Brook Trout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 1:              

The second grade is raising brook trout in their classroom.  Please read more about the trout life cycle and what the 2nd grade is doing.

The second grade got the eggs in the mail. They sorted them, the dead ones from the living ones, because if the dead ones stayed in, the living ones would get sick and die.  The parts of a young, freshly hatched trout are:  Yolk, a sort of lunchbox where their food is since they don’t have mouths,  head, tail, eyeball.

                                                   

Day 2:  

The aleven aren’t alevin anymore!!!!!!!  They’ve grown into fry!!!!!!!  Here is a picture I drew of their tank:

     

My Famous Saying

I disagree with Ben Franklin’s  famous saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.  Well, we’ll still need checkups, right?  I say:  A doctor a day won’t keep the apple away.  ):

What do you think?  If you like it, or have your own saying, please comment on it.  If not, my feelings aren’t hurt.  Just be nice about it.

              

Was Thomas Jefferson the Best? NO!! It’s Abe Lincoln!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abraham Lincoln was the best president that had ever lived.  These are reasons why.  But before we start, try to think of why another president is better…. Exactly, you can’t.

One reason that Abraham Lincoln was the best president ever was because he directed the Civil War.  The Civil War was the war were the south part of our country was fighting to keep slavery and the north was fighting to get rid of it.  Lincoln fought with the north and helped them win.  Before the war even began he tried to make it a law that slavery wasn’t allowed, but the South still disagreed so they had to fight.

A last reason why Abraham Lincoln was the best president was because he didn’t kill himself by getting old.  He was murdered.  Then his wife proclaimed that the most horrible place in the world was the pretty pretty Ford’s Theater.  Ka-pow!!!!!!

Those are some of the MANY reasons that Abe Lincoln is the best president that this world has ever seen!  By Summer and Mae

THANKS FOR READING!!!!!

To learn more about Abe, go to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

My (what’s it called? Oh!) Community

I am part of the Blue Ball Elementary Community.  I prove this each day by saying the Blue Ball pledge:

I am a member of the Blue Ball Elementary Community.  Today and every day I pledge to be responsible, always try, do my best, cooperate with others, and treat everyone with dignity and respect.

My role is a student.  I go to reading in Mr. Geiman’s room, math in Miss Wachter’s room, and gifted with Mrs. Lenehan.   My homeroom is Miss Wachter, too.  

I am also part of the Girl Scout community.  My role is being a Girlscout.    I prove this by saying the Girl Scout promise:

On my honor, I will try, to serve God, and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout law.    

The Girl Scout law is:

I will do my best to be

honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do,

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Click this link to learn more about Girl Scouts!!!!!!!!!

http://web.co.lancaster.pa.us/322/Scout-Programs

Click this link to learn more about Blue Ball Elementary!!!!!!

http://bb.elanco.org/pages/Blue_Ball_Elementary_School

#16STUBC

PURDUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Mae

  This summer I went to Indiana for something like school for two weeks.  It was at a college called Purdue.   My cousin, Ethan, did the school too, although we called it a camp.  My  Aunt Rachie lived in indiana where the school is located.  She also worked as a teacher for the college students at Purdue.  Ethan and I got to stay at her house, and every weekday she would drive us there.  On the weekends we did fun things, like visit museums, and after camp we also did fun things, though we didn’t go to any museums.  Camp started at 8:30 A.M. and ended at 5:00, so we didn’t have enough time.

The day I arrived we didn’t do much.  We said hi, gave hugs, and played with her little dog Toby.   Then we unpacked.  My mom had driven us there and was planning on staying until Sunday.  We arrived on Friday.  After we had finished deciding who would sleep where, unpacking, eating, resting, and talking, we decided to walk down to the bog.  There was a bog called the celery bog about a mile away.  When we got there we stopped to read a sign about the wildlife.  Along the way we saw turtles, frogs, sandpipers, muskrats, rabbits, deer, and one of the deer we saw was a doe that was like twenty feet away.  For dinner we had chicken nuggets. Her friend,  was going to go to the wolf park for the show that night and she had tickets, but then she found out she had some work due that night, so she gave us the tickets instead.

When we got there, we looked at the red and gray foxes first. One of the red foxes had probably (and illegally) been at a fur farm for when they first held out a crate to him. Also, his fur was black. His name was Joker. When it was time for the show to start, we left the foxes and got the wolves to howl. We watched as they played. The girl, Fiona, chased some young geese into the water. She swam in after them. None of them could fly yet, and it was great entertainment watching her chase them. Eventually she got tired though, and left the water without  food. Her brothers ran up to meet her. After she shook off, they began playing tag. Fiona was it and she ran as fast as she could.

Click here to learn about Purdue.

Mouse Trouble

It is a cool day in Mrs. Scroozy mouse’s preschool room. Emma and Cornilia are two mouse sisters. Chase isn’t being nice, or following the rules, as usual.

“Alright class!” said Mrs. Scroozy.  “Raise your hand if you can tell me what the L says.  You can’t go to lunch if you can’t tell me.”

Three hands shot up. “Chase!” she shouted.

“L-L-L-L!” he responded.

“Awesome!  Now Emma, what is two plus two?” she asked.

Emma smiled as she responded, “Four!”

“Great!” she said.  “Cornilia, how do you spell bat? asked Mrs. Scroozy.

“B-A-T,” she responded.

“Correct, time for lunch!” yelled Mrs.Scroozy.

At lunch Chase sat next to Emma.  Emma had cheese for dessert! Boy, was Chase jealous.He took that cheese right out of her hands. “Mine!”” he yelled.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”cried Emma.

