Book Club

Please note that we are reading, from page 29 ot 51. In the Make Lemonade Book.

Book Club Reading Assignments

Can Ralphie and Gabriela please post to the class what page their book clubs should read up to for Monday?

Thank you. Have a great weekend!
Karen

Math Homework Due Next Wed. 3/3

Hello, folks!

The next math homework will be due next Wed. 3/3. Please complete the following Math Workbook 1 pages:

7, 19, 21.

Remember that if you are behind, feel free to complete past assignments and turn them into me. The more you practice, the better you'll become!

Karen

Monday's Class

Hi, everyone--

I'm back from my trip, and I received an email from Avril (the teacher who was going to sub for me) saying that she feels TERRIBLY because she completely forgot that she was covering for me until 7pm last night. She heard that many of you stayed to work together from Stephanie, and that is just fantastic. She apologized profusely and wants to know if there is a way that she can make it up to you.

I'll see you tomorrow for sure, and I too am sorry that you were without a teacher last night. I hope that you were able to make the class time productive.

Best,
Karen

i miss you guys

Hey everyone i am soo sorry for missing last wensday and monday i just cant get a ride till thursday i hope i can still attendend,ill do my work cause karen post it but if I have to attend next one then it was fun while i was there.I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE SOON

Jose Was The Name That Was Giving

Jose Is A Spanish Version Of The Name Joseph, Which Means "God Will Increase" Wow I Never Knew That Till I Did A Search. I Kind Of Look At It As "Jealous Ones Still Envy" Lmao Funny Isn't It? Anyway, I Think The Reason Why I Got This Name Cause I Was Name After My Father As Well As He Was Name After His Father.

Hi Everyone..

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I am, yesterday was my daughter's birthday we had such a good time. How does everyone like all the pictures Karen put up? I think we all look great. That was a fun celebration. Thanks Karen! Well see you all on Monday.

Our Crazy, Yet Hardworking Class: This is how we do it in Coney Island!

Math Homework Due Next Wed. 2/22

Hello everyone!

We had a delicious feast tonight to celebrate the hard work of the writers in our class. Congratulations to Saleema, Teresa, Anthony, Gabriela, Jessica, Angie, Maria, Damian, Cynthia (I read your work!), and Aisha for sharing their writing with the class today. It takes courage to share your work, and many of the pieces were highly personal and straight from the heart. Thank you to everyone who brought something to share this evening for our dinner.

The homework due next Wednesday is:
1. pp. 2-4
2. p. 25
on looseleaf.

See you next week! Have a great weekend everyone, and start thinking about what you want to write about for your next writing piece.
Karen

my name piece

My mother wanted to give me a name with significant meaning. She chose the name Saleema from the Islamic culture. The Arabic name Saleema coming from the root word Saleem meaning peaceful, and she added the letter “A” because I was a girl. My mom chose my name because she felt the meaning was appropriate to how she felt about my birth and what I would bring to the world.


I use peace in my life by meditating, praying, speaking, and thinking positive thoughts. Not letting people push me in the other directions. I stay focused on my life, family and education. But living up to the meaning of my name is not easy having people in you ear all the time telling you things that are negative, I try and keep my self from those kinds of people, but for the most part I live up to the meaning of my name.


Being peaceful gives me a whole different outlook on life and how to approach certain situations and to deal with life’s ups and downs. I only listen to music like “Goapele closer to my dreams” that will make me feel good and that has meaning and positive words.


In conclusion I would like to say I am proud to have my name and it gives me great joy to be blessed in having the opportunity to have live life being born under such a powerful name.

Peace poem

If the world was peace it would be like a divine reflection of me

In the morning ……..
Peace is soft music the sun shying bright on my window
In the morning singing in the shower to a lovely tune
Smell of baked bread fills the room in the morning peace lays here
In the afternoon ……..
Peace in the afternoon is waking up late from a hard days work or writing your favorite quote in the afternoon peace lays here
In the evening …….
Peace in the evening is taking a long bath with candles lit peace lays here

Name Damian

My mother when she was a young girl she thought of the name Damian. Cause she liked the name and wanted to name her son in the future. After many years she had 2 children, after her 3 child, me. My mother decided to use the name Damian.

Damian name comes from Greek. There are many ways to write it that is similar to Damian. Some exaples: Damon, Damien, Daymon etc. On my birth name is Damian Alejandro. Alejandro is for male and cause my mother middle name is Alejandra. I thought it was cool that my mom saved it for all this these years after her fist son, my older brother.

