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jo·vi·al
[ˈjōvēəl]
ADJECTIVE
cheerful and friendly:
“she was in a jovial mood”
synonyms:
cheerful · jolly · happy · cheery · good-humored

nilsolev

Corporal Gargoyle Slingshot

Do you like to read the dictionary?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Hey everyone, how has you first 2 or 3 weeks been going? I kind of wish it was still the holidays cause our teacher is a bit strict, but most others are OK.

Sophia

King Hank Paddington

Pretty good,thanks!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Cuz I was on holiday last week!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Oh sounds nice!

King Hank Paddington

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All teachers have to be strict , it’s the life of a teacher they have to be otherwise you would be able to do whatever you want and trust me that would become out of hand , today in class one of my friends chucked a whiteboard pen at another friend and it bounced outside where our teacher was ! Then she got told of really bad!

Corporal Gargoyle Slingshot

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I know that, but sometimes they get a bit… too strict, like annoying strict.

King Hank Paddington

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I get what you mean

Corporal Gargoyle Slingshot

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I am teachers pet but still have to do homework
Geez

Officer Pinky Buffalo

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Hi everyone! My teacher is barely strict now! She smiles a bit more and I am glad cause we had some mock SATs this week.

King Hank Paddington

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I had such fun on holiday even though we got drenched on the way home!

Baskerville

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Lol

Empress Rapunzel Endeavour

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Yeah, it’s kinda funny when I look back on it now, but when you’re actually lugging 2 suitcases & a heavy backpack through puddles and it’s pouring and cars splash you every 10- 15 minutes, it’s not quite as funny.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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same!!

Commander Muscles Rollerskate

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You agree with me?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I got drenched coming back as well! The turbulence on that plane…

Commander Muscles Rollerskate

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Oh on a plane! I haven’t been on a plane since 2016!!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Sounds Like An Eventful Holiday!!

Corporal Gargoyle Slingshot

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Yes, it was very eventful and it was so fun!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I agree!

King Hank Paddington

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Lol! That’s hilarious

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Yes it is quite funny.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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So funny, right!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I went on holiday and it rained so much we had to buy new clothes from peacocks lol!

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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That is hilarious! We had to open up the suitcases and get some new clothes out because we were so wet!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Wet holidays are so funny!

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Yeah they are funny but they can be annoying if you want to have a swim in the sea or just be on the beach .

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I built a sand shelter before on the beach

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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You did? Where? Me and my brother and sister dug a hole in the sand and it was fun!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Into a sand bank. It was mostly a hole.

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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That sounds really cool! Do you go to the beach a lot?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Usually when we go on holiday. We go on a few cheap holidays by the beach sometimes. But my favourite beach is Penbryn beach in West Wales. It’s really nice and a has a nice cafe called the plump tart! It’s never too busy but it doesn’t have any shops or stuff nearby. So if you like the shops and stuff, I’d say either Cardiff or Tenby. They are very popular.

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Yeah. I like swimming in the rain for some reason. apart from when the wAter is rough.

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Yeah. Once , there were really ginormous waves! Swimming and the sea is fun!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I love the sea…

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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We made a sand shelter before on the beach

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Oh wow! I’d love to go camping but my mom doesn’t like it because of all the bugs. That sounds really fun even though it rained!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Oh that’s sad but there are worse things

King Hank Paddington

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Yeah, definitely.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Hi guys keep up the reading summer challenge almost over!

Sophia

General Majorca Lavalamp

Actually it finished yesterday

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Wow that’s really good

Master Virgil Mozzarella

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Why is it good?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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That’s a bad thing for book lovers like me

King Hank Paddington

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Yeah, me too.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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It hasn’t finished on the website but has in libraries

King Hank Paddington

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Really? That’s great!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Yeah, but I went on holiday 3 times and I still did it! In the library and online! I did it in a week!!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Hey, did everyone have a good school day today. My book I recommend to you is The Haunting Of Aveline Jones (I am reading it at the moment. Recommended age is 9-12. Apparently it is a bit scary but I wouldn’t worry. Reply to talk about your favourite book. You could also put how your school day was.

