First place Drake Walker Rancho Pico Junior High School Everyone has something they should be grateful for, like having the best parents you could ever wish for; but a lot of the time these things are taken for granted. I would just like to say that everything I have and that has been done for me is amazing. Everyone from my parents to my teachers and anyone in between has helped me throughout my life, ...
Will Chambers Grade 5 Live Oak Elementary I am thankful for food and my amazing family. I am also thankful for being alive and healthy. I also appreciate the house I have. I am thankful for living on Earth and having a great life. I appreciate having friends that help me through everything and being able to live in the USA. Ryan Fiero Grade 5 Live Oak Elementary I am thankful for my ...
Alan Kurt Grade 5 Old Orchard Elementary Gold is used as a standard against which wealth is measured. Pure gold is very rare, like gems, and can be very heavy. Gold is very hard to find because people found most of it in 1849. Louis Osorio Grade 6 Old Orchard Elementary The Earth is always moving. We are in Los Angeles but in the future your children will be right next to ...
First place Jennifer T. Russell Fourth grade Newhall Elementary School The most interesting thing I like to learn in science is rocks and minerals. I like rocks because once, my friend, Sarah, and I threw a few rocks at the ground and inside there was sand. When you rub rocks or minerals on paper or the ground, it makes a mark. A mineral is a solid natural thing. Did you know that California's state gem ...
The following essays are from fourth-grade students at Newhall Elementary School. First place What's the most interesting thing I have learned in science? In fourth grade, I've learned how to eat like a bird. In third grade, I learned how to measure in gallons, and liquid. An amethyst is a type of the mineral quartz; I also learned about all kinds of minerals. One of them is amethyst, clear quartz. Scientists have found 3,000 minerals ...
The following essays are from fourth-grade students at Newhall Elementary School. First place The most interesting thing I learned in science is eating like a bird because I never knew that it depends on what kind of beak a bird has to survive or eat. For example, a hummingbird has a long and skinny beak so it can get nectar out of flowers. I also learned about rocks and minerals. Limestone usually forms in the ...
First place The most interesting thing that I have learned in science was about space. I learned that Saturn's rings are made of rocks and gas. I also learned that Mercury has a shorter year than any other planet and that Pluto is a dwarf planet. Then, I learned that at night our side of the planet is facing away from the sun. I also learned that Earth rotates on its axis. I don't think ...
First place The most interesting thing I've learned in science is probably the three states of matter. The three states of matter show how something can change three times and still have the same molecules. In my class, we did it with water. First, it is a solid. When it is solid, it is ice. Ice has volume and has a shape. Ice has three atoms per molecule - two hydrogen and one oxygen. To ...
First Place My summer started with a roadtrip. We went up to Washington. On the way to Washington, we saw a volcano. When we got to Washington, we visited my aunt. We went to the zoo and I got to see a grizzly bear. Then we went across Washington to see a friend. He had five horses and two dogs. Then we went all the way back to California. After that, we went to Nevada. ...
The following is a collection of essays written by fourth-grade students at Newhall Elementary School, sharing what they did over their summer vacation.
The following is a collection of essays written by fourth-grade students at Newhall Elementary School, sharing what they did over their summer vacation.
The following is a collection of essays fifth-grade students at Live Oak Elementary School, sharing what they did over their summer vacation.
The following is a collection of essays fifth-grade students at Live Oak Elementary School, sharing what they did over their summer vacation.
The following is a collection of essays fifth-grade students at Live Oak Elementary school, sharing what they did over their summer vacation.
This is the last week that Zone for Kids will run. The first batch of essays is from seventh-grade students at Rancho Pico Junior High.