As we are nearing the end of this week, we are also coming to the end of this trimester. A new trimester is about to come, and I'm a little sad and happy. I'm going to be forced to move on to a new class (my wheel classes - service learning, health, and drama - last only one trimester each), which means that I won't be having the same classmates in my wheel class because in middle school, we follow a rotational schedule, which means that each student won't have the same classmates for each class (it's just like college). However, I am happy because my last wheel class is drama, which students say is the best class, so I'm looking forward to be pounded by heaps of fun. Report cards are coming out this weekend too, so all the teachers are busy working on report cards when they're free. Fortunately, the transition from the 2nd to 3rd trimester isn't the usual time when students say goodbye, which I reckon is a good thing, as leaving your friends is never a nice thing to have to do. Lots of people find the transitions between trimesters a little sad because they will be forced to change after school activities as some activities usually last for a trimester only. However, I'm not finding it sad because all the activities I'm in this trimester are going to be an activity next trimester!
I think that this year's been an amazing year so far, and I can't wait to see what new opportunities await me in the 3rd trimester!
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Slice Of Life #250 - Currently - Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
Currently...
- Trains are whistling us a greeting as they whizz by.
- The station is shouting: Ding, dong, ding, dong!
- Motorcycles are growling, getting prepared for a new journey.
- Cars are roaring as we they speed past.
- Trees are swaying about in the breeze, as if they were greeting us.
- The sun is setting, casting a orange and pinkish glow over the sky.
- Our car is calming down and going into "rest mode" as we get out of it.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Slice Of Life #249 - MAP Testing - Tuesday, Feburary 11th, 2020
What is going on? I thought to myself when I opened up the NWEA Secure Testing Browser. I was showing me five words: Oops, where's your testing browser?
What do you mean, where's your testing browser? I mumbled as if the computer was a living being. It should be right here, if it wasn't for you!
"Um, Ms. Saylany, it isn't working for me," I told my math and science teacher, also my proctors for this test.
"Ugh..." She groaned. "Go see the tech person."
I went outside and the man eventually fixed my problem, but when I started the test and was on the 3rd question, my screensaver kicked in, which, turned out to be a big problem. Since the testing browser was super secure, it was supposed to lock everything on my computer down and deny my access to any outside browsers. However, it did allow my screensaver to go on, and once I was on that screensaver, I couldn't get out.
I frantically clicked the trackpad to find a way to get out. Unfortunately, I was forced to force quit my computer and log into the secure browser again, but fortunately my progress wasn't lost.
The first few questions were easy, but as I answered more and more questions, the questions started to get harder. It wasn't long before I was getting excerpts from Shakespeare's work and reading speeches about economic growth and war from former presidents a long time ago such as the Gettysburg Address.
I went through each question slowly and thoroughly and answered each question to the best of my ability. As I neared the 40th question, I started to get nervous. There were about 40 questions in the test. I was about to get my score.
Finally, the time came. At first, I was a little disappointed, as I thought I had went down in score, but soon I realized I was thinking of the wrong number. Indeed, I had gone up! I smiled as I went to my teacher to give her my score.
What do you mean, where's your testing browser? I mumbled as if the computer was a living being. It should be right here, if it wasn't for you!
"Um, Ms. Saylany, it isn't working for me," I told my math and science teacher, also my proctors for this test.
"Ugh..." She groaned. "Go see the tech person."
I went outside and the man eventually fixed my problem, but when I started the test and was on the 3rd question, my screensaver kicked in, which, turned out to be a big problem. Since the testing browser was super secure, it was supposed to lock everything on my computer down and deny my access to any outside browsers. However, it did allow my screensaver to go on, and once I was on that screensaver, I couldn't get out.
I frantically clicked the trackpad to find a way to get out. Unfortunately, I was forced to force quit my computer and log into the secure browser again, but fortunately my progress wasn't lost.
The first few questions were easy, but as I answered more and more questions, the questions started to get harder. It wasn't long before I was getting excerpts from Shakespeare's work and reading speeches about economic growth and war from former presidents a long time ago such as the Gettysburg Address.
I went through each question slowly and thoroughly and answered each question to the best of my ability. As I neared the 40th question, I started to get nervous. There were about 40 questions in the test. I was about to get my score.
Finally, the time came. At first, I was a little disappointed, as I thought I had went down in score, but soon I realized I was thinking of the wrong number. Indeed, I had gone up! I smiled as I went to my teacher to give her my score.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Slice Of Life #248 - No Class - Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
Every day at WIN (What I Need) Time, I go to take Malay Lessons from Mrs. Rajes, my Malay teacher. This was because I was going to be taking the IGCSE Malay test soon, and I needed to do some preparation ahead of time.
However, yesterday, I had thought it was Tuesday (but it was Monday), which meant that the next day would have been Wednesday (or I thought so, at least). Because of this, I told my Malay teacher that there was not going to be any WIN Time today (hey, in my defense, it wasn't on purpose. I mean, everyone makes mistakes), as usually on Wednesdays we have an assembly instead of WIN Time in middle school.
Well, to my surprise, when I walked into the class today for my Malay lessons, all I saw were all the other students, but not the teacher. I then realized that I had made a mistake yesterday, as today was Tuesday, not Wednesday.
PS: I'm sorry...
However, yesterday, I had thought it was Tuesday (but it was Monday), which meant that the next day would have been Wednesday (or I thought so, at least). Because of this, I told my Malay teacher that there was not going to be any WIN Time today (hey, in my defense, it wasn't on purpose. I mean, everyone makes mistakes), as usually on Wednesdays we have an assembly instead of WIN Time in middle school.
Well, to my surprise, when I walked into the class today for my Malay lessons, all I saw were all the other students, but not the teacher. I then realized that I had made a mistake yesterday, as today was Tuesday, not Wednesday.
PS: I'm sorry...
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