30Kashish Creates

Hi! Today I want to share my Planet book made from the inspiration of the book we read in class (The Last Cuentista) and leaf imprints.

This book was meant to express to our peers how we picture our ideal world to live in. My book has all 4 seasons 24/7 so everyone can have their preferred weather everyday. The first thing we did was use paint and a gel pad to create leaf imprints on a paper using plants that we collected. Once we had that done, we cut them our and glued them to our book so they could resemble parts of nature. We cut out part of the book so it could open up like a pop up book. Then we wrote a story that matched along with our books.

Like I said earlier, I have 4 seasons in mine so everyone can have their very own prefference. The winter had a mountain with snow and people sled, ski, and snowboard along with hiking with their huskies and snow dogs.  The mountain has a never ending waterfall of completely fresh water.

The spring section has a three story cruise that has sports courts, fine dining, and spa tretments. The people their have very healthy plants their so the boat is made out of giant leave that are super strong.

The summer section is a lake with beach houses, butterflies, and frogs that float on lily pads. People swim all day and there is an unlimited source of fresh water.

The autumn section of my book has so many leaves because they have annual leaf festival. Of course because a season is 1/4 of a year they technically have in 4 times a year but in the autumn. It’s confusing, I know.

Photos taken by me-Kashish

Thanks for reading! Bye!

 

Hi! Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my school’s trip to the Morehead Planetarium.

We had a lot of fun there but my favorite part was this video on Mars. We went into a Cinema sort of room and the movie was displayed on the ceiling. The building we were in was dome shape which made the ceiling look like a real sky when they showed stars, craters, and more. Then they started talking about how far away Mars is and their mission to send humans to Mars. One of the main concerns as that they were in an inclosed environment so germs could spread easily. Because Mars is so far away and it would take so long to get their, if a virus spread on the spacecraft, a disaster could be fatal. Another thing I found interesting was that the astronauts could develop a mental sort of virus because they  don’t have physical contact with Earth. If they can’t get along with each other, they could become mentally unstable.

I had so much fun on this trip! Thank you for reading and bye!

Hi! Today I’m going to talk about my plans for summer break.

My family is going to go on college tours because my brother  is going to graduate next year. We’re going to have a roadtrip and talk for hours. I’m so excited to see college campuses.

My family is also going to visit California where we used to live and visit our old friends. We used to live in the Bay Area so we might go to the beach. When my brother and I were little, we used to go to bakeries and buy chocolate buns with mango slushies. I might want to go back to that bakery because I still love it. I can’t wait to see my old friends and hangout with them and their families.

We are also visiting our old house because the family that we were kind of close to lived in that house after us. They had a black labrador that was so cute. Unfortunately, she had cancer and passed away a just a few weeks ago. We all loved Pepper and we still do. We’ll all miss her.

That covers my Summer plans and thank you for reading! Bye!

 

Hi! Today I’m going to tell you about Adam Gidwitz visiting our school.

Adam Gidwitz is an author that writes many books for children. He specifically talked about a book based on a man that he knew as a kid. This man was born in Germany. When he was just 10 years old, his parents sent him away to another country so he wouldn’t die because of the war. He didn’t have his parents after that because they stayed in Germany. This book is similar to his story but the kid in the book has 2 voices that speak to him on his shoulders. If you are interested in reading the book, it’s called Max in the House of Spies (This man was a family friend from when he was a kid).

Check out his website:

Adam Gidwitz’s Website

Thanks you for reading my blog! Bye!

Hi! Today I’m going to talk a little bit about a project I did in art class. As you can probably tell by the title, we made mugs out of clay.

I learned a lot a lot about clay and clay tools in this class. For this mug we had to add an animal to it. I decided to add a dragon because my dog’s name is Drogon which is from the dragon named Drogon. I also added a lotus which is a flower because my mothers name is Kamala which means lotus in an Indian language. If you’re wondering, yes that is also why the vice president is Kamala. Making clay mugs was interestingly fun. First in class we had the cylinder and bottom to make a cup. Then the next day we added a handle. The day after that we smoothed out the lip and bottom of the mug. Then we started making out animals. something you might not know is that to attach pieces of clay, you have to score the clay which is sort of like taking something spiky and scratching the surface of the clay. Then you add something called slip which is this watery substance with dry clay in it. If you ever use slip, don’t mix it or put in more clay. You’ll hurt the slip. After we added all the clay and finish shaping it, our teacher let the moisture dry out so that she could put it in a kiln. This is a picture of before we put it in the kiln.

After letting it dry, we put the mug into the kiln. The mug came out white because it was really dry and it had no moisture in it. Here is a picture after we took it out.

After that, we glazed them which is basically painting them. Then we put them in the kiln again and we got our finished mug.

Hi! Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my comic book that I made for my language arts class. It all started when we started to read something called wisdom tales. Wisdom tales are short stories that teach you a life lesson. we were required to make a comic. book about one of them. I chose to do The Tiger’s Whisker. I’ll show you some pictures of it and you can read it.

Thank you for reading this blog and I hope you liked my comic. Bye!

