Right before Easter we had an egg hunt in our backyard. My mom hid over 300 eggs and Gabrielle, our friends and I found all of the eggs! It was a lot of fun.
The big news this month is that I was in the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper. A while ago, I wrote to Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to ask him to stop lowering the budgets for the libraries. Then one day, my mom took Gabrielle and I to the groundbreaking for the new Quakertown library. There was a reporter there who was doing a story on the budget cuts. She interviewed me because I knew about the budget. I was in the paper on Tuesday, April 22. You can read the article about it here: Philadelphia Inquirer (http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/bucks_county/5685461.htm)
It has been a busy month in school, too. I have started long division in math.I am still learning about machines in science.In language arts, I am learning all the steps to writing a good story. I have been reading about how authors and illustrators get their ideas and make their books. I have also been finishing up learning about the Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest and am starting to learn about the tribes from the Arctic Tundra areas like the Inuit.
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by Betsy Hearne
Louise finds out how strong the magic in wishes can be. The first time Louise tries to turn her brother back into a human she doesn't get it quite right. Pretty soon, the local sheriff notices the extra pig at Louise's house.
The sheriff and his brother come up with a sneaky plan to try to get the pig for the Labor Day Picnic Barbecue! Louise will have to work fast to turn everything back to normal and she may only have one wish left! Can she do it in time? Will it all work out right? What other surprises may come from her wish? Get Wishes, Kisses and Pigs by Betsy Hearne to find out!
But all he could do was go "burple."
He drank too much soda
On his trip to Dakota.
So now he must see Dr. Zurple.
I was supposed to be going to school.
While I was there
I saw a big bear...
He ate me up!!
Celebrate this day by eating some Mexican food, listening to Mariachi music, breaking a pinata and making some Mexican paper flowers or papel picado.
(http://www.funschool.com)
This website has fun arcade games, activites to do on-line, things you can print and download, and learning games and activities listed by grade level.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/extra/TLE2003May15.html
From now until June 29, 2003 the Musum will have an art show with all of Maurice Sendak's original drawings from Where The Wild Things Are
From now until July 6, 2003 the Art gallery will have the art of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comics. There will be original drawings, cartoons and collectibles on display.
Gabrielle also loves helping in the garden. She likes to dig and look for worms, and she calls them all "Wormy." She takes good care of them and then puts them back all together so they can be a family! Now that the weather is nicer, Gabrielle has also been playing in the sandbox.
Gabrielle likes playing on the computer, especially at the Nick Jr. website. She can play almost all the games by herself! She even knows how to sign off the internet and shut down the computer!