Haley's Story

The First Day

Today was my first day teaching at Torch school in Winnipeg Manitoba, I was very excited and very nervous. On my way to my first day of teaching I had to stop at the store, I forgot to bring a lunch! At the store there were many different food choices. I decided on tacos, I payed for my items and continued my route to school.

When I arrived to Torch school I made my way to my classroom where very impatient children sat or ran around. I placed my coat on my newly bought coat rack and said " attention class please take your seats." They didn't listen so I was shouting a little bit and they still did not listen. It was complete chaos! I finally got them to sit down and listen" hello class my name is Miss. Traps, today we are learning about the alphabet!" "I hate the alphabet!" a child yelled. " my mom taut me this already!" another child yelled. Everyone started yelling, my first day of teaching was a catastrophe. I have children crying, screaming, talking, some were even jumping off of tables and catching each other! I had no control at all over the students I just broke down and cried! When I thought this couldn't get any worse the principal walked in wearing a cape, he said "Miss Traps control you class!" Im trying they just won't listen to me!" I said, the principal left and I was just done by now! As I sat and cried the children quieted down. I slowly looked up and there they sat patiently. I stood up and said "ok let's try some writing." some sighed but still sat patiently. "Ok I will hand out paper and I want you to try writing two sentences about what you want this year to be. It could be good, happy, or really anything you want." The children started writing and I started thinking this could be ok, they might actually like me. The lunch bell went and the students darted out of the classroom, I picked up the papers and headed to lunch.

Walking down the hallways I found out that not just my students we're misbehaving. Children were pushing and screaming it was hard but I made it to the "Torch School" staff room. In the staff room teachers sat and ate I new most of them already I walked up to Miss Barret otherwise known as Stacy. "Hello Stacy how is your first day going?" I asked " Fine Jessie (my first name) yours?" Stacy asked "If started out bad but turned out good!" I replied "that's good!" Stacy said. I walk away to the toaster to toast my taco they taste better that way! 

I enjoyed my lunch with Miss Barret then I returned to my classroom, there the children screamed and threw paper airplanes. I tried to calm them down but it wasn't working then all of a sudden my classroom neighbour Mr. Steven said " Jessie why is there a child drawing on my door!" "What oh my gosh I'm so sorry!" I ran outside the door and there sat Jake one of my students drawing on THE DOOR! " JAKE OFFICE NOW!" I said I went inside and had a talk with the kids. "Ok you guys it's my first day. It's my first time teaching. Look, growing up I was crazy like you I drove teachers crazy, now I realize it's not nice to do. You guys don't know how much work I put into these lessons and this classroom decor, I just want some respect!" They all stopped. Ok then let's continue this mornings work. They worked fine and some actually said sorry. I continued the day and it was fine.

The months went on and it was good, all the students were passing and have a great time in class. I have had so much fun working with these students! Something that I thought was going to be horrible turned out to be great! 

Sadie's Story

"Can I keep him mom? Please?" Maya Roth asked her mother.

"Maya it's a stray cat, and you found it in the back lane!"
Maya squeezed the cat in her arms, and put a pouty look on her round face.

"Where is it going to sleep?"
The short child pondered for a minute."He can share a room with me!"

Maya squealed excitedly.
"How are you going to teach him to stay there, and to not go into my room?"

Her mother asked, silently hoping that her daughter wouldn't have an answer and she could get rid of the stray.

"I can teach him! Every time he learns to do something or not to do something I can give him a treat! That will make him learn! And when he does something bad, I'll squirt water at him with a spray bottle!

As maya was trying to reason with her mom, the cat jumped out of Maya's arms and ran to the kitchen.

"get it out of my kitchen now!" Maya bolted to the kitchen, like a horse trying to win a race. She heard a clashing sound, like someone just dropped glass on the ground. Her feet slipped and scraped on the floors tiles. As she ran in the kitchen, she couldn't see the cat. But she immediately noticed the table cloth on the floor, torn to shreds. She looked all around. There where broken plates and glasses scattered across the room. She tiptoed her way around the room, trying to not step in the shards of broken glass. She heard a faint sound, coming from the stove. Maya was shocked at what she saw.

