Religious Heros

What are the character traits and actions of a religious hero?
Most religious icons believe strongly in their religion. Therefore they are loyal. I also feel that it's hard to obey all or most of the teachings in a religion, if you are going to obey all of them, it becomes your life. And when it becomes hard to live a life by your religion, you need strong. And that is another trait that most heros have. Religious icons are also very brave. They need to make sacrifices for what they believe in. That takes courage. The reason why their aren't many religious heros is because of all those reasons. Not many people, in fact, almost no people have the determination to become a hero like that.

This I Believe

I chose the story called The Ultimate Sacrifice. It's about this man in the war, who loses a friend by him driving a car delivering food and hitting a land mine. He was talking about how he was always physically prepared for war. But never was he prepared mentally. He had to deal with the mental agony it caused, he was responsible for his well being. What would he tell the parents? The troops? I strongly believe that "The Ultimate Sacrifice" is literally putting your life on the line for what you believe. And the people that do this, should be in everybody's minds. Truly amazing.

Hi everyone, this is Lily and I am going to tell you about my learning profile. I learn best when I sit a couple rows back to the left of the front of the classroom. I need to do more cross lateral activities like knitting and other things to strengthen my left brain. Strategies that would help me learn would be hands on projects. For example, making models, drawings etc. I would like my teacher to know that I try hard to be organized, but sometimes it's a struggle. I am also very busy, and I get tired easily and don't always do my work to the best of my abilities. Thanks!

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!