Christmas Break starts........TODAY!!!

Yay!! Today was the day we've been waiting for since we came back from Thanksgiving Break! Enjoy your little goodies from friends and make sure you don't eat too much food!!

Be thankful toward everyone, especially those that gave you gifts out of their hearts :)

Have a great and awesome and safe Christmas Break!! 

See you all on January 5th, 2015 at 7:55 AM!

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Poor snowball...

TIPS for Black Friday

1. Don't be greedy and grab so much items that you can't hold it
2. Try not to run
3. Have someone wait in line for you while you (and maybe someone) shop....But TAKE TURNS waiting in line.
4. Bring a walkie talkie for easier communication; or you can text...but don't walk and text. I don't want you running into something..

Yippee! Thanksgiving Break!!

Hello y'all! Yes! It's finally THANKSGIVING BREAK!!! Do you have anything that you're thankful for? Sure you do!

I don't know about you guys, but I have already eaten turkey with a lot of other delicious foods! #EarlyThanksgivingCelebration !!!

I hope you all have a great and safe week, whether sleeping all day (which I do not suggest), or Black Friday Shopping, just make sure you're all good for the week :)

See you all in the morning of December 1st!

Be careful in PE !!

Hello all. I would just like to warn you to BE CAREFUL IN PE... Whether it's running the mile, or playing sports. Try not to fool around or get distracted. You could get hurt, like today someone got distracted and got hurt.

Happy October!!

Helloooooo October! It's been a week so far, and the weather has been going up and down.

Announcements!!!

• October 9: HONOR ROLL ceremony for students of 2013-14
  (1:30-around 2:30)
  
• October 31: WEB Dance/Carnival
  
• Math Club after-school every Wednesday in room 3B (Ms. Shakir's)
  Math tutoring every Wednesday in room 4C (for only Ms. Chi's students)
  (2:30-3:30)
  
• Kingdom Club after-school every Friday in room 4C
  (2:30-maybe 3:30)

Happy Moon Festival!!! 2014

Happy Moon Festival to everyone!!!

First MILE of the Year!!

Yep....just two months ago, I stated "Last Mile of the Year!!" And now it's the "First MILE of the year!! Wow!

So since the newcomers were still learning the path of the mile, the "oldstayers" were allowed to walk, or jog/run if they wanted to. It took me and another friend 11 minutes and 22 seconds to mostly jog and walk. (Other friends got 13s, 14s, or even 17s!!)

That was pretty interesting! Being the slow runner (11:22) but arriving pretty much before anybody. It felt like an accomplishment, even for 11 minutes.

So let's get our running off to a good start and just keep running! (Dory's quote.....paraphrased.)

Sooo....how's everyone's weekend going?

Hello again! 

Over the last week, I think I have heard 2-3 "Happy Birthday" songs in different classes. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY (to those of you who celebrated it last week).

Anyways, I really have no specific topic of what to talk about......OH!! Except that I tried to do vibrato on my quarter sized violin from 3rd grade and I found it very difficult. Cello is otherwise more easy (yay gravity!!), but not too easy.

So since I don't really know what to post, I might as well end here. CHEERIO!

Labor Day Weekend!

Yay! It's Labor Day weekend, mean MOST of us gets to have a 3-day weekend. I hope you are enjoying your time off after a LONG summer!!

Labor Day is celebrating a day for Laborers. The first year it was celebrated was in 1882. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

 cool gif, eh?

School started!

Welcome back to school :) Do you like your teachers so far? 

I am super excited to go into a new school-year, all refreshed and well-rested from summer. But my classes weren't what I expected. I thought they were going to be about the same as last year, but nope! 

Reminders: 

1. BRING YOUR MATH TEXTBOOKS TOMORROW, TUESDAY, or WEDNESDAY.
2. No school Monday; Labor Day.

I really can't wait to start playing music with my orchestra :). It will be really fun :D and challenging.

I hope we all have an awesome year this year, next year, and going on! Try your best and you'll succeed! 

