Holiday Celebration Blog Post – Khalil

Hi I am Khalil and during the winter break I don’t have any Holidays because my religion is Islam. In October I had my holiday called Eid. Eid actually comes twice in one year. The Eid that just passed is the one where Muslims celebrate the sacrifice of the prophet Ibrahim.

On the day of Eid my family has to wake up early to go and pray. The prayers are usually held at a hotel in a ball room. After we pray my family buys french toast bread, and my mom makes french toast for breakfast. My mom’s french toast is the best. After breakfast it is finally time to open presents. Last year I got 350 dollars and a Nexus 7 from, my parents and a laptop. On the actual day of Eid just my immediate family, meaning the people that I live with celebrate together, then the next day I would celebrate with the rest of my family. The best thing about celebrating Eid twice is I get double the presents.

So since I don’t have any holidays coming up I am going to Virgina to go snowboarding and snowtubing. I am really excited to go because it is my first time. I already have all of my gear and all that so I am ready to hit the slopes.   In my opinion the best part about the holidays is the food and getting together with my family. I think it is lots of fun to get together with my cousins and uncles and everyone else to celebrate a holiday.

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Week #4 Activity #4 By Khalil

One thing that is important to me is that I learn how to play the piano. This is important to me because a couple of years ago my great grandmother gave a real piano for my birthday and she told me she wanted me to be able to play her a nice and long song. My grandmother is 96 so I want to learn the piano soon so I will be able to play her a song.

Another thing that is important to me is my karate medals from my first tournament. I won two golds and one silver. There were three things I had to do at the tournament. The first thing I had to do was break boards. I won first place in that part of the tournament. The next thing I had to do was perform fighting techniques and I won first place in that to. The last thing I had to do was fight. I had to fight gs are four people. Three of them I beat, but the last person was a black belt so I lost one to nothing. Since I did not beat all four people I came in second place but that was still a good position to be in.

These are two of the many things that are important or special to me. So I will hold on to them for a very long time.

Week #4 Activity #4   

 

The Midnight Vampire train-by Khalil

   Zach loved riding on trains, in fact he rode one everyday for fun. After searching on his computer he found a new train called The Midnight Vampire Train, on the bottom it said, “Once you’re on there is no getting off”…

 Zach laughed hard. He knew it was some person trying to scare people so he clicked to buy tickets. He noticed there was only one time available – midnight. He shrugged his shoulders and bought a ticket for himself.

 Zach boarded the train. As he was walking to his seat he noticed the conductor had blood on his shirt and teeth. It gave Zach the chills. When everyone was seated the train started to move. It went faster and faster then it stopped. It started up again but this time it was going up a hill. At the top of the hill it stopped at the entrance of a cave. There was a sign that said, The Vampire Cave.

The train entered the cave. All was silent except the noise of the train moving along the track. Suddenly the lights went out, smoke filled the train and Zach couldn’t see a thing. He heard screams coming from the back of the train. Something grabbed him, and he screamed in pain. Something bit him in the arm. He felt blood gushing from his arm. He knew the conductor was a vampire and he was the one that bit him. Holding his arm he tried to escape from the train but he couldn’t find the door. The floor opened up from under him causing Zach and other passengers to fall. They fell into a dark cave. He heard laughing coming from the back of the cave, ten vampires came from the corner. Everyone screamed in horror. Then the floor closed and the train slowly started to return to the station leaving Zach and the other passengers to their fate.

 

One For The Murphys – Heroes – By Khalil

In One For The Murphys, I think there are three heroes. One person I think is a hero is  Julie because she took Carley in and is helping her in so many ways. Mrs.Murphy put her in school and treats her very well. I also think Carley is a hero. She took care of the boys when the parents were at the hospital. She made dinner, helped Adam and cleaned around the house. Without Carley, I don’t know what the family would have done since  Mrs. Murphy said the boys could not come to the hospital. Jack is also a hero because he is a fire fighter. Jack risks his life for other people by running into burning buildings to save people. I think these three people are heroes in way. They all help other people because they care and to me  that is what makes a hero.

 

Week #3- Town and Country

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Hi. I am Khalil and I live in the quiet town of Staatsburg and like where I live. I like that it’s nice and relaxing. I also feel nice and safe where I live. I would not want to live in a big city. I think there are too many people and pollution.

There are some things I like about the city. What I like about the city are all the lights at night. The lights look really cool to me. I also like the noise of the cars and planes. What I don’t like about the city is that there are lots of people and more crime scenes. I also don’t like how people are so loud and crazy. It can feels kind of weird to me. Also the pollution in the city is horrible I do not like that at all.

Some things I like about Staatsburg…I like that in Staatsburg it’s more calm and relaxing and not so noisy like in the City. I also like that there are not many people and commotion happening on the streets. What I don’t like about Staatsburg is that sometimes there is nothing really exciting  going on, unlike in the City, so sometimes it can get a little boring.

In conclusion, I like where I live and I am happy I don’t live in the City. That’s why I have more cons for the City than Staatsburg.

 Week #3 Town and Country

Summer Vacation-by Khalil

My favorite week in summer was when I went to Orlando Florida, and it was a lot of fun. We took a plane to Florida. Our airport was JFK, our plane was Jetblue. It has been a while since I have flown on a plane so it was very exciting for me. The ride was 3 hours but I kept busy. On the plane I was watching The Lego Movie and eating chips, cookies, and plantains.

When we got to Florida we hopped off the plane and went to get our rental car. When we had our car we drove to our hotel. The hotel was nice.It was like a mini house. It also had an outdoor pool. We bought some stuff for breakfast like waffle batter, cereal, oatmeal and eggs. I went swimming on the first day and the pool was great.

  The next day we were on our way to Disney World. We did all the theme parks in four days. The first park we went to was Magic Kingdom. We saw shows and parades. We also had funnel cake and it tasted great. I also went on many rides.My favorite were Space Mountain and Splash Mountain.  My favorite theme park was Hollywood Studios. The rides there are awesome. My favorite rides were Rock N Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror.I had a great time in Florida because there was so much to do. I will always remember this trip and I hope my family can go back for another great time at Florida.