The Food Drive

Have you ever been in a food drive? I have. The food drive started last Wednesday and ended yesterday. Mrs.Penseko's class challeged our class to see which class got the most items. We kept bringing stuff and so did Ms.Pensko's class. On the last day of the food drive our class brought in lots of stuff, I brought in 144 (On the last day) items. I was the winner of the boys in our class. I was also the winner of all the kids. Our class won!! Our class brought in 757 items!
But the real winners were the people at the food bank.
I felt really proud of myself that I used almost all of my money to buy those food items. I did it because I wanted other people to have food. I feel really good about giving all that food to other people.


posted by Mitchell

If I could ask Santa for Anything in the World.....

If I could ask Santa for anything in the world it would be world peace. I would choose that because there never has been and people are always fighting. Also, innocent people have been hurt in Iran by American soldiers. People should deserve to be treated just like every other person. That is why I chose that.
I would also like a new kitten because I love cats, and they make a really good pet. That is why I would want a new kitten and world peace. What would you want for Christmas?

Posted By: Evan

Pioneers

Today we went to the library to hear pioneers talk about how they used to live. Their names were Ed & Ester Quaale. Ed talked about living on a dairy farm. He had chores like helping his mom garden and milk the cows. He also talked about going to school. They had buses but they were made out of wood instead of metal. He was lucky that he didn't have to ride wagons to school! He told us how he used to blow up stumps: you need a cap (that makes it explode), and a fuse. He bit the fuse (you were not supposed to do this) to light it, then put the cap on the fuse and when it hits the ground it sinks and then explodes! He told us all about his life. I hope you get to meet him sometime.

Posted by Liam

History of Duvall

Yesterday we had a special visitor, his name was Don Williams. He told us about the History of the city of Duvall. Let me tell you about his visit. First, he told us about the buildings in Cherry Valley ( it was first called Cherry Valley). There was a grocery store. Hix owned it. There was also a bridge in the Snoquamie river and when a boat came people went down to the river and swung the gate open. Then, he told us about James Duvall. Did you know that that's how Duvall got it's name? Next, he told us about the railroads. When the railroads came it made the town of Cherry Valley move up on a hill. Then, they decided to name the town after James Duvall. So they called it Duvall. There were lots of trees, so they had a lot of buildings. There was a hotel, Hix's store, there was even a movie Theater! But, something happened. All the trees were cut down and Duvall quieted down for at least 10 years. He told us more about Duvall but, I won't tell you all of it. If you want to know more ask Don Williams, he's the President of the Duvall Historical Society.

posted by Morgan

Did You Hang in There?

This months theme is PERSEVERANCE. I'm going to tell you what it means. It means that you "never give up and you always keep trying". I'm going to tell you how I practice perseverance. I practice perseverance by doing A.T.R.T ( All The Right Type). First, I didn't like A.T.R.T. and I gave up, but then Caitlyn finshed it. So I started again. Now I'm on Capitals and Periods. That's how I did perseverance. How did you?
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