Mini Report on Thanksgiving

On September 6, 1960, a ship called "Mayflower" left Southampton, England with one hundred two passengers, and thirty crews. We call the passengers Pilgrims, Separatists, or Settlers. The voyage took sixty-six days. As the ship drove across the Atlantic Ocean, the Pilgrims had to face many storms. Two Pilgrims died, and one baby was born. On November 11, 1920, they reached Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.

The Pilgrims stayed on the anchored ship for eight to nine months, because it was bitter cold outside and there were no shelters. Some Pilgrims tried to build shelters, but it was very difficult to build in the winter. In the summer, seven houses were built, and the Pilgrims got off the ship happily. They still needed food to eat. Forty-six Pilgrims died of Pneumonia or Scurvy during the first winter.

Indians also known as Native Americans helped the Pilgrims grow crops. The two Indian friends that helped the most were named Squanto, and Semoset. The Pilgrims grew more than enough crops, so they had a feast with ninety-one Indians a year later. The feast was to thank the Native Americans' help, and the amount of crops they had grown. They ate fowls such as turkey, geese, chicken, and the five deer the Indians brought.

Today, we usually donate food or money to the poor, or people who have lost their homes from a natural disaster. It is always the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is like family night. People usually eat turkey, potatoes, and ham for their Thanksgiving dinner. For dessert some people have apple pie, pumpkin pie, or ice cream.

11/22/2009

A pumpkin's story

"Hey Peaches! Are you excited?" my friend asked. I replied, "Are your crazy? Do you want to get carved?" My name is Peaches. I am a plump pumpkin. There is a pumpkin next to me, and she is my friend. Her name is Skinny Mini, because she is skinny and diminutive. I live in a pumpkin patch in pumpkin patch farm.

On October 26, 2009, I was looking up at all the girls, and boys. By the look of it, they were all about thirteen years old. I could hear jabbering, “I found one!” and “This is perfect!” and so on.

I really did not want to be picked, neither did my friend. That was because we knew Halloween was coming, and we did not want to be carved. The bad thing was we were in the very front row, and we were both very clean.

I am not connected to a vine. Oh no! A boy’s hand was reaching for me. He was almost there. I thought, please change your mind. Suddenly a strong wind brought me closer to my friend. Then, I cocked my head got hold of Skinny’s curly stem, and we rolled down a hill.

A girl was coming. She was thirteen. She said, “Hey look there’s a perfect one! I love it!” As she came running down the hill, I thought, "Pick up my friend too." Then, the girl sees that behind me there is another pumpkin. I pondered, "Thank you for seeing her. Now you might pick both of us." She asked her friend, “Can I pick two?” I thought, "Yes! She might pick us both." Her friend answered, “Sure you can.” She picked me then Skinny-Mini.

I sure was not glad that I was getting carved. I was as scared as a person who lost his house on a dark street. It calmed me a little when I told myself that at least I was with my friend. I felt tingley as the thirteen-year-old-girl carved my face. It was not as bad as I thought it would be.

Once we were carved I found out we could talk easier, smell, see, and we could think, too. Our brain was a candle, and that is how the saying “You are a bright person.” came to be. Of course, our candle was bright. Since I could think, I thought of a way to scare people.

How? Find out on October 31.

11/15/2009

Travel brochure – beautiful Cancun beach

You should go to Cancun Beach, because you need a rest. There are spas, a whole lot of activities, great food, and the weather is exquisite.

Cancun is in the State Quintana Roo and the country Mexico. It was founded on April 20, 1970. Cancun has sensational sights.

At the beach you can go snorkeling, ride a parasail, or/and go kayaking. In another place like your resort you can play golf and go horseback riding.

When I went snorkeling I saw turtles. My mom swam right over one. I also rode a parasail with my friend J and my dad. J sat on the right, my dad sat in the middle and I sat on the left. J’s mom and dad went kayaking. When we did the activities we wore life jackets.

For breakfast you would usually have egg, bread, fruit, sausage, or bacon with wine or juice. For lunch you could have food such as a sandwich, spaghetti, or/and seafood. They have seafood such as shrimp, fish, squid, crab, and oyster. At dinner you could have fajitas, burritos, tacos or beans with wine juice, wine, beer, or liquor. You could have a snack such as gold fish or chips.

