2010-2011 Eye of the Tiger - Red Oak Community Schools

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Red Oak Community Schools
2010-2011
Table of Contents:
Carol Nielsen’s class……………… Kindergarten
Melinda Smits’ class……………….Kindergarten
Trish Fellers’ class……………………..2nd Grade
Barb Kelly’s class……………………….2nd Grade
Rebecca Sterbick’s class………………. 2nd Grade
Jen Bruce’s class………………………..3rd Grade
Mark Erickson’s class…………………. 3rd Grade
Bev Hambright’s class………………….3rd Grade
Brandy Pease’s class…………………… 3rd Grade
Tracy Vannausdle’s class……………… 3rd Grade
Sonia Kunze’s class…………………….4th Grade
8th Grade Submission
High School Submissions
If You Give a Kindergartener a Cookie
by Miss Smits‟ Kindergarten Class
If you give a Kindergartener a cookie, they‟ll probably blow up. If they blow
up, they will go wild! If they go wild, the teacher will probably throw bubble
gum in their faces. If the teacher throws bubble gum in their faces, the kids
will probably throw it everywhere in the room. If the kids throw it everywhere
in the room, they will SCREAM! If they scream, Mr. Laughlin will come in
and throw suckers. If Mr. Laughlin throws suckers, the kids will eat them. If
the kids eat the suckers, they will give Mr. Laughlin a cookie and a hug!
Mrs. Fellers 2010-2011 Second Grade
The Perfect Poem
By Madison Bruce
A poem just perfect for me and you.
Helps you figure out exactly what to do.
You could write a poem about colors or pigs,
or a poem about Debby‟s new fancy jigs.
You could write a poem about fires.
That‟s what you could do.
But you need to find a poem just perfect for you.
Persian Cats
By Crysta Wells
Persian cats come in lots of different colors; some even can be blue cream.
Persian cats have a noble expression and very, very soft silky fur. Did you
know Persian cats really need to be brushed daily? Persian cats become very
playful at three to six weeks old.
My School Life
By Jet Echternach
My life at school is fun. My teacher is nice. I have many friends by saying “hi,
what‟s your name?” My school is very cool. My principal is retiring on May
31, 2011.
School
By Brooklyn Johnson
School is learning, school is experiencing a world of learning. Oceans of fun,
friendships, and working hard. The school is filled with hard working teachers
and students. But most of all good work.
The Rain Forest
By Lexy Fridolph
The rain forest is special to us. It rains almost every day in the rainforest. Lots
of animals live in the rain forest. I like the toucan. The rain forest is an
amazing place.
Whales
By Kennedy Eitzen
Whales are mammals that live in the ocean. The blue whales are the largest
animals on earth. A blue whale can weigh about 220 tons. Its length is about
10 feet long.
Wolves Are Cool
By Hannah Gray
Wolves are related to dogs. Did you know that? I hope you do. There are
hundreds of different types of wolves in the world. Wolves hunt at dark times
of the day or at night. Did you know that male wolves are usually a little or
maybe a lot bigger than female wolves?
Beavers
By Corbin Wolfe
Beavers are very busy swimming. Beavers can chew a through a tree in two
hours. Beavers are very busy carrying sticks to build their home stick by stick.
Beavers are busy finding mud at the bottom of the water so they can pack the
mud on their home so it won‟t get washed away.
Spring
By Luke Mutschler
Spring is when the leaves bloom on the trees.
Spring is when the birds begin to sing.
Spring is when new things begin.
The Sun
By Alexa McCunn
The sun is 93 million miles away for Earth. If it was closer the Earth would be
really hot! The sun is a star; it is the closest star to Earth. The sun is really
important because it helps the plants on Earth grow and it gives us light. So the
daytime isn‟t dark.
Dolphins
By Jordan Adams
Dolphins live in the ocean. Dolphins have babies called calves. The dolphin is
linked to the killer whale. Dolphins can grow to be large and some live in
captivity. They learn tricks. But the dolphin really loves to play free in the
ocean.
Fall
By Kamyrn Wendt
Fall is awesome because leaves change colors and fall to the ground. Robins
are out singing and searching for food. It is beautiful outside with all the
colors. Some fall days are warm and sunny and some days are cold and rainy.
My Black Dog
By Cami Porter
My black dog is so sweet. I love her because she is cuddly and black. She looks
so cute with her little brown eyes and her big happy tail. I love her so much,
but she loves me even more.
Tigers
By Tyler Strunk
Tigers are the world‟s biggest cat. They are endangered species. There use to be
millions of here on Earth, sadly there only a few thousand left. Tiger is not
spelled T-i-e-g-u-r, but T-i-g-e-r.
Girl Scouts
By Madison Madden
Girl Scouts are cool! We went to the theater. Every other Thursday we have
our meetings. On the April 17, 2011 my troop went to Breadeaux Pizza. It was
so much fun and good food too. I wish Girl Scouts were everyday.
Summer
By Jade Gregory
Summer is fun.
The sun is shining on our backs.
This seems to be a great time to go and have fun playing in the cool pool
water.
Summer!
Mrs. Kelly‟s 2nd Grade Class
Blakely Berendes……………………………………………The Bat in my House
Cheyenne Boles………………………………………………My Brother Damon
Dominick Brittain……………………………………………………The Ugly Elf
Araina Brummett……………………………………………..First Day of School
Leonel Chinchilla………………………………………………………..Yesterday
Dashon Fussell……………………………………………………Bumblebee Bats
Kadee Gass………………………………………………………………Y.M.C.A.
Morgan Graber………………………………………My Grandpa and Grandma
Tevin Hardy…………………………………………………………………Soccer
Jordan Holaday…………………………………………………………….Friends
Abbey Jones………………………………………………………………..Jellyfish
Jenna Kyln……………………………………………………...Family Fun Night
Fernando Lepe……………………………………………………..P.E. is the Best
Hunter Portales………………………………………………My Favorite Special
Shelby Pruett……………………………………………………..Easter‟s Coming
Yovanni Ramos………………………………………………………...Stolen Van
Marcus Sales………………………………………….P.E. is an Awesome Place!
Elle Scarborough…………………………………………………………….Spring
Beth Spencer…………………………………………………………………Spring
Jadyn VonDielingen……………………………………………African Elephants
Spencer Wilcoxon…………………………………………………Quick Changes
Cylie Woodward………………………………………………..Spring is Coming
Dillon Workman……………………………………………………….Boy Scouts
The Bat in My House
By Blakely Berendes
4/5/2011
On April 5th, 2011 there was a bat in my house. My brother thought it
was a bird. He yelled, “Bird, bird, bird!”
I went to and told my Mom that there was a bird in our house. She
said, “Oh great”. Then I went back upstairs and watched it run into 100
things. Then it hit the curtain and I looked over and noticed it was a bat!
Then I screamed, “It‟s a bat! It‟s a bat!”
Mom screamed, “It‟s a bat!”
“Then come and look!” I said.
“It better not bite me”, Mom said.
“God will keep us safe”. I said.
Then we went upstairs. It was in the dining room. We were all
screaming. We all ran into the bathroom and Mom put on Facebook. “The
kids and I are locked in the bathroom and there is a bat flying around the
house, any suggestions what I should do?”
Then someone wrote back, “Grab a sharp stake and stab it in the heart
or else it would turn into Kiefer Sutherland. Then you‟ll have to call the Frog
Brothers.”
Mom and I laughed. It was so funny. Mom got a kick out of it. Then
Mom grabbed a bucket and tried to catch it, but she just couldn‟t catch it!
Then someone came to help armed with tennis rackets and got the bat out of
the house. Mom and I were so happy. Mom said, “My heroes.” I‟ll never,
ever forget that night.
My Brother Damon
By Cheyenne Boles
3/8/2011
I have an older brother. His name is Damon. He is in the army. He
calls me monkey. He is 21 years old. He loves me and I love him too. I
barely get to see him. I miss him and my sister Holly. But I got to see them
over the weekend, which was March 4th,5th,and 6th. I came back on the 6th. I
love my brother Damon!
The Ugly Elf
By Dominick Brittain
4/7/2011
Once upon a time there lived an ugly elf. He lived on Elf Hill. But all
the elves did not like him. Then he moved to a different Elf Hill. But those
elves did not like him either. So then he moved into a shoe by a pond that had
alligators in it. Then he started to not like the smell of the alligator‟s scat. So
he tried living back at the Elf Hills, but the elves kicked him out again. So, he
was just about to jump into the pond with the alligators. But then another
ugly elf came and wanted to be friends with him and they lived happily ever
after.
First Day of School
Araina Brummett
11/15/2010
I was so happy when I started a new school. But when I got in I was
very shy. I did not want my Mom and Dad to leave, but they had to. I
almost cried, I was so sad. Then people came in. They said, “The new girl‟s
here.” I did not even talk for a while. Then my teacher said, “Do you mind
if they ask you a couple of questions?” I said, “Sure.” So, they did. I kind
of felt better. I talked finally. I was happy. I was not shy any more. So, I
answered the questions. I do not want to go home. I will never go home. I
am stuck in school. I was happy. I was so happy! I already made a new
friend.
Yesterday
By Leonel Chinchilla
4/18/11
Yesterday, I went to the store and I got a new psp and a new lego
ninjago set. The new lego ninjago set is a training place with all gold weapons.
I already had some black and white cards. I got all of that yesterday, and had
some extra money. I got a new Dragonball GT season 1 and season 2 and two
new action figures. One is from Dragonball Z vegito and from GT gogeta, the
one with orange, spiky hair. My parents are the best!
Bumblebee Bats
By Dashon Fussell
1/10/11
I am learning about the bumblebee bats. Do you know what a bumblebee bat
looks like? It has black fur. It also has claws. It has wings. What does a
bumblebee bat eat? They eat insects and spiders. Where does a bumblebee bat
live? They live in a cave in Sai Yok in Thailand. Here are some other
interesting facts. They can fly. They can hear and smell. They are an
endangered species. They are nocturnal, that means they hunt at night and
sleep in the day. Bumblebee bats are interesting!