Tip: Don't compare yourself to others...and don't listen to other's insults. If you live on this world ALWAYS listening to other people's hate comments about you, you will have a very hard life. Trust me.

 

Back to School and Awesome Events that Happened

Hello everyone :D
I can't believe it's almost BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! (groan; yay; sigh; faint) Yeah, I know, there is a lot of different feedbacks. 

It felt like it was just a week ago that I posted "It's summertime!!!"...It turned out that almost 2 months had past.

Well, while our summer is still going, keep HAVING FUN!!! Well, I have done a few fun things in summer. I have listed some already, but here are a few things I'm thankful for :):

• I went to Mexico for a week (for mission trip....a week helping people with awesome Church friends :D) (+Eliz Kau +Sam Kau +Stephen Kong, +Ann Su, and others.)
• I had swimming class at a Sport Center. Pretty fun in the water :D
• I got my rental cello from online.
• I went to CGA for the third time (and I saw +Tiffany Pham and Lauren.)
• I went [thrill] horseback riding yesterday
• My friends came back from wherever they were, and I saw them today :) (+Eliz Kau +Joyce Chang +Jasmine Yuan +Stephen Kong)

FOOOOD poem (along with Linda N. and Kaylee V.)

Idea from: Linda N. (a friend)

Food is what we crave

Food is what we save

Food is what we want

Food is what we want to shave (from Kaylee V.)

We want to shave our food.....

Desserts are delicious

so are biscuits

Color biscuit and raise our ham

Main courses are chicken

along with junk food

I need to hit something

I need to mix something

and bark [like a dog]

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

becomes my inner

desire to eat.

Cats like tuna

I like potatoes

And unicorns exist (in your imagination)

Summertime.....not really expecting this experience.

Hello once again! I know I said there won't be really any posts in the summer, but I might as well make one now...

My summer started out with only 2 days in the US...
Then I went to Mexico till the 21st of June...
Got lazy after (oh my...)
Swimming classes...
Now...
Kinda bored...


Movies sometimes have such nice life, depending on how they make it......For those more safer and carefree states/countries, people can hangout and have fun, and go about anywhere...
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Reality: summer school (for some) and boredom (for most). But of course, there are some fun parts, like amusement parks, or going to the park, or just walking around the neighborhood.

No posts for a while now...

Hello viewers! I'm sorry if you have waited a while for posts....but since it's already summer, I might stop posting until August or something....

But I certainly hope you have a educational/fun/interesting/entertaining/unusual/safe summer! HAGS and see you next year :D

maybe invite some of your friends to the beach.......or just ask them to come over :)

Hola! Whatup!

Hi! If you didn't know why I haven't been online for the last week, here's ze reason: MEXICO MISSION TRIP. But if you don't know what a mission trip is, just go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-term_mission for general information.

Anyways, we went to RDSN (Rancho de sus Ninos) and met a lot of amazing people! We had dorms with bunkbeds, we had a kitchen that is about 2 minutes away from our dorm, and the food is just amazing (in my opinion, they tasted pretty good). Oh yeah, we had portapotties....

Anyways, right there, they were really compassionate during worship time; the audience also needed to participate and follow during that time.

Thanks for reading!

Outside the La Mision

Underneath the title is the Chapel

Inside the cafe, chilling out.

SUMMER BEGINS!!! + A full moon Friday the 13th

YES, YES, YES!!!! It's finally SUMMER VACATION!!! Some may already have it, but we're awesome, because we don't generally do anything on the last week of school; except free-time (card games, reading, class games, movies, etc.)....... Any plans?


And how about that? If you're graduating today (high school, middle school, etc.), then you have 3 things to celebrate!!! 

1. SUMMER VACATION (for us)
2. Graduation (for some :D )
3. Friday the 13th and a full moon (ooooh....)

Friday the 13th is what some call as "bad luck day", or maybe an opposite no-leprechaun-and-no-three-leaf-clover St. Patrick's day (good luck?). But the cool thing about it is that tonight's also the full moon! Creepy right? Here is a website about tonight:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/06/13/full-moon-on-friday-13th-how-this-rare-event-can-affect-people-psychologically/

Summertime........sigh

Summer: you're probably thinking of relaxation now, and beaches, and a nice tall glass of lemonade...

