So, I've probably talked about the end of the year many times than you've probably thought. But, right before the school year ends, I have something that is new to me this year. Finals, finals, and even more finals. Let me introduce you to my current schedule:
English from 8:45 to 10:11
History from 10:11 to 10:54
Science from 10:54 to 11:37
Lunch from 11:37 to 12:07
Math from 12:07 to 1:13
Spanish from 1:13 to 2:02
Gym from 2:02 to 2:50
...and go home.
Now, on Wednesday, I had a Spanish final in which I got one point off on for not knowing how to conjugate the verb, "saber" which means "to know." Oh, well. I was the highest in the class, so that counts for something. Immediately following that Spanish final, I had cooking class instead of gym that day and had a mini quiz in that class. I do not know what I got on that quiz, but it was extremely easy; it had questions like, "What does T. and tsp. stand for?" After that, I went to Science to take my next final, and this was the part of the day that I was most scared about. I got my grade back the next day and I got a B+. Not bad, but considering it was only out of 43 points AND I'm in the highest science class in my grade, I think it was good. After the test, my friend reminded me we had a retake on our math test in our next class. We had a long-term substitute who was not the best at teaching, but had to be our math teacher. We took a test during her time with us. Everyone except me and a few others failed the test. She allowed us to retake it and she averaged the two grades. I didn't take it the second time. Our original teacher came back and let us take it AGAIN and she took the better of the two. This totals to be THREE times that we retook this test. The third one I decided to take since it couldn't harm my grade and I improved my score by 1.5 points. I winged this math test since I forgot that we were going to retake it Wednesday. Luckily, math is my best subject.
Next came Thursday. Thursday consisted of a surprise vocabulary final in English class. It wasn't graded, but we got to see how well we did. I got 107/110. After that, I had my history final on everything we learned that year. It was graded, but only counted if it improved your overall grade. I don't know what I got, but I know it improved my grade. Next, I have yet again another science test, but it was a benchmark. A benchmark is an exam we take to show how much we know to our teachers for next year. It didn't count as a grade, but they showed us our grade after we took it. I got 26/30 and missed questions on the areas that we were never taught, so that is good. And later, I went to math and had my mid-term, which is basically the final, but for math. You see, my math class does half of our algebra book in one year, and then the other half the next year. The math class above us does the whole book in one year. My math class is the second-highest math class and the math class that learns the whole book in a year is the highest class. However, almost everyone in that class is failing, so I'm glad I'm in the second-highest. It's perfect for me. Anyway, I got one point off on my mid-term. Wow, four tests in a row.
So as you may be able to tell, it was very hectic for me. Two days in a row were constant tests. But thankfully, everyone got a chance to relax on Friday while my jazz band and choir got to go to our four elementary schools in our district and perform. Believe me, I was DEAD TIRED at the end of Friday; try playing and singing the same music four times in one day! We also played (not our instruments) at the park and ate lunch while we were at it. When we returned to our middle school, it was about ten minutes until the day ended, so I ran to my locker to get my stuff for math class, but on the way down, I peeked into the room and saw everyone dancing! I realized they were practicing for the talent show that our class is in! We're all doing the Cupid Shuffle at our school's talent show for fun. I was also welcomed with the rest of the teacher's candy! It was a great day overall!
Here's a video of the dance we're doing:
Now all I have are one and a half days of school left and then SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!
My question for the week is...
What was your first experience with finals in school?
