Pumpkin Pancakes

                        8 EGGS

1 CUP OF CANNED PUMPKIN

2 TPS PURE VANILLA EXTRACT

4 TBSP PURE MAPLE SYRUP (OPTIONAL)

2 TSP PUMPKIN PIE SPICE

2  TSP CINNAMON

1/2 TSP BAKING SODA

4 TBSP BUTTER

         The Squire

Once upon a time there was a squire. His name was Mr Trelawney. He had very black eyebrows, and was very tall, and is not the best at holding his tongue and keeping a secret. A few of his achievements are traveling a lot, and getting a man named Blandly to build a ship for him. He decided to go for a walk. Then he saw a mango tree with a big juicy, ripe mango on it. So he said to himself: I will just eat one. So he ate it, and realized he  was still hungry and ate the rest of the mangos. Two of the squire’s friends cam and their names are Dr Livesey and Jim Hawkins. Dr Livesey wanted to pick some mangoes. That is  when he realized they where all gone, and asked the squire if he knew what happened. The squire said it was either Dr Livesey himself or Jim,(which we know is a lie,)but Dr Livesey eventually figured out what happened and told the squire not to lie again.

          I’m going to tell you about two trips I took in Arizona. The trip started the day school came out. My family and I came home,packed our last few things and left. Sitting in the backseat of a Prius for six hours is not the most amusing thing to do, but I managed to find something to do. Without remembering I get carsick, I read some of my book. Just barely in time, I stopped, getting a headache. Sooner or later, we got there. We went to bed. In the morning, we went to a friend’s house and realized it was monsoon season, plus it just started that day! We would get to run through them all weekend! On a trip back only a month later, we stayed in Phoenix at another friend’s house that was small, but had the greatest view ever! 🙂

The Mississippi river is the longest river in the U.S.A.. 

Mississippi : a major north American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario in Canada.

This is the website we got these facts from: https://sites.google.com/site/mississippiriverfactsnvj/

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/mississippiriver.htm

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78903

Here are some more facts:

The Mississippi, especially in its lower sections, can overflow its banks with disastrous results for the people living nearby.

Many different kinds of wildlife make their homes in the Mississippi River including 241 species of fish, 37 spices of of mussel, 45 amphibians, 50 mammals, and full of 40% of the entire country’s migratory birds.

Th length of the Mississippi River is 3,870 miles.In the spring of 2011, The Mississippi River swelled to historic levels, rising out its banks, rolling across a wide flood plain, and eating at flood barrels.

The Mississippi River is a major North American transit route, carrying goods to and from ports in New Orleans and Baton Rogue.

My favorite colors are pink, light blue, pale green, orange, and turquoise.
My favorite food is home-made latkes and kugel.

My favorite place is Palm Springs.

My favorite dessert is chocolate mousse.

My favorite fruits are raspberries, strawberries, and melon.

My favorite thing to do with my friends is talk.

My favorite thing to do with my family is play games.

My favorite sport is ballet.

My favorite thing to do at school is read.

My favorite toy is my bunny, Truffelester. (stuffed animal)

My favorite animals are a Guinea Pig and a Dog.

My favorite flowers are tulips and daffodils.

My favorite books are books about fairies.

          A famous artist named Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania in 1844. Mary lived in France and Germany when she was young. Mary saw some of the most famous paintings in the world. Mary told her parents that she wanted to be an artist when she returned to the United States.

Mary Cassatt learned how to paint in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Lots of artists dreamed about having their artwork shown by an official art show in France called the Salon. The Salon liked the way Mary painted, which was traditional and finished. Mary showcased her artwork in the Salon in 1868.

Mary Cassatt liked a place in France called Paris, and decided to move there. Impressionists’ work inspired her to try new techniques.  Edgar Degas, another artist of the times, asked her to join the Impressionists and exhibit her artwork which she answered yes to.

An exhibited painting Mary Cassatt showed was called The Cup of Tea, and is of Mary’s sister Lydia Cassatt, holding a cup of tea in an everyday setting.  Mary used light in a way that made things in her paintings almost glow.

Mary Cassatt made her home in Paris, however always called herself an American.  Mary made prints, pastel artwork, and paintings but she stopped painting altogether in 1914.

          In 1926, Mary Cassatt was about 80 years old when she died in her home in Paris, France.

I want a slice of cheese,

so I just say please.

I go to Paris,

but they don’t have carrots.

My teddy bear can fly,

but I can also say good-bye.

A hippo jumped out of a hat,

but a star bounced from behind a cat.

Out of my pocket flew a origami rocket,

but a magician put it inside his pocket.

A pencil popped into my hand,

and it sprang into a Hawaiian band.

I love to make Karissa disappear,

but make Mrs. Diana appear with her!

 Two Amazing People

By Simone Shupper

          I will tell you about two fantastic stories I read. I will compare and contrast “The Value of Determination – The Story of Helen Keller’’ by Ann Donegan Johnson and “The Value of Self Discipline – The Story of Alexander Graham Bell by Ann Donegan Johnson.

There are some similarities in these two historical stories. Both stories are non-fiction.  First of all,

in “The Story of Helen Keller,” Helen becomes deaf and blind.  In “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,” his mother becomes deaf.  Secondly, both characters meet and become friends.  Third of all, they both were determined to communicate (Alexander invented the telephone and Helen learned to speak).  Lastly, Helen Keller and Alexander both taught people things.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences.  In “The Story of Helen Keller,” she had to have a special teacher instruct her how to speak and hear to help her communicate while in “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,” Alexander created tools to help people communicate who were far away from each other.  In “The Story of Helen Keller,” she learns how to use the telephone but doesn’t invent anything.   In addition, she teaches the King of England how to read lips (that is how she knew what the other person was saying).  In “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,” he invented the telephone and made a machine that can test your hearing.

In conclusion, both stories were very fascinating to read. I enjoyed when in “The Story of Helen Keller,” she gets to teach someone very important how she learned to talk. I thought it was extraordinary that in this story she once put on a show. For “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,” he invented the machine called the telephone which a lot of people now use today. I also enjoyed this story because it was very interesting when he made the longest telephone call which was eight miles away. My favorite story was “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell” because he helped teach deaf people and work on his experiments. He also experimented on some things that became very useful in today’s times.