Week 1 – Finish the Story

Josh

Story Starter: Tim and Sally received a new sled for Christmas one year. They waited and waited for the snow to fall so they could use it. Just before they went to bed one night, they saw snowflakes fall. When they got up the next morning, snow had fallen on everything. They got on their warm clothes and…

went outside. They played in the snow and made snowballs and threw them at each other. They sat on their sled and thought. They were thinking about going down a big hill. And they did! The hill was a little bit far away from their house. They walked to the hill. It was a long walk. But they were happy to go on a long walk because they were so excited to go sledding. They climbed up the hill and went down 10 times. They went down the hill so fast that they bumped into a rock. Their sled got broken. Tim and Sally went back home to tell their mom and dad that their new sled was broken. They were sad because their sled broke. They were tired from climbing the hill 10 times. But they were happy because they went down the hill 10 times.

The end.

Week 11 – Interview a Character

Emily, Language Arts 4/5

In Heartwood Hotel there was a Squirrel named Henry we will be interviewing him today,

He loved to read guest books because he could know who lived there and loves festivals his favorite festivals are the acorn festival because of the acorns they served and he loved the food there too and his second favorite festival is the Spring Splash the spring splash was a bunch of fun and exciting things to do including an egg party where you have to bring an egg and the eggs would all hatch into little cute chicks and people would decide what was the best chick

His favorite toy is a acorn made into a ball he said he loved to play with his sister Tilly and when his ball cracked he used it as a whistle and his favorite thing he had seen was that he had tricked 4 owls and 15 wolves but his favorite thing was that he had a good sister!

LA Week 11 – Interview a Character

Abigail, Language Arts 4/5

An Interview with Henry.

“Hi Henry, tell our audience who you are.”

“I’m a squirrel and live at Heartwood Hotel in Fernwood Forest. It’s a tree with a secret door in the shape of a heart on the trunk.”

“Tell me about something funny that happened to you.”

“I was playing and I was thrown high into the sky by my dad.”

“Has your dad ever dropped you?”

“No. He’s always caught me.”

“What is your favorite toy?”

“My favorite toy is my coconut ball I got from Mr. Heartwood.”

“What do you do with a coconut ball?”

“I can play catch with my sister Tilly.”

“What is your favorite book?”

“My favorite book is The Guest Diaries. They are fun to look at.”

“Why are they fun to look at?”

“Because they can tell me what guests visited and stayed here at Heartwood Hotel.”

“Tell me about your hobbies.”

“I play with my sister Tilly and love to explore and run about.”

“What is your favorite holiday?”

“My favorite holiday is the St. Slumber festival. There is a party and tons of fun.”

“What is the St. Slumber festival?”

“It’s a festival right at the end of fall before winter. That’s why they call it St. Slumber.”

“What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done lately?”

“The most exciting thing I’ve done lately is skating with Mona, Tilly, and Strawberry.”

“Did you ever fall on the ice?”

“I fell a few times but got help from Mona, Tilly, and Strawberry to skate better.”

“Thank you very much Henry. You’re a very energetic squirrel and I’m sure lots of boys and girls would love to play with you.”

Week 30 – Synthesis

Language Arts 1, Sophia

Dolphins are my favourite sea animal. When the mama has a baby she pushes it up to the top of the water so it can breathe. This is how it learns to breathe. Dolphins don’t have gills like fish, so they need to go the surface to breathe. Next, they teach their babies how to find food. Dolphins stay together as a family and take care of each other as a family. If one of the dolphins gets sick, the other dolphins in the family help to take care of it. I love how dolphin families act like people families!

Week 29 – Write the Short Story

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Dirt-Grenades

Jack grinned. The dirt was perfect! Dry enough to hold together in clumps, but also loose enough to explode into clouds of dust on impact. He was going to win this fight! He had challenged his friend Gavin to a dirt-grenade fight and he was playing to win. He checked his slingshot. Then he started to collect dirt-grenades. He looked up. He hadn’t realized that he had gone so far from the fort! Gavin would be here any minute! He dashed towards the fort. When he got to the fort he reached for his slingshot to load it, but it wasn’t there! He saw it lying on the ground, outside the fort! He ran to get it. He dashed back to the fort and, looking over his shoulder, saw Gavin coming around the corner! He loaded his sling and prepared to let loose with every dirt-grenade he had! Then a sight made him stop in his tracks!

