Camp Week

Today is our first day of camp. We went into the forest for a little bit this morning for Reading. We are reading a book called Little Soup's Hayride. Soup's real name is Luther Wesley Vinson. He was playing a harmonica with his nose. They want to do their own hayride like the men. They find a coaster wagon in the landfill or dump. They are pushing the wagon up a steep hill. They are putting 18 boards on top of the wagon. They will put hay on the top of the boards. We will read chapter 4 and 5 tomorrow. We need to say goodbye since we see our helpers coming. Talk to you later.

Eleanor Roosevelt

She was born in New York City in 1884. Her real name was Anna. They called her Eleanor because her mother's name was Anna too. Her father called her little Nell. Little Nell jumped off a boat when she was only two years old. Her father caught her. When she got older she was 5 feet 9 inches tall. Anna liked horses. She even had her own horse. Its name was Captain. Once she went to school in London England at Allenswood. There her friends called her Tottie. Her wedding was on March 7, 1905. Anna's third boy had a weak heart and died shortly after he was born. Later she became First Lady. She had her own newspaper column. It was called My Day. In 1948 she helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Emily

Williamsburg and My Sister's Birthday

I will start with Williamsburg. It was a long trip. On Thursday, the water park was great. On Friday and Saturday it was terrible. My sister's birthday is today. She is 5 years old. This is a present for her. I love my 5 year old sister. By Cody

Heather's Birthday

Today is my birthday. My birthday is so busy. I have to go to church. I have a feast too. In church I get to wash the priest's hands maybe. After the feast I will have my party. Most of my family will be there. All of my cousins on the dad's side will be there. Even my cousin, Natalie, will be there. There will be lots of food and pop. There will be cake too. It will be a chocolate cake. There will be chocolate and vanilla ice cream. I bet all my cousins will be there to eat the ice cream. Then I will open my presents. I will let my cousins play with my toys if they want to. I really want a Hanna Montana present. Maybe I will get to celebrate Easter with my mom's side too. I bet my grandma will eat all the chocolate ice cream. She is a big chocolate fan. By Heather

Dogs

Dogs are nice and mean. Dogs are nice in a lot of ways. My dogs' names are Fred, Buster, and Maddie. My dogs' ages are 7, 8, 11, or 12. I like dogs. I love dogs. Dogs are little and big. Dogs are cool, good, and bad. By Grace

Reading

In reading we do lots of things. We do Word of the Week. We also do vocabulary words. We read in reading. Reading is fun to do. By Nicole

Ireland

Ireland's capital is Dublin. I am Irish. Some people in our class are Irish. My family is mainly Irish. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day because he was kind to other people. Ireland is really small. Some leprechaun messed up our desks. It is part of Great Britain. Almost everyone wore green. It looked like spinach today. People say 4 leaf clovers mean luck. I don't know why there is so much green. By Gavin

St. Joe, the Last Hockey Game

In St. Joe I had my last two hockey games of the season. Luckily, I'm going to a hockey camp for the weekend only. I won't see you guys so much. I wish I could see you guys some more on the weekend. I hope I will see my favorite hockey players there at the camp. By Cooper

Recess

Mostly everybody likes recess. My friends and I play horses at recess. Emily is Felicity and I am Penny. The other Emily is Patriot. We like playing horses. I am glad the weather has been nicer this week. Recess is better when it is warmer outside. By Jessica

Famous Person

In Mrs. Riggs' reading group we are working on a famous person. I'm going to be George H. Bush. Other people might be Johnny Appleseed. At the end of March or the beginning of April we will dress up like them. We are learning a lot about our famous person. Here are a few things about him. George was born on June 12, 1924. He was born in Milton, Mass. By Cale

Summer

Summer is not that far away for us getting out of school. When I get out of school we will meet new friends at the new school year. Then we have summer. When we are on spring vacation this April, I will not be here. I will be in St. Louis because my dad and I will run a marathon. That's what I am doing this vacation. By Riley

Famous Person

A famous person is when we get to tell a few facts about our famous person. My famous person is Shaquille Rashoaun O'Neal. We get to type a story about him or her on Stationery Studio. We also get to make a power point about him or her. Parents will come and look at our power points. We get to put sound on our power point. Since I know about my famous person, I will tell you something about him. He was born March 6, 1972. He is famous because he is a good basketball player. We will get to dress up like our famous person in April. I like the famous person activity. By Austin

My Family

My family is nice. My brother has been sick for about two weeks. He has had a bad cough for a long time. Sometimes my dad has to go to work in Beatrice, Nebraska. I miss my dad a lot. My mom has to go to work some times too. My friends and cousins come over some times. My brother and I go to school if we are not sick. If we are sick, we have to stay home. My mom and my dad have a water bed at home. All of us meet friends and cousins. We read at home sometimes. We live on a gravel road. We live in Marne. Some moms and dads come to our house sometimes. We have to use manners at home. by Micalee

Piano Concert

I had a piano concert. It was the second time at the honor's concert. It was really fun. I have to play in Oakland at a concert next weekend. I hope I have fun next time. I saw Emily's name on the list. See you after school, Mom. by Miranda

California

I went to California on summer break. We went to the mountains. Then we went swimming. I got to ride a motorboat. It was fast. Then I got scared. By Shelbi