Reviews and Rants by Elizabeth Walsh https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m en-us 2021-06-09 19:16:43 UTC 2021-06-17 12:13:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Review about Farmhouse By Elizabeth Walsh s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596682270 The Farmhouse, which just opened on Route 22 near the intersection of Route 311 in Patterson, is a fast food restaurant, ice cream parlor, pizza shop, and a diner all rolled into one! The Farmhouse, which had its Grand Opening on May 15th, has been under construction since late 2020.  Before it opened, the site was once home to Mayfield’s Restaurant, the Country Kitchen, and Dolen’s. It has a wide range of foods including pizza, grilled cheese, hot dogs and hamburgers, and ice cream. The Farmhouse has a soda fountain with a variety of drinks. They have indoor and outdoor seating, and it would be perfect for a late lunch/early dinner. The Farmhouse is very family friendly, and kids will love the ice cream flavors. Sometimes they even have free samples of their new foods! One time I went there for dinner, and they were giving out free samples of pizza! It is the perfect place to go after a sports game and have a nice meal with family/friends. ]]> 2021-06-09 19:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596682270 Review of The Other Half of Happy By Elizabeth Walsh s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596686565 The Other Half of Happy, by Rebecca Balcárcel, is an amazing book about a girl in middle school named Quijana, who is stuck between two cultures. Her mother is from the United States, while her father was born in Guatemala. Quijana starts in a new school, where she meets a boy. He is very kind to her from the beginning, and over time they grow to have an amazing relationship. Things take a turn when Quijana’s parents plan  a trip to Guatemala to visit her dad’s family. Quijana does not want to go, because she doesn’t know Spanish, and will get embarrassed. She also has a 3 year old brother, who is having some trouble learning. Quijana’s grandmother on her mom’s side, gets sick, so Quijana gets rebellious...

]]> 2021-06-09 19:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596686565 Rant about Annoying Things in Softball By Elizabeth Walsh s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596688803 One annoying thing about softball is when umpires call it a strike when it was clearly a ball. I feel like they are being biased against my team. They give the other team a small strike zone, and call them safe when everybody knows they’re out. It’s like they are rooting for them. 
You might think that slow pitchers are nice, which they are for some people, but not me. They pitch their ball, and then I swing. And swing too early. So I either miss or get a foul.Then the ump calls me out, or strikes, so like why even bother getting up at the plate? And then fast pitchers. When you get up, they pitch and the balls in the catcher’s mitt in a blink! You don’t even get a chance to swing. Their team may be happy but mine isn’t. 
Another annoying aspect of softball the five run limit. So when I get on first, steal second, and then run to third only to know that that was five runs! It’s annoying because the people who wait all this time and then never get to make it to home plate. And when you get to third and there’s 2 outs, and then the person up gets out! So annoying! It’s like they don’t want you getting home! 
It is amazing getting 3 hits in a game, right? But not as amazing as getting 3 grand slams or 3 home runs. When you have 3 balls and 2 strikes, and you swing at the last ball and…. HIT! You run to first only to see that your hit made it only to the pitcher. :( 
         And when the umps have bad eyesight, that is very bad. 



]]> 2021-06-09 19:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596688803 Rant about GoGuardian By Emmanuel Ogakume Nioku s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596691075 GoGaurdian is the worst extension in the world! I can’t even change my internet now because GoGuardian blocked it. You should never get this extension if you want your students not to throw their chromebooks, and then you will not have to pay the money. 
Let’s just think about the logic shall we? Let’s just think about it for a second.
1. Spying on people is illegal.  HOW IS IT NOT BANNED?!?!
2. Ok, let me say why keyboards blow up. Because GoGuardian exists!
I would’ve THROWN this Chromebook by then. The extension is the worst because it is spyware. 
3. My sister can’t change her background because of this stupid extension. 


]]> 2021-06-09 19:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596691075 Rant About Snow Days By Elizabeth Walsh s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596706979 Snow days are not fun anymore. They are not fun because they are so BORING!!  AND  another reason is you’re stuck inside at your house for the WHOLE ENTIRE DAY!!!  But, snow days are usually caused by inclement weather.  SO IF YOU HAVE A SNOW DAY,  DO A LOT OF HOMEWORK and MAYBE play in the snow! And sometimes when you have too many snow days guess what! They go ahead and take away spring break! And maybe Memorial Day Friday! Or President’s Day! Snow days can be fun… IF YOU DON'T WANT ANY BREAKS!!!!]]> 2021-06-09 19:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596706979 Rant about "No Mask" By Ethan Villa s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596712561 Nobody wears their mask the right way. It's always under their nose and when I ask them to put it the right way LIKE THE STATE TOLD THEM TO they either don't care OR they go the extra mile to make a mockery of all of safety and take their mask off. This is one of the worst problems about our school. And the teachers will say, “Oh, they don't know how to wear a mask yet” when literal TODDLERS can do it. I COULD LITERALLY DIE from the carelessness of a fifth grader. This has had to be one of the most annoying things I've had to deal with. And yes, you do need to wear a mask because it's been proven multiple times that people can actually die from not wearing a mask.

]]> 2021-06-09 19:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596712561 Review of Lakeside Camp By Elizabeth Walsh s202395 https://padlet.com/s202395/d3pj23mo3rijxw9m/wish/1596729195 Lakeside Camp is the most amazing camp in the world. First of all, there is a beautiful lake you can swim in with your friends during camp. Second of all, there are so many activities such as gaga, swimming, arts and crafts, kickball, volleyball, sand castle contests, and A SLIDE IN THE WATER. Third of all, the people are so kind and fun, that you will not want to leave at the end of the day. 

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