Distance Learning is Complicated

Do you hate distance learning? I don’t hate it, but I would prefer going to school. Distance learning is complicated because it’s boring, but not every thing about distance learning is bad. Also, you can finish your work early at home, but you learn more in school than at home.

First of all, distance learning is really boring. To start with, you have no one to play with, except for your family. My family is mostly boring. For example,  they said that they would play with my brother and me, but sadly all they want do is go on boring walks, and when we go on walks they won’t make an exception to play the game 500 (boo hoo hoo). Also they don’t want to play other games that we want to play. At school we have fun making our own shops. We get paper and make lots of origami things and sell them, I have a lot of fun making origami. Since we are doing online schooling we can’t work on our shops. We also can’t do partner reading with our partner because of distance learning. I like how you pick a book with your partner, and then you read with your partner. It’s more fun than it sounds.

But not every thing about distance learning is bad.
At school you only go outside 4 times a day, but since you’re at your house you can go outside when ever you want ( even when it’s raining.) Also, you can finish your work early and have the rest of the day off. During the school day I sometimes get bored and wish the school day is over, because we are doing distance learning you can finish your work early. I can also do Gymnastics when ever I want. I love gymnastics, but if I were at school I would only be able to do gymnastics when I come home. Once at school we had indoor recess for the whole day, I got so bored of being inside, but now I am happy because I can go outside even when it’s raining.

You learn a lot more at school than at home.
During online schooling we only have 4 assignments a day, but at school we have a lot more and the assignments are harder at school. It’s easier to learn when you have kids in your class, because you can problem solve with your friends, you can also talk with them about the math problems, but at home, you can’t do that. Once my friend needed help with a problem, so I helped her Also at school you aren’t on a screen all day. At school we do our work mostly on paper, but because we are doing distance learning we are doing all of our work on the screen, and it’s  not good to be on the screen all day.


So there you have it, distance learning is complicated because it’s boring, but not every thing about distance learning is bad, and even though you can finish your work early,  you learn more in school than at home.

Distance Learning

Distance learning is going okay.

Distance learning gives you the responsibility to manage your time, get assignments complete, add extra activities also have fun.

Staying at home can be fun because I can use seesaw to complete my school work, do face time meetings and read my friends school stuff. I follow a schedule that my mom made for me and my brother. I also get some free time to read, write, rest and play with my toys.
My favorite part of free time is that I get to FaceTime my friends and family that live in Freeport, Yarmouth, Portland, Minot, Auburn and Brazil. I think I should only go on the messenger app at lunch because I want to spend more time with my family. I became to attached to the messenger app. I guess it's ok because my mom and my dad have to work and I can not get together with anyone.
It's also fun because I am enjoying my new house and playing in the yard with my little brother.

Although, staying at home is fine, but it also can be hard.
 I can still see my dad but I think soon I'm going to have to stay with my mom. The good thing is that I can call him and FaceTime him as well. Even though my mom still has to work, we can all still do things together like at my moms lunch break but she only has half an hour to either go outside to play and feed us lunch so it is not much time. Because we were not getting a lot of time together during the day, my mom changed her work schedule 3 days of the week to start at 5am and finish at 1pm.
The hardest thing is that I don't go to school to see everyone neither do play dates because of the virus. It's actually not that bad when you use your imagination.

You can reorganize your stuff in your bedroom differently, you can play a game, play outside, play school with your stuffy's or do some arts and crafts creation. You just have to use your imagination like the movie Wonder Park. Have you watched the movie Wonder Park? It's really good and I believe you will get some good ideas out of that movie.
Distance learning is not bad because we don't have to get up early, we can wear pjs all day and get comfortable on the couch and do your school work.
Even that we all have a lot of different things to do, it's not that bad because we are spending more family time than ever before.

Distance learning helps us to appreciate things that we didn't before. I miss going to school and seeing everyone. I also miss barbecue parties and play dates. Distance learning helps us to take care of ourselves better like eating healthy, exercise more, rest our mind, and discover new things. I really hope life gets back to normal soon. For now, we just have to stay safe.

