Heather and Mr.Hoodhood
Name: Kimberley

Date: Tuesday April 24, 2012

1967-1968 was a time of war, racism, and many other things that made this time period dangerous towards the people. In the book "The Wednesday Wars", which is set in the year of 1967-1968, Heather Hoodhood and her father have completely different views on almost every political issue that was going on at the time. Heather wants to be a flower child that believes in peace and does not agree with many of the choices that were being made by the politicians of the time. Mr.Hoodhood was the type of parent who valued the males of the family rather than the women. He disagreed with almost everything that his daughter believed in. Being the only son in the family, Holling was to inherit his father's business, even though Heather was the oldest. One night, during diner, Heather and her father had a short discussion in which her father told her that she would not be attending college. I can see why Mr.Hoodhood would not want Heather to go to college, but it is also wrong of him to plan his daughter's life for her. Mr.Hoodhood's reasoning for not wanting Heather to go to college is probably because of the college she wants to go to. Heather wants to go to Columbia University, which at the time was on a strike to protest war. Mr.Hoodhood probably also does not trust Heather to make the right choices and thinks she will only be safe if she stays and works for as a secretary for his family business. Despite his reasons,
he should not have the right to stop Heather from going to Colombia University and making her own life choices. From what I've read in the novel, I would think that Heather will not be going to the university,
since she unwillingly does everything her father says. Like Mr.Hoodhood many parents today try to plan their child's future for them. Many of these children would probably not be happy with the
lives their parents planned for them. From what I know about Heather Hoodhood, she would not be happy with the life her father wants her to live.

Mr.Hoodhood and Mr.Kowalski

The Wednesday Wars
Mr.Hoodhood and Mr.Kowalski
Name: Kimberley
Date: Tuesday April 17, 2012
In the book "The Wednesday Wars" the author Gary D. Schmidt describes the fathers of Holling Hoodhood and Maryl Lee Kowalski as rivals. Although Mr.Hoodhood and Mr.Kowalski are rivals, they are similar in many ways. Both men are architects and are very committed to their jobs. They also seem pretty boastful. It seems that both fathers are often too busy with their work and do not spend enough time with their families. Despite their similarities, Mr.Kowalski and Mr.Hoodhood are also quite different. After stealing Mr.Hoodhood's design for the new school, Mr.Kowalski withdrew his design and gave up. Mr.Hoodhood does not seem like the type of person who would give up like that. Mr. Kowalski was also kind to Holling after losing thedeal. Mr.Hoodhood would probably have been envious towards Mr.Kowalski's family if Mr.Kowalski won the deal. Both men would probably be good friends if it weren't for their rivalry.

MACBETH
Name: Kimberley
Date: Tuesday April 10, 2012
The play of "Macbeth", which is a famous play by Shakespeare, is set in Scotland and begins with three witches who are making a potion that will help fulfill a prophesy. The prophesy starts when the two generals of the Scottish King Duncan, Macbeth and Banqou, are coming to meet the King after defeating two armies in battle. While they are on their way to see the King, they meet the three witches. The witches tell them that Macbeth will one day become King. They also say that Banqou's descendent will one day be King. Macbeth does not believe them until he is made a Scottish Nobel by the King. When the king goes to Macbeth's castle to dine, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that he should steal the thrown by killing the King. Macbeth kills the King as, Lady Macbeth had told him, and is crowned King of Scotland after blaming the murder on the King Duncan'sservants. Since the witches had said that Banqou's descendant would one day be King of Scotland, Macbeth gets someone to kill Banqou and his son, Fleance. Banqou is killed but his son was able to get away.
At a feast held for the nobles in the castle, Macbeth sees Banqou's ghost and starts to act as though he is crazy. After seeing Macbeth act this way his guests begin to wonder if he is fit to be their King. One of the guests, whose name was Macduff was planning to overthrow Macbeth after the feast. After seeing Banqou's ghost, Macbeth goes to see the witches because of how paranoid and insane he had become after the encounter.
The witches tell him to beware of Macduff, this worries him, but he is reassured when they tell him that he will not be harmed by any man born of women and that he will be safe until Birnam Woods comes to Dunsinane Castel. Because of what the witches had said about Macduff, Macbeth orders Macduff's family to be killed. When Macduff hears of this he vows to take revenge on Macbeth. Meanwhile Lady Macbeth has killed herself due to the guilt that she felt for being the one who had told Macbeth to kill the King Duncan. Macduff later comes back tofight Macbeth with an army that he has formed with the King Duncan's son, Malcolm, who also wishes to overthrow Macbeth. Macduff's uses branches that they had taken from Birnam Woods to shield themselves.
While Macbeth and Macduff fight, Macduff tells Macbeth that he was not born of women but untimely ripped from his mother's womb. After Macduff kills Macbeth, Malcolm becomes the new King of Scotland. Later
on in the years Fleance becomes the King. Everything had gone as thewitches had foretold.

