Saturday, January 22, 2011

More Honors Readers!

These cubs were presented with a trophy this week for becoming Honors Readers in the school's A.R. club.  We now have 12 Honors Readers in Bear Country!


Monday, January 17, 2011

Our Newest Honors Readers

Congratulations to these cubs!  They have earned an honors trophy in our school's A.R. club.  We are very proud of them!



Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Cubs Holiday Wishes

Each cub's homework before our winter break was to write a holiday wish for themself, their family and the world.  Here is what they wrote:

My Holiday Wishes by Peyton
My wish for my family because my mom makes me dinner and she helped me with the Christmas lights, I wish that I had an X-box. I wish that the world would be bigger.

My Holiday Wishes by Spencer
My family wishes to be safe this year. I wish for presents. A wish for the world is peace.

My Holiday Wishes by Charlie
My wish is that I can see Saint Nick. My family wish is to get a new dog. My wish is for is for peace in the world.

My Holiday Wishes by Hector
I wish for Santa to give me a robot monster and a DS and a robot. I wish for my family to get a dog. I wish for the world to be kind and to have everything they want.

My Holiday Wishes by Claire
I wish my family to always love each other. I wish for a very, very pretty, pretty glass slipper for myself. I wish for the world to be happy.

My Holiday Wishes by David
I wish for my family to have a good time and eat cake. I wish for myself a toy. I wish for the world to have peace.

My Holiday Wishes by Abby
My family wishes for love. I wish for a monkey. I wish that the world to be a better place.

My Holiday Wishes by Adriana
Me – I wish to have an American girl doll on Christmas. I wish for my family to care for people who need help. I wish for everyone in the world to be happy.

My Holiday Wishes by Cristian H
My 1st wish is for my family to have a great holiday. My 2nd wish is for me to get my presents. My 3rd wish is for the world to have a very merry Christmas!

My Holiday Wishes by Collin
I wish for holiday fun for my family. I wish that my family would buy me a dog. I wish it would rain food for the world.

My Holiday Wishes by Adam
I wish to be with my family forever. I wish to win the science fair. I wish for the world to stay clean. I also wish for world peace and harmony.

My Holiday Wishes by Christian F
I wish for my family to stay healthy. I wish for lots of presents from Santa. I wish for the world that people pick up their trash.

My Holiday Wishes by Amanda
I wish my family a Merry Christmas. I wish for a great Christmas girl from Santa Clause. I wish for all the poor children to have a good Christmas.

My Holiday Wishes by Syd
I wish my family has fun on our cruise. I wish for presents! I wish all kids have a nice Christmas.

My Holiday Wishes by Ryan
I wish our family wouldn’t be busy. I wish I could fly! I wish that the world was bigger.

My Holiday Wishes by Mason
My wish for my family is that we would always have money to do fun stuff. My wish for myself is to earn my A.R. trophy. My wish for the world is to be a peaceful place.

My Holiday Wishes by Ed
My holiday wish for my family is that my grandma gets better. I hope I do not have strep-throat ever again! I wish that the world will no collapse.

My Holiday Wishes by Nickolas
I wish my family would get a new car. I wish I got a new bike. I wish the world is always sunny.

My Holiday Wishes by Diego
I wish to go to Disneyland with my family. I wish for a ToyThor. I wish to see Jesus to come to the world.

My Holiday Wishes by Shreya
I wish for a purple squirrel. I wish for my family happiness, health and prosperity. I wish for the world peace and harmony.

My Holiday Wishes by Jonas
My wish is my brothers would be nice. My family wish is we can move and that magic was real.

My Wonderful Wishes by Desirae
One of my wishes is for me to get a trampoline. My mom wishes for us to have our own place. I wish for the paradise to come and good dead people get risen.

Tom Turkey Stories

The children take turns taking home different book buddies.  One of the book buddy's this year was Tom Turkey.  There was a book to read and then a journal for the children to write a story about Tom Turkey.  The stories that they wrote are very entertaining.  I  hope you enjoy them as much as we did as they shared them during class. 

Tom Turkey’s War by David

Tom Turkey has a brother. His brother is evil. They wanted to fight. Each team had 200 turkeys. For their weapons they had forks and spoons and turkey legs. They fought a big battle. And Tom Turkey’s team won. Tom Turkey’s team had 10 turkeys left and his brother had 1 turkey. Tom Turkey’s brother turned good. The End.

Tom Goes Surfing by Ryan

Tom went surfing and soon Tom saw a shark. The shark ate Tom’s surfboard. Tom fled away.

Tom Turkey Goes to the Forest by Hector

One day Tom Turkey went on a trip to the forest. On his way there he found a gingerbread house. The gingerbread man came out and he saw Tom eating his house.

Tom Turkey Goes to the City by Collin

Tom Turkey went to the City to buy his little sister a golden ring. But the store was closed. So he thought his sister would be mad at him. He saw another ring store. He went into the store but a golden ring that was 100 dollars he did something Cungragadid to his sister. The end.

Tom Turkey at the Desert by Peyton

He went down the hill. Then he found a snake. He went to the Wall. He was nervous. Then he found a lion asleep. He wasn’t nervous. He was happy. He went back up the hill. The way out was blocked. He was sad. He found a rock. He had an idea. He threw the rock at the wall. Then the wall was broken. He was happy again. He went home to eat dinner. After dinner he took a bath. Then he went downstairs to get his Teddy Bear. Then he went back upstairs to go to bed. He snuggled up. The end.

