The Last Olympian

The Last Olympian

Rick Riordan

400

             The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan, is the fifth and final book of the Percy Jackson series. The war is finally starting and the Great Prophecy is about to come true, Percy is turning sixteen. He finally gets to read the Prophecy, and what he reads is really concerning. The hero who makes a big choice and decides if the world will be ruled by titans will die, everyone thinks it is Percy. Along with the pressure of the war and saving Camp Half-Blood, now Percy has to worry about his impending death.What else could go wrong? In Percy's life, plenty can.

The Battle of the Labyrinth

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Rick Riordan

361

             The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan, is yet another installment of the adventures of Percy Jackson, son of the Greek God, Poseidon. When the summer starts off, Percy is immediately attacked by some monsters, which is pretty normal for him. The only not-normal thing is that Kronos is rising, and Percy has to go into the Labyrinth to stop the army. Will Percy succeed, or will Luke finally lead Kronos's army to victory?

The Titan's Curse

The Titan's Curse

Rick Riordan

320 Pages

             The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan, is about a half-blood, Percy Jackson, and his quest to save his good friend Annabeth. New half-bloods Nico and Bianca had just been found when Percy has to battle a horrible monster. Annabeth gets thrown off the cliff when the monster does, and, amazingly, she survives. Unfortunately, now she's in the hands of "the other side." Will Percy be able to save her and the world?

Computer Lab

              In computer lab, everyone discovered new and exciting careers that either fit their wanted annual salary or fit their interests. We could even look at people who did the jobs that we already knew of and want, or maybe wanted now, to do. The best part was, however, the jobs I love and want were able to fit my supposed annual salary and interests. I learned that there are way more jobs than what I originally thought, all with varying duties and salaries, even if they don't necessarily fit my interests. :)

Science Lab

              In Science Lab the class either saved bears, or, well, killed them by pollution. We learned that the more pollution there is, the more bears and other animals that are susceptible die because of it. Everyone started with ten healthy bears and two pollutants. Every five generations, we would start over and add one more pollutant. A lot of the bears died when the number of pollutants increased to four. This taught me that pollution has a bigger impact on the environment than I originally had thought.

The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan

279

              The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, is about another adventure the half-blood Percy Jackson goes on. Camp Half-Blood, the magical place where other half-bloods train, is failing, at least the magical borders that protected it from invading monsters are. After meeting his new half-brother/cyclopes, Tyson, Percy sails to the Sea of Monsters, to find and save his friend Grover. He also is going to find the only thing that can save camp, the Golden Fleece.

The Lightning Theif

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

375

             The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, is about a demigod, half-human and half-Greek god, Percy Jackson. After he is claimed by his father, which is his godly parent, their is a lot of hype about him. Too bad the timing was horrible. He goes on a quest to find the thief of Zeus's master bolt, his symbol of power, but it isn't who anyone, even Zeus, was expecting.

The Gift

The Gift
James Patterson
309 Pages

             The Gift, by James Patterson, is a continuation of Whit and Wisty Allgood's life, a little after the N.O. took over. They are finally discovering the capabilities of their wizardry, of course, besides Wisty's fire powers. Whit's girlfriend, Celia, is trying to convince him to turn himself in, all with the stress of everything else. Will Whit and Wisty survive, after all, they are wanted for an execution?

UCLA

             I can't wait to visit the college I really want to go to in the future, UCLA!! I always knew UCLA for the film programs, when I was little, before I could really understand college, I thought that was all it was. As I have learned more about college over the years (and UCLA now), I know there are a lot more possibilities and options anyone can choose, like many different majors and classes. The one thing I want to see, however, is the Powell Library!

Science Lab

Today, in Science Lab, the class learned about plastic and what it is found in. Practically everything is made of plastic, which is very harmful. Scientists suspect plastic is the cause of 1 out of every 35 kids getting autism. When scientists did a study about canned foods, they used people with the same blood type. The group who ate canned soup, which is lined with plastic, for lunch everyday instead of homemade, like the other group, had 1000% more plastic in their bloodstream.It made me think twice about certain items in my home made of plastic. Things like soap, toothpaste tubes, flooring, paint,bed sheets, clothes, etc. Sometime soon, all the cups in my house will be made of glass, just in case the plastic bites back.

Computer Lab

In computer lab, the class reviewed even more on Bitesize. This time, however, the subjects didn't include Math, but Science and English. We played a variation of all of them, some people played all Science, some all English, and some a mixture of the two. First, I reviewed Deduction and Poetry with interesting games. I didn't know there were grannies who ate children! Other subjects/games I played include: Shadows, Friction, and Sound. Apparently, sound vibrations kill off a disease! It was nice to know there is a FUN way to review for CST, I will definitely be using Bitesize more often.