When I Went to the YMCA
By Kadee Gass
10/23/2010
I went to the YMCA on the weekend, it was so fun. Elise and Kyla
went, too. Elise splashed water in Kaden‟s face. Kyla, Elise and I all
splashed water in Kaden‟s face. We did a lot of stuff. Elise got under the
bucket. The water got in her face. The bucket fills up with water. And
when it‟s filled, it dumps. I don‟t know how to swim. So I had to wear a life
vest. I could float. Isn‟t that cool? I can‟t wait until I can go again. There
is more than just the bucket. There‟s a thing that sprays out water. Elise said
it was a cage. It looks like a cage. I love the YMCA!
My Grandpa and Grandma
By Morgan Graber
3/1/2011
My Grandma and Grandpa are the best! My Grandma makes
chocolate pie and the best chocolate chip cookies. She walks sometimes with
us around her farm. Sometimes we ride in the car and go to the bridge and
throw rocks down. It is fun. My Grandpa used to have cows, but they got
crazy so he sold them. He works on a farm with his crops. He is so nice.
Once he took us for a ride. Sometime we clean his shed and get rides on his
big green tractor. My grandma and grandpa are so nice. We get to pick the
restaurant when we eat out with them. I love my grandparents!
Soccer
By Tevin Hardy
3/14/11
I‟m going to be in soccer next year. I like soccer. I can‟t wait until next
year because I just like it. In my yard, I practice. I wonder who my coach will
be. I‟m going to be on the Tigers and that‟s it for this year! Well and next
year, I guess. That is it about soccer.
Friends
By Jordan Holaday
3/31/2011
One of my friends is Tevin. Tevin is my friend because he is good at
soccer. Another one of my friends is Abbey because she plays with me.
Another one of my friends is Leonel because he is good at baseball. One of
my friends is Dashon because he plays with me. He goes with me on the
slide. My best friend is Dominick. He is good at football. All my friends are
cool!!
Jellyfish
By Abbey Jones
1/10/11
I am learning about the jellyfish. Do you know what a jellyfish looks
like? Some jellyfish are pink. Some jellyfish are white. They are soft like a
pillow. Jellyfish have tentacles. Jellyfish are shaped like bells. Jellyfish have
no bones. Do you know what a Jellyfish eats? It eats fish and other small
animals. Do you know where a jellyfish lives? Jellyfish live in the oceans.
Here is an interesting fact. Their groups are called smacks. Jellyfish are great.
Family Fun Night
By Jenna Klyn
April 5, 2011
Last Friday, it was Family Fun Night. My friend, Kadee, got to come
with me. She rode the bus home with me. When we got to the bus line, she
looked nervous. She had never ridden the bus except for going on a field trip
or going to track. So, wouldn‟t you be nervous, too? I had to tell her to get off
at the first stop because that‟s when I get off. I kept on telling her that she
would be fine. I had to hold her hand until we got on the bus.
When we got off the bus, I pointed to my house to show her where I
lived. She said, “That‟s a big house!” Then we started to walk home.
The first thing that we did was run up to my room. She thought my
room was cool. Then we started jumping on my bed for a long time. After
that, we went downstairs to play the Wii. Then we played house and then
Barbie dolls. We laughed a lot.
“I wish that you could spend the night,” I said to Kadee.
She said, “I wish I could, too.”
Then I said, “Do you want to butt race?” She looked puzzled.
Then she asked, “What‟s that?”
I said, “I‟ll show you.” I ran to the top of the stairs, sat down, and
started sliding down.
She yelled, “Wow! That looks like fun!” Then she tried it, too. She
laughed. Then we kept on doing it together. I won every time.
Then my mom yelled, “Suppertime!”
I asked, “What are we having?”
She said, “Chicken.” And it turns out that Kadee loves chicken a lot.
After we were done talking, we sat down to eat. Kadee and I laughed while
we were eating.
After we were done eating, my mom took Kadee and I to Family Fun
Night. We talked all the way there. When we got there, the first thing we did
was play Bean Bag Toss. We loved it. We kept on doing it until we finally got
tired. We did it seven times in a row. Then we did bowling for a little bit.
Then we got our faces painted. I got a tiger and a heart. Kadee got a tiger and
a peace sign. Then we saw Kadee‟s mom, her big sister, and her little brother.
After that, we got some popcorn and I ate a bunch of chocolate. Then we got
a drink of water. Finally, Kadee had to go home with her mom. So we
hugged and said bye.
P.E. is the Best
By Fernando Lepe
P.E. is the best. We run at the gym. We run from one mat to the other
mat. We can exercise. We do pushups. We play games. We play
parachute and bowling. We do stations. Stations are four things you can
play. We get on scooters. We race other people with scooters. P.E. is the
best!
My Favorite Special
By Hunter Portales
3-16-11
P.E. is good. We can exercise in P.E. Exercising helps you get strong.
You can run in P.E. We run around the gym. They have a parachute. The
parachute is the best because we can go in the parachute. P.E. is cool.
Easter’s Coming
By Shelby Pruett
4/5/2011
Easter is coming, Easter is coming! I can‟t wait until Easter. The thing
I like about Easter is the Easter Bunny. I paint eggs for him. Then at night
when everyone is asleep, he comes to your house and hides your eggs that you
painted. Then he gives you a basket of candy and some other things. The
basket has your name on it. Then he goes to the next house. I love Easter!
Wow!
When They Stole my Dad’s Van
By Yovanni Ramos
4-6-11
I don‟t know why they stole my dad‟s van. My dad went to the police
station so the cops could find who stole my dad‟s van. My dad told the cops
what color his van was. But, it‟s been lots of days since they stole my dad‟s
van. They stole my dad‟s van lots of months ago. They stole my dad‟s van on
December 31, 2010. He has still not gotten back his van. I wonder when he‟s
going to get his van back. He may get it back next year or July 5, 2011 or
November 11, 2011. But when will he get his van back? Probably he will
never get it back. I hope he gets it soon because my brother and I left a game
in the van and I liked that game. That game was called Goosebumps
Horrorland. That game was fun. So I don‟t know why they stole my dad‟s
van. If they hadn‟t stolen my dad‟s van, right now my brother and I would still
have that game. I feel bad that they stole my dad‟s van. I hope he gets his van
back so my dad can be happy. That‟s the van my dad likes so much. That is
the van my dad always rides to go to work. Now he has to ride the car to
work.
P.E. is an Awesome Place!
By Marcus Sales
P.E. is a good place. I like P.E. I get to run. We run to the wall and
touch the wall. I get to play basketball. Sometimes we are on teams. I like
P.E. because we play ribbons. Ribbons are these sticks with these strips that
are wrapped around the sticks. P.E. is the greatest special ever!
Spring
By Elle Scarborough
3/17/2011
There are many signs of spring! When you look outside you hear birds
tweeting and fighting other birds. When you go outside you see flowers
getting bigger. They are blooming and bursting. When I go outside it is
warm, really, really, really warm. The sun is shining. I love spring!!
Spring
By Beth Stewart
3/17/11
In spring nature is coming. Deer come out with their babies. The baby
deer are born. The birds come back. People put out food. It is very hot. The
snow melts and the ice melts, too. Then animals can drink the water. I love
spring.
African Elephant
By Jadyn VonDielingen
1/05/11
I am learning about African elephants. Do you know what an African
elephant looks like? African elephants are gray and really big. They have hair
because they are mammals. Also they have big ears. Do you know what an
elephant eats? African elephants eat grass and plants. Where does an African
elephant live? African elephants live in Africa. Also they could live in a zoo.
I can tell you some other interesting facts. Baby elephants suck on their trunk
like a baby sucking on its thumb. Elephants are the biggest land animal in the
world. An elephant can kill an animal with the blow of its trunk. Also it takes
300 pounds of food to feed an elephant each day. I love elephants!
Spring is Coming
Cylie Woodward
3/29/2011
Spring is coming. The grass is greener. It is growing. The flowers are
growing. You see them everywhere. It gets hotter outside. You play outside
more. Spring is fun!
Quick Changes
By Spencer Wilcoxon
2/16/11
I am learning about tornados, hurricanes and land slides. They are quick
changes. A tornado is cone shaped. It has strong winds. A tornado has the
colors black and gray. A hurricane has an eye like the tornado does but not
like our eye. The hurricane starts by the water. The hurricane has strong
winds. An earthquake can cause a land slide. A land slide can also kill
people. If you live on an island or a mountain and if an earthquake starts, a
land slide will start. Wow! Tornados, hurricanes and landslides are cool!
I Like Boy Scouts
By Dillon Workman
11-16-10
I have friends and my friends names are Spencer and Jordan. We are in Boy
Scouts. Spencer and I like Boy Scouts. We get to shoot BB Guns. We get to
fish and we get to shoot bow and arrows. We go to field trips. Jordan is in
Boy Scouts, too. We like Boy Scouts.
Rebecca Sterbick‟s Second Grade Class 2010/2011
1. Letter to Dr. Ellen Ochoa,
NASA Astronaut
2. Animals in Winter
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. Rain Forest Habitat
5. The Legend of the Indian
Paintbrush
6. Snakes
8. Our Science and Nature Day
9. The Dog From Outer Space
10. The First Thanksgiving
11. Lions
12. Animals in Winter
14. Jaguars of the Rain Forest
15. Scarlett Scarlotti and the Pet
Problem
16. The Ostrich
17. Mr. Walker and Sam
18. Tiger Football Players Visit
Inman
19. The Rain Forest
20. Abe Lincoln
21. Laura‟s Christmas
22. Our Nature Day
24. The Day the Cello Came to
School
Maci Graber
Cael Schmadeke
Hunter Davies
Faith Ogletree
Kennedy Lamb
Nathaniel Ernst
Eva Sherman
Bryan Erp
Alec Sperber
Chloe DeVries
Jaelehn Smith
Garrett Couse
Rhenn Rolenc
Oscar Chinchilla
Ashlynn Bentley
Brendon Nenneman and Mrs.
Sterbick
Vanessa Breedlove
Peyton Meek
Jorden Tisdale
Chase Anderson
Cierra Philpott
Kaden Hansen
Jacey King
Rebecca Sterbick
Letter to Dr. Ellen Ochoa,
NASA Astronaut
By Maci Graber
Dear Dr. Ellen Ochoa,
Hello! My class is studying space in science. It is all we are talking
about! I love science! I read the book, Exploring Space by Toni Eugene. How
did you feel when you were on the space shuttle in space? I would love to go
up into space! Almost every night I look up in the sky and it is covered with
stars. I think that you are doing lots of important things.
