Marla's+Journal


 * //__ M a r l a ' s J o u r n a l __//**


 * 5/16 **
 * Claim: Do You Think Child Stars Have It Good or Bad? **
 * Reason #1: Child stars such as Justin Bieber have not turned out so great. **** He is always in trouble with the law. **** He is a pothead. **
 * Reason #2: Some child stars, like Austin Mahone, are okay. He hasn’t gotten in trouble at all, and nobody has hurt about him doing anything news worthy, that was bad. **
 * Reason #3: Also, if you consider the Teen Moms, on Teen Moms and 16 and Pregnant, they haven’t turned out so great. Some of them are in jail, and they’re TEENAGERS and they are moms! **
 * Counterargument: When kids get famous, too young, they might have troubles along the way, and could encounter some really bad experiences. **


 * 5/7 **
 * I am not coming back to Innovation next year. I will be going to Standley Middle School. My parents and I feel that this school is supposed to be "Innovative," and it's not. Giving a child a computer or iPad is not innovative. Having art, music, drama, or sports, is innovative. They don't even need to be during the day or as elective, but they could be after school. If there is not enough money, get volunteers, or have fundraisers. It's not fair to have nothing to do, except computers and Spanish. The kids here need activities they LIKE to do. I'm not saying we have to be like CPMA, but you should at least try and let us have some fun. Stop spending so much money on more technology, and start saving for sports. If you really want to be INNOVATIVE, start acting now. **

**5/5**
 * I read Junior Scholastics, because I left my book at my house. I read about "Wisconsin's Cheesy Idea." It was about how Wisconsin decided to use their salty mozzarella and provolone cheeses on their roads, during the cold days when it snows. The salt in the cheese helps to melt the ice on the pavement. I also read about how in China, if you spread rumors on social media, you can go to jail. **


 * 4/30 **
 * I finally figured out what the Truman Show is about. I figured out he is actually on a reality TV show and he doesn't even know it. He can't go in the water, or go on planes, or across the bridge because he will be crossing the set. The elevator "broke", said his wife, but actually they just didn't want him to go on set, where the producers were. My stepmom explained it all to me last night because I asked her if she'd seen it and she told me the whole concept and I finally understood it. I was like so confused in class yesterday. **


 * 4/28 **
 * Last period I had P.E. I got hit in the nose. It hurts really bad. Now it looks like a hill. It hurts and I had to go to the nurse to get an ice pack because it is red. At first I thought I broke it. Taeloni pushed me, while I was trying to tie my shoe and I ran into Micayla. Her head is really hard, because I thought I broke it. **
 * Today we had testing. It was so boring. I did not like it at all. **
 * Yesterday, I saw //Captain America: The Winter Soldier.// It was my second favorite movie. My first is divergent. My celebrity crushes are Chris Evans from //Captain America// and Theo James from //Divergent.// **


 * 4/26 **
 * I read Junior Scholastics // The Day the President Was Shot. // It was about when JFK was shot while he was arriving in Dallas, Texas. He and his wife, along with the VP and the governor of Texas, were just cruising along in the open top limo, when a man named Lee Harvey Oswald killed Mr. President. He shot and killed John F. Kennedy, from six stories Dealy Plaza. It was one of the most tragic days in history. After that the Vice President sworn in for him and became president. I really think that is a horrible thing to do, especially to the president. He was shot and killed by another man on his way to the jail. **


 * 4/24 **
 * I read Junior Scholastics, because I finished my Independent Reading Book. I read an article about how Tommy, the chimpanzee, should get personhood rights. I don't think chimps, should get the same rights as people. Their brains don't function the same way as humans. They should have rights as to, NO ANIMAL ABUSE, but definitely not the same rights as humans. **


 * 4/21 **
 * I got a 100% on the Prefixes and Suffixes Test. I know these prefixes well, because I learned them in 3rd grade. **
 * I do not know what to write about in my journal. I had a good Easter and it was really fun and I ate lots of candy. **


 * 4/14 **
 * ** How would you rate the quality of of these student blogs? **
 * I would rate them an 8. They were well written and had a lot of detail. "When we first got there, before everyone else had arrived, a nice man my Mum knows introduced me to Kenneth Oppel (author of series like Airborn and Silver-wing) and I got some of my books signed." To me this was good opening to the article. It was detailed and it told the readers about what they were reading about. **


 * ** How would you rate the quality of of the student comments? **
 * I would rate them a 7. They were well written and I liked how one kid used the word "posh." They weren't in text message writing. Most were in formal writing. **


