School has been increasingly interesting.
In Orchestra I've been stressing about auditions for section leader. It turns out that I made 1st chair though, so that was a relief. The orchestra teacher also recommended me for Davis Youth Symphony. I also made the NAL team and I'm sure how this is all going to work. My first meeting for NAL is on Monday so I'll see what the schedule will be. Youth Symphony is on Monday too, but it's in 2 weeks.
Seminary is going great. It's lots of fun. Spanish is still boring, but it is getting more interesting the more I participate. I'm also finding that I'm remembering more of it from last year. Science is... different. It's a fun class, the teacher is fun, and I get to sit next to my friends, but I have to keep up with the web works and work on my term project. I just remembered that I also have to do my term project for Spanish. I have to read Uncle Tungsten, which seems like a huge monologue. I'm also using that as one of my English reading books for reading points. I've got to have the first 100 pages read by Monday.
In English I've got a poem to memorize which is 4 stanzas long. For the extra credit that I want to get I have to have it done by Tuesday and I'm only half way done. Also, there's a Utah Write assignment that I have to worry about. Math is getting more and more complicated. The problems are getting longer and more intricate. There's so many equations to memorize. P.E. is my stress free class. There's nothing that I have to worry about there. I just have to show up and participate. Honors English has become the least of my worries.
Besides school work, I'm also having trouble talking to a certain person, but I won't go into detail on that.
Like before, I'm going to type a poem, this time for Spanish, to help me memorize it.
Un elefante se balanceaba
Sobre la tela de una arana.
Como veia que no se caia,
Fue a llamar a otro elefante.
Dos elefantes se balanceaban,
Sobre la tela de una arana.
Como veian que no se caian,
Fueron a llamar a otro elefante.
Tres elefantes se balanceaban,
Sobre la tela de una arana.
Como veian que no se caian,
Fueron a llamar a otro elefente.
This poem is actually a nursery rhyme that you sing, but I can either recite it like a poem or sing it. I'll probably be saying it like a poem.
Thoughts and feelings about Uncle Tungsten:
This book is an autobiography by Oliver Sacks. He is now a famous neurologist and writer. In his book I am reading about his childhood and how he interacted with his family. He explains his fascination with metals and minerals. He seems to be a very analytical boy, but likes to relate things to himself and the world. He is especially interested in Tungsten (hence, Uncle Tungsten) which he comes in contact mostly around his uncle. His uncle works with light bulbs. He collects, studies, and invents them. He really likes to use Tungsten as the filament in them because it lasts so long. He earns the nickname Uncle Tungsten because he is so obsessed with it. Oliver always looks forward to seeing his uncle through all the stress of the war, school, and his parents. So far nothing major or super exciting has happened so I'm continuing a slower pace of reading. I really can't wait to be done with this book.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Self Bio
I haven't really told a lot about myself before so now I will.
I went to Kaysville Elementary and will be going to Davis. Most of the kids I knew in elementary school went to Kaysville Jr. High so that was kind of disappointing for me. I met new people at Fairfield though, so that was great. This is my 9th grade year, and I'm trying to learn the names of as many people as possible right now. I am LDS.
I've lived in this city my entire life. I moved once but it was only about 5 or 6 blocks away. I like to play baseball and have played on teams for 5 years. I played basketball for maybe 3 years and soccer for 1. I like to read a lot and have a full bookshelf in my room. I like doing Science Olympiad and MESA and academic competitions as well as sports. Since I turned 14, I've been going to regional dances which my church does every month.
My electives are Manufactoring, Spanish 3, and Orchestra. I've been in orchestra for 3 years and it's really fun. I play the bass. I've taken lessons for the guitar for about a year so I sort of know how to play it. I've never played piano but I've started to want to learn to.
My favorite color is Cobalt Blue, favorite food is any kind of seafood, favorite activity is any running sport, and favorite candy bar is Twix.
Most of my classes I like. I can get along well with the teachers which is good. My favorite class is Seminary right now. It doesn't really feel like a class, so by the time I get to 4th period it doesn't feel like the day should be over. My least favorite class is English right now because of the daily assignments and journal entries and things like that. I'm also not really having much fun with math. That's mostly because I always have at least 2 pages of homework from that class every day.
And that's me.
I went to Kaysville Elementary and will be going to Davis. Most of the kids I knew in elementary school went to Kaysville Jr. High so that was kind of disappointing for me. I met new people at Fairfield though, so that was great. This is my 9th grade year, and I'm trying to learn the names of as many people as possible right now. I am LDS.
I've lived in this city my entire life. I moved once but it was only about 5 or 6 blocks away. I like to play baseball and have played on teams for 5 years. I played basketball for maybe 3 years and soccer for 1. I like to read a lot and have a full bookshelf in my room. I like doing Science Olympiad and MESA and academic competitions as well as sports. Since I turned 14, I've been going to regional dances which my church does every month.
My electives are Manufactoring, Spanish 3, and Orchestra. I've been in orchestra for 3 years and it's really fun. I play the bass. I've taken lessons for the guitar for about a year so I sort of know how to play it. I've never played piano but I've started to want to learn to.
My favorite color is Cobalt Blue, favorite food is any kind of seafood, favorite activity is any running sport, and favorite candy bar is Twix.
