State report

Hey it's Splash again! Last week, I was working on my state report and I presented it today. It went well. My state is Rhode Island. I'll sum up my report. (I am pretending I am the state) My name comes from the Isle of the Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. I can fit into Alaska 500 times. My state bird is the Rhode Island Red. It's a chicken! My state tree is the red Maple which can grow to be 50 feet tall. My state flower is the violet. I am the smallest state. I am 40 miles by 30 miles. My population is 1,048,003. My population per square mile is 1,003,001 and that's second in the nation's ranking. My state fruit is the green apple. My state drink is Coffee Milk, which you can ONLY buy here! My state has the largest temple. Since I border the Atlantic Ocean, my annual fish catch is 85 million dollars! My state song is "Rhode Island It's for Me!" Those are just a few things about my state. When I had to show my class where it was located, I had to use a pointer since it was so small. Some people still couldn't see it though!! I am very excited because May 29th, I get out of school! I just go until 11:00 am though! This week we have had no homework, and I think that's how it's going to be for the rest of the year. On the last day if school, it is the talent show. This is all I think we will do next Thursday. Go to Mass, empty out our desks, talent show, and treats and report cards. Then, off we go for summer! I am so excited because I am almost a 5th grader! Well I have to get ready for bed. Thanks for reading and have a great day!

-Splash

Carbondale

Hey it's Splash again! Yesterday was the last day for Carbondale, the meet I told you about in my other post. On Friday, I swam one event. The 400 meter free. I started out with a time of six minutes and ten seconds and when I finished I came out with a time of five minutes and thirty-eight seconds! What a time drop!! The next day, I swam 4 things. I swam the 100 meter back, 100 meter free, the 50 meter fly, and the 200 meter IM. On my back I got one minute and thirty seconds, which was a best time and a JO! (Junior Olympics) On my 100 free, I got one minute and sixteen seconds, which was also a best time, and another JO! On my 50 fly, I got forty-three seconds, not my best time or a JO. On my 200 IM I got three minutes and sixteen seconds, best time, but not a JO. After I swam those events, I went to eat at Booby's, then I went horseback riding with my friends. After that I went back to the cabins, where I was staying and play with all my friends there as well. The next and final day I swam the 200 meter free, 50 meter back, 50 meter free, and 100 meter fly. On my 200 free, I got two minutes and forty-three seconds, best time, one second away from a Zone which is better than a JO. On my 50 back I got forty-four seconds, a best time, not a JO. On my 50 free I got a thirty-five, a best time and a new JO!! On my 100 fly I got one minute and forty seconds which was a best time, but two seconds away from a JO. This was one of my most favorite meets of the whole year. Every time it comes up, I am so excited. It's so much fun going there! I can't wait until next year!! Thanks for reading, and good luck in your sport!

-Splash

Say WHAT?!

Hey it's Splash again! Guess what happened yesterday at our school?! Some one wrote in the boys bathroom "I am going to bomb the school, May 15th at noon" It was really scary. We had to do Adoration, and it was supposed to be at 10:45 am, but they said "Father's schedule has changed so we need an ALL school Adoration now!" The real reason was because they needed the school to be evacuated. They made everyone turn their cell phones off, because that might be a way to trigger a bomb. There were 2 police cars searching the school. A K-9 unit and a regular one. Adoration went on forever since they needed to make the school was clear. There wasn't any bombs but who ever wrote that is in serious trouble. The teachers weren't allowed to talk about it but some one found out, told it to my friend, who told it to me, and then it went on. Well it wasn't the correct side of the story but they had the main idea right, the bomb. Finally, when my teacher heard all the whispers, she knew what it was about. To clear things up, she told us what happened. She told us what the true story was, why we were at Adoration so long, and why there were police cars outside. We were all really scared but she told us no bombs were in the school. Our school sent out an alert to every parent in the school, telling what happened. The boys' bathroom is taped shut, and it might stay like that until next week. Oh yeah, today's the day for the meet! Well I have to go because I am getting ready to leave. Thanks for reading!

-Splash

Mothers' Day!

Hey it's Splash again and today is Mothers' Day! Have you made a card yet? I've made 2

and my brother has made 1. They look so kewl! What are you doing for Mothers' Day?

Post a comment telling me! Today is a really good holiday so RESPECT your moms!

Make sure you're extra nice to them! Make them a special breakfast, do extra chores,

make them special cards, take them to a fancy meal, etc. Any of those would make a

Mothers' day special. The most important thing about Mothers' Day is showing your love.

If you can't do any of the above, show your love more than you do every other day! I know

here where I live, it's rainy and cold today, but that won't stop me from making this

Mothers' Day the best one yet! So if you are artistic, creative, a good cooker, or just love

your mom, this day will go great! Thanks for reading and Happy Mothers' Day!

-Splash

Practice, Practice, Practice, and a little more PRACTICE!

