Slip and Slide on the Fields

 I am worried to walk on the fields because they are ice covered. I can hardly walk anywhere because everywhere I walk there is ice. No one can have fun because all you do is slip around. Sports aren’t fun and other games either. You’ll hurt yourself because you slipped and then playing isn’t fun. The last time I went outside, I was walking around and lots of people were either hurt or crying, or slipping around. The ground is hard and no fun to play on. It isn’t fair to go outside and then all you have to do is stand in a corner trying not to slip. I almost slipped a lot. I was happy to find that I did not fall and am still standing on my two feet. We should take salt or stone and sprinkle it all over the fields so we don’t slip as many times as I’ve seen people slip. You can’t even run to get warm, or to play a game of tag. Where ever I ran I almost crash into people because I can’t stop as fast. With the sand or salt I would have a better grip on the ground. And if you did try to slip around, you wouldn’t go very fast because of all the bumps on the ground. I kind of find it like a hazard. I think we should either block off areas or sprinkle salt or stones.

 I also enjoy the ice. I like slipping and sliding or to pretend I’m skating. But I still don’t like the ice. When I run, my legs flop around and I can’t run properly.

 What do you think?

~swigglestickhorse693

Why Not Build Mega Schools?

Have you ever wondered if we should build mega schools?  I have.

Sometimes I wonder why we have some schools which have roughly 60 kids.  For example, Riverdale School.  To me it’s pointless to keep that school open!  They should cut that school off no matter how much they protest.  Look at Fulton, how many kids attended that school.  Yeah sure, the parents were probably upset, but did they protest? No!  What I think is that they should tear down some worthless building, and build one huge school there.  And shut down 4 other schools that equals + 700 kids.  Why waste precious money to keeping a school running with far too few students?  The Edmonton Public School board should  just shut the school down and that’s  the end of it.  Do they have to follow the choices made by the minority?  I don’t think so!  They should just go with what they think is right for this magnificent city of ours.  So in my opinion, shut down schools with less than 210 kids, and build on the grounds of some old building and build one huge mega school where that old power plant in downtown is.  A mega school could be the most technologically advanced school in Edmonton.  Now a days people aren’t making a whole bunch of friends, imagine how many friends they can make in a school that size, and with so many kids.  So now what’s your opinion?  Tell me NOW.  Hope to see all your advice on this topic.J

~Natsirt mountaineer 713