Hi! In LA class we made tree books. Basically they are tree shaped books, (see pics for example) and inside we put poems and paragraphs of our writings. We made them by visiting Ms. Gignoux (https://gignouxart.com/). We started out by doing screen painting, which was painting parts of our class poem (everyone made a poem about the tree we adopted then added it all together) onto some painted paper. Next, we did akua ink printing with plants, although I didn’t get to do it, it looked really cool and I got to use them for the next thing we did. That carries on to the next thing, collaging. We took the akua ink plants, and cut them to fit our tree books. It was really fun and looked cool at the end. Lastly we put two or three envelopes to our tree book and collaged those too!
Overall I really enjoyed doing this project because it was different from most things we do in school. It was fun and exciting. All of the steps were something new that I tried.
Here is a copy of my “Branches” writing that I made about my goals for myself and my goals for the world.
Branches, Reaching Toward the Sky
My Wish Tree
By: Jenna Kim
- Win one golf world championship. This goal is important because I’ve been trying to do this for 6 years. Also because if I do win, then all my hard work will pay off.
- Meet new friends. This is important to me because when I meet new friends, I can be happier. And I would like friends that I can have for the rest of my life.
- Find new hobbies. This is important because I would like to find new hobbies I will continue to do forever. Also because hobbies are really fun and I meet new people.
- Get all A’s for the rest of the time I’m in school until college. This is important to me because if I have good grades, I will get into a good college. Also because it will make my family proud of me.
- Go to an IVY league school. This goal is important to me because if I do, my parents will be very proud. Also because I’ve been wanting to since I was very young.
- Play golf for college. This is important to me because I love golf and hope to do it more in the future. And because even when I’m in college I want to still win tournaments, because I enjoy that.
- Go to medical school. This goal is important to me because if I do my parents will be proud of me. Also because this will help me be a doctor.
- Become a doctor. This goal is important to me because this will help me get money for the future. Also because I’ve been wanting to be a doctor for as long as I can remember.
- Be happy. This is important because if I’m not happy then life will be depressing. Also because being happy will make my life fun and enjoyable.
- Have a family. That is important because I feel like I will be happier with kids. Also because just being a doctor all day every day will be boring so I want something exciting happening.
I hope the world will find peace with every country and never have wars and should get rid of violence. Also one day hopefully there will be no racist people or any discrimination. Everyone should be treated completely equal no matter how they look. Also I hope no one will be in poverty, and the minimum wage will be more than enough to support someone. I also hope that people will make more biodegradable things to be recycled. That will really help our environment. My last thing is I hope there will be no (or very little) pollution. Pollution is harmful to animals and that’s not good.
Now this is the Salute to my Roots writing that I did. Basically it’s everyone that I think has made an impact on my life!
SALUTE TO MY ROOTS!
Jenna Kim
My mom has made a huge impact on my life. She has taught me that not everything is so important in life. For example, if I don’t do well in a golf tournament, my mom is the first person to cheer me up and say it doesn’t matter. Similarly, my mom was the one to introduce me to all of my favorite hobbies that I will continue to do hopefully for a long time. Instead of doing things for herself, she does things for me. She always puts everyone else first as well. My mom always makes time for my brother and me, and always thinks about us. She does so much for me and I really appreciate it.
My dad has made an equal amount of an impact on my life. He inspires me so much. He is a doctor at Duke and went to good colleges, which is exactly what I want to do in life as well. If it weren’t for him, I would have had a much harder time deciding what I want to do. Not only that, he is a great parent. He works so hard at everything, he doesn’t get mad, and helps me when I need it. He is really funny, and I love when he sends me funny photos and videos. It is so cool to have such a successful person as one of my parents. I am so glad he is my dad!!
Even though I don’t see my Grandma (on my mom’s side) very often, she has made a difference in my life. She has a great personality, and is the nicest person I know. Whenever I find out she is coming, I get so excited. I love it when she bakes for me, and I love to help her. That is one of my favorite things to do with her, and I will keep those memories forever. I am just glad she still chooses to travel all the way from Toronto to North Carolina. She always does fun things with me and she is so hard working. She will do anything to make my brother and I happy. I am so lucky to have her as my Grandma!!!
I chose to write about my first grade teacher, Mrs. Suggs. Even though I was only in her class for one year, I will always remember her. So far Mrs. Suggs is my favorite teacher I’ve ever had, and I’ve had close to 30 teachers. She taught me and my brother and we both agree she is the nicest person ever. She loves teaching so much and I love seeing all her joy. (She’s been teaching for decades!) Everyone I know loves Mrs. Suggs. She taught me to always be kind and think about others. I can’t describe what she has done for me but everything she did was amazing. The fact that I still remember this 6 years later means she meant a lot to me and made an impact on my life.
If you go back to the beginning of this post, you’ll see that I described how I made the tree books. If you want to see what they look like, then here it is!!!