Minden Fifth Grade Essays

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010 THE COURIER 5B I talk with my family about how throwing or going to Super the grandchildren draw out of a Minden Fifth Grade Essays...... different this year was from last Bowl parties are three things I hat to see whom we have to get year, or what a good day it was. will always passion for during a present for. In my family we Winter Time Fun everyday oatmeal cookies. food for it only comes once a Once we’re done talking we the winter season. play tons of games such as: Mo- By: Adrienna Albers Last, the warm drinks taste year. My mom makes the best usually watch a movie that we Winter Time nopoly, Hide and Go Seek, and C.L. Jones Middle School as if it were a juicy apple. The hot chocolate in the world. She all love, or want to see. Then By: Erin Lempka sometimes Tag. If we’re lucky Fifth Grade most consumed drinks during adds marshmallows that put a sometimes we play board games, C.L. Jones Middle School some of the adults may play. Karen Space, teacher winter are apple cider and hot kick into it. The sweet treats are and when ever we do that we Fifth Grade Finally, I will never forget the I love building enormous chocolate. My favorite, warm my favorite part. They taste so always laugh. Karen Space, teacher warm feeling that winter gives snowmen and snowball À ghts tea comes in many Á avors. The good I wish winter would never Even though, I love all the I remember one year my me inside. The snow may chill during winter. Winter freezes sweet creamy hot chocolate end. Finally, meeting family and seasons, I’d have to say winter family and I gathered around my bones, but I will always be me cold to the bone when I play adds sweet Á avor of chocolate making memories and consum- might rank as my favorite season the Christmas tree, and all I saw ready for it coming the next year. outside. Enormous snowball and cream to my winter drinks. ing a very large meal adds to my of all. I love prancing in the new were huge smiles on my families’ I will never forget the yummy À ghts can freeze me stiff, sled- On the other hand, apple cider winter enjoyment every year. fallen snow, and making snow faces. Even though Easter offers taste that the cookies provide ding makes you Á y, and Christ- sends a taste of sweet, sour, and After that my desire for hunt- angles, unraveling presents dur- candy, or Veteran’s Day gives me each year, and the old memories mas caroling entertains me with tart to my taste buds. I love ing gives me a sensation that I ing the holidays, and spending pride, winter supplies me with will always change into new freezing joy. homemade apple cider during can not explain. Hunting builds time with my fabulous family. snow! There can’t be a winter ones year after year. First, a snowball À ghts is the cold winter. excitement frozen sold hands with out snow, of course, how- My Winter Season Winter Fun as cold as Antarctica. As I’m Finally, even though seasons and catching a deer off guard ever baking warms me inside, By: Dawson Holsten By Jianna Sorensen building one enormous most may pass, the winter season always adds to my winter. The and my family and I always make C.L. Jones Middle School C.L. Jones Middle School dangerous hideout of all, the makes the year special to me. pheasants are pretty fast when wonderful memories together Fifth Grade Fifth Grade snowballÀ ght begins. My sisters The pure snow, baked goods, you don’t expect them to Á ush during this season. Karen Space, teacher Karen Space, teacher are like mean giants throwing and drinks will always make me up. It is a little bit harder to hunt To begin, snow fulÀ lls my Come on winter I’m ready A memory I have came from snowballs one million feet in talk about what I enjoy during turkey, because they have better winter with joy. The freezing to have another great season. I kindergarten I was outside the air. As I’m running to my winter. eyesight. My day and I À nd the chill of snow gives me joy when enjoy all the other seasons, but walking and someone called hideout an enormous snowball challenge of hunting very fun. I play in it. Sledding puts a huge Winter Fun winter always drops little pieces my name so, I turned around hits the side of my face. The Finally, winter fun makes me smile on my face. It also gives By: Clayton Weaver of gold on me. The gold brings and got nailed in the face with side of my face is stinging, but wish winter would never end. me time to spend with my family C.L. Jones Middle School so many things that I can’t do in a snowball, and then I ran off I manage to get back up and go Winter activities, amazing food, and friends. Making snowmen Fifth Grade another season like play winter crying. It hurt! Even though to my next hideout. and deer that call to me when takes time, gathering the wood Karen Space, teacher sports, watch important football other seasons have a ton of fun Second, sledding while a I’m hunting wrap up my winter for the arms, rocks for the eyes Burr it’s chilly outside. Win- games, and throwing or going to À lled enjoyment packed into million freezing snowÁ akes fall excitement. and buttons, À nding a funny hat ter only comes once a year: Super Bowl parties. them, winter provides the cold from above. When my sister to put on his head, and don’t for- therefore, I never waste those To begin with, playing winter bone chilling activities. I look Amber takes me sledding I go Winter Fun get making huge snowballs for wonderful winter days. The sports keeps me warm in the