I Remember

1. I remember when I was two I kept repeatedly poking my sister in the face.
2. I remember when I was three I dropped a plastic table on my head pretending to be superman.
3. I remember when I was four I was driving a golf cart and ran it through a flower garden.
4. I remember when I was five I was riding a skate board, fell off, and got a huge cut.
5. I remember when I was six I was riding a skate board and opened the cut again.
6. I remember when I was seven I won second in the Heart of Texas Wrestling Tournament.
7. I remember when I was eight was riding a skate board and opened the cut a third time.
8. I remember when I was nine we moved from Houston to Malaysia on New Years day.
9. I remember when I was ten I went to my first F1 race.
10. I remember last year when I went on Malaysia week and my raft capsized.

Classic Greek Myths

Today we watched three short films on Greek myths. The first was about a boy who's father was a great inventor, yet he himself was a really clumsy kid. The second movie was about the Minotaur and how every seven years they send people to an island as a sacrifice to the Minotaur. Finally the third film was about a king who wanted a son so he went to the oracle. The Oracle told him that his daughter would have a son. He would kill him so he threw his daughter and her son off a cliff.

In my opinion the third film was the best. It had a better description of what was going on, the story line related to the topic of the Greek gods and Titans, and finally it made you think, "What would have happened if the father had not thrown his daughter and her son into the sea?"

Bio poem: Victor Jarvis

Victor

Outgoing, Kind, Helpful

Who is the brother of Cynthia Jarvis in grade six

Who loves his mother, father, and sister.

Who feels enthusiastic, energetic, and positive

Who needs pencils, pens, and erasers

Who gives support, effort, and friendship to all who ask for it

Who truly fears nothing

Who would like to see the view of a plane behind the wheel

Who shares supplies, books, and anything asked for

Who is a boy born in Slidell, Louisiana

Who is a resident of Beverly Hights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jarvis

Grade 6 Reflection

This year in grade six the piece of work that I feel I did best was project that we did on the ancient rome. I am proud of this work because I feel for once that I put in my one hundred percent effort. Generally I put in 95-99 percent effort so I put a lot of effort and make sure that it is great and follows the expectations and exceeds a little. For this project on the other hand one of my partners was absent so I had to try my hardest to make up work for my partner. And I have to say it was my best piece of work.

I would have to say that the greatest challenge this year was the end of year India, China, Greece, Rome project. This project was by far the most difficult project not because of the actual work requirements but because of the absence of one of my partners. Originally we were going to work individually on our three projects but working alone didn't really work so we flipped our assignments and worked on each others work so when it came time to record and learn music/scripts one of our partners, Mao called in sick so originally we tried to avoid recording so we did everything else possible. One day before the project was due we just recorded the script and put it into our I-movie. One the day of the presentation however Mao actually came back so we had to quickly teach her the song that we had to present and it was rushed, but in the end all went well. Sort of.

This year from looking and rethinking about previous classes I have learned that I tend to only use visuals to learn. That makes me a visual learner of course. Any way during a class where we are goofing off and the class work is easy I still mostly use my sight but I also use my hearing more. On the other hand, when I feel that the class is really boring I just stop listening and look up at the board to review or to clarify. This same thing occurs when I really don't understand something or feel we are going to fast. I panic inside (I rarely show that I'm confused or panicking), I shut off all of my listening and I jump to visuals to try and clarify. So my goal for this coming year is to try and use a bit more auditory.

I feel that this year in grade six my behavior was pretty good. I almost always do my work in class, I try to stay focused while at the same time have a bit of fun, and I usually find myself helping others or trying to calm things down if it gets a bit to wild. So I don't think behavior will be a problem next year.

In class I participate averagely. Though I find myself more interested in what others have to say than what I do so I generally like to sit back and listen to explanations. The only times that I'm eager to participate is when somebody gets something wrong along with others and I feel strongly about my answer. One thing about me that I think is really important to know about me is sort of categorized with this topic. As a person I really don't like to get attention drawn to me. Good, Bad, I just hate it all. I would prefer to just stay in the background doing my own thing with my friends rather than have the spotlight.

