Grade 7-Tips On Getting Organized!

Grade 7-Tips on Getting Organized-

Hi Bloggers! 
Let's start this off with a fact: did you know that this is my 44th blog post? And my first blog post of this school semester? (Well, actually, you would, if you counted all the posts. That would take too long, though. Maybe I should have a 50th anniversary celebration with crazy fonts you can't read and so many pictures.)
As you all know (or not), I'm starting Grade 7. That's a whole new thing! Seriously, it is. Back when I was in Grade 6, I had barely any homework! Oh no, I'm sounding like an old person... (See the effects Grade 7 is having on me?!)
There is...
1. Homework (a lot! An hour, if you're lucky.)
2. Tests! And key assessments, quizzes, exams...whatever you like to call it (I have at least one a day. Sometimes three.) 
3. Projects! Essays! Paragraphs! Rough drafts! (You get the point now, right?)
If you're like me and you're experiencing the effects of Grade 7, I have a medicine I can prescribe you with. It'll make you feel better and it's called...
Reading #44 of Layla's Picks!
That's right, this post is CHOCK-FULL of stuff to help you get organized and survive the madness!
Let's start...

Tip #1: Stop freaking out and be calm (I know, this is a hard step.)
This is a hard step, but as soon as you stay calm, the process gets a WHOLE lot easier. 
Tip #2: Get the things you need for school and decide what helps you learn best
For school, I got binders, dividers, highlighters, and lined paper and washi tape. I'm a visual learner, so colors and underlining help me. That's why this blog post is full of colors.
Tip #3: Stay organized
Did I blind you for a sec? 
You should stay organized! Divide your binders with dividers and make sections for notes, worksheets...everything. Make sure you have time for homework and always carry a pencil or two in your bag. And also PIROTIZE! I mean, prioritize. See? I was so busy writing this blog, I forgot the spelling! I have to prioritize spelling. Make sure you do what you need to d first.
Tip #4: Get stuff done
This is the most obvious but NEEDED tip: get stuff done. When you're in my grade, you get lots of homework. You can't bring it all home or else you'll need a freight train instead of a backpack! So you have to finish stuff! My strategy is to get the easiest and quickest stuff done. If I have math, language, and French homework, I'd do French first (it's quick stuff), then language (I'm good at that), and then take home math if I didn't have time to do it at school. But you should also try to do math first if it's just a worksheet, then you don't have a dad to try and give you more homework and make you study it.
Tip #5: Have a good relationship
You should have a good relationship with your teachers, friends, and parents. It sounds cheesy, but if you do, you can depend on them for help on lots of things. In the two months I've been in Grade 7, I've asked my friends for help at least three times and I've asked my teacher 1500 questions. 
Also, ask your teacher if they have a class website or a Google Classroom to help you stay on top of things. If you don't have an agenda, buy one.
Tip #6: Write stuff down
Always write stuff down if it helps you! In my class, I'm the first one to get up for a sheet of lined paper when the teacher writes on the board. It might be embarrassing for you, but it'll come in handy when everyone but you's panicking because they don't know what to study on that big test you have tomorrow.
Tip #7: Show your smarts
This is my last tip but also my most important one: show your stuff and show your smarts. If you want to know something and you don't know it, ask your teacher. Don't be embarrassed to ask a question and especially don't think you're dumb if you ask one. Every smart person I know asks many, many questions. If you know the answer to a question, raise your hand. It improves your attitude and how you look to others. And even if you're guessing, raise your hand. It could be a learning experience.

Thank you all for reading this post and tolerating my lateness...my seven month lateness.
Love you all! Kisses and hugs! 
And don't forget...
Show your smarts and show your stuff! 
Your Fabulous LAYLA 

Can you see this picture or does it not show? Please please please tell me.
 Merci beaucoup!

Easter (And...Greetings, My Alien Friends?)

Hello everybody! I’m back, sorry for keeping myself, your favourite girl, away.

Thank you, thank you, yes, I know. Applause. Please hold it back. For your favourite Hollywood-Canada star. Me. 

I decided to change my beautiful theme, for all of you who haven't noticed, to an Easter theme. The patterns looked like Easter eggs, right? We're going into Easter, so, who wants some...

EA-STER TRI-VI-A!!!!!!!!!!??????????

That was fun. So...Easter trivia. I'll do 10 facts.