Hey it's Splash again! My swim team has been working so hard since a HUGE meet is coming up. This morning we swam a lot more than this but the main things were, 600 yard free, 5, 100 IM's, 500 yard free, 5, 100 yard IM's, 300 yard free, 5, 100 yard IM's! It wore me out but when I got home, I played on my new Wii! Oh did I forget to mention that I got a Wii on Thursday?! Well I did and it's so fun to play! I got a "zaper" gun and Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I haven't gotten to play them yet but I will! Well back to practice. The meet is on Friday and I only have 3 more practices left! The great thing about it is I get to miss school on Friday and I get to have fun swimming, but I also get to horseback ride on Saturday!! The practices have been really hard lately but I can handle it. Right now I am working on a Mothers' Day Card for my mom. I hope she likes it! Well I think I am gonna get back to that. Oh, and sorry I haven't been blogging, I have had lots of school work and tests so it has been hard. I had a preposition test and I had to name 40 of them! I got a 95%. Well I have to go! BYE and thanks for reading!

-Splash

I'm done!

Hey it's Splash again! Sorry, again, I have been busy. The play went great! It was so much fun! On the Friday night show it went from 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm but I was there at 5:30 pm because of make-up. It was fantastic! I'll tell you my make-up. I had pink eyelids, green circles on my cheeks, green eyebrows, white dots under my eyes, and some funky pick and yellow hair. The green was a minty/lime green. It looked really cool! Friday's show became sold out but a line of 50 people were waiting to get in! We even went over the capacity for the fire department! WOW! I was really nervous on Friday but  Saturday' shows were easier since I had already done a show. When we performed, we did better than in dress rehearsal (and I though we couldn't get better!) If you guys get the chance to do a play, take that chance!!! After the all the play's finished, I was wiped out! Then on Sunday, we had Strike, which was where you take down the set and clean up the whole place. I had to mop both bathrooms, girls and boys! I also had to clean the sinks and toilets (and the special boy toilets, which I won't name.) It was a lot of fun and I am very glad I got the chance to do it! Thanks for reading.

-Splash

Show time!

Hey it's Splash again! Today is the first show for the play I am in. As I told you in a different post, I am in Willy Wonka. This week was the most important week of all because if you missed one practice this week, you were out of the play! So anyways, I am sorta nervous. Last night was the dress rehearsal and it went good, so I am pretty sure we will do fine today. As they say in the play, "Think Positive!" I am also excited for this play because I have 2 parts! I am a candy dancer and oompa loompa. To me, they are the most fun parts! To be a candy dancer and oompa loompa it is hard work! I have to change costumes REALLY fast because I start out as a candy dancer in Act 1 but during intermission I have to change into oompa loompa costume because that's what I am for Act 2! It can be stressful!!! Even though we all have been working hard, and even though there has been lots of stress, it's paid off. If you're into acting, go with it! I am not gonna do a school play next year because it interferes with my favorite sport, swimming, to much. Thanks for reading! Keep checking and I will tell you how the play went tomorrow! Bye!!!

-Splash

Earthquake!

Hey it's Splash again! Guess what?! Today at 4:37 am, an earthquake happened in Southern Illinois. Where I live, people felt it but I was sound asleep. Then at about 2:15 pm there was an aftershock and that time I did feel it. I was on the computer and my desk, computer, and floor shook! My mom's make-up table and scale shook too. My brother was at his desk and that shook also! It's very weird to feel an earthquake here, so today was cool, for me that is. I thought it was just so cool how an earthquake from Southern Illinois could make my town shake! The earthquake was 5.4 on the Richter scale. It was so cool. It was all over the news this morning. You're probably wondering how I could be home all day, but I didn't have school! Oh yeah! Anyways, the news say there should be aftershocks all this month! So if you didn't catch this one, you might have another chance to feel one! Who knew an earthquake could have aftershocks all month long?! Well that's all for now! BYE!

-Splash

Sick :-(

Hey it's Splash again! Today I am at home sick. I really don't feel good. My head hurts, my stomach is bugging me, and I have a fever of 102.4! I have allergies and that is part of the problem. I have to go and perform a play tomorrow and I might not. That would stink if I couldn't go so I am gonna try to make sure I am well by then. If I take my medicine and get some rest I am pretty sure I could go tomorrow! If you don't want to get sick then do the following. Wash your hands, wear a coat when it's chilly, wear a hat if your head is wet. If you do these then it might help prevent you from getting sick. I promise you do NOT want what I have. I am hoping that I will be able to perform tomorrow! I hope you're enjoying the nice weather. Yesterday looked really nice but I couldn't play outside because I was sick that day too! Please pray that I will get better and be able to perform tomorrow. I would really appreciate that! Well I am gonna go take a bath and see if that helps my headache go away. BYE and stay healthy!!!

-Splash

Banquet

Hey it's Splash again! Today, for my swim-team, we had a banquet! It was so much fun! All my friends were there and we had a blast. We got to eat, then listen to the coaches speak, then we got our awards!! After that there was more talking and then we got to watch a slideshow of pictures of the WHOLE team! My friends and I put the video together. It was so much fun doing it with them! WOW, if I could do it again, I would. We have the banquet every year and I am always looking forward it. If you play a sport and you have banquets, then maybe you know how fun they are! I always LOVE watching the slideshows and getting called up for a trophy, and stuff. It is just unbelievably fun! My coaches are always so funny when you get called up. They thank you and make jokes and everyone laughs. Every single kid on the team that goes to these banquets, when they walk up to get their trophy, they always have a huge smile on their face. I always love getting the trophies.I have 5 now! Well thanks for reading and I hope you had a good weekend! Bye!

