My favorite outdoor activity is playing basketball. I play it at my nana’s house. My brother and I play make it take it and knock out. Sometimes my dad will play. My dad always wins. We have basketball games. Whoever gets 10 points wins. I play offense most of the time. It is very fun. When we play make it take it, you have to back up every time you shoot. I usually get to the free throw line. It’s very awesome. That is my favorite outdoor activity. Basketball is my favorite know out is my second favorite.
Cash Jones, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is playing fireball with my friends. I like fireball because sometimes there are teams and sometimes there are not. It’s fun because you can play with one ball. That is why fireball is my favorite outdoor activity.
Lyfe McNew, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is dog training. I train Yoshi by playing, walking him, and doing tricks. We play fetch. I will throw the ball and he will get it. We also play follow the treat. I will have a treat in my hand, when I bring it up he will go up. He tries to beat his high score. When I walk Yoshi he walks beside me. Sometimes he gets distracted by Buddy or Beulah. At the end of a walk, I give him playtime and a treat. When we do tricks, he can spin, stand, and sit. He is good at spin and sit. He is working on stand. Yoshi is doing well and this is why my favorite outdoor activity is dog training.
Max Taylor, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is to swim I wish I had a pool. I like to swim because it gives your arms and legs exercise. Exercise is great for you. I like to swim. Sometimes when I swim I just float on my back. I just relax when I lie flat on my back. I think it’s good for you to swim. I love to swim because I can go underwater. I like to go underwater. Swimming gives you exercise. The best part is that there is a water park that I go to in the summer. It has a huge pool.
Sawyer Barnette, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is playing tag around the house with my favorite pet, Finley Grace Chaffin. I like to play all kinds of things with Finley. She will sometimes chase me around the house, run around with me, and bite me on the ankles. I also like to play her favorite game. It is tag, but she always catches me. When I am it she always sneaks right beside me and runs like the wind. I always let her get me because she is just a puppy. So, she doesn’t run that fast, but I always run really fast. I have to stop so she can catch up with me. She wants to be behind me all the time. The best thing about playing with her is to just be with her all the time. She will live with me as long as she lives.
Braylie Chaffin, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is playing outside. I enjoy dancing, cheering, and playing in my playhouse. I enjoy dancing outside because I will not break anything or injure anyone. I also like it because I can take my dog outside and dance for him. I can dance my heart out. I also like to cheer. I can do cartwheels. I like to do cheer routines from Zombies. I have always wanted to be a cheerleader. My mom says I can be one when the flu season is over. I don’t want to get sick so I agreed with her. I like to play in my playhouse, too. I mostly play with my Barbies, but sometimes I play with my play food. Sometimes Aleah comes over, and I am the baby and she is the mom. These are my favorite outdoor activities. Dancing, cheering, and playing in my playhouse are things I like to do when playing outside.
Elizabeth Jennings, 2nd, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Edwards
My favorite outdoor activity is blowing bubbles. I picked bubbles because I like popping them. When my brother blows bubbles I run after them and pop them.
Delphina Gonzalez, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is swimming. I love to swim because when I get in the pool I have gems to throw in to find. I like to dog paddle in the pool. It is fun to play and jump in the pool. That is why I like to swim.
Maddie Watts, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
Jumping on my trampoline is my favorite outdoor activity. I like to do gymnastics on it. We play games and dad on the trampoline. We play a game where dad jumps hard and if you fall you’re out. It’s called Try Not to Fall. That’s what I like to do outside.
McKenna Bentley, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is fishing. If I had something I’m good at it would be fishing. I like fishing with my daddy. I like fishing because I can catch a lot fish. I can fish because daddy helps me. I like fishing because I know how to reel them in. That is my favorite outdoor activity.
Harley Hood, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is swimming. I swim so I can get fast. Swimming is fun. I squirt a water gun in the pool. I swim with my floats in the pool too. I swim with Devin. This is why swimming is my favorite outdoor activity.
