American Home Week Third Grade Poster & Essay Contest, 2008
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Overall Prize Winners at Helen Haller School:
Grand Prize Winner - Helena A. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
My home means a lot to me! First of all, my favorite place being is my bedroom because it’s where I’m comfortable being, and a place I can get away from my sister or anyone else. Second of all, I like my bed because it is where I sleep in peace and dream at night. Third, my living room is also where I sleep and dream sometimes because it always toasty warm and comfortable. Next, my house is strong so it keeps me and my family from stormy weather so we don’t get sick or hurt. Then, my house has doors and windows so no sneeky animals come into my house and make a mess that my Mom and me have to clean up. Finally, my house also has locks on the windows and doors so no intruders steal anything like money or jewelry.
First Prize Winner - Ayden D. (Mrs. Moore's class)
My family is kind and very loving to me. My Dad and I always tot o work except when I’m at school. Well, anyway, we go to work to do drywall. We are always together, like one time we were together I made a cannon that shot pinecones, and it would shoot rocks too. My Mom is really nice and loving, too, but I don’t go to work with her. But I do help her in the garden. The flowers I grow I give to my teacher. Another thing I like about my family is my Chihuahua. We call her SuperMutt because she’s a super puppy and she’s a mutt. She is also cute and very playful. Like one time when I was up in the hills when I fell in a pothole and sprained my ankle, so she took off and got help.
First Prize Winner - Dillon L. (Mrs. Riggs' class)
My home is a paradise in heaven. This is a reason why my home is so special to my family and me. Our house is a part of my family’s heart. My home will be in a family picture forever. My home is a place where memories are found and where my family can spend some quality time together. My house is by an elk field and every morning I see two male elk butting their heads together. This is a reason why my home is like a paradise in heave: In summer each day there are about 20 or 30 birds flying above our house like a swarm of bees making funny shapes. My home is a fantastic place to be with my family.
First Prize Winner - Dusty W. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
I like my home for two reasons. First my family is important. For example My Mom and Dad keep me safe. Also my little sister that helps me at times. And my pets. If anything hapind to them I would be sad. And my second reason is dinner. My mom and Dad are graet cooks, and they make great and healthy food. Also my Mom buys strong plates for messy food. All and all my home is great.
Second Prize Winner - Olivia B. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
I like my home for two reasons. First of all I like my family room because I always get to have my family in that room. On Sunday we make banana sundaes and play twister with my cousin. On Saturday we get to watch Lajoo Bee and Alvin and the Chipmunks once a month. On Friday me and my Mom get out sleeping bags and tell scary stories. And my second favorite room is the computer room. Fist of all I get to type and play games and math world 1 through 10. All in all I love my home very very much. It really means a lot to me.
Second Prize Winner - Marc G. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
My home means a lot to me: Safety, to have shelter, locks on the door, and, to be safe. My bed is a special place, my comfortable bed so I can sleep in a white home. I love my home and it loves me too. family. My family is everything. My family provides fun activities. They are good activities. My family is nice. I love my family. The end
Third Prize Winner - Michael B. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
My home means everything to me. My home is the best home you can find. First, I would like to spend more time with family. My family is great. I love my family. My family is everything. My family provides fun activities. They are good activities. My family is nice. I love my family. The end.
Third Prize Winner - Alexandria P. (Mrs. Moore's class)
My Home means a lot to me for tow reasons. First reason is my family. We have fun eating dinner together. We also enjoy watching movies together like “Alvin and the Chipmunks”. The next reason is my safety. I am kept safe with the bolt lock when my parents forget to lock the door they remember to bolt the lock, so when someone tries to get in, they can’t get in. Also my parents protect me, for example, let’s say I had something that we were going to buy and someone tried to take it from me. My Mom and Dad would take it back, and we would get away from that person.
Third Prize Winner - Mercedes W. (Mrs. Hallinan's class)
My home means the world to me, so I’m gang to tell you some things I do around my home. One thing around my home I do is have family time. One family thing is going for bike rides or walks together. We also eat dinner together. Right after all of my sisters and I are done doing our homework we start having fun. A fun thing we do that we all love is playing on the trampoline. One game that we play on the trampoline is crack the egg. A game that my sisters and I made up on the trampoline is cheerleading. An indoor game that we play is the Wii. Our favorite games on the Wii is boxing and baseball.
