Graduation speech

I remember when I moved to Morton grove from Chicago. I thought I would be the new one at school, but as it turned out, everybody was new in kindergarten. I can still remember the first day of school. My sister and I have never been separated, and I assumed that we never would be. They called for everybody to line up on the colored lines. My sister and I were in separate lines. I was terrified to be alone. I burst into tears begging to be with my sister. Sooner or later I forgot about the fear of being alone. I already loved going to school.

In second grade we learnt about the life cycle of many animals. One was the frog. When they brought in tadpoles, everybody was amazed. I looked them up and down. I couldn’t believe they grew legs. When I finally became a fourth grader, I thought that the fun would never end. But soon I was graduating. We had an awards ceremony and then we were gone, On to middle school. I felt like a kindergartener again, scared to leave my sister’s side. But I couldn't wait at the same time. The eighth graders were huge. I was scared but I learned that the teachers were there for me. Now, as an eighth grader, I've learned everything I need to know from Golf, and I’m ready to go to high school, ready, not scared.

How not to prepare for tests

We all know that around springtime somebody decided to pull a bunch of tests on students. Most people stress out but here are some ways NOT to prepare for standardized tests.

1. First of all, taking a good test all comes down to how tired you are in the morning, because THAT'S when a bunch of idiots decided to start testing in the even though scientists say that the human brain doesn't function properly until 10 am. Make sure the night before you stay up until 3 am watching a Netflix marathon.

2. In the morning procrastinate because your really tired, then fly out of the house without breakfast. Who needs the most important meal of the day?

3. Third, make sure you don't have #2 pencils so you have to ask every person in the room if they have a spare. Don't forget to break that pencil mid test and have to nag your teacher for a new one.

4. Rush through the test so you can catch up on the sleep you missed last night.

5. Repeat.

There you have it! I hope these tips were very helpful for your test preparations!

Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

Just Remember, Every Ending Is a New Beginning - Marianne Williamson

When I think of new beginnings, a lot of stuff comes up. One is my time at golf. The way that when an 8th grader ends their journey through middle school, knowing everything they need to know for one yet to come, a 5th grader starts theirs; eager to learn. The way the 5th graders feel when they're forced to an awards assembly for the next three years, only to be elated when it's finally their turn.  I can imagine the way it feels to leave everything you knew for the past eight years of your life. I imagine it's sorta like when you finish a good book, when you're left on your own, contemplating what just happened, as everyone else swirls around you, not knowing the emotion you have witnessed.

         Ending something can feel scary, but maybe not so much if you remember that when you end a chapter, there's a new one waiting on the next page. 

Holocaust Field Trip

The Holocaust Museum

On Thursday my class and I went to the Chicago Holocaust Museum. When we were there we got little headphones to hear tour guide speak while in the exhibits. The curators chose wall colors and textures to show how the years changed for Jewish people during the rise of Hitler. One of my favorite artifacts was where a man in the Lodz ghetto took a violin case and mapped the outline of the ghetto, and all of the buildings inside. This man risked everything to make this map of the ghetto.I thought it was cool and looked very interesting. One thing that I learned was that way more people than I thought rescued somebody. I thought there were only a few people here and there, especially in Denmark, that helped somebody. I thought it was cool going to the museum and learning about the rise of Nazism. I hope that everybody can go to the museum. It's a very interesting experience.  

Leap Year

Leap Year

Leap year is every four years to give us an extra day for some strange reason. My friend gave me a great idea to write about how life was four years ago. Four years ago I was in fourth grade, about to graduate from elementary school, now I will be graduating from middle school, and going onto high school. Four years ago I was terrified of the 8th graders, now I am one.  Four years ago I was outgoing and didn't care about what I got on my report card, now I check my grades every day. A lot has changed since the first leap year, but I think change is good, and I cant wait for the next lap year, when I'm a high school senior!

Bad Kitty

There was once a kitten who lived in a house with five other cats. And a human, AKA person who feeds them and gives them belly rubs as they please.One day the human thought the cats were being exceptionally  good so he went out to buy them treats.This would be kitty's first taste. The human held out the snack as the kitten sniffed tentatively at it.The other cats chewed at theirs lazily. The kitty finally decided it wasn't poison and took a nibble. Flavor burst in her mouth. She meowed and snatched the treat and ran. But too soon it was gone. She ran back up to the human and purred pleadingly, but the human wouldn't give. But kitty was a mischievous kitten and ran up to the bowl where the kept all the new found treats.All the way on top of the no kitty zone! The kitty jumped and clawed at the cabinets.The human rushed in to investigate all the noise. He looked at the cabinets. The human lost it.He wagged his finger at the kitty, as she backed up "Bad Kitty, No more treats!"

My child

MY CHILD

My child is beautiful. She has long hair and is my demon child. Literally. She has demon like horns and an tail! But I feel bad for her because she has a..... disability. See she was born with a genetic mutation. She was born with lips on her knees. YES LIPS. I was so upset! But the rest of her is gorgeous. Here is a picture.  

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