This year in school I was in 5th grade, which is the first year of Middle School. My homeroom teacher was Mr. Canton, who is retiring after 35 years of teaching. Near the end of the year we threw a birthday party and the theme was Tex Mex. We had a great year and one of my favorite activities was going to our extended field trip, PGL. It’s an outdoor camp that helps us gain confidence and push our limits.
PGL was a couple hours away from school in a beautiful country area.
Echo Peak
My favorite activities at PGL were the giant swing and the trapeze.
“Car Wash” with Annelies
Getting Ready to Go on the “Giant Swing”
On the Giant Swing you could choose how high you wanted to go. Then it was your job to pull a string to let you down. Having to pull that string was very scary as you knew what came afterward.
Being Lifted up on the “Giant Swing”
Other activities at PGL were the Obstacle Course, Rock Climbing, Zip Line, Geocaching, and Absailing.
Obstacle course
Going Up the Pole to the Trapeze
I GOT IT! (Twice)
I also participated in two sports this year – soccer and track. Soccer was definitely my favorite, as I was allowed to play in the 6-8th grade games. In track, my favorite field events were long jump and high jump. My favorite track events were 100m and 200m races.
Me and HëloÃse
Starting My 400m Race
Finishing 2nd Place
Me and Some of My Teammates
High Jump (I got to 200m)
Long Jump
400m Relay
Me and My Mom
At the end of the year, we had an awards ceremony for the whole middle school. I got the award for the ‘Most Principled 5th Grader’ as well as an award for ‘5th Grade P.E. Girl.’
My Award Certificates
Also at the end of the school year, we had a school-wide ‘Family Fun Day’. It was really fun because you got to spend time with family and friends, with extra activities that were brought in. My favorite activities were surfing (on the surf simulator), rock climbing, and the trampoline. There was also soccer, shops, cake walk, face painting, and henna-painting.
Elise, Edith, Ava, Luna, Camila, Halle, HëloÃse, and Me
Surf Simulator
Climbing Wall with Cami
On our last day of school we had a half day with a kick ball tournament. It was really fun. At the end of the tournament we had snacks and signed yearbooks. When it was time to go some of the us girls got emotional because many of our good friends are leaving this summer. It was hard for me to say goodbye to the very first person that I met when I started school. But, I know new friends will move in and I can still keep in touch with my old friends. I can’t wait until sixth grade!
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