Remembered

                                                        How I Want To Be Remembered    
   When people ask you, "How would you like to be remembered," what do you respond with? I would respond with, "I would like to be remembered as a fun-filled, helpful, kind, brilliant, hard working, and well-behaved student." In my house, being smart, kind, and hard working is a very strongly expected thing. I wouldn't want to be known as the kid who doesn't get their homework done, doesn't like to help, is bossy, and doesn't behave well in school. I want to be known as an outstanding person who doesn't do any of those unintelligent things.


                                                         How I Think I Was Remembered
   When people ask me, "How do you think you will be remembered, now that sixth grade is almost over?" I think I will be remembered as a helpful, well behaved, laughable, smiley, smart, fun, civil student. I hope that's how I will be remembered anyway! In my opinion, I should be remembered like that because I tried helping and being friendly to everyone. If the teacher needs help with something, I am always willing to help. Also, I want to be a teacher when I'm older so I try to help as much as possible. Everyday I always try to come to school with a smile on my face, even if it's a bad day. For me, school is important. I always get my work done and push myself to have no late assignments. I'm getting pretty decent grades right now and I'm really trying to improve them even more. I also think that I have changed throughout the year. In the beginning of the year, I was a quieter and a not so fun, out going person. Now I feel like I'm more talkative and like to be more involved. Besides that, I've made way more friends and became closer to people. I hope I am a person that my teacher would like to have a replica of. I'm happy how this year has turned out, so far. This year has been significant. I hope next year will be as great!

Any Small Goodness

     Arturo is a Spanish kid that plays basketball. His favorite basketball team is the Lakers. He gets an assistant coach "the tree" and ends up really liking him. "The tree" helps out the team and makes them win more games; then they had in the past. Arturo's family includes: him, his grandma, a cat, mom, dad, and his brother (Luis). 

     The people that live in Arturo's neighborhood are basketball fanatics. If you are a fanatic, it means you love something a lot and really show it. Everyone that lives in his neighborhood speaks mostly Spanish. 

     Arturo's culture is Mexican. Arturo and his family speak Spanish, but a little English. They eat Mexican food, such as chili peppers, chiles rellenos, and some other things. Chili peppers are supremely hot! I would never eat chili peppers, the only thing I eat that is Mexican is tacos; tacos are excelente. 

     If I had to live in a Mexican culture, I think I wouldn't like it. I don't really like spicy, piping hot, food. Would you like to live in a Mexican culture? 


Some Spanish words: 
chicharron: crackling
chiles rellenos: stuffed peppers
excelente: excellent
muchisimo: a lot 

Letter From Florida

                                                                                                                         January 17, 2014

     Dear Family,
            
             I have finally arrived in Florida! I haven't gone anywhere yet, but I'm planning on it. I'm going to tell you what I plan on doing during my vacation.

     First, I want to go to Waltz Disney World. I want to go there because it seems like a lot of enjoyment. I have heard from other people that some of the rides there are extremely wicked. I just hope the lines aren't very long. Having to wait in line would probably be the worst part of my vacation. I would like to at least go on most of the rides that are there.

     Besides going to Waltz Disney World, I would like to go to an aquarium. I've always wanted to go to an aquarium. When I go to the aquarium, I would like to see turtles, dolphins, whales, fish, octopus, squids, eels, and many other things. Out of all those things, I would like to see the dolphins the most! It would be so cool to watch the dolphins do their tricks and skills. I hope there will be information by every animals shelter so I can learn more about them. I think the aquarium will be extremely fun to visit!

     I am also planning on going to the Brevard Zoo. When I'm there, I want to see all the animals; especially the baby animals. I hope I see new animals too! I might even see animals that I have never even heard of. I want to learn more about the animals when I'm there.

     To sum up this vacation, I would like to just sit on the beach and relax. Just the thought of laying on the beach in the soft sand and watching the waves move in and out makes me very exhilarated. I think I'm going to have a blast! I can't wait to come home and see you all again! Well, I better get to bed; have a big day tomorrow. Talk to you soon!