cold forward to fun in winter. I always soaring in the sky as I hit one By: Emily Brandt the body. The coldness freezes adrenalin of hunting small and threaten winter weather. When I start my fun with superdeduper thousand little trees yelling at C.L. Jones Middle School my feet and hands off. It feels large game, after the hunt some catch a freezing football it gives joyful snow days and the most Amber, “Don’t hit us.” She still Fifth Grade good to get inside and have a snow fun, and last but not least Karen Space, teacher me a feeling that the ball will exciting Christmas. does and the next thing I know nice cup of hot chocolate. Most likely I start my winter warming up with hot chocolate Winter brings snow that’s stick on my hands. I’m glad is I’m back in the sky about to Second, each year baking with snow days. Usually when and some marshmallows. fun to play in, and memories for basketball is played inside so I face plant into the snow. The brings my mom and I closer and school is closed due to snow, First, I go hunting at my our photo album. Even though can score and still keep warm. I stinging cold snow bites my face closer together. Gingerbread my brother throws a snowball grandma’s house. When I go I love jumping in leaves in the always play ice hockey with my as I lay there. cookies change the way I see all at me. As it passes by my face deer hunting with my dad and fall, hopping in the pool in the friends and scoring against them Last but not least, I have cookies. Fresh right out of the I think I hear it say, “You’re grandpa, I always try to top their summer, and playing outside is hard, but feels awesome. incredible enjoyment when oven makes my day! Why, the going down my friend!” and deer and when I go pheasant in the spring, yet I especially I also enjoy watching football caroling and signing in a winter cookies at the time melt in my laughs itself away. After that I hunting I bet my dad I will shoot love playing in the snow during games to keep me warm. I love wonderland to all my friends. On mouth. By the end of the day go inside to grab my sister then the pheasant with the longest tail winter. Winter À lls me with watching college football games. Christmas Eve my family loves the cookies aren’t there anymore. we go outside again and make feather. Rabbit hunting adds joy while I’m running through Almost always a game is on to go caroling. We walk to many Sugar cookies rank next on the beautiful snow angels. extra excitement to our hunts, a wonderland À lled with snow, T.V. It’s interesting how teams people’s houses and sing as loud short list. They too dissolve in Next, my family and I might for rabbits are hard to kill. receiving presents during the perform in the postseason. Then as a lions roar. Their smiles tell my mouth. Sugar cookies never go to Kearney to celebrate Second, I look forward to holidays, and making time to there’s the BCS bowl games that me they enjoyed my singing. stop bringing hug smiles and lots Christmas with my grandparents having snow fun. My favorite spend with my family. really prove how good a team is. Then we give out dozens and of joy to my family. Decorating house or they may come to our snow activity is building an First of all, snow freezes It’s really interesting to watch the dozens of cookies to our friends is last of the steps of the cook- house. During Christmas time enormous igloo for me to hide me as cold as an ice-cube in Pro Bowl, for I get to see the best and family. ies. Pink, blue, and red frosting we give and receive presents. in. After that my sisters and I a glass of water. Even though compete against the best. In the end, swimming in the is the best, and sprinkles make Then, my grandma, my sister, have a snowball À ght. WACK!! snow freezes me it doesn’t Last but not least, I absolutely summer cools me however; put- the cookies somewhat crunchy. my mom and I bake cookies. A snowball hit me in the face mean I don’t love throwing a love throwing or going to Super ting it simply winter provides Yumm! My job is to grab the mix and and my sister laughs. Finally big snowball at my brother’s Bowl parties. I always À nd neat me with freezing cold fun. Last, memories close my blend the cookies together for we all join together and make a face during a snowball À ght. recipes to serve at the party and Funny snowball À ghts, sledding, year with pleasure. Family gets Santa Claus. And we always snowman. I especially love those days they all have been a success. freezes me until I’m a statue and together to bring caring arms celebrate Jesus through out the Finally, I go inside and have when it snows so much school Commercials are always en- Christmas caroling wraps up my around each other with huge wintertime. some hot chocolate; I love top- is out. Usually when they cancel tertaining. It’s hard to À nd the wintertime fun. hugs. I have an enormous family, Finally, I have oodles of fun ping my hot chocolate with a mil- school for the day, that means right time to go get some more I will probably be eighty by the during the cold, and freezing What I like About Winter lion marshmallows. I put gallons my grandpa takes my brothers food with out missing anything time I am done naming all my wintertime. Snow days can By: Cameron Bucy and gallons of milk to cool off and me somewhere mysterious good. Coaches always have relatives. Opening presents is scare away the dullness of winter C.L. Jones Middle School my hot chocolate. When no one to go sledding. some crazy game plan they play a real honor. Our faces