Young Scholars

      Last week and the week before that, I went to Young Scholars day camp. It was a lot of fun. There are 4 periods of classes that you pick. I reccomend MMMM Chocolate, Basket Weaving, Solve the Mystery, Magical Magician and International Food Festival. I also liked the french class. There are so many classes to pick from and more in Senior Scholars. You go there when you are to old for Young Scholars

      Going into fifth grade, this was my last time at young scholars. It was sad on Friday, saying goodbye to all my class teachers. Young Scholars is a really awesome camp!

( A camp that is a little smaller but similar is Encore, at Scales Elementery.)

Summer!!!!

          School’s out and summer is in! Get ready for hot weather and long days! Though I’m happy about school being out, I’m also sad. I feel like all the happy times and laughs spent with 4th grade friends, is over. But I don’t have it that bad… 5th graders have to say goodbye to the whole elementary school! I will miss you, ( Erynn, Kate, Ellie, Sarah, Hannah and Mrs. Riddle’s class).  Plus I will miss Rachel Liske, a 5th grader who’s moving in July.

          There are things to love about the summer, though. First of all…. NO SCHOOL! No fretting about grades, or stressing about studying. It will be nice… also my birthday is in June! YAY! I am very excited to finally turn 10. I also tend to sleep very late. And there is sooooo much free time to do so much. HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER!

TCAP is Over!

          TCAP is Tennessee’s big test. Kids from 3-8th grade take it. It covers what you have to know for your grade. And, last week my school took it. After, “Good Morning, Scales”, we got to work. Each section was about an hour long. We did 2 sections a day.

          Then for the rest of the day we snacked, read, watched movies…stuff like that. We also had extra long recess. Because it was week long testing, we weren’t allowed to learn! I know I should be happy that TCAP is over, but now I miss it.

Your a Good Man Charlie Brown

This year my school is doing the play, Your a Good Man Charlie Brown. It looks like a lot of fun. In the 1960’s it was played on Brodway. There are many different groups in our play: The Sports Nuts, The Brainiacs (I’m a Brainiac), the Music Nuts, pound puppies… I can’t name all of them. But we all have different songs. And, I don’t think that my school has ever done this play. We perform it on May 16.

 

Charlie and Linus

 

Poor Charlie

DSi

 

The DSi

         So, they started out with the original Nintendo DS. Then they came out with the DS lite. And, they just came out with the newest one, the DSi. It is like the DS lite, except for the fact that it has a camera and an app. store! As cool as that is, it doesn’t have a slot for GBA games.

New Camera

      Last night, my sister got a digital camera. It’s really cool. It’s sleek and thin. She got it because on Spring Break you might need to take lots of pictures! We got it at Office Maxx, for a very cheap price, with 15 dollar insurance.

My sister's camera.

Big SIster

It feels so weird not being the youngest. But I love having Julia around. She so cute and quirky, putting everything she can in her mouth. She started eating cereal on March 29 and it reminds me how much she’s growing and changing.
She’s also teething. Her great little toothless smile won’t last for much longer. But, it’s great having her here for now!

Long Car Trip? (#2 from mom)

         Have you ever been on an endless road trip? You’re carsick and bored out of your mind! I bet you’ve been in this situation. I know I have. My mom was probably thinking of the long road trips of Spring Break, when she posted a comment asking what to do on a long road trip. I’m going to try to answer this question.

         I have always liked card games. Card decks are portable, and you can play card games lots of places. Like in a car. Play it in your laps or in a spare seat. A game like War is time consuming and will keep you occupied. Some of my favorite card games are:

• BS
• War
• Hearts
• Go Fish (Uno)
• Pit (you need a bell)

        Electronics are great, too. When you get tired or carsick you can sometimes just plug in your iPod and doze off. Maybe, pull out your DS. They keep you and your stomach focused on something else. If you think of other things to do, please send them is as a comment. I’ll add them on. Have a great Road Trip!!!

Alaska (from Dad on Suggest)

         Alaska is pretty cool! It is beautiful, and full of activities. You could go see Denali National Park, which is home to the biggest mountain is North America, or go to Glacier Bay to kayak through the beautiful glaciers. But you’ll probably end up going to one of the 119 state parks. At the parks you can go camping, fishing or having a picnic. I have a picture of  one of the parks to the right.

        I know that Spring Break is coming up. But, lets say you have plans. In winter, Alaska is cold!!!! You might want to go in warmer weather. But there is a reason to go in the winter. They are called aurora borealis lights, or Northern Lights. In the winter,  aurora borealis lights appear over the Eagle River. I am also attaching a picture.They are colorful and beautiful…. if you’re summer is packed.

        You can see, that Alaska is a cool place. I am going on a cruise there in July. And it is definitely special!!!

Aurora borealis

 

http://www.alaska.com/state-parks/v-gallery/story/2422.html?/state-parks/v-enlarge/story/2422-a1266-t3.html

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