Hi everybody! Today I going to tell you a little bit about my mock meet.

Incase you are wondering what that even is, a mock meet is a gymnastics competition but, it’s not a real one. It is meant to show gymnasts how an actual meet will go.

In that mock meet I did 4 events. I did vault, bars, beam, and floor.

First off, in vault. In vault I did something called a half-on. A half-on is where I sprint 10 steps and then jump on a spring board to push my hands off of a table and land on the other side of the table.

Now I’m going to talk about bars. In bars, I do a pullover, double back-hip-circle, squat-on, jump to high bar, tap swing, half-turn. Don’t worry. I’ll explain what that is and attach a video. A pullover is where you are on a bar slightly higher than your height. You pull your chin up to the bar and swing your legs over the bar so that the bar is slightly lower than your hips and your holding yourself with your hands. A double back-hip-circle is where you do a cast which is where you push your hips off the bar and keep your hands on the bar and swing under the bar twice. A squat-on is where you push your hips of the bar and jump your feet onto the bar. After I do my squat-on, I jump to high bar by letting go of my hands on the lower bar and balancing on my feet. Then I jump off of that bar and catch the higher bar with my hands. Then I do tap swings. I just swing my body back and forth. Then I turn around and fall to end my bars routine.

Then I went to beam. I did my mount an did a balk-walk-over on the beam. It is where you are standing and then you reach your hands back as you bend your back and kick your legs over to stand back on them. Then I did a cartwheel. I did a split jump and then a full turn. I did a silver dismount which is where I do a handstand and land on the other side of the beam.

Last but not least, I did floor. On floor I did a full turn like on beam then I did my leap pass where I gallop and split in the air and then do a jump where I tuck my knees to my chest. Then I did my round-off-back-hand-spring where I do a cartwheel that sort of lifts you off the ground and then you jump back onto your hands and then land. then I did a front-hand-spring round-off where I run and flip while touching the floor with my hands and do a round off like before.

That’s it for this blog. Thanks for reading.

Hi everybody! Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my Thanksgiving break and what I’m thankful for!

My family didn’t really travel anywhere but on Thanksgiving night, we had dinner at my friend’s house. My mom made some rajma and rice which is an Indian dish. I ate mashed potatoes, mac n’ cheese, rajma and rice, and cornbread. I even had a sleepover with my friends 2 days in a row!

The only really exciting thing I did was cut my hair. I wanted to cut it really short so I decided to just donate some hair to a wig company.

(Taken by my mom – Kamala)

I’m thankful for a lot of things. I’m most thankful for :

1. My mom – My mom always makes sure that I’m okay whether it’s how I’m feeling emotionally or physically. I love to talk to her about all the things going on in my life.
2. My dog – I love my dog, Drogon, because he is always so playful and mellow. Many people think that he is fierce and aggressive because he’s a big dog but, inside, he’s practically a marshmallow.
3. My gymnastics teammates – Whenever I fall down or fail something, they will tell me that I’m okay and encourage me to do even better. They will also always cheer on everybody during routines which makes it really hard not to smile.
4. My gymnastics coaches – I love my coaches because they are always trying to make us better while also understanding that if we are having a bad day, we can’t do everything. They’ll stop us and give us a hug. They will always make an unbreakable bond since the day you show up to a gym.
5. My school friends – My school friends are awesome because they always find a way to entertain me and make me laugh.
6. My best friend – My best friend, Anaya, has always been my best friend. Even when I moved from California to NC. Whenever i’m feeling sad, I can always call her and I instantly feel better.
7. My house – I love my house because it provides me with a roof over my head every night. I have a room all to myself and THANKFULLY, unlike our old house, a bathroom to myself (I had to share a bathroom with my brother when we lived in California).
8. My school – I’m so happy that my family can afford private school. There are so many other kids in the world that don’t have access to a great school like I do.
9. The Cheesecake Factory – Cheesecakes are awesome. If you go there, get the Oreo Dream Cheesecake. The steak is good too.  It may seem gross but, dip the steak into the mashed potatoes.
10. My math tutor – My math tutor makes sure that I can catch up to my class while also being ahead of my math class. She has been with my brother and I for a couple of years and is so nice.

I hope you had a good Thanksgiving break. Bye!

Hi everybody! Today I’m going to tell you a small story that happened over my dog’s birthday! I’m not going to talk about it too much though.

(Taken by me – Kashish)

He turned 4 years old on November 12. Since it was also Diwali, we gave him an Indian sweet called kesari peda. It is an orange sweet that tastes so good. Since my mom really wanted photos, my older brother held our dog while I held the sweet. My mom put a candle in the middle and lit it on fire. Drogon is named after the dragon from The Game of Thrones. My mom really liked the name so now we think of him and a strong dragon. He is a big dog with a big appetite. When my brother let go of him, Drogon the dragon WENT for it! He went straight to the treat and ate the fire before we could blow it out. He was fine after but I don’t think he liked the taste of fire.

We also went on a big walk with him and he had fun exploring the woods. He was so curious and it took so much time for us to try and get him to stop sniffing everything.

Thanks! Hope you liked reading this!