Hamster Spy's blog

What happens when you eat an entire chocolate cake for breakfast? What happens when you you put a worm down your older brothers shirt? What happens when you name a huge dog "kitty"? What happens when you sit on top of a really tall basketball hoop? What happens when you chew gum on the bus? What happens when you fall off your skate board? What does happen anyway?

Well if you eat a whole cake for breakfast you get sick. If you put a worm down your brother's shirt then your parents will probably get mad at you. If you name your dog kitty all your neighbors will be really confused when you call out the word kitty and a huge dog comes running down the street. When you sit on a b ball hoop that's really tall you get stuck (most likely). When you chew gum on the bus you get in trouble and you get a D.R. And when you fall off your skate board you get hurt; it's as simple as that.

In class I'm reading a book called The Mysterious Benedict Society its about these four kids who see an ad in the newspaper saying if they were rather gifted and were looking for special opportunities, to come down to some building for special tests.

Well four kids made it and they where Stiky, Raiey, Kate, and Constance. They meet a man named Mr. Benedict and he sends them on a secret mission. I won't tell you any more but its a great book and I recommend it to all readers.

What is space junk and where does it come from, you ask. Well I'll tell you. Have you heard of about astronauts losing camera lenses in space? Well that lense becomes space junk.

All countries should try to help clean up the space, not just us. Scientists are trying to help but its a big job. Space junk can be dangerous too. For instance on March 12, 2009 a small piece of space junk was headed for our space station. They told astronauts to leave the station because that small piece of junk was going 17,000 miles an hour.

Luckily the space station was not harmed. But lots of little pieces make their way though our atmosphere. Once, it hit a women walking down her street. She wasn't harmed, but that's rather scary. I think if we don't get our space cleaned up soon then people will really start getting hurt. Don't you?

Last Thursday our class went on a field trip to our local college. When we first got on campus a lady took us to our first class. I don't know her name but she was nice. Our first class was the heart class, where we dissected cows' and pigs' hearts. I was partnered up with Jack and Marcelo. I was suprised Jack was more grossed out than I was.

After that we went straight to lunch which is kinda ironic because we dissected cow hearts and I had a hamburger which is made from cow. There was a really long line for food though so I had to eat really fast because there was only like 30 min to eat and I wasted 20 of those min getting my food and finding a place to eat. I no what a bummer.

Next we went to a class that they called career exploration. The woman tried to help us choose what we wanted to be, which I thought was stupid, because I already know what I want to be. I'm going to be a trial lawyer.

The last thing we did was we took a quick tour of the campus and dorms which are really small. Then we got on the bus and road home. But we didn't go without souvenirs; they gave us backpacks full of snacks, books, toys, and other cool stuff. They also gave us t-shirts. It was cool because they were white so we got a whole bunch of people sign them. I can't wait to get to college. I'm really looking forward to it but not so much the small dorm part. =)

The Harlem Globetrotters came to our school today. Well, one of them did, at least. He said his nickname was Dizzy but his real name was....... well I can't remember what his real name was. He said that his team and him made something called C.H.E.E.R. It sands for Courage, Health, Effot, Enthousyaasm, and Responsbility.

It was funny; he called people from the crowd and told them to make the different letters with their arms and legs. They all looked pretty funny.

If you go to there fan club site you can see pictures and all sorts of stuff about the Harlem Globetrotters.

When I was first told we were going to read for 30 min each day. I thought, Oh great! More reading. I chose little books that were really easy that I had already read, like Captain Underpants, and Reptile Room, from A Series of Unfortunate Events, and James and the Giant Peach.

Once I finished that book I walked over to the bookshelves and sat down. I looked for a few minutes, and then I came upon a kinda' thick book called Dial-a-Gost. I thought since it was kinda' long, I wouldn't be finished with it for a while, so I went to my desk and started reading. Well, I finished it pretty fast. Then I read The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. Then Belle Prater's Boy. These book I was choosing kept getting thicker and thicker. Now I'm reading a book called The Mysterious Benedict Society, which is about as thick as the first Harry Potter book.

Now, when my teacher says pull out your books, I smile when I'm reading, mainly because it's a good part of the book. But the point is I don't frown and just open the book, then just have my mind go blank. I read.

I think more classes should read for 30 minutes each day to help the students get better at reading. I've definitely become a better reader because of it.

