Hercules Summary

Zeus wanted to create humans, so he asked Prometheus to make them for him. He made them out of earth and clay, but he made one mistake. Prometheus wanted to make them superior, so he stole some fire from Mount Olympus. Zeus was outraged, and he sentenced him to be pinned to a mountain and have a bird eat his liver everyday.

My Bio Poem

Lily

Who is sporty, outgoing, loud, humorous, playful.

Who is the sister of Maggie Casey, and Liam Casey.

Who loves Justin Bieber, performing, playing sports, and art.

Who feels sad when birds run into windows.

Who needs Facebook, my dog, my parents and my Ipad.

Who gives hand-me-downs to charities and/or other kids.

Who fears being embarrassed, Failing, and Kidknappers.

Who would like to see the Grand Canyon, the Terra Cotta Army, and the Worlds Biggest Rubber Band Ball.

Who shares the same interest as vets, and Justin Bieber.

Who is a Hockey loving Canadian.

Who is a resident of Malaysia.

Casey

Power of Zeus

Here is an amazingly epic movie trailer based on a greek myth. This is the story of how Zeus came to be. Hope you enjoy it.

All things great come to an end. . . .

Wow! What an amazing 6th grade. Even though it was my second time, I feel like ISKL prepared me for 7th grade more than my other school! There have been so many things that I am proud of, my most proud of is my layers of the earth project in science. This project was during our "Earths Interior" unit. We got paired up with another person (Sheta) and we had to create a project that somehow represented the layers of the earth. It had to be a scale model that includes facts and the scale. Me and Sheta made a 3D earth made from cardboard and paper. We took two circles, made them to scale, and put a slit in each one, then we slid one into the other and hung it from the wall. Mrs.Rosendale loved it and said that next year she might have everyone do that instead of coming up with their own.

Even though I had a lot of highlights, I also had a lot of assignments and projects that pushed me to my limit. The biggest one was probably the Ancient Egyptian Diary. This probably wouldn't have been a problem if I wasn't in Perth. But when I came back, the catch up was hard work and there was consequences to be made but in the end we got it done and I am happy with myself for that.

Looking back from the beginning of the year 'till now, I think I have definitely grown as a student. Even though this is my second round of it. I enjoyed growing into new habits, and getting into more of a routine. I haven't, though, enjoyed the process. I have had a couple dips in my grade. But I think that more than anything, thats just another opportunity to learn. People aren't judged on their succes, but how they handle their failures.

Now it's onto looking back on myself and evaluate my work habits, I think that behavior in class is satisfactory. Sometimes, I probably frustrate teachers with my loud and over used mouth. But, I also think that I have a positive energy and that I am open to criticism. I think that participation is where I am most strong, I would say that I almost ALWAYS participate in class. I don't enjoy being the person in the corner that doesn't want to be involved. No sir. Now, onto organization. I think that I am satisfactory. I am very organized with science, math, and art. I almost always have my materials for those classes, but humanities (I'm not going to lie) is so so. Sometimes I forget about that peer editing checklist or I didn't bring a book for SSR. But those are problems that will go away over time and with effort. I think I need some help with effort. I get so distracted by what's going on personally that I lose sight of my grades and school. I am going to be blunt, I'm sort of lazy. I don't always do my work in Humanities, I slack off sometimes, but I have learned from my mistakes. Next year, I get to start off with a clean slate.

I have many great feelings about moving to the "upstairs" lockers. But I would like to make two goals for next year:

Goal #1: Work hard, keep my nose to the grindstone. I don't want a repeat of this year. And I want the ability to go on trips and not be traumatized by all the catch-up work.

Goal #2: Read more, I have learned so many things this year just from sitting all alone in my room for and hour and reading. (Even if it is just Justin Bieber's book was born). I need to clear more time to just read.

I am so excited to meet and get to know my new teachers. I think that they mostly know me, but here are some things you should know:

1. I talk a lot sometimes.

2. If you give me the chance, I will be with my friends whenever I can.

3. I think that I have good leader ship abilities.

4. I enjoy hands-on activities.

We did a lot of really enjoyable activities this year. My favorite must have been creating the mobile. I loved printing the pics and creating the design, things like that really help me learn! But the activity we should have spent more time on was the imaginative narrative. I felt rushed and it didn't feel like the best work I could have done.

This has been a year to remember. But future 6th graders, here are some things you should know:

1. When your teacher tells you to follow the lit circle schedule, FOLLOW IT. I made the mistake of not following it and I payed the price.

2. Take peer editing seriously.

3.Have fun! Don't be too serious because then you miss out on all of the fun times. The 6th graders are known for their energy and happiness! Don't end that reputation now!

Overall 6th grade was amazing. Even though I will miss all of my teachers, I can't wait for the journey ahead!

FREEDOM. . . FrEeDoM.. . Freedom.. . . freedum.

Mother and father,

I miss you. As much as I love it here with freedom to spare. I still miss you. It was a long journey to get here. A very long, painful journey. But the day I got here, I realized, it was all worth it. I really wish you had come with me, Henry, and Beanpole.

When I was still in Wherton, I was happy, but as soon as the tripods came, I knew there was going to be trouble. I almost instantly knew, that there was something unnatural about this, and I didn't like it one tiny bit. As soon as I heard about them capping us, that was when things got to hard to handle, I still can't think of my life being controlled in that way, I would hate every minute of it! I wanted to live my life passionately and freely, not controlled and loveless.

Life, is all about taking chances and risks, just by looking at the tripod, being capped would hardly be a life at all. Societies should be able to function on their own, they should have a leader such as a mayor, or a president, or a prime-minister. A leader guides us in the right direction, they give us the freedom to vote and do such things. But the tripods would take down right control of you and leave you no mercy. Everything you think is recorded, your brain sends instant messages, your probably sending them now. I better go before the tripods find out too much.

I miss you and I hope those machines are leaving you be. Like they should be.

Will

Will and I

Will is a lot like many other kids these days. Except for the whole tripod trying to destroy the world dilema. Will, is growing up, learning and experiencing new things. It can be hard. I know that I ALWAYS question things because I am not convinced I can trust the person. Just like Will was questioning Henry about the tripods. He doesn't particularly like Henry, because he doesn't trust him. Like me, I find it hard to believe people that I don't like.

Being all mixed up in things can also be confusing, on top of all that, he is changing. His mind is becoming more open to suggestions. I believe that because he doesn't think he can do it on his own.

Will is like a lot of kids in this world.

What Did I Make of Toronto?

Hi everyone! My name is Lily, I'm 12 years old and I am from Canada. Where in Canada you ask? Toronto. That's where, and proud of it. That's why I was willing and happy to do Toronto for my presentation. I was dignified to introduce my favorite country in the WORLD to my classmates. But did I live up to the expectations? Was I so happy to do Toronto that I was totally blind-sided of how good it actually was? Well, lets find out for sure!

Ok, so lets l00k at the good side, I feel that I described Toronto's main industries. Printing, meat packing, and so on. And, I also thought that I introduced it well enough for others to get a sense of what Toronto is and what we are known for. I found that the history was simple and easy to understand, BUT not too simple that it didn't give you any information. I felt like the quiz at the end was a good idea. It was there to make sure that people were paying attention and if they actually learned something.

I wouldn't improve anything for my future presentations. Just kidding! There were a couple areas I could DEFINITELY improve in. Like, I think that I could have practiced more on my presenting. I felt that sometimes I stammered on my words. Maybe I should have left out the introduction, I wasn't sure if it was that relevant, BUT I thought that maybe it would be cool if they knew more about Toronto. So I wasn't sure!