Anthology+2016+p.3

    Skylar Lynette  Clark-Shaw Magnet 6th Grade

** S ** tupendous   ** K ** ind    ** Y ** outhful    ** L ** oving    ** A ** wesome     ** R ** adiant
 * L ** ovely    ** Y ** oung    ** N ** ice    ** E ** nergetic    ** T ** rusting    ** T ** errific    ** E ** xcellent

** Scotty **
 * Eichold-MertZ **
 * 4th grade **
 * S ** MART
 * C ** ourageous
 * O ** UTGOING
 * T ** RUSTING
 * T ** HANKFUL
 * Y ** OUNG

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Little Bird <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">By Madison <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Chickasaw Elementary School <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">As I looked into the sky <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I saw a mama bird fly
 * J ** OYFUL
 * A ** WESOME
 * C ** HEERFUL
 * K ** IND
 * S ** UPER POWERS
 * O ** PEN MINDED
 * N ** ICE

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">It looks a bit sad <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Maybe even mad

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I asked the mama what was wrong <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">She replied, “They are all gone.”

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I looked to the ground <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I saw the little birds all around

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I picked them up and gave them to the mama <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Now you must stop all your drama

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">My Time <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">By Shumyah <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Chickasaw Elementary School

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Illuminated faces lit up from the screen <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Texting and chatting away like a little bee

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I can play and kind of app <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">With just a small tap

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I let my brother play his game <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Just to keep him tame

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">I sit down in my room <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Listening to my favorite tune

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">The music still in my head <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">As I drift off to bed <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Singing Out <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Zaria  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Council Traditional School - Grade 4 - Mrs. Cowans