From,
Maci Graber
Animals In Winter
By Cael Schmadeke
Today, Deb Karwal came to teach us about animals in winter. We felt the
skins of coyote and snakes. We heard the sounds of birds. We saw the shells
of turtles. We felt the backbone of a turtle. We saw deer antlers and did you
know that deer antlers fall off in the winter? I learned that bears sleep all
winter.
I also learned that beavers eat wood from trees. Coyotes love to eat rabbits
when they are hungry!
Little House on the Prairie
By Hunter Davies
This story is about a family that needs to get across the Mississippi River in
a covered wagon. They take off and Jack, the bulldog, gets lost in the river.
They find Jack and everyone is happy. Jack fell asleep under the wagon. A
star blinks at Laura. Pa needs to cut logs to build his house. Ma hurts her leg.
Pa met Mr. Edwards and he helped build their house. Pa ran into fifty wolves,
and Pet had a baby colt, named Bunny.
The Rain Forest Habitat
By Faith Ogletree
I am reading Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher. I also watched a movie about
the rain forest. Did you know that jaguars live in the rain forest? They roar as
loud as they can! I love jaguars! It rains almost every day in the rain forest.
Rain forests are full of animals and many trees. There are colorful birds there
like toucans and macaws. Monkeys live in the forest canopy. The canopy is in
the tops of the trees. Howler monkeys really do howl! They screech warnings
to other monkeys and they can be heard from miles away.
This book has beautiful colors in it! I think rain forests are cool!
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
A Book Report by Kennedy Lamb
This story is about Little Gopher, a boy who lives with his family and his
tribe. Little Gopher is a Native American Indian. He is the smallest boy and
does not want to go and hunt with the other boys. He is looking for the colors
of the sunset so he can paint on the white deerskin canvas. He found the
colors that he needed to paint the sunset.
Snakes
By Nate Ernst
I have been reading and learning about snakes. Did you know that most
snakes do not move much? Snakes move fast in the water. The fastest snake is
the African black mamba. Snakes live by old farms and dumps so they can
find the food they need. Snakes like to eat rats and mice. The speed that
rattlesnakes move is one mile per hour. Sidewinder rattlesnakes are found in
American deserts.
A book report by Eva Sherman
This story is taking place in 1874. The main characters are Ma, Pa, Mary,
Laura, and Baby Carrie. The character that I like is Mary. The wagon jolted
around a lot. They were crossing the river and they lost Jack, their dog.
Everyone was sad. Pa got Pet and Patty up the hill and the horses were okay.
Laura was very, very sad that Jack was gone. Then, they found Jack. They
thought he was a wolf. Jack got under the wagon and the stars were out.
Then, Pa saw fifty wolves and had to gallop very, very, very fast to get back
home with those fifty wolves following him. Their horse, Patty, had a baby
called Bunny. Pa found a family that was sick and needed help. He helped
them.
Our Science and Nature Day
By Bryan Erp
Today we went on a field trip to Anderson Conservation. I observed birds,
leaves, and I saw a turtle. I also saw a bird. I liked learning about the food
web. I also liked the hike. I got to pet the cat. I also like to play with my
friends.
The Dog From Outer Space
A book report by Alec Sperber
I am reading The Dog From Outer Space by Nick Abadzig. I like this story.
My favorite character is the dad because he gets to fly the spaceship. They
have a cool, yellow spaceship! The boy is Veeb and he has a new dog named
Speezy. They live on Planet Groob. They want to fly to Earth. Speezy has to
hide in a bag because the dad does not want him to come along. Speezy and
Veeb have fun on the Earth, but Speezy gets lost. They find him and fly back
to Planet Groob! It would be nice to fly a spaceship like that!
The First Thanksgiving
By Chloe DeVries
I have been reading and learning about the first Thanksgiving. The people
called the Pilgrims lived in Plymouth, England in 1620. They sailed across the
ocean because the King would not let them worship God they way they
wanted to. They risked their lives because there were 102 passengers and not
much food on the ship. Some of them had to stay in a place under the deck
and they were squished and there was nothing to do. After nine weeks, they
found land. The Indians lived there. Many of the Pilgrims died. The Pilgrims
started building their houses, but many houses were not done by winter. They
did not have much food and it was very cold. Squanto helped the Pilgrims
plant corn and learn to hunt. The Pilgrims and the Indians came together to
have a feast for the harvest, like we get together with our family on
Thanksgiving Day!
Lions
By Jaelehn Smith
I have been reading and learning about lions. Lions are the only cats that
live in groups. Some lions live in Africa. Lions are the biggest cat. There are
35 different species of cats. I think lions are cool!
Our Nature Day
By Kaden Hansen
Today we are going on a field trip. I want to see a snake! I walked there
and played a game about the food web.
Animals in Winter
By Garrett Couse
We are learning about animals. Deb Karwal came to teach us about
animals in winter. I learned that some animals do not hibernate. I heard bird
songs. Did you know that some birds migrate? Migration is when animals
move to a warmer place to survive. Did you know that a turtle‟s shell is
attached to their body? Did you know that a rabbit digs down under the snow
and eats the grass? We learned about mammals. Weasels love to eat rabbits
all winter. Bobcats need to grow extra fur for the winter. Coyotes play in the
snow and chase rabbits. Bears sleep through the winter. Some birds stay and
some birds migrate. Robins and meadowlarks migrate to warmer places
during the winter. Ground hogs and woodchucks hibernate.
Reading and Listening Response
by Rhenn Rolenc
This story is good. I wonder what is next? I like Ma because she is smart.
They were travelling and there was a cliff and Pa was worried. Ma was too.
Jack, the dog, was still missing. Pa was making a fire and ripping the grass up
so it would not catch the whole place on fire. The girls were scared really bad
about Jack. But, Ma cooked food on the fire. I think Jack is okay. I think he
will show up. I wonder what is next? Well, Jack was okay. He was just late
because he took longer swimming. Jack did look like a wolf when they saw
him. They were all really glad to see him. They finally found the place that
they can build their house and it was by a creek. They had a new neighbor and
a new house. Ma sprained her ankle and that was really sad. I wonder what is
next?
Pet, their horse, had a baby and they named her Bunny. Only Pa was able
to go and pet Bunny. When Pa was out on his horse, he was 50 wolves! That
really scared me! Pa was safe and the 50 wolves were far away. I really
wonder what will happen next?
Jaguars of the Rain Forest
By Oscar Chinchilla
Jaguars are very fast! Sometimes a jaguar can run all night. Jaguars live in
the rain forest.
Scarlett’s Pet Problem
A book report by Ashlynn Bentley
I am reading Scarlett Scarlotti and the Pet Problem. Scarlett loves animals.
She has a way of being kind to them. Do you know how? Well, just in case
you don‟t know, I know the way. All you have to do is just be nice to the
animals and that‟s all. Cheetahs are my favorite animal. They run fast – very,
very fast! And did you know that they have spots? In this story, there is a
duck with a hurt wing and Scarlett carries it home in her scarf? Imagine if you
carried a duck home in your scarf and the duck bit you. If a duck bit me, I
would wrap the wing up and take the duck back where it was. Scarlett brought
many animals home to live in her bedroom. She was hiding them from her
mother. She had a duck, a skunk, and some birds, all living in her bedroom!
Scarlett‟s mother is Mumsie. Mumsie is very tidy and she washes
everything, including the doorknobs and the lightbulbs! She does not want
Scarlett to have her own pet because they are messy. Well, Scarlett‟s mother
got scared when she saw all the animals come out of Scarlett‟s bedroom!
Mumsie jumped on the light on the ceiling and she told Scarlett to “get that
skunk out of here!” I don‟t know how Scarlett does it, but she sure does have a
way with animals. Well, in the end of the story, Mumsie lets Scarlett have her
own pet dog!
The Ostrich
By Brendon Nenneman
(Shared writing with Mrs. Sterbick)
Have you ever heard of “Big Bird” on Sesame Street? “Big Bird” is a
pretend yellow ostrich! I have been reading about some very big birds called
ostriches. Ostriches are huge birds! They live in the savannah habitat in
Africa. Did you know that one ostrich weighs 200 pounds? Ostriches are tall,
too. Sometimes they are 6 feet tall! They like to eat plants and grasses. Yes,
this is ONE BIG BIRD!
Mr. Walker and Sam
A Book Report by Vanessa Breedlove
I am reading An Old Friend. I love this book! Sam is a boy. He has friends
named Riki and Emma. Mr. Walker is an old man who lives on their street.
Did you know that Riki, Emma, and Sam can jump rope to 63? One day, Mr.
Walker did not step outside to wave to them anymore. They thought that Mr.
Walker moved away. But, Mr. Walker hurt his foot. Mr. Walker had a cane
and Sam did not know what to do. Sam went to help Mr. Walker. Sam asked
Mr. Walker if he could walk his dog, Bill. The next day, Mr. Walker and Sam
told each other stories. Sam got books for Mr. Walker to read. This is a very,
very, very good book! You should try to get this amazing book! I want to read
it again!
The Day the Tiger Football Players Came to Visit
By Peyton Meek
My uncle, Cole, came to our school today. His team is the Red Oak Tigers
and he is the best! Go team and fight boys! Go, fight, win! It was fun! They
ate lunch with us and went out to recess with us!
The Rain Forest
By Jorden Tisdale
I am reading a book about the rain forest. Many animals live in the rain
forest. Jaguars and monkeys live there.
Abe Lincoln
By Chase Anderson
I have been reading a book called Abraham Lincoln by Lola M. Schaefer.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Some people called him
“Abe”. He grew up on a farm and he read many books. He read a book about
George Washington. George Washington was the first president of the United
States. Abe liked what George said in his books. Abe and his family moved to
Illinois in 1830. People liked Abe Lincoln because he was fair and honest.
Abe became a lawyer in 1836. He married Mary Todd. Then, he went to
Congress. Some people owned slaves and Abe wanted all people to be free.
