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Twitching tufted tail.
A toasty tawny tummy.
A tired tiger.
A small snake slithers.
Scaring small spiders softly.
A sneaky scaly soul.
Diving dolphins dart.
Dancing down deep dark waters.
Dashing through the deep.
Sneaking in the snow.
Silently snooping in search.
A soundly snow hare.
A brown beaver builds.
Breaking and building branches.
He’s building a bridge.
About a week or two ago, we did a tree planting activity with an organization called Keep Durham Beautiful at a place called Hillside Park. Keep Durham Beautiful actually works throughout the entire city of Durham. They taught us how to plant a tree and a bit of history about our location. Hillside Park was given to Durham by John Sprunt Hill. After that, in 1922, a school called Hillside Park High School was built. Also, they built the Algonquin Club, a community center for black residents of Durham.
We planted trees to provide shade, oxygen, and to purify the water. They taught us how to dig a 1-foot-deep hole with a shovel efficiently, instead of just having us sit out there for hours, digging up a single blade of grass at a time. After that, we took the already-prepared tree out of a bucket and shriveled up the bottom, which was covered in dirt and roots. We spread out the roots to make it so it would have easier access to water. Then, we set the tree into the hole, and covered it back up with the dirt we dug out. And just to make this worse, a storm blew in while we were digging. We all had to huddle under a huge tree. Lastly, we poured a ring of mulch and attached a plastic tube around the tree, to protect it from things like lawnmowers. We were frozen to the skin when we got back to school, but it was a lot of fun and worth it!
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1. I like all fruits
2. I hate romance things
3. Sometimes I’m a little slow
4. I’ve ridden the 5 tallest roller coasters in the world
5. I’m a dog person
6. I have no food allergies
7. I’m the middle child
8. Cats make me itchy
9. I can’t stand egotistical people
10. I can burp the alphabet
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Ode to a Cheeto Puff
Written by me
I search the store in haste.
My goal, a sweet and crunchy taste.
I find it deep in aisle nine.
For just two dollars, thirty-nine.
A bag of Cheetos coated with cheese.
My appetite, my sweet disease.
But you don’t know how satisfied
I am while munching Cheetos fried.
My mom and dad say that
I’m eating saturated fat.
It’s always what I’m looking for.
I could always have some more.
I savor every orange-ish curl, until it seems that I will hurl.
Their praises I will always sing.
Cheeto puffs, they’re my everything.
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It’s the third time in about eight years that people in North Carolina have been hit with a few inches of snow! This is the second time it’s snowed this year, and both times…SCHOOL WAS CANCELLED!!! We also got snow in 2024 and, technically, 2025. This is great weather for sledding down some steep hills. Speaking of which, my family bought a new tube sled just because of this! The snow down here is quite rare, so we wanted to enjoy it while we could. Go and get out there, and have a snowball fight, or shred the mountain on a sled! Have fun!
In Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts, they are holding a competition that they hold every hundred years. Three 17-years-or-older champions compete neck and neck in a deadly and dangerous contest, the Triwizard Tournament…and Harry is somehow drawn into it. Harry not only has to compete in this deadly competition, but he also has been having strange visions about Voldemort coming back to full power, and signs around every corner. He also dreams about Cho Chang, his crush, (and maybe doing a little more than dream). New teachers arrive, and Harry is noticing some strange things happening as new villains appear. Although, how can Harry accomplish all he wants if he might not even survive the tournament? He has to remember…not everything is as it seems. Can Harry survive in the tournament? Or will all be lost…including his life? Find out, and watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
As the 2024 swimming long-course meters meets come to a close, the 25-26 short-course season has begun. I entered the first official meet with over 5 best times from last year, as expected, considering I swam it last year. As shown in the photo above, I posted my best times so far this season. The Junior Olympics meet is in only a few months, and I already have 1 qualifying time 🤩! Wish me luck in my next meets!
Ski piste map
This 2025 year came to a close in the sense of traveling. My yearly trip to Switzerland had begun. The skiing was fun, not the jet lag. I had a lot of fun skiing and snowboarding with family and friends. Almost all the fun came to an end when I broke my wrist in the last week of the trip. Yet, I was still able to eat chocolate and drink the best hot chocolate ever! I had a lot of fun in the snow, and I’m excited to maybe go in the spring and to go next winter!
Warriors: Into the Wild
By: Erin Hunter
Have you ever read the first book in a series and been absolutely hooked the whole time? You will have when you read this book!
The first book in the series is probably the most suspenseful, since you only get part of the whole story. A little pet cat, Rusty, became a wildcat apprentice, Firepaw, who is training to become a warrior. Clan life isn’t easy. Prey is limited, and there are constant battles over territory. Yet, he quickly finds two friends in ThunderClan, Graypaw and Ravenpaw. After the ThunderClan deputy, Redtail, is murdered, Firepaw’s greatest suspect is a cat from their own clan! Can Firepaw and his friends solve this crime, or will they be too late?
I like this book because it contains suspense, action, and laughs. If you finish this book, go ahead and grab the next one, “Fire and Ice”.
Five stars for this series. Definitely. For all of you talking animals, suspense, and books you can’t put down, Warriors is a perfect series for you!