Homework Is A Waste Of Time

Homework is a Waste of Time
Name: Kimberley
Teacher: Ms. Babb
Date: Thursday February 23, 2012
I think homework is a waste of time. Students need to have enough time to be active, get enough sleep, and have enough free time. With a lot of homework, school, a social life, and things going on at home, clearly homework is just one more thing that causes students to stress.

After school most students like to relax at home instead of having to worry about their homework and so between relaxing, being with family, and homework, they won't have enough time to be active. After
doing the things that are needed after school it would probably be dark out and they would not be able to go outside. Being active is needed by students so that they can be healthy and function well in school. Since a student is busy most of the day it probably stressesthem out more that they have to be active too.

Some days we have a lot of homework so we might stay up late doing it. For some students their homework piles up on them and makes them stressed that they have to finish it all by the time it is due so they
stay up late to do it. This causes lack of sleep. If a student does not get the 10-11 hours of sleep, that is needed, they will not be able to function well in school. 10-11 hours of sleep is a necessity for students so they should be able to sleep properly without havingto worry about their homework.

About 7 hours of a student's day is spent at school. After those 7 hours a student is expected to spend time with their family, friends, study for tests and on top of these things they are also expected to finish their homework. These things may pile up on a student and cause him/her to worry about how much time they have. Without homework thestudents would have one less thing to worry about.

Therefore I think homework is a waste of time. With everything else that goes on in a student's life, homework may cause a student to feel negatively toward school. All parents want their children to be happy
at school, so is homework really a good thing for the students or does it just make them resentful?

LENT
Name: Kimberley
Teacher: Ms. Babb
Date: Friday February 24, 2012

               Lent is a time when we give up something for 40 days in respect of Jesus. Jesus went into the desert for 40 days without any food or water. Even when he was tempted by the devil he was able to say no. He did this to make himself stronger but also as an example for us. As Christians we begin lent on Ash Wednesday by putting a cross of ash on our forehead. The ash symbolises the fact that we are born of dust and ash and to dust and ash we will return. It is also a way of saying sorry for our sins. We celebrate lent because by giving up something we make ourselves stronger and that shows that we will not let ourselves be dependent on objects. Lent is also about forgiveness. We ask god to forgive our sins during the 40 days. Some Christians do not eat particular foods during the time of lent, such as eggs, meat, fish, fats, and milky foods. Others give up something that they enjoy like candy or cakes. The last week of lent is called holy week, at the end of the week lent ends and we celebrate Easter. The thing that Ihave given up for lent is chocolate. The season of lent is a celebration that is held by Christians all over the world.

I.L.I.T.E

I.L.I.T.E
Name: Kimberley
Teacher: Ms. Babb
Date: Tuesday February 7, 2012


                                    I.L.I.T.E stands for intermediate leaders in training event. On Friday February 3rd 2012 some of the grade 7 and 8 students of Cardinal Leger got to go to I.l.i.t.e. this event is held at the high
school, Mother Teresa, every year. It is held to tell and show the students how they can be leaders. During this event we were first spoken to about why we should be leaders and how we can be leaders.
After that we went to workshops about leadership. There was one workshop held in the morning and one in the afternoon. During lunch we all got 2 slices of pizza and a juice box. While we had lunch there
was also a talent show with dancers and singers.
                          My first workshop was called "Big up your voice" in room 220. This workshop was about how to work with and communicate with others. During the workshop we played games that involved communication with others. The second workshop was called the thanks of giving in room 110. This was about the Angel Foundation. The Angel Foundation is what  runs the charities throughout the school board. They also help students and their families with financial problems. Since there were so many schools at I.L.I.T.E I knew no one in my workshops. These workshops were fun ad it let me meet new people.
                       I.L.I.T.E was a great experience even though I am not the typeof person who likes things like that. We got to meet new people learnabout leadership and experience new things. I.L.I.T.E was interesting
and it was nice to be able to experience it.

Zoink'd

Zoink'd

Name: Kimberley

Teacher: Ms. Babb

Date: Monday December 12, 2011

Zoink'd is a television show that will air in March of the year 2012. My school, Cardinal Leger, was able to be the live audience for the filming of the show. In this show kids judge adults on their talents. If the kids don't like the act, they zoink they contestants at the filming of the show we got to see all the different people, how the studio was arranged and the different talents. To be able to see all these things was an incredible experience.

There were many different people with different jobs at the studio. The judges were four different kids named Natalie, Wyse, Aleksa, and Neal. They had to zoink contestants that they thought were not good enough. To zoink the contestants the judges had pull a lever and things would be thrown at or on them, like balls, strings, and goo. The host was a guy named Adam. During the breaks Josh would come out to entertain us so we wouldn't be bored. There were eight contestants at the show only two of the contestants did not get zoink'd. After each act the goo crew came out to clean the stage. There were many other people with jobs like make up, set up, and much more. It was exciting to see how all these people did they're jobs at the studio.

