Today me and Lesley made a club and gess what. Lesley is spending the night at my house. We are going to sleep down stairs where is is cold. But we are going to have fun. She is staying untill Monday. We are going to have so much fun. I can't wait. And we are going to play outside. We might get to swim or go to the park. And she might call me. -Lizeth's journal

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Today we watched a video about smoking. It was cool. I will not ever smoke ever. It is bad for your health. -Dmitri's journal

Last nighte I went to my upwords award night. It was relly relly cool. Becuse there was a masican that did trixs. He was relly good at them. Caus he locked himself in a stret jakit. He had three minese to get out of it. It was cool how he got out of it. Because he was dansing. It was prittey cool. He had this little guey with him. He was funey to. After that I got a free bassketball from my upwards team. I think my team is relly relly nice. I think that I will join up wen baskeball starts again. -Nicole's journal

On Saterday I'm spending the night at Jessicas. I am very exided. She said that her mom is going to paint our finger nails. And we can have flowers or poco dots. I'm going to choose poco dots. Jessica wants flowers. -Mackenzie's journal

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Today at recess I was playing football. I got hurt because Dmitri pusht me down. I thot my leg was brokin but it was not brokin. It was just bleeding reley bad. It hrt. -Braxton's journal

Today me and Zack began to be friends. And me and Zack were talking and talking. -Cassie's journal

Today we wached a video. It was about not to smoke. It shode a gie showwing us what a sigeret does to you and it showd lungs from a non-smoker and from a smoker. The good lungs were helthy. the bad lungs were black because the person smokes. And there lungs get black and unhelthy. -Kaitlyn's journal

Today I am going to my up wurds basketball awards. We have to ware are shirt there. We have to macht up with my team. We are the lady wariers. We alwas have to be gold. I think I mist three games. I barely thoke to my team mates. I like to play basskball at my house too. I was wundring what thay do there. My sister Katie she alwas gets blolt. My dad and mom alwas cheer for us. -Nicole's journal

Mackenzie is coming to my house. She is sleeping over on Saturday. I can not wait. My birthday is in six days but I don't want to brag. Lesley is sick. Mackeznie can't wait eather. I'm waring new shose and earings. -Jessica's journal

Labels: friends, recess

This month is photographer. Its about when a student gets to use the camra for a day. It's my day today. My favoret is when Loceo was putting a sine up that ses pece. Thats my favoret. Sometimes people want me to take there picher its fun to take pichers. -Alexis' journal

Today we had art. We had no school yesterday. On the time test I got fifty problems right. Todays lunch was ? A. was miny pancackes. B. was pizza boat. - Andy's journal

A few days agow me and Mackenzie ate at Kings Buffit. I said Hi. Later I saw her and I said yer folowing us. I showed her my puppie dawg. Oh and we were at Walmart. -Jessica's journal

Today Mr. Gall was readding a book. It was called Fox in Socks. It is a tung twister book and at the very beging it said take it slowly. This book is DANGEROUS. It is one of my favorit Dr. Seuss books. Because it is a tung twister. -Kaitlyn's journal

Today I passt my minus test. On my times test my score was 37. -Carter's journal

Yesterday was my brothers birthday. He terned five years old. His cake had a picsher of lightning Muqen. It was delishes. But my brother did not like the coucklet ice creeam part or coucklet coockie part. There is more cake left. We are aloud to eat it.
Sence we did not have scool yesterday Sunday me, my sister Mikayla and my brother Logan spent the night at our friends house. Their names are Audrey and Landan. Me, Audrey and Landan are w.p. What it stands for is a secret. We haf to run away from t.p.s. T.p. stands for tame people. If you want to find out what w.p. stand for you will haf to gess. We have a meating place. We achely have two meating places. -Alexis' journal

On Friday I spent the night at my friends. The next day we went to her aunt's house. Then when I went home I went back to my house I unpacked my stuff & then I thought to myself, "Now I can finally relax." 10 seconds later my mom said "Mackenzie were going to Kings Buffet." I thought "Oh great so much for relaxing." Then she said "Mackenzie. . . Mackenzie!" Then she said "Is'ent that great?" I said "Yeah that. . . thats great." And as it urns out it was a good idea. Then I had a little suprise. I saw Jessica's mom & then I said. . . "Hey I wonder if Jessicas here?" Then I went back to my seat & I said "Mom Jessica's here." Then she said "Well why don't you go say hi to her." I said "I bet you that shes going to come over here in one minute." 50 seconds later I hear "Hi Mackenzie." I said "Told you mom." Then my dad wanted to go to Wal-Mart so when we went there we were standing in the check-out line then I hear "Hi Mackenzie." Then Jessica was in the line beside me. Then I hear "Hi Mackenzie." I thought oh brother who is it this time." I look behind me there's Jessica smiling right at me." She had a puppy that she was buying. But it wasen't a real puppy it was just a fake puppy. Then we went home & thought "Now I can finally relax without being bugged." Again 50 seconds later my sister said "Come play outside with me. I said "No!" Then it turned into a fight. Then she said "I'm telling." I said "I don't care." Then she said "Sydney she tired." My mom looked at me & then I was asleep. Then Sydney wock me up & then I pushed her down. The she woulden't stop crying so I had a nice nap. -Mackenzie's journal

