New Pet's Day Part 1: Snowflake the Blue Beta Fish and Charizard the Blood-Red Beta Fish

A few days ago, we were at the Atlantis Fish Shoppe getting my sister Ava a fish. Once we got hers, I ditched the idea of having a Bearded Dragon (at least for now) for a fish. I wanted to get one fish, but mom said that it could only live in a tank. There was another cool fish. That one ALSO had to go in a tank. Finally I decided on a Red Beta Fish, which I named Vampire because he looked Blood-Red. When we got home I decided to name him Charizard after the Pokemon.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Thanksgiving Video

This is my thanksgiving video.

WICKED Orchestra

Yesterday, at Wicked at the MOT's intermission, I was waiting to get something to eat and something to drink when I saw my orchestra teacher Mrs. Gillespie! I had no idea she was coming! That is why I'm blogging about it right now. The rest of it was really good.

2 Traditions Being Explained and a Partrigde in a Pear Tree Essay

Every single year on 12/25, we ALWAYS HAVE TO WAIT ON THE STAIRS instead of running down to the tree. The usual program is going down to the 2nd highest step. Wait until mom takes a picture. Repeat 8 times. Then run down to the tree and grab presents. Open presents.

This tradition is meaningful because it was passed down from my dad's dad. 1 year on Christmas morning, we had to wait for 2 minutes for Mom to get her Iphone 4 out (this was last year) just so we could take a picture. That year it took 5 minutes to complete the whole process.

We have another Christmas Tradition where my dad gives my mom diapers and other weird gifts but every single time we find out that they're just presents that a husband would give to his wife. I'm Kevyn Roessler with 2 Christmas Traditions and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

The Adventures of Frosty Book 1: The Fudgy Journey Chapter 3: The Discovery

Frosty and Pop were trying to get across the HOT FUDGE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES when they accidentally ran into (literally) A hot fudge river. Frosty decided he wanted to carry Pop across the river. As soon as he stepped into the river, it turned into chocolate syrup. He thought to himself, " I must be immortal." It was then that Frosty decided he wanted to protect Pop with his life. He and Pop's friendship had just grew tremendously. 

Mrs. Roberts Moment 2: The Backpack

Today after school, I was packing up when my friend Jaylen had suddenly collapsed on the floor from an asthma attack. I asked him, "are you okay, Jaylen?" He replied, "I had an asthma attack. I'm also just lazy." My friend Gabe H. also needed help putting something in his backpack. My dad came and said, "Kevyn, what are you doing?" "I'm helping Jaylen!" I retorted. As Jaylen and I were walking out we saw our math/science teacher, Mrs. Roberts walking out at the same time we were. "Hi Mrs. Roberts!" I exclaimed. "Hi, Kevyn." She said. We (Jaylen and I) were walking out when my dad said, "you forget about me?" "No, but I'm HELPING JAYLEN!!" I snapped. We were walking to Jaylen's car and then I gave him his backpack and he got in. That is the story of the 2 backpacks.

The Adventures of Frosty Book 1: The Fudgy Journey Chapter 2: The Flashback

A few days ago, Frosty was in the Laffy Taffy Jungle. He was on 1 of his GRAND ADVENTURES for the perfect pet. He was wandering around when he came across a young, lonely popsicle. His name was Pop. Frosty thought he was the PERFECT PET until he found out that Pop wasn't a pet. He then asked Pop, "Will you join me on my JOURNEY FOR THE PERFECT PET?" And Pop the Popsicle said, "Sure. But what about me? Oh, right. I'm not a pet." And so, that was the beginning of Frosty the Ice Cream and his friend, Pop the Popsicle.

Word Study-Chunking

#1: But even as that thought touched his mind he knew that for him nor any hope of such that had bred him, only the shadow to drift home and none of the substance would be rootless and any stake in the country.
#2: Sixteen children/and young people/were stricken with the mysterious fever,/and none of the familliar remedies/seemed to be any benefit.
#3: The next day after school,/ Jess went down and got the lumber he needed,/ carrying it a couple of boards at a time/to the creek bank.

The Adventures of Frosty Book 1: The Fudgy Journey Chapter 1: Finally There

Frosty the ice cream head is traveling to hot fudge island on a root beer float speed boat. "Almost at hot fudge island" frosty said. "Hot fudge island is a very dangerous place" Frosty's sidekick Pop the Popsicle said. "There are ice creamasaurs ice cream lions and even more dangerous creatures".  "I know that's why I want to go there" said frosty. "What that makes no sense". "I have come here to get the best and biggest pet ever". This reminded Frosty of how he Pop.

The Adventures of Frosty Book 1: The Fudgy Journey Prolouge

In a land where everything is a dessert even the people. There was an ice cream cone man named Frosty. Frosty was a  great adventurer, he had traveled many places but this place will be the most dangerous. He was going to hot fudge island. Hot fudge to ice cream people is like lava. On hot island there was a fudgecano�� ( fudge volcano ). What adventures will Frosty have on hot fudge island only I know.