                                                                                                     Love,
                                                                                                           Allie

My Christmas Vacation

     During my Christmas vacation I went to my Grandma and Grandpa's house. When we got to their house, we said hi and talked for a little bit. After that we got to eat; everyone loves this part. We ate 'til we couldn't eat anymore. After that the grown ups washed dishes while everyone else waited anxiously for present time. After the dishes were washed and dried, we opened presents. I got from my aunt, uncle, and cousins a movie, a scarf, and a gift card to the mall. From my grandparents, I got the movie Bully and some other things, but I can't remember. My other uncle got me something too. He got me a movie, nail polish, and a pair of socks. When that Christmas ended, we were all happy, full, and ready to go to sleep.

     The next day I had Christmas at my other grandparents' house. Again we ate, washed dishes, and opened presents. From that side, my uncle, aunt, and cousin got me a shirt with a scarf, a Justice gift card, a fuzzy reading chair, and a clothes hamper. My grandparents got me a scarf, make up, and our family a trampoline. That Christmas ended with everyone playing a drawing game. It was really fun!

     Then on Christmas night my family and I went to church. After church, we came home and Santa had come. From Santa, I got an Ipod five, a bunch of candy, movies, softballs, a basketball, jeans and earrings. My family and I had a lot of fun that night. I had a really fun Christmas break!

Bullies Vs Buddies

     Can you think of similarities and differences between bullies and buddies? Bullies and buddies are different and the same in many different ways. I'm going to tell you how.

     Bullies are brainless people. Bullies make people mad or even sad. Bullies spread rumors and mean things about people that are sometimes not true. Bullies push people around and tell them what to do, force them to do things they don't want to do. Bullies sometimes tell people to do something they don't feel comfortable about doing. Bullies also joke around with people, trying to make them mad or sad about something. It's not like a friendly joking; it's a mean type. I think bullies are people who are trying to make themselves feel better by torturing others. Don't be a bully!

     Now, let's talk about buddies! Buddies are people who hang out together; go to each other's houses. Buddies usually get along and don't fight. Buddies have the same interests and things they like to do. Buddies sometimes get infuriated at each other about something, but they get along after apologizing. Buddies also joke around with each other; not in a hurtful way. It is fun to have buddies!


     Bullies and buddies can also be the same too. Bullies and buddies sometimes get mad at each other. Bullies and buddies both talk to each other in some ways. Bullies and buddies both joke around in some way. If I had to choose if I wanted to be a bully or someone's buddy, I would choose someone's buddy. What would you choose?

     

If You Give a Dog a Biscuit

     If you give a dog a biscuit, he will devour it in a second. If he devours the treat in a second, then he will thirst for another one. If you give him another treat, he will be your friend. If the dog is your friend, he will want to be by you all the time. If the dog is by you all the time, he will expect you to feed him more dog treats. If you feed him more biscuits, he will get very thirsty. If the dog gets thirsty, you will have to get him something to drink. If you give him something to drink, he will want more to eat. If you give the dog more to eat, he will feel bilious. If he feels bilious, he will lay down. If he lays down, he will feel much better. If he feels better again, he will want another biscuit.

                                                      (Tip: Don't give a dog a biscuit.)

My Morning Routine

     What do you do before school every morning? Let me tell you what I do before I go to school every morning.

     When I hear my mom holler, "Allie!" I know to get up and go take a shower, right away. So I get up and walk slowly downstairs; I'm usually half sleeping while doing this. When I get to the bathroom, I get into the shower. 

     After I get out of the shower, I go upstairs and get dressed. Some days I don't care what I wear, if I'm really tired.

     Then, I go downstairs again and go back into the bathroom to put in my contacts, do my hair, and brush my teeth. That stuff conventionally takes a while to do. You have to be very stationary when you put contacts in, I have learned from lots of experience.

     Following all of that, I get all my stuff ready for school. I make sure I have all my homework, a coat (if needed), and my siblings are ready. Then, I put on my shoes.

     Finally, I linger for the bus inside. Then, when I see it coming up the road, my sister, brother, and I will high-tail it outside and get onto the bus.

     That's how my morning goes everyday before school. What about yours?