End Of School

I'm so glad we're done with map testing because when that happens we're pretty close to the end of the school year. I think we have a little bit less than 20 days left, I'm not for sure though. The bad thing is in the past years we've kinda gotten to slack off after MAP. But this year we don't at least in some classes. Like in pre-algebra we are starting to do algebra GLE's. Algebra is a freshman class, so I'm kind of scared but not really. We start a little bit today with solving inequalities, it was really confusing at first but when he explained what to do it was pretty easy. In communication arts we just finished watching The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, it was a good book. We're starting a new book tomorrow though, I don't know what yet but hopefully it's an interesting book. In social studies we have two units left. I'm really happy too, because tomorrow is Friday! 

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Earth Day

Some things I do to help our planet is recycling plastic,cardboard, and aluminum items. I also try to wash things,take a shower,and brush my teeth as quickly as possible so that I can save water. I also turn off any lights or electronics as soon as they are no longer being used. I also use a lot of recycled paper or items products. One other thing I do is I do not litter, and if I see it I try to pick it up. Some other things I can do to help our planet are reusing items such as paper.

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Hillsboro Track Meet

Ah! I am really scared for the track meet next Tuesday! I have to run three relays, that's the most I've ever ran! Usually I run one open event where my score doesn't matter, but now all my scores matter. I got put in all these races all of a sudden because the band concert is next Tuesday so they won't have time to run before. I have to run the longest relays or longest legs in all of them! I run the 4x800, sprint medley, and distance medley. In the sprint medley I have to run the 400 leg, the other legs are a 100,100, and a 200. In  the distance medley I have to run the 1600 or mile, the other legs are a 800, 400, and 1200 I think. I am really nervous! My coach has never had me run this much before or the longest legs in a race. And to top it all off they are relays, so my teammates are really depending on me! I hope I can keep us in the place we're at for every one or even move us up. Wish me luck!

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Glass-Town Classic Meet

I'm really nervous because today we have a meet for track! I have to run the 1200m, which is 3 laps around the track. It's the open event, which means it does not contribute to the points for my team. I can still get a medal though if I do good enough. I'm aiming for a 5 and a half minute run, but that's a minute and a half a lap and that's a really quick pace to keep. I hope I get 1st in my race though, I've never gotten first before. The best place I've ever gotten is fifth place. We're competing at our track, but it's Crystal City's meet. I hope the girls' team gets first;we've gotten first for the past 2 meets. I hope the boys get first too; they've been getting second the past 2 meets, but only by a few points.

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The Type of Award That Really Motivates Me

The type of award that really motivates me are things like money and candy. I would like to get candy if I have done a good job on homework, a test, or a quiz. It motivates me to do better because if I do a good job, then I know that if I do better the next time I will get the same kind of reward. If I got money when I have done great work, that motivates me even more because candy only lasts a short period of time with me. If I got money, I could buy things I really want like clothes and iTunes cards to put music or games on my iPod or new clothes to wear.

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Track

I am really sore from track yesterday! Our workout wasn't too bad. If you were a distance girl, you had to do 9 200's. Our cooldown was running a mile and then after every lap we had to run up and down the whole set of stairs. It hurt! My legs aren't used to that many stairs. Only the distance girls had to do that workout though, which made me a little angry but I'd rather do that than core exercises. I'm not that strong. I am really excited for track practice today though, track is my favorite sport. Hopefully we won't do too much today though because it feels like my legs can barely move sometimes! 

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Staying Healthy

I think it is important to stay healthy because if you are a healthy person then you are able to be more active without a lot of strain and you will have a lot of energy. One way I stay healthy is by participating in track, we do around 3-4 miles a day unless we have a meet that day, then it varies on what event you run in. Another way you can stay healthy is eating healthy snacks and nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Eating a healthy lunch and dinner are some other good ways to keep yourself healthy. If you participate in other sports like basketball,volleyball,soccer,or cheerleading that is another good way to stay healthy.

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