True stories.
By Cristian V., 4th Grade, Columbia Explorers Academy
I remember when I was a little boy I put a rubber band on my hand and when I went to sleep the rubber band started getting tight on my hand. So my dad woke up he was very worried so he look at my hand and saw the rubber band and he took it off and then my hand didn’t bother me no more.
By Kevin V., 3rd Grade, Cleveland School
Yesterday I went to my dad’s soccer game but they lost the game. They were in the finals but it had to end some time. I was sad my dad was sad my dad’s team was sad, like I said, it had to end some time.
By Chris G. , 4th Grade, Hough Street School
When I first started chess I couldn’t even beat my Mother. Then I started chess club. Every year I got better. Soon I didn’t need to think all that hard and I rarely lost. I’m still taking chess club. Recently I have won a first place trophy. Now I am pretty good at chess. I can play billets chess (chess with 5 minutes on the clock) with no problem. In a book I read it said that Bobby Fisher was mostly famous because he competed with the Russians and won. My favorite two openings are the Stone Wall and an opening of my own making (pawn e-3 bishop c4 then knight f3). Now I am really interested in chess. I have lots of chess variations and travel chess boards that I take on vacations. I play chess a lot. Now I am awesome at chess.
By Brittany K., 4th Grade, Wright Elementary
On one sunny day a girl named Susie. She was jumping on the trampoline. (Bounce! Bounce!) Then she heard the phone ring. (ring. ring! ring. ring!) I heard my mom sooooooo excited. Then I heard, “She will be so excited and I bet she will like it.” Hmmmmm. Who was she talking? I went inside the house to ask who she was talking to. “Mom” I said, “who were you talking to?” “Oh! It was your uncle Jimmy on the phone. He has a surprise for you.” said my mom. Then I went back outside. I wonder what the surprise is. What could it be? I can’t wait any longer! Is he coming out there or are we going there? Let me go ask. “Mom,” I said, “is he coming here?” “I can’t tell you that” said mom, “It’s a surprise.” “WHAT!!!” I said. “I’ll be outside.” Why can’t she just tell me!? Why, why, why!? Later on, I was on the swing and then I heard (Ding Dong!) Who could that be? I hurried inside the house. “Hey, hey, hey!” Uncle Jimmy is in the house!” I couldn’t believe it! It was my uncle Jimmy! “Sooooooooo,” I started to say, “Mom said you have a surprise for me.” “Your mom can’t keep secrets that much.” said uncle Jimmy. “Hey, wait a minute,” said mom, “I kept a secret for you when you wet your bed when you were 9!!” “Now lets don’t start in front of the kid.” Said uncle Jimmy. I started to giggle a little bit. Then uncle Jimmy looked at me. So did my mom. “Sorry,” I said. Then I heard a weird sound. “Uncle Jimmy, what is that noise?” I said. “Oh, I almost forgot!” my uncle said. He ran to the car and got something in a box. He open the box and he said, “It’s called a snakeadile.” “A snakeadile! Wow! I never heard that before.” I said. It had a color like a Iguana! My uncle asked me, “Do you want to hold it?” “Sure.” I said. It felt rubbery. So me and my pet went outside. We raced and we went on the trampoline. I love my pet!
By Ezekial B., 3rd Grade, New Sullivan School
I got up one morning. I ate a nice bowl of cereal. I watched some TV. We had some pizza for lunch and dinner. But a few minutes later I got hungry. So I went to the kitchen and put the French fries in the oven. I tried to put 50 seconds but I put five minutes. By the time they were done it burned through the plate. I put it in the trash before anyone noticed and I never got caught. The End.