Glass Half Full

Quarantining is a glass half full, because you get to spend more time with your family. Even if all of your siblings seem annoying and bossy, spending more time with them might create a better bond together. Sometimes it can get loud around my house because of my little brother, but I still like being around my family all the time. With this time together, I get to see my brother grow up, more than I would if I were in school and that is cool to see. You also get to do more and different activities that you wouldn't get to do in school, like bike riding and walks which are really fun! These are things that make me, and maybe other people like you, happy during these dark times.

I choose to see quarantining as a glass half full because you get to spend more time with your family. As I sit at home with my computer because of distance learning, I am hearing my little brother playing while my mom is chasing him around. It can get LOUD! Sometimes I go visit my other mom. She is working from home and working in her old office (It's in a closet!). She was working there full time before she got a new job. Although things can get crazy, loud, and distracting for all of us, I do really like having my family around all the time!

Quarantining is a glass half full because I get to see my brother grow up. When my brother was a tiny baby I was amazed, then, when he started to crawl and talk I was astonished. Now that he can fully walk and is talking a lot, I can start to interact with him more. I am loving it! Now that we are all stuck at home, I get to see what my parents saw every day for a while - him growing up right before my eyes. He went from babbling his baby talk to now, talking so that we can understand him and that is really, really cute. He is also really ticklish and his laugh is silly and adorable.

Quarantining is a glass half full because you get to do things you wouldn't get to do in school. Some of my favorite things to do during free time are sewing, practicing batting for softball, and playing with my brother. These are activities I wouldn't be able to do in school and the perks of staying home all the time. This morning I got to ride my scooter while my brother and parents walked. That was really fun! I also get to go on a lot of bike rides and I wouldn't do that as often if I were in school.

Now you know that quarantining is not all bad. One reason is that you get to spend more time with your family. Another reason is I get to see my little brother grow up. And yet one more reason is you get to do activities you wouldn't normally do as often if you where in school. We all have a choice in how we approach hard times, and I choose to see quarantining as a glass half full!

Intriguing & Compelling

At times, distance learning can be hard and frustrating but when you look at it  from a different angle it can be awesomely intriguing. This is an idea I got from a TV show I watched with my family. The show is called Lost in Space and I highly recommend it. In this show, the family is faced with many problems and the mother always tries to look at things from a different perspective to find a solution or the silver lining. This is what I am trying to do with distance learning. Here are my reasons for why I think distance learning is at times compelling.

First, distance learning is very different from what we usually do when we are in school.  When we are in school we always wake up on week days at 6 AM. After that we get dressed, eat breakfast, get ready, brush your teeth, and get on the school bus at 8 AM sharp. It's the exact same thing every day. This can get tedious! Now that we are doing distance learning we wake up at 7 AM. This is different and I appreciate the extra hour to sleep in. I mean, who wouldn't? We often get to stay in our pajamas. I love comfortable clothes so wearing pajamas almost every day is super! We eat breakfast but often have something special like pancakes or waffles and orange juice. I am excited to wake up and discover what we will have for breakfast. After breakfast we brush our teeth but instead of getting on the school bus we get on a device. Some things stay the same but other things have changed during this time where we need to hide from the virus. Personally, I enjoy the deviation from the routine. Also, not everything changes. We still celebrate birthdays but in a different way. I think it is cool that we are finding creative ways to celebrate birthdays. My little brother is going to decorate the car and we are driving back and forth in front of his friend's house to celebrate his friend's birthday. The birthday boy will be standing on the porch watching the birthday parade. Isn't that sweet? This makes things provocative since we have had a lot of changes and things could change again depending on the situation.

We do different things every day, which makes it new and insightful. Every day when I open my computer I find a new assignment or a project. Sometimes we draw online for art and other times Miss Puchuta gives us fun workouts. It's never exactly the same and it's always a surprise. The teachers are always thinking of ways to switch things up.