 * ** How would your blog posts and comments be different than the posts in Ms. Duncan's class? **
 * Mrs. Duncan's class used longer sentences, better punctuation and better writing. They were formal and formatted it nicely. Our class does not take in the initiative to write something that actually matters, or something that shows you actually read the blog post. **


 * 3/27 **
 * This weekend I saw Divergent. It was the BEST movie EVER! Theo James, who plays Four (Tabious Eaton), is SOOOO CUTE! He is like the most beautiful man I have EVER seen. I am ALL FOR Dauntless, one of the Factions in the movie. Dauntless for the brave, Erudite for the Smart, Abnagation for the Selfless, Candor for the Honest, and Amidity for the upbeat and happy people. It was the best movie EVER!!!! **


 * 3/21 **
 * I do not like this one person. They are not very nice. I do not like English. I do not like vegetables. I do not like guys. They are so mean. I do not like little kids. They annoy me. I do not like Lalo. I do not like google. It is too smart. I do not like most people. I do not like this school. I do not like teachers. I do not like people. I do not like dancing. I do not like drama. I do not like being told what to do. I do not like annoying people. SURFBOARD! SURFBOARD! SURFBOARD! I like that song. IT MAKES ME HAPPY! I also like Ride by SoMo. I like MUSIC!!! <3 I am a very happy person most times. Chinchillas are adorable! Cesar said I am a chinchilla, so he basically said I am adorable. Today everyone is being loud for Ms. James, but I am being very good. **


 * 3/18 **
 * School is so boring. I do not like coming here. What if we all lived in a world, where we already knew how to speak and write? We would be the smartest living creature in all of the universe. We would never need to go to school. But, what we don't realize is that without the extra education, we wouldn't have computers and all the new technology. If we didn't have the new technology, we would be at home, BORED. That would suck, because like most kids or even adults, we like to watch T.V and use our SMART PHONES. My favorite is the iPhone. If Steve Jobs never created it, I would be sad, because Apple Products are the best in my opinion. A world without technology, is like a world without fun. A world without fun would suck, so even though school is boring, It helps along the way in the future. **

**This school sucks. All people do is talk bad about each other and start rumors. I am tired of people coming up to me and asking me if I said this or that. People need to just get a LIFE! People here just feed off drama and make up things for their entertainment. In the end, it helps NO ONE! The girls here act like they're perfect, when in reality, they're NOT. They only like certain people and it's not fair to others. They all think** they are going to get away with it, but one day someone will catch them, and their life will get difficult and they will have problems with a lot of people. I am not saying I am perfect, I do stupid things too. My friends do, also. I also dislike those hypocrites, who say they hate drama, when yet, they are the ones causing it and becoming involved. A lot of girls thrive off the drama, so when there is nothing out there that is interesting enough, they take an innocent person, and start rumors, and gossip.
 * 3/17 **

3/13 I recently got my progress report last period. I think I did well. My G.P.A is 3.33. That is well for me because I have really tried hard. I don't think I desired a minus mark in scholarship in English. I always do my work, I have an E and I haver an A. I also got a comment that says "Outstanding Effort". I have a B in P.E, but is now an A. I have an A in Spanish. I have B's in Science, History and English.

Tomorrow is Saturday. I have my LAST soccer game of the season. I am really excited. My teammates names are Alen, Lorenzo, Matthew, Savannah, Ethan, Yssabella, Billy, Darian, Alex and Diego. They are really fun to hang out with. They make me laugh and smile. Alen, Alex, and Ethan are really good. I have been a team with them for two seasons now, about to be three.

3/12 School sucks. I don't know what to write about. Today was boring and 7th period is the most boring. I have 3 Bs and 3 As. I am tired from P.E. I also never understood why guys use hair gel. It just doesn't make any sense to me. Yes, they have long hair, but doesn't it get all sticky and messy. Plus you'd have to rinse it all out and take a shower if you mess up or use way too much. I can't wait until after school because I have soccer practice, and I am having Pizza for dinner. I am so glad it is a half day. I usually like school, but lately it has been more boring than EVER before. Now I am in English which i s my least favorite topic. We already know how to speak english, and we learned capitalization and punctuation in like 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. I think it is ridiculous. I hate learning. I hate school, and I don't understand why teachers have to tell us what to do, if we are already told what to do at home all the time.

3/11 Yesterday I went to the park after school. I hung out with my friend Cristian. He goes to Madison High School. We had a lot of fun. We talked and I found out a lot more about him. He is a really nice guy. He used to go here to IMiddle. I can't wait 'til I see him again. My best friend Amaya is very jealous of him. I do not know why. She says she hates him even though he's awesome. I think she should give him a chance. She is the best. I could never live without her.