light up and my favorite, Christmas all Fifth Grade is looking I dump an extra scoop Next, I love playing with in the Super Bowl. when we see what we get! On wrap winter fun into one pres- Karen Space, teacher of chocolate in my cup. my cousins, aunts, uncles, and Although I can choose from my dad’s side of the family all ent for me. Every year I look forward Every year I look forward to parents during he holidays. three other seasons, I am most to jumping into the crisp snow. seasons changing, but the winter Playing with my family isn’t delighted during the winter Different seasons provide me season provides days with chill- the only perk of the holidays. season. Playing winter sports, with many activities, but winter ing entertainment. Every year During Thanksgiving we all watching football games, and entertains me even more. The I look forward to going deer have a gigantic turkey at my pure snow, baked goods, and hunting, having snow fun, and grandparent’s house. On Christ- humid drinks make winter fun after that I have a warm cup of mas we all gather around the to me. hot chocolate. tree and receive our presents. First, pure snow freezes me On Valentines Day, I love giv- From every year until I’m an ice burg. Winter Season ing paper hearts to family and Jumping into the snow can be By: Colton Taylor friends. Darin Haight very fun, for I À nally get to Á y off C.L. Jones Middle School Finally, I like cuddling up Plumbing hills. Landing in the snow that Fifth Grade with my favorite blanket, and Celebrating 11 Years is so cold freezes my bones into Karen Space, teacher sometimes hot chocolate, and In The Community! the next ice age. Also, I try to Snow and ice here I come then spending time with my Thank You For catch snowÁ akes, the tricky part for another heroic year. I relish family. Once I’m all cozy with Your Patronage! about catching snowÁ akes is many seasons, but the season of my blanket (and hot chocolate) 830-1182 actually catching them, because winter tops all seasons. 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Jones Middle School C.L. Jones Middle School C.L. Jones Middle School Finally, when the snowball games supply me with winter How winters fun! Fifth Grade Fifth Grade Fifth Grade hits my ear it screams with cold- knowledge that I can’t what to By: McKayla Czaplewski Karen Space, teacher Karen Space, teacher Karen Space, teacher ness. I love making enormous do again next year. C.L. Jones Middle School Right before I go out our mom All winter long I’m always Snow falling form the sky snow forts, and sometimes I wait Fifth Grade always says, “Wear your coat.” frozen, but I’m happy to see brings so many memories back inside for the snowball war to Winter Time Karen Space, teacher My brother and I always get snow winter come. I enjoy winter for to me. I adore all the seasons; begin. I pack snow until it’s taller By: Kaleb Whitmire I have a memory of when my in our clothes when we play in oodles of reasons. Winter snow however I love the winter season than me. Throwing snowballs is C.L. Jones Middle School mom, dad, sister, and I all had a winter wonderland. We have fun begins Christmas joy to me the best. My winter activities in- like a bullet shooting snowball Fifth Grade Christmas together and it was dozens of snowball À ghts, fast and my family. I start celebrat- cluding, frantic snowball À ghts, out snowballs from a gun. When Karen Space, teacher really fun! Winter fun grows sledding races, and fun chasing ing with Christmas and continue Á ying down the hill on my sled, a freezing snow ball hits my face I remember last winter I had smiles on my family’s faces. our dog as fast as a jack rabbit on celebrating New Years Eve and long walks for pheasants. my face turns into an icicle. a snowball À ght with my dad. Snow freezes me stiff until I’m in the snow every season. activities with my family. First, I like to start off the Last, I enjoy playing almost Many seasons usually include a junior I college, hot chocolate To begin, winter always starts First, I enjoy the snow so snowy season with a fun, excit- every activity; however, I love a variety of activities I do with melts me into a puddle, and a snowball À ght with my brother. much it drives my parents up ing snowball À ghts. The cold playing winter time activities the my family; however, the winter Christmas builds me up again. I always try to get the most the wall. We build colorful snow stings like bees on my most. On top of an enormous season provides me with activi- To begin, the snow freezes me snow in my fort so I can beat snowmen that bring colored hands. I always think that the snowy hill, thrilling ice hockey ties I look forward to every year. as stiff as an ice-cycle hanging my brother. Diving in the snow joy to our neighborhood. Food only thing that protects me from games, and bone chilling snow- I always start of with an exciting from the side of my house. Even always ends up with snow in my coloring is used for its eyes and getting pelted with snowballs is ball À ghts wrap up my winter deer-hunting trip, bone freezing though it’s cold outside, I sill like clothes. So now I can really feel buttons. Red dyed sticks packed my tiny fort. Snowballs Á ing time activities. snow, and a joyful Christmas going outside and having snow the coldness. together at the top adds beautiful towards me and whizzing by my day. ball À ghts. When I don’t feel Next, winter brings sledding hair. Snowballs hitting my check head as I dive into my fort. The Bone-chilling excitement like