This Wednesday is our last orchestra concert. The very last one of this year and for me the very last one at this school because next year I'll be in 7th grade. Which is great, don't get me wrong, but I'm freaked out because I don't know what to wear. Well I do but it's between two of my dresses. One of them is blue and the other is brown and white and lots of other colors but they're both really pretty. Do you see my dilemma?

But the good news is I'll be sitting in front and not in the lame old back. More good news is the shoes I'm going to wear match both dresses. If you are thinking "Oh wow, what a big deal; she can't choose a dress." It's a big deal and I'm an a 11 year old girl - the way I dress is huge! That's right, I went there! But please help me choose which one to wear.

In our class we are making Pitsco Rockets from a rocket kit but not one of those lame straw rockets. I mean like real rockets like with a nose cone, and engine. One that you light and it shoots up in to the air. I was the first person done so a lot of kids asked for help. Making the engine holder was the hardest part of the rocket. You took a little tube and a long metal stick type thing and two little rings 1/8 of an inch up you put a line of glue. Then one the other side you put a line of glue an inch up. Then you lay the metal on it and slide the rings over the metal to where you placed the glue.

I find it rather sad that I know all that from memory. Don't you? But it was so fun painting and making the frame for the rocket.

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This what the rockets look like before they're painted.

The morning I found the magic wand was any ordinary day or at least I thought it was. But to bad for me it wasn't.

I woke up at 6:30 just like any morning bushed my teeth, brushed my hair, and and walked down the hall. I walked into the kitchen said good morning to my brother and made my lunch. Then got breakfast. I sat oh the couch texting and drinking coffee. Then when I looked at my watch it was 7:50 time to catch the bus.

I walked out in kind of a hurry hoping I didn't miss the bus as I sometimes do. I didn't want to miss the bus because I had important stuff to talk about with my seat partner Isabella. But when I got on the bus it was made of Jello and the seats where cotton candy I walked back to my seat.

When I got there I looked in my seat and saw a shiny gold thing just lying there. So, like a normal kid, I picked it up. I was kind of waving the wand without realizing it, and I thought, I wish I had a piece of minty fresh gum. Then out of nowhere a piece of gum appeared in my hand. I was amazed.

Then it was like time sped up, because we were at school. I quickly put it in my bag hoping no one else saw it. I ran off the bus as fast as I could, I ran up to my friend, Isabella, and told her the entire story. At first she didn't believe me. Then I told her to hold the wand and think of whatever she wanted. Then out of nowhere Logan Lerman appeared right next to us.

I looked at her then I looked at him,"Really you wanted Logan Lerman?" I said in a sarcastic tone.

"Well I didn't think it was real, gosh."

I grabbed the wand from her and waved it and made him go away. All of a sudden the wand got shorter. We both looked at it weirdly. Then we saw a little label appear. It said, "Property of Violet Catalilly. If you have found this wand you will need to know a few things.
1. Violet has chosen you to receive the wand.
2. It is good for six more wishes. You have used three already.
3. The wand will continue to get smaller and smaller until the last wish then once you have made your last wish it will return back to Violet Catalilly and be reprogrammed.

I looked at Isabella, then down at the wand, then she looked at me and said, "But I thought you only used two wishes?"

"We did, Ohhhhhhh now this makes more sense; a little kid must have wish the bus was made of candy and Jello, that explains a lot."

Then we decided that we could each make three wishes. I wished I had shoes that let me fly. Then she wished for a swimming pool in her back yard. I thought that was a good wish so I made the same wish.

Then for her second wish she wished for an endless amount of money that we shared. Then for my last wish I wished for a hamster named Harry who had magic powers. Then she made the coolest wish of all. She wished that we would always have the wand and that it had an endless amount or wishes. So our lives went on not so normally, but we sure are having a great life. No problems just perfect.

But I'm sad to say now that you have read our story I will have to make it so you can not remember it. POOF! Now do you remember what you read?

There were many Greek Gods, but the mean two were Zeus and his wife Hera. They are really brother and sister, but back then it wasn't uncommon to marry your sister/brother. Hera and Zeus were the King and Queen of the gods.

There were 12 mean Greek Gods; their names were Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Ares, Pan, Hades, Athena, Artimus, Aphrodite, and Demeter. They each were in charge of something. For instance Apollo was god of light. Aphrodite was the god of love and beauty. There is a lot more to know about the Greek Gods.

