Anthology+2016+p.4

Shepard The Bugs Came Out of the Box!
 * Dayzah

One day I was at school, and it was Valentine’s Day. I was walking down the hall to my class. I sat down in my seat and my teacher said you may pass out your Valentine gifts. Shaun walked up to me and said happy Valentines. He handed me a box and on the top it said open at home. 15 minutes later the bell run and it was time to go home. I ran home fast. I unlocked the door I went to my room and locked the door. I opened the box and bugs came out of the box and 5 minutes later they were off. I walked to my bathroom and took a shower 10 minutes later. I had gotten out of the shower and red spots were all over me and I screamed. My mom came running up the stairs my mom look at me and scream. My mom said what happen I told her everything. So she said ok and said you’re still going to school. It was time to go to bed. I woke up got ready. When I got to school I went to the principal office. I told her everything she called him up, called his mom. He got in big trouble. After that he never bothered me again!

Ziyahna Fountain (form received in packet) Shepard My Life as a Little Old Ant

One day I was walking and I saw one of my ant friends then a bully came up to me and hit me then I got mad I was about to hit him, but I did not. I walk away. Then we went to lunch and on my way here came the bully friend. Then I just look the other way so I won’t get in big trouble. He keep walking and looking. Then when I went home and told my mom and she said tell the bully to stop. Next day I told the bully to stop because no body does not like a bully because that is mean. Then he said shut up. So I got tired of him so I told Mrs. Newman and she take me to Mrs. Smith’s office then they both talk to me. Then they call up Fred the Bully and talk to him about hitting me then he said sorry. Then we became friends. After that we as all cheerful then we did not have a bully no more.

William Vassel (Form received in packet). My Life as an Ant Shepard

My Life as an ant is great in the real life. You can find food, make a house, have fun, and have a job too. What I do is finding food. I would find a house and go through the pike. After that, I would find some food on the floor and get it before the fuman finds me or he will step on me. Not good! Now I find somewhere to live. All ants live in the same place with the queen, but I don’t like to do that. What I do is ___ || Doves William Sterling Parrish 6th Grade – St. Lukes Mobile

Messenger Of Peace The Dove's Song Sweetly Echoes Mending Broken Hearts

“The Saga of the Headless Horseman” By Nate Council Traditional School – Fourth Grade

It was a summer afternoon in New York State. There was a war going on. Young men risked their lives trying to save New York. Many lives were lost. The captain decided that he was going to avenge his soldiers and charged towards the enemy’s captain. On his horse with his sword in hand they had a swift battle. Unfortunately he lost the battle and his head. 200 years later, a boy named George was walking through Sleepy Hollow Woods. He came to a creek and heard the clippety-clop of a horse’s hoofs. He turned around and saw a strange sight. A man on the back of a horse but with no head. Instantly he ran passed the creek and into his house. His parents didn’t believe what he said. But he knew what he saw. So he and his friends, Joseph, Penny and Rick, went investigating Sleepy Hollow Woods. Once again the same thing happened. The next night, they did the same, but this time they were prepared. They had a book on many different ghosts and ghouls. They had the book so they would know how to deal with him. “It says that the headless horseman was the spirit of a Calvary captain,” said Joseph. “He can only have peace when he finds a head.” “Guys,” said Rick in a worried way, “I’m staring at him.’’ The Headless Horseman was also prepared. He had a sword and flaming pumpkin. The kids hid in a tree before he noticed them. When he left, they ran to a nearby farm with pumpkins that George’s Uncle Benny owned. That’s when they had an idea. They waited and waited until finally the horseman arrived. Once he saw them, they ran into the barn and hid behind the sleeping horses. When he entered the barn, they ambushed him and put the pumpkin where the head should be. The next morning George gave his Uncle Benny the horseman, but he now looked like an ordinary scarecrow. The kids celebrated their victory with cookies at George’s house. That night Uncle Benny woke up to the sound of a cackle in the field. He was sleepy but checked it out anyway. He came to the field and was shocked to the bone. His scarecrow was not on its stand. Instead, he was riding a horse into the woods. Like many farmers Uncle Benny was carefree. “Well, there puts a dent in that idea,” he yawned and went back to sleep.

