“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, he who continues to attack wins.” (Ulysses S. Grant)  The Civil War was a time when the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) faught against each other. They were fighting about slavery. The North was anti-slavery, and the South wanted slavery. Robert E. Lee was a general for the South. Ulysses S. Grant was for the North. Grant’s life was fascinating, from his early life, to becoming a general, to the Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t born a general. He was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Idaho. He moved to Georgetown, Idaho at age one (1823). He went to West Point at age seventeen. “In school, Grant wore rumpled clothes and was shy and quiet. Yet he rose to become the most important general of war.” (Civil War: Ten Greatest Heroes, Scholastic) West Point was a United States Military Academy that taught fighting. He was nicknamed “Sam”. He wasn’t very good in school. This was going to be important later.

Becoming a General took a while for Grant. “The Civil War had begun and, suddenly, the North needed experienced Army officers like Grant.” (millercenter.org, Hard Times) Grant was taught by the Governer of Illinois to be a general (because he was bad in school). The Governer taught him to overlook small details and problems, and also the regiment’s main goals. Grant gradually won others’ respect and allegiance, and was appointed bridgadier General.

ulysses Grant faught in the Civil War as a General. his strategy was to chase the South and fight them whenever possible until the Confederacy gave in.”Making his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac, Garnt was deteirmined to crush Robert E. Lee and his vaunted army of Northern Virginia at any cost.”(civil war.org, Ulysses S. Grant) His plan worked. Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865. The North won the Civil War! Grant is a general that everyone will remember. No-one knows what could have happened if the Union didn’t have Grant. Hopefully nobody needs to go through a war like that again. People need to realize that war is never nessesary. “Nations, like individualls are punished for their transgressions.” (Ulysses S. Grant)

I did my non-fiction report on an article on newsela.com, called No Joke: Karate Grandma, 80, Teaches Kids How To Kick Butt. The article is about an 80-year-old woman, Helen Dugan teaching kids with special needs. The sentence I think is the most important is “For 25 years, Dugan has used her karate skills toto teach students often turned away by others.” I think this is important because this is the main idea in the article: Helen teaches kids with special needs. It helps them with balance and self-esteem.

I used to think that by age 80, most adults would be in wheelchairs or have canes but this old lady is teaching kids karate! Now I think that no matter what age you are, you can do anything! We have living proof of that!

What comes to mind when you hear about-or experience-‘
good siblings’? Loyal? Kind? Generous? Do you feel like you can tell them anything? In Wonder, August’s older sister, Via, has all of these traits. She is an awesome sister!

First of all, Via is understanding. She is understanding because on page 32 it says,”Mom and Dad always thought I was the most understanding little girl in the world.” I also think she is understanding because she didn’t care that her parents focused on August,
because he had been through many surgeries and needed help staying alive. 

Second, Via is curious. She is curious because according to the text, she wanted to know what happened to August on the first day of school. She wanted to know because he had never been to school before. She also wanted to know what happened to August on Halloween, and why he didn’t go to school. 

Lastly, I think Via is polite. Via showed she was polite because at the beginning of the book she wasn’t friends with Miranda and Ella, but she didn’t yell or fight with them. Based on what I read, Via was polite with her parents,too, and didn’t get mad at them, either.

So now what comes to mind when you hear ‘good sibling’? Via is what comes to my mind. She is understanding, curious, and polite. That’s why I think she is so cool!

So far in Wonder, Via has a new boyfriend named Justin. He has glasses and plays the fiddle. When he first met August, he was surprised, but then he slowly got used to it. Via is glad about that. He is in the school play. So is Miranda. Justin is the main boy part, and Miranda gets the main girl part. Via is Miranda’s understudy. When he finds out that Via and Miranda were friends, he gets angry Via didn’t tell him. The she starts crying. She tells him that she didn’t tell her parents about the play because she didn’t want August to come. She says that it was nice to be in a new school with new friends not knowing about Auggie. He understands.

