Running for Class Representative

 

This year I tried out for student council representative. Student rep. is when you are the rep. for your class. You go to meetings and take notes on what the older kids say. You also help out with things like the Can Food Drive.

At first, I didn’t want to try out; I thought I wouldn’t  make it anyways and I was too embarrassed to talk in front of my class, but then my sister, Jessica, persuaded me to try out, and my mother wanted me to try out too. And so I did. My mom signed the form, and I was now running.

I then created my speech. At the beginning, I gave up and said I couldn’t do it, but eventually, I did. My mom and sister helped me and I practiced in front of them. All week I was nervous, and finally on Friday I had a huge butterfly in my stomach with little butterflies around it, I was so nervous.

Each person was called up to present their speech. All of them were pretty good. Then, it was my turn. As I walked up to present my speech, my stomach was rumbling with butterflies. I reached the front of the room. At first I was still nervous, but I finished the rest of my speech calmly. Here was my speech:

“Hi. My name is Olivia Lightfoot and I am running for class representative. This is my first time trying out so I hope you will vote for me. To be in student council, you must take good notes. I am a very good note taker and I love to write. I have written 3 stories in the past 3 years and I even have my own blog. Also for student council you need to volunteer to help out. For example, the Can Food Drive. I volunteer to watch my little cousins to help out my aunt.

“So I’m hoping you will vote for me. If you do I will do a very good job as your class representative.”

During specials, I was nervous. I really, really wanted to get in. Unfortunately, two yellow papers were sitting in two people’s mailbox, not mine. Then everyone figured out they were voted. I still said “Congratulations” to both of them. But I was still upset inside.

My mom said she was just proud of me. She said it didn’t matter if I had gotten in or not. So I guess it really just matters that I even tried. I know that I can still try out next year, this time for the whole school!

My Summer 2013






These are the things that I did this summer:  

- My family had a family reunion, and I met a lot of people I never knew. People came to our house, and we played games and had a lot of fun, we also went to other people's houses . Some of our cousins from Iowa and California came to celebrate our family reunion. I even met a kid my age  from California. It was very fun and I can't wait until the next time we meet.

- I went to a volleyball camp at Plano East Senior High. I had a great time with my friends: Tanaz and Sydney. The coaches were really nice, and I learned how to serve an  over-hand  serve. I even won Camper of the Day on the first day! We played a lot of games including: Elbow Tag and Newcum. I was really sad to stay for only a week, but I had a great time!

- I went to the Caribbean this summer. Special thanks to my Grandma Michelle for taking us! We stayed in a boat with two trampolines in the front. It was awesome!  And we went to the following places:

Monkey Point (an awesome place to snorkel), Cane Garden Bay, The Baths, White Bay, and Cooper Island. We hiked to the top of The Baths, where there was a restaurant and a pool , too. Monkey Point was probably the best snorkeling place. There was lots of fish, coral, and rocks. My family and I had a fun time, I can't wait to go again!

- I had a birthday party for me, and I invited some of my friends. Special thanks to my parents for helping me set it up. We did some water games outside, then came inside to eat. Then, we went to my next door neighbor's house, ( Special thanks to Miss Amanda for letting us use it) to swim for about an hour. After that, we came home, did some more water games, then went inside and dried off. Afterwards, we had cake, and went inside to play. Then everyone left. I had the best 9th birthday ever!

- We had a birthday party for my sister, Jessica. Both some of my dad's and mom's side came over to celebrate for her 17th birthday. We ate Mexican food, and I also went outside to play on the trampoline with the other kids. We watched some TV and watched my brother play games on our PS3.  It took a long time to set up the party. We had to clean the house, do our chores, make food, and set up tables for the kids to eat before people got to our house. But we managed to do it all together and we had a great party.

Anagrams

Anagrams ...

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Dear everybody,

I wanted to make some anagrams about things I love. I hope you like them! I hope they're not too hard for you. Answers at the bottom.

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1. sheece                       hint: a food I and my cousin LOVE to eat

2. rutetb                        hint: a spreading I like on rice

3.  okesoi n' ncmear     hint: my favorite ice cream flavor

4. oefcef cie rmaec      hint:  adults like this in the morning but like it at dessert time

5. ym fmliya                hint: these are people that are most important to me

6. oGd                         hint: he's everywhere, I speak to him each night, and I visit him every Sunday

7. ym fierdns              hint: these people go to school with me

8.  ym tuohci              hint: something I like to play on where "I touch" the screen

9.  ollvbleyla              hint: a sport where you hit the ball

10. sctimasngy          hint: a sport where you learn to become flexible















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Answers:

1.   cheese
2.   butter
3.   cookies n' cream
4.   coffee ice cream
5.   my family
6.   God
7.   my friends
8.   my itouch
9.   volleyball
10. gymnastics

Acrostics

Acrostics

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Dear everybody,

I wanted to do to something for my family, since they are very special to me. Here are some acrostics that reflect their personalities.

