Avoca School District 37 Student Blog

RaceStop Motion

This was a stop-motion movie that we made in encore tech class. A stop motion is when you take pictures at a still position but you move whatever you want to move a tincy bit. You should take about 300 pictures to have a good movie! It was really fun but long.

Holes

Louis Sachar

Realistic Fiction

Blurb by Jack

Stanley Yelnats is a teenager who has a decision. He could go to jail. Or he could go to Camp. He chose camp. Stanley didn’t steal Livingston’s shoes but he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. When he arrives at Camp Green Lake he wonders where the lake is. All his cabin mates are tough and rough. Then he realizes he has to dig holes for a long time. After the first day he is as sore as he’s ever been. If you read this spectacular book you will endure the lengthily journey of Stanley Yelnats. What will happen to him? Will he make it? Read this book and you’ll find out.

I recommend this book to people that like exciting endings and reading classics.

I give this book 5 stars out of 5 stars.

My Avoca West Memories

Science Fair Podcast

This Podcast is me explaining  my science experiment step-by-step. It was really fun and exciting. I hope you enjoy it.

From Cow To Ice Cream

By: Children’s Press

Blurb By Jack

Non-Fiction

This book is very interesting and will get you hungry for a good chocolate sundae. In this book it thoroughly explains the manufacturing process for making ice cream. It describes step by step just like if you were actually there doing it yourself. It also tells you how to make different products like ice cream sandwiches. YUM!

I recommend this book to people that love ice cream and are curious about the creating ice cream part.

Personally I liked this book because it was very unique and I liked it’s style. It was also well written.

I give this book 4 stars out of 5 stars.

The Inevitable Pest By- Jack M

This Poem is written to show the average kid’s view of HOMEWORK!!!!!

Enjoy!

Point Blanc

By: Antony Horowitz

Book Reviewer: Jack

Mystery

Alex Rider is a teenager who is an under cover detective. He lives with no one but himself and is curious about the criminals around him. When he is forced to go overseas and go to a private school to spy, he goes under the impression that he lives with Fiona, Sir David and David’s wife and their wealthy family. Alex studies all his previous life and is ready to leave. Once he leaves he is greeted by Mrs. Stellenbosch. She then interrogates him. Will Alex die…, Survive, Disappear on this long journey of dangerous events?       Read……       Read…….    Read……                    And you’ll find out.

I would strongly recommend this book to people that like to read suspenseful books with a lot of action.

I give this book 3 1/2 stars out of 5

© 2010 Jack All Rights Reserved.

Younger Kid Version of Milton Hershey Speech

This Recording hits the main ideas of Milton Hershey’s life very briefly. I recommend this to younger children. I hope you like it!!

Advanced Milton Hershey Recording

This recording is more advanced than the previous recording because of it’s description and length. I hope you like it!!

In our last project,  we used Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 to change and mess up a photo of a classmate. We played w/ our pictures and used filters like the liquify, bloat, pucker and warp tools. It was an awesome project.

Schooled

By Gordon Korman

Book Blurb by Jack

Realistic-Fiction

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Capricorn Anderson has never heard of a wedgie or a drivers license. He only knows Garland Farm. His grandmother “Rain”, has been raising him for all his life. But when she falls out of a tree while picking plums and she has to recover from hip surgery he is forced to live with the Donnelly’s. Mrs. Donnelly is a former resident of Garland and is willing to take care of “Cap”. Cap endures a wild adventure in the middle school as he becomes a target for the bullies. But once they realize how nice and what a good friend he is he becomes suddenly their savior. What will the bully of the school Zach Powers think about this and what will he do? I loved this book because of the life lessons you learn and it’s incredible journey at Claverage or known to be C average without the l. I specifically recommend this novel to someone who loves reading books that have joyful endings. This is one of my favorite books if not my favorite and I will never forget it. I could read it again… and again… and again… and again.

I give this book 5* out of 5*.       © 2009 Jack All Rights Reserved.