Some things that were the same are Johnny and Dally both died. Johnny died after the fire and he went to the hospital then died there. Dally was so upset when Johnny died that he ran off and pointed a gun at a police officers head and he was shot and killed. Something that was different was that Dally went into a store and ripped a magazine first before he was killed.

My Ideas for The Outsiders Sequel. <span style="color: #0eb6d8; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One of my Ideas for the sequel to the book, is to make everything that happened from when they got to the church and on, to be just a dream. Ponyboy will wake up and him and Johnny will still be in the church. They could possibly get arrested. Johnny and Dally would've never died, but they'd still be on the run. Dally would still meet them there and the fire would have never started. In the very begginging of my sequel, Ponyboy will wake up and be lying on the cold hard floor of the church. From there him and Johnny talk about what their going to do about being on the run for killing Bob,
 * 3/6 **

2/29 Most Fattening Food in the World!!! Something more unhealthy than Krispy Kreme bacon cheddar burgers would be, a Doughnut Bacon Cheddar Onion Ring Burger smothered with Mayo dipped in chocolate sauce. I would also add peanut butter, chocolate covered bacon, and some Carmel sauce, maybe some marshmallow sauce too. It would be the most fattening food ever. It would probably be two days worth of calories, maybe three.

2/28 Write a letter to someone you miss. Dear Cristian,

Your a great friend. I know I have I have only known you a short time. You make me smile and I like being with you. When I was sad, you hugged me and told me everything would be okay. You walked with me after school. We hung out at the park. Sunday was perfection. Sunday was fun, when I first met you. I liked watching Dark Skies with you, even though the grown ups were super loud and obnoxious. Playing horseshoes was fun too. Thanks for teaching me. I had a lot of fun and I will never forget that day. I hope to see you soon.

Sincerely ~Marla

There is really nothing to talk about. I have good grades. I have A's and one B. I have been a lot more focused in class. I have been getting compliments by teachers, and my mile time was 9:58. Normally I am SLOW, and last time, my mile time was 11:36.

2/25 Well, P.E sucks. I hate P.E. In fact, I hate it with PASSION. Very much passion. I hate running more than anything in the world. If I had to run a far distance to save my life, I'd die. Running isn't my thing. It makes you sweat, for one, Sweating is gross, and smelly. It messes up your hair and everything. Running makes you feel tired, and sometimes, such as today, light-headed. I felt like I was going to pass out, not to mention I got pushed and fell, and now my legs are all scratched up and bloody. I had to go to the nurse and get band-aids on my legs because they were bleeding like crazy. Running is all together, HORRIBLE!!!

I got my grades up to A's and 1 B. I have a B in Algebra, but that's okay because it's and advanced class. I am so glad I was able to achieve this. I have been working really hard and I've made this goal a while back. I have been trying to keep myself out of drama, to focus more on school. I guess it has been working so far. I can't wait until I get a 4.0. I want to show my parents that I can get good grades, while focusing on other things too. I am very happy.

My best friend is Amaya. She is amazing and is the best friend anyone could ever have. She is always there when I need her, and I am proud to call her my best friend. When someone asks me who my best friend is, I say her name without hesitation. She is beautiful, smart funny, and I love her.

2/24 Cristian... Yesterday, I went to my stepmom's friend's babyshower. It was REALLY fun. I met this guy named Cristian, without the H. He explained to me that his dad picked that name out, but he wanted it without the H. He was really nice. His last name is Sandoval. I learned that he goes to Madison High School. He is in 9th grade. He also used to go here to IMiddle. The baby shower was really far so, I thought he would've went to school farther away, since the baby shower was like 40 minutes away. He is so nice, he friended me on Facebook, so now we can talk more. We watched Dark Skies and BeetleJuice together and he taught me how to throw horseshoes, so we played that for a while too. He told me that I seemed like a nice girl. That made me happy. I can't wait to hang out with him again.

2/21 I am going to have a great weekend. On Saturday I'll got to my Aunt's house and Uncle Joey and I will go on a plane to Mobile Alabama. On that plane, we will see the movie called The Chicken and the Dog. After that, I'll ask Uncle Joey which bread is the best. He told me that Tae is writing about Medieval Manners.

