SES Students Win Writing Contest

Two Shepherdstown Elementary students are among the regional winners of the “When I Grow Up” essay contest: second grader Clara Lo and fifth grader Nicholas Oyerly. They were honored in Charleston, and received $500 for their SMART529 College savings accounts.  An additional $500 was given each school the winners attend.

Clara Lo

“When I grow up I want to be an artist because I like making creations.  Sometimes I see something in the junk drawer and start creating a whole project.   My neighbor teaches art at Shepherd University and she says it is important to go college because you can learn what other artists around the world do and how you can sell your pieces at art shows and art auctions to make a living.  Art is my favorite subject at school.  Mr. Hunt, my teacher, sometimes uses my work as an example for the other class.  That makes me feel proud.”

Nicholas Oyerly

“When I grow up I want to be a monkey because then I will know that my invention worked! I want to be an extremely smart scientist who will create a machine that could transform you into anything. You could turn into something as small as a speck of dust or as big as Godzilla. Going to college will help me learn science in order to build this machine and other machines. I’d better stop writing. I have to get working on my inventions!”

Earth Day

Josie Lo
Earth Day is a wonderful day. Here are five ways to help our natural resources and our Earth:

1.Pick up some trash in a local park.
2.Recycle everything you can.
3 Don’t litter!
4.Compost produce youdon’t use.
5. Walk or take the bus places!

A Monster In my Closet

By Lucia Valentine
A monster in my closet- what ever shall I do?
A monster in my closet- I think it is black and blue!
I turned on my light, screamed and screamed, ran down to my mom’s room.
She simply thought I was crazy
and I stayed in her bed because I was lazy.
She checked my closert through and through.
Then tucked me in. 
I dreamt I was in Kalamazoo. 
I saw a monster in my closet
But now it’s gone.  Do you think I’ve lost it?

Jokes

What is a math teacher’s favorite candy?  Measure-mints

What color is a burp?  Burple

What subject did the witch get an “A” in?  “spell” ing

Where do bunnies get their breakfast?  At I-Hop

One day there was two eggs sitting on the table.  One of them spots a whisk and asks what’s that?  The other egg looks puzzled and replies:  Beats me!

What is the best day to monkey around?
APE-ril first!!
By Paige Mendzela and Josie Lo and Sam Yates

Outside

by Tatianna Evanisco
Trees and grass and flowers what more could there be?
Lets name them from A to Z.

Apples on a tree
Bees in the air
Cats on the streets
Dogs playing ball
Earth worms everywhere
Flowers
Grass
Hopping grasshoppers
In the air are birds
Jumping frogs in a pond
Kites in a park
Leaves on the ground
Many butterflies
New animals being born
Open air
Plenty of rabbits
Quiet crickets
Roots on a tree
Sunflowers
Tulips
Under ground worms
Very cute rabbits
Willows everywhere
X-tra flies
Yellow and black eyed susens
Zipping groundhogs running in a garden.