Archive for March 2022
Marble month
By Naiesha, Age 12 It’s Friday, March 13th, 2020, when the school bell rings. “Yay! Spring break is finally here!” I yelled with joy. March was a marble month, and on the last day before spring break started, I asked one of my friends, “Can I exchange this marble with one of yours, when we…
Read MoreThe Biggest Change of My Life
By Naol, Age 11 I have been to three other schools, but at least they were a little ordinary. The year of my most recent school contained the biggest change of my life with the pandemic. I remember the day in March, when the principal announced that we were all going to be learning remotely…
Read MoreOnline school
By Georgia, Age 9 It was nearing the end of March, when one day my parents told me and my siblings that we couldn’t go to school, or really anywhere, because of this thing they were calling Covid-19. At first I didn’t really get it, but as they explained, I started to understand what Covid-19…
Read MoreFriday Feelings
By Reva, Age 9 I was reading in my room, ecstatic it was Friday. I had endless options and lots offree time! Not having to be on the computer all day tomorrow made me relieved. Since March 2020, I was doing online school. I missed going in person and being with my friends. I heard…
Read MoreGoodbye, my friends
By Avery, Age 9 It all started out looking like a perfectly normal day. I was driven to school, I finished my homework, and was ready for the day. As I took my first step into my classroom, I could tell everyone was buzzing about something. When I walked in the first thing someone said…
Read MoreA Sunny Day
By Nathan, Age 12 I woke up to a bright morning and looked out the window. For one second, I thought about going outside to play catch with my brother. But the moment that thought entered my mind, I pushed it away. I had class in 30 minutes and had to get ready for it.…
Read MoreMask maker
By Emma, Age 12 I remember being so excited for a planned trip with my family to NYC. My mom was reading news about a virus on the other side of the world and decided to cancel our trip. I didn’t see what the big deal was. A week later, the whole world shut down!…
Read MoreGoodbye to my Best Friend
By Trixie, Age 10 My name is Beatrix but you can call me Trixie. I turned eight in December. Covid started soon after. I got covid in February around the 14th, and then quarantine started. Second grade was awesome! In summer of 2020, my best friend’s dad finally got a job in…Israel. He couldn’t find…
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The Days of Zoom School
By Giselle, Age 10 The first day of Zoom school was not fun or exciting, it was terrible. I didn’t get to play with my friends and it wasn’t easy to make friends on Zoom either. Also I couldn’t even meet any new people, not even one. I couldn’t whisper to my friends because the…
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