Anyways, so when summer rolls along, you probably sleep till noon on that first day of summer, unless you're some people who has to wake up early (I'm sorry people....)

Or maybe you got pulled out of school a few days early to go to another city/state/country... I don't know.

If you're anyone of them, I'm 97% sure that almost every in the US sleeps late at least for one day during summer vacation; after all, if you don't have anything to do, sleeping passes the time; but don't forget that teachers will then ask about what you did over the summer.

Less than 6 days of school.....

......before SUMMER!!!!!

Today was the 6th day before we actually go on to summer. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

I hope you all had a good year!!

• To incoming 6th graders: ENJOY MIDDLE SCHOOL!!! It's not the funnest, but you can somewhat bear with it!
• To people going to 7th grade: It's a wild year for me! Really awesome! (Just have lots of things to learn.) I also heard that 7th grade was the last "easy" year in education. Sorry...
• To people going to 8th grade: Yay! One more year and off to high school! Enjoy the last year of being in middle school!
• To people going to high school: Congratulations! You're going to be a freshman (soon). Remember to start the year out (and end it) with dignity, and a good reputation...and please save the dating till after high school.

As for summer, please do not lie around being bored...look for something to do! Look for a job for earning some money, like walking someone's dog (which is less likely, but you'll find something to do).

Do something because teachers are going to ask what you did over the summer (you have been "warned".)

Computer vs. Laptop vs. Tablet vs. Phone

Ok, so maybe you have used one of these devices before, but which one is the best? Here is my opinion on these devices...

Computer: 
I like it because:

1. It is easier to control
2. It has a bigger screen
3. It is something you can use in only one place (desktop)
4. It has a bigger capacity of memory

Laptop:

I like it because:

1. It is portable 
2. It is still easier to control

Tablet:

I like it because:

1. It is portable 
2. You can video call more easily

Phone:

I like it because:

1. It is portable
2. It is small
3. It can be helpful
4. Selfies are needed (lol, jk)

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I would personally choose these in this ranking: 

1. Computer
2. Laptop
3. Tablet
4. Phone

And I would prefer computer over tablet when blogging (since I can't install the blogger app, since it isn't compatible with my device). The computer would be much, MUCH easier.

The tablet is good for kids, who get bored on a roadtrip, a wait for the doctor, or etc. I chose a tablet because it has bigger text (than phones) and it is better :D.

*READ if you're Entering Middle School

Hi 5th/6th graders going into 6th/7th grade!

It is your time to go to middle school! If you're nervous, don't be. Trust me, it is technically a mix of different elementary schools. You'll find new friends; and meet cool teachers.

Here are things to be aware of:

1. Beware of cussing. And try not to cuss. It is not necessary and is inappropriate.
2. Choose your friends wisely. You never know what they could make you do.
3. Make sure your friends aren't "friends". 
4. Get good grades (technically try as hard as you can everywhere). But don't be obsessed with getting good grades.
5. Don't read and do homework for too long (take breaks)
6. 
   

= (usually)

Who is Pusheen the Cat?

Source: http://pusheen.com/about

Breed: Domestic shorthair 

Coat Type: Grey Tabby

Age: All 9 lives left

Sex: Female

Pusheen the cat is an animated web comic series produced by Pusheen Corp.

For business and licensing inquiries, please contact our business department.

To contact Pusheen the cat directly, call out to her from your heart. She’ll hear you.

Summer Countdown/Congrats (again)

Yay! There are two more weeks of school left (a total of ten days) before you go to the grade above you :)

Congratulations to people who made it into Intermediate/Advanced Band/Choir/Orchestra. Even if you didn't, you did a good job :) Keep going on with music!


Pusheen the Cat fans!!! If you want to join "Pusheen the Cat fans" Community on Google+, please:

1. Give me your Google+ name (preferably: give me your email; so I'm sure that it is you)
2. Check your Google+ in a few days

Pusheen the Cat

Let it rain, Let it rain, Let it rain~

California, oh California.... please do make it rain.

