OH Presidents

by Esther

In 2017 we would have 45 Presidents, we live in  a state called OHIO, where eight of the U.S Presidents came and were born.

William Henry Harrison lived in North Bend, OH, when became the ninth U.S President in the year 1841. He was the last U.S President to be elected from when the U.S was under British rule.

Ulysses S. Grant was the Commanding General of the Union Army in the civil war when he was elected as the 18th U.S President. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, OHIO. Grant served President in the year 1869 to the year 1877.

Rutherford B.Hayes lived in Delaware,OH, when he was elected as the 19th U.S President. Hayes also had pledged that he would only serve one term in the year 1877 to the year 1881.

James A. Garfield was living in Orange,OH, when he was elected as the 20th U.S President in the year 1881. Garfield was struck by an assassin’s bullet just 100 days after when he became President.

Benjamin Harrison lived in North Bend, OH, when he was elected as the 23rd U.S President in the year 1889 to the year 1893. Harrison is the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S President, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison senior, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

William McKinley lived in Niles,OH, when he took office as the 25th U.S President in the year 1897 to the year 1901. McKinley became the second President from OHIO to be assassinated.

William H.Taft lived in Cincinnati,OHIO when he was elected as the 27th U.S President in the year 1909 to the year 1913.Taft wanted not only to be the U.S President, but the Chief Justice of the United States.

Warren G. Harding lived in Corsica, OH, when he was elected as the 29th U.S President in the year 1921 to the year 1923.Harding was serving his first term two years from when he took office, when he died of a heart attack on August second, 1923.

These eight U.S Presidents each have unique history’s like who was McKinley assassinated by in  New York City, or how many official acts did Garfield make as President. You can find more facts about these U.S Presidents at the library or on the internet.

The state of Virginia

The state of Virginia has many local legends, but first let's tell you when Virginia became a state.
Virginia became a state on June twenty- fifth 1780. Virginia's state bird is the cardinal and the state plant is the American dogwood.
Virginia' first Capital was Williamsburg, but that was from 1699 to 1780.Virginia's second Capital is Richmond.
Virginia has a local legend that takes the two main versions. The book called Weird U.S by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman explains the legend better. In Northern Virginia  there is a bridge called the Bunnyman bridge that puts the two main versions to the test. One involves a teenager killing his family one Easter and then hanged himself off the bridge in a bunny costume. That version does seems less likely than the one about a mental patient who escaped from a bus that was transporting patients. He hid in the woods, and when people started to find rabbit carcasses around the bridge. When some teenagers were found gutted, hanging from the bridge, the local authorities put out a manhunt for the Bunnyman. Eventually they caught up with him, but just as they were about to apprehend him, he jumped in front of a train.
So if you find yourself in Virginia or Northern Virginia, be sure to check out the Bunnyman bridge or see the historic Williamsburg.

Moran Mark, Sceurman Mark, Weird U.S made in 2005

When Uncle Tim married Aunt Laura

by Esther

                When I first heard that Uncle Tim had finally proposed to Aunt Laura, I was more than happy. I was shouting, “Yay,” for so long and so loud for a day.

                Mom, Dad, Hannah, Nicole and I were going to Washington D.C. by a very, long car ride. We traveled through the back roads and mountains of West Virginia for a long time. 

                When we got to the hotel, I thought that it was an apartment. The name of the hotel is the Hyatt House. It had 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, and a living room. My mom and dad got their own bedroom and our own bathroom, so did us girls and there was a hot breakfast in the mornings.

                When we got to the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, where there was a patio party before we could go to the main party room. There were cocktails on the patio with Shirley Temples and pop. I tried lots of food like chicken on a stick and shrimp with cocktail sauce. I didn’t like the shrimp with cocktail sauce at all. They had a saxophone player playing songs that we haven’t heard before.

                When it was time to go down to the main party room, we were all divided to different tables by flowers names. My sisters and I got to sit with our cousins at the daisy table with a topiary dog. When the announcer said Uncle Tim and Aunt Laura names over the microphone “All stand up for the bride and groom, Tim and Laura.” Everyone was so happy for them, that they were cheering.

