Monday, May 24, 2010

Lit. Poems

"Givers of Joy"

Accordion
Joyful, musical
Expanding, contracting, entertaining
Enjoyable, playable, readable, delightful
Amusing, teaching, giving
Plentiful, knowledgeable
Books


"The Fighter"

Max
Hoping, fighting, and thankful
Who loves to make books
Who feels bad about leaving his family
Who needs the safety of the Hubermanns' basement
Who shares his friendship
Who fears his nightmares
Who'd like to see his family again
Who dreams of fighting Hitler
Who ends up surviving the war.

by Markus Zusak

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Trip to the Aquarium

Recently my school went on a trip to Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. We all had a great time and learned a lot of new information. My favorite parts of the aquarium were the touch pools, the shark tunnel, and the penguins. The touch pools were fun because we were able to feel the "skin" of a lot of different marine animals, including stingrays, sharks, and jellyfish. At the shark tunnel, we were walking in a small glass tunnel that was completely surrounded by water with sharks swimming around in it. It was an amazing experience, to see sharks so close up. The penguins were cool simply because of the way they acted; they waddled around, hid in holes, and swam in the water. To sum it all up, our trip to the aquarium was a fun, educational experience.