It's Raining Hamburgers!!

Last week SMCA went to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! When we got back to school we thought it would be fun to write our own stories about the town of Chewandswallow... Enjoy!

How the All You Can Eat Buffet Became a Restaurant

By Luke

Grade 4

Hello, my name is Jordan, what is your name? Today you wouldn't believe it, well maybe you would. It's raining orange juice and snowing icecream! Cheese was falling from the sky. We can eat everything we want to! Opps, I almost forgot this town is called, All You Can Eat Buffet.

Oh, look, it is 12:00pm. Guess what that means! It's lunch time! Look, some shrimp and some cake. There's some Coke. Guys, come with me to my secret lab. I made an invention that will tell the clouds what I want them to rain or snow!

What do you want for dinner? It's on me!

The crowd cried out, "Shrimp, lobster, brownies!"

"Ok," I said. "Then let's eat!"

And that is how the town of All You Can Eat Buffet became like a restaurant!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It All Started With Food

By Corinna

Grade 4

One morning, in Pour Down Banks, a young girl was still sound asleep with the soft whispering, "cluck, bloom, cluck" on the orange colored roof.

The girl woke up frightened! Then a man's voice came from downstairs, "Corinna, you're going to miss your delicious breakfast. Hurry up!"

The girl lept out of bed and got her shirt pulled on with her pants. Then she rushed down the stairs, half running, half jumping and skipping stairs by four. When she got downstairs she grabbed her spoon, bowl, cup and napkin.

Outside she set down her stuff and waited. All of a sudden, sweet, warm apple cider started pouring out of a pitcher shaped cloud and into the cups. Along with that came Cheerios with milk into the bowls. The came seedless grapes into the napkins. And they ate away.

After 3 hours of homework, lunch started to fall out of the sky. First came fresh, sticky, cold, yummy mango smoothies. They sipped those up so fast that they were finished in time for seconds! Next came tardy, beef tacos. I say tardy because they were five minutes late! After that came skinny brown brownies. Time to move to dinner!

About five hours of reading was a terrible piece of homework, but Corinna was lucky because dinner started falling! Cups of raspberry tea started falling out of the sky. Then came wonderfully dressed seasoned steaks. After the incredible dinner, it was time for dessert! It was... CHOCOLATE PUDDING!

That night Corinna was so stuffed and tired that the minute she lay down she fell asleep. She murmered, "What a wonderful day!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Untitled

By Ben

Grade 7

Thud! I ran to the door! Thud! Thud! Thud! I took some time to grab a plate. I rushed outside and lifted my cup and plate and PLOP! SQUIRT! CRUNCH! SPLASH! I had an all-American breakfast on my plate. I dashed inside and grabbed some silverware. My pancakes were delicious, my bacon- delectible, and the milk melted down my throat.

While the leftovers were picked up, I plopped down on the couch to watch cartoons. After about three cartoons, I went to see what time it was. It was 23 seconds until noon! I grabbed my plate and ran out the door right as the clock struck noon. I ran to the city square. There was a fountain with a circle of road around it.

I met my two friends, Justin and Dante. They were looking in a toy store window. I was so mesmerized by all the toys that I almost didn't hear Justin yelp. I looked over to see that he had a pepporoni eyepatch!

I hear another yelp from Dante. I turned to see him slapped in the face by a flying pizza! Wait... pizza? PIZZA! I grabbed two pieces of pizza, one in each hand. I started to eat. I ate 4 pieces of pizza!

But there was a problem, the leftover truck didn't come. Dante, Justin and I searched for it. When we finally found the truck, we saw it had a flat tire. By the time we made it back to the town, maggots were crawling all over the pizza. Everyone ran to their houses to get their bug spray. We started to drive them into the ocean.

When all the maggots were drowned, we went back to town. It started to rain food again. Dinner was chicken. But wait, what were the white specks? Oh no! It was rice! Everyone gladly ate the chicken, but no one touched the rice.

Finally, the chicken rainwas over. A triple layer chocolate cake, 100 feet tall, fell directly on the town square (to be honest, the town center looked like a big, round plate).

One thing was for sure, Chewandswallow had enough dessert to last them quite a while!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Day I Will Never Forget

By Chloe

Grade 4

One day when I was sleeping... BANG! ERRRR! Something landed on my roof. What was it? I ran outside, still in my pjs. It was an egg sandwich! There was another heading my way. I ran and got a plate. I caught it and put it on my plate.

Then, out of nowhere, at the same time... BACON! MAYONNAISE! MILK! Thankfully I had grabbed a cup. When I caught it all, I went and sat down. That was definitely the easiest breakfast ever!

When I was done I started on my homework. Then something fell on the roof again. I knew lunch was here. I wondered what it was. I heard rolling on the roof. MEATBALLS! Then I heard a "skwash", POTATOES! Then "trickle, trickle", MILK!

"Eat away!" I said, trying to put as much food in my mouth as I could. When I was done I could barely walk, I was so full. I was going to watch TV, you know because it is raining outside! HAHA! Get it? Uh, well never mind. Right when my movie was over, DINNER! I wondered whata it was. CRACK! SKWASH! TICKLE! PUFF! CHICKEN AND RITZ! MILK! SUGAR COOKIES! I ate away.

That night I dreamed about what would come tomorrow!

