School is almost over!

I can't believe this school year is almost over! Finally summer break well i guess it's not that much of a break cause I'm going to be dancing all summer. I can't wait till the graduation dance or graduation. We're all going to High School next year! But I'm going to miss the middle school it's my favorite because it's so old.
Anyway back to summer, this summer I get to go to Bellvue for two weeks with one of my friends from dance. We get to take classes at a dance program called CCC (Craft and Choreography Conference). It's the last year that the company will be in Seattle. We both also got scholarships to go there! We're really excited. For the rest of the summer though I'm just ready to relax and do absolutely nothing!No more projects, no more homework, and especially no more waking up early! I really hope this summer is a lot warmer than last year. It's already gotten pretty warm so I'm sure it will be fine. Only two weeks left!!

Self Evaluation Presentation Questions

Did you stand up straight but stay relaxed?
Towards the end Stood straighter than I had in the beggining. But most of the time I rocked back and forth from one foot to the other.

Did you pause for a moment before you began your speech?
Yes, I did pause before I started my speech. When I saw everyone looking at me kind of like "well are you going to start or not" then I started.

Did you look at your audience?
Yes I did look at my audience at first mostly I looked at Phalen Because she was the only one smiling. After that though I stared kind of over everyone.

Did you let your facial expressions naturally reflect what you were saying?
I used a few facial expressions whenever I was talking about something that happened to Calamity Jane. When I talked about her side jobs though i didn't use very many facial expressions.

Did you use your hands?
Most of the time my hands were at my sides. The only time I really used them was when I called on someone to answer a question.

Did you speak loudly enough so that everyone could hear you?
I spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. Louder than my regular voice but not yelling at them.

Did you change your tone to show how you felt (upset, excited) about an idea or to emphasize a point?
Not really my voice stayed about the same most of the time. I should do that more in my next presentation.

Was your speed of delivery too fast, too slow or just right?
I think it was just right because it was about four minutes long maybe.

Did you practice your speech at home before giving it?
I practiced it once up in the apartment while talking to Eva. I also practiced once at home.

What did you notice that you did well in your speech?
I didn't have to look back at my slides too much. I also didnt forget to mention any of the answers to my questions.

Describe one aspect of public speaking you will work to improve?
I need to improve in changing the sound of my voice to show how I feel about something.

Spongebob!

Eyes – His eyes are two pools of water.
Ears - His ears are craters from the moon.
Mouth- His mouth is an open tunnel.
Nose- His nose is a flute that he occasionally plays.
Forehead- His forehead is swiss cheese - full of holes.
Eyelashes- His eyelashes are trees with no branches.
Cheeks- His cheeks are bowling balls.
Teeth- His teeth are two stale marshmallows.
Tongue- His tongue is the top of a heart.
Skin- His skin is a yellow banana.

Frontier House Application

Frontier House
OFFICIAL APPLICATION
Family Name: Madsen

Occupations/Schools: Langley Middle School


Open answer questions (attach additional pages. All questions must be answered.):
What attracted you to this project? I have always been interested in history.

What hobbies and interests do you have?
Dance, soccer

What image do you have of pioneer living?
I know that it was very rough living in those times.

What's the most challenging thing you and your family (or group) have experienced?
Probably when my grandpa had his stroke because we all really had to come together.

If you were chosen what do you think you would most miss about modern life?
I would probably miss dance the most and my friends.

What qualities do you and your family have that make you suited to this experience?
We are very talented and work well together.

What skills do you have that may help you?
I work well with animals and I can cook.

What would you hope to get out of the experience?
I would hope to be able to understand what it was like to live in 1883

What do you think will be the most difficult challenge of pioneer life?
I think not having as much food will be difficult.

What skills would you like to learn from the experience?
I would like to learn not to always rely on other people.

We'd like you to tell us:
What interests you about this project?
I would like to experience what it was like to live back in 1883

Do you have any concerns about your participation?
I don't have any concerns about my participation.

How much do you know about your family history -- do you have pioneer roots?
Not that i know of.

How did you hear about Frontier House?
I watched the first season.

Spring Break!