2/19 Soccer... 207 Words Today I have Soccer practice. I am really excited because, I have a lot of fun. I have a lot of friends on my team and they are really nice. Their names are Yssabella, Matthew, Billy, Diego, Lorenzo, Ethan, Allen, Thomas, Nathan, Dakota, and Darian. My coach's name is Adrian. They are really nice people, and I really enjoy them as my team. They have been a team since like they were in second grade. They have known each other for a while now, and all go to the same school in Downtown San Diego. I was new to their team last season, and they accepted me and we became great friends. They now consider me part of the team, because I have been with them for two seasons now. They always make me happy and make me smile. I have been playing soccer since I was just three years old. One game, I scored 7-10 goals my parents had told me, when I was just four or five years old. They said I was good. I have 4 trophies and about 5 medals. I stopped when I was about 7, and started again when I was 10. Now I play at The Mission Valley YMCA.

2/18 Grades...And My Four Day Weekend 303 Words This semester I am doing well. I had a D in Algebra, then I got a 114/100 on a test, and now I have a B. I have an A in English, P.E, and Spanish. I have B's in History, Algebra, and Science. I hope to get all A's by the end of this semester.

This Weekend, I went to Arizona. I visited my mom and my family/friends. I ha so much fun with them. I went on Instagram and Facebook a lot. I am a social media type of girl. I like to talk, talk, talk. I am a person with a lot to say. I went to the Basketball courts, in my apartments, with my cousin, and my brother. My cousin and I used to go to the same school 1st-3rd grade. We had a lot of the same friends, because I used to live in Arizona. We saw this guy name Aidyn Parrish, who we were both friends with at one point. He was like "hey, that's Marla!" I was like "Ya." We hung out for a bit, and I realized he lived in my apartments! I can't wait to hang out with him again. I get to talk to him a lot now because I have been friends with him on Facebook as well. Also, before that happened, Aidyn's friend, Griffin, took my brother's Cheetos, because he didn't now they were his. I friended him on Facebook after that, so now we are friends. I visited my grandparents when I was there too. We played games and had lots of fun. I also saw my two Uncles and one Aunt. We had a lot of fun. We also went to Dairy Queen. My mom is the best mom ever and we had a blast.

2/11

This weekend, I am going to Arizona. I am so excited! We (My brother and I) are going to my mom's house to visit her and our family! I am thrilled! My mom makes me happy and she is always there for me. I don't see her often, so every minute I spend with her is always the best.

2/10 I just got my braces off! I am so happy! I can eat carmel, popcorn, gum and other chewy things. My teeth are very smooth now, and I have to wear retainers. I do not like to wear them, however. They sort of hurt. I got my braces off on, February 5, 2014. I am very happy!

I do not know what else to write so I am going to write about me, in Spanish.

Hola, Me llamo Marla. Me gusta las papas fritas y las hamburguesas. Yo soy trece anos. Me gusta pasar un rato con los amigos. No me gusta montar un bicicleta. Yo soy en dificul mathmaticas. Yo tengo uno hermano. El es cargoso. No me gusta Dominic. Yo tengo una madre, uno padre, y una madrasta. Me gusta la fruta y ensalada ceaser. Tambien, me gusta beber el cafe y el jugo.

2/7 I got an A! I wrote a lot and used a lot of big words, so I think that I deserved an A. I worked really hard all that period to get it done.

2/5 Nothing Gold Can Stay By: Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day Nothing gold can stay.

2/4 Journal...SKITTLES!!! I love Skittles. Skittles are delicious. They are the best candy ever. They taste like rainbow, and they have a lot of different flavor. After school, I am going to the liquor store to buy some new Skittles, called Dessert Skittles. The orange ones are Orange Creme. The pink ones are strawberry milkshake. The blueberry ones are Blue tart and the green ones are Key Lime Pie. Yum. I have a Skittle packet collection, in my binder. I have the Wild Berry ones, the Original, the Riddles, and the Dark Side ones. They are so good, and I need the sour ones to complete my collection. I am going to get the new ones after school to add to the collection. The Skittle Company actually made Seattle Seahawks Skittles, because of Marshawn Lynch, and his nickname being Skittles. Marshawn Lynch is called Skittles, because he uses them as power fuel, before football games. They were selling them online, I wish I could of got ahold of some. :( That would be the completion of my collection. I will continue to collect all the new flavors, the company makes. :)

2/3 My New Besties!!! Last week at lunch, I was really bored, and I was with my friend Leah. We were talking, then we decided to go talk to some other people we never have talked to before. They were all Mexican, which I think is cool. They were really nice. We didn't know their names, so we asked them. The shorter one told us to call him Ching-Chong. His real name I found out was Ryan. The taller one said his name was Juan. It was really, Eduardo...or Ricardo...I forgot. They were both in 8th grade. Anyways, they were really cool, so I'm starting to hang out with them everyday at lunch, from now on.

