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Østerbro
International
School
In
English
Issue No: 5, Summer 2014
Welcome to
Østerbro International School | Præstøgade 17 · 2100 København Ø |+ 45 70 20 63 68 | [email protected]
Hello World,
Østerbro International School In English, ØISIE is celebrating its first year. This very issue
is a landmark for the dedication of the Literary Magazine Staff and ØIS students and
teachers as this is the second Summer Edition. Last year this time, ØISIE was born and
since then it has been published seasonally.
We have good news for you. From next issue on, ØISIE will have its own webpage, in which
the readers will be able to share, like and comment. In the webpage, you will also be able to
download the full version of the magazine and hopefully get student news.
Once again, I would like to thank each and every member of ØISIE staff who have been
working diligently to make ØISIE happen. Besides, I would like to thank ØIS staff and
administration for all their support.
Have a wonderful summer!
Ramazan Dicle
ØISIE Chief Editor & EAL Coordinator
In this issue:In this issue: SUMMER
Frederikke Schaufuss
Emma Gyde
Daniel Austin
STORIES
Annica Seppanen
Mesih Inal
Gaurav Kapali
Ivalu Blanchett
Adam Wadhwani
POETRY
Zenana Ojha
Iwara Sandeer
Fabio Corbacho
Theodor Jensen
Aiswarya Roy
Maya Redden
PYP1 Students
Emma Gyde
PYP2 Students
Daniel Austin
Fatima Qayyum
Melisa Inal
Emma Gyde
Goksu Boz
Summer, summer almost here
Let’s give summer a big fat cheer!
Of this fact I’m surely clear
Summer is the best time of year!
Frederikke Schaufuss
Summer Summer
NewsNews Emma Gyde
2014 Summer Events
Summertime
Story
It was summer time again, and time
for a long three months of boredom.
My summer has always been hard. My
family ran a souvenir shop in our little
town, and because so many people
came during summer, there was a lot
of work to be done. As a result of this,
I always had a lot of work to do during
summer.
“Luke! Come downstairs! Summer
has just started and people are already
coming in to the store!” shouted my
mum from downstairs. I looked over to
the alarm clock next to my bed, as I
was just waking up. It was 6:30 in the
morning.
“Its 6:30!” I shouted as loud as I
could in my grogginess. “I don’t wanna
come down!”
There was no response, which was
odd because my parents love to talk
and would almost never give up on
the opportunity to speak. Figuring they
didn’t hear me the first time, I decided
to say it again.
“I’m not coming down, its too early!”
Still nothing. At this point I was a
little annoyed. What were they even
doing, that would require so much
Daniel Austin
focus that they couldn’t respond to
me? Frustrated, I decided to go down
and tell them I didn’t want to wake up
so early. There was an eerie silence as I
was walking down the stairs - our
house is normally bustling with noise.
“Hello?” I called out.
There was no response.
“Are you guys ok?”
No response.
When I walked into the room I was a
little bit scared, my parents had never
just stopped talking in the middle of a
conversation. It just wasn’t like them.
At first I didn’t notice anything out of
the ordinary, the stairs end at the
kitchen, and everything seemed to be
in order. Then I saw her. A woman was
standing by the wall in our kitchen,
looking out the window. She was tall,
and was wearing pretty normal
clothing.
“Uhh, who are you?” I asked sternly. I
was slightly upset that someone was in
my house so early without me
knowing, but it wasn’t my place to tell
her to leave.
“G’day son, my name’s Lacy. I’m sure
you have a few questions, but I am on
a tight schedule, so I have to explain
quickly.” She said. She spoke fast and
had a heavy Australian accent. “This
will probably come to a surprise to
you, but your parents were not good
people. They were involved in a lot of
messed up stuff. They were both
prominent leaders in the group known
as the Illuminati. In fact, this house has
a secret basement where they can
communicate remotely with any
member of the group.”
“What are you talking about?! I
shouted. “Are you insane? We just run
a souvenir shop in a town that most
people probably haven’t even heard
of!”
“Sorry laddie, but that just ain’t true.
You can find their communication
center down in your basement. There is
a secret door and if you are looking for
it it’s mighty hard to miss.”
“Ok but where are my parents if this
is all true?” Where did they go?”
“Well laddie, this is the bad news. I
was sent by the government to kill
your parents. It’s not personal, its just
how it has to be. So sorry hun, but the
world is a better place now. Their
bodies will never be recovered, and the
police will be here within the hour to
come pick you up. Sorry boy, but I
have to go now. Ta-ta.”
She then walked right by me, and
left my house through the front door. I
was stunned. My mind was spinning.
Could any of this be true? There was
no way. It was the first day in summer,
they were probably just out enjoying
the sunset, right? I was reasoning to
myself that they were OK, but on the
inside I felt like she was telling the
truth. After about a minute of standing
still, I sat on the floor and cried.
The police arrived within the hour,
just as the woman said they would.
They asked questions, but it was all a
blur to me. I didn’t know what was real
anymore. Nothing seemed real
anymore. Logic and reason meant
nothing to me anymore; I just lay down
on the floor, and tried to go to sleep.
After all, it was only 7 o clock.
Ever since I was a little kid, I was told that I
was special, that I was going to rule the world
of love. I never believed this, I always thought I
was the normal child of a goddess. I was born
with one blue eye and another one green, ac-
cording to my mother that meant that I was
going to change when I turned 15. So now on
my 13th birthday everything started changing I
could feel my body changing, I could feel my
soul changing, it felt as in something was
starting to possess me. These changes became
worse on my 14th birthday. But everything
changed on October 8th.....
"Mother, mother!" I screamed. "Something
is changing I can feel it!"
"Alright darling let's see." My mother start-
ed chanting words in Latin. I could feel my en-
ergy being taken out of me.
"It's happening...” My mother murmured.
"What? What is happening to me?" I was
sobbing at this point. I couldn't control my
emotions; everything I had ever cried for came
back.
"Darling, I haven't told this to you before
but you are turning to into the goddess of
love,
Aphrodite." As my mother started explain-
ing, all my tears had dried on to my face.
"But I don't know how to handle this, I'm
only turning 15!" I screamed. All of a sudden, I
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fell on ground screaming in agony, I could
feel my hair growing in lighting speed, my
nails growing as well as my soul being
pulled out. Suddenly it all stopped, I felt nor-
mal yet I felt different.
"Darling, you look magnificent, I think
you are the most beautiful creature that has
ever lived." My mother looked at me in fasci-
nation. “I know exactly who to contact...” My
mother answered with a small smirk on her
face.
A few days passed with even more
changes to my appearance as well as my at-
titude. I was now more emotional. My moth-
er had contacted a Greek witch, who had
helped other young people with their trans-
formation in to something big. I walked up
to this so called "witch", I didn't fully believe
that witches existed but once I saw him for
sure I knew it had to be true.
"Hello young one." He started off. "You
look very different from my other clients."
He pondered while walking around me.
"Your transformation into the goddess of
love has been happening very quickly."
"Is that a good thing, sir?" I asked.
"No, not at all. Actually it's very horrible,
the faster you transfer the more you
change."
He started mumbling words in Latin; I
could feel my energy being taken out of me
once again.
"Interesting, have you been feeling this
pain for a long time?" He asked.
"Umm yes, I have. Is that the problem?" I
asked. I was starting to feel blackness over-
come me; suddenly I'm on the floor uncon-
scious.
I was starting to wake when I heard yell-
ing.
"I told you, her body isn't strong enough
to handle this!"
"She is my daughter, I know what she is
capable of !"