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this in my other post, but we are currently in a mild drought (and we hope that it wouldn't get any worse)

If you think about it, our parents kind of have the best times in the US......It wasn't that dry when they came over from their countries (or if they were born here then yeah).....
We, on the other hand, have lots of technology going on now (you could see a 4th grader carrying an iPhone...)

PLEASE RAIN

Mr. Wyness' Bowling Project

Hi, whoever has Mr. Wyness. Here is his bowling assignment project directions:


BOWLING ASSIGNMENT: WYNESS

1. HAND WRITE one page on the History of Bowling
2. HAND DRAW an official Bowling Lane... with PINS set up correctly 
3. DUE: JUNE 4th, 2014 (Thursday) 

This assignment directions is also posted up near the locker room doors on both boys and girls locker rooms. 

Coffee Laws

I'm pretty sure that when you learn about bones in science, the textbook/teacher mentions that your bone stops growing at around the age of 25. And you have probably heard that caffeine is bad for you bones...

DISCLAIMER: I love coffee, but I know too much is bad for me

Have you ever thought of coffee as, well, an addiction? Just the taste, benefit, and the awesomeness of it...... it could be overwhelming...

You can also see some popular people carrying a cup of Starbucks even to school, early in the morning (how early do they wake up?).

Going back to caffeine and bones, caffeine (again) is bad for your bone. I think that the government should limit coffee to people 25 years old or above  because you shouldn't waste your height on coffee when you're only in junior high/high school. 

Think of it this way... coffee could be as addicting as beer/alcohol if you choose to be influenced by it's smell/flavor/etc. (But of course, Starbucks frappuccino is irresistible.)  

THINK before you DRINK anything.

Another DISCLAIMER: I'm not directing this at Starbucks (it's just that they are a really popular coffee shop)

Use SOCIAL MEDIA with Caution

I'm pretty sure most of you have a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. But when using those social, use it when extreme caution. You never know when people you don't know are stalking you and tracking you down. 

Here are some helpful tips:

1. NEVER meet someone at someplace if you don't know who they are (no matter how cute they look, or how hot they are, don't)
2. NEVER give out your house address (especially if you are someone that posts where you are going; or else they could break in)
3. NEVER take an inappropriate photo. If it's too inappropriate, it could result in a police station.
4. NEVER assume that the person you chat with is the person you see on their profile picture. They could be an impostor... you never know
5. NEVER cuss at someone because of their race/religion/etc.
6. ALWAYS think before you add someone as a friend. (Do you know them?)
7. ALWAYS think before messaging someone (especially when you're mad at them)

PLEASE follow those tips for your life. Thank you!

Last Mile of the Year!!! and It's almost SUMMER

Finally! It's almost summer!! This week also happens to be the last mile (I'm 98% sure, but if I'm wrong, then sorry). YAY!

Alright, we all know that summer is coming nearer and nearer to us as each day goes along. But remember to keep going on an "awesome grade" streak and not drift off!

So does anyone have any plans for the summer? I know you don't care but here is my plan:

The weekend right after June 13th: Mexico Mission Trip (if you want to help donate, please tell me)
Sometime in the summer: Badminton camp
Also sometime in the summer: Swimming

That's all I remember for now (better go pack).

Memorial Day weekend

Happy Memorial Day! Honor those who fought for our country 
Thank you For those that fought for out freedom

THANK YOU

Summer COUNTDOWN!!!

YEAH!! Summer is almost around the corner :D
When I first posted something on this blog, it was about 5 weeks away from summer.
But now it's 4 weeks (weekend excluded = 14 days of school!!!)
Don't forget that Monday (May 26th) is Memorial Day!

Here's the countdown:

14 (May 27th)

13 (May 28th; Balsbaugh's project due)

12 (May 29th)

11 (May 30th)

10 (June 2nd)

9 (June 3rd)

8 (June 4th)

7 (June 5th)

6 (June 6th)

5 (June 9th)

4 (June 10th)

3 (June 11th)

2 (June 12th)

1 (June 13th)

Look at the calendar in the LOCKER ROOM for more information.