We ate lots of candy while we waited for the food to come out, (lots of pink candy for the matter of fact). There was lots of dancing on the dance floor; I danced to the party rock song. There was a photo booth where we all had fun with the pictures.

                It was a great time at the Willard Incontinent Hotel and Washington D.C because we got to tour D.C monuments and to see our cousins at the wedding reception.            

                               

                           

                               

               

White Fang

By Esther

White Fang learned the law of meat. When White Fang attacks a weasel, he was attacked by a hawk, so he learns the law of meat, which states “to eat or to be eaten.” When a lynx attacked White Fang and his mother, it reinforces the law of meat, because they killed the lynx before the lynx killed them. They were then able to eat the lynx, which would have eaten them.

White Fang became the animal he was at the end of the book, because of Weedon Scott’s kindness and his family’s love shown to him. The factors that had shaped him were Kiche, forced him out of the cave. Gray Beaver treats the dogs well, while Beauty Smith treats White Fang with abuse, to make him a fighting dog. Weedon Scott, once felt that White Fang was a vicious dog and needed to be put down, but Matt reminded Weedon that White Fang had been mistreated and would need some gentle handling. Weedon’s quiet and calm way helped White Fang become a good dog that worked well in sledding. White Fang learns that he needs to depend on people for survival, because they provide food. Later, Beauty Smith breaks into Weedon Scott’s place to steal White Fang, because he wants his fighting dog back, but Weedon Scott was the owner and White Fang was loyal to him. He also barked to save the life of Weedon Scott and to protect Alice from intruder to her home. 

Prometheus

Prometheus

By Esther

                Prometheus was the Titan of wisdom and trickery. Prometheus is Zeus’ uncle and fought with Zeus against the Titans in the Titan War.

                Prometheus was not like his brother, Atlas, Cronus’ general. Prometheus liked mankind and wanted to give mankind the gift of fire. In one myth, found in “Mythology Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters,” it says, that Prometheus gave mankind the fire that he stole from Mount Olympus in a fennel stalk. Another myth, found in, “Jaw Dropping Geography Fun Learning Facts about Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses,” says he used one of Zeus’ lightning bolts.  Another myth, found in “Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods,” says that Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, helped Prometheus get the fire from the hearth of the gods.                                                                                                                                                                              When Zeus found out what Prometheus did for mankind he had a horrible punishment for him. Prometheus was bound in chains on Mount Caucasus, and each day a mighty winged eagle would appear and eat Prometheus’ liver. Each night his liver would regrow, only to be torn out again the next day. This is according to, “Mythology Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters,” by Lady Hestia Evans.

                Prometheus, again showed his kindness toward mankind, when Zeus demanded that men give him sacrifices. Prometheus tricked Zeus by wrapping two bundles of oxen. One was bones, wrapped in fat and the other was meat wrapped in a stomach. Zeus, chose the bundle of bones with fat for his meal and that is what men sacrificed from that time on, according to “Mythology Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters.”

                Prometheus was a good Greek Titan and liked by mankind for the kindness he showed to them.

Evans, Lady Hestia, “Mythology Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters,” Candlewick Press, 1825

Riordan, Rick, “Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods,” Disney Hyperion, 19 Aug 2014

Roche, Jess, “Jaw Dropping Geography Fun Learning Facts about Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses,” Thought Junction Publishing, 11 Sept 2014

The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain

by Esther

Tom Canty is a pauper that lives in Offal Court, where all the poor families live. Tom’s father is a thief, and his mother is a beggar. His father ignored him, just as his grandmother did. Tom is honest and generous all the time.    

Tom is honest, because even though he was hungry, he wouldn’t steal from people. As the prince, he released and pardoned many prisoners under the prince’s name. The king was happy to hear what Tom said about releasing all the poor people. Tom was to be rewarded for his generosity and loyalty to Edward the Sixth.

Tom was generous, because when he was poor, he shared whatever he had with other’s poorer than he was. He released and pardoned many prisoners under Edward’s name and let them out of the tower to return their homes. When Tom told the king, about releasing all the poor people, he rewarded Tom. When the lords and ladies wanted to kill Tom, it was the king who stopped them and told Tom that he was the new king’s ward.  