Slaves were not free to choose their homes or jobs. So, Abe wanted to end
slavery and he became the 16th President in 1861. Then the Civil War began,
and the North and the South fought about slavery. President Lincoln signed
the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The slaves were free and the war was
over. We learned about Abraham Lincoln on President‟s Day. I think he was
a good man and a good leader.
Laura’s Christmas
By Cierra Philpott
Mrs. Sterbick is reading Little House on the Prairie to us. There is a girl
named Laura in the story. Laura was very happy when she got her tin cup, her
penny, and her cake for Christmas. She was so happy when she saw her tin
cup! Her ma was happy too! I love it that they were happy!
A Book Response by Jacey King
I like Mary. I like Carrie. I like Laura. I like Ma. I like this chapter
because I am happy for them because they get to be with their family at
Christmas. So do I!
The Day the Cello Came to School!
By Rebecca Sterbick
Fiddles, Fiddles, Fiddles! We have been reading about Pa playing his
fiddle in the book, Little House on the Prairie. Pa cheers up his family by playing
their favorite songs on his fiddle. They tap their toes and sing along to Pa‟s
fiddle. We have learned that a fiddle is a violin. When the Ingalls family was
camped out under the stars on the prairie, Laura and Mary would fall asleep to
the sound of their Pa‟s fiddle playing softly. Also, some of my students are
reading The Fiddle Maker, by Catherine Harold. This story is about a musical
family, which is very similar to my family when I was growing up! My parents
loved music and encouraged each of us to play an instrument. I chose the
cello, which is a very large violin!
In honor of our stories about fiddles, I brought my cello to school for a wee bit
of a concert! I‟m a bit rusty, but my students did not care. I played “Twinkle,
Twinkle Little Star” and did not miss even one single note! My students each
got a chance to play the cello and they now have experienced playing a
stringed instrument. This is a very musical class and some of them play the
piano and all of them like to sing! We have decided that fiddles and cellos are
a great way to make music!
WE LOVE AMERICA!
Written by mrs. bruce’s 3rd grade class
I Love AmerIcA becAuse…
By Sydney Connell
There are too many reasons why I love America too list them all.
I love all of the symbols such as the flag, the pledge, the National Anthem and
the eagle. All of these things represent freedom. This freedom lets us do
things like go to swim at the pool, go to the park to play and go to
restaurants. I love having freedom. I love America!
By Allie West
The reason I love AMERICA most is that I love the colors of our flag.
It looks so pretty when it sways in the wind. I also love the White House. It
is so pretty. I love that there are people risking their lives to keep us free! I love
that our schools are so nice. I really love that Iowa is such a good state. I love
America!
By Kyler hanshaw
I LOVE AMERICA BECAUSE THE FLAG SHOWS OUR COUNTRY. I
LOVE THE 50 STATES BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE VERY NICE
THAT LIVE IN THEM. I LOVE THE TWIN TOWERS BECAUSE I MISS
THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THERE AND THE AIRPLANE. I LOVE
THE ZOO BECAUSE IT‟S FUN THERE. I LOVE THE SOLDIERS
BECAUSE THEY HELP OUR COUNTRY. I LOVE THE PLANTS
BECAUSE THEY LOOK PRETTY! I LOVE AMERICA!
I Love AmerIcA becAuse …
By Joey Lucky
I love America because it is cool. I love America because it is fun. I love to go
to parades. America is a neat place to live. I am thankful for the army men
protecting our country. America is a great place. I love America!
By Nadine torbett
There are too many reasons why I love America too list them all . I
love America because you can be whatever you want . I love America
because we have 50 states . I love America because we have a White
House . I love America because we have a flag that has stars and red
white and blue stripes. I love America!
I love America becAuse…
By hanna smith
I love America because it has 50 states and our flag is pretty. The president
lives in the White House. I live in Red Oak and the people here are friendly. I
like to read books about America. I would like to see the statue of liberty
which is in New York. I am very proud to be born in the United States of
America.
By Carrington meek
I love America because have fresh air.
I love America because I love the firefighters.
I love America because we have monkeys.
I love America because we have teachers. I love America because we have
schools.
I love America because we have sunshine.
I love America because of my mom and dad. I love America because our flag.
I love America because of my friends.
I love America!
By Alex Wingert
I love America…
Because the people are nice .
Because Americans help each other.
Because we have freedom.
Because we have good food.
Because we have of places to go visit.
Because we have shelter.
Because we have cars.
Because we have school.
Because we have football
I love America!
I love our state!
By anika wenstrand
I love America because the people are nice here. I love that we have shelter,
we have schools, cars, and animals. I love America because our parents make
us food so we can eat, they take us places, and they love us. I love America
because we are all friends and we work together. That is what I love most
about America!
I love America because ...
By Casper richardson
I love America because it has 50 states. I love America because it has a cool
flag. I love America because the flag is our state. I love America because the
people are nice. I love America because the zoo is fun to go to see the animals.
I love America because the plants are pretty. I love America because of my
friend Aidan. I love America because the puppy and kittens.
By Christina cozad
I love America because there are so many animals in America. There are
dogs, cats, and bears. Animals can give as food, and they give us rides. They
work at fairs. I love animals. There are so many great teachers! They help us
success in life. I love teachers. I love America!
By lilli johnson
I love America because it has 50 states. My favorite state is Iowa because this
is where I live. I love America because that is where other people live too.
America is our country. I love the flag because it has red, white and blue.
Those are my favorite colors.
I love America!
By michelle zamarron
I love America and there are so many reasons why! I like our pledge that we
say everyday. I like our stripes and stars on the flag. I like all the people
because they are so nice to me. I like our trees because they change colors. I
like books because it teaches us about history. I was not born in America, but
when I first saw it, I loved it!
By nevin borem
I love America because of the people. I love America because of the soldiers
keeping us safe. I love America because it has our U.S. Flag and it has my
favorite colors. I love America because we have houses. I love America
because we have family. I love America because we have schools. I love
America because we have food and water. I love America because we have
dogs and cats.
By noah Westerlund
I love America because our beautiful white house. I like the state Nevada
because Las Vegas is there. I love the flag because the stripes on the flag. I also
love the 50 stars on the flag. I also love the animals of America. My favorite
is the dog and I love the cats too. I love the food that America has. I also love
the people. I love America!
I Love AmerIcA…
By aidan eubank
I love America because the flag is blue, red and white. The books are very
good. There are 50 states. There are very good lakes to fish at. The zoos are
fun to go to. The people are very nice. The plants are very pretty. The
animals are very cool. My friends are very nice. My pets are very good. My
family is very fun. That is why I love America!
I LOve AmerIcA becAuse …
By Jacob athen
I love America because the white house is cool. I love the army because the
army fights for our country. I wish I could go to the white house
because I want to see the president. I want to see the Presidents‟ office
and it would be nice to live there too. I know it is all white. That is why I
love America!
By Tyler Geers
I love America because it has so many big and little animals. I like the
different weather in different states, like the snow, and the nice weather too. I
love to visit and learn about the 50 states.
That is why I love America!
By tayla gray
I love America because of all of the wonderful people who live here! I think it
is neat that we have 50 states. I am learning about the 50 states right now too.
I like all of the animals that live in America. My favorite one is a fox.
Someday, I would like to visit New York to see the Statue of Liberty! That is
why I love America!
By Noah Brummett
I love America because of the flag. I love that the flag has 50 stars for the 50
states and that it is red, white and blue. Most of all, I like the people in our
country. I really like the Pledge of Allegiance too. I say it every day. I wish I
could go to the White House someday. That would be really cool! That is
why I love America!
Mr. Erickson’s Class
Calista Anderson
Domenique Bartlett
Derek Baucom
Emily Berkey
Brittney Clemons
Kelsi Cornejo
Jake Echternach
Savannah Fink
Hunter Graham
Dayton Gregory
Mickayla Hargis
Nick Hunter
Carson Jansky
Libby Mensen
Alex Radcliff
Andrew Shipley
Randi Vanderhoof
Sophie Walker
3rd Grade
Persona-Poem: A structured 8-line poem, biographical in nature.
