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Yesterday was Christmas day and I woke up pretty early because I was excited to open my presents even though I knew everything I was getting. The reason why I know all the presents I'm going to get is because I have to shopping with my parents because I don't have a babysitter or a nanny. This year I got a lot of clothes, some new skis and skiing equipment (for snow club) and some other thigns. I really though that this Christmas was the best I had yet. We planned to go watch a movie but then changed out minds to play Monopoly instead. I had a great Christmas!

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Today was the first official day of winter break.  I'm very excited for Christmas because its a time to spend time with family. Here's a fiction story about a girl who is very excited for Christmas.

 

Today was Christmas day! Rosie sat straight up in her lush, heated bed, with her soft, plush, sprig green sheets and a blanket that had a chick on a sprigged tree. Rosie lived in a great big mansion with her 3 brothers and her mom and dad, and her purebred golden retriever dog. Every Christmas her family would put up their great big tree and put all the decorations on it, with the candy canes whose colors pop out at you like a jack-in-the-box. Every year they would all go shopping for their presents separately then go into their rooms; each room took up a whole floor. Then the presents would fill under the tree just as fast as children eating candy. Now across the neighborhood there was another girl named Rose. She woke up on her straw stuffed mattress with her patchwork quilt still torn but still clean and crisp.

 

To be continued

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Today when Ania and I were outside some people from across the street shouted some mean things through their window. "Hey there's the little white girl. (A little pause) And the little Chinese girl!" Now I think that was racist because they were African American. So I think they shouldn't have said those things because what did we ever do to them? We didn't call them any names and yet they call us names.  I think its because of what's on the news about the Ferguson thing and what happened. Maybe they thought that that police officer shouldn't have gotten no punishment, but that's no reason to be mean to others. Its like the rule KVKWKA. Kind Voice Kind Words Kind Actions, and they weren't following Kind Words.  But I believe in Karma and I think they should get punished for what they said. If Karma is real then they will learn their lesson.

I'm not trying to be raciest I'm just telling what happened.

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I'm really excited for the holidays because I get to relax and have time to study for math, science, and social studies. Also I want to read! I hope I got a book that I really, really, really want! I also hope to go sledding (if we have snow) and go skiing. Now that I learned how to ski I want to do it again! Also I get to spend a lot of time with my family. So that's why I'm excited for Winter Break.

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Today in orchestra we shared what we thought about the concert a couple week ago, what our parents thought, what were our favorite songs, and what we can improve on. Some people didn't get to share so here's what I think. I really liked the concert even though we played only 2 songs, but we had to share the spotlight with the 7th and 8th graders. My parents thought I was really good and so was the orchestra. They didn't hear any mistakes. My favorite songs were Black Diamond (8th), Haunted Carousel (8th) and Gargoyles (7th and 8th).  I liked those songs because they were supenceful, fast paced and very good! I also think we should balence the sound such as the cellos, bases, violas, and violins aren't louder than each other. So that's why I though about our concert.

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Today snow club was canceled and I’m kind of happy because today I’m just not in the mood because I’m really tired. Also I can’t wait until Christmas because it’s a time of giving and getting together with family. I’m celebrating Christmas with my mom and dad. Our Christmas tree was set up on Thanksgiving because it’s a tradition from when my dad was a little boy and my grandma was a little girl. This year I got to put up the star at the top. It was really a memory I’ll keep because I didn’t get to put the star up yet until now!

AHW-Rubber Bands

Today I went to the orthodontist (again) and I gave her I card to thank her for everything she did. Even though everything she did hurt really bad. Today she had to put on a new wire, a chain that's the color red and rubber bands. I have to take the rubber bands out every time I eat and brush my teeth. They hurt soooooooooooooo much! I also hate them sooooooo much! I can't wait until I get my braces off. Then I'll be able to chew gum and not have hurting teeth! Yay, I can't wait! Expect I have 6 months to go.

