Charlotte

I Think Mrs. West Goes to Too Many Meetings

I notice that Mrs. West goes to too many meetings. This makes me think that she is learning a lot, but sometimes she is gone more than half the week. When she is gone, we have to have substitutes that are always really strict. When they are strict I get mad and then I’m mad all day. The only substitutes that I like are Kim and Michelle. Also, I don’t like her being gone because I like the way she teaches. Another reason I think she goes to too many meetings is that I have usually already learned the stuff Mrs. West teaches after her meetings. This is why I think Mrs. West goes to too many meetings. Plus, I just miss her.

Hannah

My Journey to Florida
By Hannah

It’s a 3 or 4 hour trip to Fort Meyers, Florida. That’s where we land when we go to Sanibel Island. We rent a car and drive across a bridge on a little of the ocean. Then we drive to our house. The house that we go to is just for our family and relatives. My great grandpa had the house built. It is just up the hill from the beach. One time when we were coming to the house from the beach, I saw a tortoise on the path. My mom said it was probably a Gopher Tortoise. I felt proud of myself because I spotted the tortoise. It was in the bushes then slowly walked across the path. We collect shells every day. Sometimes we go to “Ding” Darling. “Ding” Darling is a place where animals can come and go as they want. You can either go in your car or you can walk. We see Mango Tree Crabs, raccoons, alligators, and all sorts of birds. There are Anhinga, Egrets, Herons, and your everyday songbird. My dad teases me whenever we go there about falling into the swamp with alligators. Being in Florida makes me happy. I love the sound of the waves and the smell of the sea. I love having wildlife all around me. I love Florida.

Nicholas 2

Persevere

I really love to play video games. I can just play, and play for hours. Yea, sometimes I lose but I use it to learn how to beat the challenge. For example I was playing Naruto Clash of Ninja 2 on my Game Cube. I kept being beat by this guy called Gara of the Desert, and I was Naruto Uzamaci. He kept hitting me with deadly combos, but finally I beat him. It makes me remember, if I persevere I can beat any challenge.

Angela

Cabins

Do you have a cabin? If you do I bet you would have lots of fun. If you don’t then here’s an essay about what exactly they are.

Cabins are totally fun, most of them are right by lakes. It’s just I would want everyone to feel the same feeling I’m feeling when I think about mine. I want everyone to know what they are, how there fun and your opinion about them.

Cabins are places you can relax, play all day or just simply sit and stare. I wish everyone had one. In my opinion there the best place ever!

You could spend quality time with your family. And that’s just a few of the millions of reasons I should tell you about this.

Emma

Favorites

I believe it is important for people to do things they like and have fun.

I can’t wait any longer, I thought. It was the first real day of horse camp and I had a horse named Thunder. I had put on her saddle with great care and love. She was the best! Some horses puff out their belly when you put on the saddle. (Thunder did this.)
I was standing next to her waiting to mount .Then, I looked back at my horse and saw her saddle had slipped to her stomach because she had puffed it way out! Half laughing, I said “Thunder!” and she lightly stepped on my toe.

I then had a counselor put on the saddle. I was covered in sand and laughing for 5 minutes!
It is important I think that people do their favorite things like I did, with their greatest care. People should have a little time to do something they want. This is good for everyone to know because otherwise people might be grumpy and unfun.

Even though you might have trouble (like in the story) doing your favorite thing if you just keep trying you will get it. For me horseback, caring for animals, playing viola, reading, and writing are the best. What are your favorites?

Emma

Ice Caps Away!
Outside it is gray and old snow covers the ground. My parents talked about the snow and Global Warming. Global Warming is a terrible thing if you think about the animals that live where the ice caps are melting you would feel even worse. Polar bears, penguins, seals and much more are losing their homes and going extinct by the minute! People like these animals-they don’t want them to be gone! Most people actually know about this but don’t even care! Not at all! They don’t talk about it or try not to pollute as much. I wish I could do more to help also. At least I am interested. I am going to help by learning more and noting more people in on Global Warming. I hope reading this will make others want to help out too.

Dominic

Drawing a Cartoon

By: Dominic

I feel like if I draw every day I can be very good. Good enough to draw a cartoon with Nick. Not only a cartoon but a comic and trading cards too. We don’t know what it will be called but we know it will be really good. If we don’t make it big at least well have made a cartoon. Well be pretty sad if it doesn’t go on T.V. I believe that we can do anything.

Nicholas

The Ants in our Classroom

I’ve noticed the ants have died away. They’re gone forever. They have gone to heaven. They’re feasting on foods they have never thought existed. We will miss them crawling around and up our shirts. We can not play with them any more. But it makes me think they’re probably very happy.