Catalina Part1 and Part II, Reyna & Faith

Have you ever been to Catalina Island? We haven't either! :O

We're excited and nervous to go to Catalina Island. We think that there will be tents and we will sleep on the floor, with lots of bugs. Also that it will be dirty and that the food wouldn't be very good. We are most nervous about snorkling, kayaking, and about looking funny in the wet suits. We are also nervous about the other kids laughing at us. We are also afraid that we will be super cold at night. We think that there will be animals going in our tent an distroying our clothes. Before we go to Catalina we have to do research on the island and when we did the research it looked really beautiful, also it had pictures of hotels and restuarants.

Catalina Part 2

We went to Catalina Island and it was amazing and beautiful.

We woke up at 4:30 in the morning and Mr.S came to pick us up at blues apartment. We went to the the dock, to get on our boat. The boat ride was windy and bumpy. We thought that Catalina would also be like a farm, but our fist impression was that it was beautiful, like Hawaii. When we first saw the ocean it was light , turqouise blue, and looked really clean. It was really quiet, we could hear birds-no cars, no sirens.

Snorkeling was really hard for us, water went inside our masks, and we were very afraid of drowning. We got to pet sharks, sea hair. It was kind of scary, we were worried they would bite us, but they didn't. Some of the sharks are only found on Catalina. Sleeping at night was a little scary, so we held hands all night but it did get easier. The food on Catalina was actually good. Catalina Island was an amazing and beautiful trip. If we could have another chance to go to Catalina Island we would take that chance because we want to try kayaking at night and spend time with our friends again.

WE LOVE CATALINA ISLAND! :D

My First Plane Ride, by Kandice

I never rode on a plane before until last July.

It was fun but scary at the same time. My sister and I left July 5th to come to San Deigo to come visit my aunt and uncle. We rode on a plane. We left the house at 7am in the morning we didn't get in until like around 8pm in the evening.

The plane ride was fun because it was me and my sister alone for a long time and it was also scary because we could have been taking by soome random person. Also it was scary because it was our first time riding a plane for the first time and when we lifted up to the sky it felt like I was about to fall out when I was looking out the window.

I had fun on my first plane ride in July. Being alone up in the air far away from home without my parents was a weird experince.

Alicia Keys by Alyssa and Savannah

Alicia Keys is a really busy person.

Alicia Keys is a singer, song writer, pianist, author, award winner, and awesome actress, Wow that’s a lot!

Alicia Keys was born 1/25/1981. She is 29 years old. Alicia Keys is married to Kasseem Dean also known as Swizz Beatz. Some movies Alicia Keys has starred in are Smokin' Aces, The Nanny Diary, and The Secret Life of Bees. Some song’s Alicia Keys has sung are, A Women’s Worth, Diary, Doesn’t Mean Anything, Empire State of Mine, Fallin, Go Ahead, Karma, Love is Blind, No One, and Teenage Love Affair.

Congratulations to Alicia and Swizz Beatz for their new baby boy. Alicia named their son Egypt Dauode Dean. Egypt was born on 10/14/2010 in New York’s St.Luke’ Roosevelt Hospital.

halloween horror nights by christian and sean

Even though Halloween is not for months people are still getting ready for Halloween Horror Nights.

Halloween Horror Nights is an amusement park full of haunted houses. Halloween Horror Nights takes place at Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Studios Orlando. It's not just full of haunted houses scary people are outside and around Universal too. Halloween Horror Nights is one of the biggest scream zones in America.

Some of the past villians seen there were Saw, Chucky, Werewolfs, La Llarona, Phycho, Clowns, Zombies, Vampyres, Freddie Krugger, Jason Forhees, Freddy Girls( The Nightmarz), Bloody Mary, Michael Myers, Renade, Homeless Zombies, Circus Freaks, Rob Zombie creations, Ram Man, Scarecrow, Carnival of Carnage, Witches, Death, Grim Reaper, The Devil, Mad Hatter, The Exorcist, The Grudge, Saw pigs, Demons, Butchers, The Strangers, and many more.

Also to go with most villians are knifes, staffs, swords, hachets, sythe, and even chainsaws which are really really loud(but its rubber blades so it won't hurt). You can go on all the rides they have there too. And they have a show which is a parody of other movies and celebraties called Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure making fun of stuff such as Prince of Persia, Justin Bieber, Kesha, Salt, Lady Gaga, Iron man, Tom Cruise, Glee, Saw, Indiana Jones, and alot more.

Right now they are still making props and finding actors for this yars halloween horror nights so I better see you there or else!

Heres a link to learn more, http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/hollywood/2010/ this is last years link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_Horror_Nights_(Orlando) to learn more

Have You Ever Been in Catalina Island by Javier and Alex

Have you ever been in Catalina Island? Well my class has. We went to Catalina island on a Wednesday we had to wake up about at 4:45a.m to get ready, and leave in a bus to Long Beach then get on a boat and go to Santa Catalina Island. We camped at cherry cove.

People have being leaving in Santa Catalina Island for seven thousand years. Catalina Island is located off the coast of California state of California. about 22 miles from Long Beach shore. when we got there we had to hike to our tents. They were kind of far from the sea. we walked each day.

Catalina Island was the best experience we ever had. We will always remember this trip. We had a lot of fun and we wish to have an opportunity to go in the future. We really wish we could go there again.

David Archuleta by:Crystal and Andrea

David is an inspiration to a lot of people and he writes about problems not only that he has but that we all have. He is 20 years old but is an angel and looks like he's 15 and has a baby face.

His music is more about what happens to him. its mostly about break ups. Just his lyrics say how much his words are true. He said that love was somthing that can't be put into words. His music shows that even through all the hard times he still has time for love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David was born on Dec.28th 1990. He is 20 and he was born in Miami ,Florida. He still is and always will be an big insperation to me and others.

Mahatma Gandhi by Kevin and Nick

Have you guys ever wondered why Gandhi was so famous and successful?

Mohandas Karachmand Gandhi was born October 2, 1869 and was assassinated January 30, 1948. He was the leader of India, and his ideas were followed, during the Indian Independence Movement. The person that killed him was Nathuram Vinayak Godse. Nathuram was hanged at Ambala jail. Gandhi was born in Porbandar. His father was Uttamchand Gandhi.

• Vanessa thinks that Gandhi is awesome and peaceful.
  
  
• Sean thinks Gandhi is super- duper peaceful.
  
  
• Rahsaan thinks he was a good man because he believed in miracles.

Ms. Harwood loves his message of peace and non-violence and he inspires people of all ages.

" Be the change you want to see in the world" by Mahatma Gandhi.