Kai Loves Sports

I have three favorite memories from this school year. One of my favorite memories of this school year was the twenty percent project. The twenty percent project was such a fun project where you can learn anything you want, knowing that you have plenty of work time. This project allows you to learn that one thing that you’ve been wanting to learn about but didn’t have the time to. Another memory that I will cherish is when I got called up for being one of the students of the month. I didn’t move until three seconds after my name was called just to make sure I was hearing right. Walking up to the stage was so nice. My final memory occurs on my birthday. I was walking to the flagpole where I was supposed to meet up with my friends and then from my left I see my friends walking out of their P.E. class with otter pops in their hands for me. Those are my favorite memories this school year.

This week was really good. One accomplishment made this week was finishing one fold of my trifold. The fold that I finished is definitely the hardest fold to complete on my trifold because it has a few steps on it the includes pictures and writing. Since I had extra time after completed the first fold I decided to color my title. One struggle I faced this week was drawing the pictures on my trifold and explaining what I am doing in the pictures. It is one thing to do it and another to explain. One adjustment I had to make was what I was going to do with my time today. I was supposed to also get pictures of my stingray rows but I forgot to get them so I had to change up my plan for the week. On Monday, I am going to pick up on coloring my title and adding pictures of my stingray rows. Sadly this is my last week of my 20% project and I must say it was fantastic. I was able to not only complete my goal of crocheting one animal, but instead I crocheted three while learning different stitches. Thank you for reading.

My mom is the most influential woman in my life. My mom thinks about everyone in my family. For example, she is always encouraging me to learn an instrument or do an after school activity. She even makes time in her schedule to drop me off at my soccer games on time. Not only that but since our family is always busy with sports activities she cleans up the house for me and the rest of my family all the time because we’re usually not home. One really good memory that she gave me was on my tenth birthday. It was a few days before my birthday and I was told to go get a piñata and other supplies for my birthday with my aunt. After a long time at Target, we went to my grandma’s house where a surprise birthday party was thrown by my mom while I was at target. Walking through the front door everyone yelled surprise. There was everything toys, drinks, food, and the Celtics basketball game. That is why my mom is the most influential woman in my life.

This week was amazing, I was able to start my trifold. One accomplishment made this week was the organization of my trifold. On the trifold, I am going to add a title in the middle fold, take picture of different rows of the stingray on the third fold and finally how to chain stitch on the first fold. The only struggle I had was making sure the title would fit onto only the middle fold while also being big enough to see from a long ways away. The only adjustment this week was from teaching audience how to make a knot into teaching audience in how to chain stitch. Next week I will finish all parts of my trifold and add color into my title. If I have additional time next week I will try to work on my time-lapse video or practice what I will say to the audience. Thank you for reading!

This week was amazing and I accomplished so much. Over the week I got really into crocheting and on my own time I was able to crochet an axolotl and an octopus. When crocheting these sea animals, everything went super smoothly. I can’t wait to put these animal up with my trifold. Another accomplishment I made was completing my stingray. It looks really good, but I faced one struggle that had to be solved. When I was about to start the tail of the stingray, I realized I was using my red yarn for the axolotl and didn’t have any for the tail. Luckily in week one, when I tried to learn the chain and single crochet stitch I had some red yarn that was used. I then unthreaded the red yarn to give me enough to make a tail. Another struggle I faced was the bobble stitch which was required to make the axolotl. This stitch was very confusing and hard to remember and learn. This stitch was meant to make the hand and feet but I messed up so now there is only one hand on the axolotl. The only adjustment I made this week was the unthreading of the red yarn and using it to make a stingray tail. Next week I will organize and add pictures to my trifold. If I have time on week six, I would want to put my time-lapse video together. Thanks for reading, be sure to read next week.