     Olivia ;-)

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J…  Joyful because she seems happy about everything

E… Encourages me to keep on trying my best at everything I do

S… Sixteen years old

S… Super smart because she studies hard and gets good grades

I … Independent because she does her homework by herself

C… Caring because she sometimes helps me with my homework

A… Advanced because she does very advanced piano
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J… John is very funny

O… Obedient because he listens to our parents

H… Helpful because he does his chores and helps around the house

N… Never says “no” to movies

H... Hockey is his favorite sport

E… Enthusiastic about special days

N… Never does sloppy work, always does his best

R …Really good at math

Y… Yearning to go to Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto

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T…  Tired because he does yard work in the yard sometimes

I…    Impressive because he always gets me to gymnastics on time

M…   Makes money for the family by going to work

O…    Omnivore because he eats meat and veggies

T…     Totally kind dad because he does fun things for me

H…    Has a exercise room he works out in everyday

Y…     Years of age: 47

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T… Talented chef, with good cooking skills

H… Has long, pretty hair

U… Uses a shovel to pull weeds outside

Y… Years of age: 43

The Lost Dolphin

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents 

·      Chapter 1- Lauren

 

·      Chapter 2- The Lost Dolphin

 

·      Chapter 3- Adventures in the Caribbean

 

·      Chapter 4- The Discovery

 

·      Chapter 5- Departing

 

 

 

 

 

               Lauren

 

In the British Virgin Islands, a family of dolphins lived at the Caribbean. There was a dad dolphin named Albert. A mom named Rita. A baby boy dolphin, Tyler. And, finally a 9 year old girl dolphin, Bella. One hot, summer day Bella spotted a boat. “Don’t go near boats” Rita always said.

But, this boat was special; there was a little girl, around Bella’s age on the boat. When her parents were not looking, Bella swam up to the boat. But, right before she got there a net got caught on her flipper. “Squeak, squeak!” The little girl helped her out of the net.

“Hi, I’m Lauren” the little girl said. “B-b-b-bella” Bella shivered. “You can talk” Lauren exclaimed. Bella nodded. “Hungry?” Lauren asked. Bella nodded again. “Be right back” Lauren said. She came back with some seaweed. “Went snorkeling yesterday and found this.” “Will you be here tomorrow?” Bella asked, as she munched on the seaweed.

“Yes, but I will be traveling there” Lauren pointed at a small island in the distance. “Let me go ask my parents if we could go closer to your boat when it leaves tomorrow” Bella said. But when she turned around, they were not there.

 

The Lost Dolphin

Bella searched and searched and called out: “Mom, Dad, Baby Tyler!” But they did not call back. She swam back to Lauren. “My family is gone!” she cried. “Oh!” Lauren exclaimed. “I’m so sorry… maybe I can take care of you, you can follow my boat every day until you find your family!”

“Ok, but where will I sleep?” Bella asked. “Some where underwater?” Lauren suggested. “Um… sure, let me see if there’s a cave I can sleep in.” Bella dived underwater. She found something big and brown. When she got closer, she found it was a cave. She scared the fish out of it, and then came up. “Found a cave” Bella said breathlessly.

“Ok, good. Here’s some seaweed for dinner, and some for breakfast, if you don’t want to come up for food” Lauren said, handing her the seaweed. “Thank you for everything” Bella told Lauren. “No problem” Lauren replied. “See you tomorrow” Bella said, as she dived into the water. “You too” said Lauren.

But, as Bella rested on a rock in the cave, she thought: ‘maybe leaving my family wasn’t so good!’ And with this thought still in her head, fell asleep.

 

 

Adventures in the Caribbean

 

 The next day, Bella woke to find a big group of bubbles in front of her cave. She then realized that those bubbles came from a boat engine… Lauren’s boat engine! She came up from under the water to find Lauren sitting on a trampoline. “Lauren” Bella squeaked. “Hi Bella” she said. “Eat any breakfast?” “No, I ate it all for dinner” Bella said, blushing. “Ok, I’ll get you something, I’ll be right back” Lauren said.