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> One day a girl named Skylar got a letter from the Sing Out Loud Contest director. It read, Dear Skylar, We would like for you to sing in our Sing Out Loud Contest. After reading the letter Skylar got very excited, but there was one problem she was very shy even though she loved to sing. She really wanted to do the Sing Out Loud contest. The next day Skylar told her mom about the contest. Her mom was thrilled that Skylar wanted to do the contest. Skylar didn't tell her mom she was nervous to do it. Skylar told her friend Joyce about the contest. Joyce asked if Skylar's mom knew she was nervous she said no. Finally the day of the Sing Out Loud Contest came, right before Skylar went on stage she finally told her mom about she was nervous. Her mom told her to relax there was nothing to worry about. Then Skylar went on stage and song her heart out. After the judges tallied the scored up they said the Winner is Skylar! Skylar was so happy. From that day forward she learned to face her fears.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The True Story Of Shadow Monsters <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Matthew  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an original story and belongs to Matthew <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My name is Matthew and I am seven years old. As far as I know, I am the world expert on shadow monsters. I learned a lot from a reference book before it was destroyed. My Gran taught me what she knows. The rest of the information I figured out while dealing with the shadow monsters. My sister thinks she is an expert. That is because she is ten years old. She learned about shadow monsters from me. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One afternoon, I asked my Gran if she was ok. I asked her if she had seen any monsters. Gran got real still and quiet. She nodded her head that she was ok, but I knew something was wrong. Then Gran quietly said, “I saw something move. It looked like a shadow. I think it might be a shadow monster.” <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I slowly turned around and took a few steps. Suddenly, I was knocked to the floor by a shadow monster. I was in the fight of my life! That shadow monster was strong and powerful and was only about 2 or 3 inches tall. Gran told me that the smallest shadow monsters are the meanest monsters of all. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">For the next half hour Gran and I worked hard to get rid of all the monsters. Some were big and some were medium size. They thought they would live at my Gran’s house, but we got rid of those shadow monsters for a little while. The biggest shadow monsters are the nicest and the friendliest. The smaller the monster the meaner the monster is. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Most people have never seen a shadow monster. They are really ugly because they have 15 eyes and tiny ears. Loud noises do not bother shadow monsters. That is because their ears are so little (no bigger than a crumb). They just can’t hear loud noises. The shadow monster needs 15 eyes to see in the dark. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shadow monsters are never found in a kitchen because they do not like food. But they do like grapes. The queen sucks the juice out of grapes to share with the other shadow monsters. So if you have grapes in your kitchen, beware! If you find dried up grapes, you will know that there is a nest of shadow monsters in your house. The queen is very small and very mean and powerful. The queen lives in the nest most of the time. When there is a big battle, the queen will join the fight with the other shadow monsters. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shadow monsters will rip the back of your shirt if they are able to get behind you. These little monsters like to trap your feet in their traps. This will leave scars on your foot. My sister has a scar on her foot caused by a shadow monster. She calls it her souvenir. Sometimes, the shadow monsters will actually rip your foot off! I finally realized why the shadow monsters try to get your feet. Shadow monsters do not have feet and they want yours! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shadow monsters do not like things that are smooth and soft. They like things that are rough and hard. These little monsters are usually the opposite of kids. They like to hide behind a door that is open just a little. They like to be up high on top of things. They never hide under the bed or any other furniture. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Most people never even see these monsters. They think it is just a shadow. When they see one move, most people will just shake their head and say, “I didn’t see anything move” because they think it is their imagination. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Actually, I do not know everything about shadow monsters. That is because one sunny day a shadow monster came to my school library and grabbed the Shadow Monster reference book off the shelf. He then ripped the last pages out of the book. The pages were very important pages because they told how to defeat shadow monsters. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I have found that weapons made out of tinker toys are very helpful when you fight a shadow monster. The best weapons so far are made out of small connecting cubes. By accident, I found that if I hold a glow stick or wear one around my neck then I have fewer problems with shadow monsters. I don’t think they like the color of the glow stick. So they go in a different direction. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you have a problem with shadow monsters call me at 1-800- MON-STER for help or information.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Tale Of A Koocaburra Ava <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">St. Paul's School - Grade 5 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Once upon a time in Australia, a young kookaburra was pecking seeds off the ground. He didn’t know that he was being watched. Two animal catchers were spying on the Kookaburra from behind some trees. “I hear they want a new bird in a zoo in the U.S.” said the bigger one. “Yeah Jasper,” the other one replied. “We could get a lot of money if we caught that.” He glanced pointedly at the Kookaburra. “Get out your net Fred”, Jasper instructed. Silently, the two crept up to the Kookaburra. It didn’t notice them until it was in a net. 2 hours later, on a plane to the U.S., the Kookaburra sat sadly in a cage. When they got to the U.S. the bird was immediately sent to the zoo. It hated the habitat it was in. After three miserable days there, it flew out of an open door.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Christy, at age ten, was a very enthusiastic child. Every morning she would get up early, get dressed, eat breakfast, and go outside. This particular morning when she went outside, there was the escaped Kookaburra sitting in her pine tree. Christy thoughts it was the most beautiful bird in the whole world, and she wanted it. She went to the garage and took out a ladder. Then she went over to the pine tree and laid the ladder on it. She then climbed the ladder. When she was almost to the bird, it saw her. It spread its wings and before flying called out “tee tee, ha ha - tee tee, ha ha.” Then it flew to the plum tree. Christy scrambled down the ladder and moved it to the plum tree. She started climbing thinking, “It is preening its feathers. It won’t notice me.” But again, when she was halfway up, it alighted calling out “tee tee - ha ha!” This time, it landed in a cocoa tree. Christy had obviously not learned her lesson because she climbed down the ladder and moved it to the cocoa tree. As she climbed, she kept a close eye on the bird. Before she had gotten even remotely close, the bird moved. It opened its bead and shrieked at the top of its lungs.. “Koocaburra in a cocoa tree. Doo daaa, doo daaaaaa.” As Christy watched, she decided to do her best to avoid birds. And she did. As of today, the Kookaburra words were made into a song. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">AGENT GINGY <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Mara <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">St. Paul's School <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Agent Gingy is a very skilled secret agent. She words for the C. C. A. (Catch Criminals Agency). Agent Gingy is on a mission to catch Mrs. Money. Mrs. Money is the worst bankroller in history. Mrs. Money is robbing City Hall Bank. Agent Gingy gets there in a blink of an eyeball. Mrs. Money is fully armed. Gingy charges at Mrs. Money, but she fights. It is an ugly battle but Agent Gingy shoots Mr.s Money. Now Mrs. Money is in her prison cell planning revenge, and the end of Agent Gingy.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A Boy Named Jack <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Written by: Gavin  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Council Traditional School - Third Grade <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack. He loved to play games with his friends, like soccer, pillow polo, tag and baseball. He also likes reading books like the lightning thief. He mostly likes playing video games like Socrative, Nearpod, and Kahoot. He kind of likes school because of P.E. He doesn’t like writing at all but, he is awesome at cursive writing. Jack always has all A’s or A,B Honor Roll at school. He is also really good at math. Jack loves to help people. He always does his homework. Jack loves to do good deeds. One day Jack met a boy named Gavin. Gavin just started to go to Jack’s school. Jack and Gavin made friends really quickly. Jack and Gavin were always hanging out together. Jack and Gavin are now officially best friends. ** Singing Out ** Council Traditional School - Grade 4 - Mrs. Cowans
 * Zaria Houston **

One day a girl named Skylar got a letter from the Sing Out Loud Contest director. It read, Dear Skylar, We would like for you to sing in our Sing Out Loud Contest. After reading the letter Skylar got very excited, but there was one problem she was very shy even though she loved to sing. She really wanted to do the Sing Out Loud contest. The next day Skylar told her mom about the contest. Her mom was thrilled that Skylar wanted to do the contest. Skylar didn't tell her mom she was nervous to do it. Skylar told her friend Joyce about the contest. Joyce asked if Skylar's mom knew she was nervous she said no. Finally the day of the Sing Out Loud Contest came, right before Skylar went on stage she finally told her mom about she was nervous. Her mom told her to relax there was nothing to worry about. Then Skylar went on stage and song her heart out. After the judges tallied the scored up they said the Winner is Skylar! Skylar was so happy. From that day forward she learned to face her fears.