There's is something about returning your textbooks sometime in June, so keep note of that.

And YAY! Last day is dismissed at 11:33 (am) :D:D:D:D

Spartan Mile and running

Hi Everyone!!! Congratulations to those who were in the Spartan Mile and those who won the Mile. Great Job Runners!!! 

Running in general has never been my thing. I could run fast for a short distance, but never a long one. I think that "slow-but-long-term running" is better than "fast-but-short-term running", since you have more endurance: TO RUN MORE.

I was even more surprised at how slow I was today (not mentioning time.......). I never really try (that's usually why) and even if I do, I get tired quickly; I could never really pace myself (will I survive high school?)

Upcoming Music Events; and Congrats!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Intermediate Orchestra/Band/Choir for Music in the Parks!

Orchestra and Band both got a rating of Excellent. GREAT JOB!!! (I apologize for not really knowing about the Choir side.) they also mentioned about the trophies in the announcements today (5/20/14)

Sierramont also won the Esprit de Corps trophy! (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/esprit+de+corps)

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Upcoming Music Events:

1. Pops Concert (final night concert of the year)
   May 28th, 2014 - Wednesday
   6:30 PM
2. Choir Concert (final night concert of the year)
3. May 29th, 2014 - Thursday
4. (idk time)
5. School assembly (same as Pops concert; just in daytime)
   May 30th, 2014 - Friday
   during school day

The Weather rollercoaster

The weather has gone kind of wild ever since late 2013. We have too much pollution going on here!!! For the US, our problem is gas cars. Oh boy.....It was pretty cool on the weekend, around 70 to 80 something degrees. But when the weekdays came along, A BLASTING HOT WEATHER OF OVER 90 degrees F. 

Another thing to add in, California is REALLY dry right now. PLEEEEASE RAIN SOON!!!!!

Our PE teachers were really nice and let us have two days "off": Wednesday was a movie (Zathura), while the girls had a scoliosis test, and today: Thursday, we had rainy day activities and played games :). THANK YOU PE TEACHERS!

But tomorrow is Friday, aka Mile day, which is fine but I wouldn't consider running as my favorite thing to do. And I'm pretty slow, to be honest. On the bright side, I have PE first :) and Saturday will come along soon enough (and great america :D), and maker faire (description below)

~DJ scratches~ woah! What is a Maker Faire?
Maker Faire wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_Faire
Maker Faire website: makerfaire.com/
Read it....please (it in San Mateo, May 17th-18th, 2014)

Anyways, so there goes my week, AND the weather, wow.

Alright, I should go now. (Btw, sorry for the white highlighting)

$4.99, or $5?

Let's face it, if stores say "everything is less than $20", the most likely price everything would be would be $19.99. Even though 19.99 is less than 20, it's ONE CENT OFF!!! facepalm

Anyways, so I have a choice: (pretend there is no tax; paying by money, not credit card)
$4.99 brunch at IHOP
or
$5 for a pizza at Little Caesars

You may not like eggs and bacon, or pizza, but this is an example. I would most likely choose the $5 once (even though I'm not the biggest fan of pizza, but still, it's an example)

I would personally think that giving a 5 dollar bill without change feels better, rather than them giving me a penny as a change; it just feels, not as exciting as the promotion poster of the $4.99 thing.

Which would you pick? I could be anything (AGAIN! THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE)

OR  

The Wings (of Angels)

This is actually an assignment for Language Arts class (for Balsbaugh.) I wrote this myself, I hope you enjoy!

One of the moments

That we might fear

Is getting to know you

And coming near

With nothing to hold onto

Maybe I’ll stumble

Perhaps I’ll overcome

And they’ll crumble

They can be problems

They can be esteem

You can be nice and

Be the darkness’ gleam

When time seems bad

Without anything

Just look to the sky

And pray for the Wings

The Wings can protect us

From dangers and harm

From bullies to gangsters

They’re better than lucky charms (not the cereal)

Nothing much...