There was the cat, sitting there unharmed, gnawing on a piece of the table cloth. She started to make her way to him and when she got close enough to reach him, she stuck of her arms and he jumped in to them. As he jumped, a pan fell from the stove and landed with a loud. Carefully, trying not to step in the glass or drop the cat, she got out of the kitchen and saw her mother quickly making her way to her daughter. "Are you alright? I heard a loud crash!"
" I'm okay, but the kitchen is a mess!" Maya's mother rushed to her kitchen. She gasped at the sight before her.

"So you risked getting glass in you feet, and possibly your head for a cat!?" Her mother exclaimed, still in a shocked state of mind at the sight of her kitchen.

"Yes I did! That proves how much I love him and it proves how much I want to keep him!"

"Get that cat out of my sight! Now!"
With her shoulder slumped, and a frown on her face, maya slowly trudged up to her room, with the cat still in her arms.

Then, just at that moment, an idea popped into Maya's mind. One that she knew would work. It just had to. A smile blossomed on her face, as she ran up the stairs, her light brown hair whipping behind her. She put on her best cutie face, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"Daddy!" 

Waabi's Story

Once upon a time boy named Wilfred the 2nd was in the magical world of venhula.

His dad, the great King Wilfred the first said that on his birthday he had to slay the

The evil dragon scalery. Wilfred the boy had no idea what dragons were because

He was very young at the time. Wilfred the king said "Today my son we are gonna

Train for your fight when your older. Then Wilfred the boy said "ok dad I want to be

Strong! "Haha" chuckled the dad you are gonna have to do a lot of training my young

Boy. They two guys went to go get peaches and toast at the dining hall, "dad can I have

Some toast? Yes said Wilfred the first add some butter to' "ok dad" the boy spread on

The butter and took a bite out of the toast " mmm yummy" after the snack they went 

To do training at the training hall "oh these weights are heavy!"said Wilfred After a couple weeks the guys became strong!" let's go on a journey my son ok?" Ok said Wilfred I feel like confident! So the guys wentoutside of there castle and ventured through the land" dad look at these fire burns from the dragon! "Yes my boy I can see!

"Hey look dad it's a cave omg it's a dragon cave!"oh my goodness lets get outta here!

They ventured back to there castle and stayed protected from the dragon.

One year later...Hey dad can we go fight the dragon now please it's my birthday I'm turning 14!"No My son We'll.....Ok I guess Let's defeat that dragon!"Yay said the young 

Boy! so they ventured down the chasm and went to the cave...all of a sudden!

Muhaha I will defeat you Mortals! Fhoom went the fire! Ahhh said the dad"save me son!

Oh no said the boy! Arghh I will get you dragon! Woah said the boy he pushed his dad to the side.I Will defeat you! Said Wilfred. Wilfred to a slice to the dragons neck!

The dragon quickly dodged The attack! He took a another slice. Ripp! The dragon has

Been defeated! The Boy grabbed the treasure that was hidden.The boy looked at his father"Noo dad come back! The king had died....One year later daddy Look I made a

Sand castle! Ok Said Wilfred the father also the new son king!!! The village was saved

And He mad and had a new life.  The End. 

Written by Waabi 

Jilliany's Story

                                             "Sarah's fabulous life!!" 

Once Upon a time, there was a girl named Sarah lived in a Farm. Sarah is really happy about her life because she has her mom named Erica and a Dad named Jacob. In her Dad and Mom's farm they have 5 horses. 2 white horses, 3 brown.

Sarah's has a favourite horse and its a girl with white horse. She named her Lacy. Sarah loves Lacy a lot. She will always rides on Lacy back and they will go for a run. Lacy is then fastest horse and the sweetest horse too in all the horses that live in the farm. Every time Sarah has a apple with her she will always share some for Lacy. Then one day her Dad came back from work and had something with him. It was a tree seed. The he's dad planted it. They didn't know what it was because her Dad just found on the road outside the farm? He's dad knows it a tree seed is because it looked like one. When Sarah's Dad told her Sarah was so excited. She hoped that it was a peach tree. Because she she loves peach a lot. After a week the plant that her Dad have planted grew. Then one day the tree grew a tiny fruit but they still don't know what the fruit is. But her dad said in his mind  "this tree looks familiar to me".One day Sarah's playmate went to her house to play catch with her. Then after an hour Sarah and her playmate named jack was so sweaty. Jack said this day is hotter than last week.Lets go inside and get a drink of water, and we should also changed our clothes Sarah Suggested. Good thing I bought an extra shirt here so when I get sweaty I can just change my shirt said Jack.

