We are reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. The main character, Ivan, is a gorilla who faces many struggles. Although he has friends at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall, he still feels alone. What personal connections do you have with Ivan? Tell about a time you have struggled or felt alone like Ivan. Has a special friend ever helped you? Please respond in complete sentences with correct punctuation!
I remember my first day of high school. It was the first time I had changed schools in 10 years. I had always attended the same school with all of my friends. When I walked to the cafeteria at lunchtime, I saw a sea of unfamiliar faces. I was nervous and just wanted to find a nice person to sit next to, to talk to and to eat lunch with. "Here's an empty seat," I heard. I felt relieved and happy to meet a new friend.
ReplyDeleteI felt lonely on my first day of kindergarten.I didn't know anybody at all! My first friend I found was Claire N. I never felt too lonely ever again at school.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way that you did on the first day of school.
DeleteI felt lonely on my first day of kindergarden. When I walked into the classroom I was so nervous. I found my seat and sat down. "Hi," Harper said. "Hi," I said excitedly. " I'm Harper," she said. "I'm Claire," I was super exited to have a new friend. That whole year I was not lonely, not one little bit!
ReplyDeleteI felt lonely on my first day of prekindergarten. At first, my mom was very helpful. Especially when I got a bloody nose. After my parents left we all had recess. I was so nervous. I did not want to be the only one without a friend. Then, Hope Ann skips over to me. "Hi! I'm Hope Ann."she says."Hi!I'm Katherine."I say. From then on I played with Hope Ann the whole year. I was never nervous to be the one without a friend.
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DeleteYou got a bloody nose on the first day of school!! I feel so bad for you!
DeleteOn my first day of camp I was sacred because I almost knew nobody, but the person I was sitting next to knew me. His name was Will Hannah. He played baseball in my league at P.O.L.L(post oak little league). When I got to Camp Lonehollow I met my cabin mates. Their names were Wade, Carson, Jonathan, Pablo, Luis, Will, Daniel, Cale,and Brian. They were nice! I had lots of fun for the rest of the tow weeks!
ReplyDeleteWow! Many of you have had experiences that connect with mine. Has anyone felt lonely for another reason besides being in a new place? Have you ever felt left out, or been the only one with an idea or thought no one else likes?
ReplyDeleteI always feel left out in reading because I am not good at it but my table helps me every day.
DeleteGabriel don't fell bad, it happens to everyone at some point.
DeleteI have felt left out at my house because the youngest one gets the most attention and the older one gets more opratunities. I'm stuck in the middle.
DeleteIf you are having tech. difficulties do not worry! I will help you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOne day at home I was feeling lonely. So, I decided to try to play with my next door neighbor, Rex. I asked him to play and he said yes. So we played.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to camp this summer I got to camp a day early. And when I got to my cabin none of my friends were there! I got very scared because I did not know my counselors. Because they were not there last summer. Then when my friends came I was so exited to see them!
ReplyDeleteI felt just like you did when I got to my camp, there was only one person I knew.
DeleteOne time I felt alone was when I left Florida. I always wanted to stay someplace without missing all my friends. I am happy to move to a place where there are good friends to comfort me. I can tell Houston will be one of these cities.
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DeleteMoving is a big experience that comes with so many emotions, good and bad! I'm thankful you aren't feeling lonely at Kinkaid!
I would've felt lonley if I ever moved to another state.
DeleteWhen I went to Kinkaid in PreK with my parents I still felt alone. I felt scared because I did not know anyone. (I may have panicked. Ha!) But my teacher was so nice to me that I calmed down and felt happy!
ReplyDeleteI had so many butterflies in my stomach that day. It was a very nerve racking moment in my life.
DeleteGood for you! Who was your teacher?
DeleteTo answer your question, Mrs. Kottler, I have felt there were times when I had an idea that no one liked. But I do not recall anything right now.
ReplyDeleteI have the same problems with nobody liking my ideas.
DeleteI was at the mall and got lost from my grand mother! I was fealing really scared.
ReplyDeleteThen I found my grand mother.
Cooper,
DeleteGetting lost is a scary, lonely time even if it lasts only for a few minutes. Those minutes can feel so long!
I bet if I were lost in a mall, I would be super scared too.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I went to my theatre class for the first time, I didn't know anybody there until a girl named Margaret came up and said " Do you want to sit by me?" I was so happy that she had noticed that I was alone and scared, and it turns out I had nothing to worry about!
ReplyDeleteWhen my teacher read a book to the class, I told my table what my sticky note said, and they all said it was a bad idea and that it couldn't happen. I have had many other times where people haven't liked my ideas.
Having an idea against the majority can be a lonely feeling. Often, those independent ideas are really good ones!
DeleteI have the same problems with nobody liking my ideas.
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ReplyDeleteAt my dads new house I fell alone because my room is the only one down stairs.
ReplyDeleteOnce I got lost in a grocery store. I was so scared and nervous. I was walking up to the front of the store to tell the cashier I walked through a crowd of people. As I was walking through the store felling lonely I herd A sound it was my mom.
ReplyDeleteI would defanetly get scared if I we're lost in a grocery store.
DeleteOne I got lost in target i was so scared! My special friend that helped me was the target employe he helped me because he called on the speaker "caroline hurley please report to the desk your son is here." And once my mom came i gave her a big hug and thanked the employe and than he gave me a sticker!
ReplyDeleteIf I ever got lost I bet I would be super scared.
DeleteI felt lonely when I was in drama. I forgot my line and Ms. Edwards gave a little part of the line to me. Then I remembered it and I wasn't lonely anymore.
ReplyDeleteI was scared on the first day of kindergarden. All my classmates were new.I didn't want to be alone. I wanted a friend to sit by and someone to do class work with me. Will P. said, "Can you sit next to me?" After hearing that I wasn't scared about beaning alone in school.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I was little, I took a gymnastics class. I thought the coach made me feel lonely because he was doing things that were too hard and rushing me. My friends were in my class, but I still felt lonely. That was not a very good feeling. So later on, I quit the gymnastics class. Then I was happy.
ReplyDeleteI don"t remember the last time I felt lonely. I make friends pretty easily. But I do get bored and if I lived in a cage like Ivan, I would be very lonely and bored.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you don't get lonley very often.I would get bored if I lived in a cage too.
DeleteI have a personal connection with Ivan. It is that I love to draw.
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a time when I felt alone was when my guitar teacher couldn't come and I didn't know so I had to go to after care. And I was the only third grader in there and I didn't know anybody so I felt alone.
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