Paw Print
Fifth Grade Writing Showcase 2016-2017 Volume 1
Editor and Chief: Mrs. Lorish and Mrs. Svanson
Our Fifth Grade Writing Staff
What's Up in Writer's Corner ???
A group of 13 fifth graders have been working very hard on writing a story about a moment they will never forget. They have stayed after school until 5:00 to work very hard on their writing. We have met for four sessions. We hope you enjoy the wonderful stories.
For My 9th Birthday By: Kylie F.
I was opening my small pile of presents, when my mom told me she had forgotten a present in the kitchen.
When she came back she was holding a birthday bag. The bag had pink at the top, it said "Happy Birthday" in rainbow colors, and it also had colorful balloons all over. When my mom showed it to me, I wondered " What could possibly be in here?" My mom put the bag in front of me and when she sat down with her camera, she said with a smile, " Open!" So I gently opened the bag, and there it was.
"OMG!!!" There was a bunny rabbit sitting, and gnawing on the bag's handles. The bunny was 12 weeks old and his birthday was in May. He was brown and black and had a white tummy. This bunny had straight ears [not floppy]. I was so happy I cried! It was the BEST present I have ever had in my life! To this day his name is Fuzzy and his daily routine is eat, sleep, hop, and repeat!
His favorite things to eat are alfalfa ( a type of hay ), carrots, apples, lettuce, and a few treats from the pet store.
An interesting fact about Fuzzy is that as a baby, he was stepped on by his mother, but it was an accident. Because of this, the breeders would not use him for magic shows , so he cost less money.
He is the one special thing in my life because I LOVE him!
A Furry Surprise! By: Sara C.
Let's say you got a surprise pet. What do you do with it? Do you play with it? Well, let's find out what I did with my surprise pet. It all started about a year ago around my birthday! My sister ,Michaela, and I were jumping for joy because my mom said we will get a huge surprise for our birthday. We thought it would just be a treat like ice cream, BUT we were wrong, we were SO wrong! Mom said "It's time to go.", we raced to the car and off we went.
We drove for a little bit. When my dad pulled into the PetSmart parking lot. When we pulled in I wasn't excited at all. I thought we were just getting more cat food for the other cats we had.My dad left the car and returned with a pet crate and two furry things. All we heard was meowing in the front seats. When we got home, we saw that dad, mom, and my brother got Michaela and me two kittens! My kitten was named Gummy Bear and Michaela's is named Summer. Summer is a orange tabby and Gummy Bear is Summer's brother, but he isn't a orange tabby like Summer. He is a white and buff kitten.
After about five days, we decided to change Gummy's name to Flanagan! We thought it was a good name! I love my little Furry Surprise!
What's in the Box? By: Zach W.
What do you think is in the box? Why not take a guess? I can tell you if you guess. Did you guess an I pad? I already got a case for it, I also have a screen protector. I used the money I got from my birthday to get the case and screen protector. I have a lot of games on my I pad. The game I love the most is "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." I have a lot of other games like Splix.io and a few fishing games.
I can do many things with my I pad. I can search the web, put events on my calendar, and the best of all I can ask Siri questions. Siri will open anything I want! I WILL NEVER FORGET MY GETTING I PAD!!!!!!!!!!!
My Trophy
My Pre-Pointe Shoes
My First Place Plaque
Homework Leads to Fun?? By: Kya K.
In June 2016, last year, everyone from third to fifth grade was given a challenge. The challenge was to do homework online, otherwise known as Study Island.
What is Study Island you ask? Study Island is a website that divides the main subjects Math, Reading Language Arts, and Science for you to get better at it. Some features it has is that it is organized, it has a game mode where if you get a question correct you can play a game for a bit, and if you are having trouble with it Study Island sends you to white ribbons, you can also take lessons on it. To get a ribbon you have to get 70% or higher and if you don't get a blue ribbon at first, that's okay! You can do multiple sessions, just not all at once. Also it's only hard if you aren’t good at the kind of session, for example ELA Theme if you aren’t good at it it's hard.
At first I didn't like the idea, but it came out as a win win because if anyone in the grade levels got all their blue ribbons there would be a celebration. The Study Island Celebration is what it was called. When the celebration came around a lot of people in my grade level got in, for example my friend Chase B. and me, Kya K.
At the end of the day we went to the celebration and it was a lot of fun! There was Rita's Water Ice, some of the fifth graders dressed up as Hula Girls, and everyone got to wear colorful Lei's. There was two types of water ice Cotton Candy and Swedish Fish. I got the Cotton Candy flavor and me and my friend Chase sat on the hill near the pavilion and ate our water ice. Almost everyone sat on the hill too. After we had too get a picture of everyone who got into the Study Island Celebration. Then it was pretty much a normal extra recess, but everyone was wearing lei's. Chase and I used our lei's as headbands for a bit, which was hilarious for the both of us. Once it ended we couldn't stop talking about it, well, just a few days after it. School ended a close bit after the Study Island Celebration.
What Did They Say? By: Tyler Smith
What did they say? Did they say my name? This all happened in the year 2013.