After the advanced music department went to DISNEYLAND, it is intermediate music department’s turn to go to GREAT AMERICA!!! Yay!!!!

Anyways, so less than 5 weeks till summer!!!! Keep going diligently! We are almost done with this year.

Not much to post about today. Finally got the Allegiant book (last book of the Divergent trilogy).

Music Department Food Truck Picnic

Whoo! The year is almost coming to an end. A few more 5 more weeks, school will be out (plus, we have Memorial Day off- May 26^th).

As the year is ending, so is homework assignments, tests, quizzes, and elective activities.

The music department is holding a Music Department Food Truck Picnic for the fun and celebration of the year ending. Here are the info:

Where: Sierramont

When: 5:30-7:00 PM

Why: Fun, food, and celebration

RSVP: none

Other things to keep in mind: Bring money if you are eating from the food trucks, and bring some blankets or lawn chairs.

Substitute teachers

Substitute teachers

Have you ever had a substitute? (I’m pretty sure you have.) Is having a substitute awesome or horrible (Neutral. Can you get on with it?)

Short term subs:

1. Attendance (in other words, calling out names) = sometimes wrong pronunciation = annoyed student = “this happens almost every time”. (But when a sub calls your name correctly by guess, you get so happy…)
2.  Original teachers’ instructions = teacher reading off the list = students getting bored/impatient = student telling sub that he/she is incorrect because “blah blah blah…” = teacher telling student that he/she is reading off the list
3.  Working time = classroom very quiet = people starts talking = (strict) teachers quiet class down by doing something…
4. End of class = people start talking more = people start walking toward door and standing around = teachers telling students to quiet down and sit down until bell (which always happens to ring after teachers say that)
5. Feedback = students talking about that teacher = students comments on the teacher = deciding whether teacher is awesome, or not so awesome  

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Long term subs:

1. Attendance (in other words, calling out names) = Tells a student to bring the attendance sheet up to the office
2. Their own daily/weekly class schedule = sub explaining the week (sometimes) = students getting bored/impatient = student “aww”ing because the assignment/plan is boring for the week
3. Working time = classroom very noisy = people starts talking = sub quiet class down by doing something…
4. End of class = people start talking more = people start walking toward door and standing around = teachers telling students to quiet down and sit down until bell (which always happens to ring after teachers say that)
5. Feedback = students talking about that teacher = students comments on the teacher = deciding whether teacher is awesome, or not so awesome   

Divergent, not so school related...

Alright peeps.... you may have heard of this book called Divergent by Veronica Roth. It is the first book in the Divergent trilogy: which includes Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. 

Divergent, I have read. It is actually a really awesome book! The movie, not as good, but acceptably great. I would rate the book 4.5 stars, and the movie 4 stars. 

Let me just tell you, the movie would be way longer than 2 hours if they descriptively act out what the book says..... They didn't include the chocolate cake, or Uriah, or that annual family event thingy... yeah

Art and Music, compare and contrast

Art (drawing terms)

• Uses tools (pastels, pencils, paints, charcoal, etc.)
• Uses paper (or some sort of surface)
• Sometimes uses add-on decorations (3-D effects: foil, fabric, etc.)
• Uses your creativity and imagination
• Something you can do almost everywhere
• Individual (usually)

Music (music and choir terms)

• Uses an instrument/your voice
• Uses music sheets
• Uses other accessories for cleaning/maintaining (rosin, cleaning rod/cloth, etc.)
• Uses your creativity and imagination (not as often as art)
• Not something you can do everywhere
• Individual or whole orchestra/band/choir

Anymore you can think of?

What to write..... what to write....?

Hi everyone! Sometimes, I run out of ideas, even though this is like my 7th post or something? But I don't know if anyone even reads this Blog, but anyways, if any of you do, please try to leave me a comment to what I can post... PLEASE??

(belated) Welcome to my Blog!

Well, this is kind of a late "welcome" for my Blog, but anyways..... WELCOME to my Sierramont Blog :). 

                                 

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