"Yes, ma'am. But I am the expert here."
I recognized the voices; they belonged to
my mother and the witch.
"Oh, you are awake." My mother called.
"Yes, I am." I replied with rough voice. “I
feel very sleepy. Could I go back to sleep?"
"No, I'm sorry we have to keep you
awake, we have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"We don't know if you are going to be
able to handle the power and strength of
Aphrodite. We are afraid that you will just
collapse and die." My mother answered with
a very sad tone.
"What?"
Suddenly all I could see was black and I
could hear my mother yell my name but I
couldn't answer.
Suddenly all I saw was darkness.
___
All I could see was darkness. After a
while, I noticed that everything had turned
in to old vanilla white statues, pots and what
none sense. I tried moving my arms, my
legs, but I couldn't move, it was as if I was
trapped inside of something.
The strange thing was that I could still
had all my senses, I could hear things I
could hear small sound kind of like chatter-
ing of young kids, smell, I could smell the air
around me, see, I could see my surround-
ings, I could see the people around me
walking and staring in to me, but the only
strange thing was that I could not touch, or
move.
At the corner of my eyes I could see a
statue of a person. I tried to look as hard as
I could and when I finally saw everything
clearly, I saw it was my very own mother.
I tried screaming hoping someone would
hear me. I tried yo move my hands, legs but
nothing happened. I couldn't. I just simply
couldn't. All I could think about was my
mother in stone. That got me thinking was I
trapped in stone?
Something clicked in me. I started re-
membering all the things which happened to
me, the transformation, the witch, my moth-
er being a witch. Suddenly I had a memory
of the times; my mother had tried to teach
me Latin. Latin was a language which my
mother was keen in teaching me; the main
phrase I remember was "Denuntiamus autem
vobis". According to my memory, as well as
my mother, that was a spell to summon a
witch. "Denuntiamus autem vobis" translate
directly to " I summon you".
"Denuntiamus autem vobis" I said. I felt
as if my throat had millions of bees just
buzzing around. "Denuntiamus autem vobis"
I repeated. "Denuntiamus autem vobis!"
I repeated, over and over again, but there
was no effect. I felt as if I have missing a
part of the spell. Then something clicked
again, I had to say who I was.
"Denuntiamus autem vobis, ut Dea amo-
ris!" I shouted once again. "I summon you,
as the Goddess of love!" I tried.
All of a sudden, I could feel the stone be-
ing removed and I could breathe and as if
everything was back to normal.
"You summoned me." I heard a voice,
which I had never heard before.
"No, you are not the person who I sum-
moned." I stated.
"Yes, I am. I am just in a feminine form."
"Why?" I asked.
"When I jumped from time, my powers
became stronger and I couldn't handle them,
so it turned me into a women."
"So, did they finally give you a name?" I
asked. I stared at the person who was
once a man, but now a women.
"Yes, it is Greta."
"I like that. It's very pretty and it suits you
very well."
"Thank you."
I tried walking, but the first step I took,
my knees weren't strong enough to handle
the pressure of my upper body.
"Here darling, take smaller and lighter
steps." Greta said, while helping me back up
to my feet.
"What happened to my mother?" I asked.
"She was trying to jump times with me
but her powers weren't strong enough, so
she died."
"Oh." I could feel my eyes start watering
with tears.
"Come on, darling. Let's get you home,
and washed up." Greta said. "We have a lot
learning to do."
"Learning? What do I have to learn, I've
only been there for a short period of time." I
asked. I was utterly confused.
"No, you have been in there for about
100 years."
"A 100 years!" I screamed in shock.
"Umm, yes."
With that Greta and I started walking
home very, very slowly.
Days passed until I got the hang of this
whole world of technology, school, and
these very odd things called telephones. Ap-
parently they are used to call people. I still
thought we just walked to tell people things.
"This is incredibly! How can you do so
many things with this little object?" I asked
in shock and as well as amazement.
"Well that I do not know." Greta an-
swered. "You are starting school tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? But I'm not prepared, I can-
not do this!" I stared to go crazy, I think I
started to hyperventilate at this point.
"You are fully prepared; I promise you will
be perfectly fine"
___
"Here we are your first ever school day."
Greta said while turning in her car seat
to turn to look at me. "Just go in and go
to your class and me as normal as you can.
Oh and your name is Lena Dite."
"Lena Dite! What kind of a name is that?"
I screamed at her. She gave me the last
name 'Dite' whose last name is 'Dite'.
"It's fine, and it's easy to remember. Now
go edited you are late." She answered in a
very motherly tone.
I stoop up walked to the school front
door, I opened the door and the first thing I
do is of course bump into a person. How
embarrassing! On my first day I bump into
someone.
" I am so sorry, I didn't mean to bump in
to you." A masculine voice said, slightly
above me. I looked up and saw the most
beautiful colour of green, I have ever seen. I
almost forgot everything else going on right
there, right now.
"No. It's alright it's was me as well." I said
quickly, trying to cover up the fact that I was
staring at him in awe.
"Oh well, anyway. I'm Aaron, you must be
new here. Because you look new, I mean I've
been in this school since 1st grade and I've
been In this town my whole life.
I also walk around a lot and I haven't
seen you before." He rambled for a good 2
minutes.
"Well it's nice to meet you Aaron, I'm Le-
na. And to answer your statement, yes
I'm new here." I answered simply in a
couple of words.
"Will you go out with me?" Aaron blurted
out randomly.
"Excuse me?" I asked, very confused.
"Sorry, it's just you give me this weird
feeling like I've known you forever, and that I
can trust you and everything." Aaron ex-
plained.
"Well, it's all fine since I feel like I've
known you my whole life as well. Are you
sure there is nothing special about? As I
have seen those eyes before, that person
should be long gone by now." I asked him,
whole thinking about my one true love that
had died when I was still young and not be-
ing removed from stone and brought back
to life.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking about
when I saw your one blue eye and one
green eye. By any chance do you have any
relation to Aphrodite?" Aaron asked
I knew it! It’s Aaron, my one true love,
who I thought had died. I knew this because
when we were younger that when one of us
gets lost or if one of us ends up jumping
from time to time that we always would
bring back Aphrodite.
"Aaron! It's really you! You're actually
alive, you're right here, right now!" I
screamed as I jumped in him and started to
hug him.
"Yeah, it's really me, Lena" he mimicked
my voice of excitement, and made fun of my
new name at the same time.
"I've missed you so much!"
I've missed you too, Lena"
"Can you stop calling me that?"
"No, because you never told me your
other name, so we are sticking with Lena."
"Fine." I sighed in defeat.
"So, what happens to us? Do we stay as
friends or do we go back to normal?" He
asked with a little bit confused.
"I think we should just stay as friends."
___
Julius Julius Julius Caesar Caesar Caesar
Mesih Inal
I don't know how, but I somehow
teleported myself into Rome. My army
somehow disappeared. I was fighting
against the Ancient Nazis. A man called
Hibler putted a sword through my chest.
I collapsed, just like earthquake. I got
regenerated, so isolated; no one looked
or behaved like me.
I could see my old city ruined by the
ancient Nazis. I had no clue on how
they did it. Everything that I saw was
really improved, the roads and the
people. I saw a whole new world.
A very scared guy walked through
me, I asked him
"What year is it?" He looked at me as if
I was crazy.
"Are you dumb?" He answered.
I took him into a desolated area, and
punched him a few times, until he
answered:
"It's 2014”
"Thank you sir"
I couldn’t identify how, but I somehow
time traveled.
I couldn’t stop my body from shaking.