Aesop

Baron Cornetto Arlington

I think I’ve read that book before.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Oh ok sorry about the other message

Baron Cornetto Arlington

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What other message?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I dont think ive read that and i had a lovely day at school

Director Jelly Archer

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That’s great!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Hi, I had an OK school day. 4 people got in trouble for eating chewing gum in my class( I wasn’t) but besides that it was good. I have a few favourites, such as the Adventures on Trains series, the Jenni Spangler series and Freddie’s Amazing Bakery Series

King Hank Paddington

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I really like adventures on trains and Jenni Spangler books!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Good! There is an Adventures on Trains series by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgeman! Read them, I loved it!

King Hank Paddington

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I’ve read the whole series! Yes, they’re great!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I have read all of the books 2 times, Danger at Dead Man’s Pass and Kidnap on the California Comet 3 times!

King Hank Paddington

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You really love them, don’t you ? Well so do I and have you checked out the printable worksheets you can get for adventures on trains?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Hello I would say about my school day but there are 2 reasons why I can’t
1. It’s Saturday
2. Yesterday I was staying at home

King Hank Paddington

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hello i have red 6 books because i just started

Callum

Captain Augustus Fascination

Good job

King Hank Paddington

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cool i read 5 i just started today i done it last year and read 34 books!

General Jazzy Banana

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How is all? Miss me? Hope U miss me ! word of the day element . Means two things like water and fire or are and plants don’t or do mix.

Bear

Duchess Jet Sparrow

I missed you!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I miss you countless major because you can still chat if you know

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Yeah, I know but you go to school right? So you’re there and then I can’t really chat with you until the evenings. I miss you every day, but when I look at your messages, that just goes away. You’re a really good friend to me. Thanks for being ( and continuing to be)my friend.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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change of avatar

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Ooh! To what?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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awwww are ya gonna chat you can still chat with the summer reading challenge is finished

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Yes I’ll chat on here every day if I can!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Yeah I mean because you said the summer region challenges already finished but we’re still trying to

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Like I mean we can chat for the whole year because when the summer reading challenge finished you can still chat did I tell you that.

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Well, I mean never say never, I guess

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I missed you!

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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If there is a world record for longest replies, this would be it!

King Hank Paddington

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Hello. This is what we did on holiday. We went to a holiday park in Wales and it was fun! On Tuesday we went to the pool and it had a slide which was fun! I can’t swim only doggy-paddle so it’s even more fun. We walked and we went on the bus as well. Sorry but I have to stop now because I’m so busy! I’ll write more another time. OK? Bye!

Baskerville

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Oh, that sounds really nice. Hope you have fun!

Baron Cornetto Arlington

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I had a lot of fun on this holiday! Thanks for replying!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Wow that’s so fun how did you got to do that I went and bought some stuff like pens key chains

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Yeah, it was really fun! I bought a little rock, my sister bought a love stone and my dad bought a marble egg at the Great orme mine in Llandudno. I think I get to do a lot of really good things with my family. Did you go up the Great Orme in a cable car? Or the tram?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I’m not sure I really want that must be when I was really little so I can’t remember funnnnn

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Yeah it was awesome, the views were great!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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yes are ya gonna chat

Senorita Flossy Fascination

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Yes, I love chatting with you!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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I need a key chain!

King Hank Paddington

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I hope you enjoyed it. I went to Sri Lanka and bowling.

King Hank Paddington

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Wow that’s great! I like going to bowl and I’m pretty good!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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Yeah I’m not the best but I like it

King Hank Paddington

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Well, practice makes perfect! I wasn’t so great when I started but I’m pretty good now!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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how did you become a star reviewer

Anonymous

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Well I did an informative review about a book I really liked .

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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OK i need to do one like that then

King Hank Paddington

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You’re not a star reviewer yet?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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OH!

Anonymous

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Do you get it now?

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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yeah

Anonymous

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Good buddy

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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How did you go swimming in not brave enough to do it in the weather at Wales when I went ( In the Summer Holidays ) it was freezing cold !!

Corporal Gargoyle Slingshot

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Actually it would have been cold in England there’s actually not much difference in weather. And the water is only cold because it Take A ages for the sun to warm it up so it’s best to go swimming at the end of August, or September

Director Birthday-cake Pudding-Basin

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Why? I skip the reviews now, but you should do it until you get the star reviewer badge!!

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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You’re welcome, buddy.

Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer

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