throwing snowballs, I ask with my brother. Finding a hill leave a stinging numbing feeling. snowball war begins. Winter describes the feeling I get my sister if she would like to is the challenging part. I always Then we always build igloos Next, the thrilling sled rides By: Lane Anderson when I go hunting. Dad gently dig a tunnel. A lot of times she goÁ ying down the hill so fast it’s connected by tunnels. Snow down the snowy hill. Walking up C.L. Jones Middle School shakes me awake me at 5:00 says “No”, because she would like going 99 miles per hour, and entertains me for hours. the enormous hill seems to take Fifth Grade a.m. even though I’m sleeping I rather make snow angels instead. then I always end up falling off. Next, I love the Christmas ex- an hour. Once I’m at the top I Karen Space, teacher dress quickly in my camouÁ age I always look forward to playing One time I went rolling down citement in the air. My beautiful leap on my sled and blaze down My family and I play Star hunting gear, and we take off. in the snow every year. the hill. ornaments hang from a greenish the hill. I always put something Wars Monopoly all winter long. As we sit on the Á oor of the Next, hot chocolate warms On the other hand, chasing pine tree. Once we have À nished at the end like a ramp or a loosely Every year I enjoy activities snow-covers the À eld shivering me like I’m in front of a heater. my dog down a snowy hill ends decorating our tree we all attend a packed hill so I can destroy it. with my mom, but I especially we wait forever for the perfect Hot chocolate makes me warm up with me sledding down head family reunion. Videotape is al- After I wreck the hill it looks like look forward to winter fun with doe. Sometime she comes, and inside. Everybody in my family À rst. I always dive for my dog, ways running taping us opening it’s snowing all over again. her. We love Christmas, for sometimes she doesn’t. The best likes to drink the hot chocolate, but I always end up with my face our presents. Beautiful wrapping After that, my dad and I love we always decorate our tree to- part is being with my dad. for it’s really chocolaty. The in the snow and my dog on the paper comes off to reveal every to go pheasant hunting. When I gether. I also spend time during Next, I look forward to win- chocolaty Á avor makes it so run. She always kicks snow in body’s remarkable gifts. I look arrive at the camp the dogs are the winter playing video games ters À rst snow. Wet, sticky snow delicious. Until I get to talking, our face and all over my body so I forward to this every year. yelling, “Take me hunting!” As with her. works best for making snowballs. and then it gets cold. It won’t trip once again. Then she always Finally, every year I’m sur- we walk the À eld I’m so excited First, Christmas provides If the snow is too Á uffy or hard, taste good after that. falls when she runs from me. prised about the New Years Eve to shoot a rooster everything that me with quality family and the snowball will fall to pieces. Finally, I cuddle up with Finally, I enjoy many seasons, celebration. To start out New moves I pull up my gun. When friend time. I love eating the I also look forward to zipping my blanket and teddy bear on but I favor the winter wonder- Years Eve À reworks go off to a rooster À nally shows its self delicious Christmas dinners my down the steep hill in Kearney Christmas. I love Christmas land season. We have so many celebrate the new year ahead. and I pull up. Bang! We get back mom makes for our family. Our with my boat-shaped sled. morning, because our living snowball À ghts we freeze stiff Food served on New Years Eve to camp with our birds my dad family traditionally eats turkey Finally, my favorite holiday room looks like a pyramid made to the bone, sledding on our night and on New Years Day is so takes the birds cleans them and for Christmas dinner. My dad makes this cold winter season of presents. The best memory sleds down snowy hills the size delicious that you have to come puts them on the grill. They and I also work with a friend the best. While Grandma and about Christmas to me is that my of Mount Everest, and chasing back for more, because it is like taste so good I can’t stop until of mine to decorate the house Mom prepare Christmas din- friends and family get together. my dog the yeti, end my winter a feast for gods. My bedtime I’m stuffed. with Christmas lights every ner, my mouth waters from the Our house À lls with love every wonderland. on New Years Eve is probably Finally, I enjoy numerous year. Under our tree I may not smell of the smoky Á avoring of Christmas and every time we are at three hours after midnight, winter activities. Action packed get many presents, but they are turkey and the spices from the around each other. which is as long a time as I’ll snowball À ghts, exciting sled- always top quality. pumpkin pie. While I’m ready Even though, I like staying in Winter Fun Next, decorating our Christ- when winter comes, yet going By Hunter Kluthe ever be allowed to stay up. ding, and heart pounding pheas- to eat, I’m more excited to open Finally, I enjoyed a lot of ant hunts round out my winter mas tree each year brings back presents with the family. All I outside and making items in the C.L. Jones Middle School good memories from years snow, ranks as the best winter Fifth Grade seasons, but winter freezes me season. can think about is ripping the up with delight. I enjoy super before. My family and I begin paper to shreds and reveal the