by 053546 on May 17, 2012
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma is continuing the second and first book of The Mysterious Benedict Society series. This book is about Mr Curtain finally getting his “Whisperer” back in his possession, the children must get it back with the help of each other and there talents, is this the end of the Mysterious Benedict Society ?
My favorite character is Constance in this book because even though she is whiny, she does help a lot with trying to get things from one place to another, because she can send messages with her mind to other people, which helps a lot when they are trapped. My favorite part in the book is when they risk there lives to save Kate – even though they get captured – they knew she was falling into a trap they still went to save her, which is what a true friend would do.
Trenton Lee Stewart is a great author because he makes everyone unique in some way, yet even though they are different they are still great friends. For example while Kate is more into adventure, Reynie likes solving problems, Constance remembers patterns which helps her determine what people are thinking and also some other things and Sticky can remember anything, these are all different talents but they are all friends.
I recommend you to read this book if you enjoy mysteries because this is mostly about mysteries. Remember to read the first and second book first to understand more about the series. 
by 053546 on May 10, 2012
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey is the next book continuing The Mysterious Benedict Society. This book is about Mr Benedict and Number Two, being taken away by Mr Curtain (Mr Benedict’s twin). Before they were taken the children were suppose to be on a adventure and were suppose to catch up to Mr Benedict and Number Two but plans were changed. The children decided to go to find Mr Benedict but there were many twists on the way. Will they find Mr Benedict ?
My favorite character is Reynie because he knows how to solve these complicated riddles when others can’t so he is very helpful to them. My favorite part in the book is when the team see’s each other again because they all feel so happy and joyful to see each other again. I don’t really like it when they keep on saying that they would miss Constance less then there other friends because I think it is kind of rude.
Trenton Lee Stewart is a great author because all his characters are unique, he does not make them all the same like for example, Sticky can remember anything that he reads, but Kate is more of an adventurer., I liked how when he writes the books it makes me picture it in my head so I can get a better idea. Some parts I get confused at is when they have flashbacks because I am confused if it is happening at that moment or in the past.
If you enjoy books with a lot of mystery then I would recommend you to read this book, but be sure to read the first book first so you don’t get confused.
This is my PSA about hunger and thirst worldwide to do with our unit Sharing the Planet all about children rights.In this unit we are discovering about children rights , this PSA is our summative assessment and our task is to take a children right and make a PSA about it.
Journey to the River Sea is about a girl named Maia who has to go to Brazil to live because the people that she is staying with is her only family. But as she was thinking that these people were nice and kind she finds out that it is only because of her money they took her in. Meanwhile there are two men called “the Crows” looking for a boy to become the aire of “Westwood, but even though Maia has met him , she won’t dare tell the crows about him.
My favorite character is Maia because she is brave and cares about the people she loves, she also likes adventure and tries to become friends with her nasty cousins but they don’t like her one bit. I like this book because even though a lot of people know the boy the Crows are looking for, no one will tell them where he is even if there is an award, they keep him a secret and take care of him well.
The author Eva Ibbotson is a great writer because she uses descriptive words and the way she write the story makes it very interesting and also makes you want to read it again. My favorite part in the book is when Maia just arrives at Brazil because she is so excited and when she goes to the market she even buys presents for the family.
I encourage you to read this book and other books buy Eva Ibbotson, this book seems to be for ages 9-12
by 053546 on April 26, 2012
Public Enemy Number Two is about a boy named Nick Simple who is framed for stealing something from a museum, he gets locked up in a juvenile center with Public Enemy Number One (Johnny Powers), and when Johnny Powers decides to break out of the prison because of an urgent letter , and he plans to take Nick with him. Thats when Nick turns into Public Enemy Number Two.
This book is good because it gets interesting when you keep on reading because of the mysteries that keep lasting until the ending of the story, for example when they did not know who “The Fence ” was until the end. My favorite character Tim Diamond (Herbert Simple) because he tries to act smart when he is actually not, like when he finds the “Purple Peacock” a priceless ming vase, but in the end he sits on it and breaks it.
I did not really get it when they were really surprised while they were hiding near the boat, but I think its just because I was reading too fast and missed something. The author is really good at making you interested with the book and want to keep on reading.
I recommend this book to everyone under the age of 12 because it is for all boys and girls and it is very interesting to read.
by 053546 on April 19, 2012
Freak the Mighty is about 2 boys becoming a team “slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world”. They become a team and where Freak (Kevin) is the brains, and Max is the legs, where together they are “Freak the Mighty.
This book is a great book because its about 2 friends who make a friendship, and Max whos father is a criminal gets known for who he really is and even though he looks like his father doesn’t mean he acts like his father. What I did not like in the book is when Max’s grandad and grandma feared that Max was looking more like his father and they treated it like a bad thing.
