Crazy About School

My Sincerest Apology

2011-11-30T16:58:00.000-08:00

Who has not blogged since March 2nd of 2011? ME! Who has not been keeping my readers updated? ME!
My sincerest apology for not blogging a lot. Over the summer my family was up north visiting my grandparents. On August 17th was Eli's 8th birthday, but my dad was in the hospital that morning for kidney stones. Then in September my dad was admitted to the hospital for diverticulitis. And then in October my mom had lots of doctors appointments to find out what was causing her back pain. Now guess what tomorrow December 1st my parents, two brothers and I are leaving for Florida to go to Legoland and Walt Disney World. On Dec. 12th my dad is having surgery and will be in recovery for 2 wks. On the 27th is my 13th birthday. Yay!!!!!!!!!!
So that is what has been happening in the Stem Family for the past few months. In 2 wks I will be posting pictures from our Legoland and Disney World trip.

Hey!!!!!

2011-03-02T17:52:00.000-08:00

I'm so sorry that I'm not updating as much as would like too.
I've been doing a lot with friends lately such as, Tuesday Adventures, six78, science class, going sewing with my BFF, CBS bible study, and homeschool middle school socials.
I just finished memorizing Exodus 20. I've started getting ideas in for my homeschool history expo project on Daily Life in the Dark Ages. Last night I went to see a piano recital at ECU, which was wonderful. I've also started play practice for Jack and the Giant the musical, I'm a villager and I'm in the castle chorus. This weekend I'm going to my best friend's 11th birthday party, we're going bowling. My dad is going to DC for a mission trip, and my brothers start soccer practice.
A few weeks ago we threw a get together (she didn't want a party) for my mom's 40th birthday, we had a blast!!!!

Come back very soon for more crazy stuff!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

Happy New Years

2011-01-01T09:03:00.000-08:00

Happy new years everyone!
I hope you had a great 2010.

I have decided that I'm going to start doing the word of the year thing.
My word of this year 2011 is ORGANIZE, that means I'm going
to start not only having my stuff organized but also my life.

I wish everyone a happy 2011!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas

2010-12-26T05:33:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a very merry christmas!
I know I did!

On the 23rd we got back from our Christmas trip up in Illinois and Indiana.
We got lots of presents!

On christmas eve we got up early in the morning to go serve breakfast
at the homeless shelter. Even though I wasn't happy to get up at
5:30 it was still worth it,but then we came back home and went to bed again

Yesterday we all woke up around 9:30.
We then finished our Advent book we have been going through, it was so good.
Then we opened gifts from our siblings,and then my 3 gifts from my
Parents which stand for the gifts that Jesus received when he was born
( go my moms blog for more.)

The best gift I got was from my mom and dad and that was an
iPod touch,I was so shocked!

And today we woke to snow!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Pumpkin

2010-11-23T14:53:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin dip
pumpkin cookies
pumpkin pancakes
pumpkin sage sause
pumpkin cream cheese

I LOVE PUMPKIN

Uganda

2010-11-10T14:56:00.000-08:00

Uganda has been on my mind a lot today. I've been thinking about al the hunger, and the poverty there.
It is right under Sudan on the east side of Africa.
These are the questions that go through my head:
How can I make a difference?
Why does there have to be poverty in the world?
Why do people have to starve because they don't have food?
Why can't people just like you and me have clean water to survive?

These questions go through my head all the time.

WHY?

Happy

2010-10-31T16:00:00.000-07:00

Just got back from trunk or treat

Happy Halloween

Happy Fall!!!!!!!!!

OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-10-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

OH MY!!!!!!!! It's finally feeling like fall. It's cold,and you need a sweat shirt. I LOVE FALL!!!!!!!!!

IT'S MY FAVORITE SEASON!!!
It's getting closer, and closer to my birthday.

I LOVE FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Me

2010-10-25T14:48:00.000-07:00

My name is Ashleigh Noel Stem. My middle name is Noel because I was born 2 days after Christmas. I'm 11 years old and in the 6th grade. I go to Stem Christian School (that's what my dad and mom named our homeschool). My teacher is my mom, HA,HA!!!!!!. I have 2 brothers Elijah and Tewodros. I have lots of friends from church and our homeschool group. My new hobby is crocheting.

Just remember you never know what I will post next on Crazy About School.

Bye, Bye for now

My day

2010-09-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

Woke up 7:45
ate breakfast
got dressed

Left for Bible study (cbs) 8:50

Picked up lunch at McDonalds 11:50

Went to the park for a homeschool picnic 12:05
ate lunch at park
played with friends

Left because of hot weather 2:10

Relaxed
Watched tv
Organized outside toy box
Chores

Ate dinner baked potatoes 6:00

Blogged 6:45

6th grade mania

2010-09-22T15:48:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry it has been awhile.

School is going well!

In math I'm learning about fractions of a group problems, making angles, concentric circles, etc... In grammar I'm currently studying different types of nouns (abstract, neuter, common...). I have already been tested on types of sentences.
Here is a list of some spelling words I have done in spelling:
deuce
swashbuckler
valise
yeoman
adieu
Today we just finished Mystery of History vol. 1; which took us to the resurrection of Jesus.
I am also taking an awesome science class taught by another homeschool mom. We have made candles, gone on an element hunt, talked about the states of matter, and the scientific method.
I am unable to participate in soccer this season because on Sept. 10th I fell off my brothers scooter and broke my left wrist. I'm currently in a splint and sling, hopefully this coming Monday I will get a hard cast, I am a little nervous. I will have to have that on for a few weeks.