Calista…
Not that fast, friendly, funny, smart
Friend of Chloe
Who loves Texas, Omaha, and Red Oak
Who is afraid of snakes, spiders, and bugs that bite
Who wants to see Chloe
Playing with her friends makes her happy
…Anderson
Domenique…
Nice, funny, awesome, happy
Friend of Mickayla
Who loves soccer, tumbling, and Clover Kids
Who is afraid of poisonous snakes, poisonous spiders, and bees
Who wants to see Hawaii, Texas, and the North Pole
Playing with her little sister makes her happy
…Bartlett
Derek…
Fast, loud, video game player, funny
Friend of Savannah
Who loves video games, basketball, and sports
Who is afraid of dying, his family dying, and getting hurt
Who wants to see Hawaii, Arkansas, and the beach
Playing video games makes him happy
…Baucom
Emily…
Fast, friendly, nice, happy
Friend of Savannah
Who loves food, Arizona, and my family
Who is afraid of dying, cancer, and gangsters
Who wants to see Arizona, cousins, and relatives
Her friends make her happy
…Berkey
Brittney…
Funny, nice, sweet, smart
Sister of Brianna
Who loves games, sister, and brothers
Who is afraid of ghosts, bats, and monkeys
Who wants to see the movie Hop, the White House, and Hawaii
Singing makes her happy
…Clemons
Kelsi…
Kind, fast, friendly, enjoyable
Sister of Kyler, Kaedyn, and Karlos
Who loves mom, dad, and family
Who is afraid of elephants, giraffes, and gorillas
Who wants to see Victoria, her dad, and her grandma
…Cornejo
Jake…
Fast, nice, awesome, and love sports
Son of Lori
Who loves video games, Pokémon, and wrestling
Who is afraid of rattle snakes, pink sheets, and teenagers
Who wants to see the White House, New York, and Florida
Video games make him happy
…Echternach
Savannah…
Fast, funny, cool, friendly
Friend of Derek
Who loves volleyball, family, and friends
Who is afraid of fish, ghosts, and monsters
Who wants to see Las Vegas, Colorado, and Mexico
Friends make her happy
…Fink
Hunter…
Nice, friendly, video game beater, funny
Friend of Andrew
Who loves football, basketball, and golf
Who is afraid of venomous snakes, stingrays, and getting think sheets
Who wants to see the president, his aunt, and vice president
Playing sports makes him happy
…Graham
Dayton…
Fast, loves homework, loves to do sports, and play with her friends
Daughter of Shannon
Who loves dogs, cats, and fish
Who is afraid of scary people, snakes, and sharks
Who wants to see Justin Bieber, Kaitlyn, and more famous people
…Gregory
Mickayla…
Fun, nice, friendly, funny
Friend of Savannah
Who loves black, her family, and school
Who is afraid of falling, dying, and wild tigers
Who wants to see Hamburg, old people, and her snake
Jokes make her happy
…Hargis
Nicholas…
Baseball player, food maker, and eater
Eater of hot dogs
Who loves food, video games, and A to Z Mystery books
Who is afraid of meatloaf, babies, and food coming alive and eating me
Who wants to see tide pools, Rango, and the moon
Food makes him happy
…Hunter
Carson…
Fast, loves video games, gun shooter, video game expert
Servant of Conner
Who loves eating, playing football, and watching TV
Who is afraid of car accidents, and dying
Who wants to see a Nebraska game,
Shoving his face into a cake makes him happy
…Jansky
Libby…
Pretty, friendly, happy, basketball
Friend of Sydney
Who loves video games, riding bikes, pegs, and jokers
Who is afraid of pink sheets, cancer, and yaks
Who wants to see White House, family, and a purple pig
Cookies make her happy
…Mensen
Alex…
Big brother, likes video games, fishing, and the wilderness
Who loves little brothers, kittens, and animals
Who is afraid of dying, being robbed, and my brothers getting hurt
Who wants to see famous people, a real dolphin, and a whale
Seeing my little brothers makes me happy
…Radcliff
Andrew…
Fast, nice, cool, fun
Who loves Pokémon, video games, and soccer
Who is afraid of snakes, bears, and lions
Who wants to see Mexico City, Texas, and Canada
Ice cream makes him happy
…Shipley
Randi…
Nice, happy, pretty, cool
Daughter of Chad and Lori
Who loves books, movies, and music
Who is afraid of spiders, snakes, and ghosts
Who wants to see tigers, polar bears, and monkeys at the zoo
Playing with her brother makes her happy
…Vanderhoof
Sophie…
Fast, nice, basketball defeater, awesome
Cousin of Gilchrist kids
Who loves BASKETBALL, sports, and animals
Who is afraid of dying, her brother, and teenagers
Who wants to see the president of the USA, her cousins, and Justin Bieber
Seeing her cousins make her happy
…Walker
Bev Hambright’s Class
My Frog Friends
By Randi Vanderhoof
My frog friends are special to me.
Mother is a green frog. She has shapes on her shirt. She has a pink heart on
her cheek.
Baby Tad is green. His shirt is red, blue, green, orange, and yellow. He does
not talk. He smiles at me.
Lilly is green like her brother Baby Tad. She has a pink bow on her head. She
has a pink flower on her shirt.
It was fun writing about my frogs.
My Fun School
By Joey Lucky
Once there was a fun school. There were a lot of children in this school.
The name of the school was IPS. There were funny things that happened at
the school. There was a student named Christian and he brought his pet for
show and tell. Everybody was staring at the pet. It was an elephant! His
name was Peanut because he loved peanuts! He was their favorite visitor and
all the students loved him!!
One day clowns came to IPS. They were
juggling and riding unicycles. The kids thought their
school was turning into a circus. More circus workers
came and soon the kids could not get any of their
work done. Something had to be done about this
wild circus!! Christian thought of a way to get all the
circus people out. He told Peanut to carry the clowns
and workers out of the school. Soon the school was
quiet and back to normal until Christian brought a pet
alligator to school! The End
Brandy Pease’s 3rd Grade Class
5W’s (Who, What, When, Where and Why) Poems
Diana
By: Devan Schoneman
Diana
Drove her car to the store
After lunch
To Wal-Mart
To get some toys
Lauren
By: Yaeline Ramos
Lauren
Went to a wedding
After work
At church
Because she was getting married
Olivia
By: Madyson Parsley
Olivia
Went to school
After she got dressed
To her classroom
Because she had to go to school
Iris
By: Lydia Perry
Iris
Drove her car
After school
To an igloo
Because she needed to make snowballs
Kaylyn
By: Ember Holloway
Kaylyn
Got a kitten
After school
At the pet store
Because she wanted a kitten
Savanna
By: Kaylee Philby
Savanna
Drove a four wheeler
After lunch
To a field
To find antlers
Roy
By: Caden Hall
Roy
Was riding his motorcycle
In his free time
On the highway
Because he was bored
Haley
By: Brianna Clemons
Haley
Got a brand new doll
On her birthday
At the handy store
So she can play with it
The Fat Cat
By: Erica Walker
The Fat Cat
Ate some food
At lunch time
In the kitchen
Because it was hungry
Nunez
By: Ana Nunez
Nunez
Was playing with her doll
After school
In the park
Because she was bored
Terry
By: Nolan Snyder
Terry
Drove his car
After work
To the bank
To get some money for his son
Grant
By: Carter Maynes
Grant
Drove his car
After work
To school
So he isn‟t late for work
Jerry
By: Justin McCunn
Jerry
Rode his bike
After work
To the house across the street
So he could crash
Yaeline
By: Savanna Westover
Yaeline
Went to the pound
After lunch
In her spare time
Because she was looking for her lost puppy
Ashlyn
By: Abby Pendleton
Ashlyn
Played with her friend Allie
While eating ribs
At Applebee‟s
For her birthday
Zachary
By: Zach Guerra
Zachary
Zipped to the Zebra Zone
In his spare time
To have lunch
Because he was hungry
Valerie
By: Claire Bennett
Valerie
Took her dog to the vet
After school
At the vet‟s office
Because her dog needed crutches
Tracy Vannausdle’s 3rd Grade Class
Sharks
By Johnathon Erp
Sharks have a weird life. Did you know that sharks can‟t stop swimming?
Sharks eat dolphins, birds, fish, and other sharks. Did you know sharks have
big teeth? If a great white shark bites you you might die, or you could get lots
of stitches. Did you know a shark can smell blood from miles away? Sharks
live in the sea or ocean. Sharks have a bad sense of humor. Sharks can live
sixty years. Sharks are scary. Sharks are cool.
Meet the Author
Johnathon Erp lives in Red Oak, IA with his family. He likes to go on trips. He
likes to eat ice cream, candy, and anything that is chocolate. He has one dog
and no cats. His favorite place to eat is the Olive Garden.
My Dog Maggie
By Gunnar Laire
My dog, Maggie, is sweet and nice. She doesn‟t bark, and she doesn‟t bite. She
walks around and we pet her day and night. She‟s a chocolate lab. She likes to
take walks sometimes. We play tug of war with an old sock. We have a lot of
fun, but sometimes Maggie won‟t go places with me in the house, like the
kitchen or the basement. I feel sad that she can only see in black and white, but
she‟s still my most favorite dog!!
My Dad
By Abby Fisher
My dad is named Darin. He is 44. He has two girls. He is nice. One time he
took me to go on a plan, and he went on a helicopter. They flew us around
Red Oak. Sometimes he lets me go and hang out with my friends. He loves
taking me to Omaha. I love my dad soooo much!!
Dogs
By Taylor Turek
Dogs have four legs. Dogs can have pointy ears or floppy ones. They can be
nice or mean. Some dogs have short tails and some have long tails. I can only
name five dogs. There is the Dalmation, the Husky, the Bernese Mountain
Dog, the Golden Retriever, and the Boxer. That‟s all I know. I really like dogs.
Meet the Author
Taylor Turek was born on March 30, 2002. She is eight years old. She lives
with her mom, dad and her two sisters. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite
food is pizza. She wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Her favorite
restaurant is Casa de Oro. She loves cats.
My Dog
By Chelsey Gilleland
My dog is white. His name is Potter. He is a German Shepherd. He lies in the
snow. It is fun to play with him. He likes to chase cats. He likes to play catch
and with his Frisbee. He likes chasing people.
Meet the Author
Chelsey Gilleland lives in Elliot, IA with her family. She has one mom and
one dad. She has a younger sister named Mya. She has two cats and one dag.
She is nine years old. She likes to play with her friends and her favorite place
to eat is Pizza Hut.
My Dog
By John Madden
My dog‟s name is Mya. I think that she is pregnant. She is a good dog. I have a
fun time with her. Sometimes she likes to play rough. I like my dog.
Meet the Author
John Madden lives in Red Oak, IA. He was born in Omaha. He has one dad,
one mom, two sisters, one brother, one grandpa, one rabbit and one dog. His
favorite sport is football. His favorite thing to eat is ice cream and pizza.
All About My Cat
By Tori Ray
My cat likes to play with me. Sometimes I take her outside. I feed my cat.
Sometimes I take care of different cats. I would never let someone take her,
never! My sister and I like to play with her. My cat‟s name is Angel. My cat
likes to eat cat food. I like her a lot.
Meet the Author
Victoria Ray lives in Red Oak, IA with her family. She has one dog and one
cat. She has one sister, one mom, one dad, and one brother. Their names are
Ryan, Lexi, John and Carolyn. Her brother is mean. Victoria loves running
and playing with her friends. She was born on October 8, 2001. Her favorite
food is pizza and she is very nice.
My Dad
By Connor Koppa
My dad is 33 years old. His birthday is November 4th. He has a moustache. His
skin is brown. His eyes are brown. He‟s the best worker at HTS. He has a wife
named Jennifer. He has a 79 Camaro. He owns a 50 inch TV. He has lots of
games. He got a new game called Borderlands. He owns a Playstation 3, and
Xbox, and a WII. He likes the class movie, “Starwars”. He works out
downstairs. He‟s really nice. I love my dad.
Meet the Author
Connor Koppa lives in Red Oak, IA. He likes ice cream cake. He likes helping
people. He likes going places. He likes school and he is in third grade.
All About Me
By Madison Hewett
This story is all about me. I went to Libby‟s. I went to Florida to visit Disney
World. We took a picture of the three of us, and then a picture of just the kids.
