Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 391 pgs.

                   It's back to the games for Katniss Everdeen. Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, is the sequel to The Hunger Games series that is a dystopian young adult fiction. Now 17-year-old Katniss Everdeen is a victor of the Hunger Games, probably the most horrifying thing in Panem, but not to the Capitol. The two "lovers," Peeta and Katniss, are on their victory tours where a couple deaths happen. Katniss and Peeta are to be married, when the news of The Quarter Quell, a Hunger Games tradition for every 25 years, arrives. Katniss and Peeta are to be in them again, but only one will survive, and Katniss is willing to give up her life to save Peeta. During Katniss's "talk" with Caesar Flickerman, Katniss is in her bridal gown, which was created by her stylist Cinna, and spins, thus turning into the Mockingjay, a symbol of rebellion. When it is time for the games, Peacekeepers drag Cinna away, after beating him up, right in front of Katniss's eyes. Katniss is up against many people, like, 24-year-old Finnick Odair, an elderly woman named Mags, and many others. But, when Katniss broke away the force field in the games by shooting her arrow, she is taken away by a hovercraft, along with Finnick, Haymitch, Plutarch and Beetee. Unfortunately, Peeta and Johanna were taken by the Capitol. Gale, Katniss's best friend and "cousin," tells her that her home district, District 12 was destroyed, and luckily, her sister and mother got out safely. Katniss is horrified, and wonders what will await her in District 13.............Find out in Mockingjay.

Katniss 4 line poem

Katniss, Katniss, the girl on fire.

Katniss, Katniss, who will never tire.

Katniss, Katniss, who will not let Coin get away.

Katniss, Katniss, the one and only Mockingjay.

Science Lab

                       Today in science lab, the room 14ers learned about pollution, and how it affects people and animals. We played a game with plastic teddy bears, both red and blue, and showed how pollution affected them. First, we put 2 pollutants, blue bears, in a plastic jug, then we put 10 healthy bears, red ones, in the jug. Then, we pull 2 bears out of the jug, and if 2 red ones come out, the more bears survive, and in the next pulling, 1 baby bear is added. If 2 blue ones come out, then in the next pulling, one more pollutant is added to the jug. But, if 1 blue and 1 red bear come out, then the healthy red bear has died. We did this 25 times, and at the end of the game, all the bears were extinct. Science lab helped the 14ers learn about pollution by playing an "educational" game! Who says games can't teach learning? :)

Annular Solar Eclipse!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it! For the first time in 18 years, I saw the Annular Ring of Fire (Solar Eclipse)!!!!!! We used a pinhole projector, which you can make by taking a notecard, poking 2 holes in it, and reflecting the sun's rays on a black inatimate object and we saw a shadow on the sun on the black inatimate object! It was really awesome to see it! The next Annular Solar Eclipse is in 2023 according to Google Search sources. Here is a picture that was posted online 3 hours ago:

Here is an even cooler one that was posted online 21 hours ago:

They are so cool!

Family

Hey guys. Do you guys have a favorite sibling? If you do, comment, and write a little bit about them. Here is mine: Sister: Navjit: Super fun, a room 14er, sarcastic, funny, and responsible. Here is another: Brother: Armanjit: Mario fanatic, super soft and nice, funny, and loves to play. Hope you do comment! :)

Science Lab

          Today in science lab, we learned about plastics in life. So many things are made out of plastic where we don't even expect it. Toothpaste, carpets, candles, clothes, and hair spray all have plastic in them. (There are very many other things that have plastic in them, but there are too many.) We had to list how many plastic things we use in one day within five minutes. Many people got up to 40, but weren't through the whole day yet. Now I really understand why my grandparents say that things were sometimes better than now.

Computer Lab

              All of the room 14 students had a fun time in computer lab, without even knowing that they were using a form of learning. With the help, again, from the British Bitesize website, also known as the BBC, the 14ers learned not just about math, like last week, but they learned about ELA skills, as well as science skills. There were games that showed how much sun, heat, and water to give plants, and games about soundwaves, by using an online guitar. Games also played had to do with writing, and all the key terms of parts of speech, as well as games on how to organize reports. In conclusion, the 6th grade students from room 14 gained a lot of knowledge at the "lab of computers" today.