Mr. Seebach

Mr. Seebach was probably the best sub I has ever had . He was really fun and entertaining. He is a famous magician and was doing really cool magic tricks. One trick was making 3 strings the same size. Then Madi showed him one of her magic tricks was making a quarter come out of her mouth, but there is also a secret to a magic trick. People that are Magicians never show there secret, but I don't understand why because then everyone can know how to do "magic tricks". I wish Mr. seebach would come back to sub for one of my classes.

Personal metaphor

Authors note: i wrote this poem about myself
I am a runner sprinting to the finish line.
I am a basketball player stealing the ball.
I am a water-skier gliding across the water.
I am a sister caring for her brother.

Rules By: Cynthia Lord

How would you feel if your sibling had a disability? There are a lot of people with brothers or sisters that have disabilities. I wonder how they deal with having a family member or friend with a disability? There are too many bullies that hurt the feelings of the child with a disability. In the book Rules by Cynthia Lord the main character Catherine has a brother with autism that she has to babysit all summer. She has made rules for him so it is easier for David to listen and easier for Catherine to take care of him. She is hoping that he learns something from these rules so that he won't be as hard to take care of. People should learn more about how kids feel when they have a sibling with a disability.

Catherine has gone through a lot considering that she has a brother with special needs. David is a very smart little boy; he just needs help from his family and friends sometimes though. Many kids that have brothers or sisters with a disability get bullied and that is not right. People that have a disability are usually born with the disability so it is something they can’t help. The bullies sometimes call the kids “retards” which is a really mean word to say. The word retard is a word that you don’t want to be called. Many people get their feelings hurt when they hear it. It is especially offensive to the special needs students that know the word. Retard really means “slow”. The kids that may be mentally retarded are just slow at learning things like math or reading. It isn’t supposed to mean anything mean, but the way bullies use it, makes it sound like a terrible word.

I have a friend that has a brother with a disability. My friend’s brother that is disabled has had numerous surgeries and it is hard to have your close family member go through many surgeries. If you have a disabled brother, would you get mad when other people pick on them? Will you stick up for him? I wonder how it feels to have a family member that is disabled. My mom was a special ed teacher, so I understand that you should treat them like they are like normal kids, because they are normal people but people act like they aren’t. Having a child with a disability is really hard for many parents, especially when they are inexperienced. It is really nice when kids treat the disabled kids like they are their friends.

In conclusion people should be very nice to kid with disabilities. Catherine in the book Rules was a very good sister being able to take care of her little brother. It would be very difficult to have a family member with a disability so she is a very brave girl.

Childhood Memories

A childhood memory that I had was when my best friends, Morgan visited me and she surprised me on my birthday. I remember the door bell rang and she was just standing there and I guess that everyone knew that she was coming but me. It was defiantly a good surprise for my birthday. I have known Morgan since I was in kindergarten. When she moved to Maryland she came back to Wisconsin to visit. When she showed up at the door I was so surprised and that night she slept over at my house and we had so much fun playing Bratz dolls and Morgan took all of my stuffed animals and she put them all over my room in the middle of the night. We also had lots of fun with our other friend Mackenzie who we also had a sleep over with her. She has known Morgan since they were two years old and they have been friends ever since. Morgan, Mackenzie and I have had lots of good childhood memories.

Another time that Morgan visited is one time in the summer in 6th grade. Morgan, Mackenzie, Lauren and,I went to the state fair. It was a really fun time with all of my friends. We went on all of my favortie rides, like the three thousand. We were screming like little girls, it was a really fun time hanging out with my friends.

Wisconsin Dells

I went up to the dells on friday with two of my friends, Courtney and Ashley. After we got up to the dells we went swimmming in the waterparks. The wilderness is a very delightful place, considering everyone got sick after the weekend of basketball. The wave pool was the best even though you get squshed by many fat dudes trying to jump over the tall waves. The hurricane was the best ride because you drop so far down and our tube went so high up that we got air.The dells was especially fun because our team took first for the third year in a row. We ended up playing the red team in the championship. They should be really proud because they beat an A team and they are a B team. By the end people got sick but no one wants to go back to the widerness again!!

Papa's Parrot

Imagine if your father owned a candy store, would you be happy or embarrassed? If my parent was overweight and owned a candy store I would not want people to know that that was my mom or dad. The short story, Papa's Parrot, by Cynthia Rylant is a good story to read about. Harry, the son started to stop visiting the family’s candy store because he was getting older and wanted hamburgers instead of candy. Although you might think that your parents embarrass you, you should always be thankful for what you have.

Many teenagers are really picky about what their parents can and can't do. Harry would always love to come to the candy store after school with his friends, but eventually he got older and decided that there were many more things to do than go to a candy store. It would be heartbreaking if I found out that my parents bought a parrot instead of having me there with them. If I were Harry I would try to spend more time with my mother and father. A lot of teenagers aren’t thankful for what they have until it is gone. Many kids in middle school need to think about all of the other people that don’t have as much as they do. People should be more considerate about what they have when they have it.

Do you remember a time this year when you thought that your parents were embarrassing you? After reading this story I have changed my understanding of “embarrassing”. You may not want your parents to go out in public, but parents were teenagers once in their life, so they know what it is like. They also only want what is best for their kids. After Harry’s dad had a heart attack, reading about Harry, you could tell that he felt jealous after he found out that the bird replaced him. Harry was upset that his dad was talking to the bird because he missed his son. Harry heard what his dad had taught the bird to say which was disappointing because it made him feel badly for not spending time with his dad. After hearing the parrot speak, Harry felt terrible that his father felt disappointed. Harry learned his lesson about how is dad felt about missing his relationship with his son.

In conclusion, be thankful for what you have and don’t be embarrassed by our parents. Thanksgiving is not the only day for being thankful; everyday you should be thankful for something you have.

Worst Enimies/ Best Friends

Worst Enemies/Best Friends by Annie Bryant is a good book for girls that are in middle school. The story is really easy to relate to considering the four best friends are all thirteen, just like most of us in middle school. Avery is one of my favorite characters in the story. She is enjoyable to read about and reminded me a lot of my real friend, Avery. One other character I liked reading about is Charlotte. She is quiet and a nice, the kind of person that anyone would like to be friends with. Relating to the story and its characters makes the book Worst Enemies/Best Friends very enjoyable.

I truly liked reading about the character, Avery, because I felt that she acted very much like me. Avery’s passion is sports and I am also passionate about sports. Avery also reminded me a lot of one of my friends who also happens to be named Avery. They are similar because they have the same sarcastic attitude and both are athletic. In the story, Avery is very adventurous and energetic and so fun to be around. She is always happy to be with friends and loves playing soccer and basketball. Avery is the type of person that people would want as their friend.

Charlotte is another character that I really related to because she loves to read. Charlotte is a very smart girl and has many hobbies but especially loves reading. We are similar because I love reading when I have free time. Charlotte writes stories too and likes to look at the stars. It is very interesting to read about her because she talks about all the places that she has lived. I have never moved before so I don’t know what it is like to go to a new school. When the author writes the story about Charlotte, you feel like the character in the book and whatever happens to Charlotte feels like it was happening to yourself. When Charlotte got embarrassed in front of her whole grade on the first day of school, I could almost feel her embarrassment and it made me feel bad for her.

In conclusion, Worst Enemies/Best Friends is a very good book for girls that are in middle school because the story is interesting and the characters are relatable, almost like they were your friends.