Play Day!!!!

Every year the P.E. teachers host a Play Day. That is when we get to do fun activities on the High School field. Some of which are Tug-Of-War (VERY popular), Musical Buckets, Hurdles, and the new game, The Obstacle Course. K-5th grade got to do this fun activity, but the Middle School and High School folks don't have to worry because they get Field Day. I have spoke with a 8th grader, and they said it was very fun, so can't wait for next year either. (Sadly, I'm moving, so hopefully they will have some kind of Field Day at my new school.) I don't want to get into much detail, so here is a quick video showing some people all the way through K- 5th, so you might see some of your little friends, or some of your friends here in 5th grade!

 

In The First...

The end of school is near! I will have to write either a persuasive essay, non-fiction essay, fantasy piece, or a personal narrative. This unit, I choose personal narrative because I really liked that unit, and I thought it was a lot of fun writing about things that have happened in my life. This topic is all about my gymnastic meet. Meets, games, or anything like that are scary, so hopefully you will get a lesson out of this piece.

Mercy Otis Warren

Can you guess who wrote politics to help people during the Boston Massacre? If you can’t guess it yet, here is another clue. Who had a brother who got hurt by the Loyalist enemies? Mercy Otis Warren is the one you are looking for! Have you ever heard of Mercy Otis Warren in your life before? I have never heard of such a name, and I thought what kind of person is this. Even though Mercy Otis Warren doesn’t seem like such an important person, after you read this you will understand everything about her life, and what makes her life so important. She made lots of differences in history and she made an affect and then that affect changed. During her life she also had some struggles. And finally, do you know how her life really felt like? Put yourself in her shoes to embrace some good times and bad times during her life. Continue to read to learn all about this amazing person.

Mercy Otis Warren was a very clever person. She made so many differences in history, and there was an effect and it changed. She is one very important historical person! Mercy Otis Warren made a difference by helping people by writing poems, plays, and satires (a literary genre comprising such compositions) during the American Revolution. By writing those kinds of pieces, she made people calmer and more confident during the revolution. To make sure she didn’t get in trouble, she didn’t write her name at the bottom of the page so the men on the streets couldn’t take her away because they didn’t know who wrote that writing. Mercy told some of her friends the secret, but not all people knew. Mercy also made a difference by expressing her feelings and that helped people because they know how she feels. One more way how she made a difference is by encouraging Massachusetts to become patriots. (a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotions.) That helped a lot during the American. There was an effect, and it changed. How that happened was through Mercy’s writing. Her ideas influenced American patriots. Another one is, Mercy thought that taxes were too high, and workers got paid too little, so she made arguments through her writing. She also argued through her writing because women couldn’t go out onto battlefields and women were not allowed to write politics, so she argued, and in the end, it helped A LOT. Even though she was not allowed to write politics, she still did because she didn’t write her name on the bottom of that politic. You can see how Mercy made a difference in history, and also how there was an effect and it changed. Mercy is a good example, so you should follow in her steps.

Mercy Otis Warren also had struggles in her life just like we do. Her struggles were probably a lot worse though. Here are some struggles she had to face. Mercy’s brother is her very best friend. Her brother’s name is Jemmy, and he is the one who kept Mercy going. Jemmy was very supportive to Mercy, and that really helped until Jemmy got beaten by Loyalist enemies. Jemmy did heal, but he was still not going to act like a normal human being. It was very sad for Mercy, but she had to live through it everyday thinking about him. Another struggle was that the taxes were too high, and that the workers were paid way too little. It was really bad because Mercy’s family could not survive, and they were struggling. They didn’t have enough money to get food and other important things like that. Also Mercy was running out of money. Although Mercy did change this and now workers are paid good, it was still very hard back then. One more struggle is that she couldn’t help any more. The patriots wouldn’t buy the British goods and Mercy couldn’t help about that. It was hard because this was all during the Boston Massacre. Mercy wouldn’t be able to have freedom nor would others, and she needed to help lots of people  while helping herself. It was very hard for her. Those were some struggles she has in life. You can see that you probably wouldn’t be here, so lets be happy for what she did. Also, imagine how you would feel if you were Mercy Otis Warren. She had a hard life, so let’s be glad that our life isn’t like that.

