4th+Grade+Personal+Narrative

=__**Students Writings**__=

I was in a baseball game and I was playing shortstop. The batter ripped a foul to the third baseline and at that point I knew the next ball was coming my way. I was right. Boom! The bat hit the baseball and it went so fast I could hardly see it. My left thumb was, well, in the wrong spot. It missed my glove and smashed my thumb. “Ahhhhhhhhh.” I fell right to the ground and the third baseman scooped it up and threw to the first baseman but the runner was clearly safe. The play stopped and all the coaches ran onto the field (including my dad). They got me some ice and I sat on the bench for a couple of innings, but no luck my thumb was still swollen as swollen can get. My dad took me home and we ate dinner. He then asked me if it felt was better but it still hurt. So we decided to go to the hospital and signed up for the doctor to look at it. We waited four hours and the doctors finally said “Caleb Epstein”. I never had been to a hospital so I was a little scared. They told me to stick my thumb under the x-ray so I did. At the end they told me to wait back out in the waiting room for another 20 minutes. After the dreadful 20 minutes, they called me into a small room. The doctors told me I sprained my thumb and gave me a cast. I had to put it on for 3 days. I left and it was around 10:00, I was very tired and went to bed. I hope I never sprain my thumb or anything else again. I had to wear a cast for three days, what a bummer. I did not like wearing the cast because I sprained my thumb on my left hand and I’m a lefty. I couldn’t play any sports or write anything. My right hand is not good at any of those things and I had to miss two practices but no baseball games thankfully. I had to wear my cast to sleep and put my cast in a way that is not very comfortable. On the last day of wearing it, I was very happy because I could go back to my regular routine. The next game I got a triple and threw someone out. I hope I don’t have to suffer spraining my thumb again.

Caleb Epstein

FOB AND ME When I got my turtle, I named it fob. When my mom got the tank for him, the tank broke and fob fell out. It broke because there was a leak and the water was pushing the glass and the water filter and the rocks pushed it down. Then my mom got another tank but that one also broke. Finally my mom got one that did not brake. I loved playing with Fob. Fob had a rock to play with. I put him on my hand. I also put him on the ground. I took fob out of the tank and played with it. I fed him. A couple of days later he died. He died because we could not feed him. We could of fed him but we did not because we did not pay attention. I was so sad that he died and that was my last pet. I learned to pay more attention and to feed my pet. Aaron Stein