Which & Wizard

Witch & Wizard

James Patterson

336

Witch & Wizard, by James Patterson, is basically the lives of Whit and Wisty Allgood, a witch and wizard in training, while the horrible New Order takes over, or the N.O. for short. It took being captured in the middle of the night, put in jail, and a death sentence to finally reveal to them they had illegal powers. After they escape prison, they find a department store full of kids just like them, without powers of course. No one, besides the One Who is the One, is more powerful than the Allgood family.

Divergent

Divergent

Veronica Roth

487

Divergent, by Veronica Roth, is yet another dystopian novel about society being divided into factions, which are focused on different values, bravery and selflessness being the main factions. After growing up in Abnegation all her life, Beatrice is tired of the "selfless" life. When she is 16, she gets to choose if she stays in her own faction. Her aptitude test reveals she is Divergent, a dangerous title meaning she isn't cut out for just one faction, which is what she is supposed to be, but three. Will Beatrice choose Erudite, intelligence, Dauntless, bravery, or Abnegation, her home faction where her family is?

Computer Lab

Today in computer lab, we learned and reviewed some math skills that can REALLY help us on the CST's. I didn't get to finish all of them, unfortunately, but I still reviewed quite a lot. First, we helped find a special bottle and learned about 2D Shapes. Secondly, I reviewed 3D Shapes and Nets by preventing robots from taking over the world. I'm a hero! After that, I learned that angles can especially help humans beat robots for control of the world in 2100. Next, I learned that weights and measures can definitely help when you sending a package! Well, today in computer lab was a day chock full of mathematical reviews and information. That CST Test better be prepared to get aced!

Computer Lab

             Today in computer lab, the class learned about different math skills by using fun activities. First, we learned about frequency diagrams by helping people with the plague, which we can use in "real" life when we make tables or tally up the amount of points a person got in that last game. Secondly, we learned about mean, median, mode, and range while helping robotic creatures. Mean, median, mode, and range help with all different kinds of things, like grades, weight, etc. Lastly, we learned about probability. Of  course, a lot of people know about probability already. Heads or tails? That common question comes to mind when talk about probability starts. A life application to this would be when someone bets on something, which I strongly discourage. If there are 10 horses, there is a 1/10 chance of betting on the right horse. Learning about these things using real life applications online was very interesting.

Science Lab

             Today in science lab, the class learned about resources and how California gets its energy. There are a few obvious ones, of course, solar, wind, hydro, coal, nuclear, etc. Which is what we mainly learned about. Geothermal energy, too. Everyone filled out these charts that had the information about certain types of energy. For instance, the chart was like this: Solar      What?       Where?         Uses?        Hazards?        Other Facts?   Every energy had a hazard, whether its unpredictable or flat out radioactive. We all got a lot out of today's Science Lab. Learning how we get our energy and its hazards, uses, and what it is was very eye-opening.

Computer Lab

             In computer lab today, the class learned about Autodidacticism, which is self-teaching. Mr. Jost showed us Khan Academy, which, of course, we already know about. With so many websites to choose from and explore, we learned a lot of different things. What is an aglet? Do fortune cookies really predict the future? We can use this sort of Autodidacticism in class by learning how to, well, learn! We can use these websites to learn ahead of our grade level in what interests us. Maybe even learning a bit too far ahead! Now we know how to learn by ourselves and what websites to use for it!

Mockingjay

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

400 Pages

       In a war against the government and the citizens, trying to convince everyone to fight is a challenge, but it CAN be done, at least, by Katniss Everdeen, the Mockingjay. In the final installment of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Katniss finds herself in District 13, her new home since District 12 was destroyed. She is the face of the rebellion, until she does something about it and she starts to really fight. Even though Peeta doesn't remember her, they are forced to fight together after the horrible tragedy that occurred on her last trip to the arena. But now there are only two questions, who will win this war over freedom, the districts, or the capital? But at what cost, whose lives will be risked to win?

Catching Fire

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

391 Pages

Finally, home sweet home, semi-away from danger. Suddenly, it seeps into the cracks and catches up with the “safe” life. The danger is closer than ever before, surviving is harder. Catching Fire, the second thrilling installment of The Hunger Games Trilogy continues in the life of Katniss Everdeen after arriving home for the first time since the hunger games. The thoughts that occupy her busy head are much different than before she left home, especially when she finds out she has to go back into the arena. With Peeta, again. One will come out, or will more come out with the previous surprises of the last Hunger Games? Who will it be?

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The Hunger Games

             

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Pages: 374

             There are boys and girls as young as twelve prepared to kill others until one person is left in the arena. It’s all a “game” for entertainment. Katniss Everdeen was drawn from the reaping ball to compete against 23 others in the Hunger Games, an event established after the Dark Days when the thirteen, now twelve, districts rebelled to keep them reminded that the Capital is in charge. Two from each district are picked and her district partner is Peeta, a boy who saved her life five years before. Who will come out of the arena alive?