My win at the Chess tournament

Hey guys, remember how badly I lost the last chess tournament? Well here’s some good news. I got into the chess team this time with four wins! I came in 8th place and am happy to say I only lost a game to the player who came in 2nd place. As you can imagine, I’m pretty eager to tell you about it.

Like last time, I’m gonna explain my thoughts and lessons here. I only have two people to thank for my win. My mom and dad. My mom who recommended me to play against my brother, and my dad who watched many games I played at home and at the tournament. He also gave me tips on how I could do better in the tournament and encouraged me.

My lessons were to never lose hope until everything was over, and to remember to not move before 20 seconds or before I had three alternative moves.

Over this year, I had practiced a lot for the coming chess tournament. Most days, I played 3 or more chess games. If I lost, I would send my game for computer analysis. If I won, I would do the same. Every game I played, I would analyze. I guess all that hard work payed off, because now me and my brother (who came in 5th place, though he believes he is 2nd :-)  are on the chess team. I hope I can get on the team next year too so wish me luck!

Can’t wait to play against other schools; as part of the competitive matches I will go for throughout this year!

Here is a my refresher post from last year: My loss at the Chess tournament.

-Writing Girl (WG)

Below is my analysis of the games I played during the school chess team selection tournament:

#1 -won both rooks

    -activated my rooks

    - won giving rook roller

#2   -gave family fork

       -took advantage of extra piece

       - won with two queen mate

#3  -lost bishop in exchange

     -lost other pieces

     - lost by ladder mate

#4 -forced queenside castle

      -pawnstormed

       -used pawns to give mate

 
#5 -used opponent's speed against him

       -captured rook

       -gave mate with queen and rook

Poppy- a book review by Writing Girl

This is a book about a courageous young mouse set out on a mission to save her family and make Mr. Oxac pay for what he did. Will this tale end happily or will Poppy we lost to her family forever?

Poppy and her boyfriend, both mice, are out on a date. They haven’t told Mr. Ocax the owl where they are going. Mr. Oxac finding out that, he eats Poppy’s boyfriend and gives Poppy a bruise on her nose. When Poppy and her father ask Mr. Ocax to go to new house to find more food, Mr. Ocax says no. Poppy figures out something strange is going on at New House. She doesn’t wait to find out and leaves immediately. It’s true, what she finds is astonishing, Mr. Oxac does really have a lot of fears. When she comes back, Poppy sees Mr. Oxac and can’t resist to tease him. The two have a fight, who will win?

Can Poppy survive, or will she be eaten alive? Can she manage to get all the way back home to tell her parents her discovery? Read the book to find out!

A Letter to my Parents

• a letter on back-to-school night

     

Dear Mom and Dad,

Welcome to my classroom.

I hope you like my desk and

wonderful teacher Ms. Briber.

Also, be sure to look when

Ms. Briber shows you a

slideshow of us.

To see my first writing piece,

look at the bulletin board outside

until you recognize my handwriting

and title. We have a reading

goal. We got past our first one

today,and our next is 15,000

minutes.

We also have class

jobs.I’m the note taker and

record our reading minutes.

Today we also made mini-skits.

They were about good citizenship.

Me and my group did one about

respect. That’s all I want to tell

you because you’ll

learn the rest later.

Love,

Writing Girl

A Super Sled

• a figment of my imagination!

One cold afternoon, me and my brother decided to go sledding. My brother let me sit in the front for the first ride. We pushed ourselves off and whooshed through the snow. The sled flew in the air, passing the roof as it went. Flying from up here, we could see the whole town. Unfortunately, our sled landed on a strangers roof. Since we were not that far away from home, we directed our sled to our home. We pushed off the roof and our sled landed safely in front of the door. “Whoa” says my mom. “What were you kids up to?” “Nothing” we replied with guilt. “Well then” says mom and hurries inside.

We both got set up to ride again except this time my brother was in front. We both sprinted from a distance and hopped onto the sled. Our sled kicked up snow behind it and disappeared into the mist. Just as our mom came outside with a cup of hot chocolate. “Where are those kids now?” my mom asked out loud. Must be on the far end, she thought. Mom sighed before going inside.

Meanwhile, me and my brother were soaring through town on the sled. When we landed, we were in a stranger’s yard. It was hilly in the yard just like our yard at home. Just as our sled vanished into the dust, a person came out from inside the house. He caught a glimpse of my sleeve and muttered, “ must be those kids who moved in next door.” He called back after us “I’m gonna kill you!” before grumpily going back inside.

Our sled soon landed again and I figured it just had to land in another stranger's yard. The crooked bricks of the house gave me an idea. We climbed up the bricks hastily being aware of angry house owners. My brother threw the sled up to me. We got on and started moving. We landed in yet another house which was not ours.

This one’s roof was flat and there was no hill on the ground. Just as we were about to give up hope, I got an idea. “How about we pile snow on the roof so-” “we can sled off  it.” my brother finished my sentence. We did that and landed right back in our complex. But I fell off the sled and landed on an unsturdy, high tree branch, while my brother zoomed onto the ground!

My brother had a plan. He piled snow high on the tree and then threw the sled to me. Just as the snow was about to collapse, I dropped the sled and it straightened out the snow. Then my brother threw the sled back up to me and I caught it and rode down the snow. This time I zoomed and landed right behind my brother. Together we took the sled and went inside, ready for the hot chocolate waiting for us.

Love my Mug!

Writing Girl (WG)