When I saw the waiter carrying my dessert to me, I saw a chocolate and vanilla sundae with whipped cream and a big red cherry on top. The glass was very big and the spoon was silver. When I ate the sundae, it tasted so refreshing. The sundae was cold, tasty, and filling. I went right away to eat it! First, I ate the cherry and then started eating the whipped cream. With the rest of the whipped cream left over, I mixed it with the remaining part of the sundae. I never got to the bottom because I was so plump after I ate **//half//** of the sundae. My parents had to help me eat the sundae because it was so big! I ended up having a stomachache. But I still had a good time at Max and Brenner’s! By Ari Amar Florida By Charlie Gottlieb Florida is one of my favorite places to go to! I always go there during winter vacation, but we didn’t go last year! I was annoyed when we didn’t go. The reason I like going to Florida is because we go to my grandparent’s apartment in Miami. This year, we went to a hotel that I liked, and we got a time-share at another hotel! We still went to my grandparent’s apartment, but I still liked the other hotel. At my grandparent’s apartment, I like to go fishing. I’ve never caught a fish until this year! I was __ soooooooooooooooooooooo __ happy!!!! I was like, OH MY GOSH!!!! I caught a fish! I was about to go fishing with my grandfather and sister, but we had no bait, so we went to a place that sold it. It took a long time to get the bait because the person had to help people with boats. After we got the bait, we went back to the apartment and threw our lines into the water. I saw some fish and put my line near them, but none of them actually went for the bait. After a few sad attempts, I was getting a little annoyed. But then, I saw a fish away from the group and put my line over there. It grabbed the bait and I reeled it in. I was very happy when the fish was //still// on the line. My grandfather took a picture of the fish and me. I then told my dad and my brother about the fish, although right now I can’t remember what kind of fish it was. I loved going to Florida, and I can’t wait to come back, in my new time-share! Splash!! The wave trucked me over and washed me to shore. It was a beautiful day. My family and I were staying at the Rio De Mar hotel, in Puerto Rico. It was very big. It felt so good because at home it was freezing. At the resort there was swimming, basketball, and much more. The ocean was surprisingly warm. The waves were amazing. For a second I thought there would be a tsunami, considering how big the waves were. Thank god there wasn’t a tsunami. I like to go out far to the big waves. Whenever there was a big wave, I was terrified and excited at the same time. Either I tried to jump over the wave, or ride the wave, although I didn’t enjoy getting salt water in my eyes. It stings more than jellyfish. You ride a wave by putting you’re body away from the wave. Especially if you are really far out, you want to ride it. Riding a wave takes you in to shore. There are a lot of really nice pools at the hotel. The coolest is off limits!! I don’t know what it’s called, but it looks like it goes into the ocean. There’s a ledge where the water goes over, but it really goes into a sort of tank. The other pools there are a lot of chairs around, and believe me, if you want to get chairs you have to wake up early. I mean 5:00 in the morning early. The pools are also pretty warm. There is a great hot tub too that’s temperature is about 100 degrees. The best part about the pools is that they’re really relaxing. The good part about the Rio De Mar, is that it’s not very big so you can get around easily and you won’t get lost. In my estimation, the hotel is bigger than the resort. The hotel is so big it has a movie theatre. On the last day of every trip I take, I get a souvenir, something that I can remember from that place. This time I got a t-shirt that says Puerto Rico. Well if you’re looking for an exciting, enjoyable, relaxing family vacation that has sports and many other things, then this IS YOU’RE PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

** My 10th birthday party ** My 10th birthday party was at a gymnastics place called Kehlers Gym. When my party started, we went into a cube foam pit that was a few feet deep and had a rope ladder. After the foam pit, we did an obstacle course where we went up a foam triangle then slid down the triangle. Next we rolled down a foam ramp. Then we went on to a very bouncy trampoline [I fell on it one time.] Next we had to go onto an inflatable obstacle train which had air filled punching bags. We climbed under a rod, and slid down different things. I loved having my B-day party there and I hope to go there in the future. My favorite part at Kehlers Gym for my 10th B-day party was the trampoline. It was my favorite part because the trampoline was so bouncy. It was so bouncy that I tripped and fell on it. The trampoline was very long and the color of it was black. I loved going on the trampoline at my 10th B-day party. There were ups and downs at my B-day party, which were unfortunate. The first down happened was when only 4 people had arrived. It was that 3 people had forgotten their permission slips. The up side was that 2 of the parents brought them but one child wasn’t allowed in. Another down was 2 other girls forgot their permission slip. The up to that was that the parents brought them. Even though those ups and downs Even though those ups and downs happened, I hope they don’t happen again. Diana One time when I was eight, I played football on a college football field. It was excruciating. There was a really big field and there was a really blue sky so I had all the space to run. I loved throwing, catching and kicking and I got to do them on a one hundred yard football field!. I was so happy and it got better once I played.

The teams were my brother and I against my dad and mom in two hand touch. Although the field was one hundred yards, we played fifty yards. So my brother and I raced the whole field. It was fun but then we yelled let’s play and we got the ball first.

“Floosh, boom” the ball landed on the ground. I got it and ran down the field. I passed my mom, but I could not pass my dad. First down. My brother was quarterback and when he yelled “Hike” I ran down the field. My mom was waving her hands in front of my brother and yelling, “One mississippi, two mississippi.” I knew Aaron was in trouble but my dad would not let me out of his sight. I went right then left and got away. Aaron threw the ball and I caught it and ran into the end zone. Aaron and I yelled, “Touchdown!.”