Denmark, that is the only thing you hear about when you are at my grandparents' house. My Grandfather grew up there. He tells me stories of how he and his brothers would run down the streets. My favorite story was the one about how him and his brother were playing then my grandpa got pushed into the fountain close to their house.

If you didn't already know this, which you probably didn't, I am part Danish. If you don't know already, when you're Danish it means you come from Denmark. Pretty sweet huh. There were two reasons I chose Denmark to write about. One, because of my grandpa and his stories. Two, because about a year ago I saw a movie that was filmed in Denmark and there was a scene in the movie where the girl was walking down the streets. Just on a simple walk, birds were singing and the sun was shining. It just made me want to get on the first flight to Denmark and just walk down the streets just like her. I know it sounds cheesy, but its true.

My favorite animals in the world are hamsters - dwarf hamsters to be exact. Hamsters live about four to five years if you're lucky. All hamsters are different. They are different sizes, shapes, and colors. Did you know that hamsters can reproduce in about 18 days!

My friend had a hamster and it had a litter of 16 baby hamsters. Their favorite food is seeds but that really depends on your hamster; it may be different. Who knows?

Hamsters are very delicate animals. Most of them will probably be as long as your middle finger. But even though they are small they do get hungry, like anything out there. But if you forget to feed them and you have two, the smaller one will be eaten. That's right, eaten. Now isn't that creepy? You should still get a hamster, but just not two in the same cage. Good luck with your hamster.

Today we went on a pretty cool field trip. We went to a circus - not a real one, but it was close. Carnies, scary people, you no stuff you would see at a real circus. There were huge bunnies that looked pretty creepy, I might add. There were penguins, polar bears, ant-eaters, a giant paper bag, frogs, birds, and others. But one of the things I didn't like was the music. It was the kind of music that made you feel like your were being hypnotized. Other then that it was really cool. I want you to check it out more, so click here Zoo Zoo Circus

Did you no that Sea Turtles are going extinct? Dr. Wallace J. Nichols said in Net Geo that they were going extinct from people eating them in soups and or turtle stake.

When I read this I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. One, I didn't know Sea turtles were going extinct, and second, I had no idea that people would even consider eating turtles!

If you live in the U.S then you probably don't eat turtle, but people who don't most of the time get very ill or even die from it. Do you know why this is? Well I do, and it is not something you really want to hear, but it is our fault.

Its from the pollution in the water; it is making the fish and turtles sick and then if you eat them you can get sick as well. If you want to know more, click on this link.
Sea Turtle Soup? No Thanks!

This morning we went to the museum of the north, over by the university. We talked about the pieces of art they had. My class was put into four groups and were taken on a tour then rotated.
I was in group four. The first piece looked at was the Alaska Music Room. All the sounds were based on how high the sun was, or how high the moon. There were five different sounds and lots of colors. It made me feel nauseus. I did not have as much fun as I thought I would. I don't want to go back there again. I have more fun doing math.

I talked to a friend of mine to see what she thought of the museum. So I made some questions and started asking, "So how did you like the museum today?"

"I thought it was very colorful and enjoyed it a lot."

WWhat did you enjoy about the museum?"

"I loved it how they put so much hard work and time into the building itself, the walls weren't even strait they were diagonal."

"If you were to go back who would you take and even would you go again."

"I would go again and I would bring my friend Bridget.

"Stop!" "It's my turn!" I was yelling at my brother.

So my brother just yelled beck, "I don't care; it's mine!"

"No it is not. Mom and Dad got it for us, not just you!"

"Hey mom can you tell Bret it's my turn to play, please?"

My mom told my brother "Bret, give your sister a turn. You have been playing that thing for six hours. It's time to take a break!"

We had just got a XBox for Christmas; we were so happy. Me and my brother wanted one for about two years. We asked for it for every birthday, Christmas, any holiday that you get presents for.

Then my brother gave me a real mean scowl. Then he threw the remote at me. That thing really hurt. It hit me right in the leg and that sucker hurt real bad. But I didn't mind all that much because I finally got to play.

I had been waiting for three hours to play my game. So I switched out my brother's game for my game. It was a new game and XBox. The game was called (Left For Dead 2) In the game you go around killing zombies.

Colors, colors everywhere
on the walls, and all the dolls.
Colors like blue, and green, and reds, there, too,
and the Violet pilot cooking the stew.
And don't forget the man in the moon,
Because he just might be watching you.

