I'm starting high school! I can't believe it, and I'm not sure whether to be nervous about all of the work or excited because my books look so awesome and I don't have to be bored out of my mind every day for the rest of the summer!

My Chemistry books look super interesting - I can't wait to explore tham. The downside is that it's chemistry, which means algebra. I hate algebra. Oh - and I'm doing Algebra II this year, too. That part I am not excited about. But I also get to do American History I (up till the Civil War) and American Literature I (It covers the same time erpiod as my history does.) And I have Penmanship (which is cursive handwriting) and writing a research paper (which replaces my Literature at the second semester.) 

And I have co-op classes. Texas History, which I'm not looking forwards to that much, plain because I've heard and seen how rigourous the teacher makes her courses. I also have other elective classes - Life Skills, a community servise class, a miscellaneous class (don't ask. I'm not sure either, but no homework, so I'm not complaining.) and a yearbook and newspaper class. Only the last one and Texas History will have homework, but I'll bet it's a lot.

Oh - I'm also taking French, using an online course (my first year using that course and my third studying French), and karate (where I'm finally a blue belt!). So, yeah I'm exctied for this year to start. And I'll probably be really busy with school. But I like a challenge. Gosh, that was long. But, yeah, I am excited. 

Booksy Owly - You're taking French and newspaper, too? Cool! Have you studied French before? 

Awesome! I'm looking forward this year to,

1. Studying lots of science and science expirements. (My first project is to make a  Frankenpie's monster)

2. Taking French.

There are a lot of other exiting things, but Nothing is imediatly coming to mind. 

l'm home schooled, so school starting has never been a big deal for me. Some things that l'm (kinda) looking forward to.

~l get to study Latin for the second year.

~Book club!

~Swimming and skiing.

~ Winter! l know it sounds odd, but winter is beauitful where l live. And sometimes -20. 

~NaNoWriMo! It has nothing to do with school, but l'm still excited for it. 

Cyclone says taxi. What, you're calling for a taxi? 

I'm tottally looking forward to school! Here are my reasons why:

~SIXTH GRADE! That means REAL Middle School. At my school they claim that 5th grade is Middle School, but it isn't.

~Advisories! At my school, there are four advisories, and you stay in your advisorie for all your middle school years. I can't wait to find out which one I'm in!

~The 6th grade Shakespeare play! I'm hoping we'll do Twelfth Night.

~Electives, but we haven't picked them yet.

~Running the school carnival, instead of going to it.

~Speech team! Hopefully my after school schedule will allow it.

~Seeing my friends!

~SCHOOL!! 

There is probably more, but for now I'm pretty much excited all-around. 

I'm so excited to start schoolthis year! I'm going to a new school, and the elementary program has less than 100 kids and the middle school has like 30! And we're doing so much fun stuff! Biochemistry, and math, and actually challenging stuff! I'm SOOOOO excited. And we're oing stuff like Shakespeare and readingthat isn't See Spot run I'm so excited. And scared half out of my mind. 

Hey fellow eighth grader! I started school last Wednesday! :) We're finally the leaders of the school! Here's what I'm excited about. 

1. Hopefully getting a lead in the spring school musical.

2. Cotillion!

3. Getting first priority for our elective choices

4. Seeing friends from my grade and other people I know from theater

5. School in general, too!

But also this is the last year at our school. Next year is high school- super nervous already! 

I'm going into seventh this year! Another year of homeschoolness! 

I am excited for second week of school! I started August 10. (Everyone else is LUCKYYYYYYY!) I have plastic fruit in my locker (my loving nickname for Fruit Roll-Ups). 

Is it normal to name your locker Sammy? Because I did.  

Sixth grade. Yeah, I know, for most of you sixth grade means middle school, but I'm still stuck in elementary. Furthermore (did I really just say furthermore??), I'm prepared for the B.Y.E.E. If you understand that reference you're my best friend forever. If you don't, it stands for Best Year Ever Ever! Switching classes with FOUR teachers and DOUBLE the students! NEW school with NEW teachers and NEW lunch ladies with NEW food and a NEW principal! Although the new principal doesn't have the best reputation and is cutting most of our field trips... it kind of turns out to be a good thing. Sixth grade means the ever-traditional D.C. trip in May, which is normally 4 days. But Mr. New-Principle is cutting it down to 3 days, yet we're still doing all the attractions and things. So it's official. All 126 sixth graders are setting their alarms for 4 am then rushing to get ready before the bus in the parking lot of the unopened school leaves for D.C. At 5 am. 5 AM. and then on the third day, we're packing our bags and driving home at midnight. As in we're starting the drive at midnight. And I live in Pennsylvania. So that's cool! But yeah, I'm so ready for sixth grade! Fun fun fun!