Every week I would start getting ready for swim team.I would always get there on time for practice or swim meets ,but I totally forgot that today we were going to Perkasie because they were handing out rewards to other people.Since this was my 2nd year swimming ,I thought I would never get one reward not even a ribbon.I went anyway because I forgot that they had a huge bucket full of desserts.When I got there I saw so many people.While I was shoving my face with brownies and chocolate covered pretzels, they called the U7 boys category for rewards.They called a few boys up and that’s when it happened ,"Can we have Tyler come to the stage."For a second I thought the heat got to my head and I was crazy ,but it wasn’t .So ,I actually went up and they gave me it.The shiny, glowing trophy in my hand.That was one of the best day I have experienced that I will never forget.
The Hike Up the Mountain in Arizona By: Pharaoh D.
Once I hiked up a mountain in Arizona with a good friend, with her mom, and my family. It was 2010, I was 4 at the time, but I felt like I was king of the world when we made to the top.
First, my mom gave my friend's mom the invite to come hike up a mountain. I wanted to go and my friend did too and so, we did go. It took at least an hour drive ,but we made it.
Next, we stocked up on food and water for 2 days. My sister didn't want to go, but she had to and she did .
Then, we got a tent just in case and umbrellas, med box, etc. But we made sure we had everything we needed before we go up and have the adventure of my life.
Finally we went up the mountain. As we went up we saw amazing things I never seen before! When I saw something new I said "Wow, and Cool', over and over. I said it again and again. Even my mom and Molly's mom said wow too, but I wasn't surprised, not one bit.
When we got to the top I could see almost the whole city! My house, the neighborhood and much, much more.
It was the best trip ever! Do you want to go the mountains too? Then come on, what are you waiting for?!
First to Finish By: Emma H.
One of the most memorable and clear moments in my life is when I ran a half marathon.
I got to the starting line right next to my mom. There were many people and I was scared, but excited.
At first I was doing fine running at my normal pace, 9min per mile, when I saw a kid in my age group and my pace went up to a whopping 8min per mile. He never saw me coming!
Later on at my 10th mile I started to tire my pace went down a bit but everyone cheered since I was only 10. I never took a break. When I finally finished my mom was so proud. I beat her time for her first half even though she was in her 20s and I was ten. I later found out I got 1st for my age group 12 and under. I beat both the girls and boys.
My whole family came to congratulate me and my friends came too. My mom bought a cake. We celebrated my victory and my friend's birthday since I ran my race on her B-Day.
Three weeks after, I got my engraved plaque. I was so excited.
This was one of my most memorable moments and I hope people use my story as inspiration.
Thanks for Reading!
Slam Dunk By: Madelyn F.
One freezing cold winter day, I was getting ready for my first basketball game against Sellersville. They were the best team in the girl's basketball league. I was so excited that I jumped out of bed and got dressed, put on my new sneakers and ran out the door to the car were my mom was waiting. When I got in the car I told my mom to go really fast so then I wouldn’t miss my first game! When we got there I was so excited that I jumped out of the car and landed on the end of the curb. When I got into Bucks Mont sports place, I jogged to the court were I saw my coach and teammates.
When the ref went on to the court he shouted GAME ON! When the game started , I was right block .Then it happened. My teammate passed the ball to me and well like anyone would do I shot the ball. Something was different I was at the 3 point line.I made a 3 pointer ! When the buzzer went off my team cheered for me because when I shot I made the score 4 TO 12.
So that was my great achievement last year
If The Shoe Fits By: Michaela C.
It was a nice, sunny day near the end of August when I went out to get fitted for pre-pointe shoes for the first time. We went to the ballet store and waited to get fitted. I was so excited! I was jumping up and down as I looked at the rows of boxes stacked neatly on a display. My turn finally came and I raced to the seat. The owner, who was a dancer, came over and sat down next to me. I told her my size and she pulled three boxes out of the pile that laid next to her.
She opened the first pair of pointe shoes. The satin gleamed and shined against the warm, gleaming sun coming through the windows. I tried them on, but they didn't fit. I know they didn't fit since I could only put my toes in the shoe. So out went the next pair. Just my luck they fit! I jumped up from my chair and went to the mirror. I turned my foot into the tendu position, but it was so hard to point my foot. We tried on the last pair and it was perfect! My foot looked so pretty in the pre-pointe shoes. I day dreamed about dancing on pointe on a big stage. At last I had found the shoe that fits.
I Like This Device A Lot
My Family
My Special Piggy Bank
A Trip With My Older Sister By: Justin B.
Now, before I begin my story picture this, your going on a family trip to Disney World and your going to be in a car for fifteen hours with your sister who is two minutes older than you. Now, I wanted you to picture that because that was me. We were going to Disney World for a couple days and the last two days we were spending time with our older sister Jami. I was so excited to see her! Now, please stay with me if you want to here the rest of the story.