• The tallest Easter egg was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10. 39 meters and weighed an outstanding 7, 200 kg. (Which, for all of you who don't know, is 15873. 2 pounds.)
• The term Easter gets its name from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the egg. 
• The giving of Easter eggs dates back to before Easter and giving eggs is a sign of rebirth. 
• Did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmellow Peeps during Easter? This makes Peeps the most popular Easter candy. 
• Americans eat more than 16 million jellybeans during Easter. That's enough jellybeans to circle the globe THREE times!
• 76% of people eat ears on the chocolate bunny first, 5% go for the feet, and 4% for the tail. I'm one of the 76%, actually. 
• Next to Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-eating holiday of the year. 
• An estimated $14.7 billion is spent in total for Easter in the US. 
• The Easter egg is said to symbolize and represent joy, celebration, and new life.
• The idea of the Easter bunny giving candy or eggs is said to have originated in Germany in the middle ages. 

Okay, that's it. Now...who wants an Easter poll?

Here goes...

What's your favourite Easter candy?

a) Cadbury Mini Eggs (YES these are my favourite. Chocolaty and YUMMY)

b) Peeps Marshmallow Chicks

c) Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

d) Cadbury Creme Eggs (these are always yucky for me. Especially the Orange ones. YUCK.) 

That's it for now. I have to go. Byyyyee!

Happy Easter! 

Another Post Starring...LAYLA!!!!!!!!!! (Too Much Exclamation Marks?)

BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT? 

I LIKE my new blog background! I was hoping you would notice it but I'm not that subtle (and patient), so...

YOU LIKEY????????

That's enough of that. Hmm...Should I theme this post? Make it like a FACT post...YES, I SHOULD! I know a website...wait. 

New Years by the Numbers...credit to HISTORY.com!!!!!!

1. Each New Year's, 1 million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop. 
2. Close to 1 billion people watch the ball drop from TV.
3.  At midnight, 2, 000 pounds of confetti are dropped on the crowd.
4. 44% of Americans plan to kiss someone on the stroke of 12, 61% say a prayer on New Year's Eve, and 22% admit to falling asleep before midnight.
5. 45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions. Here are the 5 most popular ones: lose weight, get organized, spend less and save more, stay fit and healthy, and to quit smoking. 
6. 75% keep their resolutions for 1 week, 71% keep theirs for 2 weeks, and 64% keep theirs for 4 weeks. And 46% keep theirs for 26 weeks. 
7. Many people spend the New Year's with a bottle of bubbly. Americans consume close to 360 million glasses of sparkling wine during the holiday season.

THE TIMES SQUARE BALL:

1. Covered in 2, 688 triangular shaped crystals

2. Lit by 32, 000 LEDS

3.  Weighs 11, 875 LBS

4. and is 12 feet in diameter. 

How do you like those facts? Interesting, right?

Well, this blog IS Layla's Picks, right?

Billboard Top 100 Songs -I cropped the list and copied the top 5.

1. Perfect by Ed Sheeran and Beyonce
2. Havana by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
3. Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
4. Thunder by Imagine Dragons
5. No Limit by G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B

That's all the time we've got, folks. 

C ya!!!

Layla, as always

A Belated New Year/Greetings

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

This is how I'm starting off my posts now: cool font as title, and then I proceed as usual. GOOD MORNING! Or good afternoon, good night, good evening, good etc, depends on what time you are reading this. I want to wish you a Happy New Year! Well, a belated one, anyways!

So...of course, we need a New Year's poll! Not just boring resolutions you're not going to keep, a POLL! 

New Year's Poll: what do you like to do to ring in the New Year? Oh, this sentence is reminding me of something I did last year for New Years. I put a fireworks GIF and said "let's ring in the New Year ALRIGHT!" I can't believe I've had a blog for ONE YEAR now! Oh and back to the poll: what do you like to do to ring in the New Year?

1. Sit on the couch and watch a New Year's show on TV. 

2. Go to tons of parties and party the night away!

3. Host a good dinner with family and friends.

Number 1 is definitely me. Number 2 is obviously Mama Salve, and 3 is probably Mom. 

Oh, and since it wouldn't be Layla's Picks without a pick...what is your favourite movie playing in theaters right now? 

Mine is Pitch Perfect 3. 

Box Office Top 10 Films of All Time

1. Star Wars the Force Awakens (2015)

2. Avatar (2009)

3. Titanic (1997)

4. Jurassic World (2015)

5. Marvel's the Avengers (2015)

6. The Dark Night (2008)

7. Rogue One: a Star Wars story (2016)

8. Star Wars: the Last Jedi (2017)

9. Beauty and the Beast (2017)

10. Finding Dory (2016)

Thanks everyone for a brilliant 2017! I'm hoping for a good 2018!

Happy New Year!