Category Archives: Writing

Social Issues

5th grade, Reading, Writing,

There are so many social issues and I think that one of the worst ones is bullying. Bullying can happen in so many different ways. It can be cyber-bullying on social media, rude texts and calls, and even in person. This issue is really important to stop because it is happening so much everywhere!

There is no point of bullying and nothing good comes out of it. It is  one, or multiple people doing or saying rude things to others. It shouldn’t impacts the bully in anything other than being guilty and it impacts the person the bully bullying in a terrible way.

Bullying is a huge problem today. So many kids have social media and phones so once they put something mean on the internet it stays forever. Also, one mean word that comes out of someones mouth can change a lot, not always in a good way. I know that bullying is still happening today because I see it so much. I see it at recess at school and all over the internet. It’s not good!

Squishies Craze

5th grade, Writing

 

It was the beginning of the 2017-18 school year at Heathcote Elementary School in the 5-C classroom when suddenly many students started having a “squishies craze.”

It was mostly girls who were trading and squishing all day long. This became a big distraction during class and Mrs.Cooper had to give her class a warning that if they came out again she would have to ban them from the classroom. That then forced the students to not use them as much during class. The squishies were really distracting when the students started using them in a way that was more distracting than it had to be. For example kids were throwing them instead of just easily squishing them. According to boys of 5-C the girls that were playing with squishies were; Lilly T, Jordan K, Naomi F, Sarina M, Carlie K, and Gabi S.

According “ I felt that everybody in my class wouldn’t ruin it because some people were being fine” Said Jordan K of 5-C. “ I like squishies because they are satisfying, they are fun to play with, and you can get them in all shapes and sizes.”

Booing Time

5th grade, Writing

It was a normal October weekend with Halloween vibes floating through the air and kids were starting to boo their friends. Booing has been around for multiple years in the Scarsdale area. Booing is where you run up to your friends house, ring the doorbell, drop candy, and RUN! When the school week started many 5th graders were asking questions in the fifth grade wing such as “Do you know who booed me?” “Did you?” “What kind of car do you have? What color?” According to multiple students some other students told them they booed them and others kept it a secret!