How to Make Better Grades Ellis Sixth grade -St. Ignatius -Mrs. Ackermann My mom taught me these helpful tricks for studying. They are very quick and easy to do. In no time, you will have better grades than you have ever imagined. This is what I know. Studying can be a breeze if you follow these simple steps.

To begin, find a quiet area with a hard surface or table with no distractions. Then, gather your materials. You will need index cards, a writing utensil, a tablet or computer, and a Quizlet account. Next, get out the things you need to study with, such as a book or papers. Now you can start writing. To continue, make your Quizlet and flashcards. On your flashcards, put the vocabulary word or question on the side without lines. Next, put the definition or answer on the side with lines. Quizlet is pretty self-explanatory in my opinion. On the lines on the left side, put the question or vocabulary word. On the right side, put the definitions or answers. Next, get ready to study. To finish, get someone to call out your flashcards and study your quizlet. For example, you could get a friend, mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, or anyone to call out your flash cards. My mom calls out my cards. First, study the cards twice. Next, study your quizlet. While on Quizlet, you can make a test, play a game, or do the flashcards. Now you’re ready for your test. As you can see, studying can very simple. Your parents will love your grades. You will see the improvement when report cards come out. Hopefully, you will use at least one of these studying tools. I know you will enjoy seeing your new and improved grades.

Little Lazy Lamb by Noah Council Traditional School – Grade 3 – Mrs. Burge

Little Lazy Lamb, Whose real name is Pam,  Sat on a rock Away from the flock. The month was May On a nice working day.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Some sheep were making jam <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">And called to her,  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">“Hey Sam! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Don’t be a lazy lamb.”

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">But little lazy lamb, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Whose real name is Pam,  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Sat on her rock Away from the flock <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">And just dozed away. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">George and the Time Machine! By: William <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">5th Grade - Council Traditional School - Ms. Langham <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> “Mom, do I have to?” “Yes, George, you have to go walk your dog.” “Fine,” George thought, “I’ll just do it for the puny 5 bucks!” As George walked out the door, his mom yelled, “Make sure you bring the bag to pick up the dog’s poop!” “Yes, mom, I remembered.” As George was walking toward the park, he thought about the times when he wanted to get a dog. His parents said he needed to take his responsibility, so they fostered a dog. “Man, it’s harder than I thought,” muttered George “You know, maybe I’m starting to have secon-” “AAAARRRFFF!” barked the dog. Then, he realized that they were being pulled into a yellow portal. He tried to escape, but he couldn’t, it was just too strong! All of a sudden, everything went black, and he was pulled in! Suddenly, they landed on soft mattress. “Where are we?” thought George. “I thought I was walking in the park, and all of I was pull-” “ARF!” barked the dog. He was barking at a clock ticking. That’s when George saw a calendar right next to the clock ticking. On it was written, June 21, 2134. “I TIME TRAVELED!!” George thought “I TIME TRAVELED!!” Then, George got out of bed and began to explore. When George saw the streets, he was AMAZED! There were flying cars, robots walking down the street, a carnival completely made out of Legos, and most of all, DONUT SHOPS! “Boy, I am STARVING!” thought George. When George walked into the donut shop, he ordered a box of 6 chocolate donuts. “That would be $9.32 sir,” The cashier said. “Oh darn!” Thought George, I don’t have any money!” Somehow, when George stuffed his hands into his pockets, he pulled out a $5 bill out of each pocket. After he paid and ate the donuts, he bought his dog a bone, (which cost $3.42, and somehow managed to pull out the exact amount out of his pockets.) and went on exploring. He also went to Lego Carnival, which he played at for 2 hours, and also bought a HUGE box of Legos at the Lego store for $166.46, (which he managed to pull out the right amount out of his pockets again!) When he decided he wanted to go home, there was no portal. “Uh-Oh” thought George. “Am I STUCK?” Just like that, right on cue, a new portal appeared, this time green, and sucked him in. When he woke up, he was in the park, holding his big box of Legos and the dog leash. He looked at the time: 2:21. That was the time that George had started walking his dog! “Man, what an adventure!” thought George. Then, he walked home.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">How the Turtle Got His Shell <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Stan  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Council Traditional School – Fourth Grade

