The School Story

The School Story, a 244 page book by Andrew Clements is about Natalie and her best friend Zoe. Natalie writes a book, but, since her mom is a publisher, she doesn't want special treatment. She hires Zoe as her "find a good person to give the manuscript too" lady. Natalie finishes her book, and comes up with a new name, so that her mom doesn't know that it is her. In the end, her book is published, and it is revealed to her mom that she is the author of this new book at her author's party.

Frindle

Frindle by Andrew Clements is a 112 page book about Nick Allen, who creates a new word. He pursued it through news reporters, the obnoxious elderly, and sentence after sentence of the same thing: I am writing this sentence with a pen. Every so often, though, everyone would write "I am writing this sentence with a frindle. 
He was neither a good student not a bad student, just a creative boy who (almost) always manages to ask questions that put off daily homework. Frindle is the story of a question so good that a war between teachers and students begin. 
Can YOU figure out what the word "frindle" means???????

Me playing the Clarinet

This is me playing Mary Had a Little Lamb on my clarinet

A Song

Just a really funny song I heard.......
Letters to the President

Quotes I ran Across

Kindness is more important than wisdom, 
And the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom
-Theodore Issac Rubin


Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, 
But today is a gift, that's why we call it "the present"
-not quite sure


If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes
-Andrew Carnagie

Calvin Crest

To start off, camp was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! I did the paddle-boats, archery, the zip line, and went to the store during free-time, and they all were fun! My favorite class? I am having trouble choosing between Survival, Orienteering, and the Group Initiatives class- they were all so much fun!!!!!! The food all great, but my favorite meals would have to be:

Breakfast- The "brunch"----- Cinnamon rolls, cereal, and the apple muffins

or

French Toast, cereal, and that cranberry punch

Lunch-  Chicken Marranera(or was that a Dinner????)

Dinner- Pizza!!!!!!! 

Overall, I liked that there was a salad bar at lunch and dinner..... It was a good salad bar, too.......

6th grade camp was a great experience, and if I could go back, I most definitely would!!!!!!!!