activity. I love throwing my coat Karen Space, teacher our holiday with decorating the on and jumping in the snow, then Before the snow comes you cold snow that gives me a big- My Winter Activities surprise. ger chance for more Christmas By: Lucas Svoboda Christmas tree. We hang silver, In conclusion, different sea- running inside for hot chocolate, better get your winter clothes out gold, and bronze glass Christmas and celebrating Christmas with and ready. I enjoy wintertime magic and then New Years Eve C.L. Jones Middle School sons offer me many activities, chills my bones with playful Fifth Grade balls all over the tree. Our cat but the winter season offers more my family. fun. I look forward to snowball has broken sixteen out of forty- À ghts. snow boarding, but I espe- activities. Karen Space, teacher enjoyment. Searching for deer, Winter Fun I celebrate my winter by hav- eight glass ornaments. Our tree cially look forward to Christmas shines brightly with clear lights decorating. By: Mari Farr ing snowball wars with my fam- C.L. Jones Middle School ily. I love playing in the winter hung on every branch. Last but First, my friends and I always not least, we had a glass panda have an outrageous snowball Fifth Grade wonder lands. I enjoy rolling up Karen Space, teacher the sides of thick and wide long bear sitting on top of our tree, À ghts in the freezing snow. When but our cat got that too. Now winter comes I build snow forts No season in this world beats snow hills, felling stings when winter. Winter fun makes my I get plucked in the arm with a we have my sister’s teddy bear, Oh what fun it is for us to wish out of big small snow piles. I Beary, on top of our tree. you all a very always sneak into my snowball family and me happy. We al- hockey puck while trying to be ways play in the snow, we drink the goalie, and snow ball À ghts After that, I À ll my winter forts like an army man. I usually down time with action packed Happy Holiday! use the little snow plies for chairs steaming hot cocoa, and at last are like a big war with snow. we celebrate our Christmas tree First, I love playing on enor- video games. Star Wars Battle Roger Hansen and the high snow piles for army Front 1 and 2 keep me calmer forts. When I make snowballs traditions with the family. mous snowy hills. When I play Construction First, to start my winter fun king of the hill I get shoved off than usually with À ghting and I use them as bullets to À ght off Á ying battles. During video 832-1776 the enemy. our family plays in the snow and go face À rst in the snowy hill. until we freeze stiff. Playing I brush my self off and climb back game war I must multitask by Next, I always go snowboard- having to drive and shoot at the ing every year. I use six-foot outside in the snow allows time up and get another chance to be to build snowmen as tall as me. king of the hill. Falling down same time. Every time I play snow piles to make a snow sleigh I try to earn the highest streak like Santa’s. I connect the slay We make the biggest snowballs the hills is the best part about Have A White you can imagine for the boys winter. I fall down on purpose in kills. My highest streak for to another snow pile. I make Battle Front 1 is 250 kills and Chocolate Christmas both smooth on top by packing against girl’s team snowball just because it’s fun. Sometimes battle. Once we’re done with our I get snow in my pants and freeze Battle Front 2 is 588 kills. It’s not Closing Friday, Dec. 24 at 11 a.m. the snow in the middle so I can so bad being trapped in a house snowboard down. I make snow snowballs. We make snow forts like a statue. And All Day Dec. 25 ~ 27 bigger then us for the snow war. Next, I enjoy playing long with two sisters I can always play angels in front of the sleigh to my video games. 441 N. Colorado pull it. When I get done playing Let the snowball À ght begin. winter hockey games. I shoot Secondly, after playing out- goals like a real hockey player, Finally, winter only comes West Side Of The I go in for some smoking hot Square, Minden chocolate. side for most of the day we warm up with a mug of hot cocoa. The (308) 832-1312 Third, I love Christmas so Ring In The much that I always go overboard mug of hot cocoa warms me with the decorations. When I up like a bear. The chocolate hang up the lights my dad always gives it a brown color and taste. turns them on while I’m on top of I drop marshmallows on top to With Drink Specials And Party Favors the ladder. He scares me to death. make it sweet, and I pour milk And Much More When my family comes over I in it to cool down the steaming hot cocoa. Closed Christmas Eve & Christmas Day bake a batch of cookies so we can And New Year’s Day decorate them. We decorate the Finally, we sit around the Christmas tree and celebrate Grill Is Open From 5 ~ 9 With cookies with sprinkles and frost- “The Self-Proclaimed” Best Burgers In Town! ing. I always sneak a pinch of our traditions. The Christmas sprinkles from my dad’s cookies. tree takes a lot of decorating. BREAKAWAY I destroy the beautiful wrapping My favorite decorations are the 305 N. Minden, Minden on the presents. It looks like a snowmen. Later on we visit with monster has destroyed a city the family. We talk for a million when I get done. hours. To wrap our time together, Every year I enjoy playing we open thousands of presents games with my friend’s and fam- with the entire family. Lastly, Friends and Family ily, but games during the winter summer may provide me a pool wrap my year in a bundle of joy. to swim in; however, winter Starting the season off with a gives me different activities to snowballÀ ght, standing upon my do with my family during the snow board high above every- cold months. Playing in the snow one, and celebrating Christmas drinking hot cocoa, and sitting reminds me of all the good times by the Christmas tree provides I had with my family. my family and I with millions of winter fun memories. Remember To Keep Christ In Christmas!

