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Dirty Soccer Ball

By: Katie

Inside the dirty soccer ball, a teardrop of rain

Inside the teardrop of rain, a flat plain of wet grass

Inside the flat plain of wet grass, the shiny clear green

Inside the shiny clear green, the legs of a running cheetah

Inside the legs of a running cheetah, a flash of excitement

Inside the flash of excitement, the dirty soccer ball

Soccer

Fun, Competitive

Tiring, Running, Scoring

Passing to your teammates

Futbol

Ms. Halbert

Funny, Nice

Playing, Teaching, Talking

Likes teaching people things

Teacher

Cupcakes

Yummy, soothing

Eating, Chomping, Swallowing

Comes in different flavors

Cupcakes

Dad

Funny, Playful

Playing, Working, Talking

Playing with kids too

John

Mom

Nice, Watchful

Yelling, Napping, Screaming

Helping out every day

Dawn

If I ruled the world,

I’d cancel reading,

Weekday mornings and also,

Homework

If I ruled the world,

Everything would be free for me,

Ice cream would be breakfast, lunch, and dinner and,

School would be 6 hours shorter

If I ruled the world,

There would be no showers,

You would have no bedtimes and,

There wouldn’t be any rain

If I ruled the world,

The mall that you are closest to would be your home,

Junk food would be the new fruit and vegetables,

All of the things that I want would be mine

And all sports players and junk food lovers could still be in charge of the world.

I am the Cheetah

I am the legs of a cheetah that run to catch prey

I am the lightning that brightens the sky

I am the dark cloud that brings a thunderstorm

I am the light brown that rushes past your eyes

I am the teardrop that rolls down your cheek

I am the family that gobbles up the food

I am the sleep of the cheetah that relaxes everyone

I am the shade of an Oak that never lets you down

Like the ladybug I am small

But I am alive and I am beautiful

Ice cream

Cold, Refreshing

Buying, Licking, Swallowing

Makes you very cold

Frozen yogurt

Katie

Awesome, Sporty

Kicking, talking, eating

Likes to play sports

McCormick

Fireworks

Loud, pretty

Flying, booming, exploding

All different colorful colors

Explosive

When it is dark out,

Sometimes you want to shout,

And you pout

There is this guy,

Who likes to fry

And isn’t very shy

At the top,

It is a very long drop,

Said the cop

There is something hot,

Cooking in the pot,

It is a toy robot

I don’t know where it’s at,

That silly old cat,

Because he’s got my favorite hat

It’s come to the end,

I need to lend,

Someone a friend

Red, white, and blue,

A flag is in my shoe,

What to do, what to do

If I go to the moon,

I’ll bring a balloon,

I will be there soon

I sat in the heat,

It was burning my feet,

I don’t want to eat

I wanted to go to the pool,

But I had to go to school,

That was not cool

I went to the beach,

And I had a peach,

My family had 3 each

York

Chocolate, mint

Wanting, opening, enjoying

Enjoying while you can

Peppermint Pattie

When I bake

I start to make

A chocolate milkshake

The Sun that Shone Through the Clouds

Fine

Shine

Clouds

White, puffy

Floating, puffing, moving

Glides across the sky

Cumulus

There was this goat

Who started to float

In a boat

This is blue

The color of a shoe

The bright sky

But I wonder why

Blue reminds you of sad

And sometimes bad

Some people’s eyes

Blueberry pies

The smell of the pool

Reminds me of blue

The blue tie

Sometimes blue is shy

The part of the flag

A grocery bag

The splatter of paint

And then you faint

Thinking of cotton candy

That really comes in handy

What the Grandma said about the Clouds

Puffy

Fluffy

My New Year’s Resolution

By Katie

My new year’s resolution for school is remembering to get my spelling test booklet on the day I get it. My plan that will help me improve on it is that I can leave a note on my desk and take it home with me and when I get home give it to my mom right away so I will not to forget to give it to her and get it signed.

My new year’s resolution for home is to get better at basketball. My plan to help me improve on it is I will go to the basketball court that is near me every day after I get home from school and after my homework or on the weekends. I can also go down with my older brothers and sisters and play a scrimmage with them and against them.