I know spring break hasn't happened yet but it's going to be so great! We get a whole 2 weeks out of school! I have plans to go camping in my grandparent's new trailer. Which wont be much like camping at all because it's pretty much like a miniature house. Me and my sister have our own bunk beds. Usually when we go camping we go up by ocean shores it's so much fun. We go down to the beach and find sand dollars. Sand dollars are this cool round shell that has a picture on the bottom that looks like a flower. When you let them dry out these little miniature shells come out of the inside those are called doves because well they look like doves. Anyway whenever we go down to the beach it's really cold. But this year we are going up to a place in Washington thats near Canada. I've never been there before so it should be really fun. My grandma said that the campgrounds were really nice. So it probably wont be much like actual camping but thats ok at least i get to go somewhere!

Dear Abby

Abby, I know you like everyone, especially my sister,
more than me
But I do deserve some credit
I feed you every morning
I play with you when I have time
I pet you when you sit near me
I even let you on the couch when mom isn't home

I no that I'm busy a lot
and sometimes your left alone
I'm sure you can't understand this
and this poem is just a waste
But it makes me as sad a weeping willow
when your run to my sister and not me

This is Just to Say

Dear, Eva
I'm guessing you wanted those jelly beans
That I just ate
Since they were hidden deep in your lunch box
I'm sure you didn't want to share
I always steal all your food
You never seem to mind
Jelly beans are your favorite though
Because they are as sweet as honey
But next time.... you should get the sour kind

?????????

I am a shiny diamond necklace
I am always there
But some times you can't see
I guide you when you don't know the way
I live an endless number of years
Yet i die like everyone else
what am I?

(Highlight below for answer)
A star

What if?

What if?
All houses and buildings were made of candy
We would always have to rebuild them because people would eat them
If it got to hot all the candy would melt and the buildings would be no more

Sci-Fi Monster " Uno"

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My science fiction monster’s name is Uno because he only has one eye right in the center of his head. On top of his head there are two large horns. The horns are as red as tomatoes. There are also four miniature horns on the outside of the two larger horns. Uno’s head is as purple as a grape and is completely covered in fur. Uno’s mouth is small and round. His tongue is
completely covered in green acid. He has a tongue shaped like a snakes and is as yellow as the sun. His arms are bright orange. He has three fingers on each hand and they are webbed like frog feet. He has two curved triangle shaped wings. Each of them have three thin stripes of green going through them and is outlined in the same color green, then are blue the rest of the way through. The tail Uno has is like a dragons. It is dark blue and has green spikes along the top. Uno has two bright pink legs with dark brown splotches all over them. He only has three toes on each foot. That is what the picture of my monster Uno looks like.

Mexico!!

Guess what! I missed almost all the snow because I was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I was in Mexico for seven days. When i was there we went into town and did a few touristy things but we mainly stayed by the pool and were thinking about how cold it was at home. One of the things we did while we were in Mexico was my sister, my mom, my grandma and me, got to swim with dolphins. The dolphin we swam with was a girl and her name was Freeda. She is eleven years old. We got to swim out into the middle of the pool and wait for her to come to us then we had to grab onto her fin and she would pull us back to where the rest of the group was. We also got to "dance" with them, which you really just hold onto their front fins and shake your body (they do most of the dancing). The last thing we did was we all went and sat on the edge of the pool and watch them do all kinds of jumps and flips, oh and I forgot to mention that there are actually about eight dolphins. I also went on a buggie tour. We went and drove through part of Mexico's desert and we got to go to an old town that only forty people live in. The last thing we did was we went snorkeling. My family and I got onto a catamaran and took a trip to a nearby beach and we snorkeled for an hour. All the fish were really colorful, my favorite fish is a parrot fish the swim so cool they flap their fins like wings! Well after we got to the hotel from snorkeling we had to go home the next day. But my trip to Mexico was awesome!

Our Claymation

Wow what to say about our claymation? Well we did our claymation on Vasco Nunez De Balboa. I chose to do my project with Eva. This entry will tell you about our experience with this project.


My favorite part of the project was doing the computer editing and molding the clay. Eva did most of the picture taking. We both molded the clay people and other things. Eva was the one who made our boat. She made it out of card board paper and toothpicks. We had to put a clay piece behind it so it wouldn't fall over. After we used it for our second scene it's a good thing we didn't have to use it again because it got crushed in the bag we put it in. I liked putting all the pictures on the computer. Adding music and dialog was the best part of that. Eva didn't like using the computer it never agreed with her.