Describing Our World

For the past three weeks we have been diligently working to make our writing come to life through the use of sensory details! To let the students test out everything they have learned, I sent them outside with a thesaurus, paper and a pencil, and told them to describe the world around them using all the sensory details that they could think of. I am bursting with pride for how well they did!

The Orange Tree
A poem by Ben
Grade 7


This tree overflows with green
and is very shiny it seems,
It has leaves that are cold
and smooth as gold.
It seems like it's from my dreams.

This tree is very small.
It's the smallest of all.
But it has certain comfort spots,
where you can be at home, though not.
It doesn't have to be tall,

Up in the tiny tree,
there are not two, but three
green, unripe, mushy round things,
unaware of anything.
It's a fine orange tree!



The Outside World
By Corinna
Grade 4

The mixture of brown and green made the tree look rough and fierce. The sun was warm and comforting, lighting up the beautiful scene. The rusty old basket ball hoop felt rutted and done for. The vent on the building was half burnt and sounded hollow. The smell of fresh cut grass filled the air. The wind was slow and warm.

The shadows of our class danced up in front of us. As I moved from side to side, my shadow danced along, doing the same. The sky was clean light blue with what looked like milk-made clouds. The stairs I sat on were incredibly hard. The cement sat there with its perfectly curved lines.

The mountains were beautiful. Green trees covered them and gave total beauty. The rocky edges were pink when the sun shined on the ledges.

The grass felt wet with dew drops covering the entire place.

It was really a site of beauty.

The World Around Us
By Luke
Grade 4


I can feel the crunchy leaves beneath my feet. I can see the clear blue sky with the puffy clouds. I can hear chirping and flapping of the bird's wings and beaks. It smells like fresh cut grass. The mountains are foggy and I can feel the wind brushing against my face. The sun is shining in my eyes but I can still see a tan dotted moth. I see a tall kid about 5 foot, 7 inches. He looks 14 but could have been older. I can see he has a blue dark shirt on.


God's Creation
By Chloe
Grade 4

When I touch the bark on the quiet sleeping tree, it makes me want to fall asleep like curling up on a fluffy pillow. Even though there is no breeze, I watch the flowers fall down. I bet you there is about twenty different shades of green in the leaves. The flowers look like they are inside out. I can hear the squash when I step on the fallen flowers. I turn around, feeling grumpy and sad. Walking back toward the school, I look up. I see the most beautiful thing ever! I see the sun rising faintly over the mountains. The mountains look like I could jump on them and fall asleep like a nice soft blanket of trees. The clouds look like a bridge on top of a river, but the river is growing faint. The very top of the mountain looks rocky and rough.

Mountain's Majesty

By Miss Jessica

The haze of clouds drift past the jagged peaks of the towering mountains. A clear sheet of blue has been dropped behind the range, making it's outline on the sky clear and defined. It is almost as if the range has been painted into the background with the haze of clouds giving the illusion of a painting that has faded with time.

Not a movement seems to come from the enormity of the view rising about the white-washed buildings. Yet there is a chorus of life hidden deep within the heavy brush. Leaves rustling amidst the gentle cooling breeze. The shrill cry of a bird pierces the air and is followed by a moment of stillness before another bird calls out a joyous response. The foothills are alive with the minuscul movements of a world hidden to the untrained eye.

Role Call...

Let's Meet the Authors!

Ben
Hello! My name is Ben. I'm 12 years old. I am in the seventh grade. I live in Monterrey, Mexico. My favorite part of Mexico is the Sierra Madre Mountains. This year, I am most excited about out Science experiments. My favorite subject is writing. I hope to improve in my writing throughout the year. That is a little bit about me!

Luke
My name is Luke. I am in the 4th grade. I am 10 years old. My favorite thing to do is play sports with my friends and family. I'm most excited for snack this year. My favorite subject is Math.

Corinna
Hello, my name is Corinna. I am in 4th grde and I'm 9 years old. My favorite thing to do down here in Mexico is hanging out and playing with friends. This year I'm excited for the writing workshop. My favorite subjects are dancing and singing. Well I hope you'll keep looking at our blog! Thank you for reading our stuff!

Chloe
Hi, my name is Chloe! I am in 4h grade and I am 9 years old. My favorite thing about living in Mexico is that the weather is mostly warm. This year I am excited for Fall Festival! My favorite subject is reading!

Mark

Hi my name is Mark. I am 8 years old. I am in 3rd grade. I like Mexico because it is hot and we have a pool. My favorite subject is snack. I want to learn about animals this year. I like art a lot!

Cami

Hi! My name is Cameron! I'm seven years old. I'm in the 2nd grade. My favorite thing about Mexico is the food. My favorite subject in school is Bible time! This year I want to learn about space! My favorite thing about my teacher is that she always makes me smile!

Jake

Hi My name is Jake. I am 8. I am in 2nd grade. In Mexico it is always sunny. I like it! I have 4 sisters and 1 baby boy. His name is Caleb. All of my sisters names start with C. I know it is confusing. My favorite subject is Math. I want to learn times like 1 x 5, stuff like that.

Sofia

Hi! My name is Sofia. My age is six. My grade is first grade. What I like about Mexico is I like the stores. I want to learn about dinosaurs. I like the Art Center.