I needed to observe the differences
between my generation and this
generation, or else would I go to
depression. I walked within the streets,
comparing the differences between my
own generation and the modern
generation. I saw a poster, lying on the
floor; it said someone called Hjalte was
ruling the world. I knew that name, from
the Ancient Rome. Hjalte was a guy
who was evil and cruel. He had been
ruling the ancient Nazis before Hibler.
He was hatred by everyone, even his
own son, Vlad. This insanity had to stop. I
had to kill him; otherwise there wouldn't
be a future.
I ran as quickly as I could, searching
for someone, which could tell me where
Hjalte was. While running, I fell my knees
were bleeding, I saw an old lady beside
a bar. She gradually walked towards
me.
"Where can I find Hjalte?" I shrieked.
"At the old city that the ancient Nazis
destroyed, he is going to tell a speech
tonight at 18:00. Everyone who wants to
join can come." she mumbled.
“Thanks ma'am."
It was 17:00, one hour for the speech. I
had to make a plan, in order to defeat
Hjalte.
I could speak the language that
everyone spoke, but I couldn’t read it.
Just like a man without eyes.
A weird vehicle with 4 wheels was
alongside me. I wondered, if what it
could do, so I broke the window and
went into the vehicle. There was a key
plugged beside the rather. I turned the
key, to see what that was going to
happen. The vehicle made a brassy
sound. I got enormously frightened, so I
kicked the vehicle as hard as I could.
Nothing happened to the vehicle,
besides than hurting my foot.
I could see some pedals. I tested the
pedals one after another, and I figured
out how to drive. No one else could
learn as quickly as I could, I was
extraordinary.
I accidental crashed into another
vehicle. The other driver was scared of
me, so he didn’t complain.
I required going to a weapon store.
The only way to kill Hjalte was by using a
weapon that could shoot from long
range. While I was driving, I saw a very
tall man and I gently asked;
“Where can I find a weapon shop?”
"Just go straight forward, and you will
find a weapon shop.”
I went straight forward as the man
said, and I saw a big sign of weapons. I
squeezed myself out of the window. The
weapon shop was open. There was an
enormous door that you could go
through. I went into the shop without
letting the owner of the shop know. My
pockets were empty. I never knew
where I was supposed to get cash. I took
a weapon called MC-116 mutely, aimed
for the owner and shot him right on the
head. I took the owners money and left
the shop.
It was 18:00. I ran to my old city, I saw
Hjalte and I shouted;
"You son of an animal, you need to
die!
"What are you talking about?"
"You are the evil. You have the heart
of an anvil. There is only one thing that
you deserve! That is to die."
I then shot him, with my sniper rifle. He
was surrounded with blood. I managed
to kill him. My dark soul became bright. I
had done something good, for the first
time in my life.
Gaurav Kapali
"’Excuse me ma'am. We are
closed now"
She turned back and said softly
"Oh, but I want to stay longer"
"Sorry ma'am. It's already ten
past five. The library is closed at
ten. Normally." He stopped. Tears
were running through her cheeks.
"Are you fine?"
"No, my parents left me alone
here." She said "They died"
"Poor kid" He sighed. He wanted
to help this kid and he was
already late. "Where do you
live?" He said, "I can drive you
when you live."
"I don't like my uncle. He is
cruel."
"So how can I help you"
"No, can you sit there still. I want
to make your sketch." She
requested. She flipped a page of
her sketch book and started
drawing.
He stood up and said, "Sorry,
but we are late." Now he could
her crying again. He could not
ignore her "How long will it
take?"
"Not too long. Thank you" She
again started sketching.
While he was sitting still waiting
her to finish the sketch, he had
many questions but he could not
even move his lips.
After five minutes.
"You're done now?" He asked.
She laughed. He smiled and said,
"What happened? Does the
sketch look ugly?" He looked at
the sketchbook.
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She laughed longer and louder.
She stood up, drew her sword
fast, swung her sword and
chopped his head.
She grabbed her mask from her
face. She smiled. She headed
back to her home.
"I'm home" She shouted.
"Why are you late again?" Her
mother hugs her.
"Hanging out with my friends in
the library" I said.
"You know how dangerous it's is
to walk around during night"
"She ain't a small kid
Mnemosyne, she needs to learn
to protect herself. Especially from
the 'mask killer'"
“Stop it. There is nothing like
'mask killer' says Menmosyne.
"Okay then who is killing so
many people daily?”
Mnemosyne turns on the TV
and keeps a changing the
channels.
"Can you please turn off the
TV, please?" Her mom says.
She continues. Her mom steals
the remote from her.
"Breaking news! Once again a
man killed by the mask killer.
Not in a house backyard, not in
a school or a train station. This
time in a library. We have now
captured her in a camera. Have
a look."
"Zeus, is that, is that
Melpomene? Our daughter?"
"No, impossible. How can our
innocent Melpom kill someone?
Are you stupid?" He argued "look
at her she is the 'mask killer'.
"Look how she kills him, grabs
her face and takes out her
mask. The police are investing.
They found a clue of the killer.
A sketch book. Many good
sketches of every people she
killed."
"Melpomene, where is your sketch
book?" asks Zeus.
"Umm, in the school locker. I
forgot."
"No, it's in the library. Can you
see on the tv? What is it
Melpomene? Are you the mask
killer?" She keeps quiet with sad
face.
She grabs her face and take out
her mask. They keep looking at
her being amazed seeing her
happy face after so long.
She drew her sword out and
points at them, "Now only a
person left. You might be the 1
hundredth person to be killed.
Then I will get rid of my curse."
"Okay, so you are the mask
killer?" He laughed "Finally I got
ya. You know that I am a
lawyer right?"
"No laws can stop me."
"I am not just a lawyer child" He
grabs his thunder looking tool
that he always used to carry
with him. The thunder tool starts
glowing. The light made her
blind. The pain led her to death.
"Surprisingly, my daughter could
not control the power of truth
and honesty. I wish she never
used her mask"
Think Tank Student Essays
Civil rights is something that everyone should have. Not enough civil rights is a problem in many countries. In the United States, African Americans haven’t always had civil rights. The history of civil rights for African Americans was an inspirational, scary and exciting journey, which has had effects on how Americans live today. Before civil rights Before there were civil rights for African Americans, black people were treated badly. They weren’t allowed to drink water from the same fountains as white people, they had to use a different bathroom, they had to go to different schools and they always had to go through the back door of a building or a bus. There were also white power groups. The Klu Klux Klan was one organization that discriminated against African Americans. The Klu Klux Klan was founded in 1866. They would murder African Americans, and bomb houses, churches and schools. The Klan did many bad things to African Americans, Jewish people, and Catholic people. Even white people with relations with African Americans were scared of the Klan. There are still members of the Klu Klux Klan today, but they aren’t as violent as they were years ago. Civil rights movements Birmingham Bombing In the 1900s, African Americans were discriminated and hated to the point where there was violence. On September 15, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb blew up. It happened right before Sunday
morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church. Mostly African Americans would go to that church. It was also a meeting place for civil rights leaders. Because of the bomb, many people were injured and four young girls were killed. After the incident many people were very angry, and they protested for civil rights for African Americans. Homemade bombs were also placed in black homes and churches. These incidents happened so often that people started calling the city “Bombingham”. When people protested the police would fight back and that filled the city with violence. By 1965, the FBI knew who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church, but they did nothing about it. In 1977, Bob Baxley, the Alabama Attorney General, resumed the investigation about who bombed the church. Robert E. Chambliss, a Klu Klux Klan leader, was guilty of murder and brought to trial for the bombings. More people who were proven guilty were also convicted. The bombings made many people angry throughout the US, which raised more support for African Americans. The March on Washington There are many memorable events in American history, and this one was an especially great occasion. In 1963, in Washington D.C. by the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington monument, more than 200,000 people gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was arranged by different civil rights leaders and religious groups. It was formed so that people would see and understand the challenges for African Americans. It was a great event because many people of different races shared a day of prayers, songs and speeches. On that day, the famous Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream” speech. The March on Washington was a great event that symbolized liberty, equality and hope. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Eventually, some people began to understand that racism hurt others and that it was bad to segregate someone just because of the color of their skin. That’s when President John F. Kennedy suggested a civil rights act. It was signed into law by his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. It was called the Civil Rights act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination (that means that it didn’t matter what, race, religion, national origin or gender you have to work in a certain place). That civil rights movement was an important part of African American history because it helped equalize
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the different races. Civil rights activists
Martin Luther King Jr. There were many civil rights activists who
wanted to change the ways African Americans were treated. One of the most inspiring and famous civil rights activists was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first major civil rights act was when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After that, he carried on fighting for freedom and peace. However, his life wasn’t always peaceful. He was arrested over twenty times, he was stabbed in the chest once, his house was bombed, and people often attacked him and his family. His actions were meant to be peaceful; however, many people were violent towards him. Although, he still stood up for himself and he never stopped believing. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech was the one he told at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. It was his “I have a dream” speech that inspired many.