Third Prize Winner - Sydney B. (Mrs. Moore's class)
My home is the best place for me. When I wake up in the morning my dog Nemo comes and licks me on the face. He tells me “hi”, and tells me it’s time for breakfast. When I walk through the hall I smell a scent of egg and pancakes. Yum, my favorite! When I take bite of eggs, mmm…tastes like fresh chicken eggs from the coop. I’m so glad Neo wakes me up for breakfast. Also I think it’s great when I come home to a loving family that loves me and cares for me. That’s why I love my home.
Third Prize Winner - Hannah B. (Mrs. Moore's class)
my home has the most love. In my home I have a cool family. Every morning I see smiles on their faces. Every morning when I go off to school my Dad Gary gives me a big warm hug, and it’s nice! We also have a PS2. There’s only 1 so we have to share. I love when we get along. We take turns, it is cool! We also play board games together. I’m lucky to have a home.
Third Prize Winner - Taylene E. (Mrs. Moore's class)
My home is very, very special to me! My first detail is everyone comes home and I see great and happy faces on my family. But my Mom has work and when she gets off work and is home she has a nice and glad face on too! When I see my brother and my Dad, it makes me even gladder to be home! But my older sister is not there, she moved away. But when I see her and she liebcomes over to my house, she’s got a smile! And it makes me feel lucky to have a family like mine! My last and final reason is I do my part to help around the house by helping my Mom clean. I try to make my bed every day, and I also clean up after myself. I pick up my garbage too. That’s what I do to help around the house. And that’s what my home means to me!
Third Prize Winner - Stephanie G. (Mrs. Moore's class)
What does my home mean to me? It means waking up in my warm bed and looking out my window at the snow on the mountains and going to cuddle with Daddy on the couch, and playing with my dog Daisy. I love my home because my family does things together, like when my Grandma and other relatives cove over to eat and visit with us. When I go to be at night I think about how lucky I am to have a happy family and a great house to live in. We put up a pool in the summer time, and my brother and I swing or our swing set. I help my Mom plant flowers in the garden. They are so pretty and they smell so good. It’s special. That’s what my home means to me.
Third Prize Winner - Ryan K. (Mrs. Moore's class)
This is my dream home in the woods with trees that have falling orange red leaves and butterflies swooping through the sky, red and yellow ones just sitting on the flowers. The grass is very light green and the sidewalk has crystal rocks on the sidewalk. The trees are nice and tall and squirrels roaming around the trees trying to find acorns and crack them open and the shells just land on the roof, and that is my dream home.
Third Prize Winner - Ryan M. (Mrs. Moore's class)
This is what I do to make my home clean. I do chores every day after school. And everybody pitches in and helps. And my Mom and Dad are always there when I need them. They were there when I fell and got a bruise and a cut on my arm. My Mom and Dad came home immediately and put special stuff on it. They made me feel so good. That’s why I love my home!
Third Prize Winner - Matthew S. (Mrs. Riggs' class)
I like my house. I like my house because that’s where I have traditions, like Christmas and Easter. Every year some of my family comes to eat breakfast. Then we spend time together like playing outside. I think all my family comes to our house because we have lots of space, I like having company over. My house is special because if I didn’t have my house somebody might rob us. When we have a house, they won’t rob us because the doors are locked.
Third Prize Winner - Kendrick G. (Mrs. Wall's class)
My beautiful house is very important to me. When I get to my house, I’m glad to be there Even though it’s tiny, I still admire it. It’s a very wonderful place to sleep. The tiny house isn’t shiny but I don’t pay attention. My house is very beautiful to
Third Prize Winner - Kaylee G. (Mrs. Wall's class)
I live in a very special home. Although it’s only one story, I’m ok with that. My Dad and I are going to remodel the house. We will make the kitchen bigger, fix the bedrooms and make a shower in the laundry room. I love my back yard because you can play all kinds of sports. I especially like Sundays at my house because it makes it feel cozy.
Third Prize Winner - Hilary H. (Mrs. Wall's class)
My home is very special to me. My family got a swing set from our old buds a long time ago. My Dad builds things like the stools in my kitchen, our green house and the fence around my garden. He even built a mini-two story house onto the swingset I was talking about. In the summer my family likes to hang out in the garden. I have a room in my house called the computer room. It is called that because there is a computer in there. And that is where I type. I love my wonderful home!
Third Prize Winner - Linda R. (Mrs. Wall's class)
My house is extra important to me. I can cuddle up in my bed safe and sound, plus I can bounce on my bed when I am home. I get homemade dinner cooked by my very own mother. I can also spend time being lazy watching TV on my flat screen enjoying everything. No you see why my house is extra incredibly important to me.