To be continued 

12 Days Piano

Today a few hours ago, my piano teacher Bryce Harding and I were in the middle of an hour long piano lesson from 4:30-5:30. We were working on the 12 Days of Christmas and I've got to say we went pretty far in the song. We're halfway though. I told him I would practice every day that I can. We are going to finish this song before 2 thursdays from now, which is 12/25/14, or CHRISTMAS!! I will be playing when we unwrap our gifts. I'm REALLY excited to be playing it. It felt like we were playing for hours not 1 hour. I guess time doesn't fly when you're having A LOT OF FUN!!

Funniest Eng. Tech Class EVER!!

 A few days ago in Engineering Technology (Eng. Tech for short), I was reading backgrounders of renewable energy with my friend, Matthew Alarie. We were reading the renewable energy basics backgrounder at re-energy.ca. Matthew and I have been creating a handshake called The  Matthew, Jaylen, and Kevyn Moments Handshake (Jaylen is another friend of mine). We came up with a ton of different things in the handshake. Those things are:


1: When Matthew tried to touch the button on the disc box we came up with "I want to touch it!"


2: When I wouldn't let him touch the button he started fake crying. This came up with fake crying in
     the handshake.


3: When the disc thing came out Matthew recoiled in fear we came up with "AHHH! (scream like a little girl)"




That was the official record of "Handshake movements made in 1 class".

Goodreads Author Response 2: the Grabenstien (another story)

A few days before the Shurtliff response, I had sent a message to Chris Grabenstien the author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library and he replied with this message:

I'm so glad you enjoyed MR. LEMONCELLO and are reading I FUNNY. Read, read, read! Best, Chris.



It was AWESOME!

Goodreads Author reply 1: the Surtliff response (Idea inspred by Thomas Forberg)

Today as I was checking Goodreads, I saw that the author of Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstilsken Liesl Shurtliff had replied to the message I sent her about an hour ago. The reply said:


Hi Kevyn,


I haven't thought of any books past Rump, Jack, and Red, but I can say that Goldilocks is in Red, and she's really good!


Best,
Liesl


I was never more excited in the world (except for when I got a message back from Chris Grabenstien but that's another story)!

The Time I Got Locked Out of the Blogger Application

At home, I was trying to do my AHW or At Home Writing on the Blogger App when it said, "sign in sign up" I clicked "sign in" since I knew Mr. Joseph's Google account (I don't have my own. My parents won't let me create 1). But when I typed in the password and tapped "sign in" (it was on my Ipad Mini) the app crashed. I tried again, but then there was another "sign in   sign up" screen! I decided to go on the website even though it was restricted (I knew the restrictions code). I typed in the restrictions code (this is NOT the restrictions code): 1234 and instantly, my blog post list showed up!     I learned that even though the app version might crash, you can always try the website. Unless there is no website, but I doubt that.

Wonder Literary Essay

In Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie changes by not caring that people would hate his face like he did B.S. (Before School). I know this because the book literally says on pg. 307, "And for the first time I can remember, I wasn't even thinking about my face." This proves that Auggie changed throughout the story. I remember in one part of the book that the 8th grader said "Whoa!" when he saw Auggie's face and Auggie and Jack started cracking up. At the beginning of the book, Auggie is really afraid to go to school because he thought everybody would bully him because of his face. But at the end of the book, Auggie thinks it doesn't matter that SOME people (a.k.a. Julian Albans) didn't like him because of his face.


Kevyn M. Roessler

The Winter Fantasy

"I'm able by means of a secret charm..." I heard the first solo song of the Pied Piper as I walked to the backstage of the Michigan Opera Theatre stage. I was going to be in the MOTCC concert A Winter Fantasy with the Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus (I'm in the MOTCC).  After doing a ton of rehearsal, we were just about to start the fist song which was with the MOTCC Preparatory Chorus and it was called: We Gather Here Together. After, the MOTCCPC (Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus Preparatory Chorus) went backstage but since I was in the principal chorus, we stayed on and sang Wake me a Song, The Pied Piper parts 1-8, This Little Light of Mine, and Little David, Play on Your Harp before we went out and the Prep Chorus went on. They sang 4 songs I don't know, and 2 songs that I did know from my 1st year in the Prep Chorus (I was in Prep for 2 years before this year, my 1st year in principal). They were Come Along and Dance and Evening Prayer.  Then, a group of girls from the Principal Chorus sang a song called Dome Epais. Then, everybody in the principal chorus came out and sang Avec la Garde Montante, an excerpt from the opera Carmen. Next up was a song called 2 French Noels. After that we sang a gospel song called Go Where I Send Thee! This was a cool one because it went into 5-part harmony. Then, every single principal chorus alumni that was the audience (there weren't that many) came up to the stage and sang Come and Sing with everybody in the Principal Chorus. Almost a minute later, the Prep Chorus came on and we (the MOTCC Principal Chorus, the MOTCC Prep Chorus, and the MOTCC Principal Chorus Alumni) sang Sleigh Ride. 

