This term I came to NO. 8 Middle school. It is very beautiful and big. There are 34 classes, 120 teachers and 1800 students in the school.

In the middle of the school there is a tall building. It's for us to have classes. All the classrooms are there. There are some small rooms, too. They are offices for the teachers to work. All the teachers get ready for their lessons there.

In front of the tall building, there is a small one. It is the library. There are many books there. The teachers and the students like to read books in it. Sometimes they borrow books from it.

There is a dinning hall behind the tall building. Some of the students have lunch in it.

I like my new school very much.

Daniel comes from Sydney. He is now staying in Beijing with his family. He usually gets up at about 6:30 am and has breakfast at 7:00 am. Then he leaves home at 7:15 am.

He gets to school at 7:45 am. His first class begins at 8:00 am. There are four lessons in the morning. Morning classes are over at 11:50 am, and he has lunch 10 minutes later.

Afternoon classes begin at 1:30 pm. There are two lessons in the afternoon. They are over at 3:10 pm. Daniel usually stays at school for another hour to play soccer, and then goes home.

The summer vacation is coming. Tina and Jenny are going to London with the school dancing club. They are going there by plane on July 15. They are going to stay there for six days. They are also going to dance for some English children and learn some English dancing. They want to see Big Ben and visit the British Museum in London. They also want to visit the London Eye and Tower Bridge.

Sherry is going to the USA with her family. They are going there by car on August 2. She is going to stay with her grandparents in Washington D.C. for a week. Her grandparents' house is near the White House, so Sherry and her family are going to go there, too. She also wants to go to some of the museums in Washington D.C. She is going to take many photos there.