What I learned is, you can only truly know about someone’s life, by living it. In the “Prince & the Pauper”, the prince didn’t truly know what life was like outside his castle walls. He didn’t know about the poor people who lived in very bad areas. He didn’t know that they were starving and stealing to get by. It was only when he traded places with Tom that he was able to learn about the other side. It was also, only when Tom became the prince that he truly understood, how hard life is for a royal, as well. 

My Memory of Washington, D.C.

My Memory of Washington, D.C.

 by Esther

                When I was nine, my mom told me that we were going to Washington, D.C., to visit the monuments, the White House, and the Smithsonian. How awesome is that?      

                When we first got to Washington D.C., it was wet and cold, about 50 degrees or less or that’s what I thought. First, we stopped at the White House, but it was closed to visitors, because the egg roll was happening on the White House lawn. Weren’t we the lucky ones?

                Next, we went to the Washington Monument. It was still under construction from the earthquake that had happened in 2012. But, there was a white dome appearing over the treetops. It was the top of the Jefferson Memorial. Then, we went to the Smithsonian Natural History where we were able to wonder all the exhibit halls. My favorite hall was the dinosaurs. Mom and Dad let us wonder around for hours.

                We rode the Metro a lot on this tour, because parking was so horrible, we wouldn’t have been able to park a car. Riding the Metro, was lots of fun. Have you ever been on a Metro? It is a like a subway and a train put together. It goes part of the time underground and part of the time above ground. Mom and Dad said that taking the Metro is only economical when we go to the Smithsonian Zoo, because parking is so expensive, but parking in Washington, DC can be okay. You just have to know where the good spots are and are willing to walk, a lot.

                Well that was a good time there, but there will be more times that would make you laugh. But,  how many stairs are in the Washington Monument? 897 steps and 50 landings are in the Washington Monument. 

Learning to Write a Letter of Complaint

September 8, 2014                                                                                                                    Michelina                                                                                          

Consumers Affairs                                                                                                     

P.O Box 16630                                                                                                          

Duluth, MN 55816                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Dear Sir or Madam:                                                                                                                           

I buy your frozen meals, and one time I bought one of your pizza snacks and saw that it was open not closed.   

I would appreciate if you send me some coupons to buy some more meals. If you want me to send you some picture of the open meal, please let me know.                                  

Thank you so much for taking care of this. I know I will enjoy your meals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Sincerely,                                                                                                                   

Esther

The Lesson Learned from "Salt and Bread"

by Esther

The lesson that the king from the story, “Salt and Bread,” learned is right here in this paragraph. The lesson that he learned, is to listen to his heart, not to others. The king loved his youngest daughter so much that it made the two older sisters mad. So they came up with a plot to get the king mad at the youngest. They started to say that the youngest daughter didn’t love him as much. The king was invited to a wedding of the youngest daughter and the hunting king. The king was mad when he didn’t see the salt and bread. When he heard the queen said that she loved him as much as salt and bread, it is an important part of the meal. The king begged for forgiveness and the older sister’s plot against the youngest was revealed. 

The Day We Got a Dog

by Esther


One day in June I woke up really early because today me and Hannah were going to basketball camp. My mom and my little sister were at the vet that put down one of my cats. My mom was asking about how much would it cost to get a dog from the pound and the shots. Nicole saw a poster that showed a dog that needed a home.


Me and Hannah were busy playing a basketball game at our church when mom and Nicole came, it was my team, the Nukes vs Hannahs team. It was at the end of camp to. My little sister told me that we were going to get a dog from the vet's.


We went home and got my dad and went to the vet and met Lily the dog that is with use as a hunting dog with 3 mixes so she was a mutt. When we saw her we all said yes and we got her.


We all went to a pet store to get all the stuff a dog would need. She got a dog bowl for her to eat out of. When we got home Lily was so happy to be in a new home one of the cats didn't like her yet. So she got hissed at, then all the cats loved her so much. That's the story of the time I got a dog.

A Review of "Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims"

by Esther

Have you ever heard of a talking horse that can time travel into history? Well, wait no more, the book "Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims" is here.

