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Journey Into The Water Cycle﻿ writing sparks

** Imagine flying through the sky and getting ready to go inside a cloud. **
==**I'm floating through the ocean right now and while I am I feel a cold breeze. Before I knew it, I was flying through the air. Then, I got sucked into to a cloud that had millions of other raindrops in it. I didn't know what was going on so I asked another raindrop and it said, "We are evaporating!" Next thing that happened was that condensation started.(At least that's what the raindrop told me.) The cloud started filling up with more and more raindrops. I thought we were going to explode by how many there were! Then the cloud finally burst. Tons of raindrops were falling from the sky. "Wee!", I heard the other raindrops say. When I was floating down I felt lighter than a feather. I then landed back to my own spot in the ocean. I was sad that I was back were I was before but then the raindrop told me that we get to do it much more times and eventually we'll get bored by how many times the water cycle happens.** Guess what happened next? I was floating in the sky again! Written by Lexi Mahnke==

Wow! This is great Lexi:0) I love how you made the rainclouds talk! (personification) -Miss Tegge = My Dream Place, Rome (The Writing Sparks)=

Have you ever wanted to visit a place that's more than 100 years old!?
===Well, I know I do and that place is Rome! I think that it would be so amazing to see old and ancient buildings. Some of them could of even been famous back then. I would also like to go there because of the rest of some of the scenery there. The land is probaly beautiful. I would also like to visit Rome so I could see how people in Rome live their life and what are their cultures. I would like to go there so I can see how Rome is different from the United States too. If I did ever go there I would try some of their food and volunteer in some of their natural daily events. So some day I do hope to go to Rome and have a great time there. I hope that I get to be as old as the ancient buildings so I can go there lots and lots of times, but maybe not that old!=== Written by, Lexi Mahnke = My Memorable Teddy Bear﻿ (The Writing Sparks) = = Do you know what I sleep with every night? It's my teddy bear! Well, his real name is Pooh Bear, but sometimes I just call him Teddy for short, or Pooh. I got my teddy bear when I was born. I've kept it for awhile so I will remember something and I always will keep it. Pooh Bear is yellowish- brown, has a black nose, black eyes, and has dirty feet. I usally just sleep with it at night to feel more secure, but sometimes I play with my stuffed animals and I play with Pooh. When I first got Pooh Bear my mom told me that it was soft. When I feel it now it is rough, scrunchy, and has really short hairs. He may not be the softest and cutest bears to other people, but to me he is the worlds softest and cutest bear. Even though I am getting older, I will treasure Pooh Bear forever! = = Written by, = = Lexi Mahnke = = Writing Sparks: Why Farms are important = ==Imagine having a world without farms. We would be in trouble. Farms are important for many reasons. Number one, farms give us food to eat and drinks to drink. Food and liquids come from certain animals on a farm. Also, farms have crops that farmers plant. People can eat crops. On a farm, there is a lot of land. Since there is a lot of land, people can plant trees and plants to add 0 some color to the world and make it more prettier. Farms give us the nutrition that we all need.Farmers put a lot of hard work on owning a farm. If we didn't have farms or farmers, we would not be able to have some of the yummy drinks and food we find in groccery stores. Farms are important in many ways, and I hope that we get more and more farms throughout the years. Farms, are stupendus! :D== = Written by: Lexi Mahnke = ==  The Writing Sparks, T.V. == == I can tell when T.V. is real and when it's not, can you? If I am maybe watching Spongebob there are some non-realistic things that I can tell are not real. If I am trying to figure out if it's real or not, sometimes I have to think about the authors purpose. If it is to entertain you, there might be some imaginary scenes. Or if I was ever watching a scary movie, I would know that the monsters are not real. They may seem real but by some of the things that they are doing, I can tell it's not real. A lot of times in T.V., directors try to make it seem real so little kids can believe it's real. I love to watch T.V., but sometimes I have to make sure I know what's real, and what's not real! Written By, Lexi Mahnke ==

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= Autumn Weather = =Dull colors of gray, black, and white=