James Osborne, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is jumping on my trampoline. I like to do flips and cartwheels. I also like to do back bends. I like to do some handstands some times. I do back flips. My favorite part of jumping on the trampoline is doing back flips.
Reese Stallard, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is jumping on the trampoline. I like jumping on my trampoline because I can do flips on it. I can do front flips. I jump until my mom calls me in. So, that is why I like to jump on my trampoline.
Hailey Hagy, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is swimming. I like swimming because I get to splash my mom and go under the water and scare my sister. I can teach my sister how to go under the water.
Isabella McMurray, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is running. I like to run because you can lose some weight. I run with my mom. I try to run with my mom. I try to run every day. Running is my favorite outdoor activity.
Nevaeh Lane, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is riding my scooter. I like riding my scooter because it is pink. I like riding with my best friend J.J. I like riding my scooter because it goes really fast. My scooter is a Barbie scooter. When I grow up I would like to teach how to ride a scooter.
Rhiley Ball, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite thing to do outside is cloud watching. You can see animals, ships, and other things in the clouds. I look up and see cats and dogs in the sky. That’s why could watching is my favorite outdoor activity.
Alex Hensley, 1st, Hilton Elementary, Mrs. Light
My favorite outdoor activity is jumping on the trampoline. I like doing flips on a trampoline. I like how it is soft on the trampoline. Sometimes I lie on the trampoline and it is very soft.
Adrienne Grabeel, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite things to do outdoors are to use my trampoline and play with my cat named Sock. I like to use my skateboard. I build things with sticks my brother and I find. I also like to sit on a blanket and draw.
Arwen Perry, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite outdoor activity would be hunting I like hunting deer, birds, turkey, rabbits, and squirrels. I also like fishing. I like fishing bass, bluegill, and catfish. I like camping too because I usually go hunting, fishing and sleep outside. I like sports like baseball and football. And that is my story.
Austin Golden, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite outdoor activity would be running because I love to run and it’s fun. I can’t run that fast but I still like to run. Also running is good exercise so it is actually good for you.
Bethany Hensley, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite outdoor activity is feeding the cows and feeding the calf. Just had one called Thumper. He is so cute, but he is wild. Feeding the cows is a really big responsibility. Rolling the hay out of the truck and you have to find them. Anyway that is all for today.
Blake Long, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
I like to play football. I have played football, baseball, and games all my life. I love to play sports and games all day. I have played baseball for six years. I hope I make money.
Brice Necessary, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
Things I like to do outside are playing with my friends or playing basketball with my neighbor. I like riding my bike too. I like reading books or watching videos under the shade of a tree. I also like walking my dog Ziggy or taking him on a run around the block.
Cameron Goins, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
If I could play outside my favorite thing is to play basketball with my dog. He always scores more points than me. I play with my family too. My parents are good at it. I wonder if I could play basketball this year.
Cynthia Daniels, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite thing to do outdoors is to jump on my trampoline because I love trampolines. They are so fun and I like doing it with my brother. I like to do front flips. I land almost all my front flips. I also love to jump and hit the trampoline with my back and then I fly upwards and land on my feet.
Danton Saylor, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite outdoor activity is football. I’m really good at it and play it all the time. I play with my cousins, friends, and my football team. I can tackle really well and catch well too. I’m good at running back, linebacker, and tight end. My favorite NFL team is Seahawks.
Drake Cheek, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite thing to do is play football. I like football because it is fun. I run over everybody. I play running back. I wonder if I will be good this year.
Dylan McCurry, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
Next year I’m going to swim and this year I’m going to swim. My brother wants a pool at the house. I would put my dog in the pool if it liked it. I would also like to watch YouTube until then.
Eli Williams, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio
My favorite outdoor activity is to swim and just do fun stuff. It is fun to play outside because there is fresh air and just fun. Swimming is fun because of the water and I love to do tricks.
Emilee Smith, 5th, Elydale Elementary, Mr. DiVirgilio