Best Friends

by Divya

My friend, the elephant...

By Divya

If I were only 1 inch tall

By Divya

How I became a Table Tennis champ!

by Aniruddha

Letter to my teacher

By Divya

Our Progress through Time

By Aniruddha Pochimcherla (Grade 4)

Hello, friends and artists! I would like to tell you about an artist named Leonardo Da Vinci. He was born on April 15, 1452, in the region of Tuscany in Italy. He lived from 1452 to 1519 and was a great artist, writer, scientist and sculpture maker.

                I chose Leonardo da Vinci because he was one of the most famous and brilliant artists of all times. His style of art was called Renaissance art. As he was also a scientist, his drawings looked very real. Another great artist of Leonardo da Vinci’s time was Michelangelo.  Michelangelo was also a Renaissance artist and he was excellent at drawing human figures and sculpture. The difference between the two was that Leonardo da Vinci was more interested in science and drew realistic figures while Michelangelo drew more artistic figures like Gods.

                The greatest painting by Leonardo da Vinci is the “Mona Lisa”. It is also one of the most famous paintings in the world. “Mona Lisa” was painted using oils on a poplar panel. Leonardo Da Vinci used a pyramid design to put the lady in the painting. Her folded hands form the front corner of the pyramid. The rest of the painting, like the background and her clothes are dark, while “Mona Lisa” is white and so it is very easy to notice her face. The painting is also very famous for the lady’s smile because she seems to be looking at you directly.

                When I look at Mona Lisa, I feel like she is very mysterious. I really feel that if he painted a portrait of me it would look just like me. I thought he was a brilliant artist after I learned about the Mona Lisa and how brilliantly he painted it.

Bibliography

Edwards, Roberta; Kelley, True; Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?; Grosset & Dunlap, 2005. Pages 1, 78-81, 106

Stanley, George;  Leonardo da Vinci- Young Artist, Writer and Inventor; Alladin Paperbacks, 2005. Pages 1-12, 156, 165

Leonardo da Vinci. Wikipedia.com;  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

How to make a Kite

By Aniruddha Pochimcherla, Grade 4 

                I would like to tell you how to make a kite. If you want to make one, then read this expository text!

                First take 2 dowel rods. The bigger the dowel rods, the bigger your kite. Then make notches, one to each side for both rods.

                 Then put string into the notches until there is enough to hold the dowel rods together. Then glue them, and put string around the glue in the middle to be extra careful.

                 Then cut out diamond shaped paper, a little taller than your dowel rods together. Glue it on top of the dowel rods together, poke 4 holes next to each together (2 on top and 2 under the top ones). Take 1 end of a string, loop it through 1 set of holes, tie a knot, loop another string through the bottom, 2 holes, and tie both strings together. Now you're ready to fly your kite!

                   Then wait for a windy day. Then go out to fly your kite and watch your kite soar high in the sky.

   

My presentation on the Texas Revolution

Hello friends!
I would like to share with you my presentation on the Texas Revolution. I hope you enjoy it!


Texas Revolution PPT on Slideshare:

Top 5 best friend announcements for 2012! By Ani!

                         Top 5 Best Friends announcements, by Ani!

Friday 28,2012:                     

1. Kishore Uncle

2. GJ Brothers

3. Aarya

4. Ananth

5. Matthew.

                                                                                                                                                                                            

President of the USA

President of the USA

by Divya

Do you know that Barack Obama again became the president of USA?
I learned about the president and his job and how to vote and many other things in my class.