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Mr. Browne’s Mar. Precept

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March Precept 

Mr. Browne’s March precept is:

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

-Blaise Pascal

I think this precept means that it doesn’t hurt to say a kind word. Kind words will always help the person you say kind words too. Being kind will help you too. But I’ll get to that later on. It does not take any effort to say a nice thing to someone. All you really are doing is saying words. Just open your mouth and say a kind thing to someone. No one will get offended if you say something kind, too. You’re just saying a kind thing to another person. Think about it: Let’s say someone says some really nice thing about you, would you say a) something really mean to them that would hurt their feelings, or b) say something nice to them (even like “thank you”).  This leads me to my next idea.

You probably picked b) in that last question. If you didn’t, you need to have a chat with yourself. Anyways, if you did pick b) do you think you said something kind? Most likely, so that means that when you say someone says something kind to you, it brightens up your mood and you might say something kind to someone else! Would you say something kind when you’re mad and sad, or when you’re happy and upbeat? This is what I think, “Yet they accomplish much” means. Not only you’re accomplishing making whoever you say kind words to happy, but they may say kind things to someone else to keep the streak still going.This is what I think this precept means.

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Mr. Browne’s Feb. Precept

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Mr. Browne’s Feb. Precept is: 
 
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers 
 
-James Thurber 
 
 
 
I think that Mr. Thurber meant that the questions will lead to more questions to more and you will get a better understanding of what you’re trying to answer. You will know more because you think about the question. Don’t you think about a question when you hear one? After all the questions, will eventually lead to an answer. As if you already know the answer, there is no further process after you know an answer. People tend to think that after you know the answer, you’re done. You don’t think about the answer. You think about the question. Imagine, if you just got an answer to a question you never thought or heard about before, would you just say “Yay! I got an answer!” Or would you think about the question. “How is this answer correct?” “Is it correct?’ Most people wouldn’t think about the second one. I honestly probably wouldn’t. 
 
 
 
Something else about knowing the answer, leads me to think about being kind. When you know the answer, you might be telling others the answer which may lead their path of thinking about the question cut off. You may even be bragging, and bragging is not kind. As if you tell someone a question, you and the person you’re asking the question to participate in finding the path to “the answer.” Thank you for reading! 

A Recipe for a Good Relationship

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A Recipe for a Good Relationship

Ingredients:

1. Honesty & Truthfulness
2. Generosity & Sharing
3. Loyalty & Respect
4. Forgiveness & Openness
5. Reliability
6. Supportive & Helpful
7. Confident & Bravery
8. Loving & Kindness

Instructions:

1. Always be honest and true to your friend. If you’re not honest to your friend, your friend might be thinking you’re hiding something and might even think you don’t want to be their friend.
2. Help your friend and be generous when they need help. Helping your friend is to show you care for your friend.
3. Be respectful and loyal to your friend.
4. Be confident and brave with your friend. This will show that you really want to be your friend.
5. Support your friend to show you care. Your friend will think you are a good and reliable person.

Your friend might not react in a good way to you do to them. They might need to have the recipe themselves. If they react with kindness, like the way you WANT them to, react with kindness to them. If they don’t react with kindness, don’t worry, and most importantly, DON’T give up. You want to be their friend. Have patience always. Over some time, if they ask for forgiveness, forgive them.

Follow this recipe and you will be able to develop a good relationship(s).

Mr. Browne’s Dec. Precept

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Mr. Browne’s December precept is “Fortune favors the bold.” I think what is means is that you have to get out of your comfort zone to have fortune. You have to do things that you usually won’t do to get the things you want. You have to be brave to be bold. You have to be the best version of you. When you’re bold you’re confident, courageous, and ready to take risks to get the fortune at the end.

Bold can be defined as many things. It could mean courageous, confident, special, strong, daring, fearless, brave, or intrepid. Fortune can be defined as chance or luck. Chance, luck, fortune. Each of these can have the word “bad” before it. Bad chance, bad luck, bad fortune. That’s where the word “favors” comes in. Favors (or favor) can be defined as approval or liking. That turns the “bad” into “good.” So, if you put bold, fortune, and favors you get: If you’re special and brave, you will have good luck. This is what I think this precept means.

Inquiry Project

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Dec. 7-13, 2015

So our class has this project called an “Individual Inquiry Project” or i2. This project is a project that we choose to do. We have our own free will to do what we want with this project. Our class has to do a report on what we did each week. This is my first week.

My project will be about what the Earth is made of. The different things that make the Earth. That includes gravity, the layers of the Earth, and even down to cells. I will research a lot and hopefully find some interesting things that goes on in the Earth. I might even want to find out what other planets are made of. This is what my Inquiry project is about.

Dec. 14-20, 2015

This week I researched at the different layers of the Earth and the different layers of the Atmosphere.

Earth has 4 layers:

* The crust – Made up of silicon, oxygen, aluminum

* The mantle – Made up of silicon, magnesium, oxygen, iron, calcium, aluminum

* The outer core – Made up of iron and nickel

* The inner core – Made up of iron and nickel

The Earth’s Atmosphere has 5 layers:

* Exosphere

* Thermosphere

* Mesosphere

* Stratosphere

* Thermosphere

Jan. 4-10, 2016

This week I looked at the organization of things and the types of matter.

