The Lovely Life of Lila Loo

New Beginings The first week of school can be hard and overwhelming. For me this was a great week! Since it was my first week at a new school, I was worried, but I made friends, I finished all my homework, and I didn't get lost. Working It    My favorite subject in school is language arts! I love reading and I also love the book we are reading in class!  It's called Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading.  It's about a kid in sixth grade that always finds a way to get out of reading. Something goes wrong in his plans though and he has to figure out a way to not read. We're not done with it yet but it's really good so far. Friends Everyone wants to make friends in school and so far I've made a lot!  I knew a couple of people before I came which really helped. One of them invited me to her birthday party! It was really fun and I feel like I have a good group of friends now. I'm really happy with all the friends I've made and I think ...

Back to School! As most of you know, school is starting! Everyone feels a bit different about it I'm sure! This year is my first year at Laurel Nokomis, so it's  a big change for me. Before School Jitters School can be very stressful for some people and very go with the flow for others. It just depends on YOU! For me it's very in between, but this year is going to be an adjustment. So far I think it's going to be a good one! I've made a lot of friends at my new school so I know I won't be lonely on the first day. It's not all going to be a piece of cake though. I don't know how everything goes at Laurel. Just little things like lunch or specials. It's also a very big school so I don't know where everything is. I know the big stuff like where the cafeteria is or my classroom, so I'm not too worried about that stuff! I think my teacher is going to be really good. She seems like she will hold us to a high standard and push us to be be...