Olivia

“Get your "catafianater"! Get your catafianater! Only a dollar each!”

                The catafianaters are very special products. Anything it zaps will turn into half a cat. This rare product will only be on sale forever.

                “Buy it now!”

Olivia

Why Does the Sun Set?

          One day there was a very lonely Sun.  He had to work all day and night to keep the earth bright and warm.  He had no friends at all.  At the end of each day he would be very tired.  “This is hard work,”he said as he shook the sweat of his head. 

          Meanwhile down on land was Ocean.  He had no family and was very lonely.  He would talk to himself and say, “I wish I had friends.” Each day he also had had to work all day. He had to let many animals use his water. 

          One day Ocean saw something bright in the sky.  To get the things attention Ocean said “WHATS YOUR NAME?

          The thing replied ‘MY NAME IS SUN.’

          After they met each other they became best friends.  Each night when everybody was asleep Sun would go down to visit Ocean.  They both would tell very interesting stories about what they do.

          Sun would say, “Up in the sky I could see many things below.”

          Ocean would say, “So many things happen in the water, there are so many fish.”  And after that, they were never lonely again.

          Now you know why sun goes down every night.  That’s why the sun sets.  To this day ocean and sun are still best friends.

Olivia

"Oil Spills"

Oil spills are a problem because it pollutes the water. Oil spills hurt animals because it damages their skin. Oil spills can be caused by boats and large tankers. A big oil spill can hurt many animals in the ocean. I will help clean up oil spills with a group.

Oil spills start by accidents with boats and pipelines. If people are drilling in the ocean it could cause oil spills. When the oil gets in the water it floats on the surface. The oil spreads quickly over the water. If oil spills spread a lot it would damage the animals in the ocean and nearby beaches.

Oil spills hurt many animals and plants in the ocean. Oil spills hurt sea bird or others because it gets on their skin. The animals need their skin to be clean to stay warm. If the animals eat the oil they could die. If the oil gets on land it could hurt the land animals like turtles or snails.

To help solve this problem, I plan on cleaning up the water. I will start to look up dates for cleaning up oil spills. If I hear about oil spills nearby I might try to help clean it up. This will help because cleaning up oil spills will help the environment.

Olivia

I'm going to tell you about being a little sister. My brother's name is Myles. There are good and bad things about being a younger child.

            Myles is three years older than me. The day I was born I became a little sister. I consider myself an expert because over the years I've learned a lot. I never knew somebody you love so much could drive you crazy. I am glad I'm the little sister. (Sometimes!)

            When I was little I called Myles My-my. I couldn't pronounce Myles because of the L. I could talk early because he was always talking to me. I learned to walk at 10 months. If I wasn't in the mood for walking. Myles would give me a piggy back or horsey ride.

            There are lots of positive and negative things about being the younger one. It's a little different than living with a friend. We like to wrestle and make songs together. Because we both want to be right, we get in a lot of arguments. We never stay mad for long because we do have fun together.

            Having Myles for a brother makes me lucky. Some brothers are really mean all the time. I'm glad I have a brother like Myles.

Olivia

Over Spring break I am going to the beach. I'm going with my cousins Marian and Logan. Because my dad works a half way through, my uncle is going to come and drive my dad home. Then we get to all ride in the van home. It will be lots of fun.

            My cousin Marian is about my age. My cousin Logan is around three years old. They are very nice and fun. They have a dog but I can't remember its name. Their backyard has a tree house.

            The beach we go to is Otter Crest. It is about three hours away from here. My grandma and grandpa have a room that they let us use. There is a hot but and a pool there. There is also a tennis court.

Olivia

Antarctica is a cold place. Because it is so cold, there are no farms, cows, pigs or chickens. I like to cook with lots of ingredients. If everything come on a boat it would be hard to get good food.

Since I am already good at recycling that wouldn't be much different. I like to use a lot of water in Antarctica, I couldn't do that. For drinking water they have a special plant where salt is removed from sea water. IN some areas they melt snow to drink. They use about 45,000 gallons of water a day.

It is an icy continent that is far away from Portland. I would get really cold living there. I would like the different animals there. In order to live in Antarctica you have to work hard.

Olivia

            Two farm animals are pigs and horses. Pigs are good pets. Horses are fun to ride on. A good pet is a pig. Potbellied pig is the best kind of pig for a family pet. That is because they are very social.

            Something fun to ride on is a horse. My cousin is taking lessons, she goes to a riding arena, but personally I’d rather have a pig!

Olivia

Olivia

            Narrator: The people in the apartment 2B wanted a house and not an apartment.

            Mom: I’m looking at houses on the computer.

            Dad:The kids are packing their stuff.

            Narrator: Finally the mom found a good house that had two floors and three beds.

            (The people get in the car.)

            Mom: Isn’t the house nice?

            All: Yes!

            Narrator: They all started unpacking. They got settled in, and they loved their new house.

            Girl: I love this room. It’s so big.

            Boy: Me too.

            Kids: We’re going to unpack.

            Mom: Ok

            Dad: I like this house better than our old apartment.

            Narrator: once the people got settled they liked the house and wanted to stay. 

Olivia

 

Olivia

I eat cereal in the morning. First, you pore in the milk then the cereal. I eat different cereals in the morning.

I like bread fresh from a bakery because it is warm and buttery. Some bakers work in restaurants. Some work in small neighborhoods. Others work in large stores. Some bakers go to special schools to learn to bake. I think being a baker would be cool, but I don’t want to be one when I grow up.

Olivia

            The first time I learned how to sew was at my grandma’s house. I was excited because I wanted to know how to sew. My grandma let me add on to a towel, she doesn’t use.

            She showed me a few different ways that you can sew. I enjoyed learning how to sew. I used a needle and thread to add on, I don’t know how to sew something from scratch but I do know how to add on to something. My grandma helped me at first but after a little practice, I could do it on my own.

Olivia

Olivia

            One time I wanted to buy a laptop for $900! I looked in my piggy bank and I only had $200! I had to earn the money by doing chores. First, I raked the leaves for $2 and swept the house floors for another $2. Now I looked in my piggy bank and I had $600. So I did some more chores for $300. I had enough money now.

            With my computer, I would do many things. First, I would show my friends, Next, I would download some games, I would be proud of myself because I saved up the money to buy it.

(This is a pretend story)