Helping Hearts and Hands

Gabbi, Kailyn, Ms.Manning, Stella, and Annika

 

 

“Home is Where the Heart is…”

     On December 3^rd, 2014 our teacher, Miss Manning and her family had a fire in their home. So we decided to start the Manning family fund, called “Home is Where the Heart is.”

Luckily, the family was working that day, and they didn’t have any pets, so no one got hurt. The Mashpee community was very helpful to the Manning family. Restaurants in Mashpee let them eat there for free and the firemen who were camping at the Mashpee rotary had a special donations day for the Mannings.

“I feel so lucky to be in a place like Mashpee where everyone wants to help and support with kindness,” said Miss Manning.  

Our school wrote tons of heartwarming messages to let them know how much we cared. Teachers at the Quashnet School offered them a place to stay. Stella Stecei, Annika Lakatos, Gabriela Santos, and Kailyn Westgate had a donations box at the 3^rd through 6^th grade lunches and at the office. With all the donations, we collected $1,174.66.

 “I felt extremely appreciative of everyone in town reaching out through their donations and well wishes,” Miss Manning said. “I felt really proud of the girls, because it was generous. I also felt so grateful to have such kind and caring students helping.”

    On December 18^th 2014, our school wrapped up the Manning family fund.

“Thank you Mashpee community for all the donations and working together hand in hand. We’re delighted that the Mannings’ hearts are filled with love and gratitude,” the four girls said.

“We were very glad to see the Mannings back and smiling everyday,” said the girls. When the four girls told the Mannings how much money they raised, their faces lit up with enough energy to light a whole room.

Miss Manning’s whole class exclaimed, “We were proud to return the favor of helping Miss Manning. Every day, she is by our side, caring and helping to educate us!!!”

 The class will never forget the day they learned how special it felt to help someone in need.

Written by:Kailyn, Stella, and Annika
Edited by: Our whole class!!!

Short Story: Fantasy

                     The Lonely Panther
   "Snow" the panther ran to the ice like a cheetah.  He was hoping his friends would play a game of Panther Ball. 
   He shouted out, "Who wants to play a game of Panther Ball?" 
   Instead of saying yes, his friends stared at him acting confused. Snow walked home feeling gloomy, he thought his friends liked to play Panther Ball. Instead of trying again, he stayed home working on chores. 
   He thought, "Besides it is my birthday, shouldn't my friends at least play with me? I don't even mind what game we should play, I just want to play." 
   Snow finally got his confidence back and tried again. This time his friend surprised him with a birthday party. He knew that this would be the best day ever. 
By: Jillian Burdge 
Edited by: Grace Mazzone, Sadie Biehl, and Ms. Martin    
 

Short Story #2

                          "The Big Game"

     "Hi Mr and Mrs.Smiley!" Katie exclaimed. Finally she had gotten used to them. Mrs.Smiley looked just like Mr.Smiley, but she had pink hair in the shape of a pony tail and blue rubber skin.      Katie walked into the kitchen and saw the two toys eating... Dog Food? 
"What the...'' shouted Katie. "You two are weird!" Mr and Mrs. Smiley had adopted a small dog yesterday, but they didn't have to eat his dog food. The dog was orange with yellow spots, purple floppy ears , and black and yellow eyes. Just so you know, Katie, Mr.Smiley, Mrs.Smiley, and Salty their dog, were big Bruins fans. Tonight is the Stanley Cup Finals! Everyone was very excited. Well, here is what happened... Katie was putting together some snacks for the game when you guessed it, Mr.Smiley appeared. He was up to no good. "Mr.Smiley!" screamed Katie "Get out of there!" He had fallen in the snacks and he...

         For more information read or write what happens next in Mr.Smiley and Katie #3 " The Big Announcement"

    By: Emerson Fraser and Anna Carroll
 
    Edited by: Grace Mazzone and Ms.Martin 

Winter Wonderland:Opinion Writing

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! I love this time of year, it's like a winter wonderland . Everything is white and clear, white little crystals fall from the sky.

                           Winter isn't so bad

Brrr! Winter is cold! Some people might think winter is too cold!Think of it ... some people don't have a winter as beautiful as this. Some people haven't even seen snow! So we are very lucky that we don't have hot weather year around. .

                            I love winter

Catch em! Catch em! I adore collecting snowflakes on my jacket. Winter is the funnest season of the year. You may build snowmen , snow angels, snow forts , catch snowflakes , build igloos, and ... more! I would prefer winter more than any other season in the year!

                            Christmas

Ho! Ho! Ho! Another fun thing is Christmas for those who celebrate . Some people don't know the true meaning of Christmas and think it is just about presents, but it's not. Christmas is about being with your family and friends!
                           
                               By,
                                    Victoria 
                                                                        Reynolds
Edited by: Ms. Martin's homeroom

Poems

 "Nature's Promise"
nature is the world when you blossom out loud you open your heart to the universe you turn it into history. 
By: Rachel Sanford

"Poland Spring Water"
 River to river, sea to sea, Poland spring water will be there
the rivers flow down into a bottle for us to drink so we won't wabble
plastic is the golden rule of a bottle it is called a water bottle. 
By:Sarah Landry

"Planet Earth"
planet earth is made of many different materials grass, dirt, wood, sticks, rocks, sand and many more
you need to take care of the planet Earth because the planet Earth takes care of you
 it gives you something to stand on and lets trees grow so you can breathe
 so take care of your planet Earth. 
By Rachel Sanford

"Braided Hair"
 ...as my braided hair blows in the wind
 ...as the beach water washes up on my ankles
 ...my braided hair is always with me, for ever and ever. 
By: Sarah Landry

"Cake Pop Crush"
let's decorate a cake CRUSH! the sound of m&m's being sprinkled around the surface of the cake POP! the noise of pineapple being chopped into pieces for the yellow outline on the sides of the cake 
and last but not least CAKE! yum! yum! yum!
 By Rachel Sanford 

"October"
 leaves fall and acorns drop 
from tall Oak trees into a pot 
the pot gets full and I reach and the last acorn falls and it becomes November. 
By Sarah Landry

Short Story

      "Katie and Mr.Smiley: the Creepy Christmas Present."

One afternoon Katie was walking down the hall when something caught her eye; a small, wrapped box sat on her bedroom floor. She walked  over and sat down. She opened the box and '' Hee Hee Hee'' went the toy from inside the box. 
"How did it make noises on its own?" Katie wondered. It was a rubber yellow ball. When Katie squeezed the squishy ball, the toy's eyes bulged out, which made her feel scared and curious at the same time. She was confused about where this bizarre toy came from!

 Katie ran from her room to the den where she came up with a name for the mischievous toy..." Mr.Smiley."
 Five minutes later, she looked to her left and saw that Mr.Smiley was on the couch right where Katie was, making the noise that put chills down her spine. 
Two hours later the toy was in Katie's bag of chips, and when she was on the swing Mr.Smiley was next to her. 
The next day Mr.Smiley was in Katie's basement while she was playing tag with her brother. 
"That's it! You are going back where you came from!" she screamed. 
As she walked back to her bedroom, Mr.Smiley started to talk, he said ''I have a surprise for you.'' 
 When they got to the room , another box was there with a Mrs. Smiley inside! 
''There are two of you now, OH NO!''
... Dun Dun Dun!    
    
By: Emerson Fraser  
Edited by: Anna and Ms. Martin