Sunday, May 30, 2010

Catching Fire




Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, is a 391 page sequel to the Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen won the hunger games along with Peeta Mellark which never happened before in the history of the games. With the Quarter Quell almost starting, Katniss finds out that the victors of the previous games have to go back in. Katniss is determined to keep Peeta alive because of all the things he did in the games before. Alliances are formed and victors are killed. Will Katniss win the games again or will she fail to save Peeta. Find out in this excellent novel.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Alien Buster

I finally have my video of my Great Gater Challenge project.

Hope you like it.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Hunger Games


The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, has 374 pages. The novel is about a 16 year old girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in Panem, or what used to be North America. When her little sister Prim is chosen for the bloody Hunger Games, Katniss steps up and takes her place. Katniss and the 23 other tributes travel to the Capitol to get interviewed, train, and finally begin the games. Different things the tributes need to survive are put into this 20 foot tall cornucopia. They all strangle and fight and 11 people die. But that is just day one. What will happen to Katniss? Will she fall to death or live to tell the story. Read this amazing book to find out.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Middle School

I just wanted to ask some other room 14ers some questions about Middle School

1: What Middle School are you going to?

2: What electives did you choose?

3. What can't you wait for about middle school?

EXAMPLE:

1. Computech

2. Robotics/engineering and Orchestra

3. LOCKERS!!!!!!!

I want to try to get at least 20 comments from you fellow students.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Great Gater Challenge!!!!!!!



I just wanted to say that I......


Won first place for 6th grade in the Great Gater Challenge!!!


By the way, good job Ryan and Lawrence for getting 3rd!!!


GO GATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Rube Goldberg!!!

I just wanted to show this really cool Rube Goldberg invention by...
MYTH BUSTERS!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCYg_gz4fDo

Hope you Like it!!!

Dragonwings




Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep, has 248 pages. It is about a young boy named Moon Shadow who travels to the Land of the Golden Mountains (California) to go live with his father in his laundry company. Moon Shadow lives with his father, Wind Rider, in the company for a couple years until Wind Rider kills a demon (American man). Now Moon Shadow has to leave with his dad and rent a place with a demoness (American woman) named Miss Whitlaw and her niece Robin. When Moon Shadow and his dad hear about the Wright brothers and how the flew a plane, they decide they are going to try it too. Will they're dreams soar high or will they come crashing down? Read this great, fantasic book to find out.