It is thought-provoking to see my friends' lives at home when we have zoom meetings and shares. I sometimes wonder what my friends are doing while we need to practice social distancing. During a recent zoom meeting I discovered a few things. I did not know that one of my friends, Franklin, has a adorable cat and a extraordinary dog named Rosie. I also learned that someone else in my class knows how to sew. This was striking to me because I know how to sew as well. It turns out there are many compelling people in my class and I never knew this until I got a little glimpse of  their lives outside of school and beyond their threshold.

In conclusion, distance learning is a lot of things but most of all it is intriguing. I feel like I have learned a lot more than just math and reading during this time.

Good & Bad

What do you think about this distance learning situation? I think it is good and bad because first, it as not as fun as school. Second, it is not that bad. Third, I get more free time. Distance learning is bad and good because distance learning is not as fun as school. First, I miss my friends. Some of the friends I miss are Franklin, Caleb, Mason, Cooper, Isaiah. Next, Seesaw is not great because there isn’t enough space to write out my math problems. Lastly, we have to do everything on technology: Seesaw. Distance learning is bad and good because distance learning is not that bad because, I get to play with SANDY, my dog, who is the best, also, I get more lunch time 🌭🍪🍜🍝🍔🥩. Lunch is so short at school. I ❤️ lunch . Finally, dad sometimes stays home and works from home so I seee him more, YAY! Distance learning is bad and good because distance learning gives me more free time. First, I don’t have to wait for anyone else. Additionally, there is less work to do, NO HOMEWORK! Third, I can choose when I want to do my work, sort of.😕 I believe that distance learning is good and bad because it is not as fun as school and it is not that bad and finally I get more free time. Which one is it for you, good or bad?

It's Harder Than You Think

If you haven't done distance learning before then I'm here to tell you that it's harder than you think. Starting wit the fact that your brother can get in the way of things, sometimes the amount of work you have to do is stressful, and finally you can be lonely especially when you can't hangout with your friends. First of all my brother sometimes gets in the way of things. We have to record for distance learning but whenever my brother is in the room while I'm recording he always makes a ton of noise. Another example is that the night before my brother supposedly can't find any food to eat (But there's plenty) and he goes and eats the food I picked out for lunch and sometimes he takes my snacks. My brother also likes to come out of his room at a random time and start talking, he does this for like five minutes. Then he leaves and comes back again. One time he came out and talked to my mom for 10 minutes, left for 1 minute, and came back out, it made it extremely hard to focus with him talking in the background. Also another example of something that happened was that i was in a zoom meeting with my classmates and he comes out saying I don't have any pants on THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE I HAVE SHORTS ON. Another reason for why distance learning is harder than you think is that the amount of work you have to do is stressful. When you first go into seesaw and look at your assignments it looks like a lot of work because it's all lined up. But then you start to finish your work and realize that it was barely anything. When I’m working alone and don't know how to do something it's a lot more frustrating because I have no one to help me, my mom sometimes can't help me cause she's working. Things can take barely any time to finish and others can take forever, I was working on an art project, and I didn't realize how long it was taking, when I finally finished I looked at the clock and noticed that almost the whole day had gone by. Finally my last reason for why distance learning is a lot harder than you think is that it can sometimes get lonely. At school you can normally just hangout with your friends but during distance learning you can’t do that. Also if you finish your work before any of your siblings you have no one to hangout with, and nothing to do. And if you don't have any siblings to begin with than you can't even wait till they're done. You may think that once your done and your siblings can't hangout with you, you can just hangout with your mom/dad, well your wrong, because at least my mom has to work all day and can never hangout with me. Now even though you haven't tried/done distance learning before do you think that it's harder than people would usually think? Especially since your brother can get in the way of things, the amount of work you have to do can be stressful, and it can sometimes get lonely.