I will wear my sweatshirt many, many, times,
=and will never stop rhyming with words that can rhyme! Written by, Lexi Mahnke = = ﻿  = = Autumn Fun In The Leaves Writing Sparks = =One windy fall day, I looked out my grandma's and pop pop's window and sighed with boredom= ==All of the sudden a big woosh of wind came and shook the trees so they would shiver. A big herd of leaves came crashing down on the cold autumn ground. I saw a million colors of red, brown, yellow, and orange. They made me smile and I had an idea. I ran down the stairs and put my coat on. I went out the door with my brother screaming behind. I grabbed a rake and thought to myself happily, " Wow grandma and pop pop will be impressed. I am doing work for them and spending time with nature." When I was almost done a figure went running into my leaf pile. It was Connor! I screamed in disbelief that grandma would let him out here. Connor said,"Play Hide And Seek?" I then started counting and he knew what that ment. We played hide and seek in the leaf pile. Then we played ball in the leaf pile and I won. I felt really happy and was not bored any more. I love when the leaves fall off the trees because then we can have this fun adventure every year. One thing I do not like about is the raking. Also the trees get bare. The big, shady trees will no longer look like huge colorful umbrellas. The colors of the leaves are so pretty, that no one could not love Autumn!== = By Lexi Mahnke 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hooray!**////**It is time to celabrate,**////**We are going to eat, so grab a plate!**////**Our bellies are going to be thanking you,**////**Now shout the holiday when you get your que!**////**I see gravy, turkey, and apple pie,**////**Just eat some food, come on don't be shy!**////**This holiday is really great,**////**I don't want to miss it let's not be late!**////**Can you guess what holiday I am talking about?**////**Just tell me, just shout it out!**////**It is Thanksgiving!**// = Writing Sparks Snow Days By : Lexi Mahnke = === I love snow days, do you? Well, I will give you some reasons why I like snow days. I love school, but sometimes, it is nice ** to have a **=== === little break amd spend sometime with families. Secondly, you get to play in the snow. I love making snowforts and building === === snowmen. Thirdly, I like when it is cold, because we get to drimg warm hot chocolate and make a fire. My dad makes the best === === hot chocolate and nice, warm fires. On nights we have hot chocolate and a fire, we all get to watch aa family movie together. === === Then, last but not least, snow gives me a signal that it is almost Christmas! I make seasonal images in the snow like, snowangles, === === Frosty The Snowman, Christmas Trees, and more. I love snow days and I hope we get a lot this year! 8 ^ ) === ===[[image:http://www.fbesp.org/pix/snowday.gif width="386" height="167"]]===__ =[[image:http://rlv.zcache.com/hooray_for_snow_days_postcard-p239950390675863694qibm_400.jpg width="243" height="325"]]= Writing Sparks My Talking Pet

she said persistantly. I then really woke up it was just a dream. I am glad I really don't have a talking dog!
__ Written By: Lexi Mahnke ____ = Writing Sparks Skiing ﻿ =

By the time we got home I was really upset that I was not going to ski for a while. At least I had a great time!
= By: Lexi Mahnke  = = Writing Sparks If Money were alive ﻿ =

Lexi
= ﻿The Crazy Monkey = My neighbor has some **CRAZY** pets. One day, he asked me to babysit his pet monkey. I said, " Sure! He **ALWAYS** seems so nice and good." So, that day I took his pet monkey over to my house. He was **SO** adorable! Then, right as my neighbor left, he started acting CRAZY! He was running all over my house so fast, I couldn't see him anymore. He was a blur! After a couple minutes, he was completely silent. I didn't know where he was! The thought that a crazy monkey was hiding somewhere in my house made me scream! I couldn't find him so I took a break and watched some T.V. My most favorite movie was on, Crazy Monkey 2: Revenge For The Babysitter! In 3D! In my head I thought, " Jinx!" Then, right as the part where the monkey was going to look like it's going to jump out of the screen, a REAL monkey really DID jump out of the screen! That monkey broke my T.V.! Next, the monkey climbed in my cabenits and grabbed a Bananna. He held it in his tail and wagged it back and forth like a dog. His tail was smashing plates and cups! He was in big trouble! I checked the clock. His owner was going to be here in a half an hour! So, I decided to dress up in my halloween costume, it was a monkey. I then started to act like a GOOD monkey, to show a good example for the monkey. The next thing I knew, the crazy monkey was as sweet as could be! I then put on some calm music and the monkey fell asleep. While he was asleep, I cleaned up the house. Then, the owner was here! I gave the cute sleeping monkey to my neighbor and I sighed with relithat the monkey was gone. THE END! = Written: By Lexi Mahnke = = ﻿ ﻿Writing Sparks The Lucky Dress ﻿ = = Today was Elizabeths' First Day of School and she wanted to wear something prettier than a flower. So, her mom =

has been having a problem. So, she's not too lucky right now. The problem is that now, EVERYBODY wants... that...DRESS1
= ﻿Written By Lexi Mahnke  =