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Week 34 – 4 W’s Story Summary

Emily, Language Arts 1

Twenty and Ten is a book about 20 fifth-grade French children, 10 Jewish children, and Sister Gabriel. It happened during World War 2 in France. German soldiers captured Sister Gabriel and put her in prison because they thought she was keeping Jewish children in her home. The French children had to take care of the Jewish children. They also had to make sure the German soldiers didn’t see them.

The Germans never found the Jewish children and Sister Gabriel was released. The French children kept them safe.

Week 34 – All a Dream?

Abigail, Language Arts 2

Once upon a time a boy and his family went sailing. There was a huge storm. The sails were wrecked and the storm was so strong it pushed the boat and the boat crashed into an island. There was no people or food on the island. It was just a grassy island.

Then a killer whale came swimming by. The killer whale was jumping out of the water like it was saying, “I’m coming to help you!” The boy jumped out of the boat and he swam to the killer whale. While he was swimming he found a rope in the water. The boy tied the rope to the killer whale and jumped on. And the killer whale started swimming and began pulling the boat away from the island. The killer whale pulled them all the way back home.

The boy wanted to keep the killer whale as a pet. But his mother and father said no. And so the boy went back to the ocean and let the killer whale go. And they all lived happily ever after.

The End.

Week 30 – Two Possible Stories

Language Arts 3
Two Possible Stories

Once there was a city, a far-off city, that kept on being attacked by the giants. One brave man went to fight the giants, but no one would go with him. He took a sword, a bow, a dagger, and a survival kit. Then he went to the giants in a hot air balloon. He landed in some rocky crevices and soon spotted the giants. They were everywhere! They had battle axes, swords, arrows, and clubs. The man put an arrow to the string and fired, but missed. A giant threw a sword. It sailed through the air and hit his balloon. Another giant hit his balloon with an arrow. He ran as quickly as he could toward his balloon and got inside. He flew away and the arrow feII. He landed safely to see his dog staring up at him.

THE END.

Week 29 – Migration

Language Arts 3

Here are some fun facts about salmon and how they go to the place where they were born.they get there by swimming. it is a long swim usually. they start from an ocean or lake. and they go to the place where they were born so that they could have babies. they don’t go to live there. they only go to have babies then they swim back. they are probably happy when we get there and exhausted from the long journey. happy because there are about to have babies. when they go back they have to face many dangers they have to face fisherman and other kinds of fish they also have to jump over waterfalls upwards. They wait for the eggs to hatch. then go back on the same long journey back towards home.with the babies after they have already grown up.

Week 29 – Newspaper Review

Language Arts DE

Expedition to Oregon

Captain Lewis and Captain Clark brave the great mountains and Indian tribes


In May 14, 1804,Captain Meriwether Lewis, Private secretary to the president , and Captain William Clark set out to cross Louisiana and find the mouth of the great river Oregon. They had very little supplies and not much money to buy rations and medicines. They crossed the great plains and the shining mountains three times as high as their Appalachians ! They returned on September 23, 1806. They have mapped out the Oregon country and the Louisiana territory. They started From St. Louis and followed the Missouri River to the three Forks where it splits into the Gallatin, the Madison, and the Jefferson. He followed the Jefferson to its source in Lemhi pass then he started to follow the Lemhi river to Salmon River then he followed salmon river to the Clearwater which became the snake which became the Columbia. In Portland some people wanted to turn back. But Lewis kept them going. They built fort Clatsop and spent Christmas there.Unfortunately they missed a Boat by only 19 days. And so instead they travelled over the mountains all over again and through the planes and down the river and back to St. Louis. It is the 1st time ever to cross the continent.

Week 28 – Rest for the Weary

Language Arts DE

Do you need a break? Let’s discuss the pros and cons of a break. For kids it means more play time! We also get to rest and on Sunday we hear God’s word. But we have to stop projects like painting for Sunday. Breaks during our school week mean sometimes we have to do extra school the day before. But there are much more pros than cons! I love summer break. Last year, we went to Invermere! And sometimes Mommy plans surprise trips to Calaway Park! It is very fun to have breaks like Christmas, New Year’s and spring break. Now let’s discuss my family’s break schedule. First day of the week we have Sunday as a break to hear God’s word. And on Saturday we also take a weekly break. And sometimes we take breaks in between. All together considering every pro and every con, I think breaks are very nice.

Week 27 – Imagination

Emily, Language Arts 1

Once upon a time I went to our house and it was in the Big Woods. I had three sisters, Laura. Mary,and baby Carrie. And now I was playing with my sister baby carrie and my sister Laura came up to me one day in summer with a camera and we went out on a walk together and she said, “Why don’t I do as much as you do.”

As they were talking they came upon a sleeping deer and she said, “Isn’t that thing cute? Let’s take a pet, Emily, we have no pets. It will be fun to play with the deer. Don’t you think it will be fun to play with it.”

“Yes, but what will Mommy say?”

When they got home Ma said she loved it and the drink she ate was milkshake. The flavour was strawberry. I love strawberry it was the best thing I ever ate in the whole world.

Week 27 – Paint With Words

Abigail, Language Arts 2

One day the Stephens went camping at daytime. And after they ate, Abigail went to play in the woods. And while she was in the woods she met a deer, and she didn’t want to scare the deer, and named the deer Faline. By accident she scared the deer and it ran away. And Abigail waited for it to come back. Finally it came back, and Abigail said she wouldn’t scare it anymore and the deer believed her. Abigail went down on her knees near the deer, and gave the deer a hug and kiss. Then she went back to her camp and got a collar for the deer, then she ran back to the dear and put the leash on the deer, and led the deer back to camp, and showed mom and dad the deer that she had found. And she asked, “Can I keep the deer?” and mom said yes. Next morning, Abigail woke up and saw that mom and dad we’re packing up, and Abigail asked if she could bring the deer home, and dad said yes. And when they reached home Abigail tied up with deer inside the house, and they lived happily ever after. The end. By Abigail Eva Stephens.

Week 26 – Powerless Play

Language Arts 3

When the power goes out, Hot Wheels are the perfect thing! You don’t need electricity,and you can set up a track all around the house, with jumps, loops, and tracks on the ceiling. Just don’t trip on the tracks or get hit by the cars. Also, you can play with Lego by candlelight. We could build towers out of Lego so the Hot Wheels cars can hit break, destroy, wreck, and damage your Lego towers. If you don’t want to do that, just go exploring outside in the black of night and listen to wolves howl. Or just do it in the daylight and go with Dad who will take you off the path into the forest, or in a muddy place, or to lakes, rivers, and ponds. It’s pretty fun when the power goes out!

Week 26 – Bedtime Story

Abigail, Language Arts 2

One night, Frog and Toad went to the jungle for a walk to cool off and get some fresh air. Suddenly, they heard a sound and they were scared. Finally, they noticed it was an owl, and they were not scared.

They kept on walking, and they met a zebra. And they said to the zebra, “How are you?” And the zebra said, “Hello.” They waved back and kept on walking.

And they met a monkey and the monkey said he had some friends in the jungle. He said, “You might find my friends if you keep on going.” So they kept on walking.

Next they met a tiger and the tiger said, “Come closer so I can eat you!” But Frog and Toad said, “No, we will not come closer, for we will run!”

And they ran home as fast as they could. When they reached Toad’s house, they said goodbye to each other and Frog went home.

The end.