It's officially summer! The last week of school was pretty busy for us. I had a singing recital, soccer tournament, and the 5th grade celebration.
On May 5th, my family went to go see the musical "Chicago"! It was so good!
Last weekend, from the 31st to the 2nd, my soccer team had our soccer tournament. We did really well - placed 5th! In the fall, we didn't win any games or score any goals, but this year we won six games, and scored a goal in every single one, except for one!
The first game we played on Saturday, it was SUPER rainy, but we won 2-0!
Between the two games on Saturday, I had my singing recital. I sand Gary Indiana as a duet, Baby Mine by myself, and All For You by myself.
On the Monday of the last week of school, June 3rd, my school had our 5th grade celebration. Basically, everyone made a board celebrating and honoring all the work they made in the 6 years of elementary school, and then you get to show it off to adults and fellow classmates. Also, there are cupcakes, water, and a slideshow about our favorite memory in the cafeteria. Next year, I am going to a different middle school than all of my friends. I only know one person who is going to the same middle school as me, but I am still super excited (and a little nervous) for middle school.
The day before school got out, the 5th graders had our annual water ballon toss, which is just what it sounds like. You have a partner, and you throw a water balloon and try to catch it. If you caught it and it popped, you are out, or if you don't catch it, you're out. My partner was my mom, and one time she did catch it, but it popped as soon as she caught it. She got soaked!
After that, we had a water balloon relay with only the 5th graders. I was standing in line, waiting for my turn, when my mom grabs a water balloon and says "Willa, think fast!", then threw the water balloon at me. I got even more soaked than my mom did.
On Thursday, June 6th, was our last day of school. My sisters had to go to school extra early for some reason. I'm pretty sure it has to do with them being in Student Leadership.
Yesterday, June 7th, my family and I went to a cute little ice cream parlor in Czech Village. My mom and Cora shared their try four flavors thing, Evaline got a cherry soda float, and I got Key Lime Pie ice cream in a waffle cone! We all agreed that this place is super good!
It's almost summer! There's 13 days left of school... school gets out on June 6th for us! We have some fun summer plans, including a huge vacation to SPAIN, and all-summer long acting camp on the weekdays, and Camp Wapsie again!
Since our last post, we've been SUPER busy! I had a TON of soccer games, we won three! In the fall, we didn't score a single goal in the fall season, but in the spring season we scored so many! I even scored one! Yesterday, we went against a team that we lost 12-0 in the fall, but yesterday we lost 2-1, and we were missing one of our best players, too!
On April 22, Evaline, mom, and I got hair appointments. I got bangs!
On April 29th, my NHD team went to Des Moines! NHD stands for
National History Day, and it's where you research a top that is
at least 20 years old. I did Anne Boleyn and the Church of
England. If you make it to state, then you compete in state, and if
you win that, then you go to Nationals. Last year, Evaline made it to
Nationals. There is 3 divisions: Youth (what I was in), Junior (middle school),
and senior (high school). In both senior and junior, it is competitive and you can
get real awards for your work, but in youth, it's not competitive,
and you only get a participation award. NHD is a P.A.C.T (other
districts have another name for it, I know most call it T.A.G), so you
do have to qualify for it!
My NHD group was the best!
Getting my participation medal
We took some people to and from the place, and we had a "car party"
With my mom working at my school, in the mornings I usually go outside to hang out with my friends, but one rainy morning, I decided to write the current "slang" that the boys in my grade use on my mom's whiteboard.
And, yesterday, I had Family Fun Night at my school! I went with
some of my friends, and we got Kona Ice. Me and two other friends got matching
koala donut temporary tattoos and me and four other friends got matching unicorn face paint.
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