Now organization I need to work on. Usually my locker is just a huge pile of junk that I never had time to throw away. I mean I almost always have my homework with me in class along with my books and supplies but small objects such as pencils or erasers I lose a lot so my goal for next year is to be way more organized.

Now as I explained earlier, I will always reach to be better than average or better than what is required. But I generally don't put everything I have into it. I usually put 95-99 percent effort into my work to make it better than what is required but I almost never truly make it the best paper in the world. I know I can do it. I just don't depending on the importance I feel in the project. So next year I am going to always put in my one hundred percent effort because I think if I tried I could have done a better job this year and I've only gotten one B all year in drama but that I did put my full effort into. I just wasn't that good.

Now that I've made a few goals of my own for next year I would like you to know a few personal things about me. The biggest thing about me that some people think that I should change is my personality. I am more of a fun loving kid and don't take things that seriously. When people start arguing I always try to put an end to it with a joke or just plain telling them, "Come on guys. Be nice." I hate yelling but there is one flaw that I hate in my kindness. When somebody comes up to me and tries to hurt me or does hurt me I don't ever, and I mean EVER, fight back.

I just stand there and take a few hits before they give up and walk away. I don't yell at them, punch or kick back. I just tell them to behave themselves and that beating people up isn't what others are supposed to do. If I wanted to, I know that I could easily beat them up. Or inflict enough pain for them to give up and walk away. Because for my grade, I'm pretty strong, but when I think about it I always get the feeling that it's the wrong thing to do. So instead I just embrace for the next hit. In the end they don't get a fight and give up and I'm always still standing. I'm not sure if I should fight back because it feels wrong to me, or if I should remain the same because after the first time they usually leave me alone.

That only one little problem though in this huge life. Sides, It's best not to look back at the past, or even wait for the future, It's best to enjoy now because you'll never get to live it over again so enjoy it. Sides I enjoy everyday. So I don't have to look forward to grade seven. I know I'll enjoy it.

The tittle of this book is called Rotten Romans by Terry Deary.

This book mainly informs the reader on the ancient life and politics of ancient rome. This book will make a lot of connections to the world right now if you come from the U.S.A.. It makes you think about how we do things today and it shows how much the Roman culture influenced moddern day life. This book personally challanged me as a reader because every now and then will use some words that I had to look up in a dictionary. Along with a few hard to understand words and phrases, you really need to watch out for lame jokes in the book. If you read a joke and don't get it reread the passage and think like one of the evil emperors of rome you might just get the joke. (No you won't, it took me ten times just to figure out one joke.)

Note: Do not read this book if you have a bad sense of humor or think that history is boring. Fair warning, some jokes in the book will leave scars in your mind and no matter how hard you try you wont be able to forget them. Enjoy!

The choice of Freedom (Giver)

" Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.

"Gabe?"

The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.

"There could be love" Jonas whispered.

The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away"Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.

"Gabe?"

The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.

"There could be love" Jonas whispered.

The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away"

In the passage above I think that the reason it represents the freedom of choice is because all of his life, Jonas has been told what to do and given a "perfect life with a perfect family." I think that this is the start of Jonas taking freedom because is finally breaking away from the communities grasp. He is finally being exposed to things that shouldn't be controlled or contained, things like love, family, and choices.

Jonas is finally putting his foot down and sending the silent message of thought; I will not obey your rules any longer. I want to be able to have a real biological family that actually loves me for who I am. I want to have grandparents to spend time with and do things with. I want to be allowed to love and to marry the ones who I love, not the one you tell me to marry, and I want to make choices, not be given them. I want to make mistakes because when I do make a mistake I will learn from it. I want to have a life that I control, not one that you control.

The Giver- Would like the future to be controlled by other people?

In my opinion I have to say that I couldn't stand it if people tried to control my future. If we cant control our futures then I don't really see the point of living. What I mean by that is if you are being controlled then you wouldn't be able to make choices and that is what life is all about. Life is about choices. Life is about taking risks, making mistakes, and learning from you mistakes. If you are a controlled robot then you wont learn or get to take a risk. Think about it. Would you rather have the world be a perfect place, or would you rather there be risk taking, learning, mistakes, and choices. I think I would rather make choices and make mistakes because at least I would control my life.