One Kneeboard or Two Skis

Imagine yourself on a bright, scorching summer day. The boat pulls you up and your off! You decide your done after a while of pure fun and let go of the rope. Swimming back to the boat, climbing up the ladder at the back of the boat, then grabbing a towel. You hands are all blistered and hurt from the rope but you know it was worth it.

Kneeboarding and Skiing are very similar. First they both are done on the water and behind a boat. And when your up you can fall and get stuck under either the kneeboard or the ski(s). You can also use the same rope for both sports.

When you're skiing you need to push yourself up. When the boat starts you push on your feet and stand up straight. You can also ski with two skis together,(A long rectangular shaped thing that connects your skis so they stay together and not go different directions) two skis seprate, or slalom skiing. (only 1 ski) When you fall you can also hit your head on one of the skis and get a bump or worse....STITCHES!

Kneeboarding is alsoa GREAT sport to do. When you're kneeboarding you start by laying on the board witht the rope in both of your hands. Then when the boat picks up speed you slide your knees up onto the board. Then you hlod onto the rope with one hand and get the knee strap over your knees. When you fall off the kneeboard you can just tip right over. You can get hurt a lot easier on a kneeboard in my opinion. You also can only kneeboard with 1 kneeboard, you can't slalom like skiing.

I hope someday you will go try skiing, kneeboarding, or both. I can gurantee you that you will enjoy it. I know I do!

Christmas Vs The fourth of July (newly revised)

"Hello and welcome to the calendar.I'm your announcer Month of the year. We are gathered here today to witness an epic battle between two holidays. Now that I've introduced myself lets introduce our fighters.

In the left corner with a total of Thirty days, give it up for The fourth of July!!! In the right corner with a total of Thirty days, lets hear it for Christmas!!! Now lets get ready for the holidays."

"All right July I'm gonna knock you out cold", boasted Christmas.

"How do you plan on doing that?" Snarled July.

"Well I'm gonna put you to sleep with my Christmas carols!" Said Christmas

"July is on his back from that powerful shot." Said the announcer."But wait he is getting back up!"

"All right Christmas you are a formidable opponent, but I'm gonna knock you out with my stunning fireworks."

"Christmas is on his back"." Ding ,Ding"" Christmas was saved by the bell. We'll wait while they get some pep talk from their coaches.

"Christmas what are you doing out there? You can beat this guy no problem."Said Christmases coaches

"July get out there and show the world why you deserve the title of ultimate holiday!"
"Fighters return to the center of the calendar" said the announcer.

"Fight" screamed the ref.
"All right July now I am gonna knock your days off". said Christmas

" What makes you say that?." said July.

"Well first I am gonna knock your block off with my jolly spirit."
" Oh man July took a hit" said the announcer.
"Now it's my turn, I'm gonna beat your weeks out with my special parade punch!"
" Ouch, Christmas is gonna feel that one in the morning!" Yelled the announcer.
That was the final round folks lets see who the judges said won. I don't believe this its a tie!"Screamed the announcer.

Epilogue

Christmas and July became good friends. They both still fight in the UHC. Also this fight was sponsored by holiday inn.

Soccer or Baseball?

Imagine if you are running down a field with a ball between your feet or imagine yourself running around bases and scoring the winning run. Here are some differences and similarities.

Some differences are in soccer you use your feet and in baseball you use your hands. To move the ball around in soccer you kick it and in baseball you throw it. In baseball you have to score in a net and in baseball you run around the bases to get a run.

Some similarities are....In each sport you have a goal and that's to win the game! In each sport you need points in order to win. The last important thing is you get to play the sport.

I hope i've giving you enough information to decide which sport you might want to play my favorite is soccer. MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION!

White Doves

When love is in the air
I feel like life is
fair

The hate is gone
and it's very fond

When I look into his
eyes and he looks into mine.

And the wind is blowing
and love is flowing

and when I say I like you
he says it too.

I feel lust in his eyes
and mine too.

When white doves go flying
I know by then

That I have found

The perfect boy.

The Boy with a Toy

There once was a boy
Who had a toy.
The toy was a sub
That went in the tub.

Then one day it started to float
Because it was actually a boat.

The boy
Then didn't like the toy.
Then later that day it went in the trash
Then got smashed.

Now the toy is no more.



Noah S.

