8 cool facts about fingerprints

1. Some animals, like chimpanzees and koalas, have them.
2. People can be born without them.
3. Identical twins have different fingerprints.
4. You can remove your fingerprints
5. They stay the same for your whole life.
6. The ancient Chinese used fingerprints to find out who committed a crime.
7. Scientists can tell the characteristics of a person by their fingerprints.
8. Fingerprints are believed to be unique, but there is no evidence of that.

We did an assignment about trees in literature and my group, with Evan and Ethan, read The Grouchy Ladybug

We had to answer 10 questions about our book.

1. What is the title of your story? The grouchy ladybug
2. Who is the author? Eric Carle
3. Who are the main characters? Two ladybugs
4. What is the plot or storyline of the story? (a short summary is fine here)  The ladybug is very mean and wants to fight, but in the end becomes nice.
5. What role do trees play in the story? A place to eat
6. What is the central conflict of the story? The grouchy ladybug wants to fight everyone
7. What is the outcome or solution to the conflict? The grouchy ladybug fights a whale who shows him to be nice.
8. How are trees used in the story? (main character, prop for action, metaphor or symbol?) A prop 
9. What is the overall message that is conveyed in the story? Be nice and don’t be annoying and mean
10. What should readers learn from reading this story? To not pick fights

We did an assignment about trees in literature and my group, with Evan and Ethan, read the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

We had to answer 10 questions about our book.

1. What is the title of your story? The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2. Who is the author? Eric Carle
3. Who are the main characters? Caterpillar
4. What is the plot or storyline of the story? (a short summary is fine here) The caterpillar is hungry, so he eats a lot, makes a cocoon and becomes a butterfly
5. What role do trees play in the story? The thing that made the caterpillar feel better was a leaf off of a tree, he also made a cocoon off of it.
6. What is the central conflict of the story? The caterpillar needed food
7. What is the outcome or solution to the conflict? He ate a leaf
8. How are trees used in the story? (main character, prop for action, metaphor or symbol?) I think it was a metaphor, because trees make you feel better.
9. What is the overall message that is conveyed in the story? Trees are good and help animals and people live.
10. What should readers learn from reading this story? To be kind to trees.

My tree has seemed to grow since I last saw it.
I was named Julian because my parents liked it.
My name means youthful and bearded.
My tree’s name is Mustard because its leaves are yellowish.  The ant’s name is Tiny because it is tiny.
Optimist means a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something. Pessimist means a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
I am a little bit of both.
In some situations, I am an optimist, but in others I am a pessimist. A situation where I am an optimist is when I take a test that I have studied for. A situation where I am a pessimist is when I am getting bad grades.

This is a book that I made at school with my class. We made it with Ms. Gignoux (https://gignouxart.com/) and it involved a lot of fun art techniques, like screen printing, silk screens, and ink printing. We also collaged different colors on envelopes, where we put writing pieces we had done. When we finished, the tree books went on display at an art gallery. These are some of my writing pieces that went in my envelopes. 

SALUTE TO MY ROOTS! By Julian Woodard

My dad has inspired me to try my best in everything that I do. He is my biggest role model because he is so hardworking. I aspire to be just like him when I grow up. He played baseball as a kid and wanted to go pro, and he never gave up on his dream, which led to him playing in college and getting drafted to the biggest and most famous baseball league on Earth. His persevering mentality is the reason why he is my idol and hero.

My mom is one of the biggest leaders in my life. She drives me to be as smart as she is one day. She’s also taught me how to make friends. Because of her, I strive to change the world for the better. She pushes me to study hard, so I can get high grades and be accepted into a good college. My mom is also a great friend and helps me whenever I am struggling with anything. She is my hero because of her caring personality.

My grandmother is one of the most loving and supportive people that I have ever met. She stops whatever she’s doing to talk to me over the phone. Whenever she is around, everybody is always in a good mood. She is the glue that holds our family together and never gets angry or upset. My grandmother is a great role model and person.

My brother is a great person and has a kind heart. Whether he’s tutoring me (to make money) babysitting me (to make money) or coaching me in basketball (to make money) he always makes it fun. He’s also the smartest person I know and always brings in good grades. Tyler has a bright future in sports or academics, whichever he chooses to do.

My Life List:

1. to be a straight-A student

I want to do this because I need to get good grades to be accepted into a good college (also part of the recruitment process)

1. to get a basketball scholarship (optional)

This is important because it is the first step to the NBA, which is how I want to earn a living.

1. to play D1 basketball/go to the G League

This is how I will get noticed by NBA scouts.

1. to go to a good college (optional)

If I decide to go through the recruitment process, this will help me be noticed.

1. to play pro basketball (G League and/or NBA)

This could happen as early as age 17 if I choose to go to the G League. Basketball is also my dream profession.

1. to donate to people in need

I want to donate because many people throughout the world are homeless.

1. to visit many countries 

I love to travel and visit new places.

1. to make more friends 

This is important to me because I am not very good at making friends. I also think life is lonely without friends.

1. to work for ESPN

I want to do this because I would like to be a sports reporter. 

1. to be a NBA coach 

I want to do this because after I stop playing basketball, I want to still be involved with basketball.

5 things I want for the world are a cure to cancer, new and better technology, less crime/murder rates, world peace, and a solution for world hunger/poverty. These things will make the world a much better place.