The weather there is warm. In fall it gets a bit chillier and during the winter it gets a bit breezier. If you need a rest go to Cancun Beach. You should go before all the hotels and resorts get filled. Have fun!



11/10/2009

I am a Storm Chaser

Have you ever heard of storm chasers? (Storm chasers are people that chase storms.) I was a storm chaser. Today, I went chasing a tornado with my dad in an SUV. We chased it in Kansas where is a part of the “tornado alley”.

On a Monday in July, my dad and I left the house at 7:00a.m. We went searching for a tornado. It took us two hours to find one. Once we got a close up view I looked at the sky, it was gray. It was also raining, and as we got closer there was more and more wind. I felt great, because now I could brag about being near a tornado. It was just starting to form.

First there was a thunderstorm. Next, it got warm from the west and cool and dry from the east. Once they bumped into each other they had created instability inside the atmosphere. The wind increased, and the height created a horizontal spinning effect. The air that rose made the spinning effect turn vertical.

After we watched it for ten minutes, we saw house’s shingles fly away, and some even crashed down. The ones that crashed down crashed, because the tornado went over it. Houses next to it only had a couple shingles blow off.

My dad and I watched in amazement for forty-five minutes. As it got smaller and smaller, we saw a rainbow come out. It was a double rainbow. (Double rainbows are two rainbows, one on top of the other.) Researchers are not quite sure how tornados stop.

It was noon, and we were starving. I said to my dad, “That made me hungry. Can we get a hot dog at the food court or something?” He said, “Sure.” We met my grandmother, my mom and my sister at the food court. I told everyone my adventures.



11/10/2009

Thanksgiving

T is for Things that I thank the most,

H is for Healthy turkey that we roast.

A is for Apples in the horn of plenty,

N is for Native Americans who taught pilgrims many.

K is for Kind people who donate food,

S is for Scarecrow leaning on a piece of wood.

G is for Gathering around the fire,

I is for Indian cherries the party guests desire.

V is for Vegetables the pilgrims ate,

I is for Indians, some came late.

N is for Never forgetting thanksgiving,

G is for Giving thanks for as long as you're living.

11/15/2009

Walking Tree

I am an oak tree in the Shenandoah Mountains. My name is Leafy, because my branches are covered with leaves. These Shenandoah Hikers keep on talking about the cruise ship and winning a contest and about getting famous there, from here I can see the ocean and tiny cruise ship.

I asked“Why can’t I just walk to a cruise ship?” My friend the tree next to me says, “Why don’t you try? I have tried before and moved from California to here. California has tornados so often. I like it here. You can see beautiful sights and there are no tornados." This was night time when everybody was asleep.

I tried it. I gasped “Oh my gosh! I never knew trees could walk.” I was so happy to get legs. I felt like I was growing. I was very wobbly, and did not feel as comfortable. I walked and walked and walked. I got tired and decided to rest. I planted myself in the ground.

Then I looked around. I saw a plain, white cruise ships. The people were putting trees in pots and the pots went on the ships. I straightened myself, and sat tall, and loosened up. After a couple of seconds they pulled me up, put me in to a pot and brought me onto a cruise ship. Two people placed me near the doorway with another oak tree.

I said excitedly, “Hi!” She said kindly, “Hi, my name is Oaky.” I said, “My name is Leafy.” Oaky said “I can see why that is.” We talked on and on.

Then I said proudly, “My parents are so rich. You know they can…” She literally shouted “I hate rich parents and their spoiled rotten children.” I said softly, “I am not rotten or spoiled.” I think she did not hear me, because she screamed “ We do not have to be friends.” We stayed quiet after that.

After about an hour, she apologized, “I am sorry I called you spoiled and rotten.” I responded, “I am sorry I bragged about my parents being rich.” Oaky asked, “You want to be friends? Best friends?” I replied, “Sure.” Next, the cruise decorators moved us to the best spot for two best friends – the movie theater. We were excited to watch movies together.