Martin Luther King Jr. was so courageous and inspiring, that he even was named Time Magazines Man of the Year in 1963. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize. However, not everyone was fond of him. In Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was standing on the balcony of his hotel when James Earl Ray shot him. Even though he was killed, Martin Luther King Jr.’s brave and life changing actions have inspired many and he will always be remembered.
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was another important civil rights activist.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sat in the neutral section of a bus. Soon after she got on the bus, it became full. When a white man came on the bus, the driver had to follow rules and he asked the four African Americans sitting behind the white section to give up their seats so that the man could sit there. Rosa Parks was one of the four, but she refused to give up her seat. Because of her actions, Rosa was fined and arrested for violating the laws of segregation. A group called the Montgomery Improvement Association assembled a boycott. They chose Martin Luther King Jr. as their leader. The protest lasted 381 days. Then, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the segregation law was not fair and that the bus sections should unify. The Montgomery Bus Boycott inspired other non-violent civil rights protests in the United States. Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was also a very courageous person, but at a very young age. In 1954, when she was 6 years old, she took a test deciding whether or not she could go to a white school. The test was created to be very difficult, so that the kids would have a hard time passing. The point of the test was that if all the African American children failed, New Orleans schools might be segregated for a longer time. In 1960, her parents were told by people from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) that her and six other African American children passed the test. Ruby Bridges was going to attend William Frantz School, and she was going to be the first African American to attend an all white school in the South. When Ruby arrived at school, federal marshals escorted her. Many people at the school were yelling and throwing items. Policemen were everywhere and almost all the parents of the children at that school kept their children home. Ruby faced many hardships on her first
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few weeks of school. People always made racist remarks. Even on her second day a woman threatened to poison her! On a different day a woman greeted her with a black doll in a wooden coffin. However, she stayed strong the whole time and she finished her education. No racism
Today, Martin Luther King Jr’s dream of equality between the races has definitely came a long way. There are still racist people, but others are beginning to understand that being racist is mean, hurtful and wrong. However, economically, black people continue to struggle more than white people. One of the reasons is because they don’t have a higher education and they don’t have good access to hiring networks.
Also, during the housing boom, subprime mortgage lenders were most likely targeting African Americans. A lot of people lost their homes once the boom crashed.
Hopefully as the world evolves, people won’t be as racist and the world will be a place of equality.
If people make an effort to be less racist
and understand that the color of your skin doesn’t matter, the world would be a better place. I think that over time we can accomplish this and we will live in a world with equality, liberty, and peace. Bibliography Hall, R. B. (2000, March). The Education of Ruby Nell. Rubybridges.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014, from http://www.rubybridges.com/story.html Berman, J. (2014, January 19). MLK’s Dream of Economic Equality is Still Far From Realized. Huffingtonopost.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/19/racial-economic-gap_n_4610492.html The Birmingham Church Bombing. (n.d.). The Birmingham Church Bombing. History.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/birmingham-church-bombing Brunner, B. (n.d.). Birmingham Church Bombing. Infoplease.com.
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the Planet: Animals in
War Adam Wadhwani
Animals are used for many war tasks. These tasks are mostly ones that humans can’t do or can’t do as well as animals. Humans don’t have the right senses or technology for sniffing out bombs or delivering messages. Animals can also thrive in terrains that humans can’t without getting really tired such as under water or in deserts. People also can’t identify incoming attacks. Therefore there are a wide range of uses that animals serve.
Dogs
Dogs have served in the army for up to 14,000 years. The most commonly used types of dogs are Dobermans, German Sheppards, and GBS’s, a special type of German Sheppard. These animals, known as man’s best friend, are used because of their amazing sense of smell. The most common use of dogs is finding bombs. They are also used to locate wounded soldiers, smell incoming gas or shells, and guard camps. Dogs can also carry
medical supplies for wounded soldiers, as well as deliver letters sent from their commanders.
Dogs continue to be used in modern warfare. These days about 2000 dogs are working in the U.S. military alone. The military breeds dogs for certain tasks. It also buys dogs from other breeders. The U.S. trains some of them at the military working dog center. It is located at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The U.S. has placed many of the dogs in Afghanistan and Iraq.
One very famous military dog was Stubby. Stubby was a World War I hero. He fought with the US military against the Germans in France. He was able to detect incoming gas attacks. Due to his special dog hearing, he was able to alert the soldiers silently that the enemy was creeping up. Stubby was also used to locate and comfort the wounded. Stubby outranked his owner and won more medals than any other dog in the military.
Horses
Horses have been used in war since 1350 B.C. In old times they were ridden into battle so that the soldiers could shoot arrows. Horses also dragged carriages with weapons, food, and water. They were also used to transport wounded soldiers to the hospital. WWI was the last time a large number of horses were used. Even with their astonishing speed, 8 million horses were killed in WWI. Since WWI, tanks have taken over.
Dolphins
In the U.S. marine force, the bottlenose dolphin has been used since 1960. This water mammal can find underwater mines using clicking sounds. The dolphin senses the sound waves bouncing back when a mine is in the way of the ship. It can also spot enemy swimmers and report back to his owner and can do underwater video-taping with a camera held in its mouth. Finally the dolphin can deliver equipment to divers underwater. The U.S. kept this force a secret until 1990.
There is a program in San Diego that trains marine animals for underwater investigations. One hundred animals are currently ready to serve. Dolphins have been used in the Vietnam and Iraq wars.
Sea Lions
Alongside the dolphin, sea lions are a part of the underwater army. These fantastic sea creatures will
dive up to 1,000 feet to find underwater explosives. Once they find the mines, they strap cables to them so that soldiers can recover and safely detonate or defuse the explosives. They can also film people swimming or riding on an incoming boat. Sea lions have good underwater, low-light vision giving them an advantage in the dark or muddy water.
Carrier Pigeon
Pigeons go back 5,000 years in the history of war. These flying aces soar through battles at top speed to soldiers. The first thing pigeons were used for was bringing back results of the battle. Later on they were developed to fly longer distances to carry secret messages. The system works by raising the pigeons in the base territory. Then soldiers bring them to enemy grounds where the battle is going on. Here soldiers give them a message and they fly home (the base). For example, they are raised in London. Soldiers take them to France. They put a letter in message holders on their legs and the pigeons fly back to London.
