LW -- Blogmeister

وصلتُ إلى المدرسة يوم الإثنين مع أمّي و مشيتُ إلى الصف معها. وضعتُ حقيبتي في الخارج وعادت أمّي إلى البيت. بعد قليل وصلت الحافلة ودخلت إليها. وكنتُ قد أمضيتُ وقتي في الحافلة وأنا أتحدث إلى صديقتيّ إستيل وتمارا.

وصلنا إلى الفندق و ذهبنا لنمشي في الخارج، وعندما عدنا، أكلنا دجاجاً وأرزّاً، ثمّ شاهدنا أفلاماً مع المعلم أندريه. بعد ذلك ذهب كل التلاميذ إلى غرفهم ليناموا.

في أليوم التالي، رسمنا و لوّنّا على الحجر. عندما أنجزنا، أخذنا المعجون وصنعنا منه أي شيء نريده. أنا صنعت وردة. بعد ذلك، تسلّقنا الصّخرة وكنا متعَبين، لذلك طلبت المعلمة منّا أن نُحضر الحقائب ونضعها في الحافلة، وأخيراً رجعنا إلى بيروت.

I am from the quiet and the soft furry coat. From the moist pink nose and the string around my finger. From the pearly white sharp teeth. From the bright green eyes and the long curly nails. I am from the big brown box in the corner, and the long black dress and the tiny braids. The monkey paw and the long blue scarf, the plastic lipstick and fake perfume bottle. I am from the small black pencils and high heels. The big bottles of perfume and the diamond earrings. I am from the black sunglasses and the odd white spot on the wooden floor. From the long curly eyelashes and then finally the screaming “LYNNNN=http://”

I am from the stamps on the wall, the bumpy pages in the copybooks, and the ripped pages out of my sister’s diary, the lost cameras. From the broken glass table, the phone with no buttons and the painted bed sheets. I am from the apple drawing on the wall, the broken chalks and pencils. From the heels on my mom’s shoes, my sisters burned school bag and the scratch marks on her hands. I am from the scar on my dad’s head.

I am from the hole in my cat’s blanket, the scratch on her chin. Her bleeding nail, the broken pieces of my mother’s favorite cup she broke, and the bite marks on the Christmas ornaments, the scratches on the Halloween decorations, paw shaped ink stains on my sister’s bed sheet, the hair inside my violin case, pixy standing on the table eating the cheese.

Where are you from?

Lynn 03/23/2010

Inspired by William Carlos William

so much depends
upon

the fuzzy yellow
chickens

scurrying actively all
around

behind the big
cages

This project was so fun and didn't seem like work. It was very easy and I liked that the teacher made every step simple and fun. Every step was simple fun but at the same time I learned a lot.

Mrs. Siestke Galama Noshie

ACS

Beirut, Lebanon

Dear Mrs. Noshie:

I want there to be no more reading log. It is not useful in my opinion. Can’t the teacher give us a reading test instead of that boring reading log? It is better for me and you if we don’t get one. There are several reasons why, but I will give you three.

First of all, we have after-school activities. There will be no time left for a reading log. The whole entire class would prefer if you would stop giving a reading log. Sometimes we have a problem or a celebration. The extra time left is usually used for the homework not a reading log. With me, the reading log takes a lot more than one minute, l’m not one of those people that rush through their work; I take at least five minutes. I need time for after-school activities and family time.

In addition, it is a waste of my precious time. I am in FIFTH GRADE.

I have a lot more homework, especially since I am in regular Arabic. Homework comes before reading log. It is so funny that I go to school to learn, then I come back home to learn! Instead of wasting my time doing a reading log, I could spend the time doing something useful.

All of my reading grades go down because of a reading log. Sometimes, I forget to do it, and my grade goes down. There are a lot of things that come before a reading log. Why can’t that time go for family?

I also have suggestions. Instead, you can ask us to give you the reading log on Friday only, and you give it back on Monday. Wouldn’t a reading test be easier for me and you? I would appreciate it if you think about this letter and the suggestions I gave you.

Thank you,

عندما ذهبت الى دير القمر مع رفيقاتي جنى، إستيل ومها، عمّرنا خيمة، ثمّ لعبنا بالورق. قالت لنا المعلّمة أن نذهب ونتحضز للذهاب لنمشي بين الأشجار. تمشّينا مدّة ساعتين. رأينا صيّادين يتصيّدان العصافير. ثمّ رجعنا الى الخيم ولعبنا وتناولنا الطعام. وبعد ذلك عدنا الى خيمنا لننام. أنا وأصحابي لم ننم لأننا كنّا نحكي كثيراً ونضحك.

في صباح اليوم التّالي، لبسنا ثيابنا وخرجنا من خيمنا. ثمّ انتظرنا المعلّم ليحضر المناقيش. عندما أتى المعلّم أكلنا المناقيش وشربنا الشاي. ثمّ انتظرنا الباص ولعبنا. أتى الباص و ذهبنا إلى بيروت.

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