11/5/2009

Purple Pear’s sleepover birthday party

When my dad and I get in the car he tells me we are going to Subway. Instead I fall asleep and we go home. I wake up. I say, “Where is Subway? Why are we home?” He says, “You will see.” I expect to see my sister playing. I expect to be doing homework. I go in, and my mom tells me to go downstairs. When I go down to the basement, everybody shouts, “Happy Birthday!” I am surprised, I say very surprised, “Oh my gosh!” I got the shivers. That moment was the best moment of my life. I was excited to play with J, N, D, M, L, C, K, A and R.

First, we did handstand-walking-contests. I walked the farthest. My basement was like a small gym. I had a mat, a bar, a beam, a cheese mat, a floor beam, and a springboard. We played on the monkey bar and the mat.

After a while, we had to eat dinner. We had pizza, cinnamon rolls, and brownies. I ate two slices of pizza, two cinnamon rolls and one brownie.

I made three cards that said “one” and three cards that said “two”. I flipped them over, and closed my eyes. I gave one to R. It said “two”. That meant she was not sleeping with me. You see there are two rooms. One is mine, and one is my grandma’s. But luckily she is in China. R tells me, “I know you did that, because you do not like me.” “I was not even looking,” I said honestly. I gave one to N, it was “one”. What a coincidence! Every thing was just as I wanted. M, D, N, and J slept with me. R, M, and C slept in the other room. Not that I did not like them. It was jus that they were a bit younger.

Next, I opened the presents. I especially like the sparkle of the diamond necklace and the gems that come with the jewelry box. Then, K and A left. We watched The Battle of Terra. While we watched, we ate chips and popcorn. Then we watched iCarly. L left in the middle of the show. A, K, and L were not staying for sleeping part. I never noticed that the theme was High School Musical until now most people gave me HSM present. We also had HSM decorations.

My mom told use we could visit each other’s rooms until 11:30p.m. We had to go to sleep after that. We talked for a while after 11:30p.m. M fell asleep first she was snoring. We were throwing things at her trying to wake her up. My mom came in, and I had to sleep with my mom, dad and sister. We woke up that morning at 8:00 a.m. We watched TV, and ate breakfast. We ate either a bagel (with creamcheese), a waffle (with syrup), or a pancake (with syrup). Last we played on the moon bounce. It was sooooo fun! That day was the birthday to remember!

HSM = High School Musical

10/15/2009

Commercials, Commercials, Commercials

Commercials, Commercials, Commercials.
They always interrupt the specials.
When people are curious of what's going to come about.
Commericials come day in and day out.

11/5/2009

Halloween Story

It was October 31st, “Bobby the Brave” went to the cemetery to visit his mother’s grave. He got at the cemetery at five p.m. which allowed him enough time to visit with his mom. He had several things to tell his mom. When he left her grave the cemetery gate slammed and shut and was locked.

He tried to open it. Bobby pushed and pulled, he turned the knob. He tried to use all his keys, but it just would not budge.

“Bobby the Brave” did not feel so brave anymore. He was all alone in the cemetery. Suddenly he heard a voice say deeply. “Hi there.” Bobby spun around. He did not see anyone. The voice said, “Need help?” Not so brave Bobby replied, “N n n n no. W w w who are you? W w w w where are you?” Another kinder and brighter voice said, “Why? We are in front of you.” It sounded familiar. He screamed, “Aaaaaah! I am stuck in a cemetery with two voices.”

Then, he woke up. It was all a dream. His mom was still alive.

10/31/2009 Halloween

Tombstone

R.I.P.

So yucky and gushy even the best flavor is bad.

For I do not even feel a little bit sad.

Fluoride is what I bury beneath.

From now on the dentist will just clean your teeth!


10/31/2009 Halloween

Things I'm Thankful For and Wish For

I'm thankful for all the food I have.
I'm thankful for all my warm clothing.
I'm thankful for the big house I live in.
I'm thankful for the good school I go to.
I'm thankful my family for caring for me.
I'm thankful my teachers for teaching me.
I'm thankful my friends for playing with me.
I'm thankful God for giving me these things.

I wish everybody had delicious food.
I wish everybody had warm, cozy clothes.
I wish everybody had a huge house to live in.
I wish everybody went to a perfect, caring school.
I wish everybody had a loving and supportive family.
I wish everybody had a best friend to play and work with.
I wish God would give every person in the world these things.

11/06/2009