I have this friend who really isn't very nice because she is always rude and steals my stuff. See, it all started when I was 8. I had been playing at her house and my dad said it was time to come home so we ran down to my house because I live right down the street from her. When I got home my dad had gotten ice cream for my brother and me. I ran upstairs to ask my mom if she could spend the night.

My mom said, "No, not tonight."

So I went back down stairs and she was gone and so was my ice cream, so my brother shared with me. But after that we didn't really play anymore.

About one year later we started playing again. But when my mom and dad went to some other place that wasn't here, I don't remember what the pace was called, they brought me back a really pretty lipstick holder and a big huge Dr. Pepper lip gloss thing.

Then one day I showed my friend the holder and lip gloss, then my mom was calling me, so I went out to see what it was. And when I came back to my room, she had to go home. So then she left right away. My lips were chapped, so I went to get the lip gloss and it was gone.

It was the first day of fifth grade. I wondered if there were any new students. When I first walked into my new class, I saw Jack, Rannon, Izzy, Tanner, and some others I knew. But there was one kid I had never seen before. So I walked up to him and said with a big smile, "Hello."

He looked up at me and I could tell that he was thinking that I was a weirdo. But he was nice and said "hi" back. He had bright red hair and freckles.

I asked, "Whats your name?" He didn't answer me, so I said, "Are you new?" Even though I knew he was. He looked at me and said, "Ya and my name is Sean."

I told him my name was Jenna.

Then the teacher said it was time to sit down and said, "So how many of you are new to our school?" Sean raised his hand. She asked him what his name was and he answered, "Sean." Then we started the day. Later I saw Sean and Rannon hanging out at gym. So I walked over said, "Hi."

Then I got hit in the head with a lime green soccer ball. I went to the nurse's office. After that we had recess. When I got outside Sean and Rannon came up to me and said, "Are you OK Jenna?"

The Holocaust (World War II) was a horrible war in 1943-1948. That war lasted five years, and if you don't already know, it was when the Nazis took over Denmark and some o†her places. They would find all the Jews in schools and on trains and other places and take them to work camps. Then when the people were not needed any more, they were killed. They were put in gas chambers and were shot and killed other ways I don't want to name.

But there was a secret group of people called the Resistance who would secretly fight the Nazis. For example, when Jews were being sneaked out of Denmark to Sweden, the Nazis started to notice, so they would train dogs and have them sniff out where people were hiding on the boats. So the doctors and scientists made a powder that was made of dry rabbit blood and cocaine and when the dogs would sniff it, their scent wouldn't work for a short amount of time. After that, almost every captain would have one.

See photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.

I would like to tell you a little story about how I am in orchestra and how we have a Christmas show every year. We play three songs, but the weird thing is they're not even Christmas songs. The first one is called Dragon Slayer, The second one is Wild Western Frontier, then the last one is Russian Music Box. Do you see what I mean? Nothing to do with Christmas at all. I think it is rather weird.

Then there are only like five people in my group of instruments. I play the voila. Everyone always calls it a violin, but its not. It sorta looks like one, but it is thicker and has a deeper sound. I can't stand it when that happens even my mom sometimes calls it a violin.

We have a music a ABC's. It is A B C D E F G then it just keeps repeating. It has four strings on it. I think it would be harder to play a wind instrument because you have to have really good lungs. But it is pretty easy to play a voila, or violin, or cello, and base, but not so easy to play a flute or trumpet, now is it? Just think about that next time you have the chance to play in the orchestra.

Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep. I woke up one morning with my throat as dry as the Sahara Desert. I got up slowly and walked up the stairs. I opened the cabinet and grabbed a glass and filled it with ice cold water. Then I went back downstairs. My friend Blue Panda Spy woke up and screamed, "Oh it's just you. I thought you were a robber."

I looked at her with a funny look, and then we both started to laugh. We heard a loud ringing beside me. It was my phone. I picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

"Oh hi sweet heart." It was my mom.

"Hi mom; what going on, why did you call?"

"You need to come home; I have a surprise for you."

"O.k. I'll be home soon, bye."

I was about to hang up when she said, "Oh, by the way, the surprise starts with an R."