Most of my classes I like. I can get along well with the teachers which is good. My favorite class is Seminary right now. It doesn't really feel like a class, so by the time I get to 4th period it doesn't feel like the day should be over. My least favorite class is English right now because of the daily assignments and journal entries and things like that. I'm also not really having much fun with math. That's mostly because I always have at least 2 pages of homework from that class every day.
And that's me.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Some kids..........
At school, I'm sure some people have noticed, there are always the kids who are just plain idiots in my opinion.
There are the kids who sit and do nothing. They do absolutely nothing. They sit there and let assignments be passed to them, but don't do them. They fail quizzes and tests all the time because they don't know the stuff that everyone does because they don't do the activities. There is a kid like this in my science class, and the teacher uses him as an object lesson as what not to do.
There are the kids who get mad at the teacher and get the teacher mad at them. They'll make fun of them or swear when they think that they're not listening and argue with the teacher. They think the whole time that everyone thinks this is funny. There are kids who actually do think this is funny, but they're just as bad.
Then there are the kids who are normal. They get along with the other students and the teacher and do their work. These kids are SO MUCH more likable. I think that it's okay in class to make a joke, maybe a side comment to a friend, but only when it's at the right time. You do it during a class discussion or a group assignment or activity and it's okay.
This is my opinion on what students should and shouldn't be like.
There are the kids who sit and do nothing. They do absolutely nothing. They sit there and let assignments be passed to them, but don't do them. They fail quizzes and tests all the time because they don't know the stuff that everyone does because they don't do the activities. There is a kid like this in my science class, and the teacher uses him as an object lesson as what not to do.
There are the kids who get mad at the teacher and get the teacher mad at them. They'll make fun of them or swear when they think that they're not listening and argue with the teacher. They think the whole time that everyone thinks this is funny. There are kids who actually do think this is funny, but they're just as bad.
Then there are the kids who are normal. They get along with the other students and the teacher and do their work. These kids are SO MUCH more likable. I think that it's okay in class to make a joke, maybe a side comment to a friend, but only when it's at the right time. You do it during a class discussion or a group assignment or activity and it's okay.
This is my opinion on what students should and shouldn't be like.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
English Assignment
This is a poem that I have to memorize for English class and I thought that typing it and putting it on my blog would help me do just that.
[IF]
If you can keep your head when all about
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give away to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to,
broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
-Rudyard Kipling
[IF]
If you can keep your head when all about
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give away to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to,
broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
-Rudyard Kipling
Monday, September 5, 2011
School Life
Hello, I've just started a blog. My first post (actually, it's my second) will be about how school is.
This year is my last year in Jr. High and I really want to make it my best. I plan on getting a 4.0 GPA for the year which I have managed to do in previous years. I also want to do as many extracurricular activities as possible this year since it officially counts as High School even though I'm not actually going to a high school.
The first two weeks of school have gone pretty well for me I think. I've met some new people which has been interesting. There seem to be more people I don't know this year than I do know. It's probably because of the new school they built and the changing of boundaries. I actually had to get a variance this year, which I got because I didn't want to spend my last year of Jr. High in a school that I've never been to and am not familiar with.
Most of my classes are pretty fun. Math this year is different. I'm in Algebra 2 and it's a lot harder than last year. I had to get a graphing calculator which was expensive, but the teacher is awesome. She explains everything so well it makes it easier. Seminary is probably my favorite class, mostly because the teacher is so fun. In Spanish 3 I've had to speak a lot more Spanish. It's difficult to remember everything from last year. Science is okay. Orchestra seems just like last year.
Being a ninth grader is the best part. I'm not super tall or anything but it's strange to look over most people. There's just an odd feeling of being one of the oldest in the school.
This year is going to be awesome. I'm going to try out to be on the Science Olympiad team for a 3rd year. I also want to go for NAL, the Track team, and possibly Honor Society. I've heard from some people that the school doesn't have enough funding for MESA which I also wanted to do again. I hope that's not true.
So I guess that's all I have to say for now.
This year is my last year in Jr. High and I really want to make it my best. I plan on getting a 4.0 GPA for the year which I have managed to do in previous years. I also want to do as many extracurricular activities as possible this year since it officially counts as High School even though I'm not actually going to a high school.
The first two weeks of school have gone pretty well for me I think. I've met some new people which has been interesting. There seem to be more people I don't know this year than I do know. It's probably because of the new school they built and the changing of boundaries. I actually had to get a variance this year, which I got because I didn't want to spend my last year of Jr. High in a school that I've never been to and am not familiar with.
Most of my classes are pretty fun. Math this year is different. I'm in Algebra 2 and it's a lot harder than last year. I had to get a graphing calculator which was expensive, but the teacher is awesome. She explains everything so well it makes it easier. Seminary is probably my favorite class, mostly because the teacher is so fun. In Spanish 3 I've had to speak a lot more Spanish. It's difficult to remember everything from last year. Science is okay. Orchestra seems just like last year.
Being a ninth grader is the best part. I'm not super tall or anything but it's strange to look over most people. There's just an odd feeling of being one of the oldest in the school.
This year is going to be awesome. I'm going to try out to be on the Science Olympiad team for a 3rd year. I also want to go for NAL, the Track team, and possibly Honor Society. I've heard from some people that the school doesn't have enough funding for MESA which I also wanted to do again. I hope that's not true.
So I guess that's all I have to say for now.
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