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Today I put a surprise in Alexis's locker. She thinks that when she opens her locker that it's pop out. But it's really just socks. Because when I was at her house I had to borrow them. She said, "It's going to be somthing evil I know it. I said "I would never do somthing like that." She said "We'll see about that." I told Mr. Gall not to let Alexis see my jurnle. I'm gona go to her locker & say "Ding ding ding you won a new pair of fuzzy socks!" She said "Am I gona like it?" I said "Yes you will love it." She said "Yes. I'm getting the laptop I've wanted." -Mackenzie's journal



Today on the bus my friend Audrey asked me "whats diffrent about today?" I said "What?" She said "gess." I said "It's not Wednesday." She said, "no." Then I said "What." She said "... It's Landan's birthday." I said "Oh Thats right." And at last recess I kep saying to Landan "Happy doomsday I mean birthday." And was laughing. It was fun to me. -Alexis' journal

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Yesterday I had Mackenzie over to play. We where playing on my moms tredmill. We had it on slow and my little brother was sitting on it and.... I poot it on full speed. He went flying off. He got hurt and I started laughing. Oh and when my big sister took me and Mackenzie down to the lake we where sliding and falling. We even slid on our stumick. We took our shoes off and where sliding in our socks. It was fun! Oh and when me and Mackenzie where bord well I have a frig where you poosh a butten and water or ice will come out. Me and Mackenzie where messing with the water and made it come out my nose. It was funny. -Alexis' journal

Today Mr. box came to our class. We are going to hav a new student tomorrow. We rote the word wall words 48 times. It is Dr. Seuss month. -Andrew's journal

Tomorrow we are having a new studint and she will be a good and nice girl. She will even be with me and Lizeth cus I don't have any frins. Well I do I just want 3 best frinds. I no she will be nice. I dont now her name but still she is pretty. But Mr. Gall how will you pick? Will she like Bratz and Littelest Pet Shop? -Lesley's journal

Today we read a book called Where the Red Fern Grows. We are almost to the end of the book. It is a very good book. I like the book. It looks like it is my favorite. I can't wait until tomorrow to here more. -Lizeth's journal

Today we have a game at Penn. I'm exided! But theres one problem. We had a girl who was on the Bremen team & she moved to Penn & she goes to Penn school. I wonder if she's going to be there? I hope that we win & she cheers for us. -Mackenzie's journal

Labels: books, friends, home, new student, second grade, siblings

Today we had swimming. Mr. Gall got in the pool. Mr. Gall swims fast just like Carter. Mr. Gall, when he was on the diving board he said "cannon ball." Mr. Gall is funny. -Lizeth's journal

One time I went to my friend Wyatt's house and he made me wach The Lost Whorld. It was grose. Thay showde a persine get eatin by a dinosore. Then they showd a dinosore eating a cow. It was relly relly grose. -Nicole's journal

Today when me and Baily were reading my arm started to hurt and when I looked at it there was a rash. It hurt so bad. And then I nodest that my other arm had the rash to. They were all red. -Alexis' journal

Labels: friends, nurse, swimming, tv

Today I went to the nurse. Mackenzies dad was there. Mackenzies dad looked at me and then looked at the nurse. Then looked at me agen and said, "This must be Alexis." I showed him my pass. So he could see that it was me. The he told the nurse "This is Mackenzies friend."
Today on the bus my friend Audrey were having a contest to see who could stay quite the most. We are both talking mashines. And we both talked a few times. Then when we got off the bus Audrey said "The bus is now a no talking zone." -Alexis' journal

Labels: bus, friends, math, nurse

Today is Jeny's last day. Everybody will miss her. She is a very good friend and a good student. She was my best friend. I always played with her at recess. Sometimes we played tag. Sometimes we drew on the white boards. We bed kind to each other. I will miss Jeny forever. She always dressed pretty. She always smiled pretty. We won't see her forever. Well good bye Jeny forever. -Lizeth's journal