It was amazing to see how the studio looked and know that it would probably look completely different on the television. The judges stayed in a podium with a lever beside them. The host stayed on the stage when they were filming but went somewhere else during breaks. When the contestants came out, they went to the center of the stage. On the top of the stage there was a tube where the goo came from and two other tubes on either side of the stage for the string and the balls. The whole place looked exactly like how I imagined a studio would. Being in the studio is an experience that I will always remember.

Seeing how they film a television show was one of the most extraordinary things that I have ever seen. Although I did not like the concept of the show, it was fun to watch while they were filming it. being at the studio is an experience that I will never forget.

The Parable of the Mustasrd Seed

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Mathew 13 31-32

Name: Kimberley 

Date: Wednesday November 30, 2011

          He put before them another parable: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

          Jesus told his people another parable: "Heaven is like a mustard seed, although it is the smallest seed, when it is grown it will be the greatest tree for the birds to nest."

          The parable of the mustard seed is about how Heaven is like a mustard seed. I think that the parable is to tell the people that although the Kingdom of Heaven may seem small, it is the greatest of all lands and will be there for the people when they are ready. The moral of this parable is that you should not underestimate Gods Kingdom.

 My Time At Teen  Ranch

Name: Kimberley

Date: Friday November 25, 2011

Teacher: Ms. Babb

          Teen Ranch was founded by Christian Ranchers in 1960. It is now a summer camp and a camp for school trips. Teen Ranch is a place like no other where you can experience community living and the beauty of nature. On November 14, the grade 7 classes of Cardinal Leger got to go to Teen Ranch and it was one of the best weeks of my life!

          The food at Teen Ranch was amazing. We ate in the dining hall and fifteen minutes before each meal a specific group would help set it up. I was in the red group so my group did set-up on the first day. When everyone had come in and taken a seat, we were allowed to go into the kitchen to get our food. The food tasted great and everyone loved it. We had many different types of food for each meal. After everyone had finished, the same people that did set-up would help clean up.

          Living in a cabin was one of the new things that I got to experience during my   time at Teen Ranch. It was a little hard to share a cabin with six people but it was exciting. In the cabin we had to decide who would be sleeping where and what time people would be able to use the shower. One morning, one of my cabin mates thought she saw fingerprints on the window and we all got kind of scared but I knew that it was probably nothing. The people in my cabin, which was cabin 1, were Helena, Megan, Alexandra, Victoria, and Stalaane. It was great to be able to experience living in a cabin with my cabin mates. Living in a cabin was enjoyable even though it was a bit hectic at times.

          The activities at Teen Ranch were some of the most incredible things that I have ever done. One of the activities was horseback riding. It was my first time being on a horse, without someone else steering, so I was scared but after I learned how to do it, riding seemed easy. Another activity was skating, which was fun although it made my feet hurt. When we did frolf I turned out to be pretty bad at throwing a frisbee but I got better after a while. One of the activities that I didn't like very much was rock climbing since I didn't get very high up after multiple tries. We also did wilderness survival, in which we went into the woods and tried to build a shelter. On the last day we played a game called predator prey. To play the game we went into the forest and pretended to be animals. All of these activities were so exciting to try and I am glad that I got to experience them.

          The night time activities were just as awesome as the other activities. On the first night we had movie night. For movie night we watched Karate Kid. The video dance party was on the second night. During the video dance party there were mostly dance-offs. The bonfire and the dance were on the last night. We had to walk through the forest at night, which was scary, to get to the bonfire pit. When we got to the bonfire we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. After we had gotten back from the bonfire, we had our dance. These things that I got to do at Teen Ranch were all amazing experiences that I will always remember.

          At Teen Ranch I was able to encounter many astonishing things that I will never forget. Although sometimes it was a bit hectic, I loved every minute of it. Teen Ranch will always be one of the best places that I have ever been to.

John McCrae

                             John McCrae

       "We are the dead", John McCrae wrote this when he knew that he would probably die, soon, as the other soldiers had. He was born on November 30, 1872 in Guelph, Ontario. John was educated at the University of Toronto, and later became a doctor at the Alexandra hospital. He joined the First World War in 1914, where he attended to the wounded as a medical officer. On June 1, 1915 he was transferred from his post in Ypres to Boulogne NO.3 General Hospital. During his time in the war he wrote the poem "In Flanders Field." Before the war John had published other poems in Mcgull University Magazine. He wrote "In Flanders Field", describing Flanders Fields where the soldiers died and the poppies grew. Punch magazine published the poem on December 8, 1915. John died, shortly after writing the poem, of pneumonia on January 28, 1918. Reading his poem, we remember John McCrae and all the soldiers who died at war.

                                                                           By: Kim