Aliyah's Company

Hello Readers, In 4th grade we read a story called “So You Want to be President” by Judith St. George. We learned a lot about what presidents from the past did. We also learned about what our president now does. His name is President Barack Obama. We had to google Ask.com and research to find out who the President’s cabinet members are. Here is what I found out: The Secretary of Interior is Kenneth L. Salazar The Secretary of Defense is Robert M. Gates The Secretary of Treasury is Timothy F. Geithner The Secretary of Commerce is Gary F. Locke The Secretary of Justice is General Eric H. Holder, Jr. The Secretary of Agriculture is Thomas J. Vilsack The Secretary of Labor is Hilda L. Solis The Secretary of Health and Human Services is Kathleen Sebelius The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is Shaun L. S. Donovan The Secretary of Transportation is Raymond L. LaHood The Secretary of Energy is Steven Chu The Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is

Hello Readers, This is a letter I had to write to my teacher in the 4th grade. We were studying how to write letters. Dear Mr. Hayes, This new life is very fun, now that I moved to Paris, France. The French food has amazed me, because it was so-so good! The Eiffel Tower was towering over all the other buildings. The sculptures in the museums were made of stone and glass. I longed to see my mom's face. I was not bewildered by the accent, because I learned French before I came. I longed to see my homeland again. AM Picture source: ttp://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Aushzy6fUfoRIiQKexp96zObvZx4?fr=yfp-t-892-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF8&p=eiffel%20tower&vm=r

Hello Readers, This is the word of the day: Word: grotto Part of speech: noun Definition: a small cave Synonyms: caver, burrow Sentence: The 5 ton elephant could not fit inside the the grotto, because he was too big.

Hello Readers, This is the word of the day: Word: glutton Part of speech: noun Definition: Person who eats and drinks excessively Synonyms: food lover Sentence: People who eat 200 hotdogs for one meal are gluttons.

Hello Readers, This is the word of the day: Word: gregarious Part of speech: adjective Definition: Outgoing, sociable Synonyms: friendly Sentence: The clown was gregarious because he talked to the children and made them laugh.

Hello Readers, Word of the Day: Word: Succumb Part of speech: Adjective Definition: To give in to a stronger power, yield Synonyms: submit, surrender Antonym: victorious Sentence: The 20 warriors did not succumb to the 100 warriors even though they were outnumbered.

Hello Readers, In 5th grade, we have a word to learn everyday. This is the first word of the day: Word: Unconscionable Part of speech: Adjective Definition: Unscrupulous, shockingly, unfair or unjust Synonyms: dishonarable, intedensibly, disraceful Antonym: fair, just Sentence: Penny gave her bike to someone else after she promised it to me, that was an Unconscionable act.