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Jones Middle School my winter memories. rounded by family and friends it will snow enough to have a in a blizzard and all I could see to an icy pole. I soon found out Fifth Grade Although, I enjoy all of the over the winter break. snow day. Everyone needs a was white snow blowing around that my tongue was stuck to the Karen Space, teacher fabulous seasons, winter ranks I love summer, spring, and break away from school once everywhere. I felt it stinging my pole. I will never do that again! It’s snowing so hard I can’t at the top of the glacier. Giant fall, but winter makes me jolli- in awhile. À ngers and all I could hear was Throughout the year seasons see my hand right in front of my snowmen are like plain men est of all. Traveling to visit my Lastly, I look forward to the wind rustling. Although I change; however, winter makes red cold face. The season winter freezing in the snow. Then we family, feasting on delicious Christmas every year. Kids get enjoy each season, winter is my me feel so excited. Just thinking provides activities everybody have huge wet stinging cold food, and enjoying a long break to go À rst when opening gifts. As favorite time of the year. I love of the snow falling, our family can enjoy. Family Á ying in, snowballÀ ghts, and after that we from school make winter a joy- soon as it is my turn, I rip them the Christmas tree, snow, and to traditions, and outdoor activities sweet smell of baked goods, and make trillions of snow angels. ful season. freezing cold snowy play greets All those activities ramp up open. Paper Á ies everywhere. spent time with family. makes me jump for joy. After presents are opened, we To begin, decorating the First, snow is the best part of me with joy all winter long. my winter fun until tomorrow. Winter Fun sit down to feast on a delicious Christmas tree happens to be the winter season. The snow pile First, loving family arrives By: Nicholas Fries Winter Season dinner. My grandma prepares my favorite parts of winter. The my dad built with his tractor was from Arizona. My grandma C.L. Jones Middle School By: Melissa Weston corn stuff, my favorite dish to lights twinkle like blue stars. about 10 feet tall. I speed down and grandpa sometimes my aunt Fifth Grade C.L. Jones Middle School eat. It’s always nice to sit around Furthermore we scatter red and the hill like a race car. Once I comes from Arizona. They don’t Nicole Schoone, teacher Fifth Grade and visit with family during the white candy canes on the tree that almost hurt my neck because I like the cold because it’s blazing A blanket of white covers the Karen Space, teacher holidays. This year we don’t have a sweet minty taste. Our was going so fast. I fell off my where they live. Every year my ground around me, and the snow The winter season À lls me have to travel because we are tree is topped with a beautiful sled and did a summersault down grandma comes and says I must crunches with each step I take. up with joy. I scream, “More already living here. Curt and snow angel. the hill. It was very scary. I like have grown four inches every- The year offers many seasons; please!” Eric will travel to Minden too. Also, every year I love play- to play outside even though it is day. I love having my family however, winter is the most won- I love playing during the win- All seasons are breathtak- ing in snow. I grin from ear to freezing cold. here for the holidays. derful time of the year. Playing ter season for oodles of reasons. ing however winter is the most ear on snow days. The ground is Third, along with snowy My whole family loves to on the snow piles, pigging out on Hard snow, squiggly sledding, thrilling. Decorating for the covered in a thick layer of snow. weather comes all the adventure. bake the biggest and tastiest all the food, and the excitement and fast snowball À ghts keep holidays, playing outside in the My dad uses his tractor to build Every time I go out in the snow, I dessert around for miles. We of Santa Claus throws my heart me active in the winter. snow, and celebrating Christmas an enormous snow pile for me to lie down on the ground and make make everything from chocolaty into a tizzy. To begin, cold snow freezes are my favorite activities to do play on. After he builds the snow snow angels. Then I usually hear cakes, to sweet pies, and frosted First, I always enjoy playing the winter season into me. The in the winter. mountain. I voyage to the top the sound of snowballs whizzing brownies. The chocolate cakes on snow piles. Last year the snow begins white at À rst then it with a sled in my hand. Then I past my ears. Snowball À ghting smell like white frosting. Then I snow pile made a humongous turns gray. The cold air outside Winter Fun torpedo down to the very bottom with my dad is super fun. We get the best job of all I get to taste dent in my dad’s garage door. feels like a lot of knives stabbing By: Jonas Hansen faster than a bullet. On the other each build a fort, so we can test every sweet dessert. The snow pile was