Summer

We only have 3.5 days left of school until summer. I am so glad, but I really want to see my friends over the summer and I only get to see a couple. I can't wait until summer because I am tired of homework. Not every teacher gives homework a lot at the end of the year, but the ones that do, give a lot. I am really exited about this summer because I might get my braces off. I am also exited about this summer because I'm going to Florida for vacation. I also want to have fun with my friends. I really want to have a good time with my friends and family this summer.

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Something that really bugs me

Something that really bugs me is when people talk bad about you behind your back. To me, I think that is bullying. Like when you make a mistake, they judge you about it. I hate when people do that. Even when they start a rumor about you and it's not even true, that makes me mad too. They need to understand that they are bullying.  In my opinion, I think that they should mind their own business, and they should leave people alone.

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City Muesum

This past Tuesday, the people that made their AR goals three times this year got to go on a field trip to the City Museum in St. Louis. I went and we had a lot of fun. We got put into different groups and I got put into a group with some of my friends, so I was glad. There was a time at the City Museum that I got bored but then I went to another spot and had fun. Not all of my friends went on this trip, but I hope they get to go next year. I think that we should go there again as a regular field trip so that everyone has a chance to go.

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Kid Nation #7

Deviant- Jared acted as a deviant when he pushed all of the food from the snack bar. He was mad at the girl that made the snack bar because he tried to start his own snack bar after the girl started her own and no one would come to his because the city already had one. He is now very sorry that he dumped the stand over. The girl is very forgiving and is not bad at Jared anymore. She was just trying to make some more money.

Deviance- Greg is being very rude to Nathan. Nathan was just trying to help with the dishes and Greg was being rude and yelling at him. Greg also likes to make trouble with the other kids too. He thinks that he is the main boss of the town. He isn't being nice to anyone who is just trying to help. 

Stigma- Divad is helping in the kitchen and she does the potatoes. Greg and some of the other kids call her potato girl. She knows of the name but she just wants to help the town.I think that she doesn't care what the other kids call her. She said that she will do what ever she can to help the town out. She said that she wants to be called the kind potato girl. 

Kid Nation #6

Formal Organization- The town council has formal organization. They are the government for the kid nation town. They have to meet the towns goals. They also have to solve problems within the town. They have to think with each other and with the kids in the town to help solve the problems with each other.

Social Exchange- The kid nation kids try to do their best in the town to get the gold star at the end of the week. The town council has to watch everyone to see who should get the gold star. The kid that works the hardest and does a great job in the town gets the gold star. The gold star is worth two thousand dollars. The kids work hard all week the try to receive the gold star.

Rationalization- The town council has to plan about what they are going to do to help the town. They also have to plan who will get the gold star. They might also have to plan with each other what reward to choose if they get the reward from the competition. They have to make their decisions together. They have to choose what decision is right for the town.

Kid Nation #5

Group- The kid nation kids were put into groups to compete against each other. There are four groups, red, blue, green, and yellow. The groups compete against each other to get different positions in the kid nation town. The groups can get upper class, merchants, cooks, and laborers. Their groups stay the same, but their jobs can change based on what place they get in the competition.

Social Category- The groups of kids in the kid nation town each have their own social category. The groups can be upper class, merchants, cooks, and laborers. They have competitions to decide what their groups social category will be. The groups all want to get upper class to get paid more than the there groups. The yellow group got the upper class in this episode.

Group Boundary- Each group member in each group got a colored bandanna. The color of the bandanna is the color of their group (red, yellow, green, and blue). They help the group members know who is on their team. Some of the team members wear their bandannas on their heads as a headband. Other members wear their bandannas as a bracelet or other clothing item.