By Rochelle Menahem I was in science class and my teacher asked a question. I was so confident to answer it. My teacher called on me and I was so confident to answer it. I said it and got it wrong. I was so embarrassed. So, for a few days I didn’t raise my hand for anything….
By Clarisse Cohen “Help me,” Alison said acting all nervous. “Alexis, I didn’t do my homework,” Alison said. Alison rushed to Alexis and said, “Please help me.” Alexis knew it was Alison’s first time not doing homework so she gave her the worksheet. One week later, Alexis forgot to write down her homework. The next day, she…
By Carolyn Harary Everyone has bad days. But what gets me mad isn’t when I trip, get hurt or even don’t feel good. I get mad when someone bullies me with words. They seem so small yet go a long way. So, how do I get back on my feet after that? Running, being with my…
By Sophia Rofe A good friend is someone who appreciates you. I made my friend a bracelet and she didn’t like it. But she told me ‘Thank you” and wore it anyway. A bad friend is someone who takes you for granted. One time, Lilly started a fight. She knew that Marcy would always make up anyway…
By Vicki Swed Maybe you have a good idea but you are afraid to say it because someone might make fun of you. Or, you are afraid to say it because the idea might get rejected. You are missing an opportunity because of your fear. It stops you from achieving your goal all because you are afraid…
By Morris Ades In the game of soccer, the entire game is about passing and getting close to the goal so you could score. The coach uses teamwork by stating that everybody has to pass the ball around and dribble to get the ball to the best man.
By Vicki Swed If you ask your friend for a snack and she says, “No.” Then someone else asks her and she says, “Yes.” You have to control your anger and think maybe there is a good reason. Maybe, once, she asked you and you said, “No” or she owes to that girl. People will like…
By Evan Plaut One time, a boy was playing basketball and he hurt another boy’s arm. That boy got mad at him. But, after, he was all nice to him because he knew it was a mistake. They became friends again. If I had a company, I would hire him because he can move on if…
By Rochelle Menahem One day, Rachel went to her mom and said excitedly, “Mommy, I want to be an author when I get older.” Her mom said, “That’s a great job. What made you decide on that?” Rachel explained to her mother that an author came to school that day and explained her job and…
By Alan Dweck George really loves basketball, but there is one thing about it. He doesn’t let anyone watch him. He is afraid that if he misses a shot they will make fun of him. So, every day he hides to play after school in a gym that’s 25 minutes away and pays $30 to…
By Alexis Menahem Once I was helping my mother. I was putting a glass plate away. I dropped the plate. My mom said, “It’s ok. But next time be more careful.” I said, “Ok” and left. The next week she asked me to help her again. I was scared but, I did it anyway. She…
By Joseph Torkieh Let’s say the teacher wants to know how good you are in class, so he makes a grade. If you never raise your hand, because you are scared that you are going to get the answer wrong, you lose point off the grade. If you get the answer wrong, nothing will happen….
By Hymie Sasson Two boys come home after school. Abie goes home and eats dinner then goes straight to his room to play Xbox. The other boy, Danny comes home and goes straight to his desk to do his homework. This is an example of two different types of kids; Abie, the lazy one and Danny…
By David Laniado Someone who has a business and it’s not been doing well and he still has a positive attitude even though everything has not been doing well for him. He still is being productive and working hard and showing effort that he will not give up. A saying is, “When someone pitches you…
By Jordan Plaut One day a boy named Bob was waiting to get a test back from his teacher. That day, every kid got their grades back and nobody failed. The only person in the whole grade who failed was Bob. But Bob didn’t stop studying and he got 100 on the retake.
By Jonathan Parker There was a boy named, Charlie. He loved skateboards and was very good at it. One day, Charlie went with his friends to the skate park and wanted to show his friend a trick. But, when he tried, he fell and all his friends started laughing. He went home crying and he…
By Melissa Dweck Some may say that a friend is the one who tells you if you look nice or the one who cheers you up when you are sad. But, that’s wrong. There is so much more to a friendship than that. There is a special honesty that there is. Honesty is not only the…
By Sara Dweck One day, a girl walked into school with a happy face. When she got to her math class, she got one of her quizzes back. She was not happy with her grade. She got a 62. She did feel bad inside but she didn’t show it. When she went to her next…
By Celia Cohen There are many different situations in which people are too fearful. One example is a person who wants to grow up to become a scientist or have an academic career but they won’t follow their dreams because they are afraid that someone will make fun of them and call them a nerd or a…
By Joe Ades There was once a person who loved to run in races. His dream was always to be in the Olympics and to come in 1st place. He never ran a race but he told all of his friends that he is going to win, and that he is the best runner. The…
By Linda Sasson One day I wanted to try to play baseball with my friend. I started to throw the ball up in the air and I tried to hit it but I missed. I kept trying to hit the ball but it was no use, because I kept missing. My friend said, “Give it…
By Sophia Rofe Rachel’s goal was to become a great actress. One day Rachel was invited to do the play, “Romeo and Juliet”. Rachel practiced for months for this play and now it was finally here. She went on stage and started to say her lines. Right before intermission everyone applauded. During intermission Rachel…
By Jennifer Dweck There was a little girl named Mazal. She was 5 years old. She was trying to learn how to ride a bike. Her parents were so proud, because she always refused to learn to ride a bike, but she said she would learn. They bought her a new bike with pink flowers…
By Joe Torkieh In basketball game my friend missed the game’s winning shot and got embarrassed by his team and the whole crowd. He went home that day and he felt miserable. He never wanted to play the game again. I went over to him and told him, “Don’t worry. Even the best basketball players…
By Danielle Edery Michael was in a basketball and every time he went to shoot the ball he missed and everyone laughed. But Michael went back in the game confidently and when he shot he missed again. He still didn’t quit. He shot the ball one more time and he got it in. He didn’t…