Mrs. Roberts Moment 1: 2nd Day Science/Math Class

On 9/3/14 (the 2nd day of school), I went to Mr. Joseph's room even though I have Math first thing but I didn't know that. The person who told me I had math 1st was Niyathi. Then, I went to 600c and math class w/ Mrs. Roberts had begun. I had just gotten in there when I heard Mrs. Roberts saying, " Our 1st unit will be fractions." Everybody started booing. "Fractions are friends, not foes. I just had a nemoment there." That was the spark of the 5th grade math class of 2014's catchphrase. Then, we were starting the lesson 1.1, which was very easy. Then, I met Colin and Evan (well, I already knew Evan from homeroom). We worked on our Homework and Remembering 1.1.

At 1:00, everybody headed to science. We were watching the movie Blindsight. We have already seen some of it from yesterday so we knew it's about blind kids who are climbing a mountain. We watched the movie for all of Science class.

The Lyrics of the Winter Fantasy Songs

I am in a concert called A Winter Fantasy. These are the lyrics to all the songs exept the whole Pied Piper of Hamelin lyrics,  the Sleigh Ride lyrics, and the Come and Sing lyrics. Come to the Winter Fantasy on 12/7/14 to hear the whole song.

We Gather Here Together: We gather here together with joyful heart and mind. We raise our voices ever our distant souls to bind. To remember in this moment our friendship, love, and joy, that music made together may one day heal mankind. (x2)

Wake me a Song: Out of the silences, wake me a song, beautiful, sad, soft and low. Out of the silences, wake me a hymn, whose sounds are like shadows, soft, and dim. Out of the stillness, tone by tone, cold as a snowflake, low as a moan. Out of the stillness in your heart, a thousand songs are sleeeping there, wake me a song, thou child of art! Out of the darkness, flash me a song, out of the darkness, flash me a song, brightly dark and darkly bright. Brightly dark and darkly, darkly, darkly bright, let itr sweep as a lone star sleeps the shadows of the night, wake me a song, sing it sweet! Where nothing is drear, nothing is drear, or dark or dim, or dark or dim. And Earth's songs soar, and Earth's songs soar into heavenly hymn.

Pied Piper of Hamelin: song too long to write lyrics

This Little Light of Mine: This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it  shine. Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine. Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine. All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine. All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. This little light of mine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Oh, ooo.

Little David, Play on Your Harp: Little David, play on your harp. Halelu, halelu. Little David, play on your harp. Halelu.(x2) Little David was, David was a shepard boy. He killed Goliath and he shouted for joy. Little David was, David was a shepard boy. Don't you he killed Goliath and he shouted for joy. Little David, play on your harp. Halelu, halelu. Little David, play on your harp. Halelu.(x2) Old Joshua was, Joshua was the son of Nun. He never would quit until his work was done. Old Joshua was, Joshua the son of Nun. Don't you know he never, never would give up til his work was done. David played, he danced and sang all day til the heavens rang. Singing songs of joy and praise, David played his harp for the rest of his days. Little David, play on your harp, little David play, on your harp. (x4) Little David play on your harp, Halelu!

Carmen: Lyrics in foreign language.

Two French Noels (only English lyrics): Willie, bring your finest drum, Robin, take your flute and come, play a joyful song of praise, tu-re-lu-re-lu, pat-a-pat-a-pan, play a joyful song of praise on this wondrus day of days. (French lyrics). Long ago on Christmas morn when the holy child was born, shepards from the feilds did come, tu-re-lu-re-lu, pat-a-pat-a-pan, shepards from the fields did come playing on their pipe and drum. (French lyrics). So tis fitting on this day that on instruments we play, like the humble shepard men, tu-re-lu-re-lu, pat-a-pat-a-pan, like the humble shepard men who were there in Bethlem. tu-re-lu-re-lu, (French lyrics). Pat-a-pat-a-pan, (french lyrics).

Go Where I Send Thee!: Children, go where I send thee! How shall, how shall I send thee? I'm gonna seend thee 1 by1, 1 for the little bitty baby, the baby boy, born in Belthlehem. Children, go where I send thee! How shall, how shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee 2 by 2, 2 for Paul and Silas, 1 for the little bitty baby, teh baby boy, born in Bethlehem. Children, go where I send thee! How shall, how shall I send theee? I'm gonna send thee 6 by 6, 6 for the days when the world was fixed, 5 for the bread they did divide, 4 for the gospel writers, 3 for the Hebrew children, 2 for Paul and Silas, 1 for the little bitty baby, the baby boy, born in Bethlehem. Children, go,go,go where I send thee! How shall, how shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee 12 by 12, 12 for the 12 disciples, 11 of them singing in heaven, 10 for the 10 commandments, 9 for the angel choirs divine, 8 for the 8 the flood couldn't take, 7 for the day god layed down his head, 6 for the days when the world was fixed, 5 for the bread they did divide, 4 for the gospel writers, 3 for the HEbrew children, 2 for Paul and Silas, 1 for the little bitty baby, 1 for the little bitty baby, the baby boy born in Bethlehem. (5 part harmony) Children, go where I send thee! How shall, how shallI send thee? Go, go, go, go, go, gog,og,go,gog,og,