Sample post with break

Sample introduction

ALEX

Awesome
Lazy
Easy
X-ray (BEFORE)

Poof

Poof it is gone
Forever.
Like a feather in the wind.
Never to be seen again.


Noah S.

Nick Hope Rules

Nick
Incredible
Cool
Kick (soccer)

Happy
Outstanding
People person
Easy

Race car fast
Unbelievable
Lucky
Evil
Soccer

The show

Entering the ring
Feeling the rush of the crowd
Paris getting fleet
Looking up at the jump
Faster and faster
And....Up
In the air
Feel the wind hit my face
BOOM!!!
The ground shivers
Then the landing
Lagging down
The crowd cheers
Gate unlocks
Paris and I walk out
Family says
"Great ride."
-Malorie H

What is soccer?

It was May 9th,2010, Mother's Day. My spring soccer season was starting, I have been playing soccer since I was around 8 and it has been an amazing ride. I was ready, today I would fight for my mom on the field!

We were spending the weekend at my grandma and my grandpa's house in Dubuque. My grandma was making us a big breakfast with pancakes dripping in syrup next to the mushy scrabbled eggs in her aunts old china boil. She also brought out fresh fruit and toasted sausages. My grandma put a lot of time and effort into it, I know she did it for my big game. We talked about my soccer game, my grandma's old friend Pat, and to have a save ride home. Then, it was time to go, so we packed all of our bags in the trunk of our white car. We said our goodbyes with a bundle of hugs and kisses. It was 2 and a half hours to get to a town called Ballard. I remember that I was ready to fight for my mom and make her a goal.The other team was a head taller than most of us. But we weren't scared, maybe a little. The revere blew the whistle and we kicked the ball straight forward, bolting past the other team. My mom was cheering for me, she is my inspiration. She will always watch me and afterward, tell me things I did good at and need to work on. We took awhile before we got a chance to kick the ball, it was right after they made a goal we got a shot. We were all exhausted, huffing and puffing all of the time. Finally, when we had a corner kick on our goal, my friend pasted it to me and I shot like a lightning bolt. (That is what my coach said). The goal y was going to the other side of the goal and with all of my energy, I kicked the ball in the net. I did it, I won the battle!We tied that day, but my mom was shore happy though. I was satisfied.

It was around Fall when I was 8, it was going to be my first game I have ever played.I was very confused with the whole game at first, all of us were at that time. When the ref blew the whistle, we all shot for it. We were all beginners and not skilled at all. We missed at kicks and were running into people a lot. But I made the biggest mistake on field 9 that day.I remember finally got my chance at the ball, but no one was going after me. I really didn't care at all then. So I took one big step back and swung my foot at the ball and it went in. Then I thought, no hi-fives. Everyone then was staring at me. It took me about 20 seconds that I was on my side, I MADE A GOAL ON THE WRONG SIDE!! I remember feeling worthless and let down. All I wanted to do was hop in the car and drive away. Then I looked at my mom and my teammates, what they never want me on there team again or never want to talk or see me again. I managed to play the rest of the game. My old coach took me aside and told me that every thing was going to be alright, I didn't know that at the time. When I went over to my mom, she took me and held me close. I cried for awhile after that, then she said it was silly to cry over a game.

I hope that you all have learned my message. Soccer is a fabulous sport to some people and to others it is OK. Everyone has there own opinion about everything, even you.
Maddie r.

Poems From The Mind Of Molly

Married to Becky

Runs everyday

Good teacher

Owner of 4 cats

Excited to learn

Reads a lot

Educational

Nice

Digital

Magnificent

Organized

Likes school

Laughs a lot

Yellow is my favorite color

Studying

Tardies

Underestimated

Detensions

Energy

Naughty sometimes

Timely

Socializing

Schedules

Classrooms

Homeroom

Organized by binders

Oppurtunities

Learning

Many friends

Independent lockers

Dean

Desire to exceed

Leaders

Educational

Students

Change classes

Homework

Oppurtunities

Organization

Learning

Brother vs Brother

In this essay I will be explaining the differences and similarities of my 2 little Brothers Brock and Carson.
Brock is in 1st grade and is 7 years old. He has brown hair. He likes to play hockey and football. His favorite food is butter noodles and his hair goes down to his shoulders.
Carson is in 4th grade and is 10 years old. He has blond short hair. He likes swimming and his favorite food is little Smokies.
Some similarities are that they both play baseball. They both have green eyes. They both like to play outside, play video games, watch T.V., play computer games, and play with toys when it’s raining.
So that’s the story of my 2 little Brothers.