One of the most famous carrier pigeons in the history of war is G.I. Joe. He flew at top speed from a village in Italy to the American and British headquarters with a note saying that they had already conquered the village. If he had gotten there five minutes later, the American and British were going to bomb the village and kill many of their own troops. This took place in World War II.
Elephant
The elephant used to be one of the animals most used in war. This giant beast would be ridden into battle and trample its enemy at 20 miles per hour. Its huge tusks were also a perfect war weapon used to pierce enemy soldiers. Thanks to the elephant’s trunk, humans were launched into the air. The elephant also used to forge flooded fields.
Camels and Mules
Camels and Mules have been used for their strength and ability to survive in desserts. The soldiers pile large loads of supplies on their backs. These supplies include food, water, weapons, and explosives. The army stopped using them at the beginning of World War One. Most of the camels fled to Canada.
Pigs
Pigs were used in old times by armies who faced elephants. The squeal of a hog (female pig) or bore (male pig) filled the elephants with fear and made
them flee. Sometimes the pigs were even set on fire so they would run towards the enemy.
Lampyris Noctiluca : European Glowworm
During WWI the Lampyris Noctiluca, better known as the European glowworm, took its turn in war by serving as a source of light. The worms spent their days and nights in trenches giving off light. A total of ten glowworms can produce the same amount of light as a street lamp
Bats
These flying rats with radar were tested to play a role as a crucial weapon against the Japanese in WWII. Bats’ ability to carry more than their weight in flight gave them the ability to drop bombs over cities in Japan. Because the Japanese houses were constructed from wood, bamboo, and paper, the bombs would cause large fires. However, these tests never led to bats actually being used in combat. In the end they used the rest of the testing money on atomic bombs.
How Technology Replaced Animals
Over time, technology replaced animals in war. Technology had advantages. It did not cost lives of animals. Also, the technology was more effective in eliminating enemies. Horses, camels, and mules, were eliminated from war due to the fact that we have tanks. With tanks we can ride and kill without wasting animal lives. Pigeons are no longer used because of radio communication. Trench warfare is no longer used because of more effective ways of defense. Also, glowworms have been replaced by battery-powered lights such as electric lanterns and flashlights.
Animals that have not been replaced by technology
Not all animals have been replaced by recent advancements. Dogs have a keen sense of smell unable to be replaced by modern technology. Dolphins and sea lions can sense sound waves bouncing back at them. So far this cannot be mimicked by humans and underwater equipment.
Conclusion
There are many different opinions coming from
many different people about whether it is fair to send animals to war. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals known as PETA say that it is unfair because the animals do not get to say their opinion on if it is worth fighting. Another opinion might be that it is okay to use animals in war because it saves humans lives.
I think that it is unfair to make animals a part of human war because the animals are losing their lives without knowing that they are taking that risk. Also it is not the animals’ fight that they are being dragged into. Additionally, the animals are treated in a painful way to better motivate them.
I believe that if we have technology now to do at least most of the responsibilities of animals in war, we should use it. Instead of investing money on training, food, water, and equipment for animals, the military can use that money to create new machines that take the animals´ place. As a result I am against the use of animals in war.
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Poetry
She was lost
In the ocean?
Or the woods?
No. It was the world of imagination
created in her head by words.
All this adventure
And drama was where she escaped
from the reality world.
All the noise in the background
Felt just like small whispers.
Where she was really lost was in a
world inside a book.
Escape
Zenana Ojha
Wolves! Wolves, aoo!
Howl at night,
Scare at night,
Run like wind,
Scare your friend
Pounce on prey
Hunt for food
Keep prey at bay
Iwara Sandeer
Play football to have fun Bring a ball to play and fling Run and sprint until you're done Score some goals to win the match Save some too so you don't loose Jump and spring because you've won.
Fabio Corbacho
Editor: Ivan Petrov
Theodor Jensen
Miners Miners
Dig the dirt,
Be alert,
Sell the gold
Craft a pick
Mine some coal
Find a mole.
Playing puppies always play
Fighting puppies play with hay
Training puppies always train
Racing puppies jump over a terrain
Winning puppies always win
Loosing puppies have a grin Aiswarya Roy
Maya Redden
The Darkest Minds is a thrilling young
adult fiction book written by Alexandra
Bracken. It follows the life of ruby
living in the future where a plague has
killed almost every kid from ages 10-20
and giving the survivors strange
powers. When ruby wakes up on her
tenth birthday she finds that she is not
the same and ends up being taken
away from her family to live in a
rehabilitation camp where she and the
kids are treated like slaves with guns
pointed at their heads for every living
second. Now sixteen, Ruby has been
living at the rehabilitation camp for
some time and she knows she's
different from all the other kids in the
camp. When she escapes with help
from the children's league she finds
Liam, Charles, and Zu. Three kids who
also managed to escape from their
imprisonment. All four kids set out on
a mission to find the East River, a camp
of kids who managed to get out of
reach of the government. Throughout
the book ruby finds secrets that both
impress and terrify her.
The Darkest Minds is a great book for
fans of Divergent or The Hunger Games.
It takes you on a roller coaster of
emotions. You will fall in love with the
story and the characters as they go on
their journey to find the east river.
Rosie
the Tree
PYP 1 Students
Editor: Emma Gyde
PYP 1 Students Grade 1 had a letter from Rosie the Tree. In the letter she told us that she was soon to be chopped down and she was begging us to help her…..
Dear Children,
My name is Rosie.
I am a very old oak tree and I have lived in a beautiful forest park called Dyrehaven for more than 100 years.
I think you know where I live….. it is where you have Sports Day – The Deer Park!
Now, some politicians have decided that they want to build a lot of new houses close to where I live, and they want to use me to make beautiful furniture! I really don’t want to be chopped down! Please help!!
Love from
Rosie
We also had a letter from Mr. Earth who told us how important Rosie and other trees are, so he was also begging us to help save Rosie.
Dear Grade 1
This is Mr. Earth!
I am begging you to help Rosie. Rosie does a very important job! She breathes in old air called carbon dioxide that comes from factories, cars etc. and breathes out fresh air called oxygen. So Rosie cleans the air and that’s a very important job!
Rosie is also the home of many animals and if Rosie is not there where should Lauren the Ladybird live? Or Barry the Beetle? Or Oscar the Owl?
Please help save Rosie and the other trees!
Kind Regards,
Mr. Earth
Rosie Letters from the Animals
Dear Grade 1.
My name is Lauren and I am a tiny ladybird that lives in Rosie the Tree. Without Rosie I will have no home and no leaves to nibble on. Please help!
Warmest regards,
Lauren
Dear Grade 1
I am Simon the Squirrel. I use Rosie as a place to escape from other animals like dogs and people. I also store all my nuts for the winter inside of Rosie. Without Rosie I wouldn’t have a place to put my food and I wouldn’t be safe in the forest. Please help!
Kind regards,
Simon the Squirrel
Dear Class
My name is Oscar the Owl and Rosie is my bed. I sit high up in her tall branches so I can get some rest from the hustle and bustle of all those animals up during the day. Without Rosie I wouldn’t get a wink of sleep! Please help!
From Oscar
Dear Children,
I am Barry the Beetle. Rosie protects me from all the an-imals that want to eat me. She has the perfect colour so I can camouflage and hide myself, and without Rosie I will be an easy target and may not survive! Please help!