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Yesterday I went with my parents to MCourts to rent a new cello because my orchestra teacher says I needed to get a bigger size cello a 3/4 size. I was really excited to try out my new cello so as soon as I got her me I tried out my cello and it sounded amazing! It sounded way better than my old cello. I had to go to a ski and snowboard store to bye my skis because when I go to snow club I don't want to wait for about 45 minutes to rent skis there. I had to go a store 1 hour away then I found out that we have to go back 3 days later because they have to balance, sharpen, and wax my skis. I had a choice of color between white, black, and red or pink, purple, white and light blue. I hate the colors pink and purple and even though you might see me wear pink or purple that's because my mom bought me the clothes so now I have to wear them. But I'm really glad my parents bought me skis and a cello! I think I'm really lucky.

Unscramble

But even as that thought touched his mind he knew that for him only the shadow would be rootless and without any stake in the country that had bred him to drift home nor any hope of such


I saw / a gray-green slimy thing/ like a snail/without a shell,/ only bigger / the size of a rat.

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Today I had a orchestra concert at 7:00! Here is part of the story:

I walked into the cafeteria and if I said I was nervous I would be lying. I am not nervous at all, not even a little. I was nervous last year but now I'm used to it, and its like the audience was not even there. I was carrying my cello and my hands were hurting from carrying it so long with just one, now very sore hand. I quickly set it down then went to talk to Amanda and Mia M. We were just talking about how none of us were nervous and then we went to sit in our seats. Now I was sitting right next to Alex K. who sat at the end and on my other side was Mia M. Then next to Mia was Amanda. I sat in the correct position with my cello while Amanda and Mia were playing a really fast version of Finale. Du-da-du-da-da! That was one of the melody's.

To be continued... 

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Tonight I'm going to the Project COPE presentation video for our parents to watch. I'm not excited to see myself preform again. I hate, well more like highly dislike watching myself in front of a crowd.  my parents want to go tonight because they didn't go with me to Washington D.C. Right now I'm in the media center waiting for the vedio to start. There are only 5 people in the room not including me: Jacob P, his dad, my mom and dad, and Lilly M's mom. I hope more people show up! Now I have to go. Mrs. Roberts, her son, and Lilly just came in. 

AHW-Skiing

Today I learned how to stop, and turn on my skis. I fell down a total of 4 or 5 times, which is pretty good for someone who never skied before. When I got off the charter bus I got my ski stuff and went into the lodge to get my skis and boots. I first had to fill out a slip for the ski rental and the boots. Then I had to put them on which was kind of complicated. Then I had to go to my first ski lesson. It was on the smallest slope of all of them and we had to ride a 'magic carpet' to get to the top. We were learning how to stand correctly on the skis first then how to bend your knees and made a wedge if you want to stop. At the beginning I wasn't that good but I got better and now I'm pretty good. The only problem I have is that I can't turn my direction very well. By the way to clarify I'm turning before I'm moving. I can't wait until I go again next week! 

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Snow Club

Tomorrow I'm going to go skiing for Snow club. Snow club is a club where you go to either go skiing or snowboarding on Pine Knob. I never went skiing or snowboarding in my whole life so I'm really excited for this trip tomorrow. I packed everything I need for skiing in a big gray bag. I honestly can't wait! But I'll have to!

Open House Intro (AHW)

I walked through the doors of the school clutching my black spiral science notebook. Today was Open house and I was so excited to give a tour to incoming 3, 4 and 5th graders, who might go to BCS next year. I went into the hallway and got my bright yellow, 'Ask Me About BCS!' sticker with my name printed on it as neat as a typewriter. I went to my locker bay and tryied to open my locker. Click, click, click, swish. When the lock as I spun the dial 3 times and lifted it up hoping it would work. It did. Just as smooth as fudge melting in your mouth as you bite into it. I went to the front and saw Ellie with her sister.
"Hi Ellie." I called.

"Oh, Hi Shin Be, I brought my science notebook." She showed me her black composition notebook.

"Great, lets go work on it." I replied.

I walked with her to the lockers again. We were going to check we had the same things in our notebook. We also had to make the data chart.