She hung up. I told Blue Panda Spy. She thought the surprise was a rabbit. I told her it couldn't be a rabbit because my dad has allergies. Then I thought to myself, I bet it's a name for something. I told Blue Panda Spy I was going home and finding out what the surprise is. Then I got my shoes and left.

Today I read a story called Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy It was a great story. The mummy was a girl who still had all her hair and had tons of tattoos covering her body. I would tell you her name but the site didn't tell her name. They said that she died very young. They think she died giving birth. But once more they are not sure.

Today I was a fly on a wall, listening in on conversations. I heard so many things like people walking, laughing, crying, and lots of talking. I saw a lot of things, too, like a little kid beat-boxing down the hallway, two girls talking about a boy in their class, my teacher, and so on.

Have you ever been a fly on a wall? Oh right, by the way I don't mean a real fly sitting on a wall or a weirdo in a fly costume buzzing around. I simply mean have you ever sat down somewhere and just listened to the things you hear then written them down.

I was right outside a first grade classroom when I heard a kid screaming and cheering across the hall because he lost his first tooth. I saw him run down the hall to the nurse. He came back with a plastic tooth holder with his tooth inside.

The only bad thing about being a fly on the wall is that people always think you're in some sort of trouble. When I was sitting there a kid came up to me and said, "Ha, Ha, you got in trouble." Then he ran back to his classroom. I think you should ask your teacher if you can be a fly on a wall or you could just do this at home.

Things you will need:
*A piece of paper/ notebook
*A pencil

We are making dragons in class and everywhere it is so cool. We each made a dragon that was all our own. It could have anything you wanted on it. Like my dragon, it has a bug like head, a big old fat body, and butterfly wings. It looks very weird but he is my dragon and his name is Joe. Don't ask why I named him Joe because its a long story. But some dragons have evil eyes and colorful scales and things like that.

You should ask your teacher at your school to do that with the class or just at home. It is very fun and you can add fire, too.

5-4-3-2-1 a person has just been kidnapped somewhere in the world. I don't want this to happen ever again, so here are 5 simple things you can do to stay safe and out of danger.

1. Always lock your door before you go to bed.

2. Don't forget to lock and close your window when you leave or just when your heading off to bed.

3. If you go out at night always go with a friend and bring your cell-phone if you have one.

4. If you park in a parking garage at night and there is someone sitting in the car next to yours and there just sitting there DON'T get in your car; walk back to whereever you came from and have a friend walk you to you car, and get in the passenger seat - not the diver's seat.

5. This is the simplest thing in the book, don't talk or go with some person you just met.

Think about what you just read and follow the steps and please stay safe.

When you're at school you have recess. When you look outside your school, what do you see.......you see nothing but the playground stuff right? When you look out the window, don't you wish you could be out there playing? I do.

Think of it this way, would you rather be in school having your teacher or sub stuff the lesson down you throat, or be outside playing and having lots of fun? I mean, really think about that. But that does not mean to ditch school. I just mean, join student council and talk about maybe once a week, let you guys have ten or even five minutes more recess. Try it; it may work.

He He He He He! According to "Frightful Animals" in National Geographic, the hyena is known for it giggles. The hyena is a comedy magnet because it is always giggling. These scary mammals are so loud that you can hear their giggles from three miles away! They have large strong teeth, and can run very fast. These mammals are so fast that that they can run 30 miles per hour. That is just a little slower then a car goes most of the time.

They can eat anything and yes, I mean ANYTHING! Some campers have seen them eating their steel pots and pans, which is good for the hyenas because they can eat every part of their prey, like the fur, bones, meat, and so on. And if they're in a pack, they can bring down a whole water buffalo.

Now you know about the hyena's speed, strength, and noise level. So don't be fooled by their playful giggle, because there is nothing funny about them. He He He He He He He He He He He He He!

Honest
Awesome
Marvelous
Saint
True
Extremely loud
Rough (not)

Sweet
Peaceful
Young

Halloween is coming and I want to know, do yo have your costume yet, and if you don't, hurry up and get one before all the good ones go. Oh what did you say you want to know? What I am going as for Halloween?

I am going to be candy corn, and yes, you read it correctly. I am going as candy. One big piece of CANDY CORN! I am going to get some wire, some felt, and grandma's help, and before you know it you will be looking at a giant piece of.......CANDY CORN!

So remember, get your costume fast. Hurry; go right now. Stop reading this and buy a costume. Why are you still here? GO! Just kidding, or was I?