Home School is Bad

Home school is bad and here’s why, You don’t get to see your friends, You’re stuck at home all day, and You can’t ask questions while doing your work. Read on if you want to know more about why home school is bad. First, You don’t get to see your friends. Do you know what it’s like not even seeing your friends in person for like 3 months? Well I do. It’s so boring without them. In fact, some of my family is driving me crazy like, I was sleeping at night then, I heard a beep beep and woke up and realized that it was my little brother’s watch. And that’s only one of the reasons on why school is bad. Second, you’re stuck inside. Do you ever have the feeling you want to go do something in town or go out for lunch? Well we can’t do that. Because of the Coronavirus and home school, we can’t do anything outside home. Also for example, you can’t do sports, like baseball or lacrosse because you get to close to each other and we might share germs. Finally, you can’t ask questions while your doing your work. What if you have a question in the middle of your work? You can’t comment right when your doing your work because you have to finish it before you can. Emailing it might work but the teacher might not respond until it’s too late. And it’s not like you can raise your hand. So it’s really hard to ask questions about your work. Do you think home school is bad now? If not, remember you don’t get to see your friends, you can’t go outside, and you can’t ask questions while doing your work. So, I really think you should think home school is bad.

Distance Learning Isn't Fun

Distance learning is not fun because I can't see any of my teachers or my friends. Hi, Do you miss your friends because of distance learning? Me too. Come follow me and see all my reasons that I miss my friends. Distance learning isn't fun because you have very sad emotions. When you just think you will go back to school on May 4, boom. It's done for the year. I miss all my friends from school. Sometimes people don't think school is fun either you're happy about it Or you get cursed and you cry at night. Distance learning isn't fun because you are not with your friends. Well not only you have very tragic emotions but you can see any of your friends. You cant see not only your friends but your teachers. Not only do you miss your teachers and friends but your teachers and friends miss you too. You miss people and people miss you. Distance learning is not fun because you can’t do your summer activities either. Most of the time when my school is done I go to rec camp., a summer camp at our school. Right now rec is still going. Hopefully it will still be on when summer comes. Well, in conclusion, now you now the pain and misery that kids go through right now. I hope you are all safe and healthy. I miss you all.

Boring City

Have you ever felt so bored that you might think you're in boring city? Well if you read this essay you will know how boring it really is out there.

First, we are in the City of Boring because we can't get ice cream. We can not go to Gifford’s and get ice cream and that’s the only thing that keeps me alive, but since Toot’s ice cream has like 7 flavors a week I get a lot of ice cream.

Second, this is so boring because we can't go to Pat's. We don’t get to get Pat’s pizza. 😭Oh their bbq chicken is so good. I wish I could just open their store and take some, but we can’t, so that’s why I’m sad for pats.

Finally, we have to wear masks in the City of Boring since the corona. That is the worst thing that could ever happen to me. They feel so weird that I start to get mad that I might punch myself to stop the itching.

Now that you have read this essay please FaceTime your friends to have time to play and I’m begging you to ask Pat's or Gifford’s to open please🥺. And Pat's if you’re reading this essay then please do what Toot’s does and give out pints of ice cream. And maybe bbq chicken please!