Yesterday I got two teeth pulled. It diden't heart because they put jelly by my teeth that were getting pulled, not the jelly you eat but Jelly that makes your teeth wiggle. So they put that on my teeth then pushed. They they were out. -Mackenzie's journal

Labels: friends, moving, teeth

Yesterday I went to the dentist. It is fun! There is a hook thing and it cleens your theeth. And a toob brushes your teeth and wrinses your teeth. I had shuger bugs. -Caitlin's journal

I am going to drive arond to look at Chismis lites tonight. -Zack's journal

Today we had fun swim. It was fun. I did the back strocke. I played shark. I played with my frenids Jenny and Jeny and I swerted them. Jenny swerted me too. -Jessica's journal

In 3 Days it wil be Chistmus brake for 2 weeks. We wil have anof time to play with are toy's from Santa Clows. Last year I got a DS. I am not triiyying to brag about it. But I cant whait intel Christmes! -Bailey's journal

Today we had a fun swim. The water was cold when you first got it but then it got warmer. I got out a little bit early from the pool because I had a bad headake. When I get head akes it hurts bad. Lucio & Andrew had noodles & they'ed blow threw the hole & water would come out & they woulden't stop doing it. I cep't swimming away. Yesterday we had a band consert to go to & Mr. Gall said "Hey Mackenzie isen't that Belle?" (Belle is one of my friends.) "Yes" I said. Well why don't you sit by her." So I sat by her. She amost fell fast asleep. So I said "Belle." Then she wock up. It was over then. -Mackenzie's journal

Labels: Christmas, dentist, friends, second grade, swimming

I went to the Carl Anderson "Assessing Writers" conference today. Mr. Anderson is an excellent presenter. Both times I have heard him speak, I have returned with terrific ideas on how to take our "Writer's Workshop" to a higher level. -Mr. Gall

Today we had a substitute. Her name was Mrs. Hackett. Shes really nice. She teaches piano & she gave me her phone numer, what she teaches & her address. I'm going to ask my mom if I can do piano because I have a piano at home & I can practice. But I'm not sure if my mom will say yes or no. But I hope she says yes! -Mackenzie's journal

Today Baily left at 9:30 am. So at reses I had no won to play with. At last reses I played with Carter and Lucio. -Nicole's journal

Today my brother threw up agin. I do not no why he has been throweing up. He did it yesterday to. I am going to tell my mom he can not go to school because he mite throw up. -Alexis' journal

Labels: friends, piano lessons, recess, second grade, substitute teacher, throw up

I was a popsicl outside! So was Kaitlyn. She was screeming! I told her to "get under the old playset" But she said "no" I asked agan but she said "no" I asked her agan. She said "no"! I said "fine". -from Caitlin's journal

Today at reses it was freezing!!!! It was snowing!! All I did was walk with Lucio. I even wanted to go in a lot. -from Carter's journal

Today is a rely cold day. It is snowing insted of raining. I wish it wus summer. I wore two jackits and gluvs and a hat. I wus stil cold. -from Nicole's journal

Today my friend brought Arthur's Nose. Today is it was cold and freezing. -from Andrew's journal

Do you know what Mr. Gall said today? He said "You know we all reddey have a Bailey & a Hailey... hmmmmm what if we had a Kaylee"! Man . . I tell ya after he said that somthing werd happened. I thought of a song cause it popped in my head out of no where. The song went like this: We all reddey have a Bailey... we all reddey have a Hailey... but... what if we had a... K-A-Y-L-E-E! -from Mackenzie's journal

I don't want a Kaylee. I never want a Kaylee. I don't ever want to see a Kaylee. A Hailey and a Bailey is anuff of us. - from Hailey's journal

Today was fun. But thars one problem. We alrety have a Bailey, that is me. And we have a Hailey. But now we need a Kaylee. It gets confusing. Because Hailey, Bailey, Kaylee. Things would be weird. -from Bailey's journal

Hailey, Bailey and a Kaylee. I don't think so... I woudn't play with her. -from Jessica's journal

I have a imaginary friend. He is awsome. I like him. He is very very very very nice. He is a dog. He only bites my brother. I say good dog. I think that's funny. I think he is a good pup. Some times I say good pup to. My ant Jen's dog dies so I have this one. I was sad. I cride. To me it was very very very very very very very very sad. My and Jen said "we had to say good by to him." -from Dmitri's journal

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