so tall that I me. The fuzzy morning snow C.L. Jones Middle School side of the mountain I once built protect ourselves. He always Finally, my friends and I could use it as a ladder to climb covers our winter Á owers. Fifth Grade a fort to protect myself during wins. We also build a snow- go sledding on a hill of Mount on to the roof of our garage. The Next, sledding down a big Nicole Schoone, teacher snowball À ghts with my sisters. man together. First, you have Everest. Now for true winter À rst time I went down it, I felt mountain thrills me. During the “Jonas, get your coat on! My little sisters get mad when to start with a big ball. Then enjoyment a little fun time with like I was on a roller coaster, winter season I like to ride sleds It’s freezing!” The year offers I barrage them with snowballs. you roll a medium snowball. my friends I say as we begin a and I miraculously landed on down a hill as fast as I can go. many seasons, however winter They never stand a chance. Finally comes the small one. game of extreme sledding. At the my feet. Sledding over the bumps is the is one of my favorites. I enjoy Finally, my family always Now the fun begins as you add end of our street is a giant snow In addition, I love the deli- best part. When I Á ew in the decorating our Christmas tree, drives to Lincoln to celebrate buttons for the eyes, sticks for pile that we can use for a sledding cious feasts we share with my air one time, I almost broke my celebrating the Christmas holi- Christmas with my cousins and arms, and a pointy carrot for the hill. We shove each other into family. When we gather at my hand. That was not fun. day, and participating in winter grandma. We have a special nose and there you have it. The the snow covered grass. We can grandma’s house, she makes Finally, I can play snowball activities. tradition for giving gifts that snowman looks as jolly as my dive for the ball and do amazing tender turkey. I usually dip À ghts with my family outside. To begin, decorating the tree starts each year on Thanksgiv- dad and I. catches in the snow, mine in tangy ketchup. For the Sticky snow makes the best puts me in the holiday spirit. ing. Everyone writes down a Next, I enjoy spending the My friends and I enjoy play- feast, my mom makes delicious snowball. Mom and dad are Our broad, bushy tree seems wish list and we draw out of time with my family and carry- ing together all year; however, peanut butter brownies. These usually on my team and we to reach as high as a beanstalk. the hat. From Thanksgiving to ing out our family traditions. We winter provides me with fun. My brownies are a secret family always win. We can not throw Putting the lights on the tree is Christmas we spend time À nding love going to the Opera House family from Arizona comes in recipe. For our own pleasure, shiny ice balls, because someone a blast because it is like running the perfect gift for the person we to watch the Polar Express in and we all bake together. From we make scrumptious chocolate might get hurt. around on the merry-go-round. drew. Then on Christmas we our pajamas. We get to have cakes to pies and I also play with chip cookies. I like to lick the Other seasons offer lots of The clear lights are as bright as build a ginger bread house made hot cocoa and sometimes they my friends I snow all day every doughy spoon. playing to choose from: howev- the stars in the night sky. We of cinnamon graham crackers. hand out train whistles. Another day. I look forward to winter Furthermore, I like visiting er, winter provides bone cold fun. also trimmed our tree with red We stick the walls together with favorite family tradition is the season every year. Santa Claus. I love seeing his Dripping snow, sledding with my and green ornaments. Last year snowy white frosting. Then it’s huge Christmas treats. I always fuzzy white beard when we see Winter Fun friends, and cold snow ball À ghts our angel broke, so we put a big time to add red, blue, yellow, and make sure I have room on my him at the Opera House. His By: Sandra Arroyo À nish out my season. bow on top this year. green gumdrops covered with plate for my aunt’s cheesy green reaction is always interesting C.L. Jones Middle School In addition, Christmas is sugar to the windows. Next, beans and my grandpa Bob’s when I tell him what I want for Fifth Grade my favorite winter holiday to candy canes are used to decorate smoked meat. Winter Fun Christmas. Santa spoils me, so Karen Space, teacher celebrate. Over the holidays I the sidewalk leading up to the Winter maybe a chilly season, By: Charlie Fobie I must be a pretty good kid. Billions of snowballs fly enjoy getting together to spend scrumptious house. Then we but it warms my heart like a cup C.L. Jones Middle School Although I enjoy many through the air headed towards time with my family. The kids’ unwrap the beautiful presents of hot cocoa. The snowy weath- Fifth Grade seasons, winter is my favorite. me. I love different seasons: love listening to the hilarious around the sparkling tree. We er, family traditions, and outdoor Nicole Schoone, teacher I am a jolly happy soul when however, winter makes me feel jokes my grandma and the rest take turns unwrapping our gifts activities make my cheeks red as Winter may be a cold and I embark on snow pile adven- jolly inside. Building snowmen, of the adults tell us. Another so we can share what we received cherries just thinking about this blustery time of the year, but it tures, feast on delicious foods, enormous snowball À ghts, and