Distance Learning Enjoyments

School is more fun than distance learning, however, some things make distance learning better. Read this to find out what makes distance learning enjoyable. One big reason I like distance learning, is that I get to play with my dad more often when we are home together. Also, I get more time to play at night and my recess is longer during the day between schooling sessions. Finally, we get to foster puppies which we all help to take care of. As a result of distance learning, my dad is home more. Therefore, I get to see my dad more often. My dad is a lot of fun to play with, so this is one big bonus of distance learning. Since my dad is at home more, we got to set up our new trampoline, and that has been so much fun to jump on and play games on. In addition, we play board games most days as a family because my dad loves board games and is always up for one. Furthermore, he likes outdoor fun, like rollerblading, mountain biking, and lacrosse. Sometimes, we ask our dad to be the substitute teacher because my brother, Silas, and I know that we can distract him easily with the mention of a playing just about anything. He's the best substitute ever! Also, I get to go play more. For instance, my recess is a lot longer because our mom lets us have extra time in between schooling sessions. Along with that, my siblings and I play a board game before school starts. We couldn't do this on a regular school day, because my older sister and brother leave early. Since we don't have to take the bus, that gives us more time to play as well. Moreover, since I am with my brothers a lot more, we create car-like structures out of legos to play crash up derby. That is where we build a car-like model out of legos and race them towards each other to see which one survives the crash, and that the person is the winner. Lastly, we get to stay up later (my mom has relaxed our bedtimes), which equals more PLAYTIME!!!!!! Finally, since we are at home for schooling, we get to foster puppies. If we weren't home from school to help, my mom we wouldn't have agreed to foster puppies because they need a lot of attention. We all have our responsibilities with them. If I were at school, I wouldn't be able to help train them, take them for walks, or out to go potty. My mom is really good at training puppies and they learn really fast with her. For example, the third day that we had one of the puppies, I could already tell the puppy to sit, wait, and then come when I call. He wouldn't even race to eat out of his food bowl until I said, 'OK'. Impressive, right!? We are also hoping to foster kittens! To sum up, I do miss school including my teachers, friends, and all that goes with it, but distance learning has some really wonderful advantages. These include getting to see my dad more often, getting to play more, and getting to foster puppies. I think distance learning is just fine, if not great!

Good Things About Distance Learning

Have you ever had do do school from home? If you haven’t, it might sound like no fun. But there are a lot of good things about it too! I hope once you read my essay you will agree that it isn’t all bad. You can spend more time with your family, start your work whenever you want, and go outside a lot more! The first good thing about distance learning is that I get to spend a lot more time with my family. I get to jump on the trampoline with my siblings and bake things with my Mom. Around 12:00 every afternoon, our whole family takes a walk outside. I love spending more time with my family and connecting with them throughout the day. I also love cuddling my puppy, Casco as well. She loves having us all home, and I think of her as a part of my family too. Another good thing about distance learning is that I can start my school work however early or late I want to. If I want to take the morning slow and not get any work done till 10:00, I can do that! I like being flexible about when I do my work and when I can play. I can also start my work really early too, so I can have the afternoon to play and relax. My third and final good thing about distance learning is that I can get outside a lot more. I can bike, take walks, and jump on my trampoline whenever I want! I love being able to put down my school work in the middle of the day and just getting outside. Our family is really into taking family walks, and we take at least 2 every day together! I love having our family all together in the middle of the day. That probably wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t for distance learning. On these walks, my siblings and I normally all ride on our bikes (Ainsley can ride her two wheeler bike by herself now!). I hope you can now can agree with me that there are a some good things about distance learning such as spending more time with your family, being able to start your work whenever you want, and getting to spend more time outside.

The World is Weird Right Now

The world is weird right now, and I have mixed feelings about this stage of my life. Clearly, there are many reasons I feel this way. The first reason is because we are in the middle of distance learning and not in the classroom. The second reason is because of the Coronavirus, which caused this mess. The final reason I have mixed feelings is because I really am looking forward to all of the things I can do when this stage of my life is over. First and foremost, I have mixed feelings about this stage of my life because of distance learning. Distance learning is having school on your iPad at home. I believe it is a lot like homeschooling but with your classroom teacher leading the work. It is a little more relaxed in the morning because my mom likes to have her coffee and get off to a slower start. However, I miss my friends, my teacher, and the classroom. Although, I do like to be able to spend more time with my family. For example, every night our family does an outdoor challenge and whoever wins that night gets a point. The person with the most points at the end of the month gets a large Maine Mud at the Giffords ice cream stand at Pat’s Pizza. For more proof that I have mixed feelings about this stage of my life, I want to share that the Coronavirus is bad. It is bad because it spreads so fast, and it can harm elderly people. The first way to help stop the Coronavirus is stay at home. Another way is to over wash your hands. You should use soap and water most of the time because we should save hand sanitizer so we don’t run out. Also during this time, it is important to help your community and donate to hospitals and doctors offices. Medical workers are working so hard, and they have the best chance to catch the Coronavirus because they are around people with the virus all day. The final reason I have mixed feelings about this stage of my life is because I can’t wait for this to be done. For example, I can’t wait for baseball season. Baseball is one of my favorite sports, and I just miss playing sports in general. I also can’t wait to get back to school so I can see all my friends and teachers. Finally, I can’t wait to just do normal activities like going out to restaurants and going to sporting events. There are many reasons why this stage of my life is hard, however, it’s not all bad. We are in the middle of distance learning, the Coronavirus is still here, but also I can’t wait to return to my normal life when this is over. I hope you and your family are doing ok now too.