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Long ago turtles were fast. Back then they did not have their shell. One day a mom and dad turtle had a baby. They named him Flash. And fast he was. The little turtle competed in hundreds of races. He outran cheetahs in 50 meter races. He could run faster than a diving peregrine falcon. His ancestors who were super fast were surprised. He was faster than them! Of course he had other character traits too. Two of his character traits were sly and mischievous. They were the ones that got him in the most trouble. He also loved to swim in not hot, not lukewarm, but cold water. And boy, he was adventurous. And those are the kind of character traits that get you in trouble. One day he was exploring when he heard a clatter on a mountain nearby. He raced up the mountain and saw a huge palace with millions of guards and in the top tower a sorcerer. Naturally- since he was mischievous- he jumped up into the castle. He snuck around knocking over armor. Just after his 7th suit of armor he saw the great wizard. “I have been watching you,” he said. “You have made great trouble in my kingdom.” And with that he began to chant. “Yo-he Yo-he you must be slow-ie you have been bad, bad, bad.” With each word the turtle felt something heavy on his back. When he was done every turtle felt a huge pain on their back. They looked behind them and saw a huge green shell with diamond patterns on it. And that is why every turtle has a shell on its back to this day. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Goal Line <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">By Kendall <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Council Traditional School 4th Grade) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> This story is about Matt, 10, and Zane, 11, two brothers who play football for the Jacksonville Thunderbirds. They have practice every Tuesday and Saturday. Life for Matt and Zane was the same as always. They weren’t nerds or anything in school, but they did have categories for everyone. For example, the school has nerds, geeks, not so popular, and the popular. And of course they had a category for themselves. It is called the Super Special and Terrific Kids (where they also put their closest friends!) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> When Matt and Zane got home in the evenings from school on Tuesdays, dinner was already on the table because of football practice. They would rush in, unpack their bags, eat, do their homework, and head to football practice. They always arrived early before practice started so they could goof around with their friends. Mr. Harrison was their coach, but everyone called him Coach Quan because he would always hit the quan (a celebration dance) at a game whenever his team scored a touchdown. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Believe me, it is funnier to see it in person. Whenever his team won a game, he would be dabbing (bowing to the fans) nonstop. Once his wife told the boys that he was so happy when their team won the first game of the season that when he had a job interview, he kept on dabbing through the whole thing. You can guess what that got him. (Hint: He did not get the job.) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> The team was one game away from going for the championship. I don’t want to get you overexcited, but they won!!! It had been one week since they were notified that they were going to the playoff game. The game started on Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. It was good that the boys had a sub at school that day and no homework. Now they could focus on the big game the next day facing the Tennessee Kings! The Kings were the number one team in the Middle School Football League. They had never been defeated. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> The game was today at the Kings’ stadium. Matt, Zane, Quin, Ashton, and the rest of the team were warming up. The game began, and the Thunderbirds were down 21-26 in the 4th quarter with only 11 seconds to go. The Thunderbirds were near the goal line, just 5 yards away from the winning touchdown. Zane received the snapped ball and handed it to Matt while the clock went counting down. 10…9…8…7… Matt went spinning through the defense. 6…5…4. He was at the one yard line…3…2…1… And that’s when the incredible happened!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Tinier Than Ever <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">By Kelvin <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(Council Traditional School 4th Grade)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Meet the Robinsons. Mr. Roberson tried to cook, but instead almost burned the house. Mrs. Robinson ordered pizza because she was too busy laughing to cook the dinner herself. The Robinsons had two sons. Ronald, the oldest was 12. He liked football. Donald, the youngest was 10, and he was a gifted artist. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> After the fire was extinguished, they baked an apple pie to welcome their new neighbor, Mr. Oswald Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins had been banned in 5 states for dangerous inventions! Anyway, the Robinson’s went to his purple and black house, rang his doorbell, and there he was: the mad scientist himself! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Mr. Jenkins ate the pie in 2 scoops. “Well, since you didn’t bring me a store bought pie, I guess I’ll show you my invention,” said Mr. Jenkins. They went to Mr. Jenkins’ basement and saw the Shrinky-dink 2000. Then Mr. Jenkins said, “My Shrinky-dink 2000 will smallify anyone. Don’t be scared-nothing can go wrong.” The Robinsons were scared. They weren’t sure if they should all call 911 or take Mr. Jenkins out themselves. Instead, they all ran home. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> In less than a minute they went back home, locked their doors, and watched Family Feud. When the youngest son, Donald, went up to paint, from his window he heard what Jenkins said. “I’ll shrink them all for running away. Those Robinsons will pay.” Before Donald could warn the others, there was a blast, and Mr. Jenkins shrank the whole family. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> After about 30 minutes, Donald and his family said in harmony, “There must be a growth switch inside the Shrinkey-Dink.” The Robinsons sneaked into Mr. Jenkins’ basement, and after hours of looking, they finally found the Shrinky-dink 2000. Luckily, they found the growth switch and went back to being bigger, better, and happier. The Robinsons agreed that they wouldn’t look at anymore of Mr. Jenkins’ inventions.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nature

