Have you ever thought about what it was like in a castle? Just think about what all you could do there and how amusing it would be! Well, I think it is about time the class of 2021 goes on a field trip! I advise we do something big and something we will never forget. This is why we should go to Buckingham Palace in London. It would not only be enjoyable, it would also be educational.

Going to the castle in Buckingham Palace would be a breathtaking. Perhaps, we could go through the Queen’s Gallery. While we go through the Queen’s Gallery we will need to be cautious, so that we don’t knock anything over. Next, we should take a tour around the castle! There is like a million rooms! Actually according to my research, the castle has 775 rooms total. Of course, we would need to meet the king and queen!

Visiting the castle would also be scholarly. Oh, sure we could learn the history on the former kings and queens of England. Just consider, the three interactive art and history exhibits in the castle. When we are taking the tour, we can learn so much on England’s history. This year when we started history on not only our country, it was very interesting. For an example we learned a little about Argentina, Chile, England, ETC. I feel like we could learn so much more about England.

I know if we go on this field trip we would better understand England in the future. This is why I believe the class of 2021 should go on this enjoyable and educational trip.

I woke up in the morning
And ran to the window
The night before my dad had said
There was a small chance of snow

I slowly opened the curtain
Ready for disappointment
As I gazed outside in awe
I felt like I was looking through a shaken snow globe

Yesterday, what had been a yard full of dead dry leaves
Was today, a Winter Wonderland

The snowflakes fell lazily from the sky
The lawn sparkled like diamonds
The icicles hung from everything and glittered like glass

I woke up my sister
We hurried to get dressed
Then we raced to be the first outside

A quiet peacefulness surrounded us
The birds songs were silent
The roads were now empty with no cars

I packed the snow in my hands
It felt like soft powder
I licked it
It melted in my mouth like cotton candy

We began to make a snowman
Sweet strawberries for the eyes
A small crunchy carrot for the nose
Plump blueberries for the mouth
And green grapes for the buttons

And then we got cold
We hurried indoors for the awaiting hot chocolate
It warmed our insides
As we sipped the sweet snack
The marshmallows were melting

And soon, the snow would too.

Have you ever known or seen that one person who doesn’t care what others think about themselves? They are who they are. Well, I have. That one person would be a girl named Nour. Nour Hussein is who I admire because she loves who she is and is an amazing leader to girls and boys like me.

Nour loves who she is and doesn’t care what others think. As a girl born with a disease called Alopecia, (a disease causes you to lose your hair) she still walks around school with her head held up high. Every morning when I wake up and get ready for school I’m afraid of what others are going to think about my hair and clothes. Still she is self-confident and doesn’t care what others think. I don’t know how she can handle being different than everybody else and still push through the pain of that inside. Most importantly she is herself. Nour walks around school without a wig and doesn’t act like something she isn’t.

One of my favorite things about Nour is she is an incredible leader. In any case Nour is very kind. Since my brother does Journalism with her she knows me and has bought me some treats. Meanwhile Nour is also smart. She is on the journalism team and makes good grades. Finally, I admire her because she shows and helps me remember nobody is perfect everybody has flaws.

I hope that someday all girls and boys can be like the beautiful, intelligent, leader that Nour is. Watching Nour who loves who she is and is a leader makes me try harder to be like her.

Over the past year of 2013 there’s been lots of things going on. I’ve also had a few memories I’ll never forget. I think my number one best memory for 2013 is adopting a baby boy. This is how it all started, my aunt couldn’t take care of  any of her children so they all went to my grandparents in Alabama. Taking care of children at this age was stressful. So after a few years my aunt had another baby. Since my parents were the youngest couple in this family we got to keep him. So with my parents just getting out of the primary car pick up line are going to right back in it in a few years. For me this was so exciting and a blessing to get him so its a memory that will last forever! Another thing I think is something I’ll always remember is being in the hospital. For me and my family this was a stressful week. It all started on Easter day when my sister, cousin, and I were racing down and back up in my grandmas back yard. Her back yard is a a hill so we always do it. When I first started running I had a small ache in my stomach I thought it was just a cramp so, I kept running anyway. It grew worse the more I ran . On the way back up it got so bad to where I collapsed on to the floor. They had to carry me inside to my mom. I was hurting from that day to the next morning. The next day I didn’t go to school. Around 10:00 am the next day my mom took me to the doctor. After a few tests they sent me to the hospital. The worst part was they stuck a tube up my arm called an I.V. Then they figured out had a swollen stomach in the inside. It was called this weird name called  mesenteric adenitis. Since that was such a hard time I’ll always remember that. The last thing I’ll never forget is going to New Braunfels to do a few things with my cousins. It was my first time to go up on a trip with my cousins. The first night our families met at Fiesta Texas. We road lots of roller coasters and had lots of fun. My favorite ride was the super man. It went off a cliff and did lots of twists and turns. It was also very smooth. The next day was our lasted day so we spent it at Schlitterbahn. We also had lots of fun there. Here I think my favorite here was the flash back because there was never a line and it was fun to slide down into the lazy river. It also was fun to do different things on it. For me those are my top three memories I’ll always remember in 2013. For 2014 I’ve set a few goals for myself. I want to make better grades. Not only do I want to make better grades I want to increase them to a 95 or above. I can do that by working hard. Another goal I have is to learn how to play volleyball. I can kind of play but not so good. I play other sports and I think it would be fun too do volleyball too. Something I want to stop doing is fighting with my brothers and sisters. Even though it would be hard, I think it would be nice to carry a conversation and not fight for once. My mom makes a vienna torte cake every now and then. It’s always fun to help her make it. So I want to learn how to make it myself. I’ve read the first book in the unfortunate event series The Bad Beginning  and I liked it so I’d like to read The Reptile Room (#2), The Wide Window (#3), and The Miserable Mill (#4). Another book I want to read is REBECCA Off of Sunnybrook Farm. That’s all my goals and memories for 2013 and 2014.

I do not think all kids should get a trophy. If you don’t try or your a stump on a log why should you deserve a trophy. When you show up to all the practices and games and play around or do nothing and still get a trophy it’s not fair to those who actually tried. I think only those who try or work hard should get them. If everybody got a trophy everybody would play just for the trophies Soon trophies wouldn’t have meaning anymore. Think about it how excited are you when you get a trophy. Well if you got a trophy for everything you do all that excitement would go away. Think about it do you think every child should get a trophy? Why? Leave what you think in comment box if you want.