writing days

I have watched you guys write, play chicken game, and talk about writing rules. I am confident that you will do well if you TAKE YOUR TIME, READ CAREFULLY, AND JUSTIFY ALL YOUR ANSWERS!

This test shouldn't make you nervous. You've been practicing all year so just do what you know how to do. This won't be the end of the world. 

My favorite color!

       
My favorite color is purple.
I like all shades of purple. Pastels, lavender, dark purple, plum, and the rest in between. When I was younger my mom asked me "What is your favorite color?" I told her purple, green, and blue because those were my favorite colors to draw with. She told me I could pick one to paint the walls of my room and guess which color I picked? PURPLE! She was very nervous about this color at first but I was dead set on a purple room. When I went away for Girl Scout camp that summer my whole family painted and decorated my room in purple! It was the best surprise ever!

I also like the color Purple because it represents royalty in many cultures.  The color purple is often associated with nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and MAGIC!

                          

Cinquain

Spring

Warmth, Flowers

Swinging, Lounging, Walking

Not too cold and not too hot

Ah! I love spring!

Spring Break!

Over spring break I will....

• Go to the library to write a paper for school. (I procrastinated) 
• Finish A Snicker of Magic
• Find new books to read
• Make some art (paint,sew,knit,write,draw)
• Visit my best friend in Prairie View, Tx

I just hope I have time to relax and slow down before I have to get back into the routine of school everyday.

                           

                             *How to knit a scarf*

Step 1. Get some knitting needles and yarn. The needle size depends on the type of yarn you get. You can find the codes for this on the package of your yarn.

Step 2. Pick a pattern. We will go over the ribbed stitch for beginners today.

Step 3. Make a slip knot by grabbing the yarn and making a loop around your thumb and pointer finger. Pull the tail of the string so that it will make a loop.

Step 4. Cast on (make) 20 loops on your needle. 

Step 5. To make a knit stitch you place your string behind your needles, insert the right needle in the front of the stitch to the back. Wrap the yarn around the right needle and pull it through the loop. 

Step 6. Drop the loop from the left needle.

Step 7. Next make a purl stitch you place the yarn in front of your work. Insert your right needle in the front of the loop on the left needle. Wrap the yarn around the inserted needle and pull through the loop.

Step 8. Drop the loop from the left needle.

Step 9. continue to alternate between the knit and purl stitch until you have the desired length.

Step 10. When you reach the end of your scarf you will cast off (end the scarf).

Step 11. To cast off you will knit and purl your first two stitches as regular. Then you will take your left needle and place it in your first stitch on your right needle and pull it over the second stitch and off the needle.

Step 12. You continue to knit/ purl and drop stitches until you reach the end of the row. Make a knot and enjoy your scarf!