I was in a play called “The Jungle Book”. It was really fun. I had a birthday
party in first grade. I have an older brother named Ethan. I also have a little
brother named Grayson. I like to dance. That‟s all about me!
Meet the Author
Madi lives in Red Oak, IA with her family. She likes playing with her friends.
Her friends‟ names are Emma, Abigail, Haley, and Kinsee. She likes reading
books. Madi‟s favorite books are The Girl in the Window and The Dollhouse
Murders. Madi wants a puppy. She likes watching “Harry Potter”. Madi has
been to Disney World. This is Madi‟s 8th year of dancing. Madi‟s going to do
softball. Madi was born in Columbia, MO on September 3, 2001. Her
hometown is Columbia, MO. Her cousins Anna and Dax live in St. Louis,
MO. Madi has a Spanish buddy. Her name is Caitlyn Soden. Madi likes living
in Red Oak.
My Friend John
By Austin Wilkins
John‟s last name is Madden. He has blue eyes. He has brown hair. His dad‟s
name is John Madden. His mom‟s name is Amanda. He likes to play football
and baseball. He has two sisters named Madison and Abby. He goes to speech
with Johnathon and Emily. He goes to Mrs. Holland with Emma, Carlie, and
Chelsey. He has one dog named Mya. He has six cousins. John‟s grandpa lives
at his house. He has an aunt and an uncle. He likes to watch football. He likes
to play with race cars. His favorite food is homemade pizza.
Meet the Author
Austin Wilkins lives in Red Oak, IA. He has two sisters and one brother. He
was born in Omaha. Austin was born on January 25, 2002. He loves to go to
KFC. He likes to go on long trips and go outside. He loves to play sports like
flag football, tennis, bowling, and baseball. His grandma‟s name is Pam. His
grandpa‟s name is Rod. He has one turtle and two snails.
The Secret Admirer
By Brandon Higgins
Hi, my name is Brandon. Today I got a card. I read it. This is what it said, “To
Brandon, from a Secret Admirer”. It was a heart. I think it was a heart because
it was Valentine‟s Day. It also said, “Meet me at lunch at the front at 11:30 on
the dot on Friday and you will see me.” That‟s it! I don‟t know who it is. It
also said, “Hint, I am not in your class”. So on Friday at 11:30 on the dot I
was in the lunch room. My secret admirer was . . . Connor! His note tricked
me. It was Connor all the time!
Meet the Author
Brandon Higgins is good at swimming. He likes to eat a lot. He runs really
fast. His birthday is in November. He loves recess and math, he is really good.
He loves the Mexican restaurant in Red Oak. He has a lot of friends.
The Kidnapper
By Madisen Hankins
Once upon a time on a dark Halloween night when all the kids in the
neighborhood were cheering with candy, there was a man in black clothing
watching them. When Halloween night was over he went out looking for any
more children that were walking home from Halloween night. Then he saw a
child walking through an alley. The guy in black clothing started walking over
to the child. Then the child turned around and there was the guy in black
clothing! He snatched the child and brought the child to this big dark, black,
scary house! He took them inside the dark house, and there were three other
girls inside. They had black curly hair and had warts all over their faces. There
was a big pot in the middle of the kitchen. The child hoped he wouldn‟t go into
that pot! Then they opened the bag and WHOOSH! He fell in the pot! Right
when he did he woke up in his bed and he said, “It was just a dream!”
Meet the Author
Madisen Hankins lives in Red Oak, IA. She lives in a safe home with her
mom, her dad, and her brother. She has one dog and one cat. The dog‟s name
is Peshie and the cat‟s name is Amelia. She loves to learn and walk her dog.
The Evil Witch
By Kinsee Rooker
On the night of Halloween I was trick or treating when I came up to a house. It
was a big fat orange pumpkin house. I cracked the door and guess what I saw?
Tons of treats! I went in. I tried to eat all the lollipops when… I saw a witch!
The witch tried to bake me! I pulled her arm and put her in the oven. The
witch was gone. Happy Halloween!
Meet the Author
Kinsee Rooker lives in Red Oak, IA with her family. She has one dad, one
mom, two sisters, and one dog. Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her
family. Her favorite place to eat is Hu Hot. She was born on August 13, 2001.
Her favorite sport is volleyball.
The Girl Who Cried Help!
By Haley Plambeck
Once upon a time there was a girl. Her name was Scream. Guess what? She
screamed a lot. When her mom always said, “Clean your room!” She would
scream. Then one day her mom said, “Will you please go to the woods to get
some berries?”
Scream said, “Yes.” So Scream headed to the woods. When she got to the
middle she saw a strange man. He said, “I have some chocolate for you. So if
you just come here I will give it to you.”
“Okay,” said Scream. Then he grabbed her by the neck and choked her to
death. Scream almost died, but luckily she yelled, “Help!” really loud. Then
her mom helped her, and they never went to the woods ever again.
Meet the Author
Haley Plambeck lives in Red Oak, IA. Her favorite food is sesame chicken.
She loves to play outside and play sports. She loves every animal in the world.
She likes to watch football games. She likes making new friends. She likes to
go to the nursing home to cheer the people up. She wants a car when she‟s
sixteen years old. Her full name is Haley Marie Plambeck. She has one brother
and one sister. She also has two dogs and one cat.
Horror!
By Garrett Hurt
Centuries ago when the first settlers came to Red Oak, there was a man who
said that all of Red Oak was his. Now, the settlers weren‟t about to lose land,
so they built the town anyway and forgot he was there. But he did not forget!
He terrorized the town and destroyed it until his dying day. Some say his
phantom lives in abandoned buildings waiting and waiting until Halloween
to….LOOK OUT! HE‟S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!
Meet the Author
Garrett Hurt lives in Red Oak, IA. He has a cat and a dog. He has a mom and
a dad. He is an only child. He likes Pokemon. He likes football. He loves
cereal.
Peewee’s First Camping Trip
By Emma Redd
Once upon a time there was a penguin. Her name was Peewee. Peewee got a
letter about a music camp that was going to be later in the week. She asked her
mom if she could go. Her mom said, “I‟ll think about it.”Peewee asked her
dad. He said she could go. Her mom finally said yes too.
The next day at school she told her friend Poley about the camp. Poley said, “I
want to go too!”
Peewee said, “It‟s tomorrow night and you can come with us.”
“Okay,” said Poley.
When school was out they started to pack the clothes they were taking. “Don‟t
forget your toothbrush,” Poley said to Peewee.
Peewee said, “Don‟t forget your tee shirt.”
Then it was 9:30. “Time for bed girls,” said Peewee‟s mom Neewee. The next
day it was time to go to camp. “It takes one hour to get there,” said Peewee.
Soon they were there. “It‟s big,” said Poley.
“And it‟s cool,” said Peewee. “Let‟s go play.”
“Okay!”
Soon it was time for snacks, and bed time was at 8:30. “But I go to bed at
9:30,” said Poley.
“Okay,” said the camp leader, “you can watch a movie till 10:00”
“I don‟t feel good,” said Peewee.
The camp leader asked, “Are you homesick?”
“No!” said Peewee.
“Yes you are,” said the camp leader.
“Fine! I am,” said Peewee.
The leader said, “I‟m calling your mom.”
“Okay,” said Peewee.
Her mom said, “I‟ll come and get her.”
Then her mom came and picked her up. Peewee fell asleep in the car on the
way home.
Meet the Author
Emma Ashlyn Redd lives in Coburg, IA. She has 5 dogs, 10 cats, 2 fish, and 2
rabbits. Her favorite animals are penguins. Her best friends are Madi, Haley,
and Abby Pendleton. She loves to draw, pain, and color penguins. She is 9
years old. Her favorite food is cookies. Her favorite tv show is “Penguins of
Madagascar”. Her favorite color is red. Her favorite number is 50. Her Spanish
buddy is Dillon Fenn. Her mom‟s name is Tammi, her dad‟s name is Brian,
and her sister‟s names are Cassi and Jessi. She loves school and playing
outside. She loves reading. Her favorite movie is “Hop”. She grew up on a
farm. She was in cheerleading when she was little. Her favorite subjects are
math and art. She loves animals and Shirley temples.
“What is Green”
By Skylr Boles
Green is the color of grass,
And leprechauns hiding in your desk.
Green is the pickles you eat for dinner.
Green is a frog that hides in your grass all night long.
Green is fruit,
Green is a week that grows in your garden,
But best of all green is the color of spring!
Meet the Author
Skylr Boles lives in Red Oak, IA. He likes to go to Missouri to see his family.
He has one brother and two sisters. His dad‟s name is Troy and his mom‟s
name is Jessica.
What is Green?
By Bryce Nenneman
Green is the taste of shamrocks.
Green smells like the green grass.
Green is the color of the leprechauns.
It‟s in your desk.
Green is a silly leprechaun dancing.
Green is a sleepy silly leprechaun.
Meet the Author
Bryce Nenneman lives in Red Oak, IA. His favorite places to eat are Johnny‟s
and the Mexican place. He likes to play football and jump rope. He has two
brothers, two sisters, two dads, and one mom.
Sonia Kunze’s 4th Grade Class
Pets
By: Shawna Baldwin
Pets are very useful in many ways because horses can help you pull wagons.
Dogs can and will sometimes protect you. If your pets like to keep you
company let them they love you should love them to like dogs cats and so
many more animals. I love animals so much. Pets love to play and horse
around so go outside and play with them. Don‟t sit inside and watch T.V. play
with them anytime just like I do. PETS ARE SO WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Not Friendly Monster
By Codie Bentley
There was a monster with a 55lbs sledge hammer. He tried to hit me with it.
Then he ran away. We called China. They came with Bruce Lee. They killed
the monster. But the monster came back to life and he died.
THE END
Mystery Friend
By Hailey Coleman
She has 7 dogs. She has long hair. Has brown hair. Her b-day is Dec.29th lives
on a farm. She is tall. She rides the bus. Her favorite color is blue. Her bff is
Karen and Hailey. Her mom and dad are divorced. Who is she?
(Shawna)
The Haunted House Halloween
By Kaitlin Gwinn
Once it was October 23rd.Two kids told their mother they wanted a haunted
house.
So they went to look at old houses they went to the oldest house and said I
want that for my haunted house.
But everyone said it was really haunted but they did not believe it.