I do like my name cause it sounds cool in spanish. My family calls my name in spanish but sometimes in english too. I also research my name and found out Damian is a popular name in the U.S. and the meaning is calm and tame. In the future if I have a son I would use my maiden name has the middle name so I can keep it in the family and also it could be remember. I thank my mother for giving me a wounderful name and that to know that she thought of that name and kept it for me even thou my older brother was born first. Damian to me is a strong, powerful, smart, focus kind of guy that refuses to give up hope and also caring and supported.

Can someone bring...

I know this is short notice, but can anyone bring plates, drinks, forks, and/or spoons?

Please comment to say yes!

Thank you, and see you tomorrow!
Karen

My Name

I like my name because it remisds me of my mother name, with was Maria like me. MY oldes sister said that my farther mane me Maria because i look like my mother the most. I like it because out of 15th kids i get her genes. I am not the only one that has my moters name my sister Milagos Maria also has Maria as a middle name. I like my better Maria Teresa. I love the way is sounds the way it fits me. The way people ask whats my name and went "I tell them its Maria they say " you look like a Maria" because you are piacful and caring. I like that there is a angel name La Viejen Maria with we believe and pray to her. I like the way she looks,she has long hair and her skin looks like cram of milk. She wears nice color's like red and white.


My name means :Start of the sea".
Iam the start that you see way up in the sky that lights up your night. Like the lullabies Twinlke Twinkle little start. Maria was papular in the 18th century both spanish nad non spanish. Maria got very papular in the 20th century when the movie West Side Story was made and still until this day the name Maria is very common and papular, Something more that make me fell good and proud.


To me Maria represents my mother, her cooking, her dancig, her culter and the way she took care of her children.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S TOO ALL MY CLASSMATES

Hello my fellow class mates..

I hope everyone enjoyed there Valentines day with loved ones, friends and family. See you on Wed.

No class tomorrow 2/15. Potluck and Writing Celebration 2/17

Please be advised that there is no class on Monday 2/17, so the next class will be on WED. 2/17. Your published writing pieces about your name are due on that day (please bring them in), and we will have a potluck celebrating our first writing piece of the cycle.

PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS POST TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU WILL BE BRINGING- please try to bring something that you grew up eating or that reflects your culture and name.

1. Karen- Chicken adobo
2. Angie- Empanadas

Please remember to:
1. Bring a dish on Wednesday
2. Bring your typed writing piece
3. Check the comments on the blog about your writing piece to see what you can do to revise and edit it for Wednesday.

Work hard on your writing pieces, and Happy Valentine's Day!

Karen

Happy Valentine's Day

Enjoy your Valentine's Day,Ladies keep you friendly smiles shining bright.Your soft tranquil voices filling the class when called upon. Let radiating warmth and joy find it"s way into your tender heart's on this Valentine's Day.

Ralphie

awsome

my name is Jessica my mother gave me that name she name afther characther name was name jessica (guerrila & humane) to other's it a beautiful name, but to me it was just ordinary name.it a popular name it also translated in many languages


one dayi got curious I went to the internet type google click search and type in dictionary
i click meanning i type in jessica it came up with the meanning i found out it was biblical name
the name Jessica came from Jessie the father of David ,butnow i think name it's cool now knowing it has a meanning to it.

i don't think my mother know the meanning fully , but still i wish i had other then this even it eas
y to pronounce in many languages that is less work to do .also that's the fun part of it.
to others it migth be hard to write but tome it easy.

My Name

Why I was named this name ,so that my father would be happy.He was young & stupid only 19 without a job when he got married. My mother

was working in some office,when father didn't want mother to work anymore while she was having a baby.Thats when all the problems started.They even fought over the name.Why did I have to be name after

her mother-law whom she really didn't care much about her and her daughters.The name TERESA had no meaning to me.The women I was named after did not give too shits about me.Then when mother would be angry at father 'she would take it out on me.So that name did not give me any good feed back.She would tell me I look just like father.That ment to me that I was not a good person.She would never tell me I looked like her.

my parents always fought over something.It hurt so much to see them fight all the time.My name never felt like love more like hurt.I became so bitter Iwas like an only child even thought I had a sister&brother I was always fighting with them.They could not do anything right

hello

Snow Conditions by Anthony Cook

All schools and learning centers are closed due to snow conditions.

CLASS ON WED. 2/10 CANCELED DUE TO SNOW FORECAST

Hello, folks-

All Pre-GED classes will be canceled tomorrow due to the predicted snowstorm. Please be advised that there is no class on Monday either, so the next class will be NEXT WED. 2/17. Your published writing pieces about your name are due on that day, and we will have a potluck celebrating our first writing piece of the cycle.

PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS POST TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU WILL BE BRINGING- please try to bring something that you grew up eating or that reflects your culture and name.

