Counting Down!

We have only 4 sessions left of the Fall Cycle of our class. Here are some notes to keep you informed about what's to come:

Mon. 11/30- Reading Post-Test; Review Math Strategies

Wed. 12/2- Math Post-Test; Continue A Million Little Pieces

Mon. 12/7- Literacy Review submissions are due! Review scores from Post-Tests and confer with Karen about next steps; Finish A Million Little Pieces

Wed. 12/9- Our last class- final celebration, potluck with awards, and reading our second writing pieces; Please bring a dish that represents your culture to share with the class along with your typed and finished second writing piece

Keep working hard until the last day! You can do it!

Photos From Our Writing Celebration and Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck

Our Pre-Thanksgiving Writing Celebration and Potluck

This is how we get after we work so hard!

my story

Hi i am Jessicai'm26 years old was born on 10 /21/83 at kings county hospital on Friday i'm middle child i have one sister and one brother i came divorce family.in1991my family and i to Haiti i also grew up there spent 7years i came back on7/1/98 it was supposed to be vacation ,but i end up staying i also went to high school here at that time the school name was prospect Height high school.i drop out of school.In 97my family suffer blow my maternal grand-father died his illness was diabetes and lack care. but few things i did regret were dropout of school. but it's too late even i tried to take the g.e.d and i fail many time.the first i took the g.e.d i saw the result i was divested was insulted by my intelligent.but that not going to stop me.there something did appear in my life but GOD can help me through it but the greates is decision i ever made is accept Jesus-Christ as my lord and Savior , with GOD help everything going well even for my job i was able to hold a job more than a year he changing in life completely step by step what you doing mean?like for example forgiveness Matthiew ch6;15 but there still room for forgiveness for my father i wish had father -Daugther relation the past is the past we both can grow in relation i said forgiveness if i don't forgive neither the father forgive
is not like he does not understand2 timothych3;1-16 he's also against any criminality so my life going smootly .

Me and Family

My name is Damian Vasquez I'm 23 years old I live in Brooklyn NY with my dad.

I'm the youngest of 3, my brother is the oldest and my sister is the middle child.

I like to be with family. Family is imprtant to me. With out them I wont be who

I'am today. I have two side of the family from my mom and my dad. My mom from Argentina, Buenos Aires and my dad from El Salvador. Argentina is from South America and El Salvador is from Central America.

I been to Argentina, Buenos Aires and also to El Salvador. I like both countries

because thats were my family lives. When I see my family from my parents side I feel excited because they live so far away and I dont get to see them that often. Sometime I communicate with my family online. I miss them so much. I do have a huge family from my mom side and my dad side. And some famlies here in North America.

I've been to Argentina, Buenas Aires this year 2009 and I loved it cause the

last time I went to Argentina I was 3 or 4 years old. Over there I got to spend with my cousins and my grandmother I had a wouderfull time there. In Argentina I ate lot of foods like blood sausage, beef, chicken, and empanadas and for dessert I had Dulce de Leche with Flan. It was really good. It was my best 3 weeks in Argentina.

Famlies are great to have especially when they are loving and caring. Do you have a big loving famlies like mine?

THIS MONDAY: WRITING CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING POTLUCK!

I am so proud of the class's accomplishments so far!

We will be celebrating our first writing pieces this Monday 11/23 in class. Please bring:

1. Your typed writing piece (if you for some reason are unable to type it, please bring at least the handwritten finished piece)
2. Something delicious to contribute to the potluck!

Here are what folks are bringing so far:

1. Maria- cheese pizza pie (though I was thinking about...Maria would you be willing to cook something for us to eat instead of buying pizza? it might be nice for a Thanksgiving potluck that things be handmade...only if you have time and not too much trouble)
2. Damian- pepperoni pizza pie (again, Damian, would you be able to cook something instead?)
3. Karen- vegetable dish- probably candied yams?
4. Jessica- dessert
5. Eric- sushi rolls (Eric, will you be making the rolls by hand? If not, can you cook something instead?)
6. Della- drinks (would you be able to make something handmade to drink, Della???

If you are not on this list- Saleema, Jesus, Gabriela, Simone, Fiore...please can you comment with what you are bringing?

And Maria, Damian, Eric, and Della, can you comment to say if you will be bringing something home cooked instead? Again, no worries if you can't...I just thought it might be a nice touch for us to share our home cooking with one another to make it like a true Thanksgiving meal.

Very much looking forward to Monday! Good luck on your writing pieces, everyone!!!

Post-Testing coming up!

Please note:

*The Reading TABE post-test will take place on Monday 11/30 (the day we return from Thanksgiving weekend).

*The Math TABE post-test will take place on Wed. 12/2.

No stress! Just do your best, and your results will help us know what direction you should take at the end of this cycle of classes.