The characters are Rush, Liberty, Tommy and Freedom. Rush is a substitute who teaches history at Manchester Middle School. Liberty is a time travelling horse who loves to eat. Tommy is a football player who gets in trouble. Freedom is a girl who can talk to the minds of animals. The setting takes place in the Mayflower, when they were going to the new world to get away from King James.

Rush Limbaugh was born in Missouri and is sixty-two. His father was a judge who encouraged his children to learn as much as they could about politics. Rush also wrote political books.

The book "Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims" is a good book to read and so I would recommend this book to other kids to read.

St. Nick's Day

St. Nick's Day is the time we put out our stockings to get gifts and candy. Best of all we get to share  with our  family what we got.  St. Nick is someone who gives  gifts to kids  who will share with other kids.   St. Nick gave me all the stuff for school that was for home also some goggles that were blue. My sisters got pink and black goggles.  St. Nick also rides a horse to get all the houses in one night like someone else.  St. Nick can also give candy and chocolate to kids  who are nice to others. Now it is time I tell you about the best part looking in your stocking for gifts to give to your mom and dad.                              THE END                                                                                         

My Dog

By Esther

I've always wanted a dog now I have a dog named Lily, but I call her Lil.
I still will never forget the time that we got her she is so cute I love her.
Last summer my mom and Nicole went to go get a dog, my mom and Nicole went to vet's to ask something on how munch the dog will cost. Nicki saw a sign that had a dog on it when mom was talking to the people about a dog, the person just by the counter said that we have a dog that's what got mom so happy.  
Mom and Nicole went to go pick me and Hannah up from basketball camp, Nicole told me the news on the dog.  We got Lily from the vet. Lily loved her new home.
Then the cats freaked Lily out. We got one more cat with the longest name in the house which I do not want to say.
The first leash she chewed though, her 2 leash she hasn't  chewed through.
She goes crazy with bunnies she almost broke her neck we got her halter back on her.
I love my dog so much, my friend  wants to steal her.  You now know about my dog!!!!!!

Esther is a Girl's Name

by   Nicole                                                                                                                          

Esther   is   a    girl    name.   There    is    a   story    about     Esther    and  I   would    like     to   tell      you.  There   girl     named    Esther    who   is  a   Jew     and  the    king    banished    his
queen   and    had    to    find     a    new     queen.  Esther became   his      queen.

The King favored Esther very much. He had an advisor who hated Esther's cousin (who had cared for her, since she is an orphan). This advisor conned the King into banishing all of the Jews. The King had agreed. Esther was convinced that to save her cousin and all the other Jews, she needed to go to the King and convince him that this was wrong. She finally did this and saved all the Jews.

Rude Boys

by Esther


Today I was called a mean name 2 times by a mean boy.
He had a very nice brother, who was very shy.
The 2 names were big butt, little pecker. He thought that was a way to play with us.
Now, he doesn't get to play with us, he got punished. We left to go home.
I don't want to tell you about the punishment.
Never talk to rude boys. Never ever. Never play with them.
I've learned my lesson on rude boys, time to learn yours.

I got some new pokemon cards for my birthday at Target

From Esther

Aunt Marilou and Uncle Harry gave me Target gift card for my birthday. Thank you Aunt Marilou and Uncle Harry.  It was worth $25.00. We went to Target to buy some stuff, first we went to the $1.00 aisle where we got some candy! Next we went to the get my Pokemon cards. I got 40  Pokémon cards and some protective sheets. It cost $25.33, I paid the dollar part and mom paid the cents. I hope I get some more Pokemon cards!

Girls Learning Space

I will be homeschooling my girls this year. They will be writing on this blog to share their thoughts and practice their writing and organization. They will have a day each week to write on this blog. They can have more if they want, but they will have one day that they will have to blog. They will learn how to write to a blog and make changes. They will be sharing this one and it will be reviewed and cared for by me (their mother) so that they are safe. Friends and relatives are asked to be kind. This is a learning spot. Each girl has her own style. Each girl has her own likes and ways of learning. This will be interesting for all of us. Please note that I will moderate comments and will remove any that are inappropriate. I will also make sure that they don't see them. - Mary