Today is Friday finale. The day before deer season! Hopefully I will get one. Today was a big test day. First we had a test in math. Nest we had one in Reading and then one in science.

lincoln

On Thursday the 8^th graders went to Lincoln Nebraska. We seen a lot of cool things but my favorite was the Sheldon art gallery. We saw a lot of different types and styles of art. Also from many different era’s too. My favorite piece was the glass sculpture in the front lobby.

Memoir

                On a cold and rainy Saturday 8 years ago, when my dad and grandpa were going to a gun show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and after much asking they finally said that I could come with them, but I couldn’t touch anything.

                        As we were getting ready to leave my dad said, “maybe bring 10 bucks just in case you see something you might like to buy. So I went back into our house and got it out of my tractor bank. When we were leaving town we swing by and pick grandpa. “Hey, Deven”, he said as he got in. “Ready for the show, I heard it was going to have some nice guns.” I said, “Yes” as we were pulling out of the driveway.

                   On the way there I asked, ”Where are we going?” and they replied “Sioux Falls, South Dakota.” The second best gun show there is on earth. “Denver is the best and maybe the Tulsa show but we’ll have to you to take you to those when you’re a little bit older.” I said “ok ” and we went down the road and seen a lot of deer and turkey in cornfields and trying to cross the road.

                             As we pulled into the parking stall we got out and paid for admission and went on in. As we got in I seen the most guns and people I have ever seen in my whole life. We looked around and seen what we might come around and buy later. When we were finishing up I reached in my pocket to get the 10 bucks I brought, to buy a Winchester pocketknife. What I pulled out was nothing. I was horrified! I was looking everywhere for that thing. I retraced my steps, and went everywhere I could remember. When I went to tell my dad what happened I suddenly felt happy because I just remembered that I asked my dad to hold it for me so I wouldn’t lose it.

                       As we left I was happy that I got to go with them today because I learned some thing. Always remember where you put things. And it also taught me that I need to be more responsible.

CBL project

For my CBL project overview

This essay will tell you about endangered mammals of the state of Nebraska. 

(Explain project)

Thesis: In English class we are investigating current issues and hope to use our writing to make a change in the world. 

We are using Challenge Base Learning to teach others about the dangers of the increasing number of mammals near extinction in the state of Nebraska.

(Big Idea) The big idea of this project is to tell people the increasing number of mammals in Nebraska that are extinct or near extinction.

(EQ) The essential question we are asking is how can we help raise awareness about this in the state of Nebraska.

(Challenge) Our challenge is to tell people of the number of mammals loosing their home to city expansion and then later on becoming extinct.

(Why it’s important) This is important to Nebraska and other states because this is starting to become a bigger issue as the years go by. As the towns and city’s get bigger the more habitat is destroyed and the more animal that don’t have any homes and when they don’t have homes they become near extinction.

(Goals/hopes/what will happen) Our goals/hopes/and what will happen are that we can spread awareness and we think that will be the hardest part. We are exited about the getting to research this issue that growing everyday. Our ideas for the solution are if we raise awareness maybe it will change.

55 word

As the moon lighted the camp ground and as the fire made roasting marsh mellows fun.  All of the sudden a stick crack a rustling of the leaves made everyone just a little bit scared as the sound got closer and closer the pace picked up and dad said hi how are you today kid.

55 word story

As the moon lighted the camp ground and as the fire made roasting marsh mellows fun.  All of the sudden a stick crack a rustling of the leaves made everyone just a little bit scared as the sound got closer and closer the pace picked up and dad said hi.

One day during deer season my brother, dad and I were out in the cold, windy land in the middle of nowhere. We were just sitting there waiting for anything to move. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a deer hop out from behind the tree and sprint towards the next set of cedar trees, but all of a sudden it stopped and turned the other direction. I put the cross hairs on the deer, but I couldn’t see if it was a doe or buck, so I pulled of a shot off and missed just above it. I shot again and missed. Now I was down to two shots, so I had to use them wisely, but by then the deer ran off and I couldn’t spot him in the scope. I walked the fence and I spotted it behind a tree I got him in the scope and shot and hit her.  As I got there I realized it was a doe and it was small but it looked big in the scope. So I looked at the scope and I realized my brother had put it on 12 powers. After I shot it the hard part came, getting it to the pick –up.  When I found my dad we dragged it through a creek, up and then down a hill and then had to drag up to the pick up and throw it in there.                                                                                                                                     Once we get to the pick up we gutted it and we then went off to the butcher to get it made into deer stick. It was first deer and I was kind of embarrassed because everyone else got a buck and I got a little gimpy doe.  From this experience I learned that patience is everything.  This is important to me because this was the first time I got to hunting with my dad.