End of the Year

As the end of the year comes, I have mixed feelings. I am happy that it is summer, and that I am done with another year of school. I have overall had a good year in 6th grade, and I liked it more than I thought that I would.  I have had good teachers who made the transition into middle school easier. Next year will have some new things, like new teachers and the ability to be in sports, and I think that 7th grade will be fun. What are your feelings about the end of the year? Please share in the comments below. Have a fun summer and a fun year in 7th grade!

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Homophone Story

"Let's go!" My sister yelled. We were off on a vacation to a beach in Florida. We would take a plane to get there, and then we would stay in an inn, rather than a hotel, with an ocean view. We would be staying for a week, and then coming home on Friday. 

When we got there, we checked into the inn, and then went to see the beach. When we got to the beach, we saw the most beautiful fish. Their scales were bright blue and shimmered when they swam.  The rest of the week was spent swimming, sleeping in late, and checking out the local attractions. Friday came way too soon.

On our last day, we stopped at a small gift shop that we had seen earlier in the week. My parents established some guidelines for souvenir buying. "You may each buy as much as you want, but the total price has to be under $3. Does that make sense?" We all nodded. 

I searched around for a little while, but then I found some things that I wanted. I bought a keychain for two dollars, and 2 pencils for 50 cents each. After we had paid for our things, we boarded a bus to the airport. As we left, I couldn't help but smile, remembering all of the fun things that we had done that week. 

My School Can Fly!

My school is just a normal school and has been that way for who knows how many years. But one day, it was able to float! Yes, it sounds strange, but it can happen! Here's the story...

One day I walked into the school like normal and went to Band (it was a Monday).  We had all of the music stands and chairs set up and started class like normal. But when Mr. Burchfield came on the announcements, instead of doing words of Wisdom like normal, he said: "Everyone look out of the windows." 

I got a quick glance before everyone crowded around them, but I couldn't see anything. Then someone yelled, "We're flying!!"  That was why I couldn't see anything! We were up in the air! 

Then Mr. Burchfield came on again. Mr. Schumaker quieted everyone down, and this is what I heard, "I am guessing that you have noticed what I noticed. The school can now fly! I was talking to Mrs. Wubbena, and she mentioned that she was going to go on a vacation to Hawaii. A display popped up in front of her, and she pressed the GO button. So we are now off to Hawaii, folks!"

3 minutes later, our classroom landed on a Hawaiian beach. Since we were still in class technically, Mr. Schumaker had us play one song before heading outside. Some people went in the water with their clothes on, but I preferred to stay on the beach. 

The rest of the day was a blast! Some students tried to control the school, but apparently, it only works on teachers. Every teacher took us somewhere that was connected to that subject. In Science, since we were learning about energy, we went to different power plants and learned about renewable energy. Mr. Meester took us to Washington DC, while Miss Anderson flew us to libraries around the globe. My Art class got to see famous paintings, such as the Mona Lisa. In Math, we got to go to different stores around the world and learn about the type of money that they use.

CADET Time was the best class of all, though. Since we had no homework to work on, we got to vote on where to go. The place that won was Disney World. We were 30 minutes late getting home, but so was every other class.

That is pretty much how every class went for the rest of the week. But sadly, whatever controlled the school/plane, didn't work anymore. Still, that was my most memorable week of school ever.

The Missing Locker

This is a story that is somewhat like the one that Caitlyn Archer wrote called The Incident at the Library. If you are blamed (by me or anyone else) please write a story saying why you didn't do it, and who really did. Thank you!

Now, from the title, I know what you are thinking. How can a locker go missing? But it really can, and it has been happening to many lockers in our school. The door of the locker is taken off, and so are the other three walls. Whoever has been doing this has put all of the pieces of metal in the band storage cubbies. I was questioned by Mr. Burchfield and a man who I assumed was a detective about the incident.

"Annika, I brought you here to question you about the locker theft that is going on in the school, that I'm sure you have heard about and seen. Someone suggested that you might be behind all of this."

"Oh, no, I'm not!" I said. "Can't you just look on the security cameras?"

"That is a good idea", said Mr. Burchfield, "But whoever it was is smart enough to wear a disguise. Every day they stash it behind the locker pieces. We have taken it away, but there are always new ones. So far, there has been Superman, a pirate, and a fairy/butterfly."

"I think that I know who it is," I said. "Sometimes in class, Caitlyn Archer has been leaving for long periods of time. She always makes up some excuse, but some are not very realistic, like having to get a pencil but being gone for 20-30 minutes."

"I think that that is a good clue, Miss Nelson," said the detective. "We will look into this further."

Did Caitlyn really do it? If not, who is the real culprit? That's up to Caitlyn to decide on her blog. You can follow her at CCA News.