-Splash

Recess and Stroke Clinic

Hey it's Splash again! Today at recess, my friend and I were doing piggy-back ride. I didn't get on her back all the way but I did get on. My friend tripped and she fell, so did I. I got cuts on each of my hands, and I also got the wind nocked out of me! My friend got a cut on each of her hands, and her knee. I also hurt my knee, and it really hurt. When we both went to the office to get band-aids I didn't feel very good. I felt like I could puke! When I went into the lunchroom and was walking toward my seat all my other friends said I looked VERY pale. So, then I went back to the office and just sat down and cooled off. Lunch finished before I could start so I stayed after with my friend and we finished eating. Later, I had to get some ice for my knee, and so did my friend. We couldn't hardly walk up and down the stairs! When I got out of school, I felt better. So now onto Stroke Clinic. We worked on all 4 strokes, turns, and starts. We basically just reviewed how to do the strokes correctly and stuff like that. Then we also reviewed starts and turns. After we did all that I raced my friend. It was a 50 yard freestyle. He beat me, but by a stroke. He is very tall for his age so he has longer strokes than I do. He always calls me short, but I reply "I'm not short, I'm fun-sized!" Then he walks away. And that's how I roll! Thanks for reading!

-Splash

Wonderful weather

Hey it's Splash again! Everyone loves great, warm weather, right? Well I know I do! Today, I played outside with my friends. It was great. We rode bikes, ran around, played in a tree house, and picked flowers. I thought it was like a miracle that the weather became so wonderful! We rode bikes to the park and we played there. Then we ran around, near my house. When we played in the tree house we spied on the boys. It was awesome!! Then when we picked flowers, we found some really beautiful ones and we put them in a pile and it smelled like a bottle of perfume. Then we just sat and talked and the sun was on our faces and we felt like we were at the beach! It was so nice out and I am hoping that at least you went out for 2 minutes. If you didn't, shame shame! If you did go outside leave a comment saying what you did! I really want to know. So, here are some ideas of what you can do outside on a great day. You can go to the park, play in a club house, run, bike, jump rope, hopscotch, sit in the sun, lemonade stand, help with some gardening, and any thing you can think of! In the summer you can swim or run through a sprinkler! So when it's nice out, go outside and have fun! Thanks for reading and enjoy the weather!

-Splash

Party time!!

Hey it's Splash again. I am so sorry I haven't been blogging lately. Again, I was busy. So I just got back from a party and I thought it was so much fun! My friend who was hosting it is turning 10 on Monday. So the theme of her party was a Detective theme! Someone had been kidnaped a few nights before and we had to find out who did it. Now the reason it was a big deal for us to find out who kidnaped this person is because everyone at the party was a suspect!! The person who was kidnaped was supposed to get his grandfather's fortune after he died and the grandfather died just a few days before today. So, many of the suspects were supposed to get some of his money for different things and he was going to give them some money to use but he died before he could give it to them. When they told the grandfather's grandson what the grandfather had said he would do the grandson said that it was his fortune so he wouldn't use it for them. We were all suspects of the kidnapping because if the grandson was gone at midnight tonight we would get the fortune. But after lots of work we found out who kidnaped the grandson! It was the maid of the Castle! She had done it! So we found the grandson and he was a stick with a shirt stuffed with straw and a pumpkin head! It was s much fun and it was also really funny. Some themes for parties are, smileys, animals, fun school, summer, hula, runway, supermodel, cars, mario, pirates, lego, and anything else you can think of! Well thanks for reading!

-Splash 

Lunch serving

Hey it's Splash again! I hope you guys had a great April Fool's day! Sorry I haven't been blogging I have just been really busy. So today, yesterday, and Monday I had to serve lunch at my school. On Monday I served the pineapples in the lunch. Yesterday I served the grape juice. Today I served the mixed fruit. When I served the grape juice I thought it was easy and I bet you did too but when I served both fruits... well, it was sorta hard. When I served the pineapples I had to make sure I didn't drip any juice or pineapples. And when I served the mix fruit I had to watch out for the same stuff. When I was serving the pineapples (don't worry, they're not the big ones, they're chopped in little pieces) people would grab the lunch tray while I was putting the pineapples on. So then they dripped everywhere and I got in a little trouble for making my area sticky. I think serving is very fun but sometimes messy. Today when I was serving the mixed fruit it also dripped and it got all over my arm. So when I was done my arm was sticky and there was a little mess. MY BAD, OK?! So tomorrow when I serve I am not sure what part of the lunch I will be serving, but I hope it's sorta easy!!! Thanks for reading. Oh, and if you get offered to serve lunch, you should say yes!

-Splash