My brother and I had to kickoff. Aaron kicked the ball and it went far, really far. Then we ran down the field trying to tag our dad who got the ball, but my mom knocked my brother down. It was up to me. I had to tag my dad and I did. First down. My dad was quarterback and I covered my mom. My mom yelled, “Throw it” and my dad did. My mom and dad yelled, “No!!!!!!!!” I caught the ball.

Running down field I tripped and I lost the ball and worst of all my dad got the ball and ran it into the end zone. My brother said it was okay.

Kickoff. My dad kicked the ball, and it went far and high. I went under the ball. “Boom” the ball hit me in the cheek. My parents went over and said, “Are you all right honey?” I said, “Yes”. My parents did not listen but then I picked up the ball and ran. My mom yelled. I ran down the field and in the end zone and my brother started cracking up.

After that I kicked off and it went far but Aaron ran down field and tagged my mom when she got the ball. My mom was QB and threw the ball to my dad and he caught the ball but Aaron tagged him. Then next play my mom threw the ball but I intercepted it and scored.

Then we had to end the game. It was so fun to play football on a college football field but it was even more fun because I played with my family. I won. I always have and I always will play football.

By Eli Block

Ice Cream Sundaes Eating ice cream sundaes are delicious. My favorite flavors in an ice cream sundae are coffee, chocolate chip cookie dough, and pumpkin. I like to mix the best combinations together. I can identify the colors of the flavors because when I see the waiter scoop the ice cream I memorize the colors. My favorite toppings are hot fudge, carmel, wet walnuts, and whip cream. The way I eat them is I like to gather a little bit of the toppings and a little bit of the ice cream. Warning if you eat ice cream very fast, then you might get a brain freeze. When I choose what I want for my sundae, sometimes it is hard because there are lots of flavors and toppings to choose from. Ice cream sundaes are always rich and creamy. The best part about sundaes is that you can eat them. By, Ethan Berger

I love to be creative all the time because being creative makes me feel very good. I’m always creative when I make hotels, towers, tree houses, and parking garages out of videotapes for my action figures. Also I build houses out of pillows, dumbbells, and anything else I can find. I even made a store called “Ladenhiem Gift Shop” in my playroom. Being creative is something I do best and it makes me very happy. One of the ways I like to be creative is my Ladenhiem Gift Shop in my playroom. I have FIVE employees. One of them made a website called ladenhiemgiftshop.webs.com (you should check it out) and it’s SO COOL!!! It has everything you would ever need to know about the shop. It has the time my store is open, it has the location of where the shop is, and it has an Application Employment Quiz if you want to be an employee. My store is very creative because it has so many things in it. Ladenhiem Gift Shop has all the kids’ accessories in the world!!! We have a sports section, a SpongeBob section, a clothes section, and a “Random accessorizes” section. In the sports section there are baseball gloves, football and soccer sweatbands, baseball bat key chains, and tennis and baseball erasers. In the SpongeBob section they’re SpongeBob calendars, 48 piece puzzles, sweatbands, cups, and Gary toys. (Gary is SpongeBob’s pet.) In the Clothes section there are gloves, belts, and scarves. In the “Random Accessories” section there are maracas, board games, sunglasses, necklaces, batman toys, coin holders, Purim gragers, Pokémon cups, tooth holders, erasers, perfume, yo-yos, wallets, watches, little paint sets, bouncy balls, Bookish Bookmarks (it’s a company that sells really nice bookmarks), and water bottles. Ladenheim Gift Shop is the best gift shop in the universe!!! It took a long time to get all the items that I have in my store! It all started when I already had my store and my employees but no inventory, so I went all around my house looking for things to put in my store. I found A LOT of things to put in, but I had to clean it all off so germs wouldn’t spread to other people. After a HUGE party at my house a lot of people bought things. We ended up with $20.03. Then I took the money and went to “Five Below” and bought some fancy things. Then I razed the prices and put them in the store. Ladenheim Gift Shop is one of the most important things in my LIFE!!!!!! EZRA LADENHEIM

