Soccer By Rachel

Soccer

Hi, I am going to write to you about soccer. In soccer you have 2 teams and a soccer ball with each team on opposing sides. You can play soccer outside or inside. I am writing about soccer because I was on a soccer team for 3 years, and I know a lot about it. One team had the name Jays, and we had another team named Bob. We got to pick our team name, and we came up with Bob. We picked Bob because we knew other teams would not have the same name. Before you play soccer you can do warm ups with the ball. All the players get their own ball, or we would have one ball for two people. Then we play the game. You have 3 people forward, 2 people defence, and 1 goalie. 2 people in the middle of the field would see who gets to go first, and then they kick the ball and try to get it in the other team’s net. If we did, we got a point. At the end of the game, we see who wins and show our good sportsmanship.

The reason why I like soccer

The reason why I like soccer is because you can meet new people and you get to know more about them. Another reason why I like soccer is that I have something fun to do and enjoy. Once you make the team you sometimes get happy, and you can go to different places like London, Toronto, and other places like that. Also I never gave up, even though it’s hard work.

How to make the team

You can make the team because you are good at it or fast. You have to be great at one spot like forward, defence, or goalie. Another way of making the team is by having good sportsmanship and not giving up. Now you know the reason why I like soccer and how I made the team.

My Experience At Studio Arts By Caleb

My time at Studio Arts was amazing. During out hour there, we learned to play electric guitar, electric bass, drums, and the keyboard. We learned to play songs with these instruments such as Long Way to the Top by AC/DC, The Sweater Song, and Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. Before we left, we played a big concert with smoke and a light machine on a big stage. My band, The Ostriches, played The Sweater Song as the main event for the concert. When we played out song, I took to the keyboard, Andrew took to the drums, Sabastien took to the electric guitar, and Greg took to the electric bass. It was special to me because I got to play my favourite instrument: the keyboard.

Studio Arts Trip By Dylan

Studio Arts is a guitar music school. It’s like the School of Rock of St. Thomas. Although it is located just down the street from June Rose Callwood P.S., the journey there felt like it took hours, but that’s because of the gravel and dirt sidewalks. When we made it to Studio Arts, you could tell that it is a place where you can just let your creativity flow. As soon as you walked in there were couches in the lobby and murals in the band room. You can really tell it’s a spontaneous place. The instructors are nice and well trained. Studio Arts can be for learning or jamming, and going there with friends is fun. It’s a once and a lifetime moment (unless you go there again). In conclusion, Studio Arts is an amazing place, and St. Thomas is lucky to have it.

Check out the Studio Arts YouTube Channel here.

My Studio Arts Experience By Greg

My experience at Studio Arts was great! I had a nice instructor name Eric; he was smart, creative and had amazing talents flowing from him. In the arts of music, he was a genius! I loved jamming with him and my tight group of friends. My group consisted of me (Greg), Sabastien, Caleb, Andrew, and Jesse. I took the best instrument there: the electric bass. Caleb took the keyboard, Jesse and Andrew took drums, and Sabastien took electric guitar. Our group was named The Ostriches. Other groups played songs like Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO and Long Way to the top (which we originally were going to use) by ACDC. We performed Sweater Song.

I enjoyed playing on the stage, and it gave me a whole new level of respect for musicians for their talent needed for playing in front of a crowd. I also learned some sweet songs, even though I didn’t learn the song I wanted; nonetheless, it was a lot of fun. I can’t say enough on how good of a job the instructors did and how great the place was.

In the end it was super enjoyable and I had a lot of fun. I highly recommend going there. Again, the instructors pushed us in the right direction! I had a great day.

Check out the Studio Arts website here

My Art! By Jade

Today I’m going to write about my art. The media of art that I use is sculpting, singing, and drawing. The reason I do art is because I am passionate about it, because it keeps me calm, and it keeps me concentrated. When I am drawing my mind is blank, so that I can better concentrate on my work. Once I’m done what I was doing, I feel proud of myself for what I have accomplished.

This drawing is a Crane Phoenix. A Crane Phoenix represents: fire, speed, and rebirth. The reason I drew this picture is that it was what I looked like in the game I was playing with my two best friends.

Karate By Ilea

Hi, I’m going to write to you about karate. I take karate classes in a dojo. A teacher is called a sensei. You usually start class by stretching but not always. Each level in karate is represented as a belt. You start as a white belt and move up to black. You go from white to yellow to orange to red to green to purple to blue to brown and then black. You also have advanced belts. An advanced belt is a normal belt, but it has a black stripe in the middle of it. If you are not old enough to get a black belt, you get a junior black. A junior black belt is just like a black belt but it has a white stripe on it almost like an advanced belt. To get a new belt, you have to go through a grading. A grading is when you do all of the basics and a thousand punches. You also have to do your kata in front of the sensei so he can see if you are good enough. If you are not, you will have to re-grade. Before you can re-grade, you have to wait a month. At a black belt grading, you have to go for 8 hours. Since I haven’t got my black belt yet, I do not know what goes on at a black belt grading.