My favoritie character is Max because even though he is the son of his father he does good and I think that him and Freak (Kevin) make a really good team, I enjoy the authors style because the way she makes Max talk in first person it makes it more interesting to see it from someones perspective.
I am reading this book becuase of B.O.B our competition is coming up on May 3rd and I’m scared and excited. This book is a great book and i recommend everyone to read it.
by 053546 on April 18, 2012
Today we have had our Student Led Learning Review, this is about sharing your learning with your parents and discussing about it. I shared my different topics we do in class to my parents and some topics were ; Unit Of Inquiry, Math, Literacy, Chinese, and French.
During this process we have discussed about my learning and my perspectives about the things we have been learning about. I explained about the whole How we Organize Ourselves unit using the unit overview, for math we talked aout decimals and percentages, for literacy I explained about persuasive texts, for Chinese I explained about letters and diaries we are doing in class, and for French I taught them about sign language and phonetics.
I am writing this blog post with my parents and this is what they thought about my learning review, My mom thought that it was impressive that the class did so well in many areas, she is particularly impressed with my view on waste management and how we could all contribute to a better environment for our future. The second thing my parents liked the most was the music piece that I created at performing arts because they did not know that I could compose. In general my parents are pleased to see me making good progress in every aspect of my learning at CDNIS.
I thought that this was a good experience and I am proud of what I have done to prepare for this learning review, and I think that it went pretty well.
by 053546 on March 30, 2012
Children Rights are things that children should have, but sadly a lot of children do have these rights and a lot of people are denying there rights, I chose this topic for my BBB blog post because we are learning about it for our unit of inquiry Sharing the Planet the central idea is, Actions can support or deny access to children rights and opportunities.
Children rights are important because they are trying to make children live a better life and they support the life of children, all people under 18 are suppose to have these rights, but the people in child labor don’t and there are many people not having an education to take care of there families or work. We need to do something about it because they suffer a life of working all day and earning not enough for them to take care of their families. Some children rights are ; the rights to education, the right to a safe environment, the right to express your feelings, and many more.
We should all take action we all have a better living style then many kids and we have a much better education, what we can do is donate to organizations that support children rights like ; Unicef, Room to Read, Free the Children, World Vision, Building Walls of Wisdom, and many more. We can all take action and we all have a voice. An example of a boy who spoke up and be heard is Iqbal Masih he stood up to his master and found a man who helped them to shut Hussain’s (his master) carpet factory down.
Here are some videos about Children Rights
by 053546 on March 27, 2012
Our teacher read us a book called Iqbal based on the life of a real boy called Iqbal Masih. This book is about a young boy who changes the lives of many kids who are in bonded labor and inspires many others to stand up to there masters too.
Iqbal is very important to the people who are child slaves because he supports their rights and is not afraid, for example when he rips he blue bukara he shows Hussain that he is not afraid and that children have rights. Iqbal knows that even though he might be a slave he has a voice and can stand up to his master as long as he tries to and is brave enough.
I liked it because Iqbal is so brave and is not afraid to stand up to his boss and inspired all his friends to do the same thing. I also like the part when Maria gets the courage to talk to her friends and tell them that she can read and also have the patience to teach them too.
I am wondering why would Iqbal know that during spring Iqbal knew that they were going to fly a kite and they did !Also I don’t know how Iqbal figured out that Hussain was cheating the tallies on the slates because he kept it very secretive and not showing them his way to keep them forever.I feel really sad for the people who have to go through bonded labor, and the people who must face leaving there parents. I can never connect to this story because I have never gone through child labor and have never been sent to a “tomb” and I most certainly have never been beat up.My favorite character is Maria because in the end she is brave to speak up and that was a really important action she took , becuase without that they would still be working for there master and would have never been able to escape.
This book is a great book and is recommended to everyone because it teaches you about all the sadness and hard work people with bonded labor have to go through.
by 053546 on March 22, 2012
Because of Winn Dixie is about India Opal who finds a dog and calls him Winn Dixie.They become close once they meet and because of Winn Dixie many good things happen India Opal but many other things too.
My favorite character is India Opal cause she is very kind to even the people she does not like that much or she has never met.I really like this book because it is about a girl who finds her way with the help from her Winn Dixie and how everyone loves Winn Dixie because of how happy and joyful he is and how he is so nice to everyone. The only part I don’t like is how 2 boys call this nice lady called Gloria Dump a witch and makes fun of India Opal for visiting her.
I liked Kate Di Camillo’s style of writing because there are great thoughts and ideas she comes up with in the book like how she came up with Winn Dixie being scared of thunderstorms, or how she came up with the name “Winn Dixie” being the name apparently in the book is the same name as the super market name.This book makes me feel really happy cause of all the joyfulness inside and all the connections that starts from the dog.
I recommend you to read this book cause it is interesting and very fun to read.
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