She came back with something called bacon bits. “Here try these” Lauren said. “Good” Bella said, munching on them. “Ok, we’re leaving” Lauren said. “Just follow us.” The whole morning, Bella followed the boat, every once in a while taking a break. Finally, the boat slowed down & stopped. Lauren came back to Bella and asked what she wanted to do.

Bella shrugged. “I know, I’ll snorkel with you, let me go get my gear” Lauren said, running off. She came back with a funny mask, a life jacket, and funny looking shoes which looked like long duck feet. “Let’s go” Lauren said. She dived into the water. The rest of the day they explored the underwater, finding corals, fish, and rocks.

Finally they both came up from underwater and Lauren said, “It’s getting late, let’s get back to the boat.” And they swam back to the boat. After Lauren had dried off, she gave Bella some seaweed. “I found this underwater today.” “Thanks, goodnight” Bella said. “Goodnight” Lauren replied. Bella swam down underwater to a new cave she found and ate her seaweed. Her head aching fell asleep.

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 The next few days, Bella and Lauren went to places like Bitter End and Monkey Point, each time snorkeling together. They even spotted an eel once. And still, Lauren continued to treat Bella like a baby, and was always very nice to her. On one sunny day, Bella came back from underwater. “My last day here” Lauren said glumly.

“Awwww” Bella exclaimed. “I know… let me go get my snorkeling gear” Lauren sighed, and ran off. All of a sudden, Bella spotted something in the distance. She swam closer… it couldn’t be, a family of dolphins? But when she swam closer… she couldn’t believe it… it was Rita, Albert, and Baby Tyler.

 

The Discovery

“Mom, Dad, Tyler!” Bella called out. “Bella!” Rita shouted. She swam closer to Bella and hugged her. “Where have you been?” she asked.  “Swimming with boats?” Albert suggested. “Yes… but there’s a really nice girl on the boat! I want you guys to meet her!” Bella said. “No Bella, you’re grounded.” Rita said. “I know I am… just please come meet her” Bella whinned.

“Oh all right” Rita said. They all swam to Lauren. Baby Tyler backed away when he saw Lauren’s snorkeling gear. “Hey, is this your family, did you find them?” Lauren asked. “Yes” Bella said. “Great job finding them.” Lauren said, congratulating Bella. “Um… thanks” Bella said.

“Would you like to go swimming with us?” Lauren asked Rita, Albert, and Tyler. “Please, please, please” Bella begged. “Bella, this is going too far” Rita said. “Oh mom please!” Bella pleaded. Albert and Rita had a long conversation, and then finally Rita sighed and said, “All right, we’ll go.” “Yay!” Bella said. “You’re still grounded” Albert said

“I know” Bella replied. “Ok, then let’s go” Lauren said, and she slipped into the cold water.

 

 

Departing

            In the beginning Rita, Albert, and Tyler were uncomfortable swimming with Lauren. But they got used to it, and soon found many new fish, coral, and rocks. When they came back from underwater, a few hours later, Rita said, “I guess you were right, Bella that was fun!” “Yeah” Baby Tyler agreed. “Yep” said Albert.

            Bella looked over at Lauren, who was climbing out of the water. Bella followed her. “I’ll be right back” Lauren said, and came back with a towel. She wrapped it around herself. “Well this is it” Lauren said. “What is?” Bella asked. “I’m leaving today, remember?” “Oh yeah.” All of a sudden the boat engine roared to life. “I’ve got to go!” Lauren said.

They hugged for a long time, and then Lauren turned around. “Bye” Bella squeaked. “Bye” Lauren called out, and ran to the back of the boat. Bella watched as the boat sailed away. Tears fell down her eyes. Albert, Rita, and Baby Tyler swam over to Bella. “What’s wrong?” Albert asked. “Lauren’s gone, she just left” Bella said sadly. There was a sad moment of silence, and then Baby Tyler asked, “When will she be back?”

“Probably soon” Bella guessed. There was another moment of silence. “We should get home” said Rita, facing Albert. “This way” he said. They followed Albert all the way home. When Bella swam into her family underwater cave, she rested on a rock, similar to the one she rested on when she was lost. She thought of all the happy times she had with Lauren. Yawning, she fell asleep.

Bella dreamed of Lauren, herself, Albert, Rita, and Baby Tyler swimming happily underwater together. And, still Bella missed Lauren, but she knew Lauren would come back soon and she smiled happily to herself and soon was back to dreaming happy dreams.