Presents

Journals Group: Brayden, Patrick & Shayla (Letter K) Week 1: 'Picking The Project' In this first week of creating the Ice Sculpture, we decided that our ice sculpture will be a christmas tree, with a star on top and lights on it. We came up with this idea by thinking of things related to christmas and light. We are going to make it with snow for the most part and food coloring. What we want to do just simply get a hollow christmas tree decoration, fill with water, let it freeze outside, then cut it out. We don't know how well this will work but we're planning on giving it a try. If this doesn't work we will plan to make a mound of snow and chisle it to look like a tree which we will dye green.

Week 2: 'Plans Gone Wrong! Plan A, B, and C?!' At the start of this week we were enthused to get started on what we were hoping to be by far the best Ice Sculpture in the class. Having karma be the way it is, our cocky attitudes were getting shoved back in our face. When we googled where you can buy a plastic modeling tree, made to fill with water, and open up to make a wonderfully fantastic christmas tree, we were shocked. This wasn't no dollarama kind of thing you can get for $1.50. However, if you we just to do some lovely scientific notation and move the decimal two places to the right, then you'll get the real price. That's right. One Hundred and Fifty Dollars! So since everyone has a plan B, we went to ours. Make a tree out of snow. Realizing we had roughly 6 school days to work on this, this task is now seeming more impossible than seeing Vince from the Sham-wow, making a good comercial. So, time to move onto plan... C?? Our last minute, ditch effort is now in session, we are moving on to our final idea. Make presents. This quick simple idea came to mind realizing we need something quick and simple. Let's see how this goes for week 3!



Week 3: 'Finally Finishing The Masterpiece' Here we go. Our big race for the finish. Everyone is pinching in to get this done. I'm (Brayden) reminding Shayla to freeze ice blocks to make some presents. Shayla is taking this Great advice and is doing exactly that. And Patrick, is... well he's probably watching T.v and eating some cake. Yup, his hard work is paying off. Friday is coming up on us like a fat kid on a smartie and we are confident this will be done. Things are turning out to be good, we were worried we were going to be 'that group' that never finished and would haunt us for the rest of our high school careers. However, this is not the case and we should be able to finish our presents by thursday if Patrick keeps on doing what he's doing. Just so everyone does know though, getting ice out of the containers is tough. I don't care what you say, with the minds of us 3, this is by far, the hardest thing I've ever done, I don't know about Shayla, but for me and Patrick, it's a struggle. This wraps up our journals, and Good luck to every in the contest. Just remember, if you ain't first, your last. There's my morale support for you.

Comment: -sounds like you are working everything together, keep up the good work- Joel - Hahahahahahahaha Good job brayden. i like the nice paragraph you wrote up here, it was very creative and i enjoyed having the pleasure to read this. From.. Jordan Arnason. also good job shayla and patrick.

Looks good so far guys! keep up the good work! - Lauren

Haha, love your journals! Good luck, guys! - Dana M.

Really enjoyed your journals. Cant wait to see the finished sculpture. -Alicia S.

Looks good so far! we are doing a present to. Good idea hopefully it turns out good.- Tori B

The journals are hilarious and very comical I guess we will have a batlle of the presents.-Cody S

Good job on your present, let's see how it turns out!- Jennifer L

Its looking good hope it turns out the way you want it Good Luck! - Naila Ch.

Haha your journals are great. Good job guys, nice contribution Patrick..... hahhahaha just jokes. -Joely W

Looks good. Can't wait too see it! - Amtul A It's too bad your first plans didn't work out i hope it all works out in the end! - Kelsey E

Your journals are quite funny. Sounds like it's going to look great! Good luck : ) - Crystal K

I like how you used the tree to put the presents under, VERY NICE! - Colton M