Yours sincerely,
Barry
Letters from PYP 1
Dear Politicians,
Don’t chop down trees! Because
they breath in carbon dioxide
and breath out oxygen! Trees
are a home for animals.
Greetings,
Daniel
Dear Politicians,
Please don’t chop down Rosie
because Rosie is our friend. She
is home to animals. She cleans
the air so we can live. She also
makes toys and food for us, so
please! Please! Don’t chop her
down because she is so im-
portant to us!
From,
Victor
Dear Politicians,
Do not chop down Rosie the
tree! Because she take the stuff
like smoke and gives oxygen!
You could make the houses
somewhere else in the forest. A
place where there is space.
With no trees, no people, no
houses.
From,
Hector
Dear Politicians,
Don’t chop Rosie down! She
gives air to us, and if there
where no trees we would die.
Rosie cleans the air.
From,
Orhun
Dear Politicians,
Please don’t chop down Rosie
because many animals like Os-
car the owl, Simon the squirrel,
Lauren the ladybug, and Berry
the beetle will lose their home.
Also Rosie breathes in Carbon
Dioxide. And Rosie does some-
thing so we can breathe. She
breathes out Oxygen. She is
important. Please don’t chop
her down. She is important to
people and animals.
Love,
Molly
Rosie
Letters from PYP 1
Dear Politicians,
Please protect our environment,
do not chop Rosie down! The
animals will loose their homes.
From,
Furkan
Dear Politicians,
Please save Rosie! Please save her! She is important for the air and animals that live in her. She cleans dirty air too. Make furni-ture out of something else! We have chopped down enough trees, come on she is good for the envi-ronment!
From,
Angelica Dear Politicians,
Rosie is very important to us.
Please don't chop her down,
because she cleans the air and
lots of animals will be cap-
tured. They won't have a home
and we won't have a home,
and we won't have oxygen.
Without Rosie we will have
dirty air.
Love from,
Luciana
Dear Politicians,
Don’t cut Rosie, we beg you!
Because; they, we and the animals
need air. Every animal lives in
Rosie. Save Rosie!
From,
Adrian
Dear Politicians,
Rosie is important. She gives us
food, please don’t cut her. She
gives lots of things to us. She is
very important she gives oxygen
and she is so kind. We all like her.
Please don't! She also gives us air
when we need her.
From,
Meryem Nur
Dear Politicians,
Don’t chop down Rosie because she has a very important job. She gives us clean air. She gives animals a home. She helps keep bugs safe. People cant take a nice walk in the park. Please save Rosie!
From,
Nolan
Dear Politicians,
Don’t chop down trees because it is
important because you can die. I
am so mad at you so do not! I love
to look at trees so, so much. Rosie
looks very nice, when I see her I
get very sad for her. She helps ani-
mals find a home for their family,
like birds.
From,
Ale
Dear Politicians,
Please don't chops down the trees because they are living things, and animals live inside the trees. Also don't chop down Rosie! She gives us air and oxygen.
From,
Yigit
Dear Politicians,
Please don’t chop down Rosie! Lots of animals need her. She cleans the air for us to breathe. Rosie has a very important job. Rosie is very important.
Love,
Helene Dear Politicians,
Please do not cut down trees! Be-
cause they clean the air, they
clean carbon dioxide and they
turn it into oxygen. It is not good
for the environment to not have
trees in the parks and other places.
Kind Regards,
Pedro
Dear Politicians,
Please don’t chop down Rosie! All
the factories make carbon
dioxide but the trees will clean it
and will turn it into oxygen. We
need oxygen all the time. The
animals also need Rosie to live
and hide because that’s their
house.
From,
Alisa
Dear Politicians,
Please don't chop Rosie's trees be-cause she cleans air and she makes fresh air. She is a home for animals.
From,
Haashir
Rainforest
Animals
Editor: Daniel Austin
PYP 2 Students
Rainforest
Animals The Chameleon
Amalie Nielsen
Do you know what lives in the rainforest and can change colors? You can keep them as a pet?
Chameleons! Chameleons can live 4-8 years. Its closest relative is a lizard. It is a reptile. There are many kinds of chameleons. A chameleon is cold blooded.
It has skin and it can be 28-68.5 cm. It crawls and has many colors. It has feet and big eyes. It can change from one color to another. It eats insects and it is an omnivore. It catches food with its tongue. It lives in the rainforest and in the desert. Its habitat is dry and wet.
Chameleons live in trees. They’re not poison so you can keep them as pets. They have no teeth and small claws.
Do you know it has a sticky tongue? When it is mad it turns red, when it is glad it turns green. They cut down trees so the chamele-ons need to find new homes. It is special because it can change col-ors. Now you know why I like chameleons.
My Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/chameleon/print
The Amazing Anaconda Let me tell you about the most amazing animal called the anaconda. Its weight is 550 pounds and that is heavy. Its color is dark green with black spots, and white marks. It eats fish, turtles, caimans, pigs, jagu-ars, deer, birds, frogs and capybaras and it can live up to 10-12 years. It is a carnivore that eats meat. It lives in South America where the climate is hot, sunny and humid. They protect themselves with their sharp teeth. They squeeze their prey so they can get their meat and that is amazing.
They have see-through on their eyes and they can be as long as a bus. Anacondas are not in danger and do not have problems surviving. Anacondas are in the boa family.
I think my animal is special because it has sharp teeth and it has see-through-skin. It can also squeeze animals for the meat. It weighs 550 pounds. It is as long as a bus. Now you know what an anaconda is.
Resources
A day in the life: Rainforest Animals Anaconda by Anita Ganeri
http://www.tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Animal-Facts/Interesting-Anaconda-Facts.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/anaconda_facts/40/
William Gedsø-Kharazmi
Rainforest Animals
The Lemur Duha Güvenc
Do you know my animal? Let me give you some clues. Its colors are grey, white, brown, and black. Have you got an idea now? It's a Lemur!
Lemurs can live 10-14 years. Lemurs eat fruits. They run 20km/h or 12 mph. Lemurs are compared to both monkeys and squirrels.
Lemurs are monkey’s cousins. The biggest threat to the lemur is deforestation, with around 90% of the Madagascar jungle having been destroyed.
Lemurs live in the dry forest and tropical jungle. There are four main types of Lemurs containing nearly 100 different lemur subspecies between them.
The lemurs will eat most small things from berries, nuts and leaves to insects and spiders.
Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/lemur/print
The Cool Howler Monkey Do you know what can be tan, brown, and black and is a meter long? Well, it's a Howler-
monkey! After you have read this report you'll probably know more about Howler monkeys.
Howler monkeys are known for their extremely loud call that can reach up to a few miles. They're also known for their long tails. They use their tail to hang while picking fruit.
Howler monkeys will sometimes pee and poo to show that something is theirs. It's very funny and clever at the same time.
Howler monkeys spend 80% of their day resting and grooming each other. I bet my mom would love doing that!
Howler monkeys are not endangered at the moment but if people keep cutting the trees down Howler monkeys will be endangered
Resources
http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet/black-howler-monkey
Ernst F. Swilley-Hansen
Anaconda Mattias Nørgaard Gillick
If you want to know about the amazing anaconda you have picked up the right stuff. Now let's get started. The anaconda is a reptile.
The anaconda is related to the boa snake. If you do not know, the anaconda is a snake too. The anaconda can live up to 20 years. It looks like an enormous sausage in the river. It hunts at night in the river. It can eat animals as big as a jaguar.
Anaconda skin is normally green and yellow. It lives in the amazon in small rivers and streams. It likes warm climates.