By, drake B

Research Presentation Project

Slides:

Slide 1 is your chance to hook us into your presentation.
Slide 2 is what you already know about your topic
Slide 3 is what you want to know about your topic
Slide 4 is what you used to find out about your topic
Slide 5 is what you learned about your topic

Rubric

Soccer vs Soccer

My p.e. teacher says soccer is a dumb sport. So do a lot of people in the U.S.A. But when you travel around the world a lot of people love it. You always here soccer is a dumb sport because you ask people in the U.S.A. and it's not popular here.

Soccer in the U.S.A. is different from the world because U.S.A. doesn't like using there hands. The U.S.A. doesn't get huge soccer stars like the world gets. Soccer around the world the team's are good and not the U.S.A.

They are the same because they get fan's to support there teams. They both have the rules and they both play 11 vs 11. The fields are the same size about the size of a football field with end zone's. They both have tournaments and play in the World Cup.

You would think soccer in the U.S.A. is like soccer around the world. Now you know soccer is different and the #1 sport around the earth.

Infer...Squeeze the meaning out of a text

Please leave some comments4kids!

At the conference today, the students I worked with posted some of their writing on a blog. Please leave some comments for them. Their writing is very good and we can all learn a lot from the passion they put into their craft.

Here is the link: http://simpsonywc.posterous.com/

Mr. G

Warriors and Redwall

The Redwall and Warrior series of books are both of the fantasty genre. There are many things that Redwall and Warriors and series have in common. They both use animals as the main characters. They both have viscous cats as characters in the stories but in Redwall they are used as villians and in the Warrior books they are used as villians and also as heroes. Redwall has no humans in its series but the Warrior series does have humans as characters. Both series have battles and wars that take place. In the Warriors book the cats have no houses, just the ground to sleep on, in Redwall they do have houses to live in. Both series have great story lines.





Owen.S

Which Series?

Still can't find a book or series to read? Well, that problem is solved. I have the perfect 2 series for you to read. But these are very different series. I shall tell you why.
The first series is Twilight. Now I know not everyone likes them. Well, most people have not read them. The first book of the series, Twilight, is mainly about vampires. The main characters are Bella, Edward, and Jacob. This series is a very long series. I'm talking 4 very thick books. Beware they will take awhile to read unless you are a fast reader.
The next series, Harry Potter, is a series young readers love. But this series is very different then Twilight. The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is about wizards. The main characters are Harry, (Hence the series name) Ron, and Hermonie. This series has 7 books. They get thicker as you go into the series. The first few, are not as thick, but packed-full of adventure.
Both of these series include fictional characters. Obviously we can't fly and we are not vampires. These books are both written by female authors. Stephenie Meyer, and J.K. Rowling. Finally, these series are very popular. I don't think I've met someone who hasn't heard of these series.
Now that I've told you about 2 of my absolute favorite series, I hope you might read them someday.

Pizza vs Nacho's

Have you ever tasted a mouth watering pizza or a crispy nacho? The first time I had a mouth watering pizza was at Pizza Ranch they have awesome pizza. I was eating with my family and it was the best pizza I had ever had. The first time I had a crispy nacho was at a kum an go. Me and my family were on a trip and we had to stop and that's when I had a crispy nacho! Well I'm going to tell you about the similarities . And which one is awesome.

When you taste a pizza it probably taste's watery, juicy, crispy. A pizza is normally for dinner, lunch, or a snack if you need one.A pizza can have different crusts like a thick one, a thine one,and even a soft one. On a pizza you can put almost anything on it like mushrooms, chicken, pepperoni, onions, pineapple, Canadian, hamburger, e

When you taste a nacho it probably taste's crunchy, crispy, and they are very good tasting. Nacho's are normally yellowish but can be different colors. Nacho's can be eaten with about anything like mushrooms, salsa, onions,

The similarities are that they are able to be eaten with anything. They are very good and that they have different things that can be changed.

My opinion is that pizza is awesome. Next time you have a pizza or nacho's make sure you get a lot of toppings and have fun eating your spicy and crunchy pizza and nacho's.