We sat down on the scratchy carpet and I got out my 4 rulers and carefully chose which one I wanted to use. In the end I chose my blue metallic ruler. I let Ellie use my blue plastic ruler. We made our data table and as soon as we finished; "Hi Shin Be, hi Ellie."

I jerked my head up in surprise.

"Oh hi Ania." I replied. 

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I walked into school a dozen things on my mind. Just like a animal in the wild running from its predator, it has so many things to worry about. I was worrying about my science test scores, my math test scores, whether I was going to do good on the social studies test and whether I was going to have any more test this week. I was so occupied I ran into a 3rd grader. Well the 3rd grader actually ran into me. But he didn't even say sorry. How rude. I walked into my locker bay surprised at how quiet it was. No offense to anyone in my locker bay but it gets pretty crowded and noisy. I quickly put my stuff in my locked expect for my iPad, my book and my pencil case with a picture of Snoopy the dog on it. 

"Anyer!" I heard the voice of Vivian call out. I walked into the hall and saw Vivian.

"Oh hi Shin Be, have you seen Ania? She was walking with me one minute and the she was gone."

"Nope haven't seen her." I replied.

"Thanks, I'll check her locker." Vivian said back.

I looked back into the hallway and and saw Ania there. 

"Hi Ania, did you know Vivian was looking for you?" I asked

"Really I didn't know, I just stopped to talk to my friends." Ania said sounding mildly surprised.

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"Fa, la, la, Jingle Bells-" I sung very merrily.

"Vroom, VROom, VROOM! Went the vacuum cleaner.

I was decorating our Christmas tree with my dad on the day of thanksgiving. I hung up a silver, sparkly, acorn and hung it right in the middle of the tree. 

"That looks great, what do you think?" My dad shouted over the noise of the vacuum.

"I think that look fine to me, can we start cooking thanksgiving lunch?" I asked, very excited to cook the stuffing. Kind of. Not really, I would just help. But it would still be fun. 

"Okay, let's go get everything out." My dad replied.

"Yes!!" I said exclaimed. I could barley wait until I sat down to eat the delicious feast that was thanksgiving dinner. 

I ran into the bathroom to wash my hands 2 times, just to be sure. I raced back into the kitchen and said: 

"Can I cut up the mushroom?" I begged. I loved hearing the squishy sound of the knife cutting the little pieces of mushroom.

"Sure, but don't cut yourself." My dad warned me.

"I know, I'll be careful." I said back knowing that's what he said to me every time I picked up a knife to cut food.

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My teeth:

I woke up still very, very tired. I slowly turned my head towards the faint glowing red light of my alarm clock. It read: 6:43am. I switched off my alarm clock and went to the kitchen to eat. But then when I took a bite of my oatmeal I realized that I teeth were aching from the visit to the orthodontist😭.  My teeth were so sore I couldn't even eat a bite of oatmeal! Oatmeal is soooooooo soft, but I couldn't even chew that. All through the day I was very hungry because it took a long time just to eat 2 small beef pancakes with veggies. When I got home I ate half of my leafy over lunch then worked on my science and social studies tests.

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I was at the orthodontist's office sitting in one of the plastic chairs with earbuds glued in my ears. I was breathing in deeply smelling the gross, yet intriguing smell of the dentist. I was on my dad shiny white Iphone 5s. I was watching a movie and waiting until my orthodontist came out. It was so long I started to get super tired and slowly, slowly my eyes started to close. I jerked my head straight up, as if I just had a drink from a highly caffeinated soda. I saw my dad had just tapped me to let me know that I had to go in to my orthodontists office. I slowly took out my earbuds and took off my heavy, puffy purple coat. I walked into her office while she asked me 

"How was you're thanksgiving?" She asked me.
"It was fine. I replied. How was yours?"
"Oh it was great, thanks for asking."

Later I got some blue rubber bands to move my teeth closer together when I got my 4 adult teeth pulled out. They're kind of tight but they look like this: 

 

 

The blue rubber bands are only on the bottom teeth.