Literary camp is finished, but my girls' love for writing is just beginning. I have been so thrilled to see Haley and Maddie write (on their own) in their journals over the past two weeks. They have worked so hard on all their projects and actually say they LOVE to write now :) It was a huge success.
We are having a literary award night, in which we are awarding a trophy for the best parody, story from another point of view, imagery piece and metaphor. The kids are going to get dressed up and walk down the red carpet! I can't wait.
I have included a couple more of the girls' projects below.
Hunter is doing great in kindergarten. He's gotten smily faces every day and his teacher says he's very attentive. His homework last week was to read a simple book at home each night. I told him that his teacher had "special" homework for him since he could read. He had to write the book each night and take a test on in on Friday. His printing has improved greatly and he almost wrote the book perfectly for his teacher on Fri. He just missed one letter in the word "mouse." He must be going through a growth spurt because he's hungry 24 hrs. a day! School is also completely wearing him out. He went to bed at 6:30 Fri. night and slept 'till after 7 :)
Maddie's State Simile
Iowa
By Maddie Nuehring
Iowa is as fun as Six Flags.
The weather is as cold as trenches in the ocean.
The corn tastes as sweet as candy.
The cornfield is as big as the Sear’s Tower.
My grandma is as good as cheese pizza.
Haley's parody:
The Dragonfly and the Bees
By Haley Nuehring
Once there was a dragonfly struggling to fly in the downpour of rain. He was blue with silvery wings and black antennas. He was searching for his love, when he came upon an astonishing castle. The king saw the dragonfly and motioned him in. The dragonfly didn’t know it was the king so he just stated, “Hi sir!” nervously.
The king was a bee. Dragonflies had been fighting with bees ever since the beginning of time. The first thing the king did was ask the dragonfly what he was doing in the rain.
The dragonfly replied, “I was out looking for a girl I loved.”
The king called to the princess and she came in. The princess was love at first sight for the dragonfly.
He asked quietly, “Is she. . . Is she m-married?”
The king laughed and snorted, “No! She is a beauty to the eyes isn’t she? Tomorrow there will be a competition to see who gets to be the loving husband of this beautiful young lady. “
The dragonfly eagerly exclaimed, “Can I be in it too?”
The king bellowed, “Of course! First, let’s find a place for you to sleep.” The dragonfly yawned.
Sleepily he recited, “I am getting a little tired.” YAWN.
The king uttered, “You can sleep in the guest room. It is located next to the princess’ room. She will show you where.” He eagerly flew up the wide, spiral staircases.
When the princess showed the dragonfly to the guest room he asked, “How old are you?” She said she was going on 21. He smiled.
She murmured to herself, “How cute!” The dragonfly blushed and turned a color brighter and darker pink than ever. The next morning he followed his nose to the smell of sizzling bacon and burning toast.
He swept down the stairs in a lively fashion. Today was the contest for his love. He was good at many things. However, he did not know what kind of contest it would be. He filled himself with bacon and orange juice, then went and put on his best suit, tie and hat.
By the time he got ready and downstairs, participants had started to arrive. The dragonfly saw the king and the king beckoned for him. He would be explaining the rules to everybody now. “Rule # 1 is no stinging!” began the king. “Rule # 2: No cheating. Rule #3: See above.” He led everyone into the multipurpose room where the competition would take place. When he reached the room he felt faint. The competition had to do with swarms of bees. He hated bees with a capital H! Of course not the princess though, she was such a cute bee! (And smart).
The king explained that they would be looking fro the bee with the chili powder in his shoe. The dragonfly was very determined. He loved the princess and at that very moment decided he would win the princess’ heart. The king exclaimed, “On your mark, get set, and go!” He waved the shiny red flag.
The dragonfly could smell the chili powder immediately when he entered the room but didn’t know where it was coming from. He flew around the room sniffing for a spot where the scent got stronger. He kept searching and searching but it was very difficult for the dragonfly. He was about to give up when the smell got stronger. He followed the strong scent and came to a bee and yelled, “I won! I won #1 place! I won the hand in marriage.”
The king applauded and presented him with the gift he had always wanted. A wife.
He was so excited he was jumping up and down crying out, “I HAVE A WIFE!”
His soon-to-be wife flew to him at full speed cheering, “I knew you could do it!’ They hugged and were declared husband and wife. They lived in the castle the rest of their lives and they were as happy as could be. The king was glad that his daughter was so happy that he took them all out to dinner and they lived a happy life. Happily ever after!
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