1/30 IPledge... Yesterday, we had Unity Day or IPledge. We learned about bullying, cyberbullying, and how it can affect people. Cyberbullying is bullying people online, through text messages, or anything on the internet or message apps. Regular bullying is just teasing someone, getting physical with them for no reason, fighting or making fun of them. I personally liked the second assembly speaker, he was nice and moving. He got people emotional with the affects of bullying, and the video was also emotional and made me cry. We did a couple of different activities throughout the day, about bullying, the affects of bullying, and how people feel when it happens. Most people hold on to the hurtful words that people say to them. It can affect their future, they can become depressed, sad, emotional, and even sometimes suicidal. We watched a video on the Columbine High School shooting, in 1999. It was very emotional to some students, including me. I was really moved by what the speaker was talking about. He also talked about his brother who died unexpectedly and how when he was younger, his brother stopped him from bring a gun to school and making a bad decision.

1/28 1. Yes, you can borrow my car, but you must return it by 11:00pm. 2. An alligator caused a fright when it escaped from the Bronx Zoo. 3. Mr. Lunberg's class planted an oak tree along the walking trail, on Arbor Day.

1/27 The book The Outsiders is a very good book, by S.E. Hinton. It's about three brothers named Ponyboy, Darryl, and Sodapop. I think what will happen next is...

1/22 Grades and......How Much I Hate Running In English, I finally got an A. I am so close to getting an A in a few other of my classes too. I hope I get more good grades. I got an A on my Science test. That could possibly bring my grade up to an A too. I got a 39/40. I got a C on my Spanish test. I have been working really hard, but I just don't understand the concept of conjugations. I really hope I improve more in Spanish because that used to be my highest grade and now my lowest other than P.E. I hate P.E. We had to run a mile today. I think that is unfair, because for some kids, running is just not their thing. I hate runnning, which is weird because in 4th grade I used to run track after school on Thursdays, in Arizona. I had fun being with my friends and running around the school. Now, I can't even run a quarter mile without getting out of breath. Last year, my mile time was 9:46....this year it is 11:36! That is a big difference to me. i used to be faster than all the girls and most of the boys, now it hurts to run.

1/21 If I could travel back in time anywhere, I would go back to 3rd grade, 2009. I would want to go back to fix the mistake my mom made of dating a certain guy name Blake. Because of Blake, my brother and I had to move to California. We used to live in Arizona with my mom. I would warn my mom to fix that mistake and break up with him. I wish I still lived in Arizona, because I hate California. I would also go back in time to hang out with this guy named Jace. I had been friends with him since 1st grade. I had recently talked to him and he told me he had a crush on me. I liked him too, so I would go back to get him to tell me back then.

I can't write anymore because I have no other reasons to explain why I would want to go back in time.

1/17 Today It was really hot out. I thought that a giant Dragon was breathing fire on us, from the sky. I guess it was a bad day to wear boots, jeans, and a jacket. I was dressed for winter! I was dying of thirst. It was so hot out! I think the dragon was mad or something....It was like he was breathing out sun bombs onto earth. Everyday keeps getting hotter. If this keeps up, we are all going to have to store away tons and tons of Ice and water and gatorade! We will all live underground...or in Greenland because it is really cold their from what I have heard. I actually would like to visit there in a helicopter, like in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

1/16 Spanish Mid-Term Today, we had a huge Spanish Mid-Term. I was so scared at first. Mr. Pena said that if you read from a paper, you would get a C. I tried not to read from the paper. I failed. I ended up reading off the paper, but I did really well, apparently. I got an A! I got a 94%. On powerschool, it says a 95/100. I was so happy when I got my paper with my grade. I really hope I can improve in all my classes.

1/15 I need to try harder in Algebra. I am in First Period Algebra with Mr. Salamanca. I used to have an A in his class, now I have an 86 B. In Science I also have a B and also in History. My goal for the 2nd semester, is to get an A in all my classes, because I have B's in all of them, except Spanish. In Spanish I have an A. I just took a huge Mid-term exam, and I hope I did well. In 2nd semester, I hope I have a G.P.A of a 4.0.