They thought it was not true so they went up to the house and touched it and it
growled and then they ran away. Once a kid that was 8 years old went up to
the house and knocked twice and then disappeared. Some people say the ghost
that roamed ate the kid and others say the house murdered him. After the kid
disappeared everyone moved away from that. A week later it was Halloween
the kids went back to the house and just walked in the house it was peaceful on
Halloween
THE END
The Haunting of the Johnson Family
By Mariah Griffin and Sydnee Herman
One dark stormy night a little girl named Jade lived on Elm Street. She was
lying in her bed. Her parents were at a restaurant but the storm was getting bad
so they stayed at a hotel 11 miles away from their house. The little girl was at
home with her new babysitter. Her name was Amy. She was 15 years old. The
little girl was scared of her. Amy always was just sitting in the dark and she
always made weird groaning sounds. Jade had a black cat named Syriah and
she hissed every time a stranger was in the house. Amy came and walked up
the stairs and stood there for a long time. Jade was always in her room. Amy
went into Jade‟s parent‟s room. Jade could hear the door slam then she heard
books and stuff hitting the floor. Jade got up and went into the room and
found Amy taking out everything in the drawer. Jade told Amy to stop but she
kept on taking out stuff. Jade thought that if she took Amy‟s cell phone that
Amy would stop. So Jade ran to the bed, took her phone, and then ran out.
Amy was still taking out stuff, until she noticed that her phone was gone.
Amy started going crazy trying to find her phone. Jade went to the doorway
and waved Amy‟s phone at Amy. When Amy saw that Jade had her phone
Amy went charging at Jade and knocked Jade over to the floor and took her
phone back then went to the living room to text her friend named Jessica.
Then Syriah meowed and went to Amy and lay on Amy‟s stomach. Amy
threw the cat to the door. When Jade came out the cat was laying by the door.
Then Jade picked up Syriah and went to her room. She cried, she thought that
the cat had died but it didn‟t. Then the cat woke up. She was so happy! Then
everything was quite Jade sat on her bed scared to death. She heard footsteps
down stairs. Her cat jump out of her hands and went by the door just sitting
there. Jade came over you ok Syriah? Syriah didn‟t move. Jade slowly opened
the door but nothing was out there. Jade stepped outside Syriah came with her.
Jade was scared but she she had to be brave. It got really cold all of a sudden.
Brrr Jade said shivering. Syriah was right behind Jade. Jade tried to turn on the
hallway light but it wouldn‟t come on. She started getting very scared. Then
Jade heard footsteps getting closer to her. She picked up Syriah. Syriah
meowed. Jade started moving towards the stairs. Then when she got to the top
of the stair case there she was Amy was half way up the stairs. Jade and her
just stared at each other. Then Amy started to walk up the stairs. Jade moved
farther back to the wall. Amy came to the top only a couple feet away from
Jade. Jade went into her room with Syriah and locked her door. She laid on
her bed and snuggled up to Syriah. She finally fell asleep. Then the next day
she went into her parent‟s room and there they were her parents. MOMMY
DADDY!! I‟m soo glad to see you. Hey baby girl her mom said then her dad
woke Good morning sweetie! Is Amy gone?? Asked Jade. Amy? Her parents
were confused whose Amy? Come on mom and dad you know Amy my
babysitter that I was really scared of. Umm.. her parents looked at each other
no they said you stayed here with Aunt Lauren. Huh??? Jade said. Yeah Aunt
Laruen is in the guest bedroom look for yourself. Jade went to the guest
bedroom. Hi cutie Aunt Lauren said. She was reading a book. Hi Auntie said
Jade. Well I will let you read said Jade Love you! Love you too honey said
Aunt Laruen. Jade walked back into her parent‟s room. You were right said
Jade. Yep said her parents. It must have been a bad dream said her dad. Yeah
but it seemed so real. Some dreams are like that said her mom. Why don‟t you
go play outside said her mom? Ok  said Jade. So she did but when she was
she saw Amy.
THE END!
The Last Halo
By Corben Havener
Hi my name is Corben Havener I am trying to survive against the ZOMBIES
but I am not alone in this fight some survivors can help me but I have been
sending messages for as long as I can remember so really this is a story of
survival … But what is really surprising is that they die by nerf guns so really it
is a nerf zombie apocalypse witch is awesome but scary too. I have found 0
humans but I have found a safe house there were 3 people there names were
Olivea ,Chris, David, Garrat. We have been ok so far and I think our journey
is about to end but we are going strong. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! What the heck was
that? I have no idea lets go check it out! ok
CCHHHHHHRRRIIIISSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on run what about Chris go
without me no go that is A order come on I can‟t believe he is dead I never
thought this day would come … It has been almost 4 years sense the fight for
survival and it is going well we found almost
4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 people and we won .
THE 4 FRIENDS
By: JOEY JOHNSON
There were 4 boys named Joey, Damon, Scott and Corben. They went to the
skate park. A surfer asked Joey where a beach is. Joey said I don‟t know. A
random person came and told the surfer were the beach is. The surfer said
thanks.
The random person left. Then Joey said lets go to Kum and Go. Damon, Scott
and Corben said I don‟t have any money. Joey said I do. He pulls out a $100
bill. What did you have in mind said Damon. We can all share a big 52 oz or
we can all get our own little 28 oz. Damon said lets vote. They all voted on
little 28 oz. Damon said will we have to pay you back? No said Joey. Joey said
I got MR.pibb. Damon said I got that to. Scott said I got Sunkist. Jordan said I
got a slushy. Joey said I like slushys. They went home. THE END
World Ruled by Robots
by: Omar Lemus Silva
One day a boy was walking and he saw a robot making some robots. He ran
back home but the robots got him and made a robot of him and made it the
boys house. The boys name was roger. The boy ran way and told the cops.
They saw the robot. They called the army came bus they lost. The robots took
over the world. It was almost 4 years since the robots took over the world.
Only 7 people were alive Bob, John, Peter, Randy, Cole, Pale, and Roger.
They took a robot and put a camera on it the robot. Took some guns and took
the gun to them. They went to destroy the robots all the robots were gone and
the world was saved. 
Trixie
By Kyleigh Maynes
This story is about my dog Trixie. She is the best dog I know well that is what
I think. She is a Jack Russell terrier, LOVES going on walks, and is very
playful to me.
Macy came over once and we went to the park with Trixie, then we went on
a walk it was fun, but Trixie got away and we chased her because there was a
dog by us.
She is really fun and loves the park too.
In my backyard she races the dog next door. Its name is Abby.
When my sister, Abby, goes to her friend‟s house. I pick her up then I take
Trixie on a walk.
Trixie is really fun and
! I LOVE HER!
kid LOST
By Hunter McMann and David Sperber
One day there were two little boys named David Sperber and Hunter
McMann. This morning after Hunter and David was out of the house their
parents Christie and Steven were on the laptop typing for college. Christie
spilled water on the laptop because she had to take a drink of water because
she took her pill. It started going in to flames. Meanwhile Steven was taking a
nap. He wakes up and knows there‟s a fire. He tries helping her and they both
die. While Hunter and David were walking to school they saw smoke from
their house and they run home they cannot go inside but they saw their parents
died. They did not go to school today because they were VERY sad!
Tomorrow they were in the paper and everybody was making fun of them so
Hunter thought of running away so they both did. They saw this cool ship and
they went in it. The people were shipping and did not let us off. So we got
shipped like prisoners and we got shipped to Jena, Germany. We were almost
killed and we got back home and we saw it was fun and scary. We got new
parents.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Vampires VS Werewolves
By: Leandro Ramos
One late night vampires were taking over the city. Then 10 days werewolves
heard vampires were taking over the city. There were 10 werewolves and 30
vampires. They saw some vampires bulling a little girl. They took out 5
vampires that night. One werewolve died. Three days later 15 vampires died.
Then the next day 2 werewolves died. They got mad that they took out 10
vampires. 9 days later some people were happy until they saw people that got
bitten by the other vampires. And the other people touched the werewolves
blood and they turned into werewolves now there were 20 vampires and 5
werewolves plus the other werewolves which makes it 7 werewolves. Then
they fought they broke a big bar of hot lava and then they had no choice but to
help each other the werewolves let the vampires get on their back and they ran
as fast as they could there was dead end until they saw a place the lava fell into
the dead end. After they got to the place they all said thank you to everyone.
THE END
The Trapped Astronaut
By Bobby Sales
A brave astronaut named Jake Roger went out to space looking for any life
forms. He didn‟t find anything but when he was returning to Earth he was
sucked in a warm whole. When he woke up he was on a new planet. The air
was breathable. So he looked for any life. He was about to give up until he
spotted a living plant. He discovered that there is life on a different planet.
Who knows may be there is life somewhere in space.
Scary House
By Karen Saavedra
Once upon a time there was a House. The House was so old. it is 20 Years old.
Some days went past and somebody moved In the house. The person‟s name is
Ashley And she is 13 years and she is in 7th grade. The boy‟s name is Oscar
and he is 11 years old And he is in 5th grade. The mom‟s name is Mary and she
is 40 years old. the dad‟s name is willow but his real name Is William and he
is 38 years old. It was 3 weeks now and they went to school. the girl is smarter
than the boy. then they got home and they went outside to play. They went at
3:30pm and Came in at 6:25pm and dad came home and it Was dinner time.
When they got done eating Mom said that it was bed time. They said ”OK” so
they went to bed. They didn‟t go to bed because they were not sleepy So they
stayed up. But they heard something Outside. they were scared so they went
To the kitchen to get water. So they told Dad and said that they were not used
to the House. Ashley said she wants to go home because she does not like this
house.  So it was morning and they said that it was a School day but the
boy said that it was a STUpID day not a school day . so they heard somebody
saying that the people lived In the house 106 joy street that the house Was
haunted house but they had to tell Mom but they said that mom would say
that the house was not a haunted house but they said that they had to move
quickly. They also heard that somebody died in the house. They said that they
will die too if they do not move. It was 2013 now but mom didn‟t Think that
somebody died in the house, But dad died in 2012 because he had a car
accident and he died. But mom, sister, and brother have a good life but they
Remember dad but sometimes they are sad. Then Oscar died too. they did not
know why and how he died. now the only ones left were Mary and Ashley .