Work hard on your writing pieces, enjoy the snow (if we really get any!), and the LONG weekend.

Karen

Snow Storm

Hi Everyone

Did anyone here anything about the library being closed tomorrow due to the snow storm? If so can you please post on the blog so everyone can see if we have school tomorrow. I would Appreciate it.

Thanks
Angie

My Name

Born in March of 1975,on a cold Wednesday morning under Pisces.I was blessed with my name Rafael.

In Spanish,my name means (God has healed). In Hebrew tradition Rafael was on of the Seven Archangels,who appears in the Old Testaments,the book of Tobit. I am 419 months old,I am 1,820 weeks old,I am 12,740 dayd old in short I am 34.Some characteristics that comes with my name goes as follows.Perfectionist,powerful,logical to name a few.

To me my name is black and white,night and day.My soul urge is seven,my inner dream is seven.My vowels sweet as chocolate,my consonants smooth as champagne when put together.It's like a slow dance to your favorite love song,on a summer night.When in anger I am thunder striking and roaring thru the night.

My parents gave me this honer,I am JR to my father,I am love to my mother,blessed by the heavens for all time I will be Rafael.

Writing Celebration and Potluck Postponed to Wed. 2/17

It was another productive class today, and I'm proud of all of you who made it out to the library this evening. For those who were unable to attend, please note that your published writing piece is now due NEXT WED. 2/17 INSTEAD OF THIS WEDNESDAY. The class voted to postpone the celebration to allow for more time to work on their writing pieces.

For those who feel like they'd like to move on to their next piece, please do so! I can't wait to read what you've been brainstorming. You can choose any topic, any format this time (essay, poem, memoir, non-fiction report, biography, you name it).

Please remember to bring your math homework on Wednesday and catch up on your book club reading. We will be meeting with our book clubs, learning more about editing, and working in our math study groups. See you on Wed.!

Karen

Hello everyone just saying hi.I have a very busy week coming up, so I've been running crazy.But i hope everyone had a good weekend.SEE EVERYONE MONDAY!!!!!!!!!

Hello All

Just checking in with the blog. I was working on my piece I just finishing editing it a little. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. I been thinking about what I should bring for Wednesday I have no idea! I'll figure it out. See everyone on Monday

Angie

Homework Due Wed. 2/10

Hello, everyone!

Please complete the following homework for this Wednesday's class:

!. Bring your published (that means finished, typed, and ready to be celebrated) writing piece ("Your Name") to class to share.

2. Complete Math Workbook #1, pages 15, 17, and 23 on separate looseleaf paper.

3. Put up at least ONE new post onto our blog.

4. Comment on at least ONE classmate's posts.

5. Bring a dish that reflects your culture (and/or your name) to our writing celebration. We will create a sign-up sheet for food this Monday.

*Have you checked in with your S.M.A.R.T. goals partner this week? Why don't you give him/her a call or email?"

*Are you keeping up with your book club assigned reading? Did you write down a question/comment to share with your club on Monday?*

I really enjoyed our class together this past week and hope you did too. You are thinking, participating, and working hard. Keep up the good work. Enjoy the weekend, and see you on Monday.

Karen

Things that I like to do by Anthony Cook

I like to go to church and take Christ a my saviour and learn about God. I enjoy going to church every Sunday.


On Saturdays, I go to a Saturday program. I'm in a cooking group. We like to make desserts and sandwiches. Sometimes we go to the movies and other trips.


At home, I like to get on the internet. I go on youtube and watch videos of trains. I also like to look at pictures of planes. I also look up words in a dictionary website.

My family and I go on vacation every year. My favorite place is Orlando, Florida and a time share in McGaheysville, Virginia. The time share had a water park.

I like making friends. We socialize play games , and we go on the computer.

awesome name

Hi my name is Jessica :Jessica migth be beautiful to other but to me it was ordinary name until i find out it a biblical name it came from Jessie David father i though itwas awesome sometime it can be translate in different languages and it easy to pronounce

My Life by Anthony Cook

I was born on August 21, 1991. When I was a baby I was so cute. After I was born, my father named me "Anthony." I live with my mother and my sister. Sometimes my mom gives me chores to do. When I as little kid, my parents taught me how toread and write. Sometimes I like to write in a journal. I like to read books in my house. I also study trains and planes. I look at pictures of trains and planes on the internet but not often. I like to go to church. In church, I like to learn about how Jesus Christ died, how God assist and eternal life. Every Sunday, I go to church. In my house, I like to watch television, play video games and get on the internet. Pretty much, I enjoy my life. I don't like to go to school, but I have to. In school, I'm doing terrific. When I was a kid, I use to get terrible tantrums when I got wrong answers.