Christina’s Favorite Things By Christina Celentino

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Christina

My favorite color is purple.

My favorite food is orange chicken.

My favorite place is CanCun.

My favorite dessert is cookie dough ice cream.

My favorite fruit is apples.

My favorite thing to do with my friends is go to Build-A-Bear Workshop.

My favorite thing to do with my family is go on bike rides with them.

My favorite sport is soccer.

My favorite thing to do at school is art and music.

My favorite toy is my phone.

My favorite animal is a dog.

My favorite flower is a tulip.

My favorite book is all About Sam.

John Muir

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Christina

by Christina Celentino

1.His brother’s name is Davie.

2.He liked collecting and studying plants.

3.John Muir was born April 21, 1838.

4.He died December 24, 1914 in Los Angeles CA.

5.His parent’s names are Daniel and Anne. He was the 3rd child of 8.

6.He was married to Louisa Wanda Strentzel.

7.His children’s names were Wanda Muir Hanna and Helen Muir Funk.

8.John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, over 150 years ago.

9.At night John and his brother, Davie, huddled under their bedcovers imagining voyages to faraway places such as France, Australia and America.

10.In his spare time John experimented in inventing.

11.He made a thermometer, a barometer, a fire-starter, clocks and a device that would feed horses at given times.

12.He loved learning new things.

13.He hiked through Canada’s thick forest, collecting and studying plants.

14.One year he walked a thousand miles from Kentucky to Florida.

15.For years, John Muir explored Yosemite, the forests of California and the whole of the Sierra Range.

16.John helped protect the environment.

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Red

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Christina

by Christina Celentino

My favorite color’s red,

And then I went to bed.

I was dreaming of a goat,

That was in a very big boat.

It was eating some hay,

And I was like “Okay.”

The hay was very dry,

And the stack was very high.

It almost ate the whole pile,

And it was also dressed in style.

And then I woke up,

And I was like “What’s up!!!”

THE END

Music

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

First of all, I want to thank Mr. Anthony for helping me and inspiring me to do better.

What I learned in music is Both Ways, Musette and Turkish March. They were very fun and great songs.

What I think I did well on in music is the rhythm of the songs. For example when I did Musette on Mr. Anthony’s piano I think I only got 9 F1 help, which is pretty good.

What I think I need to improve on in music is both hands. I think I am pretty good at right hand and left hand seperately but when it comes to both hands I need a lot of help.

THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two Amazing Stories

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

I am going to write about two interesting stories I read. I will compare and contrast “Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” by Rachel Renee Russell and “Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” by Rachel Renee Russell.

There are some similarities in these two stories. Both stories are amazing stories and both are secret. Both stories are about a teenage girl who writes in a diary.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences. In “Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” it’s about a girl who tries to be in a band but there is a little incident but she works it out. And Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” is about a girl who draws tattoos really well so she trades two books for a tattoo. In “Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star,” she is trying to find her talent. In “Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” she is trying to fit in.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed the awesome activities and the characters. M y favorite was “Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life,” because I love how it is different then all other books.

Wondrous Zebras

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

Zebras are very magical creatures. Zebras are 4 to 5 feet tall at the shoulder. A Zebra’s length is between 7 to 9 feet. There are 3 kinds of Zebras. The Grevy’s Zebra, the Mountain Zebra and the Plains Zebra. Zebras look like a small horse with black and white stripes. They can weigh anywhere from 300-450 kilograms.

Zebras live in a beautiful place. Zebras live in Eastern and Southern Africa. Plains Zebras live in grasslands all around Africa. Mountain Zebras live in dry mountains in South Africa. Grevy’s Zebras live in grasslands in Northern Africa.

Zebras are very magnificent creatures even when they are babies. Foals can walk just 20 minutes after they are born. Zebras take care of their babies by staying and playing with them. They also love them. Foals are born the same way that babies are born by humans. Zebras protect their babies by keeping them close to them and feeding them.

Zebras have a fascinating way of surviving. An interesting fact about zebras is that the name “zebra” comes from the Portuguese word zevra which means “wild ass.” One thing that helps Zebras survive in the environment is that Zebras have good eyesight and hearing.

Zebras have good eating habits. They are herbivores. Zebras eat grass and leaves. Zebras eat with their mouths. They don’t catch their food.

Zebras are mind-blowing animals. None of the zebras are extinct, but 1 is endangered. That is the Grevy’s zebra. Environmental changes do not affect the zebra’s population.

Zebras are safe and protected by the law.

Incredible Aphrodite

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

Aphrodite is an amazing Greek goddess. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite’s nickname is Foam Born. Aphrodite’s symbols are a swan, dove and seashells. Aphrodite uses a magical golden girdle or belt that causes others to fall madly in love with her. Aphrodite was able to make any god or mortal fall madly in love with anyone she chose. She often meddled around in other love lives.

Aphrodite lived on Mount Olympus. We don’t know who Aphrodite’s parents are but she is married to Hephaestus. Aphrodite is pretty but easily angered. Venus is my roman name. Aphrodite children are Eros, Rhodos, Herophilus, Hermaphrodites, Priapus and Aneas.

Aphrodite is a spectacular and beautiful goddess

When Grammy Moved to a New House

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

This year, Grammy moved to a different house. She moved from Mission Hills, where I live, to Clairemont, where my Dinha used to live. Me and my family were sad that she had to move farther away from us. We are still helping her find a new home. She’s living at my Dinha’s old house until we find Grammy a new condo. Right now Grammy lives close to my old school. Grammy kept all her old furniture and moved it all into my Dinha’s old house. Do you think Grammy will find a condo that’s closer to us?

Living in Helsinki Finland

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Christina

By Christina Celentino

Helsinki Finland is Spectacular, exciting and magical. It is also a very active and adventurous place to be. Helsinki Finland is made of a bunch of islands. The water there is very cold. The weather was a little bit rainy while we were there.

The islands of Helsinki Finland had great food. They had breath taking and amazing churches. The church buildings had gold plastured on the roof. Helsinki Finland is cold and windy, but it has a very deep blue sky and white poofy clouds. The land had a little bit of green grass, but mostly it was really green and fresh there.

Helsinki Finland is a very lovely place. Traveling to Helsinki Finland was a great experience for me and I hope I can go there again..

The Mystery in Tanzania

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Christina

By: Christina Celentino

It all started one November morning. There were two groups of girls. One group was Asia, Betti, Cassidy,and Daisy. The other group was Tory, Delila and Anna. Asia,Daisy,Tory,Delila, and Anna were freshmen. Betti and Cassidy were Juniors in High School. Asia, Betti, Cassidy and Daisy met in detention. Tory, Delila and Anna met in Science class.

One day the girls got into a fight with some boys at lunch. Because fighting is not allowed in school, the girls were given detention. After the fight at school the two groups of girls became one. As the girls became closer friends, they decided to go on a trip for a day. The girls kept on thinking where to go. They decided to go to Paris. The girls went to Paris for a day, but had so much fun, they decided to stay for another day. While watching TV that morning, they found out that there was a robbery at their High School in Tanzania.The girls decided to leave Paris and go back to Tanzania and solve the mystery. The girls flew home and tried to find out who the robbers were. The girls went to their High School and ran some finger samples on the jewelry that was left behind. It took 4 days for the fingerprint results. The results showed that Robert T. Johnson and Samuel A. Brutto were the robbers. The girls interviewed both of them. Both of the boys admitted they did it and said they did it in a group. The boys had to give back the stuff they took and went to jail for 5 years.