They were so scared something was going to happen to them. But they had a
good time and life. Dad and brother are with GOD now.
The end.. 
The Zcull
By Chris Schoneman
There once was a kid who found a skull. The kid brought it home and it
turned him to a zombie. Then he ate everyone. Me, Corben, Bobby, David
and James weren‟t turned to zombies instead we hid. Corben found troops for
us. After that we built a fort around the base while the troops were killing of
the zombies that were trying to get us. We had some troops get us food,
swords, big chunk of wood, and nails. We had a gate so we would kill more
and more zombies so their population would lower instead of rise. Some of
our troops did get bit so we killed them immediate. Sometimes we would just
have troops turn into zombies for no reason what so ever. We used a lot of
wire also. The knives will shoot into zombies which will make a huge pile of
dead zombies so when we let more zombies in and they will go for the dead
ones so we can kill them. First we open the gate. Let them eat all the zombies
that are dead. Then we kill the zombies over and over. Barely zombies would
escape the swords. Nothing really got the guys. So we were pretty much safe.
Well one time we seen them actually die and turn to zombies. So we know
how they are dyeing and that is they aren‟t getting fed enough. So then we fed
them too much. So then they turned to zombies and we killed them also then
we started feeding them the right amount. It was still a hard battle because of
the other zombies. We also had dynamite and some giant sling shooters. So we
put things of dynamite in it and lit it and fired. They dynamite would then go
off and boom! It would explode millions of zombies. We also had a certain
room. So if someone would come they would go in for 14 days to see if they
are a zombie. We did put food and water in so it they are zombies the food
and water won‟t be touched at all. So since we got the dynamite we haven‟t
used the door at all. Instead we just slingshot stuff into the zombies.
At Las Vegas
By Macy Walker
My dad, my mom, Carly, and me went to Las Vegas last summer! We stayed
at the Venetian hotel. It was really nice!! It has lots of pools. It also has a
casino for adults. We had a suite for a room! We only go t for days to be there!
First day we went to the arcade! We won a lot of stuffed animals! That night
we went to the mall! The next day we went to this very tall building tower
thing. It also has a mall too! The tower was like 1,000 ft. high!! There were 3
rides and a sky jump thing! High. 2 of them were 800 ft. high and one was
1,000 ft. high. The 1st one was 800 ft. high and it was like this cart that I got
into and it shot you over the side of the building! The 2nd one we went on was
800 ft. high too! There were 8 of 2 pairs of seats. I sat with carly. My dad sat
with this other guy. It toke you out away from the building and it spun you
around. The 3rd one we went on was like 1,00o ft, high and it shot u straight up
and down. My dad went on the sky jump thing!!! He said it was a rush!!! That
night we went to margarita vile! It has really good food!! The next day we just
hung out and chilled!! It was really fun!!!
The End
The kid / tiger
By: Will Walston 

One day a boy was walking to school and he got shot with a ray of light. And
then turned half kid half tiger and the boy were never reported missing or
found. The people just forgot him and lived on as it never happened. The boy
did the same but the boy lived as a tiger and the boy was so wild that he
became the king of the tigers. And all the hunters never knew that he was a
tiger/boy. But one hunter saw him looking for some food and he shot a
sleeping dart at him and he hit him the hunter took him to the town but the
tiger/boy woke up and hit him with his claw. The boy was so mad that the
town just forgot him and then the next day the tiger/boy went on a rampage.
And ran to where the town was and got all the people and took them to the
jungle and had them find the way out and if they did he would not be mad and
they did. The people asked him if he wanted to have someone help him and he
said no but then said that he wanted a house in the jungle. They said that that
was ok and then the boy and the town lived happily for long long time.
The END.
The Talking Horse and the Cheerleader
By Haley Zeigler
Once upon a time there was a talking horse in New York City and there
was a cheerleader. The cheerleader‟s name was Jessica. She got her horse for
her 8th birthday. One day she went outside to take care of her horse and she
dropped her diamond ring in a rat hole. She said, “Where am I going to get a
ring like that?” Then someone said, “I can get you one.” She said, “Who said
that?” and the only people that were there was the horse and Jessica. She said
I just might be hearing stuff. Then someone said, “Well, do you want a new
ring?” She said, “Who said that? I am just hearing things! I need to get my job
done and go lay down and take a nap!” She woke up and she found a ring on
the table. She said, “Who is this from?” It didn‟t say who it is from. She went
out to feed her horse again and her horse was gone. She woke up and found
him the next day. The horse wasn‟t acting right so Jessica called the vet. They
said they will come as fast as they can. Before the vet came, the horse talked.
She knew that it was her because her lips were moving when something said
that. The vet said that she didn‟t feel good, and she will be up by tomorrow.
The next day the horse was up running around. She went out to feed her. The
horse said, “Do you like the ring?” The girl said, “Yes!” then she went in and
called the press and they came immediately. She led them out to her horse.
She told her horse to speak, and the horse said, “Hi!” They said, „You and
your horse will be taking a plane to Hollywood, but the horse is going to have
to ride in a truck.” She said, “OK, but the horse must be brushed and be given
food and water every day.” It took Jessica and her horse three days to pack
their stuff up. A limo came and picked Jessica up and drove her to the airport.
The person who drove the limo switched cars and went back and picked up the
horse. On the way to Hollywood, Jessica thought what she was going to name
her. The next day she found a name for her. She is going to name her
“Babygirl”. Three days later they were in Hollywood. They lived in a
mansion. It had a stable in the back. They went on the red carpet that year.
Jessica went to Paris. She had a babysitter for the horse, she went for three
days and came back because her vacation was over. When she got home she
went out and said, “Hi.” She went inside and said, “Oh, now I forgot about
cheerleading! I better call the leader and tell her I can‟t come to Cheerleading
because I‟m in Hollywood because my horse can talk!” The leader said, “Oh,
but that‟s ok. I will tell the other cheerleaders the news. Is that all right?” She
said, “Yes.” The press called and said her and the horse have a tour in Las
Vegas. They got back a week later. Jessica had a tour after they got back. She
had a babysitter for her horse. Her horse wasn‟t feeling well. She started
heading home. She was back the next day, she called the vet and they said
they will be there as fast as they could. Then Natalee said, “I am not feeling
well.” Jessica said, “I know they are coming as fast as they can.” Then they
arrived. They said Natalee might not make it. The next morning Jessica woke
and went out and the horse was still alive. She fed him and brushed him and
laid down with him for a nap and they woke up and they were up for an hour
and the horse said, “Goodbye.” Jessica said, “What do you mean goodbye?”
Natalee said, “Goodbye,” and then she died. Jessica cried. She buried the
horse in her back yard.
8th Grade Submission
He grabbed onto her wrist as she reached for the blade. He pulled out his pen
and started drawing intricate lines on her arm. She watched as the pen moved
lightly over her skin. When he finally pulled his hand away, she looked and
saw a beautiful butterfly drawn on her arm.
She looked at him questioningly, so he explained, “It‟s the butterfly project.
You draw a butterfly on your arm whenever you feel like cutting, then if you
do cut, the butterfly dies.”
She nodded and smiled as he pulled her into a hug.
This idea is based on a real project idea for students who have a history of
cutting themselves. For more information, go to www.butterflyproject.com.
Submitted by Deborah Kort
8th grade Red Oak Middle School
High School Submissions
Black Wish
Kaytelen Raborn
I wish I could see the storm clouds that cast your shadow,
I wish I could protect you from the outside world,
I wish I could take your pain and make it my own. to walk
in your shoes and give you peace.
I wish for your beautiful smile to return and never leave,
I wish I could be the friend who helped you though the storm, and make the
sun shine once more.
I wish I could turn back time and stop it before it happened
I wish
I wish
and wish, but it is nothing but a black wish a hopeless wish.
you and you alone can make it happen not I your wishful friend.
For my heart has blacken
I wish I could be your angel
your savior,
the one who saves you from the dark,
But I am your black angel
I drag you down
I make the storm, the pain,
And take your smile.
This is my black wish my selfish, hopeless wish, to save you
my dear friend,
But how can I a black angel save you if I
cannot save
myself from this cold black wish.
Rewind the Time
By Stephanie Parris
They told us to drink our milk and not to jump on the bed.
Be nice to others and to watch what we said.
We spent all day just playing pretend.
Grown up women and grown up men.
And now here we are
We have jobs and drive a car.
Paying taxes and paying the bills,
Cleaning up our messes and spills.
Somebody please
Rewind the time.
I‟d give anything to play pretend,
To be a little kid again.
Where everything was fixed with a Bandaid
And our sandwiches were made homemade.
Where there was no reason to be afraid
Cause your flashlight made you feel brave.
And now here we are
We have jobs and drive a car.
Paying taxes and paying the bills,
Cleaning up our messes and spills.
Somebody please
Rewind the time.
Every once in awhile
I pretend to be a child.
Before I had to feel the weight of the world.
Back when I was still a little girl
My Letter to the World
By Stephanie Parris
Here‟s my letter to the world
Do you see all the violence?
In my letter to the world
I ask why you sit there in silence.
Because sitting there isn‟t any use,
Saying nothing won‟t stop the abuse.
Dear World, when did you get so fake?
You‟re so plastic, one drop and you‟ll break.
Dear World, why don‟t‟ you ever ask
Why everyone around you is wearing a mask?
World, am I an individual, do you recognize my face,
Or do I fall into step with the rest of the human race?
Dear World, can you feel the fear?
How we‟re too scared to leave here
And now we‟re shattering the mirror
Society has been caught in the act
The reflection shows a rigid crack.
We‟re scared of change, of something new
Living in fear, hiding from you.
In my letter to the world I want to address the hate.
I want to find the love before it‟s too late.
Dear World, why do we wrongly judge?
Dear World, why do you hold this grudge?
Why do we put up such impossible walls
And watch as our fellow man falls?
Who are we to make these calls?
My letter to the world, I‟ll scream
I‟ll make this reality not just a dream
Because this life is faltering, never what it may seem
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
Don‟t just play the part
Promise you‟ll never leave
And I‟ll promise to believe
In my letter to the world

2010-2011 Eye of the Tiger - Red Oak Community Schools

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