iCasiday: The One with the Makeover

Casiday’s first webshow.  Enjoy …



She’s a trip.  Next episode … The One with the Cats.

{School Project} Weather Station

Casiday’s class had to do a weather station in November 2009.  Here is a picture of her “Shoe Box Weather Station.”

{Book Report} Ghost Horse

{November 2009 book report.  The style for this report was to be a business card.}

Ghost Horse by George E. Stanley

I thought that the book was so cool.

{Book Report} The Little Princess

{October 2009 book report.  The format for this report was to be a missing or wanted poster.  Casiday chose to do a missing poster for the main character Sara Crews.}

The Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

MISSING! Sara Crewes

Sara Crewe’s favorite hangouts are her attic, the bakery, & the village.  She also likes to visit Paris, India, & Asia.  Sara is nice, happy, & has good imagination.  She misses her dad.

Sara has long brown hair, tan skin, beautiful green eyes, & ruby red lips.  She was last seen leaving Mrs. Minchen’s seminary going to the bakery.  Sara was wearing a black lace dress & boots.  She had a black bow in her hair.

Sara looks for employment at a place where people help the needy or at the bakery.

If you see Sara please contact Ram-Dass.  Call (912)508-999

{Book Report} Tornado

{September 2009 book report}

This is a story about Pete & his dog Tornado. Pete is sitting out in the field and sees a twister.  The family sees a doghouse moving and there is a black lab.  They keep the dog and name it Tornado.  Pete and his brother were playing cards and Tornado does a trick. A card trick.

Pete’s older brother tells  a story while there is a tornado.  The family has a cat that comes a 5:30 so they named it five thirty.  The family find out that Tornado is the people’s dog that lives across the street.  Named Buddy.  They are still in a tornado and telling stories.

{by Casiday Underwood, 4th grade,  Mrs. Mitchell’s class}

My Christmas Tradition

My favorite Christmas tradition is dancing in "The Nutcracker." What I like about doing "The Nutcracker" is that even if you mess up, no one will ever know!

This year I was a Flower and a Soldier. It was so much fun.

What else is fun is being backstage. We can bring snacks, play our Nintendos, listen to our iPods, and just sit there by yourself (I did that for a minute or two this year).

What makes our Nutcracker special is that we tell the true gift of Christmas ~ Baby Jesus. Just like the nutcracker was a special gift for Clara, Jesus is a special gift for us.

{A note from Mommy ... Casiday is privileged to dance at a Christian performing arts studio and so we have a drama that goes along with the ballet each year. This year, Scott was asked to share the Gospel at the end of both performances ... what a blessing to use the gift of dance in such a God-honoring way! This picture is of the prayer before the show ... that's Casiday and her fellow soldiers joined together in prayer. I am so thankful that she is learning to use her abilities and passions in ways that bring glory to God and share the blessed hope we have in Him!!}

{School Work} The Erie Canal Report

{A report written for Social Studies. Received 100/A+ with "Great job!" comment by Mrs. Mitchell.}

The Erie Canal
by Casiday Underwood

The Erie Canal is a man-made water-way in New York. The Erie Canal starts in Syracuse,New York, and ends in Albany, New York. It was first proposed in 1808 according to The Encyclopedia Britannica. The Canal finally opened October 26, 1825. Wikipedia.com says that the Erie Canal connects the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and is 363 miles long.

This was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard and the western interior of the United States that did not require portage, payment for use, is what Wikipedia.com said. The Canal was and is used to carry produce and other things like coal.

Today the Canal like it was first built does not exist. ErieCanal.com says the Erie Canal was made into part of the New York State Canal in the 1990s. Today the Canal used mainly for recreation and small cargo traffic. Sections of the old canal are owed by the state of New York or have been given to cities or counties. Several sections are now state and national landmarks. Many of the cities along the old Erie Canal have made parks by their section of the path. The Erie Canal is a tourist stop for people all over the globe.