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SHOUT OUTS

• Jose, for showing up EARLY and working diligently for the entire day!
• John, for really turning around what could have been a very bad morning during 4th period math

NEWS

• Congratulations to CORNELL for winning a class period of computer time for having the most team points last marking period: 88!

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SHOUT OUTS

• Brandon. I mean, could you possibly blow me away even more? What an awesome work ethic today.
• Joncarlos, for figuring out the Jumble and winning seat cushions for his team this morning!

NEWS

• Tomorrow, we will choose new college teams since we have a new seating arrangement. Say goodbye to Northwestern, Cornell, MIT, and Harvard!

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SHOUT OUTS

• John and Alton, for some fantastic teamwork in reading. Great exploration of pictures in non-fiction texts!
• Jaslinet, for taking charge of several rounds of Around the World! We always knew you could do it...

NEWS

• Saturday Academy starts tomorrow morning: Breakfast at 8:30, class at 9am sharp.
• Next week is a three day week in honor of Thanksgiving.

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SHOUT OUTS

• Class 605, for totally rocking TWO tough standardized test today. Way to maintain your focus in the face of a big challenge!
• Adrian, for working hard every single second of the day, from 8:15 to 3:25

NEWS

• Our field trip to Columbia University will be December 3. We will be leaving MS 219 around 7:20am and returning around 5pm, so start planning now for the weird hours.
• Today in music class, we discovered some real talent in the percussion department. Let's see how much we grow as we get ready to perform onstage...

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SHOUT OUTS

• Adrian, for answering a question loud and proud during Social Skill Monday!
• Tyshay, for coming up with a great new idea when she couldn't follow the directions on her post-it note during our "reading" activity
• Everyone in 605 for PERFECT uniforms today!

NEWS

• Parent-teacher conferences are tomorrow, so you're dismissed after 4th period. Lots of extra time for homework!
• We're getting BOOKS for our empty library baskets - YAAAAAAAY! Keep your eyes peeled in the next couple of weeks for some shiny new covers...

Exciting work from Mr. Matsuda

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Many of you have been asking to see more work from Mr. Matsuda, who visited our classroom in October.

Click here to see his Web site, where you can find the robot movie, music video, and commercials we watched in class.


Click here to see some of his artwork, music, photography... and the elusive ZOMBIE MOVIE (when you get to the site, click on the picture that looks like the one above).

Daily Notes for Monday, November 10

SHOUT OUTS

• Jaslinet, Joncarlos, and Cesar for turning in fabulous Literary Letters today!
• Marc, for being our newest student to grow a reading level!

NEWS

• Today we found out that we'll be part of a weekly music program that will prepare us to perform an instrumental piece for the holidays. Yippee!
• Our homework completion was at approximately 20% today. NOT GOOD ENOUGH, PEOPLE.