Grandma - a poem by Danya

G is for Grateful.
R is for Really Good.
A is for Amazing!
N is for Neat.
D is for Delightful!
M is for Magnificent!
And I love her!

"She's my Grandma! She's my bestest friend and our love will never end!
Because she's my Grandma!" (This line taken from a song Danya learned at her cousin's rehearsal.)

Little Duck Little Duck i see you

I am Little Duck I Hide under A Bush and over the slide between the park in the dark

"Praise the Lord" a song by Danya

I love the Lord,
I love Him so!
And I like that I know the Lord Jesus.
He's my friend,
and I really love Him very much!
When days go by I remember He's there for me.
He is always there for you, too!
You can talk to Him.
You can have some fun with Him.
He is the Lord, praise Him!
Praise Him, praise Him!
Praise Him in the mornings
and in the evenings and afternoons.
Praise Him, praise Him!
Praise the Lord your God
with all of your heart!
You may praise Him at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Praise Him all you want!
Praise Him all year 'round!
He's the Lord your God
and He is always with you!

The Night of the Storm - by Danya Elliott

Once upon a time on a cold night there was a girl, her two brothers, and their uncle and aunt. They lived near an old old village in the country. One night one of the boys tried coming out into the night where it was dark and cold. Wind blew in his face. Suddenly there was a great BIG wind! The boy ran back inside! He ran to wake up his aunt and uncle. Lightening struck the ground outside! Soon there would be a huge tornado. Finally the aunt and uncle woke up. The young boy said, "Hurry, hurry! There's going to be a tornado!" They all ran to wake up the others. Everybody ran down to the storm cellar.

They brought all the stuff they had in the house down that they could, down into the storm cellar. They brought cups and water. They had to bring a flashlight in case power went out. Finally everybody got into the storm cellar with everything they needed; blankets, pillows, and all the food that they could carry. The tornado hit as they were just getting safe. They were okay because of what the boy had told them! Everybody thanked him and cheered for him. Everybody was safe and was very cheerful.

The End

The Girls that Liked to Read

Once upon a time on a summer day there were two little girls and they liked to read a lot. One day they couldn’t find a book to read or anything. So they decided to see if they could sell some other things so that they could get some money to get a book. They decided to have a lemonade stand. They had it when the park opened. They lived near the park. Lots of people were at the park. So they came to the lemonade stand. They bought so much lemonade that one of the girls had to go into the house to get more lemonade. Everybody wanted it. She decided to bring out the lemonade machine. That way they could make more lemonade without going back in. They sold all the lemonade! They decided to see how much money they had so that they could buy a big book that they wouldn’t finish in one or two days. That way they could keep reading without buying something new. They had about ten dollars! Their mom worked at a bookstore. They went to the bookstore that their mom worked at and bought a big book that they liked. It was about flowers. When they went up to their mom, they had too much money, so their mom gave them back a little. The book was only six dollars. How much money did they get back? The End
-by Danya

(Based on the painting “The Reading” by Renoir)

"Things Go By" a poem by Danya

There goes a bird
There goes a fly
Past goes a bee
Sting on me!

Bank and Flag

The way I came up with this picture is when we pass by the bank and flag it makes me feel good, so I drew a picture how I thought it looked. The flag is just pretty because I forgot what it looked like. I think I was thinking of the post office and the bank mixed.

Now when I look outside my car window, I see it, and think of my picture compared to what I see. I see it's different, but I still made it.

The Boat on the Sea

The sea is blue and a boat floats there. There were four people on it. One was named Anna and have I mentioned that there were two girls and two boys? Another girl was named Kayleigh. One boy, his name was Jake, and the other boy was Jack.

Jack and Jake were twins. When they got on the boat to go to sea they noticed they needed things on there before they got on. So they started to pack. When they packed they were all ready. They noticed they could have a window room for one of the girls and another window room for one of the other girls. The boys didn't really need a window. They didn't care if they had a window or not.

The boat took off! It was going toward a lone island where no one had discovered it. On the second day the boat started to shake and turn! One of the boys looked over the side and saw they were getting close to a whirlpool! The other boy turned the ship to go the other way around the whirlpool! They were safe! So they started to get back to work.

On the third day they could see a little bit of land far away. So when they got there on the fourth day they decided to take a rest. They had their food because they had to find it on that island. When they woke up they noticed that they could not see their boat! Their boat had been floating away again! But their sail wasn't put up. They looked all over the island, but they had found out that since they had went around the edge and didn't go into the middle, it might be there. They found a way to get into the middle and they found boat tracks. Someone had pushed the boat onto land and into the middle of the island.

When they got to the middle of the island they saw a little person on the boat. They said, "We were the only people on the boat. How did that person get on there?" They saw that the man wasn't just on the boat, but was on there to be there and never get off so that he could make sure that they didn't do anything. So when he started to talk to them about who he was and why he was there, the boys and girls started to wonder if he was good or bad. He didn't want them to get back on. He tried to scare them so they wouldn't go back to sea and get to the island that no one had discovered. They started to wonder if he was stopping everyone from getting to that island.

They tried to get onto their ship to get to a different island. But that man wouldn't let them go. He would run over before they could push the boat back and say, "Stop! You can't go anywhere!" He really did scare them because at the time they were just kids. They wondered what would happen next. Would he keep them on the island or let them go?

He said that if they could find a blueberry, a raspberry, and a strawberry, then he would let them go. But if they didn't, they would have to stay forever! They found a blueberry when someone climbed into a tree. They found a raspberry and a strawberry on a bush. Then they were free!! They decided to try to find the lone island on a different day. So they headed home.

The End

The Flowers in the Day

The sky is blue
roses are red
daffodils can be any color
but I am the one to see them all

I see one of each kind
one of a kind
one of a kind can be so good
I like them all