Before the play begins, Miranda plays sick so Via could do her part in the play. Via doesn’t know. She does great. Afterwards, the Pullman family invites Miranda for dinner. She agrees, and for once in a long time, Miranda is happy.

The fifth graders sure had a tiring P.E.! They ran a quarter mile,did Relaxation and Stretching, then practiced throwing footballs.

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Water Break!

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Sally Ride was the very first american woman to go into space. She was super awesome, and was a true champion. She inspired me to achieve my goals, no matter how crazy. In fact, if they’re crazy, that’s a bonus! Maybe she will inspire you. She was a really great person, and an even greater role model. Hopefully, there will be other people like her. She really is a gem!  As you will learn, hoping is the start to succeeding! So… hope your heart out!

Sally was really smart and active! She went to a lot of schools, and got great education. She even got a Ph.D.! She was a straight-A student. She also was active, and played a bunch of sports. She loved science and math. She even made a website(co-founded by Tam O’Shaughnessy) , Sally Ride Science, for people,especially girls,to love or keep loving science and math!  She also also enjoyed stamp collecting. She also got a lot of awards for doing what she did. She was inducted in the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Astronaut’s Hall of Fame And has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the von Braun Award, the Lindbergh Eagle, and the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. She has twice been awarded the NASA Space Medal!

Dr. Ride graduated from Westlake High School in 1968. She also received  a Bachelor of Science in Physics, a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a Master of Science and Doctorate in Physics from Stanford University.If you ever hear someone say “All adventures, especially those into new territory, are scary” or “The stars don’t look bigger, but they do look brighter”. She wrote a bunch of famous quotes. If your ever sad or need inspiration, just read one her wonderfully written quotes, and you’ll surely either feel better or get creative! You also could read one of her books. She wrote some science books too. She wrote: To Space And Back, Voyager, The Third Planet, The Mystery Of Mars, and Exploring Our Solar System. She played some awesome sports like: running, tennis, volleyball, and softball.

In January,1978, Dr. Ride was chosen a astronaut candidate by NASA. She was going to be the very first american woman to go to space. It was a huge honor! She went on the STS-7 on June 18, 1983. (The Challenger was the space shuttle that blew up 2 years later, which would be 1985.) It also was going to be the first flight with a five-person crew. Dr. Ride also served as a mission specialist on STS 41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 5, 1984. In 2 years, she made two flights to the moon. That’s amazing! Proves how awesome she is!

During the first flight, Sally Ride flew with: Robert L. Crippen, Fredrick H. Hauk, James M. Fabian, and Norman E. Fagard. During the second flight she flew with: Robert L. Crippen, Jon A. McBride, Kathryn D. Sullivan, David C Leestima, Marc Garneau, and Paul Scully-Power. As you can see, there are more people in the second group. (First group: 5, second group: 8) So far, that is the flight with the most people in the world! Dr. Ride was going to go on a third trip to space, but she didn’t. Lynn Sherr wrote a book on her, called  Sally Ride: America’s First Woman In Space. Lynn was a friend of Sally’s for a long time. Sally also was friends with Tam O’Shaughnessy for 27 years. Tam and Sally made Sally Ride Science together!

Sally Ride bravely rode a space shuttle that would,in a later version,blow-up. She was in the space ship hat had the most people in it. She died of cancer. Dr. Ride was pretty brave! She got a lot of awards for it, too! Being the first american woman in history to go to space is a really big deal. She didn’t believe in all that “boy stuff” and “girl stuff”. She really stood out in women. She was brave, smart, active, poetic, and inspiring! It’s no wonder she was a straight-A student!

Sally Ride took huge step for women rights! As they say, “One small step for woman, one big step for women-kind”! Or at least something like that. Anyway, she changed history, for the better. Thanks to Sally Ride, women have more rights than they used to! She did even more, too! Dr.Ride directed exiting science projects for middle school students. Imagine having the first american lady in space visit your school! Sally Ride did a lot to improve our community! Hopefully She will be remembered forever!