1/14 My Birthday My birthday was Jan. 3. I had a party on Jan. 11. I had my friends Laura and Deja over. We went to Belmont Park, then had a sleepover. We watched A Haunted House, Forest Gump, and The Call. At Belmont Park, we went on all the rides. It was so fun. We also had Mexican Food, from El Portal, a mexican restaurant down the street from my house. We got rolled tacos, a giant Quesadilla, and Carne Asada Fries, which are the BEST. After that we had cake. It was Red Velvet. It was so good. After that I opened presents. Laura got me a 41 OUNCE bag of SKITTLES!!! I was so happy! Not only that, she got me a regular box of sour skittles, and $20 dollars. We stayed up 'til 2am, and had the best time ever! The day after that, I got my own Facebook. I am so excited!

1/13 Why We Should Get Lollipops We should get lollipops because we are good. We mostly do our work, when we don't, we get it done anyway. Most of us have good grades. We are well-behaved. Giving us lollipops, would probably make you our favorite teacher. We would probably focus more because knowing you like us enough to give us lollipops, would make us want to listen more often. Plus, lollipops are sugar. Sugar gives kids energy, and usually by 7th period, we are tired. So by giving us lollipops would give us more energy to listen and focus and do our work.

1/10 This Weekend This weekend is my birthday party. My birthday was actually on Jan. 3 though. I am having it at Belmont Park. I am having 2 or 3 friends come over and we will go to Belmont Park. After that we will go to my house and eat Mexican Food. Then we will have a sleepover. My friends Laura and Deja are coming. I can't wait. It will be so fun. For dinner we are having Mexican Food. We will have Carne Asada fries from El Portal, a Mexican restaurant down the street from my house. I am so excited!

1/9 Spanish Today in Spanish was so boring. We had to take a test and it was not fun. We had a substitute. Her name was...Oops well I forgot, but she was scary. She was mean and I did not like her. It was pretty funny how she yelled at a couple of the girls for being misbehaved. We had to stay inside and work the whole time. I missed Mr. Pena because he didn't care what we did as long as we were getting our work done. He is like the best Spanish teacher ever.

1/8 Why IMiddle Students SHOULD NOT Have To Wear Uniforms At iMiddle, We already have a strict dress code policy. We do not need more restrictions. By taking away the right to wear what we want, within reason, is going to far. Kids need to be able to express creativity. Without expressing creativity, how are kids supposed to succeed in school? It is simple, they can't. Without creativity, what are kids supposed to put on their college applications? They need to be creative, involved, and exposed to more than boring old uniforms, that everyone has to wear. Yes, there are good points to why kids should have to wear them. It prevents being made fun of for clothing or what someone wears, but if a child isn't comfortable in the uniform, they should not have to wear it. Also, what you wear also exposes what type of personality you have, or what kind of mood you are in. I used to go to a school with uniforms. I could not make friends easily, because I could not tell what kind of personality the other kids had.

Here at iMiddle, we already have a lot of restrictions on what we can and cannot wear. The one rule that dissapoints a lot, is the no shirts without sleeves. I understand the no strapless shirts or spaghetti straps rule, but why no sleeveless shirts? This is San Diego, California. We are meant to dress in reasonable tank tops, and shorts (of course not to short), especially when its hot out.

127. If you could only speak 20 words for the rest of your life, what words would head your list and why? If I could only speak 20 words, some would be some of my friends’ names. Mitch, Laura, Amaya, Rhys, Cruz, Gabe, Thomas, Anthony, and the last one would be "you", so I could just call everyone else, "you." 2 other words would be Love, and I so I could say “I love you.” Also, my parents, mom, dad, and Annette. And of course my brother, “Dominic”. “Leave me alone” would also be words I would want to use. “Want” would be one I would definitely need, because I usually want a lot of things. “ Don’t touch my hair” would be the last 4 words I would need. I think all of these words would be useful for ME.

6. Write about the best or worst day of your life. The best day of my life was July 22, 2013. That day during the summer, I was in Phoenix, AZ. I was visiting my mom. That was the day I met Thomas. I was at the pool in the late afternoon, with my mom, my brother, and my neighbors. He randomly came up to me and started talking to me. We became friends, and hung out all summer. He would come over to my house and watch movies, such as Taken, and I would go to his house and watch movies there, like Scary Movie 1, and 2. I sometimes still talk to him, and I'm glad I met him.

Write about a time you were sleep deprived. One time, when I was in Arizona, I stayed up all night until 6:30 in the morning. I was with my cousin, Cheyanne, and I was 8 years old. My cousins were staying the night at my house, like they always would and we tried to pull an all-nighter. We were watching T.V until my mom fell asleep. Around 11:00pm, she fell asleep.

