When you are kind your body produces endorphins, which is the brain’s natural painkiller. You will become less stressed and you will actually age two times slower than the average person. In the animated short Joy and Heron the theme is always kind. Joy meets Heron and at first, thinks that Heron wants to destroy the fishing trip by taking worms.  Soon Joy learns the real reason that Heron needs the worms.  Joy then participates in a true act of kindness that really makes a difference for others. 

        Early in the animated short Joy and Heron, the theme was always be kind.  In the story, Joy jumps with excitement when she sees a dragonfly buzz by.  She is grinning with kindness. She is just naturally curious and her first reaction is to grin at everything, including the dragonfly. Soon Heron comes to the boat and Joy responds with a big grin.  Joy’s tail wagged a lot as she smiled at Heron.  At the beginning of the movie, there is a lot of kind moments with Joy.

 In the middle of the animated short Joy and Heron, the theme was always be kind. Joy growls at Heron to show kindness to the owner.  Joy growled to make Heron leave and to warn the owner. Joy fights in the tug-o-war to show kindness to the owner.

      At end of the animated short Joy and Heron, the theme was always kind. Joy watches Heron fly to her babies. She is filled with empathy as she learned that Heron needs worms to feed the hungry babies.  Joy gives Heron a pile of worms to feed her babies.  Joy grabs a whole pile of worms and puts it on the edge of the boat. Heron takes the worms away and the babies are thrilled to have food.  This simple act of kindness saved the day for the hungry babies.

It is important to be considerate to others to help make our world a better place. Living in a kind environment feels better for everyone. This makes me think that when people are kind it can help people in ways we might not even know. Acts of kindness can spread quickly and have a powerful impact. In this animated short Joy and Heron, the theme of looking out for others shows how important it is to be kind-hearted.

What is an act of kindness that you have done?

    Have you ever seen a dog that likes to go fishing?  In the short animated movie Joy and Heron the character Joy is joyful. In the movie Joy and Heron Joy, the dog wanted to enjoy fishing with his owner. Heron interrupted the fun by trying to take worms.  In the end, they worked it out.

   At the beginning of the short film, Joy was joyful.  Joy jumped in the boat and barked happily at the dragonflies with his tail was wagging. Next, Joy smiled when Heron came to the edge of the boat.  Even though Joy had never met Heron, her first instinct was to smile.

   In the middle of the short film, Joy continued to be joyful. Joy finds happiness in even the most dire of times. There was a tug-o-war between Joy and Heron.  Joy was relieved when Heron did not win the worm.  The owner scared Heron with the oar.  Joy responded with a pleased grin because Heron went away.  Joy also seemed to like that her owner was looking out for her.

    At the end of the animated short Joy was still joyful.  Joy gave Heron a pile of worms and then watched happily as Heron fed her babies.  Heron brought fish to Joy and dumped lots of fish on his head. Joy was thrilled.  Then Joy looked at her owner and grinned. The owner petted Joy and showed his gratitude.

     Joy absolutely seemed excited with every little thing in life.  She is easily entertained and finds pure joy in simple things.  This is important because sometimes people take life too seriously and they should pause and see the joy in life.   Joy shows the powerful importance of noticing others and thinking of ways that you can add to the joy of their lives.

What is something you are joyful or curious about?  Why are you joyful or curious about that thing?

*This essay was from the PM class- AM class also wrote a great essay about Joy being curious.

Take a look at this AWESOME group of 5th graders!  

There are so many things to do at LaConner, even during phase 2 time.  Grab your mask and your walking shoes and check out LaConner!  Whether you get there by boat, car or plane LaConner is a fabulous place to visit!

Do you want to see some beautiful art?

Earthenworks gallery has a variety of beautiful art pieces including metal smithing, paintings and pottery. They have a store in Port Townsend and in LaConner.

Check out this video to learn more about Earthenworks:

Yes, I want ice cream!  You are in luck because the LaConner Ice Cream Tower is open during phase 2!  Yummy!  Look for the Lopez Island Ice Cream brand, my personal favorite!

Do you love olives?  Then you have got to check out The Olive Shoppe.  Even if olives are not your favorite you will want to see all the creative KINDS of olives that they have crafted.  I love the garlic stuffed olives. They also have fun kitchen items at this store.

Check out this fun self-directed walking tour!  You can see all kinds of beautiful sculptures as you walk through LaConner.  Which one is your favorite?

Food!  There are several restaurants with outdoor seating, which works great during the Covid pandemic.  Many of the restaurants have great views of the water.  There are 28 restaurants serving all kinds of cuisine available from fancy Seafood to yummy burgers.  Here is the updated list of covid regulations for LaConner restaurants.

Support Our Local Businesses During Phase 2! La Conner a Tiny Town w. a Big Heart

Visit Pioneer Park in LaConner!  There is a gorgeous view as you walk along the water.  Take in the breathtaking scenery!

I hope you get a chance to visit LaConner!  What part of LaConner do you want to go to? Why?

Hello everyone!  If you are like me you are 😪about regular school being cancelled for the rest of the year.

See if you can understand my emoji version of what life is like for me now.

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Here is the word version.

Today is another day away from the Knowitalls, that is what I call my students. I really miss my students. We have to do online learning since the Covid19 virus has taken over. I miss playing 4 square, playing Bump and beating Bryson and I miss just seeing all of the kids. I miss talking with them and learning new things. I hope that this ends soon and we can get back to normal. During our shelter in place time, I have read a lot of great books. I have been reading Gregor the Overlander to my students and we love Suzanne Collins.

My husband and I have worked on getting our boat ready for the boating season. We love to go to the San Juans and go boating. We have also been building a garage.

What do you miss from school? What kinds of things are you working on now? How has your life changed since we have had shelter in place?

Well, how did you do?  Were you able to understand the emoji version?

Please leave a comment with emojis! 🤩

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Front desk

In the story of Front Desk the theme is to be kind to everyone no matter what.

Mia helped Jason when he was getting teased by other boys. they were calling him “Chinese dough boy” witch isn’t kind.

Also Mia wrote a note to Lupe saying sorry 

To Lupe. Because she being rude and Mia. said in the note if Lupe will not do the contest with her but Lupe said she would not do the contest but she will help Mia with her grammer.

Would you ever be rude to someone?

Guest Blogger: Rhader

The theme of Front Desk is being kind. I think this because in the story it says that Mia helped Jason when he was being teased, kids were calling him a Chinese dough boy. This is important because it shows how Mia is nice, even to someone like Jason who is mean to her sometimes.

Mia also made a note that says that Lupe can go to the contest. This shows kindness because Mia is giving Lupe a chance to win the contest. One more example of kindness is when Mia was walking home from school and saw her mom on the sidewalk bleeding. She was very scared. This is important because it shows that Mia really really loves her mom.

         Have you ever had this same experience too?