Monthly Archives: February 2014

The 4/5 concert

by Aashi

Yesterday, we had an amazing concert put on by the students of grade 4 and 5. We worked very hard, but in the final result, we thought it was worth all the effort. Each class put on a performance, and all of them referred to the quote, “Be the change you  want to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi. Our class paired up with another grade 5 class, and we recited the story of “The Great Kapok Tree”. Here is a picture of that book:

This is a book about all the animals of the Amazon rainforest sending a message to a man who was about to chop down the kapok tree. This book has a strong message, and I’m sure you will agree once you read it.

 

I felt that all the students did a great job, and there are thousands of words which you could describe it with. Here are a few:

  • Creative
  • Effective
  • Interesting
  • Strong Message
  • CHANGE

Earlier that day, we had a dress rehearsal in front of the rest of the students in the school.  After school, we had to come back for the presentation for our parents. Here is a collage I made of some “behind the scenes” pictures”:

concert

The first picture shows one of the props we used in the play. All the props had to be painted with fluorescent paint, so that they would glow in the black light.

The picture right beside it is a picture of the students who were supposed to be humans, so they had to pin body parts to their clothes.

The image on the bottom-left corner is a picture of all the students singing the final song, which is “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” with different words. The rest of the pictures features students waiting for their turn to perform.

Movie Review-Monsters VS Aliens

by Aashi

Monsters VS Aliens is a hilarious movie about 4 “monsters”; Susan/Ginormica, B.O.B (Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate), Dr. Cockroach Ph. D, The Missing Link, and Insectosoraus-which turns into “Butterfly-osauras” on a mission to help save the universe from an evil octopus named Gallaxhar. Here is a bit more information on these monsters:

–       Susan

Susan Murphy was just about to get married to Derek Dietl-who happened to care about himself more than her- when a meteor hit her, causing her to turn green and grow. Since she was so big, her monster name was “Ginormica”.

–       B.O.B

B.O.B is and indestructible substance created by scientists. He has the ability to swallow anything. He’s amazing, but the only bad part is, he doesn’t have a brain.

–       Dr. Cockroach

Dr. Cockroach is a mad scientist who was human, and when he was, he created machine to have the abilities of a cockroach. The only side effects were…it changed him INTO a cockroach. He also has a mad scientist laugh, which is disliked by Susan.

–       The Missing  Link

Link is an extremely old fish-ape hybrid, who was found frozen and thawed out. His favourite thing to do is to scare people, so he got put with the others. Also, he always complains that he is out of shape-TRUE!

–       Insectosoraus

Insecto was a regular sized insect, transformed into a VERY LARGE insect by nuclear radiation, much like Susan. The cool thing about him is that he can shoot silk out of his nose. Insecto doesn’t speak properly, but has a VERY close bond with Link, who can understand what he is saying. After he’s out of his cocoon, he turns into a butterfly, and fly’s everyone where they need to go.

Here is a picture of Susan beside Reese Witherspoon, who plays her voice:

Here is a picture of B.O.B with Seth Rogen, who is his voice:

Here is a picture of Dr. Cockroach with Hugh Laurie, his voice:

Here is a picture of The Missing Link with Will Arnett, who is his voice:

Here is a picture of Insectosoraus:

Here is a picture of Gallaxhar beside Rainn Wilson, who plays his voice:

Click on the following link to see the full list of Monsters VS Aliens characters with their voices:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=monsters+vs+aliens+characters+voices

I thought this movie was pretty funny, and I think you will too after you see it. Here is a really amusing clip from the movie:

Enjoy!