The reason I like karate is because it helps me when I run into a bully and I really need it. Also, it helps me with self-control and not freaking out when someone or something makes me angry or sad. I like it because it makes me active instead of sitting around all day. Sometimes I don’t like karate because I don’t really feel like getting up or working out, and sometimes it’s because I know that they will work me out really hard. Even though I do not like going to karate when I’m having a bad day or I’m just not in the mood, I still keep going back because I don’t want to waste 4 years of hard work, which would make those 4 years count for nothing. I want to be proud of myself as a black belt and not a brown advanced for the rest of my life. Now you know what I’m proud of and passionate about. What is your passion?

My Summer Trip By Cameron

What are you planning to do this summer? Well, I am planning to go to an amusement park in the U.S. called Cedar Point. I am very excited to go on the rides because some of the rides are in the top ten for speed and for height in the world! My family is going to leave at the end of August in the morning for Cedar Point. We are driving, and we will stay at a hotel. In the morning, we will be heading to the amusement park, and we will be there for the whole day. Then, we will be spending the night at the hotel again and heading home in the morning.

I am most excited about riding a roller coaster called the Gate Keeper because the first dip it does does not just go straight down, it also twists. The speed of the Gate Keeper is 100 kilometers an hour, and the height is 170 feet tall! The ride takes 2 minutes and 20 seconds to get through the whole roller coaster, and the length is 4164 feet long. I am actually kind of scared to go on it, but I will still have the time of my life. I bet you know why I am excited now!

I hope all of you who are reading this have a great summer too.

Wanting Something You Can't Have By Dawson

This story is based on a girl trying to fill the empty spot in her heart.

Skye: I can’t wait for the nighter tonight!

Elizabeth: Yeah me too!

Skye: Do you have the 5 dollars

Elizabeth: Yup

Skye: Okay let’s go!!!!!!

(Skye and Elizabeth’s Grandpa Pulls up)

Bill: Are you girls ready?

Skye and Elizabeth: We were born ready.

Bill: Well okay then.

Skye thought to herself: Oh no what if he is there tonight, I can’t wait to see him, I wonder if he has a girlfriend?

Bill: Girls we are here.

Skye and Elizabeth: Okay, thanks see you at 10.Bye!

(Skye and Elizabeth walk excitedly to the front desk)

Secretary: What class? 5 dollars.

Skye: Miss Norton. And here’s the 5 dollars.

Secretary: Whoa, you haven’t missed any. Wait, you missed February.

Skye: I was sick.

Elizabeth: Skye, Skye, Skye!

Skye: Yes

Elizabeth: He’s cute. (Pointing at Sean.) 

(The song “Halo” by Beyoncé comes on.)

Skye:  Ask him to dance.

Elizabeth: I can’t.

Skye: You can, and you will. (Giving Elizabeth a push)

Elizabeth (to Sean): You wanna dance?

Sean: Yea sure, who’s your friend? (Pointing at Skye)

Elizabeth: That’s my cousin Skye.

Sean (calling to his friend): Hey, Dylan come here!

Dylan:  Yea what?

Sean (Pointing at Skye): That girl over there. She needs a dancing partner.

Dylan: Okay? Hey you wanna dance?

Skye: Sure. (Skye and Dylan walk over to where Elizabeth and Sean were). I love this song.

Dylan: Me too.

Announcer: That was the award dance, and the winners are Dylan and Skye!

Skye and Dylan: Yes! This is awesome! (They walk to get their $10 iTunes cards).

(Then before they knew it, the nighter was over. Little did Skye know, Dylan had been playing her the entire time. Dylan had a girlfriend, and now Skye was head-over-heels for him.)

Never Ever Do This At Home By Liam

I’m going to blog about Never Ever Do This At Home, a TV show you can find on Discovery Channel. Their motto is, “We do it so you don’t have to.” I would call this a science show. I have seen on this show: breaking toasters of the wall, playing golf in the house, lighting balloons of gasoline in a house, and making coffee in the sink. All of these experiments are dangerous. My favorite experiment they did was making a car into a remote control car. They didn’t show how they made it themselves, but they drove the car through an obstacle course while Norm, one of the hosts, was in the car. Teddy, the other host, made the car hit a tree, which the broke the left light in the front of the car.

The thing I like about Never Ever Do This At Home is when they are blowing stuff up. I like them blowing stuff up because I like seeing explosions. There isn’t really anything I dislike about the show. One thing I wish they would do on the show is light the oven on fire by overheating it. In one episode I just saw, they blew up a wall trying to make a walk in closet. The wall just fell down, and they blew it up with dynamite. The dynamite took out the wall and shook the top of the roof. It was a rough explosion. Thank you for reading my blog, and I hope you check out Never Ever Do This At Home on the Discovery Channel.

Deadpool by Seth

Today I’m writing about Deadpool, a character from Marvel comic books. Deadpool wears a black and red suit, and his weapons are two swords, a pistol, and smoke grenades. Deadpool also has a power that allows him to heal himself. This ability is also known as accelerated healing factor. Deadpool is basically invincible. He even has dying brain cells that are being regenerated at an extremely fast rate. He also uses clones when he is in trouble fighting villains. He uses the clones for extra help and defensive purposes. He can also use them for commands and they can do his deeds. Unlike Deadpool, his clones can die, but he can regenerate them. One of his villains is Deathstroke.

What I really like about Deadpool is that he can never die because his brain cells just keep regenerating. I also can’t wait until they come out with a game for Xbox 360 and Ps3. If you like Marvel, I would suggest that you read Deadpool comics because he is awesome!