I Was So Happy by Abby

I was so happy I got Tom Turkey. I went to P.A.L. and played with Tom and I played with Alexandra too! Then I went to the store. Then we went home. I took Tom on my wagon ride and we ate dinner. The Tom fell but he did not get hurt.

Tom’s Bug Adventure by Adam

I like bug hunting. Tom likes bug hunting. We tried to catch a moth. Tom tried to catch it but he fell because it was too high up but he fell on my backpack. I gave him a kiss and he felt better. I will miss him. Happy Thanksgiving.

Tom Turkey’s Day at the Forest by Spencer

Tom is walking through the forest. Suddenly a wolf jumped out. The wolf chased Tom. Tom is scared. Then Tom chased the wolf. More animals joined the chase. Three javelinas and two bobcats and one mountain lion all chased the wolf. Tom is happy. He has friends to help. Then the wolf ran to his den. Then the animals had a party because Tom is safe.

Tom’s Night by Ed

At my house Tom Turkey has a surprising adventure. His adventure was a dinner catastrophe. Tom had eaten too much. Then he eats more, and more, and more, and more. Then he gets to fall and then he wants desert!! He wants pumpkin pie and pumpkin seeds. I will sure be sad when Tom leaves. We had so much fun playing and eating.

Tom Turkey Goes to the Zoo by Claire

Once upon a time there was Tom Turkey. He went to the zoo with his family to see a giraffe. He was so excited to go to the zoo. At the zoo he saw a giraffe and then he saw a peacock. He thought the peacock was his cousin because the peacock looked like him. Tom ate a cotton candy at the zoo. The cotton candy looked like Tom because it is fat and white.

Tom’s Visit to San Diego by Christian F.

Tom went to San Diego. He walked to the beach to look for a sea shell. He picked a sea shell but the sea shell had a crab in it and it bit Tom. Tom called for his Mom and she got it off. Tom was happy. His Mom took him home.

Tom Turkey Goes to Hollywood by Desirae

There once was a turkey named Tom. He lived on a farm with lots of animals. There were cows, chickens, horses, sheep, pigs, and turkeys of course. But Tom Turkey was not happy. He wanted to go to Hollywood to be a star. Tom loved to sing in the shower and have plays with his friends. One day the farmer left a gate open and Tom ran away! He made new friends when he got to Hollywood. He got a job doing a turkey commercial. Everybody loved how fat and juicy he was. His dream finally came true!

A Kiss for Tom Turkey by Shreya

One day Tom found a kiss. He gave it to his mother. She asked where did he find it. Tom told her it came with the rainbow. He wants his mother to keep it because he loves her. Next day Tom gave another kiss to his little sister. His sister asked “where did it come from”? Tom told her it came with the wind. Tom wanted her to keep it. He gave one more kiss to his father because he loves him. This kiss came from the moon. Tom and his family lived happily ever after.

Tommy Visits Earth by Diego

Tommy lives in outer space. He wants to visit a new planet. He found a planet and its name is Earth. He wants to visit that planet. He went to the planet. When he hot there it was a Hullabaloo. Tommy had fun at Earth but he had to go. He said, “By friends!” The end.

My Bike Ride with Tom by Amanda

Tom Turkey came to my house. We both went on a bike ride. He ran into a tree. A wolf popped out and a bull and a hawk and a lion and a tiger and a giraffe. Tom Turkey was so scared, he ran all the way to the house. My Mom said to Tom, “Are you OK?” I ran all the way to the house too. I was tired of riding. Tom was tired too. And we sat down. My Mom gave us supper. The end.

Superb Tom Turkey by Mason

Tom Turkey was in the crowd. He was going on a rocker ship to outer space. He was going to land on the Moon. When Tom Turkey get there, aliens chased him and shot at him. The Moon shook and the aliens fell off but Tom Turkey did not fall off. He was delightful he did not fall off. He stood up there and he got hungry but he lived and stayed safe. He was happy to have privacy. He lived through a 100 and 20 more Thanksgivings. Tom Turkey was the oldest turkey to ever live in the entire universe. The End.

Tom’s Adventure by Syd

Tom Turkey wanted to give his mother a present for Christmas but there was not enough time to mail it. After he did his homework, he was excited to hear Santa’s sleigh and see Rudolph’s red nose. He flew up to the sleigh and had Santa deliver it for him. Santa delivered the present and Tom Turkey’s mom was very happy!

Tom Visits the Antarctica by Charlie

Tom got bit by a polar bear. Tom got pecked by a penguin! This made him very afraid! He wanted to go to Hong Kong. He felt safe. He never wants to go to Antarctica again!

Tom Got Bit by a Spider by Cristian H

Tom got bit by a spider. He turned into spider turkey. He got married. He had kids. But white! Kids were his weakness! So he died but he came back to life. The End.

Tom Turkey at California by By Adriana

At California Tom Turkey got a van. He drove the van to the Band in Arizona. On his way, a car crashed into him and he found a treasure in the trunk. The treasure had a trumpet. He used the trumpet in his Band. The end.

Me and Tom Turkey by Nikolas

He learned Karate. He went to the store. Me and Tom Turkey watched TV. The End.

Tom and his Friend Wolf by Jonas
One day Tom Turkey was fascinated by a baby wolf. Tom wanted to help the wolf but he did not know how. So he asked to get a book about wolves. When the wolf was grown up, it wanted to eat Tom. Tom sprinted to the back of the forest. The wolf was stranded but Tom was safe. He ran back home but the wolf didn’t.