Ms. Stripes Is Actually NICE?
Hi , it’s Sparky and I’ve got some unbelievable news! You know Ms. Stripes? She’s actually NICE! Even though she’s new here and really strict and has yelled at some of us already (including at me this one time I accidentally dropped something in the middle of class. It wasn’t my fault!), yesterday Nibbles told me that when she was crying in the hallway because she’d gotten a bad mark on her science test, Ms. Stripes stopped and consoled her. She said Nibbles just needed a bit of extra help and that she’d be glad to stay after school to go over homework with her. She even offered her a piece of her chocolate bar. I can’t believe it! Ms. Stripes has been the toughest teacher we’ve ever had, but maybe she has a soft side too! Next time I do badly on a test, maybe I’ll try crying in the hallway, too….hmm…
Sparky’s Job
Hey, it’s me, Sparky! I just got back from another day helping out my Uncle in the Curio Shop. You know, at the beginning of the summer, I was really down on the idea of working in Uncle Sparky’s shop two days a week. I mean, summer’s all about having fun, right? But guess what? Two days a week isn’t that hard at all! I still had tons of time to hang out with my friends (there were even a few days when I was bored, with nothing to do.) I’ve been visiting a lot with Stoogles because he broke his flipper, and swimming in Nibbles’ new pool with Roberta and Molly. I’ve actually had a really great summer so far. But you know the very best part? I made a LOAD of KinzCash! Working two days a week really adds up. I’m just not sure what I should do with it all. There are some really cool things in the Curio Shop I’ve had my eye on. I could also really use a new skateboard, but Roberta says I should save the money. What do you think?
Postcard from Alex
Dear Sparky Hi! How’s it going at your uncle’s shop? I hope you’re not too busy. Science camp is so much fun, but Booger kind of needs to chill. I mean, camp has all these awesome activities, like swimming and hiking and crafting, but Booger gets frustrated any time we’re not doing science all the time. So whenever we have to leave the lab he gets in a mood and is not really fun to be around. The silly thing is – we are doing science all the time anyway. At swimming, we have to try to figure out the time based on the sun’s position in the sky, and when we go hiking we collect samples to study in the biology lab and figure out the height of trees from their shadows. And often our crafting projects are for use in the lab, like when we built this cool volcano out of papier mache and then we made our own lava in the lab. But whatever. Booger usually chills after a bit and we can still have fun. And it really is a neat camp – I’m so glad he talked me into coming. Say hi to everyone for … Read more
Sparky’s Summer
You guys will NEVER guess what I started today…swimming lessons! They are SO much fun, I can hardly believe it. Uncle Arte said that since I’ve been such a good sport about helping out at the Curio Shop (OK, OK, I’ve complained a FEW times, but whatever), he wanted to give me an extra special treat. He signed me up for swimming lessons. Initially, I was all, “Um, Uncle Arte? I know how to swim. Sort of.” But really? I didn’t know any of the strokes…and I definitely couldn’t swim for very long. The lessons I’m taking are for kids who have some experience and know the basics, but could stand to learn a bit more. And guess what? It’s SO much fun. We had races in the pool, we practiced holding our breath underwater, and we even learned the backstroke! I can’t wait for next week – by the end of the summer, I’m going to be a swimming expert!
Summer is HERE!
Sparky here with some exciting, amazing, outstanding, fabulous, AWESOME news – school is out for summer! I can’t believe how HAPPY that makes me! I mean, I know that I’m going to be working at the Curio Shop for most of the summer…and I know my friends won’t all be in town…but know what? That’s OK! Because I won’t be at school! I can sleep in (a little bit) and watch TV (an hour a day at least!) and I won’t have any assignments or homework or anything like that! Tell me, friends, what is your favorite thing about the summer holidays?
A Job for Sparky
Are you kidding me??? Can this summer get any worse? First of all my teacher totally doesn’t get that you don’t assign projects in June. Now, I just found out from my Uncle Arte that he needs me to work in the Curio Shop this summer! He wants me to help out TWO days a week! What??? My mom says I should be grateful that my uncle is giving me the chance to earn all this extra money but I don’t want money! I want to chill and hang with my friends and do nothing at all! I can’t believe that I have to work two whole days a week all summer! That is like – uh, almost half my time I think. Right? (I don’t know – math is not really my strong suit!) Well, I guess I have to man up. My uncle really does need extra help in the summer when people are off school and taking vacations from work, and I suppose I should be thankful for the chance to make some extra KinzCash. Molly said that I was being an ingrate to complain about it and that it … Read more
Miss Daisy’s Assignment
You will not believe this! It’s almost a whole week into June and our teacher, Miss Daisy, gives us this big geography project today! We have to write about how the warmer weather of summer affects the water levels in the various regions of Webkinz World. Um, hello? Doesn’t she understand how this is supposed to work? June is supposed to be a breeze – we just hang out until the end of the school year. Nobody actually expects to do any work! Cowabelle and Roberta are actually all excited about it! What is wrong with them? They were chatting about how much fun it’s going to be and trying to decide which region of Kinzville they will cover. Now I really cannot wait until the summer holidays when I am planning to do NOTHING! (Other than some awesome fun in the sun, that is!) This is so not cool, Miss Daisy. So not cool.