What's up with me

2010-05-18T08:35:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry I haven't been blogging as much as I had planned to. And not proving I'm CRAZY ABOUT SCHOOL! I promise I will blog a LOT more in 6th grade AHHHHHH (middle school), than I have been in 5th grade(elementary school). I'm SOOOOOOOO glad I'm almost done with elementary school. My mom does not want her baby girl to grow up. But mom, I have to say all kids including me have to grow up even if their parents don't want then to. When people ask me with my mom around Ashleigh what grade are you going into I say 6th then my mom says shhhhhh. HAHAHAH! Today is my 180 day of school which means today is supposed to be my last day of school, but sadly it is not. You see I still have my last science test tomorrow, YAY, finish up history, finish my saxon 7/6 math book. Thankfully, I'm already done with grammar, my least favorite subject. Why is it my least favorite subject? Because I absolute dislike diagraming, even though I am good at it. As I said a few months ago my favorite subjects are history and science. Again all my friends and family reading this are probably 99.9% thinking her favorite subject is WHAT? yes I have to say my favorite subjects are history and science. Now as I said I will post a lot more next school year then this one. I will even post over the summer. Keep looking at my blog every couple day to see what I post next. You never know what I might post next.

Well I got to go eat some yummy sloppy joes my mom made for lunch. Thank you mom for making me lunch. And for homeschooling me at home I appreciate it, and for loving me! I LOVE YOU MOM!

Anne of Green Gables

2010-01-15T11:11:00.000-08:00

Anne of Green Gables is a book I just finished. This book was written by L.M. Montgomery and illustrated by Jerry Dillingham. It was such a good book! I have decided to blog this short summary than writing it on paper ( it would take sooooo long that way ). Here is my summary:

Anne Shirley was an orphan in Green Gables. A family in Green Gables wanted to adopt a boy, but that didn't happen they got a girl, Anne, instead. She loved her new family very much, but had some difficulties along the way. She made friends very easily, and kept them too. One day Anne was out with her friends playing Truth or Dare and Anne got a dare to walk on the roof of a house and she fell off and got seriously injured. Read this book to find out what happened next.

I recommend this book to kids who love their family, and love reading, or just anyone.

My Hermit Crab

2009-11-20T14:04:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago my best friend gave me her hermit crab.
Here are some pictures of it:

My Fair Pictures

2009-10-17T11:55:00.000-07:00

Photography
Landscape
Sunset at the river
1st place

Photography
Human Portrait
My cousin Brean
3rd place

Photography
Human Interest
Stem kids feet
3rd place

Photography
Miscellaneous
Sunset and Tobacco field
Didn't place

I also made delicious brownies.
They placed 2nd
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!

Some cool pictures I took

2009-09-30T16:18:00.000-07:00

2 weeks with Tewodros

2009-09-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

Tewodros has been home for 2 weeks today. It ha s been pretty good so far. The language barrier is getting broken down quickly. A few days ago he said his first English sentence " Watch this Eli" it gave me a smile with joy on my face. Our family has also learned some of his language which is Amharic as well as Tewodros leaning English. The first week he was home I had the week off from school. I love Tewodros to pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please continue to pray for the language barrier to be broken down even more.

Come Home

2009-08-23T10:32:00.001-07:00

Tewodros I love you so much I wish I was cuddling with you right this very moment!!!!!!!! You were in are prayers before I saw the picture of you. I'm can't wait to meet you!!!!!!

Thank you every one who has been praying alot if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be blogging this right now.

My Cutie Pie

2009-08-17T09:26:00.000-07:00

Now is this boy adorable or what!!!!! Tewodros Samuel Kellar Stem coming home in 3 weeks and 6 days I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please pray for our family that he will come home safely and my parents will be safe on there way to Ethiopia.

Lunch Money

2009-08-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

Lunch Money was a very good book, but very long 222 pages. Lunch Money was written by Andrew Clements illustrated by Brian Selznick. Here is a short summary of Lunch Money.

Greg had been looking around the school cafeteria and every where he looked he saw quarters. He saw students buying things with quarters like ice cream sandwiches, cookies, comic books, books, and toys. Quarters were all over the place, buckets of them. At that moment Greg's view of the school changed completely and forever. He thought school was the most interesting place on the planet. Greg finally convinced the principal to sell a comic book he wrote for a quarter (not surprised ). I recommend this book for kids who love school. Oh, I didn't tell you, I don't love school, I'm CRAZY ABOUT SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First week of school !!!

2009-08-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

My first week of school was awesome. The good thing about it was I didn't have to do math until my dad brought home my saxon math on his way home from Indiana this past week. I'm crazy because my favorite subjects so far are history and science. I know when I tell people that they think I'm crazy, but really they are; everybody has to like SCIENCE and HISTORY!

Art Camp

2009-07-28T12:31:00.000-07:00

This morning I went to art camp at my friend's house, I will be going for the rest of the week. I had a lot of fun. We studied an artist named Henri Matisse. One day Matisse was ill and in bed, he had paper and scissors and started cutting and made a collage- he called it drawing with scissors. This picture is my own drawing with scissors project I made.

I'm Crazy

2009-07-24T12:00:00.000-07:00

Oh, boy I have started a blog! I'v been wanting to for a long time. Guess what, today is the day. I finally have a blog! Just wait and see more of my crazy posts about 5 th grade and more.