detail that I love is the smell and say thank you. My smile cold season. warms my heart like a cup of and celebrate the holidays with tripping over dug out snow an- and taste of food. Sometimes shines brightly since I usually gels adds to my winter fun. hot chocolate. The year offers Santa Claus. get everything I want. many seasons; however, winter we eat cheesy potatoes and To begin, our winter fun, we tangy meatballs. My mouth The year offers many sea- is the most exciting time of the Winter Fun built trillions and billions of waters just thinking about our sons; however, I especially like year. The winter days are full of By: Riley Favinger snowmen all over my family’s Christmas meals. My favorite celebrating winter. I always family travel, a long break from C.L. Jones Middle School yard. When my siblings and I part of Christmas is deÀ nitely the look forward to putting up the school, and yummy food. Fifth Grade go outside in the freezing cold, presents. The Christmas tree is Christmas tree, playing in the My family enjoys traveling Nicole Schoone, teacher glittering white snow we start to always surrounded by presents. snow, and spending time with in the winter. We are always on The winter weather is numb- build humongous snowmen. We I love surprises. The gifts are my cousins. the move, going to basketball ing. I get chills just thinking gather huge chunks of cold snow neatly wrapped up so you can’t games and family get-togethers. about it. Ice cycles practically and put them on each other. Last, see what’s inside, you can only Winter Season We celebrate the end of winter grow on your face. If you forget we take tiny bits of rocks and we imagine. I can’t wait to open By: Paige Jorgensen by going to Lincoln for state to wear gloves, your hands will make eyes that are really funny. them this year! C.L. Jones Middle School basketball games. Then we go be as frozen as ice. Winter is a Finally, the sun peers through the Finally, I love playing outside Fifth Grade to the snow covered mountains terriÀ c season and I can’t imag- clouds and the snowmen start to in the snow. While my dad of Colorado for a fun weekend ine life without it. In the winter, fade away. scoops up snow with a tractor, of snowboarding with the FCA we decorate, enjoy the freezing Next, I sneak behind snow- I add to his massive mound by group. cold weather, and celebrate men when my sisters and broth- shoveling. Then every year, I Binder’s Winter also brings the deli- Christmas. ers are trying to throw frozen make sure I follow through on cious meals served around the To start, my entire family Barber Shop snowballs at me. First, I hide my sliding on ice tradition. I holidays that bring the family helps decorate for the holidays. from my brothers and sisters, always À nd the slickest spot together. Just the thought of We decorate the tree with orna- Will Be Closing At Noon On Dec. 24 then they look around for me and speed across like a penguin. my family’s scrumptious food ments galore. Colored lights once they look at me I smile like Going down snow piles is also Closed Dec. 25, 31 and Jan. 1 makes my mouth water. I can’t surround the artificial tree. I didn’t hide form them. Then thrilling. I lie down on a snow- get enough of the tender, juicy Sparkling white tinsel wraps Christmas Cookies they start running with tons and board and zip down hills faster steaks that almost blast you out around our glorious tree. Our Thursday, Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec. 24 thousands of snowballs, and we than a race car. of your chair when the heavenly masterpiece is topped with a Open Regular Hours Jan. 3 have a cool and fun snowball Although I enjoy many sea- scent reaches your nose. I crave majestic angel. My grandma À ght. We start building more sons, winter brings back special the creamy dips that smell like a loves to scatter holiday knick- and more snowballs. We make memories. Celebrating the vegetable garden, The Christmas knacks throughout the house. them by grabbing tiny bits of Christmas holiday, decorating kabobs make your eyes bulge My dad and I climb tall ladders snow and rolling them up little by the tree, and playing in snow out of their sockets. Seasoned to hang multicolored Christmas little until it’s a snowball. Last, makes me grin from ear to ear ham, cooked carrots, and color- lights around the outside of the Merry Christmas And we eat snow from the ground. just thinking about them. We just grab a cup, put snow ful peppers are poked on to this house. in it, and we enjoy our fantastic stick of delight. Additionally, the winter Happy Holidays snow meal. Over the long school break, Finally, snow angels fulÀ ll my I have as much fun as I possibly From All Of Us At winter season with happiness. I can. My friends and I hang out count to ten and we all start to fall all the time, like 24-7. The snow on the super sparkly snow. While wars we have are thrilling. We RHYNALDS laying in the snow, my brother also build snow forts and throw AUCTION & REALTY, LLC shouts outs, “It’s cold, it’s cold!” snowballs like there’s no tomor- I say, “Then let us Á ap our bless- row. Last but not least, I spend We hope each day of ing wings.” We just move our much of my time playing with all arms, arm to arm and legs, leg to of my new Christmas presents. the holiday season is leg. Last, I really hate it when I can hardly wait until I wake snow gets in our clothes while up Christmas morning and À nd À lled with good times,

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