Thankfulness

This is a bird I drew on Thanksgiving. It's a flying turkey!

This is a letter I wrote to my parents on Thanksgiving 

I have nothing else to say.

My passion is Leadership

Imagine giving a speech in front of a million people, each one listening intently, being sure not to miss a single word. My passion is leadership!

First, being a leader means you’re the best, but be sure not to tell anyone. A leader’s job is to make others the Best. Second, it’s fun to give speeches. Speeches show the EQ and IQ of a leader. Third, you get a great feeling when you help others. Fourth, you can make a good living. Although money doesn’t give happiness, it gives you freedom. Freedom provides opportunity to explore more passions. Fifth, you can write your autobiography. Now isn’t that exciting! Most importantly, a leader would have lots of supportive friends.

Ignoring the fact that you would also have a lot of non supportive enemies trying to destroy your every second. Anyhow, being a leader has more advantages than disadvantages; so I would rather be leader than not.

As you can imagine, I also have some views on leadership. To me, a leader is not someone who is famous, but someone selfless and willing to help others in any situation. Leaders don’t have to be skilled at everything, they just need to be able to work well with others. These are my views on leadership.

I also have a couple of symbols of leadership. They are The Eagle, Lady Liberty, and The Lion. The Eagle represents soaring high and having big visions. Lady Liberty represents friendship and freedom. Last but not least, the Lion represents courage and bravery under all circumstances.

-The WritingGirl (WG)

My symbols of Leadership

My Special Name!

Riya is a Japanese name. Me and my mom make a perfect pair because Riya means singer and Urvashi (my mom's name) means dancer. Well, the only problem is my mom does not know how to dance and I do not know how to sing. But we can learn and try to change that. At birth, I was naughty. As I became a toddler, I removed my grandmother's utensils from her shelves. I also ordered my grandparents to make the bed every morning when I woke up. I do feel embarrassed now about that. In December 2009, I was mad at my dad. I grabbed a plastic bag and collected my favorite dress given by my gradma, a few fluffy toys, and I announced my leaving the house to never come back.  

My nickname is Piali, my mom calls me by it all the time. I was named Riya because my mom thought it was short and unique. I love my name because it's special to me.

Riya is a Japanese name

I was naughty at birth

Yes, I did lots of naughty things

After I was born and able to walk, I ran away into the basement because I was mad

Toys are one of my favorite things

Yet, I only like fluffy ones

At the age of one, I ran with a bucket and fell, breaking my collar bone

Got a two wheeler bike at three and learned to ride it

I love Riya, my special name!

Houses and Apartment Buildings Which Would You Live In?

Have you ever lived in a house or apartment building? I’ve lived in both and even though they are similar, they have several major differences. I would love to share below how they are alike and different. 

Houses and apartment buildings are similar in multiple ways. Both have neighborhoods and neighbors to play with. Both have stairs and a couple of floors. Though sneaky basements are common in houses, some apartment buildings like townhouses too have basements. Both have bedrooms and at least one window in a bedroom. In these ways houses and apartment building are alike.  

On the other hand, these households are different. Houses have an area (like a backyard) all to themselves. However, apartment buildings have an area to share. While houses have attics, apartment buildings have none. Even though apartment buildings have many neighbors, houses have one or two living next door and sometimes at quite a distance. Unlike houses, dogs may not be allowed in apartment buildings. Houses only have one family in a building, yet apartment buildings may have several. Although apartment buildings may have a children’s center, houses do not. Apartments are less expensive than buying a whole house. These are some differences between the two types of living areas.

Moving from a house to an apartment building may seem difficult, but knowing what to expect will help you be more comfortable. If you are moving to an apartment building, you have to be aware of the sounds you might think come from your house even when no one other than you is around. Really, it is just your neighbors. The squeaking and thumping sounds are passing through the walls. 

Even though moving means getting comfortable in a different environment, many things will feel similar.   

Writing Girl (WG)

Donate Books to Needy Children

                

Know a child in need of a book? On July 2nd, 2014, Abby Daly won a NJ Hero award. She has always enjoyed community service. Her company Bridge of Books has been able to distribute over 425,000 books! Its goal is to provide an ongoing source of books to unprivileged children. This helps support literacy skills and encourages a love of reading. Many children can’t afford books or need help to read. Bridge of Books funds and donates books to these kids. 

Bridge of Books is partners with the Youth Corps. Together they created the Summer Book Blast Book Fair. There were about 2,400 books for children to choose to take home. That program was a blast and Bridge of Books is going to set it up next year as well.

I think Abby Daly definitely showed what it meant to be an NJ Hero. Hopefully we'll be lucky enough to be able to meet Abby Daly in person!

-WritingGirl (WG)

I wrote this above article for my class newsletter and I was thrilled to see it published on the front page! 

To learn more about Abby Daly, you can checkout New Jersey Heroes
To donate books or if you are needy for books, checkout Bridge of Books 

My class news letter

One and only one Abby Daly