“Crybaby, crybaby, Emma is a crybaby.”

“Cha-ase!” said Cornilia. “Be nice!”

“No!” he shouted.

“That’s it!” said Cornilia. “I’m telling!”

The next day Emma had recovered – until recess. At recess, Cornilia was peacefully sitting at the slide and pretending to read, when Chase snuck up behind her, and he ripped the sash of off her pretty pink dress. “Aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”she screamed.

“What’s wrong?” asked Mrs. Scroozy, running over.

“Chase ripped the sash off my dress!” exclaimed Cornilia.

“Oh my, Chase,” Mrs. Scroozy said. “You lost tomorrow’s recess.”

“Aw man,” he said.

“Whoo hoo!” exclaimed Cornilia.

Emma was mad for her sister, but happy that Chase was caught.

Right before school ended, Mrs. Scroozy knelt down beside Chase and said, “Make better decisions.”

“Burp!” burped Chase.

“Chase,” she said sternly.  “You’re going to have extra nap time on Cheese Day, but if you nap extra well on Cheese Day I’ll be saving a piece of cheese in the fridge for you.”

The next day was Cheese Day.  During this special day the children spent their time playing “Put the Hat on the Cheese” and eating out of a wheelbarrow full of cheese.  Chase napped very, very well.  At the end of the day, there was still some cheese left in the wheelbarrow. Mrs. Scroozy placed a few pieces in the fridge, and Chase got to take it home. Chase had learned his lesson. Everyone was happy, for a while.

A few weeks after Cheese  Day, Mrs. Scroozy’s room got a new student. His name was Aden. On his first day, he was mean (just like Chase had been). Most new students were shy, but not Aden. He was so mean that only Chase was brave enough to go near or talk to him (just because they were both boys).     

Aden tore his work in half. Aden stole five pencils, and told his mother they were just presents from school. He teased Mrs. Scroozy. He ate his homework (because he was a mean mouse), and nibbled the slide.

Chase saw everything and immediately decided to help the little fellow at once, with his knowledge of the past. He informed him about Cheese Day, and what had happened to him during  Cheese Day. He even promised to give him a pile of swiss cheese if he behaved better.

Chase’s plan worked! Aden behaved well for a week. At the end of the week, Chase gave Aden what he deserved, and he also had earned three friends! Mrs. Scroozy rewarded Chase with cheese, and he shared it with his friends.

The Moral:  Follow the Rules

The Terrible Burp Monster

“Burp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

                     “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!  IT’S THE BURP MONSTER!!  HE COVERS THE WORLD WITH TOXIC BURP GAS TO SUFFOCATE EVERYONE.  THEN HE GOBBLES EVERYONE UP, SLURPS THE TOXIC BURPS BACK UP, AND GOES BACK TO HIS HOME ON THE MOON.  ALL THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED IN FIVE MINUTES, SO OUR ONLY HOPE IS TO PUT ON SOME SCUBA GEAR AND DIVE UNDER!!!!!!!” I shout.  So we do.  It gets sorta’ crowded with the whole city in the lake, but it’s worth it.  In ten minutes (for safety purposes) we all climb out of the water and take a whiff of fresh air.

Story created by me.

#16STUBC 7 Chapter 1-Too much homework

Ring!!!    Ring!!!     Ring!!!       I hear the school bell.  I’m going to be late!!!  “That’s okay,”   think.  “The later I am the more time I have to finish my book on red pandas so that I can write an essay on ‘em.”

“Hurry up, Mary!!!!!!”.  That was William.  He’s an annoying kid whose family is rich.  He gets paid 50$ a day For His Allowance, AND he just hired some men who are teaching him how to build a bulldozer, 10$ per sentence they type.  

“Okay!” I call back.  When people please him he gives them $5.  I rush up to him as I finish page 278, the last page in the book.  

“Here ya’ go,” he says, and hands me a $100 bill.  

“I knew he liked me,” I murmur.  I look up to thank him, but he’s already rushing away.  

“He-llo. I will be your sub-sta-tute to-day,” says an unfamiliar voice.  I look up and see an evil looking robot.  I gulp.   

My Thanksgiving Break

This is what I’m doing this Thanksgiving break.  This Thanksgiving break starts on Wednesday     and ends next Monday.

On Wednesday I’m spending the day with the babysitter and probably spending it sewing again.  In the evening I’m going to the last day of Russian class for the fiesta, if I can remember how to say butterfly and moth in Russian, my sister Elsie can remember polar bear in Russian, and my sister Annie can remember owl in Russian.

    On Thursday it’s Thanksgiving and I’m going to my Great Grandma’s house.  She used to be a cook at my Dad’s school and she’s really good at it.  I don’t know what she’s making but I know it’ll be delectable.  The people that will be there are:

Mawmaw, Pawpaw, Kevin, Mark, Elsie, Annie, Jody, Susie, Kelly, Butch, Cloe, Tommy, Robert and Deb, I think.

On Friday I’m going to my Mimi and Pap’s house until Monday (if my Dad doesn’t come)  or Sunday (if my Dad does come).  They’re going to have a couple of parties over the days after Thanksgiving and I’m planning on attending them.

Thanks For Reading This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Happy boots

If you haven’t already read my Weird Wire Possessions post, please do so before reading this one.

Well, a few weeks after we saw the boots, we decided to name them.  We named the one hanging on by a lace “Dangle” and named the other one “Shriek”.  We thought those would be good names, and the boots seemed to agree.  They were blowing in the wind and it looked like they were nodding.