I’m playing a stock market game with my class to learn about investing, and we’re reading The Westing Game where one of the characters has a stock market obsession. I made a company called Locked Stocks. I invested in six stocks, which were GameStop (GME), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), Moderna (MRNA), and Pfizer (PFE).

Just so you know, I’m not an analyst, I might have some things that you disagree with. I’m 11. I’m not perfect.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Philadelphia
2. Brooklyn
3. Milwaukee
4. Boston
5. Indiana
6. Miami
7. Atlanta
8. Toronto
9. Cleveland
10. New York
11. Orlando
12. Charlotte
13. Washington
14. Chicago
15. Detroit

WESTERN CONFERENCE (this was hard)

1. Utah
2. LA Lakers
3. LA Clippers
4. Denver
5. Portland
6. Golden State
7. Phoenix
8. Dallas
9. Memphis
10. San Antonio
11. New Orleans
12. Houston
13. Sacramento
14. Oklahoma City
15. Minnesota

FIRST ROUND

1-seed Sixers beat 8-seed Raptors 4-0

4-seed Celtics beat 5-seed Pacers 4-1

3-seed Bucks beat 6-seed Heat 4-3

2-seed Nets beat 7-seed Hawks 4-1

1-seed Jazz beat 8-seed Mavs 4-2

4-seed Nuggets beat 5-seed Trail Blazers 4-3

6-seed Warriors beat 3-seed Clippers 4-3

2-seed Lakers beat 7-seed Suns 4-1

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

1-seed Sixers beat 4-seed Celtics 4-2

2-seed Nets beat 3-seed Bucks 4-3

1-seed Jazz beat 4-seed Nuggets 4-3

2-seed Lakers beat 6-seed Warriors 4-2

CONFERENCE FINALS

1-seed Sixers beat 2-seed Nets 4-3

2-seed Lakers beat 1-seed Jazz 4-2

FINALS

2-seed Lakers beat 2-seed 76ers 4-2

Finals MVP: LeBron James

Ok, so there’s been a lot of drama in the NBA this season, I’m just overviewing it today.

• JAMES HARDEN TO THE NETS (what? how?)
• Seth Curry’s been a beast (no, not a typo) 17 ppg,  100% from the line,  59.5% from three, 60% field goal (he’s back tonight after testing positive)
• Stephen A. wants Kyrie to retire because he’s missed the last 7 games due to personal reasons (he’s back tonight! first game of the nets’ big three!)
• Julius Randle is looking like LeBron’s successor
• KELLY OUBRE PLEASE STOP SHOOTING THREES WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING SIX A GAME TAKE A HINT YOU HAVE THE WORST SHOOTING START TO A SEASON EVER YOU STARTED TWO FOR THIRTY COME ON PLEASE STOP YOU’RE FIFTEEN FOR SEVENTY-FOUR
• Steph Curry is being a little inconsistent (we’re gonna make the playoffs, but might not make it far)
• The Grizzlies took a pretty big hit with Ja and Jaren gone
• The T-Wolves are not looking like a pro team
• The Lakers are looking like they’re going back-to-back
• The Suns are good?
• The Spurs are good?
• The Raptors are bad?
• OVERTIME ESPN AND HOUSE OF HIGHLIGHTS PLEASE STOP POSTING ABOUT LAMELO I DON’T CARE IF HE MADE A GOOD PASS
• Caris LeVert has a kidney tumor (Harden may have saved his life)
• The Cavs want to trade or waive Kevin Porter Jr. after he threw food in the locker room

That’s about it for today

I’m back a day later and I’m updating you on what happened yesterday

• Clint Capela posted 27 points, a career-high 26 rebounds, and 5 blocks (him, Shaq, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Patrick Ewing are the only people to do that in the last 35 years)
• KD, Harden, and Kyrie combined for 71% of their team’s points last night in a loss to Cleveland, with Durant having 38 points, 12 boards, and 8 assists, Irving scoring 37 points, and Harden putting up a triple-double with 21 points, 12 dimes, and 10 rebounds (nobody else on the team had more than 16 points, 3 assists, and 9 rebounds) 
• Cole Anthony was absolutely cold-blooded (he had a fading, buzzer-beating, game-winning three)
• Joel Embiid dropped 42 (his second 40-point game this season)
• The Wizards got their sixth consecutive game postponed due to the virus

I’m doing a playoff predictions post, so be sure to look at that

HE’S BACK, BABYYYYYYYYYY!

Steph Curry just had two 29-point games, one of which the Warriors lost, one of which they one, but still, Stephen Curry is definitely back. After suffering a broken left hand in November of 2019 against the Phoenix Suns, he was out until March, and only played one game due to the shutdown. The Warriors weren’t invited to the bubble as they had the worst record in the league, at 15-50. They had a pretty good offseason, acquiring Kelly Oubre Jr., Brad Wanamaker, Kent Bazemore, James Wiseman, and Nico Mannion. Klay Thompson, after just getting back from an ACL injury, tore his Achilles at a workout. Steph is getting a little old (he’s turning 33 in March) but he’s still an MVP candidate and doesn’t have his fellow Splash Brother, but does have a good young team around him, and they can be a top seed in the West.

picture of a cutout I have in my room