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The Butterfly Weed is a wild flower found in all regions of Texas.It has orange and red  petals that bloom in June through September.Its scientific name is Asclepias tuberosa and its scientific classification is Asclepiadaceae.It can grow to be up to 2 feet tall and grows in sandy well-drained soil.It likes full sun and does not need a lot of water.Did you know these flowers produce a large quantity of nectar throughout the growing season?You can find this flower no matter where you are.                                     I found my info at www.aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu

2 things I learned this year was how to divide and how to reconise angles.2 things I struggled with was fractions and fraction.2 things that surprised me was I got my uncles teacher and we got a new principal.2 things that disappointed me were no fun friday and 3 STAAR Tests.

In reading we have been reading a series.The books we have read so far are called A Paradise Called Texas and Willow Creek Home.The main characters are Mina, a 12 year old girl with a lot of spirit,Minchen(Mama), and Ernst Jordan (Papa).These 3 go on an exciting adventure.But sadly,in the middle of the book Mama dies.After that Mina and Papa join forces with the Kaufmanns for a better life.In the end Papa comes home from work and is very sick.Mina goes for Lisette a family friend to go and watch over Papa.While she watches over him Mina goes to see Chief Custaleta the Indian chief.Custaleta sees that a shaman goes to help Papa and all is well.In Willow Creek Home Papa marries Lisette and Mina gets a new mother.In the middle you find out Lisette is pregnant.Then during Christmas Mina gets a Comanche horse named Tucan.One day Mina rides Tucan to deliver cookies to the other Willow Creek families.On her way back she hears a Comanche.She warns the other folks and Daniel a fellow creeker (also known as Mina’s crush)stays the rest of night.Later in the story Lisette has a baby boy.She names him Peter.Then the Comanches become to much to handle.So,Mina and the men go to form an alliance with the Lipan tribe of indians.There Mina sees an old friend.It is the indian Amaya.The girls ride to look pout point and Mina is captured by Comanches.Mina makes it back to Papa and all is well.My favorite part of the book is when baby Peter was born.It was my favorite because I really love babies. I really recomend these books because they are full of adventure.

Baby Peter                   

The ReMax Realty people came today and gave us a presentation about hot air balloons.I learned that balloons have a weight limit and that the higher the temp.gets the hotter the air has to be in the balloon.Also I learned that the first air balloon was made in the 1700’s.Did you know that the first things to fly in one were a duck,a sheep,and a rooster?The coolest thing I learned was the more weight is in the basket the more air has to go in the balloon.