Mr. Burger

Last quarter we had Mr. Burger come in and he helped out in our gym class to see what it was like if he became a gym teacher! Everyone liked Mr. Burger he was really fun and when we had health days and then went in the gym for a little bit for fun he would always play basketball or something with us! It was always really fun when he was here and now we have someone else that is in our gym class and Mr. Burger left! Everyone misses Mr. Burger and we want him to come back. I really like gym class because we always play games but it was more fun when Mr. Burger was there with us!

Personal Metaphors

I am a basketball player running up and down a court

I am a soccer player running all around

I am a volleyball player who's arms get all red and hurt

I am a reader but I only read history


This is a personal metaphor poem about myself.

The Clique

Have you ever moved somewhere new and had to meet new people? Claire moved from Orlando, Florida to Westchester, New York and it seems like a whole new planet to her. Claire moved into a guest house of one of Claire’s dad’s friend. Claire and I are very alike in many ways but there is one big difference!

There are many ways that I am alike and different compared to Claire. One thing that we are alike is that we are the same age. I don’t think that when you’re in 7th grade it is that hard to make new friends but for Claire it was. Another obvious way that we are alike is that we both moved from a smaller place to a bigger place. When Claire moved she moved into a guest house and didn’t make friends with the girl that lived there it was harder for her.

Even though Claire and I are very alike we are also different. There is one main difference between us. The big difference is that it was really hard for Claire to make friends, for me I tried out for a soccer team and when I made it everyone was really nice to me and that’s how I decided what school to go to! One other difference is that we don’t live in the same place. Claire lives in a big city, state because she lives in New York! I don’t live in a state that big!

When you find out you are moving normally you are very sad! I know when I found out I was really sad and scared. Once you meet people though, they are really nice! Now I don’t ever want to move from Pewaukee. Claire doesn’t get along with the girls in New York at first but by the end of the book they see that Claire is really nice and then they all want to be her friend. Moving get seem sad and scary and it is but once you make friends you find out it’s not that hard but can be a little scary at times!

Wisconsin Dells

Last weekend I went to the Wisconsin Dells with my family and stayed at the Wilderness. I only reason I went was because my basketball had a tournament there. Every year all the select teams go to a tournament called Just a Game in the Wisconsin Dells. The past years that I have gone to the Dells for this tournament we have stayed at the Rome Hotel. It was really fun there but I think that the water parks are better at the Wilderness because they have 3 of them and the Rome Hotel only had 1! The best ride at the Wilderness is the Hurricane! It looks really high and scary so I didn't want to go one it because I am afraid of heights. All on my friends wanted me to go on it so I went! When got to the top we had to go on a scale to make sure we didn't way to much, and we didn't. We went down screaming when we got into the part where u go up the sides in a circle almost we got of track and flew in the air! When we came down I smacked my back on the bottom of the ride! It hurt really badly but it was really fun and I can't wait until I go back to the Wisconsin Dells again!

Favortie Childhood Memory!

What is your favorite childhood memory? I remember mine was when my old school's high school basketball team went to state in Madison! It was very exciting for everyone. My whole family bought tickets and stayed in a hotel with a bunch of other people including the team! The day of the game the team left the hotel! Everyone got ready for the game. We were all wearing blue and gold!! All of the girls that I was with from my grade and older were painting our faces, half blue and have gold. We were also all wearing the same shirts that had all of the team on the back of the shirt.

When we got to the game the high school students had us come sit by them to cheer on the Warriors!! The game was really close but we new that they could do it! Then finally the game was over and they won!! We all went back to the hotel and we were screaming in the halls and running all over. We packed up our things and headed back to our house. When we were almost home we got a call telling us to go to the high school instead of going home right away!! When we got there they told us to wait outside and after waiting outside for 10 min. the team came in on the top of a fire truck blowing horns and yelling! They had the trophy and were all wearing blue and gold! Then we got to go inside to congratulate them. We went inside the gym and everyone was singing to a song that was playing!! It was We Are the Champions!! It was very excited and since my brother was in high school everyone knew me and was holding me up and hugging me because they were so excited. I don't think I will ever forget when the Ozaukee Warriors my hometown won the basketball game at state!

Volleyball

School volleyball just started and I am on the black team. Volleyball is really fun except that we have practice almost everyday! Our first volleyball game we lost but yesterday when I was sick, we won our game! I have never played volleyball before but I wanted to try it because it looks fun! So far volleyball is fun and I hope I get better at it!

Jack's Run

Have you ever heard of the Witness Protection Program? The Witness Protection Program is where families go if the witness a murder or a crime and the bad person is now after them. In the book Jack’s Run by Roland Smith the Osborne family has to go into the program because Jack’s father got arrested for drug trafficking and said that he was going to tell about all of his ex-bosses once he said that Alonzo Aznar knew that he had to do something to the family for the father not to say anything. Jack Osborne is very scared about what could happen to him and his family and I think I would feel the same way as he does!

Jack Osborne is scared about going into the Witness Protection Program because he doesn’t know where he is going and he doesn’t know if he can ever see his family and friends again. Jack has no clue where he is going or anything and he was scared. He didn’t get to say goodbye to anyone he new including the girl he has a crush on. Jack was really sad about leaving his crush and the only thing he could do was send her letter but she couldn’t send one back. I don’t think I could ever do what Jack Osborne has to do and leave my family and friends without saying goodbye or saying anything! I don’t think that I would be able to do that.

Would you be able to leave your family and friends on the spot without saying anything to them? I don’t think I would be able either at the end of Jack’s Run the Osborne family takes down Alonzo Aznar in a sneaky way that I would have never thought of. Jack Osborne was smart and grown-up about everything and in my opinion I think Jack saved the family and took down Alonzo Aznar!

The Circuit!

Have you ever had to leave your hometown and leave your friends? I have and I know that it is difficult to take everything in at once but once you meet people it isn’t hard at all. The main character in The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez is sad and nervous about moving but hopefully that changes!

I am like to the character are alike in many ways! One way that we are really alike is that we have both left are hometown and moved somewhere new. When I first heard that I was going to have to move I was really sad to find out that I had to leave all of my best friends. I think that the little boy in The Circuit felt the same way. He was sad, nervous and scared just like I was. Once you move, you find more friends and you fit in.

There are also a couple ways that I am different compared to the character. The most obvious difference is that I am a girl and he is a boy. I think that you can have a friend that is a boy or a girl. People think that if they are not the same gender as someone else that they can’t be there friend. One other difference is that we are different in age. Age doesn’t really matter if you are only a couple years apart.

I think that everyone should always try to make new friends. It is fun to find out more about people. When I moved here I went out for a soccer team. Everyone was nice but I really didn’t talk to anyone. Once I told them I was going to go to Pewaukee Jessie Bacon gave me a big hug. After that I knew I never wanted to leave. It was a fun experience moving and I think that the main character in the book will make friends too.