Pets

Pets are the best? Don’t you agree? Do you own a pet? If you do, don’t you think they are the best? If you don’t imagine a pet that would keep you company. That was different from all the others. Yet a pet that would play with you. In this case your pet will make you smile. Read this essay for more information. Pets are the best because they can keep you company. Imagine you are very lonely and in need of a friend. Now think that you are lonely but you have a pet. The perfect pet that will make you laugh. Wouldn’t that be nice? You may be thinking what if you are allergic. Well if you are allergic to hair, I would highly suggest you get a lizard. They are easy pets that cuddle. Pets are great especially when you need company. I bet if you had a pet you would have a great time! I love pets because they can be all different heights, lengths, shapes and sizes. What would be the right pet for you? A dog is a great pet, it can play fetch, it can snuggle and it can even beg for food! If you’re not a dog person, maybe you will like a cat? Cats are also a great pet, they can clear away your mice problems, play, are more independent and are too great cuddlers. If you’re allergic, try out a lizard they make great pets too. They are easy to take care of, will fall asleep on you, and will make a good companion. As you can see all of them are different and the same in every way. Which is the best one for you? Pets are the best because they can play. A dogs ways of playing may be fetch, frisbee especially interacting with others. Did you know that dogs can run almost as fast as you can bike. Cats can play with fake mice on a string, balls that roll and squeak and sometimes jump on cat perches and sleep. Lizards don’t really play, but they can really run fast! They are too great jumpers. Hamsters play with each other, and sometimes they run on their wheel (if they have one). And after a long tiring day of playing, your pet might curl up on your lap or in your hand and drift off to sleep. Particularly most all pets play in some way of their own. I think pets are the best. What do you think? Well, they keep you company. They are all different. And they love to play. I will tell you what, you should go and try out a pet of your own. And if you already have one I bet you’d agree that they are the best.

Oh Brother

Have you seen my brother? No? Well, he's rude and nice and here’s some reasons. He’s loud. Next, he’s really rude. Last he’s kinda nice so thats it. I hope you like my essay. Let’s get into it. 

   First he’s loud. I’m not trying to be rude but he’s pretty loud. Even if he’s quiet in the morning doesn’t mean he can be quiet in the afternoon. He also does not like going to sleep he makes so much noise at bedtime and a can’t fall asleep because of it. He likes bouncing and dropping on to his bed. It’s hard to ignore it. If you were me with my brother, you would probably not really like it. Also he sits in a weird way! Just saying you don’t wanna hear his screaming if you were me, so this is why he’s really loud. Next he’s rude. He jumps on people. He screams at us when we touch anything that’s his. I hate this a lot. Even if I have to handle this. Even if we touch him he screams at us. STOP! I can’t handle it! Next thing is he kicks us and punches us for no reason! You don’t wanna be me!  Even all these things I said, he is kinda nice. He plays stuff with me and he lets me watch tv with him. He doesn’t distract us when we’re working also I love him but I think he doesn’t really love me. Now if he would be really nice I would be fine and not write this right now. So if you had him as a bro you would probably not like it :). So, you read the essay hmm? I’ll tell you again. These are the three reasons that my brother is rude and nice. First he’s loud, second he’s rude, and last he’s kinda nice. I hope you liked my essay!