This week was amazing, I had so many accomplishments. One accomplishment I had was sewing the two parts together. Watching the video it looked so hard but it ended up being not so bad. At first I thought one part of my stingray was a little small but it actually turned out okay. Everything went super smoothly and what I thought would be hard turned out to be easy. The only adjustment I made was starting over during the middle of the week cause my stingray looked weird. This week there were no struggles except for the fact that I poked myself with something, that has to do with crocheting, that is very sharp after my work time. During the week, I got embroidery floss, stuffing, eyes, and crocheting sewing needles. Starting up next week I am finally going to finish my stingray. This helps me a lot, by giving me two weeks to work on my trifold and a time-lapse video I want to put together. Be sure to read my next blog next week. Thank you for reading.

This month I read the book Scat by Carl Hiaasen. Scat is about a boy named Nick and his super strict biology teacher named Mrs. Starch. Ever since the field trip, Mrs. Starch is nowhere to be seen. After their encounter with their wacky substitute teacher, Nick and Marta want Mrs. Starch back, along with the truth of what actually happened during the field trip. Will Nick and Marta dig out the truth and save Mrs. Starch or will they be lost like their teacher.

If I were to rate this book, I would rate it a five. This book was amazing and certainly gives competition to the book Hoot, another amazing book written by Carl Hiaasen. I would totally recommend this book to people who liked Hoot or Flush because this book might be just as good!

My favorite character in this book is Nick. In this book Nick is brave and kind. According to the text Nick’s best friend Marta says, “You’re gonna fall and kill yourself!” This proves that Nick is amazingly brave by climbing a giant tree with the mother panther staring straight into his eyes also while holding her kitten. If I were given the opportunity to do something like this I would pass without hesitation.

My favorite quote can be found on page #357-358, “‘Apparently Mr. McBride had called up begging for money. His dad got so ticked off that he phoned the police and gave them the address of the hotel. The room number, too.’” I liked this quote because Drake McBride deserved to be arrested after what he did. First of all Drake McBride has always depended on his father for money, he does nothing and lives a luxurious life. For example, when they found Drake McBride, he was found with a goatee and a fake name in a fancy hotel. Thats why I liked this quote.

It is important to be a good neighbour. In my opinion a good neighbour is kind and helpful. Being a good neighbour not only benefits your neighbors but also yourself. If you show kindness to your neighbours they are bound to show kindness back to you. Here are some ways you can be a good neighbour. First of all, a good neighbour must show kindness. The easiest way to spread kindness can be through a nice conversations. Getting to know the people around your neighborhood not only lets you get to know them but also gives them a chance to know more about you. Another example of being a good neighbour is if you share something you baked with them. If I have two pumpkin bread loafs, I would give them one. Finally, if a neighbour of yours needs something, like an egg, you help them by giving or letting them borrow the thing you need. This is how you become a good neighbour.

This week did not go as planned. This week I started to make an animal because of my super smooth first week. Before I came to class today I thought I had everything worked out and ready, because during the week I had watched videos on how to crochet with different stitches. Turns out the crocheting video I used lied, it said it was easy. One struggle I face this week was the frustrating increase stitch. The increase stitch consists of two single crochet stitches combined in one hole. Another struggle I am facing is my stingray doesn’t look like the video. I put in an entire hour this week to create part of the stingray and might have to start over. However, throughout all these struggles stood an accomplishment, I was able to create a good looking second half of the stingray at home after failing make the first half. On Monday through Thursday, I plan on starting over my first half of the stingray because it didn’t go so well during class. I will also buy stuffing, a crocheting needle, and embroidering floss for crocheting for a total of about twenty dollars or less. Next week I plan on continuing my work on the stingray. My new estimated date to finish this stingray is probably the week after next week. Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next week.

If I were to choose between living in hot or cold environment, I would choose to live in the cold. An example of cold would be about sixty degrees Fahrenheit and an example of hot would be about one hundred degrees Fahrenheit. I chose to be in a cold environment because for me the cold not only feels better than the hot but is also easier to warm up in the cold than cool off in the hot. In the cold you can turn on the heater and wrap yourself in a blanket while in the heat, even with an air conditioner on, it is hard to cool off. Another reason why I chose the cold is because you can play sports for hours in the cold while when it’s hot you can only play for a few minutes. This is why I chose the cold. What do you choose?