The Gift of Life – A poem

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I wrote this for an assignment in Language Arts class. One of the requirements was that it had to be 90 seconds long. I had tried several attempts before this, but had trouble with the length and finally ended up with this. I hope you enjoy it.

 

The Gift of Life

In life, there are many ups and downs

Just like a rollercoaster, speeding along its tracks

Good choices, and bad choices

Rights and wrongs

Yin and yang

In life, people come and go,

Just like the tide ebbs and flows

Don’t worry if you feel lost or scared,

weary or sad,

because for every down in life, there is an up

The stairway of life may seem very difficult at times,

but when you look back down to see how far you’ve come,

The ground is nowhere in sight,

and you realize how far you’ve climbed to get to where you are

So don’t stop now,

keep moving along,

and achieve the goals and dreams you never thought youcould

Life is a never-ending story,

and you’re the author

You must write on

because only you can make your life the way you want it to be

Life is not a path of easiness and simplicity

it is a path of obstacles, difficulty, and sorrow

 But you push through these things,

and find yourself happy, prosperous, and peaceful

Life is about inspiring others and making a difference in their lives

no matter how big or small

God sent us all down to Earth to do something

To change the world,

and make it a better place than it was before we were born

Life is a Pendulum

It swings and sways from side to side,

Representing the good and bad in your life

For all the bad things that have happened,

The pendulum will swing that much more towards the good

So don’t worry if you’re on the bad side of the pendulum,

For you are bound to swing eventually

Take risks, and embark on the adventure of Life

Love yourself for who you are,

and respect others for who they are

Accept that life is an opportunity,

And a gift given to us all

from the Heavens above

Thanks for reading.

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New World Record Set For…

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…the most people patting their heads and rubbing their tummies at the same time for a full minute!

It happened today at my school and I’m so excited I was able to take part in making history!

The previous record was held at 872 people. This morning, we had 1002 participants as we smashed the old record!

Yes, it was official. We had multiple official witnesses along with an adjudicator from Guinness World Records to record the event.

My cousins and uncle and aunt in Minnesota recently sent me a copy of the 2011 book for my birthday. I had never seen the book before and I had so much fun reading all of the amazing records recorded.

And now, just a few weeks later.. I took part in a record-breaking event that will soon be a part of the next book!!! Yeah!!!

It’s ON!!!

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I had a nice 4-day weekend. I spent a lot of time working on my new campaign this year to raise $1,500 for my school.

Between Kinkos, the post office, and recruiting help from my parents and little sister, I managed to get my letters out this afternoon. Yes!!

I guess you never really know what will happen. Maybe no one will respond. Maybe my letters will get tossed in the trash. But maybe they won’t. You never know. It’s okay. I gave it my all this weekend for my school’s sake.

My school has given me so much. It is my academic training ground, but it is also my athletic training ground! I wouldn’t have been able to do what is on my news page without Carrillo. Doing this campaign is the least I can do.

Hey, I hope your Valentine’s Day was amazing. I had a GREAT DAY!!!!

Camp Pendleton Marines Visit My School

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Today, at Flag Salute, the Marines came to collect all of the food we gathered for the Camp Pendleton food drive. It always feels good to know that the families at our school can help others when we work together.

I received my weekly running award and later, was surprised with a special invitation by Naval officer, Michael Enriquez. Watch below 🙂

I WILL DEFINITELY DO IT!!!!!!!

Marine Corps Marathon

NBC San Diego Comes to Carrillo Elementary

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Yesterday morning, NBC News San Diego came to my school to highlight our parent-run running club. A lot of runners, including myself, showed up at 5am for the tapings. It was completely black outside and FREEZING!

I have been coughing a bit this week and the cold air kind of made me cough a lot more 🙁 I don’t know if I am coming down with something because I NEVER get sick… Anyway, I was very excited about my school being on the news.

The reporter’s name was Megan Tevrizian. She was really nice and she interviewed a bunch of us to learn more about our running club. She even did a little bit of running with us. This year is is our school’s goal to “Run Around the World.” That is equal to 24,901 miles! I think we can do it for sure.