Aman's Story

PARTY TROUBLE 

It was 8:00am in Canada. There was a 14 year old girl named Peach. She loves drawing and loves animals, but she's half of a trouble maker. " Peach wake up," said her mother. Hope Collon is her mothers name. She teaches 5 year olds at Mill Elementary. After Peach was done brushing her teeth, she ran down stairs and ate her breakfast. When her mother walked in, she started talking about her job. Peach was so broad until her mother said, she won't be here this Saturday, so that means Peach is going to be home alone for one day. " So you won't be here," said Peach with an evil smile. Her mother shock her head yes and left. Peach just remembered that Saturday is tomorrow. Peach had a really evil plan.  She grabbed the phone and an batch of cookies,she was going to phone her friend about her little evil plan while she's eating." Becky Guess what, my mom won't be here for one day, I'm going to throw an awesome party, want to come," said Peach hoping her mother won't find out. " Sure I would love to come," said Becky. When she was talking on the phone, she heard footsteps, she closed the phone without even saying bye. She saw her mother but all she was going downstairs to do the laundry. After her mother left, Peach started to flip to her phonebook to see who else she should call. After flipping a few pages, she found her best.. best friend Maya, but there's no chances to call her because they have been apart from each other for two years. After hours past it was Saturday, Peach couldn't wait to start the party. After her mother kissed her on the head and said bye, Peach rushed to the kitchen and stared to get the food ready. She grabbed something sharp out of the drawer and started chopping the chicken. Peach was really busy chopping, then all of the sudden she heard the door bell ring she knew it was the guest. She couldn't believe that they came thirty minutes early, I guess they really want to party. She put away away the knife and ran to the door. Before she was going to open the door she was wishing that her mom won't find out. She opened the door, and every body just rushed in. After everybody came in and started to dance to the music, peach was going to start to chop the chicken again, while she was chopping she was also moving her head to look for Becky. She was done chopping and throw the knife in the sink and walked into the living room. She placed the chicken on the table and saw Becky talking to her crush, " I hope she doesn't mess up," said Peach whispering to her self. After like ten seconds passed this random kid asked to veggie ranch. I was thinking who he was, is he in our school? I stared at him just to recognize who he is, but I just gave up and went to the kitchen to grab the veggie ranch. I opened the the fridge and grabbed the ranch. I heard this old sound coming from the living room, I ran to check it out, everybody was going crazy, I had no idea what to do. " stop it, stop you guys are breaking everything," said peach looking worried. Nobody heard me. " hey girl look up', said a voice from behind me. When I looked up I saw this vase coming to me. I better catch this vase cause its really expensive. The vase was coming closer, I jumped into the air and caught it. I put the vase in the kitchen so nobody could break it. This is the biggest catastrophe I ever seen. Tears stared to come out of my eyes. I wish I never stared this party in the first place.  There were spectators in the back round, why will they just stand there and watch. After like a few seconds passed I heard the door opening, I think it's my mom. I don't know why the half of me is happy and worried. When mom opened the door she stared to call my name, I have a feeling she's going to ground me. I walked over to her, and she looked so mad. " where is all the noise coming from," said my mother. I never seen her this mad. I had to tell,         Anyway she's going to find out. " I throw a big party that went out really bad." Her face was turning out red like a tomato. She rushed to the living room, and told everyone to get out. I can't believe she's yelling at my best friends. When everyone left it got really awkward with my mom. She told me to sit down at the couch, I have a feeling she's going to say a big long speech, and I was right. I was waiting until part she says I'm grounded. I was shocked she said I'm grounded for three weeks. Oh what ever I'm just glad that the party is over. I ran to my bedroom and closed my door. Any second now my mom will yell my name out, which she did. I think she saw the mess. I know I'll have to clean it up, I'll also be getting a baby sitter. At least the party is over.

What is shiver?

Shiver is a small group of sharks. At GWMS our students are called sharks and during shiver time we split our students into two small shiver groups: one group stays with their LA teacher while the other group goes with another LA teacher.  The two teachers focus on different LA skills and work with students to enrich and improve their curriculum knowledge.