One of the most difficult things for me was taking pictures. Every time I took pictures for our scene at least three of the pictures was blurry. Sometimes the sun outside the window would also go behind a cloud and the lighting of the picture would change. Another difficult part of this project was making the boat. Eva eventually made the real boat but I attempted it first. My boat would not stand up for more than twenty seconds. The sails kept falling off, they were so flimsy. One of the hard parts (it wasn't that hard) was molding the clay. The only hard thing to make out of clay was the dog because every leg and the head had to have toothpicks through the middle. It was also the size of all the people.

The most important things I learned in this project were how to really use iMovie. Before we started this project I knew how to use iMovie because I did a project with it in sixth grade. When we started this project I had forgotten some of the things I knew in sixth grade. Throughout our whole project I did most of the computer work. So eventually I remembered most of the stuff about iMovie. Another thing I learned in this project was how to mold people and other things out of clay. Learning how to make people and boats and other things out of clay was a good thing to learn. It was difficult to figure out how to make them just right so they would stand and stay standing. After awhile you just know which way to bend the person to make it balance out. That is what I learned doing this project.

The Nutcracker

Every year I dance in the Nutcracker. This year is the sixteenth season of it. There are some other kids at this school that are in it to. This year my parts are a fairy, a maid, and a flower. My favorite part is being a fairy, beig a maid is'nt so bad you just have to do a lot of acting. The story of the Nutcracker is, there is a girl named Clara and on Christmas her family has a big party. As a preasant her uncle gives her a nutcracker. That night the nutcracker comes to life and he has to fight the rat king in Clara's house. He then takes her to a place where flowers come to life and faries are everywhere. Eventually though Clara had to return home. Thats the basic summary of the story theres actually a lot more to it. Every year it's not exactly the same we try to add something different every year.

My 13th Birthday Party

On my 13th Birthday my friend Taylor threw me a surprise birthday party. My mom just randomly suggested that we should go to the beach one day. I really didnt want to go I just wanted to sit on my butt and watch T.V.
Taylor had told me she would be in Oregon som birthday party was supposed to be next week. When we reached the beach and I saw all my friends there including Taylor I was really mad because I thought she had lied to me. But when they all said !SURPRISE! my brin didnt process fast enough so when Taylor took a picture " surprised " face it was more like a "What the heck is going on?" face. After I finally figured out what was going on, we all went and played in the water. After that, Connor, Zack and Cameron all got the slide at the park wet, and slid down on the floaty things (They crashed at the bottom) while the rest of us took pictures. Me, Taylor, and Amelia actually tried it. When it was over, all the girls came and spent the night at my house. It was the best birthday party i ever had.

LMS Weekly Blog

Hey everyone!!! you should realy go see http://lmsweeklyblog.blogspot.com It has articles about sports, elecives and other vents going on at our school. We also just added a pole for you to tell us what your favotrite type of music is so we can put some on the blog. THe link is Right above here as LMS Weekly!!!

All Tharp

All Tharp Is a ballet I went to last Friday for my friend Katie Alice's birthday. It was the first ballet I've ever been to that was over town. When we first got there we had to wait outside the theater in the gift shop (I didn't Know there would be a gift shop especially at a ballet).When we finally got to go in the seating was really cool. There were floor seats and then two more sets up above that, there were also some box seats on the sides. We sat in the floor seats which had a really good view of the stage.

There were three totally different parts to the ballet. The first part the dancers were on point. It was "interesting" the dancers were dressed in different earthy colors. That dance was like 5 to 10 minutes long. After that dance there was an intermission. We all went up to the lounge and hung out for awhile. There was also some food up in the lounge, we all dared each other to try the different types of weird cheeses.

The next dance they did was my favorite it was called Afternoon Ball (don't ask me why it was called that because it was nothing like an afternoon ball). In this dance the people were trying to be funny and it worked. I don't know what story they were trying to tell but I think it might be, one guy had a girl and this other guy was trying to get her attention and when he did the girl ran off with him (this is the sad part) the other guy like got all depressed because he couldn't dance with the girl anymore then he died. Ya I no kind of a weird way to plan out a story that's supposed to be funny.