Charlie and Me   Once upon a time, I wanted a dog. My little sister did too. We begged and begged and begged my dad (we knew he wanted one too) but he said it was too much responsibility. He said maybe at some points. I know he’d love a dog also. One day he called us all and told us he had a surprise. He said, “We’re looking at dogs on Monday!" We jumped up and screamed, “Thank you, thank you!” Now all we have to do is pick a name. We looked up some names on the computer, but we didn’t like any. We got caught in between Bushky (inside joke) or Charlie. Somehow we chose Charlie.   We went and got Charlie in New Jersey. Four little puppy Labradors were jumping up and down inside a fence. The fence had toys, bowls, and a little playground. There were two black puppies both girls, and two yellow puppies one girl, one boy. The woman came to greet us. She let the dogs out, and they came flying! I rubbed them behind the ears. To the dog we were looking at, I kept rubbing him and saying “Hi buddy!! Hey boy!!” or “Who’s a good boy?” His tail was wagging like crazy! I knew right then and there it was destiny. We played with the dogs for a bit then we discussed what time we should pick him up and what are good toys for him, and that kind of stuff. The man said, “Why don’t you come tomorrow?” “That’d be great!” my dad said. So the next day dad went to pick him up, and when he came home, Charlie went berserk! We played and laughed and took pictures and had a lot of fun. I still love this dog. He’s been a life-changing animal. I love him with all my heart. When he goes, I’ll still will go on loving him like he was living. By, Gabriella Maze Disney World By: Hadassah T.T. I love going to Disney World! My favorite place I went to in Disney World was Disney Quest. Disney Quest is so much fun because you can make a virtual roller coaster and then ride it! When you come into a dark room, you sit down at a computer then you type in your ideas for a roller coaster. When you are done, the computer prints a piece of paper for you. You give the paper to a man who will then take you into a big tube with a screen! It is very cold. I was shivering! You sit down in a big chair and buckle yourself in. There is a big red button next to you so if anything goes wrong you can press it. After that the screen goes on and the tube starts to move like you are on a real roller coaster! It is so exciting! You can also make lots of other stuff. The more you do the more memories you keep. I hope I can go back to Disney Quest in Disney World!

My roller coaster had lots of fun moves. I went with my dad when I made it and rode it. We made some jumps and we made it very fast. I didn’t want any flips and my dad didn’t care so we didn’t put any on. I’ve never been on a real big roller coaster so we didn’t make it to extreme. I was so scared of what it was going to be like, but I knew my dad was on my side. When the ride started I was shaking. When the tube started moving I realized that it wasn’t so bad. I will never forget how great I felt.

My Best Friend By: Hadassah T.T. My best friend Maya, I can always depend on. I’ve known Maya since kindergarten, and we also saw each other when we were even younger but never became friends. She always keeps her promises and secrets, which I look for in a friend. I sometimes get called Maya because we look so much alike from the back. I hope we will be friends forever!

Maya and I once went to the mall together and it was so much fun! I brought $10 and Maya brought her baby sitter. We saw a store that looked like it was for us. We went inside the store and it was all pink and white. We walked all over the store. Then we saw a texter! It was a pink one with the iCarly logo. It was so we could text to each other without a phone! We both really wanted it, but it was way too much money. So we left the store looking for something else. We saw a guy selling furry pets that moved around in your hand! We both wanted it and it was on sale. It was 2 for $16! So Maya and I both got a pink one, but when we got home we opened it and it had an invisible string! It was such a rip off! We were pretty mad, but we will never forget it. I’m proud to be different. Hi my name is Hannah and I’m proud to be different. I’m different because I was two pounds when I was a baby. Some people say that I don’t deserve to be alive, but I know that it’s not true. Now I’m ten years old but I’m not big but I’m not small. I take a shot every night to help me grow. I was born first, before my twin brother Zev. I’m a minute older then Zev. My mom and dad were very worried, but I came out fine. Also I came out sleeping and Zev came out crying. I guess I was the calm one. Also when my mom and dad had to go to the hospital there was a huge blizzard outside and my dad couldn’t get his car out of the snow so instead my dad had to push my mom on a sled to the hospital. But that didn’t cause me being different. I don’t care what anyone says. Everyone says that they understand me but they really don’t because this kind of situation had never happened to them. That’s why I’m proud to be different!

