Book report-Secrets of Droon

The Secrets of Droon series is my current favorite of books.  It is about adventure, travel, kids about my age and it is funny.  The characters in the book are Galen, Max, Keeah, Eric Hinkel, Julie,  and Neil. and the evil guys, Ninns-the warriors of Lord Sparr, Lord Sparr, They were friends ever since they got stuck in a tree together in preschool.  Ever since then they have been in the same camps, same school and even the same class. And the evil guys, Ninns-the warriors of Lord Sparr, and Lord Sparr. There is a magical rainbow staircase inside a tiny room in Eric's basement and takes them to a different place in Droon every single time.  They get special powers when they go to Droon.  Julie gets the ability to fly, Eric is turned into a wizard and Neil becomes a Genie King.  I like to read this book over and over again, imagining I am one of the people.

We watched a movie called "The Incredible Human Machine".  One of the most amazing things was the camera that was placed in a rock stars throat so that you could see his vocal chords.  His blood vessels were coming out (broken) and so the doctor used a laser to cauterize them.  All the parts of the body made more sense seeing them up close like that.  We also got a cool CD that has songs and videos about science.  Here is one of my favorites: 

The Bloodmobile

By: They Might Be Giants

Written: 2004

The Bloodmobile The Bloodmobile A delivery service inside us We begin in the heart's right ventricle And travel to the lungs Red blood cells get oxygen To take back to the heart Then from the left side of the heart And out to every cell Delivered by the Bloodmobile The food that's been digested Is waiting at the dock To be taken to the tissues In the body's grocery truck So from the small intestine It's carried everywhere Delivered by the Bloodmobile The Bloodmobile The Bloodmobile A delivery service inside us The white blood cells are soldiers That fight infectious germs They make the antibodies Their weapons in the fight The army is transported Wherever they must go Delivered by the Bloodmobile We need to send a message To tell a limb to grow Or speed the heart or regulate Your hunger or your sleep The hormones are the message They're sent from many glands The messenger's the Bloodmobile [Spoken:] Somebody's got to haul out the trash To the liver and the kidneys It's not a pretty job Carbon dioxide gets carried To the lungs to be exhaled And the garbage truck is the Bloodmobile The Bloodmobile The Bloodmobile A delivery service inside us To carry oxygen, nutrients, things that fight infections Do the trash collection and deliver the mail And we're all (and we're all) Delivered by the Bloodmobile

1. Tell me how you worked toward a health or P.E. learning goal this week.

I am currently a green belt in aikido and I just learned that I don't have stripes to earn for the next belt. All of the other belts at earlier levels you tested with stripes for each new move, and then you did all of those moves in the final belt test. I have 4 new moves to be tested on for my next belt, which is blue. The red belt which was the last belt I had before green belt had 5 stripes. So far I have 2 of the moves for my next belt down, one of them is the most dangerous move of all. You can actually dislocate someone's arm if you do it too hard. So it is important to learn this move very carefully.

2. Tell me about, or send me, a picture of your latest art project.

My favorite work of art lately was in clay class. 3 weeks ago I started a big project in this class, a cup with a big handle for my dad. I put some old designs on the cup, dwarven runes, a tree, a mountain and a dragon. The handle was in the shape of the dragon. There is a big thumb rest because my dad has big hands. I actually had to paint the inside with clear glass so that it would be better to drink out of for him. But I don't think it would be a good idea if he drank out of it when it was in the kiln because when it is in there it is actually liquid glass. I made this cup in 2 weeks-one week to form it and one week to paint it.

3. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring with you and why?

A huge cruise ship, 50 men to pilot it, and a large basket of food and water. The cruise ship is to get across the water and get back to safety. The men are to help me sail the boat, because I don't know how to do it. The food is of course to feed us.

Happy April Fool's Day!

Conor