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Our program presentation/open house for next year's programs will be combined with the Spring performance from 6:30 - 9:00 at the Alpine Playhouse on Tuesday, May 26.

The presentation will run from 6:30-7:30, we will break for refreshments from 7:30-8:00, and the Spring Program will begin at 8:00. Click on this icon for your invitation:

Me by Ben Crogh 5th grade I am a ten-year-old boy who lives in a log cabin in a forest. Blue eyes behold the nature giving me life. If there is a forest fire then it takes life away from me. My blonde hair lies softly on my head like polar bear fur, and sways like tall grass in the wind. Most of three brothers and one sister don't get to see me very often. I am glad to be me. Sean's Air Soft Gun by Hallie Tucker 4th grade Sean got his first air soft gun last year. His cousin gave it to him. He has friends, Austin and Dustin, who play with the air soft gun. An air soft gun shoots out air. You pull the trigger. A tiny little dot comes flying out. When it's not loaded, it only shots out air. His air soft gun is really important, Sean says, because "it was ten bucks and my mother brought it for me." Sean likes to hit bugs with it, and loves to play with it outside. The shot from the gun isn't bad. It just sounds like a tiny "bang." The shot gun is clear in the middle and black on the sides. Sean says that he likes to play with the air soft gun with his family. "I like to shoot it on the ground because it hits the tree then bounces and hits the trigger." Emma's Ball by Bailey Holsman 5th grade Emma Sabala has a blue, shiny, useful soccer ball. "My dad gave it to me when I was nine," she says. On the field, Emma kicks and kicks the ball until it makes a goal which, she says, is her favorite part of soccer. But even off the field, Emma plays with her ball all of the time. "I play with it in the water and in my house," she says. Emma did not ask for the metallic blue ball; she just got it for no reason. "I can use this ball all the time for many things," Emma declares. Baylie's Puppy by Emma Sabala 4th grade "My dog's name was Jack," Baylie says. "He died by getting hit by a car; he was five months old when he died." Jack was really important to Baylie. She has kept her dog's collar because Jack was a really special dog. He was a fun chocolate lab, and Baylie and Jack played together a lot. She says they played catch, but Jack never gave the stick back. Baylie says, "I slept with Jack, I played with Jack, and we were friends." Ben's Tech-Deck by Kailey Linden 5th grade Ben got his tech-deck in Boise. A tech-deck is a mini skateboard. Ben does kickflips, stalls, grinds, nose presses, and an "impossible". "An 'impossible,' he says, "is a back flip done by the board." Ben does these tricks with his third and middle fingers. The tech-deck is red, blue, pink, tan, white, black, brown, and gray. There are four wheels attached with bolts. Ben says, "tech-decks are radical!" Kailey's Gems by Ben Crogh 5th grade Kailey has different-colored gems in a bottle. She got the gems in Colorado at a gift shop. While they are not a toy someone could play with, the gems are cut, cleaned, and polished, then put in a bottle. No one else in her family has a bottle of gems. She says, "It reminds me of my favorite summer," and that's why she got it. Kailey likes gems. She says, "I think they're cool." Hallie's Pin by Sean Crowley 3rd grade Hallie's pin is small and silver. She got it a month ago. It's special to her because her dad won it for her. It's not plastic and it's not all metal. It looks real, and it has an eagle on it. Hallie says, "It is very special to me because my dad won it for me." He went to a meeting at Whitetail and drew a number and won it for her. She keeps it in a bag. Freedom by Emma Sabala 4th grade When I skate, I am free. In my skating skirt I tie my skates; step on the ice: it becomes a new day. Scratch spinning feels like I am twirling into foggy sky. When I jump, I fly with the eagles. The ice is as white as a snowflake, and as quiet as a quail crossing the road. I jump and Bang I fall on hard ice. When I skate, I am free. Suicidal Skier by Ben Crogh 4th grade One of the sports I do is skiing. When I ski I don't really care about dying. When I see a big jump, I say in my head, "Bring it on." My friend Kaden is also a suicidal skier. As I am going down the hill, snow flies in my face like flour falling from the sky. All of a sudden, BOOM, I'm flying. I bend my knees and get ready for serious pain as I land. My friend starts dancing because I'm not dead. After skiing, we go into the Brindage Lodge and get some pizza for lunch. Then we go out and do it again. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pieces written by WW students in 2007-2008 Pieces written by WW students in 2006-2007 Pieces written by WW students in 2005-2006 Pieces written by WW students in 2004-2005 Pieces written by WW students in 2002-2003 Pieces written by WW students in 2001-2002 Pieces written by WW students in 2000-2001

Students have been working hard on their Drama presentations for our party next week. They have also been learning to write rhyming Tercets and Quatrains, whic h is more difficult than they imagined... but they are getting better at rhyming every day! Stop by any morning to read some of the finished pieces that are going up on our walls or check the Student Writing Archives to see pieces written by this class this year. Writing Workshop students are listed below. Click on a name to send a message to that student... Writing Workshop 2008-2009 (3rd, 4th, & 5th graders): Emma Sabala Ben Crogh Hallie Tucker Sean Crowley Baylie Holsman Kailey Linden Please have your students read books from the 4th-6th Grade Reading List during the year. If they want to, they can also select books from the 7th-8th Grade Reading List . Remember that these lists are not an indication of reading level, but are created to give students a background for their upcoming years of study at the NFS. Please do NOT have children read books from lists that are in their reading level, but above their NFS class level. Thanks.

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