Swinging can be dangerous. I was four years old and my mom and I went to the park. I wanted to go on the swing, so my mom placed me gently on the swing. I asked to go higher and I did. I felt brave and scared to go higher. I also felt free! Then when I went really high I fell off the swing and broke my nose. I fell on my face. I felt that I shouldn’t have asked to go higher. I was worried because I might have gotten hurt, and of course angry. I went to the hospital, and they made my nose feel a lot better. Now I know to hold on better when I swing high.

Last summer I went to Julian Krintsky Summer Camp. In the beginning of the day you get to pick what you want to do. I picked basketball everyday and won the basketball award in week 3. The main reason I won the basketball award was because one time when the period was about to end the coach blew the whistle and at the last second I scored the game winning three point shot.The blood was racing through my vaines. It was awesome! It was the most exciting basketball moment I’d ever experienced in my entire life!
 * // THE FIRST TIME I TOUCHED THE SNOW //**
 * // The first time I went into the snow was when I was 6 months old. My mom and dad got me all dressed up to go outside. I had lots of layers on. When they were done dressing me, my dad picked me up and carried me out the door and gently placed me on the snow. I was really nervous and my dad saw that I was nervous because of how my face had looked. Instead of staying on top of the snow I sank right in the snow because I was really light and the snow was really deep. My dad had to scoop me up out of the snow. Then I started crying. Then my dad ran inside my house and yelled” Hannah sunk in the snow but she’s all right now!” Then everyone started clapping. “Hurray for Hannah!” Zev said. Then I stopped crying and stared at my dad. I was smiling and my dad smiled back at me. Then it was time for me to go to bed so I did and I had a very nice sleep. //**
 * // By: Hannah Cotler //**

If you were messing around he would give you one of four things no.1 the claw, no.2 welcome to the NFL, no.3 the H and J smack or the worst of all the Doctor pump. The Doctor Pump is when he throws you to the ground and pushes really hard on your chest. The reason I got the claw was because I was talking to Luke. Luke was one of my best friends at camp and because of my urge to talk to him I got the claw, welcome to the NFL, the H and J smack,and the doctor pump. It made me a little nervous and embaressed because I almost got KO’d. It hurts a lot!!!!!!!!!!!! Although camp was rough I look forward to going there next year.

Jacob Felger! BIGS2 I really like my new wii game called Bigs2. It is a baseball game. I am usually good at pitching and I usually make a lot of strikeouts. The only thing I am not good at is fielding and I want to get better. One of my favorite parts of Bigs2 is pitching. To pitch you have to use the extension controller to aim the pitch and the cross to select the pitch. Then move the wii remote to throw. If you move the wii remote at the right time, it pitches really fast. In this game I played the Yankees. The first inning was a one, two, three inning for both teams. The next inning I wasn’t pitching so well so they got a one out double. Then they hit a fly ball to the outfield and I caught it. I tried throwing it to second really hard but not on time. Then the other team got a single and the guy on second scored. Next I got another strikeout and it was my turn to bat. First I got a strikeout. Then I got a hit! It was a single. Then I got a double and the guy on first scored. I tried to steal but he caught me and the next guy got out. The next inning they unlocked big slam and got a grand slam and I didn’t get any runs. They were winning 5-1. I thought I was going to lose because the game was only five innings. The next inning they scored another two runs. When I batted this inning, I was really good. I got two men on base and hit a grand slam by unlocking big slam. Then I got a man on second and got a double so the guy who was on second scored and wounded the catcher. My strategy is that once the catcher gets wounded, I start stealing bases because the catcher can’t throw as fast. I ended up scoring one more run that inning so the score was 7-7. The next inning they got two men on base then hit a no doubt homerun. I made a bunch of legendary catches so I unlocked big blast pretty quickly. They did duel engaged pitching mode, which makes them pitch really fast, and I wasted the whole big blast. Then I got two outs and the game was over. I lost 10-7. BOO-HOO! JACOB PARISH

