Mr. Cray
Our little baby
crayfish passed away a couple of months ago. After he died, we placed him in a small
paperclip box so he could rest in peace without bugs and worms bothering him. Then
we had a funeral. Our classmates Jayde, Jillian, and Kii played "Amazing
Grace" and "Jingle Bells" on their fife. Then we all stood by
his grave---some cried and some people felt sorry. Everybody at least got a
chance to read their obituary to the class. An obituary is when you talk about
their past and about their characteristics, achievements, and feelings.
Our teacher, Mrs. Matsuura bought the little baby crayfish. He was so tiny!!! When she brought the baby crayfish to our class, our class was very happy because we got another class pet. We all got to vote and decided his name to be Mr. Cray. Other options were Batman, Brownie, Bambi, and a few others. We finally decided on Mr. Cray. Some people liked the name of the crayfish and some people didn't like that name, but we all loved him. When we first placed him in his new fish tank, he looked very shy and stood still in his little cave where no one could see him. The fish feeders fed him and took care of him and a couple of months later, we found out that he wasn't moving, but that was a joke! HE WAS PLAYING DEAD!! But the bad thing is that a few weeks later, we saw Mr. Cray actually dead. When I investigated the tank, I found out that maybe he died because the rock smashed him. We picked him up with two pencils (used like a chopstick) and then we shook him. But he didn't wake up and that's how we found out he died. Mrs. Matsuura told the class to give Mr. Cray a chance to "lifen" up a bit but I already knew that he was dead. I think she was trying to cover up his death and buy a new crayfish secretly because she looked so sad!
Our teacher, Mrs. Matsuura bought the little baby crayfish. He was so tiny!!! When she brought the baby crayfish to our class, our class was very happy because we got another class pet. We all got to vote and decided his name to be Mr. Cray. Other options were Batman, Brownie, Bambi, and a few others. We finally decided on Mr. Cray. Some people liked the name of the crayfish and some people didn't like that name, but we all loved him. When we first placed him in his new fish tank, he looked very shy and stood still in his little cave where no one could see him. The fish feeders fed him and took care of him and a couple of months later, we found out that he wasn't moving, but that was a joke! HE WAS PLAYING DEAD!! But the bad thing is that a few weeks later, we saw Mr. Cray actually dead. When I investigated the tank, I found out that maybe he died because the rock smashed him. We picked him up with two pencils (used like a chopstick) and then we shook him. But he didn't wake up and that's how we found out he died. Mrs. Matsuura told the class to give Mr. Cray a chance to "lifen" up a bit but I already knew that he was dead. I think she was trying to cover up his death and buy a new crayfish secretly because she looked so sad!
So we made a
little coffin which was a paperclip box. And then, Mrs. Matsuura told us to
write an obituary for Mr. Cray. Then, we headed down to put him in a grave by
G-Building. We saw that our classmates were already digging a hole for Mr. Cray
and our classmates Elisa and Samantha picked flowers and leaves for him. Then,
when we all gathered up to the grave, and read our obituary.
Here was mine:
Dear, Mr. Cray
You were such a shy crayfish and I always thought that you were cute because you didn't hurt people and you were actually pretty cute. I hope you had a great life. Bye. Rest in peace.
You were such a shy crayfish and I always thought that you were cute because you didn't hurt people and you were actually pretty cute. I hope you had a great life. Bye. Rest in peace.
Sincerely, Skye
Here is mine:
Here is mine:
Dear Mr. Cray,
I had always thought
that you were a special crayfish. You always were very flourished and kind of
small. You really never did anything but you got people to like you. I remember
the time when me and Skye were fish feeders and we didn't know that we had to
dump half of your water so we dumped all of your water to make it clean. That
must have made you very uncomfortable to adjust your water temperature. We don't
know, but I wonder if we caused you to die? We are very sorry and I hope you
rest in peace.
Love: Erika(^0^)
I hope you understood our feelings and how much we all loved Mr. Cray! Did you have a class pet?
I hope you understood our feelings and how much we all loved Mr. Cray! Did you have a class pet?
Mr.
Cray.....2013-2013 September 2, 2013- December 12, 2013.
Blurb about the
authors: Skye and Erika
My name is Skye and I am a 6th grade student in Keone'ula Elementary school. I like the color green, blue and orange.
My name is Skye and I am a 6th grade student in Keone'ula Elementary school. I like the color green, blue and orange.
My name is Erika and I am Skye's best friend. We
are both in the same class for two years and we are always together. I have a
little brother and Skye has a little sister. I like all the colors of the
rainbow.
Thank you for reading this and see you next
time!!!!(^0^)!!!! Mahalo!
Posted by Mrs. Aimee Matsuura H102
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