I found out that there are tiny building blocks that make objects we see (or don’t see). The first building blocks are protons, neutrons, and electrons. They make atoms. Atoms make molecules. Molecules make macromolecules. Macromolecules make organelles and organelles make cells.

Protons, neutrons, electrons- atoms- molecules- macromolecules- organelles- cells

I also researched about matter. Matter is a way to say a thing in the universe. I researched that there are three types of matter. They are gas, solid, and liquid. Be sure to check in next week!

Jan. 11-17, 2016

Hello guys! I’ll give you an update of my inquiry. This week I researched mainly about water. Water is a main part of the Earth. It takes up 71% of the Earth’s surface. The other 39% of the Earth’s surface is land.

I looked at the percentage of different water sources. There are 3 main water sources. They are oceans, freshwater, and other saline water. The oceans have the most water while the other saline water have the least. Thank you for reading my blog and I’ll be sure to give you an update next week!

Jan. 18-24, 2016

I’m back for another update on my inquiry! This week I found out about the age of the Earth. Did you know that the Earth is 4.543 Billion years old! If you’re wondering about the oldest planet in our solar system, I got you covered. There is not an “oldest planet in our solar system” as far as humans know.

I also looked for how our planet Earth was made. There is 1 theory that came to mind. No one knows if this is exactly true. The Big Bang Theory. A “big bang” created the universe.

Jan. 25-31, 2016

Inquiry week! This week I looked at the rock cycle and the different landforms.

Have you ever wondered about how we rocks come to Earth? We’ll there is a cycle for that. It’s called the rock cycle. The rock cycle tells us how rocks get made. Here are the steps for the cycle.

1. Crystallization

2. Erosion

3. Transportation

4. Deposition

5. Compaction and Cementation

6. Metamorphism

7. Melting

I also looked at the different landforms of the Earth. Landforms are different surfaces in the Earth’s surface. Here are some different types of landforms: Hills, mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, loess, and glaciers. Thank you!

Feb. 1-7, 2016

This week I had a little curiosity. I wanted to know how the Earth got it’s name. All the other planets’ names came from Greek and Roman idols. Not Earth. Earth’s name is English/German. Earth’s name also simply means: the ground. Also, I found out some other interesting facts:

* Earth doesn’t take 24 hours to fully rotate around. It’s 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds.

* A whole Earth year isn’t 365 days. It’s actually 365.2564 days. That extra makes leap years.

* Earth tilts at 66 degrees.

Keep in check for the next article!

Feb. 8-14, 2016

This week I started getting wrapped up. I wasn’t researching anymore and now I have all my information and notes. I am really looking forward to seeing my finished product! I hope it turns out great!

This week I planned on making a model. I was thinking on making a model of just the Earth. Unfortunately I didn’t have the supplies. But, I put all my notes and organized them into one big document. I have a plan now on how to present my project too! I can’t wait! Check in for my next article!

Feb.15-21, 2016

This week I practiced my “elevator pitch.” An “elevator pitch is to give out an idea in quick seconds. Those quick seconds of giving out an idea should still be powerful enough that whoever you’re speaking to still gets interested. The reason this is called an elevator pitch is because give your pitch, basically in an elevator. You, and the person/people you’re giving the pitch to are in the elevator. If you don’t give out your idea quickly, the audience might have their floor come up, might get interrupted by someone, e.t.c. An elevator pitch should be 10-30 seconds long.

My elevator pitch is obviously about our beautiful home called Earth. Most people think that Earth is just a random planet, but it’s not. That’s just a preview of my pitch. Come to my fair to hear all of it and to get interested in my topic!

Goodbye Reflection

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This chapter was just sad. Daisy dying just made the Pullman family have one more sad thing in their lives. With August and Via having problems at school, and Daisy dying, it’s a hard time in the Pullman family.

“Darth” Daisy was always happy and cheerful in this story. I think Daisy was always helping out the Pullman family even if she’s a dog. I think It’s hard for them to see her go. It’s hard on Via because she loved Daisy as much as she could. She even made up her name. I think that shows she really cares about her. I think It’s hard on the Dad because he bought Daisy and always had a story to tell about how he got her. I think that shows that he will never forget her. It’s hard on the Mom because she did everything for Daisy. She took her to the vet, was excited when they got Daisy, and even cried a lot when Daisy died. But, most of all, I think it’s most hard on August. Daisy didn’t care about what August’s face looked like at all. And I think that’s why Daisy was “the best dog in the world” in August’s mind.

I wonder if the Pullman family will ever get over the whole “Daisy dying thing”. If so, how? I wonder what Daisy is feeling right now. Does she miss August and his family?

Everyone thought Daisy was a great Dog. So do I. August’s best friend Jack Will said Daisy was the cutest and best dog in the world. So did Via’s boyfriend Justin. Just overall, I think Daisy was a great dog who helped shape August, and everyone, right now.