nathalie's thoughts

I think that Trinity should discontinue Rosetta Stone. First, Rosetta Stone is much better for adults. Children need interaction with a teacher. Also, kids are already on the computer enough playing games and emailing friends. Trinity has always encouraged their students to play outside instead of staring at a computer screen, but we have to be on a computer each day instead of playing outside in the fresh air. Also, Rosetta Stone doesn’t have any English translations. It only translates in pictures so if you don’t know what the picture means, you don’t know what the sentence means. If you don’t know the sentence, then you are not learning anything. This is why I think Trinity should discontinue Rosetta Stone.

I think that Trinity should discontinue Rosetta Stone, but some people like Rosetta Stone better. They could argue that kids can work at their own pace now, but I think it’s better to learn something and be a little behind than be ahead and not learning anything. However, some people could also argue that some families want their children to speak a different language than Spanish or French. They might want them to speak their family’s native language which might not be one of those languages. In my experience, most people do not like Rosetta Stone much. The conversations I have had about Rosetta Stone are usually negative. So PLEASE, Mr. Kennedy, change us back to Spanish classes.

When you sit on your perch,
Your beautiful blue and black wings seem like they glitter in the sun.
When you chirp, it is the most extrodinary sound that I would love to hear forever.
When you ruffle your feather, they fall back in just the right place.
When you eat you nibble so delicately while taking the shells off the seeds.
When you drink, there is never a sound.
When you fly from perch to perch, you land perfectly.
When I hear you singing in the sunlight, I know you are happy and that makes me happy, too.
Oh, beautiful Star, you are extraordinary!
When I get home, I can hardly wait to see you.
Oh, my sweet lovely Star.

By: Nathalie Waid

CNN.com
Who: The rare Javan rhinoceros
What: The last one was killed by poachers
Where: In Vietnam
When: October 25, 2011
Why do we care?: With the extinction of the rare Javan rhinoceros, other anaimals like the rare species of elephant and tiger may soon become extinct.

www.CNN.com

Who: People in Greece
What: Riots protesting the cutback of spending money to bring down country’s debt.
When: October 20, 2011
Where: Greece
Why do we care: If the country of Greece is in financial trouble then that trouble effects the finances of America.

How were The Hanging Gardens of Babylon built and why were they built?   I chose this topic because The Hanging Gardens were supposed to be very beautiful and rare and exotic. .  I also thought it was interesting because no one knows if The Hanging Gardens actually existed.  I saw pictures of the gardens with plants hanging everywhere.

King Nebuchadnezzar  built The Hanging Gardens for his homesick wife, Amyitis, who was from Media.  Media was rugged,  mountainous, and very green.  She found dessert- like Babylon depressing. The gardens were made to look like a man-made forest with many exotic plants. They were built next to the Euphrates River so that they could be irrigated easily.  They used pumps and wells to bring the water to a higher level.   The Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  The garden walls were  320 feet tall.  The gardens were filled with plants like palms, vines, and many exotic flowers.  The gardens were not just beautiful to look at , but a milestone for the Babylonian empire.  The would definitely catch the ancient traveler’s eye.   The gardens  were built using stones pillars, lots of brick walls, and palm tree trunk beams, then the tree trunks were covered with mud and then a layer of lead.  The people who designed and built the gardens were just as amazing as the king who had them designed.  Slaves worked all the time to keep the water going into the gardens.

I learned about Babylon and how the architects built the gardens. I found The Hanging Gardens to be beautiful and extrodinary. There were not many people in ancient times who wrote about The Hanging Gardens.    It was easy to find the information on this topic the hard part of this project was coming up with the pump to show how the water really was used for the plants.    I really enjoyed doing this project!!

Today was our first RK session.  I got to be the macro-invertebrate we got to splash in the water with boots and gloves.  We found a caterpillar and some water spiders.   I think I am going to love RK.   It will be very interesting to be a part of RK and do all the different jobs.You can learn all about the  water in Discovery Woods.

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