Community Comparison Haddonfield vs. Durango

By Katie

Hi! Today I will be sharing my research about comparing my hometown Haddonfield, New Jersey and Durango, Colorado. I got my research by Skyping with Mr. Honold’s second grade class, looking on their blog, and looking on the Internet. I think that Durango, Colorado has many differences from Haddonfield but some similarities with Haddonfield. Read on and find out about the differences and the similarities with Durango, Colorado and Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Now, I will be talking about the similarities with Durango, Colorado and Haddonfield, New Jersey. One way that we are the same is that Colorado has the same national capital as us (which is Washington D.C.). Colorado is also a state in the U.S.A., on North America, and on the planet Earth just like Haddonfield. Another way they are similar is that the kids in Durango like to play sports and video games and in the summer they like to swim in pools just like Haddonfield kids! Also, they have bugs and birds around their area just like us too! A couple of other things that are the same are that they go to an Elementary school and have recess too. The last thing is that they have computers and we do too. Those are all of the similarities between us. Read on for the differences between Haddonfield and Durango.

Some differences between Durango, Colorado and Haddonfield, New Jersey are that their school is called Riverview and ours is called Tatem. We also have many more animals then them. We have squirrels, chipmunks, and bunnies. But those are only some of them. Another different thing is that our school mascot is a tiger and theirs is an eagle. We are not sure what specials are offered in their school but we get offered lots like Art, P.E., and Music. There are many more things that are different, but I have to move on. Also, we like different sports teams than them like we like the Eagles (football) and they like the Packers (also football). There is a couple more and here they are. They live in the Mountain Time zone and we live in the Eastern Time zone. They also have different landforms like they have mountains and we have plains. This one is very different. Durango’s population is 16,000 people and we only have 11,593!!! One other thing is that the climate is different. Ours is hot in the summer, mild in the winter and theirs is cold in the winter, and warm in the summer. And they also live almost on the opposite side of the country to us!! I am not sure if their school is public or private but ours is public. That might be a similarity but I’m not sure. Time to move on. Some interesting facts that we are different from each other are that they are two hours behind us and in Haddonfield people found Haddy (a dinosaur)! That is all of the differences for now but it is time for my last paragraph.

I really enjoyed comparing Haddonfield, New Jersey and Durango, Colorado because there were many interesting things about both communities. Even though we are far apart there are many ways that we are the same and different. That is all for now so I hope you learned a lot from all of my research=http://

I am Thankful for…

By KM

Thank you

For all my hands can hold-

The food I eat,

The drinks I drink,

And the books I read.

Thank you

For all my eyes can see-

My caring family,

My friends, new and old,

The sun, shining bright,

A soccer ball ready to get kicked,

And the animals from all around the world.

Thank you

For all my ears can hear-

Me eating a crunchy apple,

The sound of birds chirping,

People having fun when they are playing,

And bees buzzing.

How to Make a Monster Wrist Watch

Written by KM

Every monster needs a wrist watch. How would they tell time? Well, I’m going to tell you how to make a monster happy with his (or her) own wrist watch.

Materials Needed

· Cardboard

· Paint (any two colors)

· Paper ( any three colors)

· Scissors

· Glue (either kind)

· Two paint brushes

· Markers, colored pencils, or crayons

· A person who can draw footballs and buckles

· A red sharpie

Instructions

1. First, cut a ten centimeter wide diamond out of cardboard.

2. Paint the front (only the front) one of the two colors you picked and the side the other color. Wait until it is dry.

3. Take the purple construction paper and cut five hands (like on a clock) out.

4. Now draw sixteen numbers (one through sixteen) trace the outside of the numbers with the red sharpie(or color them with a red marker). Cut them out.

5. Glue on hands and numbers (hands in the middle, pointing to any number and put four numbers on every side of the diamond).

6. Next, make the strap. Take the blue construction paper and make two straight lines (connected) and cut it out. Glue the edges together.

7. Now it’s time to bring in that person who can draw footballs and buckles. Draw footballs on the strap (construction paper) and make any color buckle.

8. Glue the top of the wrist watch on the strap.

9. Now that you got everything done, attach the wrist watch to the monster’s arm and let your monster enjoy=http://