Counting Down the Days
Hey, it’s Sparky and I cannot believe it’s FINALLY June! Only a few more weeks to summer vacation! I cannot wait to kick back and hang out with my friends this summer! We are going to go swimming and hiking and hang out in the Arcade. Plus, everyone knows that the last month of school is a breeze anyway so it’s practically like I’m already on vacation! I’m sure we’ll all spend so much time planning for our big end of year trip that we’ll hardly have any school work at all. Yeah, life sure is sweet right now. I love summer vacation!
Sparky’s prank
Ha ha ha! It’s Sparky and I am having an AWESOME April Fool’s Day! How is it that whoopee cushions just NEVER get old? We were all hanging out at Roberta’s and no matter how many times I sneaked my whoopee cushion onto someone’s chair today I found it absolutely hilarious! And I know everyone else did too! Oh, they were all pretending to get sick of it after the seventh time I pulled it off (and THREE of those times were all on Salley! What can I say? She kept getting up to get a drink – she was an easy target!) but I know they’re just jealous because whoopee cushions are the ultimate April Fool’s prank and they wish they had thought of it. I know Cowabelle said that Polly was really embarrassed when I caught her, but come on – everyone knows that it’s all in good fun, right? Oh, gotta run. Alex is getting up for some chips! The Sparkster strikes again, folks!
Lucky Sparky
Dear Benny, Remember when I wrote to you earlier this week and told you about the good luck I’ve been getting from the rock Stoogles gave me? Well, today it got even BETTER (believe it or not). Today, I got a phone call from a radio station. The deejay said that I had won a contest for a lunch out with four friends at Le Snout! My mom had to get on the phone and accept on my behalf (because I’m a kid), but she said that I can choose who to take to the restaurant. The funny thing is I don’t even remember entering this contest! Is it possible that the rock is THAT lucky? Is it so powerful that I’ll win things I don’t even enter? Will I get a call saying “You’re the mayor of Kinzville” or something? I don’t even know! I’m going to take Alex, Salley and Stoogles to the restaurant (I hope Nibbles, Molly, Roberta and Cowabelle understand). It’s going to be SO much fun! I know your school doesn’t have spring break until next week, but have fun when you’re off! Your pal, … Read more
Sparky’s A-Plus
You guys? You guys! I can’t believe it. Something outstanding happened today. I passed my math test. Me! Sparky Fact! And not only was it a pass, it was actually an A+! I absolutely, positively, one hundred percent CANNOT believe it. I had to look at the paper several times to make sure I had the right test in my hand (and that it wasn’t Alex’s or something). I can only attribute this to one thing: the lucky rock. It really, really works.
Sparky’s Good Luck
You guys will never, ever, ever believe what happened to me today. Two crazy things. Thing 1: Stoogles said felt awful that I had been having such bad luck and that he wanted to help. He gave me a stone that he said has been passed down for generations of Googles. He said it was incredibly lucky. Personally, I thought it pretty much looked like any other gray stone that you’d find on the ground. It really, really, really didn’t seem special at all. The other ‘Kinz said that Stoogles knew what he was talking about, and that even though it LOOKED completely plain, it wasn’t. And I really didn’t believe them at all. Until… Thing 2: I arrived home and found a BRAND NEW SKATEBOARD on my porch! I couldn’t believe it! I jumped up and down and screamed so loudly that my mom came outside to find out what was up. I thanked her over and over for the skateboard, but she said she didn’t get it for me. I asked if my dad or Uncle Arte did, and it turns out…they didn’t. So you know what … Read more
Bad Luck?
Dear Diary, Do you believe in bad luck? I don’t think I do – but my friend Sparky does. He says he’s been having the worst luck ever. He broke his skateboard, skinned his paws, lost his handheld game, and flunked a test. OK, so that sounds pretty bad. But is it because of bad luck? I don’t know. His skateboard needed fixing and he kept putting it off. He’s always misplacing things…and he didn’t study for the test, so what did he think would happen? Anyway, he was really bummed at today’s ‘Kinz meeting…so much so that after he left, my friends and I discussed a way to make him feel better. Now, it does involve a little bit of trickery…but sometimes that’s OK, right? Stoogles decided that he’d tell Sparky that he’s giving him a lucky rock. The rock isn’t lucky at all, of course. It’s just a nice, shiny gray rock that Stoogles found one day. But as Roberta said, “if Sparky BELIEVES it’s lucky, maybe he’ll start to FEEL luckier…and less sad.”And she’s got a good point. So we’re going to give him the … Read more
