Poor Maggie’s ‘Mazen Smoothies

Ingredients

--Frozen Fruit of your choice (I like any kind of berry)
--Greek yogurt
--Sweetener such as maple syrup, jams, or honey
--Skim milk

Put fruit in a blender and blend until chunky. Add sweetener
And blend some more then add the Greek yogurt and milk. Blend until satisfaction

Try these funky mixes!!

Aloha Sipper
Mix Mango, pineapple, and banana
Use agave nectar for sweetener

Berry Blast
Mix blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries
Use blueberry jam for sweetener

Coco-nana
Use bananas and use chocolate syrup

Should we feel sorry for Rebecca Black?

Most of you have seen the Rebecca Black singing “Friday” video. And you think, Oh she is such a bad singer, the song dumb! Well I have the real story on how she got set up--- Rebecca was a ordinary girl, and she was interested in singing, acting, and dancing. Her mom wanted her daughter to not be a pop star. Rebecca pleaded to do an audition and her mom said, “ Music is hard work and I’ll let you do 1 video to show you how hard it can be.” So she talked to a company called ARK music factory where parents pony up money to let there children sing. The company shoots the video, writes the song, and hires the extras. Rebecca loved shooting the video and she wanted to do another one. Her mother posted the video on youtube and people started writing bad comments. And even the company admits the song was dumb. So there you have it...The story of a girl who want to sing.

Here’s the NPR story if you want to read more:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/03/18/134652534/ridiculed-youtube-singer-rebecca-black-grabs-a-mountain-of-bull-by-the-horns

My film career

Last fall I starred in a book trailer with my friend Alanna. I thought you’d like to see it.



“I am big, it’s the pictures that got small."

Summer Boredom Busters

If you don’t know what to do during summer you could always….

1. Draw a picture and tape it on your wall

2. Read a book

3. Go to a pool with your friend and dress In rainbow colors

4. Play dress up

5. Write a story

6. Draw a sketch of your prom outfit

7. Make a funny video

8. Bake something

9. Make up a dance to your favorite song

10. Draw an idea for an invention

11. Read my blog

12. Write a letter

13. Watch an old movie

14. Look online for craft ideas

15. Go window shopping

16. Braid your hair

17. Make a comic and send it to me to put in the blog

18. Call a relative

19. Make a smoothie

20. Think

Shark Fin Soup

When you think of sharks, you think of a big man-eating monster like Jaws. Sharks rarely eat people, and if they did, then that means that the swimmer got too close or the shark confused the swimmer with a seal. Sharks are valuable creatures, and they keep the food chain balanced. If sharks were extinct, then who would eat smaller fish? The smaller fish would over-populate and then all the plankton that they would eat would be gone. And that would cause other fish that ate plankton to go hungry, die, and the whole thing would fall apart. Some cultures don’t think about it that way because there is a dish called shark fin soup, which is a traditional wedding or banquet meal. Fisherman catch a shark and slice off its fin and just throw the dying body back in the ocean as trash. The fishing industry earns millions of dollars for that.

Because of this, over one-third of the shark population is on the edge of becoming extinct. There is a website like eBay that sells shark fins instead of home goods. If you want to help ask a teacher or librarian if there are any good clubs that are involved in helping the cause. Also, if you eat shark fin soup please consider trying something else.

Here’s a place you can read more about the plight of sharks— http://www.stopsharkfinning.net