After my mom fell asleep, we went outside and talked a lot. We watched T.V and woke up my other cousin, Brayden. We got really bored, and Cheyanne fell asleep for what we called a 5-minute break. We had a lot of fun. At 6:30am, my mom walked in. She told us we HAD to go take a nap, because we stayed up so late. I slept for nearly 3 hours. I was really tired and felt sick after that night.

1. Write about school after summer vacation. When I came back to school, it was difficult. People I knew from different schools that I did not get along with, were mean to me. Of course I had something to do with it, but random people were mean too. I loved that I got to see a lot of my friends that I didn't see very much. My classes aren't as boring as I thought they would be. I'm very happy I go to IMiddle.

Write about your favorite books, games, and places. My favorite book is The Hunger Games. I love all the action, and my favorite part is when they enter the arena. Other books I like are by the author, Lauren Barnholt. Books by her are rather girly. My favorite movies are Percy Jackson 1 and 2, Gone, Scream 4, Scary Movie 2, 21 Jump Street, and Pitch Perfect. My favorite video game is “Call of Duty,” even though I never play it, I just think I looks cool. My favorite board game is Monopoly. I play it with my brother a lot. My favorite computer/phone games are Fruit Ninja and Temple Run. I like slicing fruit, and I like making people jump. My favorite places to eat are McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Corvette Diner. They have really good food. I think it would be cool to visit other states like Indiana, New York, New Mexico, and Florida. Those places are places I have family/friends, or I’ve heard of cool things there. I’ve always wanted to visit Paris, Italy, The United Kingdom and Mexico. I’ve heard parts of Mexico are really pretty, and obviously it’s almost every girls dream to visit Paris. I would love to visit Italy, because most of family is from there. I also have a friend that lives in the U.K, plus One Direction is from there.

151.How do you know someone loves you?

If someone loves you, they hug you and make you happy. If they are far away, they call you, text you, email you, Skype you or even write to you. I know someone loves me when they try to spend as much time as they can with me. For some people it’s if someone constantly does stuff for you and buys you things. I don’t need people to buy me things to show they care about me. If someone loves you, they’ll do anything they can to protect you or defend you. They will try to make you smile and be happy, not make you upset or cry. If someone loves you they constantly think about you, and would do anything in the world for you.

8. If I ever raise children, I'll never...

I would never be mean to them. I would never want them to be unhappy, or sad. I'd never punish them for unreasonable things. If they ever got in major trouble, I'd make sure they know what they did wrong. I'd give them freedom, because I know what it's like not to have as much freedom as I'd like. I'd never let them put no effort into their work, or let them get bad grades.

66. Write about an enemy, who eventually became your friend.

Her name is Celeste. She goes here to IMiddle. We met in 5th grade, at Holmes Elementary. For some reason, we didn't get along. I think it had something to do with one of our friends. His name is Gemini. We used to fight and call each other names. A lot of our friends got along, but not us. We actually did start out as friends. Slowly, our friendship ended. We'd fight over Gemini. She actually introduced him to me, because I was new at Boys and Girls Club, which is where we met. Eventually he became nothing to us. He was just another guy we'd met. Later on that year, we slowly became friends. In 6th grade we became besties. We'd hang out everyday, and be partners for everything. My friend and I, the year before, had introduced her to some of my other friends, and last year we'd all hang out together. This year, in 7th grade, at IMiddle, I don't have any classes with her, we have different friends, and different groups of people we hang out with. We still talk sometimes, but not as much. We also both became good friends with Gemini again. (He also goes to IMiddle, but he's an 8th grader.)

10/25 Fix this sentence: Roger's brother Sam gave a speech that he had wrote himself, and Mr. Jones wasn't liking it so she said "wait until Thursday, which is two days after Halloween."

10/28 Fix this sentence: On Monday, at Hidden Valley Park in Arizona, we played baseball against the Los Angeles Chickens. We played a lot better then the last time. We won and went to the coaches house for pizza.

10/29 My Lunch My lunch consisted of hot cheetos, doritos and gatorade. Earlier in science class we learned about the respiratory system and the esophagus, so I was thinking about food traveling through me while I ate.

10/30 My Favorite Movie My favorite movie is Insidious Chapter 2. The characters are Dalton, his brother, his mom and his dad.The setting is at their house and the problem their dad is sort of like he is possessed.

10/31 I'm not too young to be going trick or treating tonight and I'm going to dress up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. When I go to my neighbors house, I get Snickers, Skittles, and other candy. It's going to be a lot of fun!