Our running club is so amazing. I started running when I was 6 because of the running club. The moms that organize it are very supportive and great. I am so thankful for the club because it gave me the chance to realize how much I love run and to be strong and healthy.

Here is a clip of one of the airings:

Carrillo Elementary Running Club in the News

…And some photos:

Steve Scott Comes to Carrillo Elementary!

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How fast can you run a mile?

9 minutes?

8 minutes?

7 minutes?

Steve Scott is an amazing man. He is well-known for being one of the greatest milers in American history. In his career, he ran 136 sub-4 minute miles (more than any other runner in history)!!!!

That is so fast. Wow.

And he came to our school. It was an HONOR to meet him. He gave a talk at flag salute. He talked about how you don’t have to come in first place to be a winner. And I agree. There were many races and championships where he did not come in first place. He may have missed the mark by hundreths of a second. And that did not make him a loser at all. He is a total champion in my opinion!

SCIENCE RULES!

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(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

Mrs. Yates:

11/9/09

Dear Friends,

If you look up “science” in the dictionary it says the following: “Science is a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding through research. Scientists collect observable evidence, record measurable data relating to the observations, and analyze this information to explain how things work. The methods of scientific research include hypotheses (guesses) of how things work, and experimentation that tests these hypotheses.”

I hope this year you become inspired to ask your own questions, come up with your own hypotheses of how things work, and create your own experimentations to prove or disprove your ideas. You all have intelligent and curious minds and through innovative thinking, you can change the world! Think BIG! Tell me, what does science mean to you? What questions do you have? Maybe you are curious about biology: the study of the body and how it works, or maybe seismology: the study of earthquakes or seismic waves, or maybe physics: the study of matter and energy… the list goes on and on!

What interests you? Please respond in our new “Friendly Letter” format! Room 22 ROCKS!

Warmly,

Mrs. Yates

Max:

Dear Mrs. Yates,

Science is fun to learn! We are learning about fossils. Fossils are fun to learn about because they teach us and tell us what lived long ago. It also tells us what size and shape the plant or animal was. Fossils are also fun to learn about because we can use fossils to help us learn more about what it ate and what kind of plant or animal it was. I want to learn more about the moon, the solar system and lots of other things.

Your student,

Max

Dinosaurs

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(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

Mrs. Yates:

Dinosaurs have fascinated Paleontologists for years. They are creatures that once roamed this earth and hold a mystery that we continue to try and solve each day. Write a paragraph about these mysterious creatures we call dinosaurs. Tell what you know about the time period, for example, when they existed. Talk about the characteristics that made dinosaurs different from each other, for example, what they ate and how they defended themselves. How do you think they became extinct and why do we, as humans, know so much about them?

Max:

Dinosaurs have lived long ago. They are very fun to learn about because no one has ever seen one. I think that dinosaurs got extinct because there was a lot of erosion. There were lots of time periods like the Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period. They all had different habitats like the plains, the forest, the swamp, and the desert. We as people know so much about dinosaurs because we have found so many fossils and imprints of dinosaurs. A meat eater is a carnivore and a plant eater is a herbivore but I forgot the one that eats plants and meat. If I were a scientist I would probably study dinosaurs.

A Festive Holiday!

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(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

Mrs. Yates:

Halloween is an exciting holiday where the tradition of dressing up is magical, knocking on neighbors doors and receiving candy is fun, and staying up later than usual is thrilling! So tell me, what is it like on Halloween night? Use a lot of descriptive details so I feel like I am there with you! Use your voice in your writing to make me laugh or make me think about safety on Halloween night. Boo!

Max:

Halloween is a fun Holiday! For Halloween, I am going to be Darth Maul. My sister Mia is going to be Snow White. Darth Maul is a guy from Star Wars and he is a bad guy .He has a painted face, and he has spikes on his head, so watch out for him. Mia (who is Snow White) is a princess and she has a beautiful blue and yellow dress, has pretty eyes and gorgeous shoes. If you go trick or treating, you have to say three special words: trick or treat. I do not know what my favorite candy is. I just care that people have fun. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!