WRITING WINNER

Reading is Astonishing

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By Elizabeth Landen, fifth grade, Falls Road Baptist Church School

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ART WINNER By Noah Ellerbee, first grade, D.S. Johnson Elementary

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By Jeremy Taylor, sixth grade, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School

By Gracie Cox, third grade, Rocky Mount Academy

I am inspired by reading. In reading you may read about hideous trolls, beautiful princesses and heroic knights. They can take you to a fairytale land.

The world would be such a boring place if we had no books. You should be thankful books are made. Without books we would have no imagination. Reading gives you thoughts about writing. Writing is a great way to express your feelings about reading. I am determined that readers will learn more from reading. When you open a book, you can borrow words in that book to make you a better writer.

Reading is astonishing!

Albacore

By Brice Andracchino, third grade, Rocky Mount Academy

My first deep sea fishing trip was fun.

The first time I ever caught an ocean fish was very exciting.

The first ocean fish I ever caught wa

The Great Adventure

By Audrey Nash, second grade, Rocky Mount Academy

I am an explorer. I'm going in a cave. It's dark, dark, dark, dark, very dark.

I hope I don't see a bear. I don't won't him to eat me for lunch. I will hunt for gold in the cave.

I will hunt for gold for a week or five weeks.

It will be a great adventure.

My House

By John N. Schacht, third grade, Rocky Mount Academy

My house has a lot of commotion!

My house has two stories. The first story is bricks, the second story is white.

I think my house feels warm, safe and cozy. It makes me happy and cheerful, but I think it is especially good.

I think my house is quiet from the outside, but from the inside it is noisy.

I think my house is cool and awesome.

Being Thankful

By Kedar Knight, second grade, D.S. Johnson Elementary

I am thankful

for a lot of things.

I am thankful

for food because it helps me grow big and strong.

I am thankful

for school because I learn new words and things I don't know.

But I am most thankful

for my family.

I am thankful

for my family because my family loves and cares about me

and my family is thankful for me.

We all love each other. My family cares about me a lot.

I am thankful

for my dad and mom.