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">Marissa <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">Meadowlake Elementary

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">Every once in a while you think about nature, there are three questions I have to ask you ....

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Are these questions simple? Of course! Nature works off of mostly air and water.They are both parts of nature. Air keeps you breathing. Air comes off trees. Water keeps you hydrated, it comes from oceans, lakes ,rivers,and ponds. Let’s face it, it nature is part of our living. Air and water are just the basics. What about thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes? That is part of nature too. Though every storm might do a lot of damage, it is still nature. Did you know that almost 200 tornadoes hit Oklahoma during hurricane Katrina? I did. Learn anything about nature because nature is everything.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. How does nature work?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. How canyou survive off of nature?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Do you get air off of nature?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Follow Your Dreams <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">By: Alyssa <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Have you ever wondered how people became famous? Well, I have. All famous people have followed their dreams. So let’s take a look.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> I have heard of some famous people that have followed their dreams. Here are four of them that really inspire me: Bethany Hamilton had her arm bitten off by a shark at age 13 and never let that stop her from surfing. Benjamin Franklin couldn’t afford school, but he didn’t let that hold him back. Thomas Edison failed 1,000 times before creating the lightbulb. Oprah Winfrey gave birth at age 14 and lost her baby, but she didn’t let that interfere with her career.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> These people have showed me that it may not be easy, in fact, it will be hard at some points, but if I keep my heart and mind to it I can achieve anything. If I stick with it and push through the rough times, my hard work will pay off.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> I also realized not to give up on the first try. It may take multiple times trying before I reach my goal. But I will never lose faith.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Now you know that if you follow your dreams you can make big progress. So Follow Your Dreams and Never Give Up!

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Allegra <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3rd grade <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homeschool

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Edinburgh Castle

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Edinburgh Castle was built on an inactive volcano. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">People have lived there for more than 2000 years. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The castle is open daily to visitors and the cannon is fired at 1pm.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Sienna <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5th grade <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">J. K. Rowling- The Celebrated Author of Harry Potter

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">J. K. Rowling was born in Yate, England. As a child she wrote many fantasy stories and read them to her sister Dianne. She moved around a lot as a child and also a young adult.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">She was on a 4 hour delayed train when she had the idea of a boy attending a school of wizardry. In December 1990, her mother Anne died after suffering for ten years with multiple sclerosis. Her mother’s death heavily affected Rowling’s writing. It made her put much more detail into her story, because she know knew what that kind of loss felt like.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Divorced and raising a child by herself, she was diagnosed with clinical depression. Her illness inspired the characters, the “dementors”, the soul-sucking creatures in the third book. She gave the manuscript to twelve different publishing houses before finally being accepted by editor Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury a publishing house in London. This decision to publish Rowling’s book owes much to Alice Newton the eight-year-old daughter of the Bloomsbury chairman, who was given the first chapter to review for her father and immediately asked for the next.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">After she published her Harry Potter series, Rowling won the Nestle Smarties book prize 3 years in a row. She also won the British Book Award for Children’s book of the year twice, and on the first day of the 7th book being in stores, it sold 11 million copies in the UK and the US.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">She started a charity that shuts down TERIBBLE orphanages. Overall she is a very brave and strong woman and an amazing role model.