It eats meat so it is a carnivore. It is beginning to have problems surviving because people are cutting down all of the rain forests. People are killing a lot of the anacondas but there are still lot's.
Resources
http://www.tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Animal-Facts/Interesting-Anaconda-Facts.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/anaconda_facts/40/
A day in the life: Rainforest Animals Anaconda, Anita Ganeri
Amazing Orangutans Do you know an animal that is fury and cute? It is an orangutan!
An orangutan looks like an ape. Orangutans are herbivores. It eats fruit leaves and other parts of plants. It has really strong arms.
An orangutan is losing its habitat. It is in big danger it also has a lot of problems. There aren't so many orangutans left. There are less than before. What an orangutan says is called a long call. They have long fur on them.
Orangutans don't have any tails and they have long arms. Orangutans like to jump tree to tree. The young orangutans are playful and affectionate.
Orangutans live on the islands of Borneo Sumatra in in Southeast Asia. Orangutans have good hands for climbing trees.
Resources
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan, Anitta Garneri.
Sajal Khan
Rainforest Animals
Marlo Meedom Hope
Do you know a very pretty colorful bird? It's a macaw. A macaw is a colorful tropical parrot. It is native to central South America. There are 17 different macaw species found in the rain forest of South America. A macaw has a long and powerful beak. That means that the macaw can break nuts and seeds.
The scarlet macaw is native to humid evergreen forest in the American tropics.
Sometimes the flock flies to a cliff by the river and eats the clay soil. The clay helps the Macaws bodies take in the food they need.
Resources
Macaw Anita Ganeri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Macaw
Poison Dart Frog
Which animal is so colorful, but really poisonous? All its color is red, blue, yellow, and green. My animal is a Poison Dart Frog!
Poison Dart Frogs eat tiny insects. They grab their food with long sticky tongue.
Poison Dart Frogs can live 3 to 15 years. They can live that long because they have just one predator. It is an amphibian and it has just one predator. The predator is a special snake!
There are more than 175 different species of Poison Dart Frogs known to inhabit the jungles across Central and South America.
Poison Dart Frogs can kill 10 grown men! They kill them with their venom. The venom is on the skin, so when somebody touches it they'll die.
Ella Gislen
Maia Khan
If you want to know all about the amazing tigers, you picked the right girl. I love tigers so I research about them.
Guess why tigers have stripes? Because they need to cam-ouflage in the grass to catch their prey.
What are the colors you ask? They are orange, white and black. Those are the colors of the amazing tigers.
Do you know what it eats? Meat! That means it's a carni-vore! You know how it gets food? By attacking. The place it lives in is rainy, dry, and foresty.
Guess what? Three kinds of tigers are extinct but 6 are not. That's good, right?
Do you know what a beautiful fish is? It is a piranha.
The piranha is a fish. Piranhas can live to 20-25 years. Piranhas are nice because they have nice colours. Colours are: grey, yellow, blue and red. Piranhas have scales. Its size is: 20-50 cm.
They have round body and big jaws and a big head. Piranhas eat fish, mammals and fruit. Pira-nhas swim together with other piranhas. It can live only in warm river. Piranhas live in the rain-forest of South America. Piranhas are omnivores. Omnivore means they can eat meat and plants.
Do you know that piranhas swim in schools? And when they break their teeth a new tooth grows. That is why I like piranhas.
Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/piranha/print
Anej Lampeij
Rainforest Animals
The Poison-Arrow-Frog Sophia Hyltoft
Do you know what looks pretty but is actually very poison-ous? It's a poison-arrow-frog! Its bright colours warn other animals that it's poisonous. It looks like a coloured leaf. It can be any colour. But usually you wouldn't see one in grey. It is 1.5-6 cm in size, it jumps very quietly. It eats flies and that's why it's an insectivore. When flies come past, the poi-son-arrow-frog quickly catches one and calls it lunch. They live in the rainforest. It is quite hot there. It has moist skin. Its moist skin is poisonous. It's scary! When snakes come past it would quickly climb up a tree or it would jump into a pond if one was near. Snakes are the poison-arrow-frog's predator.
If there was a war somewhere, men would use its poison to kill other men, and even if the poison just slightly touches the other man's skin he would still die. My animal is not ab-solutely in danger, but Yanomami-people and huntsmen are killing it so they can use its poison to kill animals. I think my animal is special because it is one of the very few animals
that don't have too many problems surviving. It is also special because it can climb and swim. Now you know why I think poison-arrow-frogs are amazing, fantastic cool and... AWESOME!
Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/poison-arrow-frog/print
The Singing Ape
Do you know apes that sing? They’re gibbons! They can live up to 25-40 years. They have hair all around their body but not their face. They are really fast and they can sing! Gibbons are om-nivores. They hunt fish and eat fruit and nuts. It usually eats fruits and nuts but sometimes it also eats fish. Gibbons have long arms. They look as if they are flying in trees. But they are swinging around and playing. But adults swing around for eating fruits and nuts. It protects it-self by its teeth. They have sharp teeth to eat nuts and protect themselves and their babies. The gibbons can sing. Their song is really loud. The song they sing is to tell that this part of the for-est is their home. And now you know a bit about the apes that sing!
Resources
Gibbons, the swinging Ape, Susan, Rinag
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/gibbon/print
Rida Amber
The Swinging Lemur Zayyana Asvat Do you know an animal that can be black, white, brown or red, its tail is longer than its body
and it uses its feet like hands? Well I do! It’s a Lemur!
A lemur is a mammal. Lemurs are related to monkeys and squirrels. It can live up to 10-14 years. Lemurs are adults when they are 3 years old, human beings are only adults when they're 18.
Lemurs can walk easily on sharp rock. Its size is 9-100 cm. It moves by swinging and climbing. Lemurs make wailing screams.
Lemurs are omnivores. Lemurs like to eat seeds, leaves and fruit it gets its food from the sur-rounding trees. They live in dry forest and tropical jungle. The climate is hot and wet.
Lemurs come in all shapes and sizes. They live in large groups for protection. Many sets of eyes and ears help detect predators The smallest Lemur is the size of a mouse and the biggest lemur is the size of a fox. Their babies are born in August and September. All babies at first are raised up together.
Ring tailed Lemurs cuddle and they also bite and lick each other. Now maybe you know why the lemur is very interesting for me now you also might know why I want to go to Madagascar.
Resources
A day in the life: Rainforest Animals, Anita Ganeri
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/lemur/print
I will tell you about the incredible Jaguar. The jaguar has a very short life. Jaguars live in the rainforest. Jaguars go hunt for food in the night. Jaguars also eat from the river. They can eat a turtle. Most Jaguars have golden brown fur.
Jaguars belong to a group of mammals that is called big cats. Jaguars never meet with tigers. Jaguars also eat birds. Mom jaguars take care of their babies but the father goes away. Jaguars fight for surviving. So they can kill each other. Jaguars have special eyes that they can see dim ling. After hunting Jaguars spend the whole day resting.
Aucan Acuna
Rainforest Animals
The Amazing Panther Samuel Lars Pedersen
Do you know the black panther? It is often referred to as the 'ghost of the forest' because they hunt at night and their black fur makes them almost invisible. They can run 18 km/h. Their sharp teeth, strong jaws, and paws with sharp claws let them easily catch the prey. A black pan-ther is a carnivore. It can eat everything from small birds to large mammals. Black panther fur can be black, dark grey and dark brown but from a close distance you can see leopard prints or spots on their body. Black panthers live in Asia, Africa and America. The panther adapted well to a variety of habitats like the forest, desert, swamps, mountains and grasslands. They can adapt to any climatic condition and survive both cold and warm environments.
