I'm Betty. I come from the US. I'm in Grade Five. I like summer. Because my birthday is in summer. It's on July 11th.I usually celebrate(庆祝)my birthday with my family. I eat fish, noodles，vegetables，fruit and so on(等等).Sometimes I have a party with my friends. I can have a good time.

There are three people in my family: my father, my mother and I.

My father likes skating. He can skate well. My mother likes reading books. And she has a lot of books at home. I like singing and dancing. And I often sing songs for my parents(父母亲).

    My summer holiday is coming to the end．During the holiday，we went to Dalian for a visit，I saw the beautiful sea there，it was really amazing．The sea water was as blue as the sky，and it was very clean．Also，the beach in Dalian was very nice，we built a small sand palace．When I was swimming in the sea，as if I was a little fish．I like that feeling very much．I also spent time to study for school．I read many books，practiced math problems，and I finished all of my homework．I was very happy．

    I have many friends, and they have different favourite subjects(科目). John's favourite subject is Computer because he thinks the computer can help him a lot in his study. He is a computer fan (迷). He likes playing computer games very much, and he is good at playing it. Jack likes Art best because he likes drawing (画）pictures very much. Mary likes Chinese best because her father is Chinese. Her father teaches her Chinese at home. She loves China very much, and she wants to know more about China. Bob thinks Maths is very interesting, so he likes Maths best. David likes PE best because he likes doing sports, he is good at playing basketball and football.

    One day, Alice found(找到) a book in the study. It was about clowns(小丑). She loved the story and she told her mum all about it. "Mum, I want to be a clown now," Alice said. "Well, let's make a clown!" Mum said and pointed to a big box. Inside the box, there were lots of old clothes and paints.

    First, Alice painted her face white. Then she painted her mouth yellow. Next, she put on her red nose. After putting on a red nose, Mum gave Alice a silly wig(假发), a polka dot(带原点的) jacket and large trousers(长裤). She also gave Alice big black shoes. "Now go and look in a big mirror(镜子), Alice," Mum said. Alice looked at her face and clothes. She laughed and said, "I am a clown now."

    This is my family photo. There are four people in my family. I am Jim. The man with glasses is my father. He is a policeman. He is strong. The woman with a lovely baby is my mother. She is a nurse. She is beautiful. The baby is my sister. She has big eyes and a small mouth. We are happy.