11/10 I think the theme of the poem is money, and what it can and can't buy. "Money buys food, clothes, houses, land, guns, jewels, men, women, time to be lazy and listen to music. Money buys everything except love, personality, freedom, immortality, silence, and peace.

11/12 Write Sentences for these words: Evidence, Infer, Inference, Synthesize, Significant, and Benefit.


 * 1) The police needed evidence to arrest that driver.
 * 2) From the facts we were given by the officer, we can infer that the driver should have been arrested.
 * 3) We made an inference based upon the facts and evidence provided by the police officers.
 * 4) The scientist had to synthesize the chemicals to make the potion he was required to create.
 * 5) There was something significant about those children.
 * 6) Being a full member gave us a great benefit this morning when we went to the country club.

12/9 Write about the funniest thing that ever happened to you. Yesterday, I was at my brother's football party. He had been playing since September. His teammates were really nice, especially Tomas. One of his teammates named Jake, had a brother named Cameron. I liked Cameron. He's in 7th grade just like me. I was standing by the bounce house with my stepmom, watching Cameron play football with his friends, and a bird pooped on me! I thought it was just some random kid throwing a rock or something at me. But, NO! It was a bird. I looked up and there were a lot of them. They were stealing extra food left behind from the BBQ. They were all pooping EVERYWHERE. It was in my hair....which I was NOT happy about. It was also on my new jacket, I had gotten only a week before. I was screaming, but laughing. One of the moms was like, "Oh my god!!!" It was funny. Really funny, but NASTY.

12/10 The Adventures of Spanish Class Spanish is my favorite subject. I like it because it's fun to learn a new language. One time during Spanish, I dropped my pencil on the ground and I dove under the desk. The table went BOOM! And it fell on me. I was...stuck. It was literally crushing my arm. Now I have a huge bruise. Everyday, our favorite thing to do in class is to go outside. Mr. Pena lets us talk and hang out outside (as long as we are doing our work.) He is the best teacher ever. Everyday, I'm always so excited to go to his class. Sometimes, kids from other classes come outside with us. One time two guys actually started to argue about......something. They were just messing around though...No seriousness. It was fun to watch. One time Mr.Pena was going to give my class (6th Period) some Red Vines, but there were bugs in them, so it probably wasn't a good idea to have us eat them. Another time, just before the second IParty, Mr. Pena changed my S in his class to a G. I was sooo happy I got to go hang out with my friends. I love to hang out with my friends during Spanish. We always work together. I am good at multi-tasking. I know this because my grade is an A.

12/16 Make-Believe Journal Entry.....Well part of it. I really couldn't find Marcos today. Today I've been on a search for Marcos. I have been trying to give him a hug, but I can't find him! It's been really frustrating, and I am going crazy. I usually see him after every period, but not today. I have been searching since 2nd period. I saw him in between 1st and 2nd, and at lunch but nowhere else. I say Hi to him during every passing period. Not today. Which I believe is very strange. I have made my friend Amaya come everywhere with me to find him. He has disappeared and we need to find him. Where could he have gone? Could he have been eatin' by gobblins? Dragons? Evil Unicorns? Man-Eating Pizza? Cannibalistic Children? Or Maybe?......He just left early. I wonder?......I guess I will find out tomorrow.

1/6 Winter-Break For the last week of winter break, I went My Mom's in Arizona. We watched movies and hung out. I had a lot of with her. She is the best mom ever! On Friday, January 3, 2014, I turned 13 yrs. old. I got a lot of money and Thursday, January 2, 2014, my mom threw me a huge party for me. I was so happy. I got money and clothes and shoes. It was awesome. All of my family came except for my Aunt Joyce because my Uncle Jon had just died. I miss him a lot. He died right after Christmas, and I was devastated. I cried a lot. I was okay with my Aunt not coming because I knew she had just lost her husband, my Uncle. Other than that my visit was fun. I also went to the mall with my Grandma and she bought me Starbucks too.

1/7 My New BestFriends During Winter break, I met this guy named Mitch. He is really nice. We became friends and we started to talk a lot. Being so far from him is hard sometimes because he was easy to talk to. I also met this guy named Rhys. He was visiting from the U.K. He was also a really nice guy. I loved talking to them both because I could tell them anything. I miss them a lot. I had a great time on Winter Break and I am glad that I made some new friends. Rhys is from the U.K. Talking to him is sometimes hard because the U.K, I found out, is 6 hours ahead of us. Mitch, however, is from Indiana. He was visiting family. He is really cool. They are both 14 years old. They are great friends and I am glad I met them.