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Subject: Re: Introduction Author: Lucy [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 04:37:21 09/03/12 Mon In reply to: Taylor 's message, "Re: Introduction" on 19:12:52 09/02/12 Sun Hi Taylor, nice to hear from you again. Don't worry about not posting for a while, I'll probably be the same when school starts. I always find it hard getting back into the routine as well. My stepmum has said it seems to take me about a year :P I hope you didn't get into much trouble at home after trouble at school. What are Terra Nova and Explore tests? Good for you on the violin playing, It's great it's going so well :) Also well done on the football (sorry, I will always call it football) who were you playing against? I do think coed schools are better for the most part. Mine only went coed a few years ago and boys I know who were there at the time say it's much better now. Do your parents not like the idea of coed schools? Yes, I hope you can find time for a post now and then, ity's great to hear from you. Lucy [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Introduction Author: Taylor [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:55:25 09/03/12 Mon Hi Lucy, I just got the usual lecture from mom (and dad) about paying attention in class. I have a bad habit of talking in class. I'm not cheating or anything like that just chatting sometimes. But we can get demerits for stuff like that. It's up to the teacher but I thought it was totally unfair to give me a demerit the 1st time. I sure shut up after that. Explore tests are for 8th graders to help them decide what courses would be best for you for high school. It's nothing firm but it lets you see what would be the best direction to go. The Terra Nova tests are an achievement test that we take from 3rd grade thru 8th grade. I guess it's a way to see how well we are learning what we are supposed to be learning & how much we retained from last year. Don't worry I understand that you guys call it football instead of soccer. Our football is much different. We almost always play against other Catholic schools in our area. Sometimes we play one of the public middle schools. Thanks about my violin playing. I am really glad I started playing again. I agree about coed schools being better. My parents, especially my dad says that an all girl school would have fewer distractions. I'm not sure I agree with that. I mean, I'm at a coed school now & I'm doing ok. I don't really have a boyfriend. But there are a couple of boys I like. We have to be careful about PDA (Public Display of Affection) at school though. They kind of frown on that at our school. So I don't see what the big deal is. A friend of mine who is in 9th grade now goes to an all girl school & she said it's alright but it's a little weird with no boys around. I guess you get used to it. When do you start school? You must have a short school year or do you go longer? Are you getting nervous about going back? I used to but I wasn't this year. I think next year will be different though. As always it's really nice chatting with you. Bye! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Introduction Author: Lucy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 04:18:36 09/04/12 Tue Hi Taylor Yes I think that is a bit unfair, the teachers should probably cut you some slack as it's the start of the year, but maybe they want to make a point. Explore tests sound like a really good idea. We don't get anything like that for choosing courses, we just have to work it out for ourselves. Are Terra Nova tests within the school or external? Yeah I've realised there are a lot more words than I thought that are different in English and American English. Are you pretty familiar with some/ a lot of them? American football (which is what we call it) is completely different. It's kind of like rugby, but not quite. I think coed schools are definitely better. I don't think it's that 'distracting', it's not like you just stare longingly at each other all through lessons. And I really think you turn out better and more balanced if you'vebeen to a coed school. Chris was in the last year of my school to go coed and he says he found it really strange dealing with girls his own age suddenly, after years of hardly seeing them. We start again this thursday. Private schools over here start later and finish earlier than state schools, and we get more holidays, so good news all round :P I suppose I'm a bit apprehensive, but not really nervous, it will be good to go back. Talk soon :) Lucy [ Post a Reply to This Message ]