 

8. Shut of computers when not in use.

9. Turn off lights when leaving a room. 

10. Play outside! Don't sit in your house watching T.V.

11. Only charge cell phones/cameras when completely dead.

12. Unplug camera/cell phones when completely charged

13. Plant a garden. 

14. Eat the fruits and veggies from your garden. 

15. Plant a tree. 

16. Have a special time (like dinner time) with your family. No technology. 

17. Have a family game night. Maybe once a week. Have everyone get a choice of what to do.

18. Have fun!

~ Carrie J.

Jim Henson

Last week our school went to the museum. They had a special exhibit on Jim Henson. He was an amazing person! Do you know who he was? Well I know you know what he did.. He created the Muppets! Ya know, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird (one my favorites), Kermit?!?!? That's what I thought. So at the museum they had the original Bert and Ernie! How cool is that?!?!?!? Well I thought it was pretty cool! They had a very interesting movie about him and his creations. After this trip I wanted to learn more about him! So I went to the library and got two books about him and Sesame Street. Then I found a book at my house that was called My Life As A Furry Red Monster.It is about the guy who played Elmo!! It is kinda funny to see the person behind the puppet! Oh yeah before I go I want to tell you the most interesting fact I learned about him and his puppets. Kermit the frog was first made with a coat and some ping pong balls! Okay well I've got to go sleep bye for now!

~Carrie J.

POEM!

I'm not sure why but I was inspired to write a poem about each of my favorite colors. I'll start with Yellow because it was always my favorite color.

The color of the sun
Is my color number one
The color of lemons is not gold
Yellowy colors are so very bold
Another thing that is yellow is Big Bird
This is the end of my poem, WORD

The next color is pink
Now I have to think
Pink grapefruits are a light red
So are the blankets and sheets on my bed
Pink is the shade of some roses
They smell so sweet through noses

Last but least least
Is the shade of a beast
He has one eye
He goes soaring through the sky
A tasty treat that is purple is a grape
A circle is what is it's shape

~Carrie J.