Jackeline Camp-Out

Hi! My name is Jackeline McDontels, Fourth Grade Lover. My teacher, Ms. Poe, is

fantastic, and that Friday morning she announced something that was like a bolt

from the blues for me and my classmates. "Kids, listen. On Friday, we'll have a

camp-out!" We al cheered. She passed out the field trip forms. My best friend,

Iggie, was exhilarated. At lunch we over heard a conversation. Not a regular

conversation, but the so-called Popular Group Talk.

>My mom bought me this striped pajamas that I'm gonna wear. They are so

glamorous! I'll look the best at Camp-out! Said

Taina.

> I'm bringing this super fabolous CD collection, my Britney Spears sleeping

bag, and this retro make-up suitcase, screamed

Deedy

>Ja, Ja, Ja. Wow. You really need some shopping. All your stuff are out. Mine

are in. For example, I'm bringing my Electric S' Mores maker, my sleeping bag

with a TV screen, my my Password Celular, my Glow-in-the-dark nightgown, my

combination of Sun Tan and Mosquito-Off Lotion, my $45.32 plus tax fuzzy

slippers, my...- Sonia was interrupted by Jony, a

"geek"

>I'm bringing my Grinch shirt, eh,eh! He jibbered.

>Anyways...Sonia continued

Iggie made a beching sound. I laughed. At dinner, I discussed the matter with

my parents. They agreed, and that weekend seem to last

forever.

On Monday, I couldn't wait. I mounted the yellow bus and sat next to Iggie and

my other friends, Mackenzie, Silvine, and Lennie. Silvine and Mackenzie were

singing "She'll be coming Round'The Mountain When She Comes" . Lennie and Iggie

were drawing eyes on their Double O Practice worksheet. And I was reading the

book "Matilda" by Roald Dahl. So we were all entertained, and the time flied.

Actually,we flied too. Or at least it felt like it, for it was "all uphill from

here" literally and figuratively. We reached the woods at 11:30 AM, and at

twelve we were giggling in our tent, rolling out our sleeping bags. Iggie

brought a Snoopy one with a cute Burdines Nightgown, Lennie a plaid blue one and

striped pajama shorts an a top, Silvine one that had glitter and said SNOOZING

IS MY HOBBY, and a Gap oversized shirt to sleep. Mackenzie brought a Oreo

advertisement sleeping bag and matching pajamas. Her dad is in the cookie

business. I brought a white sleeping bag I had decorated with buttons, beads,

paint...I even sew on stuffed animals and made pocket. Of course, I took white

shorts and shirt, and decorated them with evrything my sleeping bag had. I do

have pijamas, but I think they're dull! So I'm original...and? I also glued a

bright blue pompom to the back of rainbow toe socks for midnight malking. So you

could imagine how I looked. My friends were amazed! At one AM we had lunch: We could pick tacos, pizza, or salad, then an orange, chocolate pudding, or jell-o, and to drink either apple juice, orange soda, or lemonade. Yumm. After we had Rainbow Sherbet, we started our activities. While Lennie and Silvine went to Downhill Hiking, Iggie, Mackenzie, and I went to Gummy Bear Jewerly. Half of the boys went to Prank-Pulling Class. Half went to Woodmaking. We learned if we behave bad, we'll have our picture on the wall of Shame. I shuddered at the thought. After our class, Iggie went to lip gloss making, Mackenzie to Gymnastics. I went to Dance. At four thirty we (Iggie, Mackenzie, Lennie, Silvine, and I) met at the lake. We swam and drank Bug Juice (punch) until seven, when we dined hot dogs. My class sat around the fire, and John started a story. "We were at this, cave, and we heard breathing..." Paul continued, "We turned around. We let out a yelp as we saw the big, black..." and so on. After we had S'mores. Sonia's machine broke! She cried until we went to sleep. But mostly we played. Iggie and Lennie talked about the new music teacher and that he was so ugly. Silvine and me worked on a Jigsaw puzzle. Mackenzie read A Tale Of Two Cities. But late in the night, something happened.

We heard roaring sounds. I gasped. Mackenzie, Lennie, Iggie, and Silvine decided we should go explore. But as my eyes adjusted to the dark, we heard Silvine screamed. Then, in a second, she disspeared. One at a time, Iggie, Lennie, and Mackenzie dissapeared. I was alone. I suddenly realized that something was moving in the bushes. I ran and looked, my heart pounding desperately. But when I looked, I saw Sonia, Taina, and Deedy snickering. Then I saw my friends tied to a tree. I ran for my teacher. She got Deedy, Sonia, and Taina in the Wall Of Shame. I got my friends back. "It was so scary!" Iggie said shivering. She and all the others were soaked. The Popular Group threw water on them. Mackenzie whined. "I hate em'!" roared Lennie, and Silvine nodded. But we all laughed our head of the next day at The Wall Of Shame. First picture: Sonia, with her big eyes and messy hair. In the article, it said: Accused of murder and leader of a group of water-throwers. I laughed until my stomach hurt. That was a camp out, by me, Jackeline McDontels, Fourth Grade Lover!