Mom School Journal Issue Five

Five issues. FIVE!

Mom School Journal Issue 4

This is my fourth issue. Yay!

I still need contributors, though.

Mom School Journal Issue III

My third issue is here. This one was challenging because school was scattered this week, but I did it!

I still hope to have contributors.

Mom School Journal Issue 2

Two issues! I actually created two issues. Let me know what you think.

Mom-School Journal

I'm back and I'm back at school. A new project this year is to have my own school newspaper. Cool, right. I created one with Mom's help. But we kept the name generic enough that I could have other homeschoolers contribute, and I'd really like that. Mom-School is what my little brother calls our homeschool.

So here is issue one.

The Triceratops

A long, long time ago when dinosaurs ruled the earth, there was a mean old Triceratops that crushed everything in its path. One day, a Parasaurolophus was wading in the lake. The next thing you know, out pops the mean old Triceratops, and if it weren't for the Parasaurolophus' fast legs, the Parasaurolophus would have been crushed! That angered the Triceratops. He charged and charged and he charged, until he was so dizzy that he fell to the ground. And then everybody in the forest had a party.

the end

Mayan Pyramid

Making a Mayan Pyramid for Geography Night at school.

Then we ran out of stuff to make clay.

The Jaguarundi

The Jaguarundi is a 1-foot-long mammal that hunts fish. The jaguarundi is endangered because of Guatemalan forest destruction. So we need lots of help to save them.

The Kinkajou

The kinkajou is a 1-foot-long member of the raccoon family. Kinkajous are not endangered although hunters hunth them for fur and meat. But they are not good pets because they will attack you after many years.

The Agouti

The Agouti is a big rodent, I mean 2 feet long big! It eats nuts, as well as other things. It walks on its toes, not its feet, like other rodents, and some are endangered.

Leafy Sea Dragon

That underwater bush is moving! It's the leafy sea dragon. Leafy sea dragons look like a bush shaped like a sea horse. Leafy sea dragons eat tiny crustaceans and are listed as nearly endangered.  Be careful when you swim in Australia because you could kill them.

The Blob Fish

Although it has no use to fishermen, the blobfish is endangered by... fishermen! The blobfish looks like a blob of silly putty. They grow to 12 inches and live in southeast Austraila. The animal's diet is plankton.

The Hairy Yeti Crab

Did you know there is a type of crab with 'hairy' pincers? If you haven't head, it's the yeti crab. Yeti crabs live 900 miles south of Easter Island, in the ocean. The 'hairs' support colonies of yellow bacteria. Yeti crabs may cultivate the bacteria for mates or food.

My Favorite Foods

Here are my favorite foods from dairy, meat and grains. My favorite dairy is swiss cheese. My favorite meat is crab. My favorite grain is potato chips.

COLOSSAL Squids

Colossal squids have the largest eye in the world and are also the largest invertebrate , and because they were so large poeple thought they were the sea monsteres that ancient sailors came across. Sperm whales eat them and scientists know very little about them.

(misspell included to maintain consistency with original handwritten copy)

Keena, the Wolf-Husky Dog

"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, hoooooooooooooooooooooowwwlll!" The howling is Keena adding her voice to the chorus. Keena is a third wolf, a third husky and a third ours. Keena is the family dog, LOVES to chase balls and LOVES us very much.

Wish List

I like Christmas, not because of presents, but because of Jesus Christ. I still want presents, so here's my wish list: I want some wii games, toy story 3, books, math books, gluten-free and die-free candy.

(note: this was written in December. The misspelled word is how it was originally written)

The LIttle Brown Bat

Little brown bats are so small they can easily fit in your mouth! Little brown bats eat insects. Their favorite is mosquitos. But little brown bats have predators too. Predators of little brown bats are foxes, owls and etc. Little brown bats are endangered and we need help saving them.

The Angora Rabbit

Why is that giant cottonball bouncing? Because it's an angora rabbit, silly! Angora rabbits are specially bred for their fur. Angora rabbits are not endangered, 'cause if they were, they wouldn't exist!

Meerkats

The meerkat is a very interesting animal. It is a member of the weasel family. It is an omnivore like the honey badger. It circles its attackers like this: they go in a circle around the attacker, and then, they make themselves look bigger and close in.