Panthers are known as the strongest climbers and can take their heavy prey on trees and eat it there. They are also great swimmers. They can leap up to 6 meters to catch their prey. Their hind legs are longer then the front ones.
Panthers, the world's biggest cat, have been hunted by humans as both trophies and for their fur. It is sad that humans can be one of the biggest predators for such a powerful, beautiful and strong animal.
Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/
http://www.interestingfunfacts.com/
www.en.wikipedia.org
www.softschool.com
All about Orangutans
Do you want to know about an amazing animal? Orangutans!
Orangutans look like humans when they are small. They are so cute. Orangutans have a lot of fur. It is orange, red, brown and black. Orangutans make their own tools. This is cool. They use leaves as umbrellas. They do a lot of cool things. Orangutans eat fruit, leaves and other plants. They are omnivores. Now you know why I chose an Orangutan. It was very fun do research about an Orangutan.
Resources
http://www.orangutans-sos.org/kids/orangutan_facts
Orangutan, Anita Ganeri
Hajar Said
The Amazing Caiman Lizard! Waldemar Gedsø-Kharazmi
I'm going to tell you about the most amazing animal! It's called the Caiman Lizard! It can eat a
whole amphibian! It's a cool reptile. It can live up to 10-30 years.
Its amazing colors are black, brown, tan, yellow, and grey. Its size is 60 cm to 12 cm. That's very
big. Its diet is snails, insects, crabs, fish, rodents, and amphibians. It is a carnivore. It hunts for
food.
It lives in the jungles of South America, rainforests and swampland. It only lives in tropical cli-
mates where there are trees and water. A special thing about it is that it's powerfully built.
Another special thing is that it has a forked tongue and powerful tail. A very amazing fact is the
parents lay their eggs into a hole in the riverbank. My animal is in danger because there's pollu-
tion and cutting trees.
I think my animal is special because it is huge and scaly. Now you know a lot of amazing things
about the Caiman Lizard!
Resources
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/caiman-lizard/
I am going to tell you about an amazing animal that’s called a macaw! Macaws are the largest parrots in the world.
Macaws are birds. Macaws are related to parrots. Macaws can live 50-60 years.
Macaws look like beautiful, big, colourful birds. Macaws move by flying. Macaws make noisy sounds.
Macaws eat fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects. Its favorite food is fruits. Macaws are omnivores. Macaws fly and get food with their feet. Macaws live in the rainforest. The climate there is wet and hot. The habitat is in the canopy or in the emergent layer.
Macaws eat clay because it helps them by getting food in their stomach. Macaws protect them-selves by flying. Their tails are longer than bodies.
Macaws are not in danger. It is a beautiful animal. Now you know why I chose Macaws.
Resources
A day in the life: Rainforest animal Macaw.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Macaw
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/macaw/print
http://www.iaate.org/companion-parrots/51-content/resource-center/181-scarlet-macaw-fact-
Luce Boessenkool
THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM
Travel Notes
We went to a museum. It was
called Statens Museum for Kunst.
We went walking to Østerport, we
stopped at the park, and then ate
our snack. After snack we played a
little in the park. We went in part-
ners. I saw water lilies and nature
flowers. We took pictures of them.
There we saw birds, and then we
walked to the museum. I loved to
walk, because it gives exercise to
me.
We arrived to the museum, but we
had to wait 5 minutes for the muse-
um to open. We had a tour guide,
her name was Karon. I really liked
her, because she showed us around.
My favorite picture was a portrait. I
didn't hate any pictures at all. They
had some rules in the museum. We
used our imagination - it was fun! I
liked the portrait, because it showed
his family.
After we had seen all the paintings
and sculptures, we went to the
workshop. We had to make different
sculptures. I made a rabbit and a
rabbit alien. They were connected. If
I had a chance to finish my sculp-
ture, I would have made a tree. They
had pop sticks, cloth and Styrofoam
sticks. After we were done, we told
stories about our sculptures we had
done in the workshop. After we
went out of the workshop and had
our sculptures, we could have
bought anything, if we had money.
We went back to school. First we
went through the park. We could
have played a little. We ate lunch.
Then we walked to Østerport, came
back to school. While we were walk-
ing, rain came! We arrived at school,
watched Bee movie. The bell rang,
that meant it was time to go home.
It was fun, I wanted to go again!
Fatima Qayyum
7th of May 2014 (Wed.)
THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM
Yesterday our class went to Statens Mu-
seum for Kunst. We left school at 9 a.m. It
took us about 20 minutes to walk to the
museum. There was a park so we could
have played in the park for about 10
minutes. We saw different animals in the
park, such as birds, dogs and squirrels.
There was also a lake and a lot of trees.
When we arrived to the museum, there
was a woman, who guided us and showed
us some sculptures. There were two sculp-
tures next to each other, connected by a
metal chain. The theme was friendship.
One of the sculptures was made out of
plaster and the other one was made out of
concrete. I really enjoyed the sculptures.
Karen (the tour guide) showed us fine
granite rocks that were meant to look like
animals and they do! Karen thought they
were good friends because they were all
together. In my opinion they weren't good
friends, because they weren't facing each
other.
Later we went to a workshop. We had to
make 2 sculptures about friendship. We
could use a lot of materials, such as clay,
cloth, sticks, feathers, yarn, cotton, wire
and a lot more.
Not everyone could finish their sculpture
but we still had to explain what we made.
Some people made two feet next to each
other that had got friends. I liked to be in
the workshop because it was fun but some
people got their fingers burnt because of a
glue gun.
My friend Sonia made a sculpture of a
woman. She was meant to make one more
but she ran out of time. Prynze made a
long and skinny man, and next to him, was
a another sculpture that was fat and short.
The two sculptures were connected by a
golden chain and they were camping.
When the time was up, everyone had to
show and tell what they had made. After
we were done making sculptures in the
workshop, we had to go back to school.
On our way back, we went to Østre
Anlæg (the same park we went to, when
we were going to the museum.) We ate
lunch at the park and then we played for
about 15 min. As we were going to school,
it started raining. We took our sculptures
with us at home. When we came to school,
the bell rang and we all went home. I like
everything, especially the rain.
Melisa Inal
7th of May 2014 (Wed.)
THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM
Travel Notes
Watermelon, Feta,
and Olive Salad!
Serves 8
Ingredients
Medium sized ripe watermelon
1 small onion
2 limes
1 ½ cup of feta cheese
Handful of fresh mint leaves
(chopped)
Handful of Italian parsley (chopped)
2/3 cup of black pitted olives
¼ cup of olive oil
Directions
Slice the onions into long strips and
put them in a bowl with the juice
of the limes.
Next cut up the watermelon into
medium chunks and remove the
rind and seeds.
Put the watermelon into a large
bowl, crumble the feta on top
and at the rest of the ingredients
along with the onion and lime.
Lastly toss the salad gently to
incorporate all the flavors
together.
Emma Gyde
Watermelon, Feta,
and Olive Salad!
Goksu Boz
Fresh Fruit and
Yogurt Ice Pops
"Simple and wholesome popsicles. My mom used to help us make these when we were kids and I still enjoy them years later. Use honey as an alternate sweetener, and blend the fruit to be either chunky or smooth." Original recipe makes 8 servings Ingredients
2 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and sliced bananas, mixed 2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt 1/4 cup white sugar 8 small paper cups 8 popsicle sticks
Directions Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired. Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup. Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.
Fresh Fruit and
Yogurt Ice Pops
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