Has your teacher ever said before, “Put yourself in your friends shoes?” And then when you got home, you went over to that friends house and literally put on their shoes? I don’t think that is what your teacher meant. Mercy Otis Warren was her own person, and nobody can actually be her. Unless you put yourself in her shoes. I learned SO much more from putting my brain (or feet) into her shoes (Or if she had some). I think you will get a lot more facts from her situation if you put yourself in her shoes. It was very interesting when I actually read and thought of what they were saying a little more deeper, so try to put yourself in her shoes and feel it like I did. First of all, Mercy’s brother got hurt, and that was a bad thing because Mercy’s brother, Jemmy, was her best friend, or you can call it, her important companion. Mercy had to deal with so much more. Some things were that she had double the trouble. She was all alone taking care of her whole family, and her Jemmy, who for the rest of his life be insane. Mercy will have to deal with A LOT more problems, and she will not be able to write as much as she wants to. Another thing that will be hard is the tragic thing that is happening to her and the town she is in, The Boston Massacre. Mercy wants to continue to write and help others, but she is struggling even to help herself. The town needs her, her family needs her, and she needs herself. Her family probably needs lots of supplies to get through this horrible time, but the workers were being paid too little, and the taxes were going up, so not just Mercy’s family was struggling. Mercy and her family were being treated harshly by the British way too much. So, how much did you learn from just putting yourself in her shoes. If you didn’t learn anything, then reread this paragraph, and think about how you would feel if your very best friend, or someone in your family was hurt, and could possibly die. Also, what if you were in this ‘Boston Massacre’. How would you feel if you could get hurt like Jemmy did, or if your mom or dad got hurt. It was not a fun time for anyone, so be glad that there are not things like that happening in your life.

So, as you can see, Mercy Otis Warren (or just Mercy) had some pretty difficult times in her life going on, but other things were also good. You can see that Mercy Otis Warren did make some changes in life, and there was an effect and it changed. You can also see that Mercy had some struggles in life. Imagine if you had struggles like those. I don’t know if I could live her life. And, did you put yourself in her shoes? Once I put myself in her shoes, I got to read her life a little more deeper. I experienced a lot more than I thought she did in her life. Her life during the Boston Massacre was a very hard time, and she was very fortunate to be able to live. Can you believe that this actually happened? Be thankful that your life isn’t like that. Mercy Otis Warren isn’t as popular as Abraham Lincoln, or Pocahontas, or anybody like that, but she is important in life, and now you can see why.

My Grandma Does What?

What is a grandma? A lazy old lump on a log? No way! Grandma's are NOT like that at all! Well, if you want to know the truth, my grandma is up all day. She helps out people by doing this job. She is doing some job that you could probably could not guess at all. Before you read this, please write a comment below guessing what my grandma does for a living. Keep reading if you want to know all about my fantastic grandma. (Sounds a little weird, but in the end, you'll get everything.)

So, as I said, my grandma is up all day, and she helps out people by doing this job. Here is another clue. Once she makes these "things", they are DELICIOUS! Can you guess it yet. Here is one last clue. You usually make these "things" on birthdays! My grandma is… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… a cake decorator! You probably least expected that. Well, this writing piece will be fairly short, but here is a little amount of facts of what my grandma does.

My grandma is a cake decorator as I wrote. She makes cakes that are one layer high, to 7 layers high. (I think.) My grandma is the one that makes cakes all the time, so my family doesn't have to buy a cake every birthday, and the cakes that my grandma make for me are for FREE!!!!! (Tee hee hee) My grandma doesn't just make cakes for me and my family, but she also makes cakes to sell to other people. (She has her own business.) She makes LOTS of wedding cakes, and they are all so beautiful!

Sorry this is so short, but this talks a little about my grandma. She is very nice, and I love her. Did you guess it right or not. Comment that down below too! In the end, I'm glad my grandma is my grandma, and I wouldn't want any other.