Then the third and final part of the ballet was a bunch of different pairs of people ballroom dancing. I have to say this part was really boring all the ballroom dances were pretty much the same just with different music. One girl got the heal of her shoe stuck in her dress but she got it off. The only thing I really liked about the last dances was that there was a disco ball.

My Trip to Australia

When I was 11 my family and I went to Australia. We have friends that live in Sydney so we went and stayed with them for two weeks. I took a flight from here to California that took two hours, then we took a twelve to fourteen hour flight all the way to Sydney. When we got to our friends' house the first thing we did was take their dogs Paris and Jasper to the dog park. The dog park was a huge fenced in circle that you could go into, let your dog off its leash and play. We went there quite a few times during our trip. For about half our trip we went and toured the different parts of Sydney, but to get there we had to take a train and on the second day of sight seeing we went without one of our friends named Grant. So on our way back home we asked one of the guys at the station which train would take us back where we had come from, and you know how Australians have that weird accent well the guy had told us to get on the wrong train and we went all the way to a town called Doonside. We did that twice on accident, but the second time there was a really creepy drunk guy who was yelling at the top of his lungs at random people. Anyway one of the days we went to a wildlife preserve. There we got to feed kangaroos and pet koalas. First we pet the koalas and they, I promise, are the worst smelling things on the planet (but I like them anyway). The kangaroos we got to pet were really fat because you can buy food to feed them and none of them would eat because they were so full. Another day on our trip we went on this speed boat thing that would take you out in the bay and go really fast then you would count down 3, 2, 1! and the driver would make the boat spin around once and repeat that like four times. On the last day in Australia I was really sad and didn't want to leave because that meant about a fourteen hour plane ride and it would be rainy and cold at home. Otherwise I had lots of fun in Australia.

My Life Graph

This is a picture of my life graph here is an article about one of the things that is listed on it.
Last year in May me and my whole dance company went to Long Beach, California for a R.D.A (Regional Dance America) festival. It was my second year being a junior in the company and my first time going to a festival. On the first day there were like 65 kids in one dance studio about 60 girls and 5 boys I,m not exactly sure, but anyway it,s kind of hard to dance around the room without smacking someone in the face which happened to a few people (it was kind of funny). When we would go to have lunch which was kind of like eating hot lunch at school (there was just better food) the line was so long it wrapped all the way around the building where they held the food it was crazy you had to like run out of class to get even remotely close to the front of the line.
Every night after we went back to the hotel everyone would wear dresses and go to the colleges theater and watch some of the different companies dance, every night there would be different performances from different dancers. Each night the food would be a different theme one night it was Mexican, the second it was Chinese, and the third we went to the beach. The hotel we decided not to stay in that all the other dancers had to was horrible. There was a flight of stairs that had a sign next to it that pretty much said if you are injured or die by going down these stairs the hotel was not responsible, but it wasn't crossed off or anything so if you couldn't read or didn't see the sign you might die. You never wanted to look at the ceiling because there was cracks and this weird brown stuff all over it. The food we had there was pretty bad but it could have been worse i don't think I had ever actually been afraid to eat before then, but at least we didn't have to sleep there.

Elensberg Rodeo

This summer i went to the Elensberg Rodeo. It was so windy i don't see how anyone can live there. But anyway we watched the Xtreme Bulls one night our seats were the second row back. It was kind of creepy when all the bulls ran right in front of us. All of the judges stand in the arena near where the bull is going crazy and if the bull ever comes near them their supposed to climb the arena wall, well one judge was standing in the arena and the bull was like a foot away and so he climbed up the wall a little ways but the bull decided he wasn't up high enough and rammed him in the butt and all most flipped him over the top of the railing. The rest of the rodeo he climbed all the way up the wall if a bull ever came near.
The next day we went to the broncos it wasn't as exciting as the bulls. The broncs never wanted to go back into the pen when they were done being ridden and it took like ten minutes in between each ride just waiting for the horses to leave. We know some people who work at the rodeo and i got to go see where they keep all the famouse bucking horses (broncos). That was my trip to the Elensberg Rodeo.

New Blog

Hey this is my new blog i dont like computers except for when they work but when i try to use them they get all messed up