Holes

I haven't done a post in a while but i just wanted to do a quick book review on a book that I have read a number of times and still haven't lost interest in it!

This book is called Holes by Louis Sachar. It is about a boy, Stanley Yelnats, who comes from quite a quirky, poor family and he soon finds himself being accused of stealing some trainers which belonged to a very famous athlete. In those days the Police weren't very reasonable, so Stanley only has the choice of prison, or the juvenile detention centre and constantly strenuous 'dig' of Camp Green Lake...

I found this book very gripping and quite twisted, but most of all it kind of wakes you up and makes you realise there is hope and to keep going, and not to always blame your 'no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!'

Overall I would strongly recommend this book, along with its frequent flashbacks telling you about key events in Stanley's past life. It is a brilliant read, and one of those books you'll always love. It is the icing on the cake to a dull, rainy day, or rather the 'Hole in the ground' but I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Haiku

This is a Haiku I made up.


A Tirade about my Future

Dreaming makes you feel
Happy or sour but the
Gleeful sleeping calls

Darren Shan was an ordinary boy, until he joined the "Cirque de Freak" which changed his life drastically; he would never be the same again. It all started when his best friend, Steve Leopard, got some tickets to a freak show. He recognised one of the characters, Mr Crepsley, from an act and realised he was the same vampire in one of his books. Steve asked him to turn him half vampire. Unfortunately Mr. Crepsley could not due to Steve having bad blood. Mr. Crespley knew this as he had tasted his blood. As the story unfolds Darren Shan is amazed by Mr.Crepsly's spider as he can control it with mind power whilst playing the flute. Darren decides to steal the spider to see if he can do the same. He invites Steve over to show him. As a result of this the spider is disturbed by a loud shout coming from Darren younger sister, the spider leaps up and bites Steve on the neck with its deadly fangs.

The only way to save Steve is for Darren now to become a "half-vampire"!

Moving on

I am going to be starting year six very soon and I'm really excited!! So these are just some advantages and disadvantages in my school about being in year six.

ADVANTAGES

• THERE ARE FUN ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL TRIPS, EVENTS, E.T.C
  
• YOU HAVE A LOT MORE CHOICE THAN THE REST OF THE YEARS IN SCHOOL
• YOU ALSO GET TREATED MORE MATURELY
  

DISADVANTAGES

• TESTS AND SATs!!
• THERE IS A GREATER EXPECTATION OF YOU
  
• YOU ARE GIVEN HARDER WORK
  
• MOST OF THE PRESSURE IS ON YOU BECAUSE YOU ORGANISE A LOT OF THE THEME DAYS e.g ENTERPRISE DAY, YR 6 LEAVERS ASSEMBLY e.t.c
  

I hope to achieve good grades, an improved effort and standard, and just have fun!!

Kensuke's Kingdom Review

Kensuke’s kingdom

Kensuke’s kingdom is about a boy called Michael who, while travelling with his family, is washed up on an island in the Pacific. The island is almost deserted except for some monkeys. Michael struggles to find food and water; every day he searches, along with his dog Stella Artois, until he finally gives up and is left to die...

Philosophy

Philosophy is all about 'the truth'. This includes the faculty of wonder. For instance, it is like watching a magic trick. Because we cannot understand how it is done, we ask ourselves and try to think of a solution. This is when philosophy comes in through and arguing and thinking.

Drawings

The Creation of The Camel

I have decided to write about the camel because it is a very interesting animal, so here are some stunning facts that will leave you dazzled!

The hump

• The hump of a camel provides nutrients for the animal at times of dearth and starvation. Camels can live up to three weeks without water, and loose thirty three percent of weight, whereas a humanwould lose eight percent of their weight and die within thirty six hours.

The face

• The eyelashes have an interlocking system, if there is danger they automatically shut. The interlocking eyelashes don’t let any dust particles enter the eyes of the animal.

• The nose and ears are covered in long hairs to protect it from sand.

• Its long neck enables it to reach and feed on leaves three metres above the ground.

The knees and the feet

• The feet are made up of two toes joined with an elastic pad. It allows the animal to firmly grasp the earth and is totally suitable for all kinds of land conditions.

• The toenails protect the feet from potential damage.

• The knees are covered in callus which consists of skin as hard and thick as a horn. When the animal lies down the callus protects it from being injured by the scorching ground.

The Accused

This is a true event when I was wrongly accused, I have fictionalised it and changed the names of the ‘prosecution’.





I crept cautiously up to the head teacher’s office. My knuckles trembling as I knocked on the door.

“Come in!” boomed a vehement voice. I knew who it was, I couldn’t be mistaken; it was the head teacher.

“I have had a complaint about you being nasty to Jane, is this true?”
She always asks you this to make you feel guilty. At this point there were butterflies in my stomach. My palms grew sweaty and my heart beating rapidly.

“I haven’t done anything,” I managed to croak, chicken-heartedly.
Jane smirked at me and I tried not to react but really inside I was overwhelmed by anger and despair.

“You haven’t done anything?” cried the head teacher rhetorically. “If you do anything else I’ll have to speak to your parents.”

And with that she ordered us out of her office.

Swimming Proposals

As part of Bradford’s regeneration programme the council are planning to build a super-sized, mega pool in Bradford’s city centre. But residents think it isn’t a very good idea.

They don’t like the idea because Andy Burnham announced that free admissions will be made available to everybody by 2012, it will be packed and crowded. However, people have been quoted on the regeneration programme and are disgusted by the idea: “ill considered, short-sighted, and damaging” remarked Gerry Sutcliffe after hearing about four other pools being closed down just to make one big one. Another big problem is how will people reach the city centre pool? Apparently the Telegraph and Argos have launched a campaign to “sink” these proposals entitled “save our swimming.”

But consultants argue “there has to be competition standards in order for swimmers to compete in the Olympics.” They point out that Bradford’s regeneration must include an improvement in Cultural and leisure facilities. It will also attract more people to come and live in Bradford, visit and shop in the city centre as well as increasing participation in competitive sports.

I emailed Duncan Thorne a media relation officer regarding this. However, it has been a few days and I haven’t yet received a reply.