Hey longtime no write in bloggy. Man, I can't believe it, its the last week of school. I wont be able to hang with my inkies no more. Of course I'll miss the best teacher in the world. Time goes so fast. Well, today me and Quinn are listening to some music and doing our work at the same time. We are both working on our history projects. Well, I gotta get back to work so. PEACE OUT!!

Duvalynn

Hey,

Today Aleah and I are making our booth for the project which is due the last Tuesday. Its so much fun. (RIGHT NOW IM ASKING ALL MY FRIENDS TO POST ON MY BLOG PLEASE!!!)

SEE YA Davalynn...

Should american samoan citizens learn a second language?

No, because what if the person of a way different culture doesn't want to learn, people can't just force them to learn the language. If they make people learn the language and they don't want to then maybe people wouldn't want to go there anymore.

This was on Friday. At the art festival.
~Quinn (in the back)Teresa (looking straight at the camera)Then its me!!(the one who is looking somewhere else) ~ Then there is Jesse's head....

Here is our Taupou (which means princess in samoan)



Here is the Explorers Taupou

On Friday we had a Samoan Art Festival. We had so many dances and songs. I loved all the beautiful puletasi and lavalava. The puletasi that I like the most was the Explorers, the Voyagers, and the Preschoolers.



We all worked so hard. Our class would practice on Mondays and Fridays.There was so much hectic when we would have to meet up with middle schoolers, but we could handle it.Then we had someone come and measure us girls.

The best part I think I liked the most was when we were yelling out "coohoo." Another thing I liked was dancing with the taupous. I also had fun shoving money down peoples clothes. I loved the dances, clothes, and always the food.

I think the reasons why we would have the Samoan Art Festival is because so then us students could show new comers what samoans would do. Another reason is that we just do it to have fun, dance and dress up. Also because its Polynesian week.



I had so much fun. But the thing I kind of didn't like was that our adventurer boys were too scared to take off the shirts and that the middle school boys didn't choohoo. Well, anyways I had so much fun.

Hey,

We are having so much fun. This Thursday we are going on a fieldtrip on a reef walk to Fatu ma Futi. Then on Friday the 19th we are going to Quinn's beach. Then on Friday the following week we are going to the movie theaters with the whole school. This will be the best last weeks. Well, then theres our movie which is also cool. We are making a movie on the Samoan Myth called The Cruel Cheif. Its about a cheif who is so powerful.He is also cruel. Then the villagers would then have a meeting about finding him a beautiful wife so he wouldn't be cruel and evil to them. So they did, and her name was Savea. They forced her to marry him. Then they had a child and hoped that she wouldn't be evil as her father. The daughter's name was Tutumau. Well, I guess thats it.

See ya laterz Duvalynn

Here are my questions and answers: I HOPE I GOT THEM RIGHT.....

Mr. Hatcher says:
I want you to make a blog posting and discuss the three most interesting things you learned about coral reefs in American Samoa.

1. I learned that they need warm and salt water.
2. I also learned that coral is formed with atolls.
3. Corals can pass diseases in the water.

Mr. Hatcher says: For more credit find out what CRAG means.

Who is part of it?

CRAG member agencies will work together by mutual consensus to manage coral reefs in American Samoa by planning achievable programs, identifying and collaborating with other partners, obtaining funding for projects, tracking project compliance, promoting public awareness, and developing local capacity for eventual self-sustainability.

What does it do?

They protect and conserve the coral reefs in American Samoa and all over the world.


Why does it do what it does?

Cause it helps to protect our coral reefs.

Here Mr. Hatcher....

What is a karyotype?
A karyotype is an image of all the chromosomes

What do scientists use karyotypes for?
They use it to see if a person has all the right Chromosomes.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23 pairs including one pair of sex chromosomes.


Both males and females have two sex chromosomes.
Using the letters X and Y, describe the sex chromosomes of

Males: Boys have one X and one Y sex chromosome.


Females: Girls have two X sex chromosomes.


What do you think would happen if a person was born missing a chromosome or with too many chromosomes?

It wouldn't matter. They would be the same as me and you.

Hello its Duvalynn,

We have been doing a lot lately. We are learning about Cells and Polynesian Islands. Next week, or I think next week we are making a movie about Samoan legends. My new book is called Bridge to Terabithia. Its about a boy and a girl who make up this place called Terabithia. THey go there everytime no one listens to them. I think its an okay book. Well, I'll be back with my answers Mr. Hatcher. Well, see ya.

Duvalynn