volcano

Our volcano is made of play-doh. Our volcano is based off a volcano called Mount Lassen. We are going to make a quiet eruption. It has straws sticking out to represent a side vent. We have cotton balls to represent cinders and bombs, and flour to be the ash. We also have a hot spring next to it. We are going to make an eruption from vinegar and baking soda.Photo on 4-29-16 at 12.37 PM #2

God’s Preparation

I think that a way God has been preparing me is by being in Spanish Immersion. I believe that someday it will come in handy, either getting a job because of it or going to another country and using it to bless others. Another way God has prepared me is growing up in a mostly black church. I know that a lot of rich white people will look at a black person and automatically think they are “sketchy” or something, but being in church with people that look “sketchy” just because of their race has really helped me not judge people easily and I feel like it can be a big part in my future. Another way God has prepared me is my year in Costa Rica. It was a really rough year for my family and just when we were going to give up and go home is when we got stronger and stuff started to go a little bit better. After what happened in Costa Rica, I am ready for any challenge God gives me because I know that I will get through it no matter how hard it gets. I’m not exactly sure what He will do with it but I know there is something in my future about traveling. My family travels a lot and I have been to all the Central American countries except for two. I have been on 12 planes and I love traveling. I believe that I will be traveling a bit in my future.

Christian Persecution

What I have learned about persecution in Pakistan is that the persecution level there is extreme. In Pakistan there are a lot of Christian families that are being kicked out of their homes. Others are being blamed for blasphemy even if they never said anything wrong. Most persecutors are police, coworkers, and authorities.

spaghetti tower

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Something that went well with our tower is that it held the egg and the tower itself didn’t fall.

Something that didn’t go well is that the egg fell and we get points off.

My favorite part was watching our tower and seeing if it would stay up.

My least favorite part is that our tower fell. Also that Paula broke a stick so I was scared it wouldn’t hold.

Mystery

Angelina

Mrs. Roskamp

8C, LA

12 February 2016

One day, I was on my way to a basketball tournament. I was so pumped! I knew we would get first place, we played so well together and we were very determined to win this tournament. When I got to the courts I went into the locker rooms. My whole team was there already. I put my bag on the bench, then I went to go fill up my water bottle. I walked back into the locker room and noticed that my bag was partially unzipped. I checked to see if anything was missing, but nothing looked very suspicious. Nothing was suspicious until I started getting dressed! I realized my jersey was missing! Somebody must have stolen it while I was drinking and left my bag unzipped! The culprit must not have done a very good job, because if my bag was zipped all the way then I would just think that I left my jersey at home, but obviously someone went through my bag. There are a couple of people that could have done this. The first suspect is Sadie. Sadie would steal my jersey because we are always bugging each other and joking around. Also, Chloe said she saw Sadie by my bag while I was gone. But if Sadie would have taken it, she would give it to me by the time I need it, though, and we start in seven minutes! My next suspect is Addi. Addi would steal my jersey because she is selfish and bratty. She just wants to be the star all the time! She doesn’t want me to play because she is our next point-guard and that way she can be the star. The person I expect to do it is Annie, my friend from the other team. Annie is on Moline’s team. Moline is our biggest enemy, they beat us by only one point. In this tournament we really want to beat them, and Annie probably thought that if the starting point can’t play, they will win for sure! Annie and I have been friends for a little while now, we bug each other a lot and laugh about it later. This one I won’t be laughing at! We now only had two minutes before our first game starts and I still have no idea who took it. Right when I thought I wouldn’t be able to play in the tournament, Addi asked to go to the bathroom. She walked into the bathroom very suspiciously, as if she was hiding something in her shorts. When Addi came back, I walked into the locker room and found a big mess! The faucet was running and my jersey was in the sink! The best part about finding my jersey is that Addi’s water bottle was sitting next to the sink! She would have to come in and grab it. I will catch her then. I was hiding around the corner for about forty-five seconds when I heard the door open. I peeked out and saw Addi bringing my jersey over to her bag. I had caught her! She saw me standing there and screamed. I asked her what she was doing and she ran out of the locker room. Luckily she had dropped my jersey before she ran off. I grabbed the jersey and dried it off under the hand dryers. I walked out of the locker room and made it just in  time to start the first quarter! I would not have expected it to be Addi because we are friends, but I guess we are not as good of friends as I thought.

Why is it important that we study Christian Persecution?

It is important that we learn about christian persecution because we need to know what is happening to other christians around the world. Christians need to help christians, and to do that we need to know what is going on with other christians. We need to learn to take action and help the Christians that need it. We can also learn to thanks God that we do not need to worry about praying, or going to church.

Ideal Church vs Early Church

My ideal church is a lot different than the early church. While we were writing about our ideal church, we wrote a lot of things we don’t really need for a church. For example, we have Starbucks, a breakfast buffet, vibrating and heating massage chairs, and a snack bar. The early church is a lot more spiritual and it is really basic.

To me I think we acted really greedy with the ideal church. We don’t need any of those things to have a good church. The early church should be a goal for every church. The early church is what a church should be like, it doesn’t have to be fancy and have all kinds of special, expensive stuff.

Pythagorean Theorem Project

For our project we decided to make a story problem about a new monument for Brooklyn, New York. First, we made our story problem. Then, we had to solve it. At first our problem didn’t work, so we had to change the coordinates so that it would make sense.The coordinates for length A and B used to be 15 miles, then we decided that 15 miles was too much. We changed it to 15 feet, but when we solved our problem, we didn’t get a whole number, so then we switched the lengths to 10 feet each, and that worked. Our 3D model is going to be made out of glow sticks. It is going to be a triangle out of glow sticks.

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Thoughts about Jesus’ Crucifixion

I think that Jesus’ crucifixion is a sign that Jesus really cared about us. Even though He didn’t want to, Jesus still sacrificed himself in a very nasty way so that we could live forever. The last 7 words that Jesus said are very important. They are some of the biggest things Jesus taught people while He was on earth, and for him to say them again while He was dying on a cross means it was important.