Gavin was charging, as he had expected, but he was dressed in his Sunday best! His mom was proud of those clothes and he would get in big trouble with his mother if he got them dirty. So he couldn’t fire a single dirt-grenade at Gavin while Gavin pelted him with them until Jack was covered in a dull brown dust. When the battle was over and it was time for Gavin to go, he was still upset and slouched on the front porch. He glanced at Gavin and saw a smirk of triumph flicker across his face. Then Gavin turned around and said, “Sorry about the way I won. It wasn’t fair.” “It’s all right. I was at fault too. I shouldn’t have been upset at you.” And the two friends forgave each other and had many other, actual, dirt fights.

The End

Daddy’s Grade

The story answers the “5 W’s and H” questions about the picture: 5/5
The story includes a description of the characters and settings: 5/5
The plot progresses naturally and includes a twist: 5/5

The story uses correct capitalization and spelling: 4/5
The story uses correct punctuation, including dialogue: 4/5
The sentences contain complete thoughts and use varying structure: 4/5

Comment: Try to use less exclamation marks and replace them with exclamatory words!!!

Total: 27/30

Week 29 – Dream Room

Abigail, Language Arts 4/5

One day Peter and Susan came over to play. We began the day with watching some movies on TV. Then, I played chess with Peter, and checkers with Susan. Then we went outside to have a horse race,(I have horses you know)Then we played with my cat and dog. Then we went for Lunch,we had, PIZZA My favourite food with just cheese. Then I had to fold my clothes but I didn’t do it  my robot did. Are chauffeur took  a Picture of us all smiling and holding our favourite pet.

Then we all went to sleep in our sleeping bags 

The end.☺️

Week 29 – Story-Starter (A Hole in the Yard)

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Once upon a time a little girl named Emmalyn stood with her dog named David. They saw a spiral thing with a hole in the bottom. They stood under the hole and it sucked them up in the space! She wondered how she would ever get back to her mom and dad. Just then kind astronauts let her come into their rocket and promised they would bring her back to her mom and dad. Emmalyn was very thankful. Think of it! Riding with astronauts! She was so excited. As soon as she got back to earth they promised to bring her back as soon as they got directions. Finally they found out how to get to her house. When she got home she thanked the astronaut. The end. 

Week 25 – Describe

Language Arts 1, Sophia

Sushi is my favourite food. it is made out of fresh raw salmon, very sticky sushi rice, and crispy green seaweed. It may sound bad but is very good. And when you dip it in the black salty soy sauce it tastes even better. It’s made in the little rolls. So I hope you can see if yourself why it is my favourite food.

Week 24 – Persuade

Language Arts 1, Sophia

Mom, may I please have Sushi? It’s all the children’s favourite food. I will help make it and clean up. Sushi is very healthy and will help us grow stronger and stronger. With sushi we will always eat it quickly and there will be no leftovers to put in the fridge.
If we get sushi I’ll be thankful and sweet and do all my school work without complaining (especially my copy work). I know both you and daddy like it and I will do all the dishes.
Sushi is very good! Please can we have sushi!

🍣 🍣 🍣 🍣

Week 23 – Narration

Language Arts 1, Sophia

Once upon a time there was a girl named Birdie. She lived in Florida. She was 10 years old. One day she was playing with some neighbor children, Essie and Zephy, and her little brother, Bunny. They had made little doll houses in the woods and ran off to go play there. Just then, Birdie’s dad came and asked her to paint the house white. So she went to go paint. Pa left to go work with her older brother. She painted for a bit, then she smelled smoke. She went to go see what it was. She saw that it was a grass fire right near her house! Her ma told her to get wet sacks and so she went and did as her mother told her. One of her sisters went to go get a bucket of water. When she came back, her mother told her to go ask their neighbors, the Slaters, for help. The Slater boys said they would be over soon, but they did not mean it. They did not want to help. Their Pa had started the fire! She went back home. Pa and her brother came back and helped put out the fire. Birdie remembered that the little children were playing in the woods. She told her Pa, and they both ran to the woods. They found the children, crying and very scared, but they got them out safely. They cleaned up the children and sent them back home. Birdie was glad that the children and their house were safe.