Distance Learning

When I first heard that we were going to be doing school from home, I got exited because I thought it might be kind of like a snow day. However, now that we’ve had a few weeks of distance learning, it’s not as fun as I thought it would be. It is very different from what I imagined. Although there are some fun and positive things about distance learning, I still really miss friends, Ms. Rhoads, and the whole school! To start, I spend a lot more time with family and pets. We normally spend a lot more quality family time so with us being stuck inside we get to be together more and talk. My dog loves that me and my brother are home now because he gets to play with us more and steals one of our lunches at least once a week. Also, my dad sometimes gets home from work early so Jax gets to go on runs with our dad. And my guinea pigs are getting a lot less skittish. Our family has also been going on hikes and we’ve been watching movies and playing games. Although that’s all good, my family still drives. Me. CRAZY!!!!! To follow, It’s weird without Classmates and Ms. Rhoads. I can’t do my work with a friend, so I kind of get bored eventually not being able to talk to our classmates like we normally do. It’s different because nobody other than family is with me so I can’t be with friends and classmates and Ms. Rhoads. Also, with no Stander shows, it gets very quiet and I get very, very bored, and with no Stander shows or anything exiting to look at but a screen, it’s not so fun. We can’t cook anything for fun with Ms. Rhoads and the class either. I miss our read alouds, where we can knit together and enjoy fun books. I also miss our specials and special teachers. Doing specials online is very different and not as fun as it is at school. For instance, P.E is more fun when we are with the whole class exercising together. Finally, Working at home is fun. It’s fun because I can stay in my bed or other cozy spots like on the couch to work. I can leave my bed head alone until I FaceTime a friend or go outside which is nice, because I normally do my work as early as possible. I can work with my guinea pigs on my lap or my dog laying next to me. I can also practice my instruments anytime 🎻🎷 and put my roller blades on or bike for my breaks and I can help myself to a snack anytime! From staying at home and spending time with family, to not being at school and missing teachers and classmates, now do YOU think distance learning is different? It can be good or bad, but it’s all very different.

Anna Maria Island and a Response from the Mayor of AMI

Do you like beautiful sunsets? And do you like playing in the water? And do you also like to bike around? If so, you should go to Anna Maria Island, and you can enjoy all of these things on the island. Anna Maria Island is the best place to go in Florida, because you can enjoy the beautiful sunsets at night. You can see them from your house and from the beach. It lights up the whole sky with an orange swirl. You can play in the sand and watch them at the same time. You can play in the turquoise water. You can find a lot of sand dollars in the water. The water is really clear, and you can see a lot of sea life. When you snorkel, you can see the tropical colors of the fish. You can also surf in the water. For example, when the waves are big, they can knock you off your board if you are not quick enough. You can bike all over the island. You can bike to the docks and see pelicans. You can also bike to the donut shop and pick out donuts. You can smell the donuts cooking as you get closer and closer. It is also fun to bike at night, because there aren't many cars on the road. You can put a bike light on your handlebar, and it brightens the night sky. Finally, now that you have read my essay on Anna Maria Island, from going on bike rides, to swimming in clear water, then watching the beautiful sunset at night, you may now also agree that it is the best place to go in Florida.

Dear Ms. Rhoads:

Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming essay about the island we call our home! Surely the author deserves an A++ in descriptive writing (and marketing as well). The essay captures all of the elements which we cherish as Islanders: the sun, the sky, our sandy beaches with the water and the waves. It’s as though the reader were looking at a picture while hearing the surf and smelling the salt air. I am sharing the essay with our Chamber of Commerce with the hope that someday soon, when things “re-open”, they can use this essay to prompt other families to visit our island for their vacations. The essay indeed brings “…hope for brighter days ahead.”.

Please pass our compliments and gratitude along to your gifted student for a job well done! Thank you again for sharing this wonderful essay.

Best regards,

Dan Murphy – Mayor

City of Anna Marīa