We met her at Disney Springs and we all spent time there together for a couple of hours. Then we went back to the hotel and went to bed. The next day we went to The Magic Kingdom and went on some rides like Splash Mountain, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, and many more. Then we went to Epcot for The Food and Wine Festival. We spent time there eating and trying different drinks until we decided to go to Hollywood Studios. While we were there we went to many shops and we went on many rides like Toy Story Mania, The Tower of Terror, and Rock N' Roll Rollercoaster. Then we went back to the hotel and went to my Aunt and Uncle's house which was an hour away.
Then we stayed there for a couple days and when it was time to leave we said goodbye to my Aunt and Uncle. We also said goodbye to my older sister. Then we all went home and cause we got home late we went to bed. Thank you for reading my story about my awesome trip to Disney World with my older sister.
Suprises By: Anna Y.
Have you ever been so happy you just want to jump up and down until you fall over, well not that much but still. I have had those moments and the one that made me jump the most was definitely when my sister Rachel got the role of Ariel in the middle school play, I am so happy for her!
When she got home after her last drama callback I was so curious of who she got. I had mixed emotions for 2 minutes of I hope she got Ariel, what if she got a bad part like seaweed, I'm so happy, I'm so worried. Ok enough of that. After I had those mixed emotions I just let out and said "Who did you get, who did you get ?"
She said "I have good news and bad news'' "Oh no what happened?" I said . She responded "The bad news is that I have to keep singing Part of Your World because I got Ariel!" "Oh shoot", I said to myself. I was happy she got Ariel but still sad she had to keep singing Part of That World.
So, that was my one surprise in my life I personally will NEVER forget.
The Day I Got Surprised with a Kitten By: Lily S.
One day my mom and dad went to the animal shelter. I was down the shore with my MomMom having fun! My mom and dad found a box of Ragdoll kittens. My mom picked out a boy and a girl. They named the boy Skeeter and the girl Bella. When my mom and dad tried to get Skeeter, he went into the cabinets and he hid in the cabinets. My mom couldn't find him, she kept looking for Skeeter. Then she opened the cabinet door and then she saw Skeeter.
My mom and dad took the two kittens home. She put Bella and Skeeter on my sister's bed. My sister knew about the kitten and I had no clue. My MomMom had dropped me off at my house. My mom and dad were downstairs my mom said,"Come upstairs to your sisters room.'' I went upstairs. My mom opened the door. I saw the two kittens on my sister's bed. I was so happy! I went right over to pet them. I sat on my sister's bed and my mom let me pick up Skeeter. That’s my SURPRISE!
Motor City By: Emily B.
Honk! Honk! Ugh. Are we almost there yet. The sounds of cars honking was very annoying. We were on our way to Detroit. Getting to Detroit was the worst part because no matter how far away our destination is, we drive there. At night I had to scrunch up in a ball and try to get as comfortable as can be and go to sleep and that's always very hard. After about 10 or more hours we finally got there. We were staying at a hotel called Loft. It was a very nice hotel and we got a room on the fifth floor. When we got up to our room we were amazed at our view because we rarely ever get a good view. Our view was the Detroit Baseball team’s field! It was so close we could walk there and it would only take about five minutes. My sister Jamie and her boyfriend were coming too so I was very excited. After one or two days our sister and her boyfriend arrived. When they got there we went to their hotel room so they could put their luggage in their room and we saw their view which was the worst view I have ever seen. Their view was of the construction they were doing in the back of the building but they really did not care what their view was. Then we went back to my brother Justin's, my mom's, and my dad's and my room and got ready for my older brother Steve's wedding. I was so excited! We were going to a place called Bell Isle which is very pretty and is right next to Canada. Since it is right next to Canada my parents got an email on our phone that said ''Welcome to Canada''. It was so funny! We finally got there after about 20 or 30 minutes. My brother and his almost wife walked down the aisle then did all of the normal stuff they would do at a wedding. After that we headed to the museum they were having the rest of their wedding at. We had the whole museum to ourselves which was so cool! We had so much food and coke! I saw so many people that I had not seen in 1 year or more. I saw my Aunt, my older sister, and my two nieces and one nephew. My one niece is only one month younger than me. At about 12:00pm we finally went home. I was so exhausted I almost couldn’t walk. A few days later we went to a Detroit Tigers game. This was going to be my first Detroit Tigers game. I had forgotten my softball glove so I was a little mad because I had wanted to catch a baseball at a baseball game for my whole life, but that was not a big deal. When we were waiting in line I saw a person with necklaces that were braided. They were sports necklaces. I really wanted one but my mom didn't let me get one so I was really sad. My older sister must had over heard because she said she would buy me one. This made me so happy! I got a pink and white one. Once we got in, we went to some stores in the stadium and tried to find my brother Steve and his now wife. My dad went out to find them and it took a while to find them but we eventually did. Once we found them we took some pictures and went to our seats in the stadium. It was so hot. I felt like I was in an oven. I used my water and put it on my legs but my water got warm really fast. We went around the outer part of the stadium instead of sitting in our seats in the blazing hot sun. After the game ended, kids who went to the game could run the bases around the field, so my dad took me over to the line where it started so I could run the bases. It was really fun! That is a trip that I will never forget!