My Uncle got married in Carmel, California, so I got to go on a trip! The wedding was outside, and my cousin Jane, another girl, and I were the flower girls. We walked down the isle dropping white flower petals. We wore a white dress with a green ribbon around the waist. My brother, and another boy were the ring bearers. They carried the rings down to my Uncle Jeffy and Aunt Melissa. They both said, “//I do,//” and kissed. My Uncle stomped on a glass because Jewish men are supposed to do that when they get married. Even though my Aunt Melissa is not Jewish, my Uncle still stomped on the glass. Later on the party started. There was dancing, eating, and other things. There were so many types of food. A lot of people were dancing, and it was a lot of fun. I was mostly with my little cousin Jane for the whole time because the only people we knew were the people in our family and some people from my Aunt Melissa’s family. There was a part of the place where you could go outside and there was a view of the water. Also, outside there was more food, and a lot of people. It was so cool! The party went late, but there was also another party-thing but it wasn’t exactly a party. This was my second time being a flower girl and my Uncle Jeffy’s is the one that I think I’ll remember the most because the first time I was a flower girl I was so little, so I don’t really remember it. The trip was fun and I hope to go back to California soon. Jennifer Dean 2010 4L
 * //__ Uncle Jeffy’s Wedding __//**
 * At the Leprechaun Classic, when the announcer was calling who got what medal on beam, he called my name for gold! I went up to the highest platform. I was really excited. The announcer said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, your beam champions!” Then we all had to present. My mom took pictures. A girl came around and gave me my gold. I was really proud of myself for getting gold. **
 * I had gotten a gold medal on beam, because I got a 9.0 on beam. It was because I did a really good routine on beam. Here it is: the judge presented, then I presented. I put one leg on the beam then sat in a straddle. I put one arm behind me, and scooped the other. Snapheel turn, leap. “Stick it, stick it, STICK IT!”, I thought. Poses, handstand, kick kick, pivot turn pivot turn, poses, turn, cartwheel. “MAKE IT!!!!!!!!” I thought. I made it! Pose, jumps, poses, pivot turn, poses, and dismount. “DON’T PIKE, STAY TIGHT!” I thought. I stuck it, and presented to the judge. **
 * Big Batting Blister **
 * In the 2009 winter, I went to a pair of baseball clinics. The last one was the most fun. The coach threw wiffle balls at me for me to hit. Most of them were fastballs, but there were some changeups and curveballs mixed in too. When I had hit the ball around fifty times, I noticed a sharp, stinging pain in my left hand. After a couple more hits, I looked down at it. **
 * It didn’t look good. **
 * Three layers of skin had been ripped from the blister. A fold of skin lay curled onto itself, so tender that I couldn’t touch it-let alone try to fold it back-without screaming in pain. The head coach called for us to switch stations. I was supposed to go to the batting cage, and I wanted to go, but I knew I couldn’t. If I did, I knew I would regret it later, seeing as if I’d gone to the batting cage, I might have ended up with an open gouge going down to the bone. Instead, I went over to my mom. She asked, “Why aren’t you-“, she broke off as I raised my left hand. “Oh.” she said. “We have to cover that immediately or it might get infected and start oozing pus, or it might go down to the bone and have to be stitched up, or you might even not be able to use your finger.” Doctor mode. Typical. Always looking the ‘bright side’ of things. **
 * My mom talked to the head coach, and then we left the church where the baseball clinics were. The batting clinic taught me to bat better, but it had a non-monetary price. **
 * Busy Day **
 * Once, when my family and I were coming back from California, we were eating breakfast at the airport. It was a good breakfast of pancakes with high quality maple syrup, and orange juice. As it turned out, with our luck, we missed our plane. Instead, we took a plane to Phoenix. In Phoenix, there was a flight to Philly. Unfortunately, we missed that one too. After that we decided to take a plane to Las Vegas. From Las Vegas, we took a plane home to Philadelphia. That day was quite a busy day! **

**__ Mati Zeff __**