Sally Ride was a beautiful person! She is only one of the many, many people who stood up for the rights of women. Please remember her, and tell her story to your children and friends. Her love to live life should be remembered for forever! When you walk away, hopefully you care more about how far people have come. If you want life to get better, make it better! Don’t wait for others to do what you can do! Dr. Ride is one of those who did something, and you should too! So remember: if you start believing, that already makes it possible!

The reason I chose EVIL UNICORNS ATTACK was because I wanted to draw a unicorn, so I did. In the end,my unicorn was the best unicorn I ever drew, so I kept it. But it came out looking mad, and I didn’t know what to erase to make it look more like a powerful unicorn than a silly-looking unicorn. I also wanted ago get done with my coat of arms so I wouldn’t have homework. I thought the unicorn looked kind of evil, so I called it EVIL UNICORNS. Then I wanted my side (an army of unicorns) to be, well, an actual army. So I added ATTACK.

The ‘CAUSE WE BELIVE IN UNICORNS! part was the clan’s motto and because I thought the coat of arms needed a little more than coocoo-loking unicorn. I thought the unicorn need didn’t look evil enough, so I added ME HE HE!

That is why I chose EVIL UNICORNS ATTACK! for my coat of arms. Thanks for waching!

 Billy Bones Annoys A Cashier    

One day,while walking down the street,Billy Bones found a 10-year old boy. The kid said,”Whats up big guy?” Billy Bones said,”What does that mean?” The boy ignored him. He saw what Billy Bones was wearing. “Dude, its not Halloween!” Billy Bones left. What the heck was that girl talking about? He thought.”Anyway,”he thought aloud.” if thats what people wear around here, that’s what I’m going to wear too.”

On his way to the mall, a little kid about five or so,ran up to him and said,”Mwamy! Mwamy! It’s a weal wive pwiwate! Twake a pwiture! Twake a pwicture!” The  mother said, staring in pure hatred at Billy Bones,” Timmy! it’s not nice to take a pwicture,I mean, picture of someone you don’t know! Now lets go!” The kid looked at Billy Bones and said,” Mwamy mad.” and walked away from Billy Bones. Billy Bones frowned.” Ummm… okay… Now off to get those clothes!”

When he got there, he picked out a t-shirt with green letters saying “WHATS UP!” Then he went to the register. “Whats that?” The cashier asked. “My clothes.” Answered Billy Bones.”You aren’t going to get more?” Said the cashier, eyeing Billy Bones’ pirate clothes. “No. I just wear one pair of clothes every fifty years. Do you do something different?” Billy Bones asked.”Ummm… yes. Will that be it?” “Yes” Billy Bones poured out some gold pieces. The cashier frowned. “We don’t take bills larger than twenty.” Billy Bones raised his eyebrow.”My name is is Billy with a ‘y’,and there is only one of me.” The cashier closed his eyes and counted to ten.”Just give me one gold piece.” “You could have just said that.” Billy bones said, rolling his eyes and giving  him a gold piece. “Bye! Have a nice day!” The cashier said weakly.

Back on the street, Billy Bones found the kid again and said,”Look at me now! Whats that? Can’t hear you! Did you just say that I’m finally cool? Oh yeah! I’m awesome!” The kid looked at him and screamed. He was on the wrong street with the wrong kid. The kid was 4 years old! And Billy Bones just said that in front of the kid’s mother! Billy Bones turned around and ran home,made some oatmeal, watched some TV, and tried to forget what happened. While Dora was saying “Swiper no swiping!” he sighed. It had been a long day.

Me!

Dear Owner Of Old Town Shoppe,

My name is Paris Carter. I go to Old Town Academy, which is near your shop! I am in fourth grade and love to stay clean(Especially with scented soap)!

My school is having an Art & Wine Gala. It’s our biggest fundraiser! Anyway, I would love it if you donated bathing supplies.

If you do donate soap, this is what will happen:

#1 Adults will bid on soap.

#2 A lucky family will go home with the soap and will give the money to the school.

#3 The school uses the money for awesome stuff!

A big plus is that if you do give us a donation , other people will know about your shop! You will get a lot of customers!

Sincerely,
Paris Carter