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He Got It!

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Today we talked about the word hero. I read the story Teammates which is about the friendship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. If you don’t know the story, it’s about the season that Jackie Robinson first began playing for the Dodgers and the violent reactions from players and fans. More than that, though, it’s about the determination and character of Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Branch Rickey. We got to the part of the story where the fans are taunting Jackie Robinson then Pee Wee Reese walks to him and puts his arms around him and says, “This man is my teammate.” (Which makes me cry everytime!) I asked the students what they thought happened in the crowd, and Miguel had this answer:

Maybe before that they were blinded by the power of evil but Jesus was able to show them that they were wrong and wipe the blindness from their eyes. Then they would know that it doesn’t matter what color your skin is.

Wow! I think he got it!

Same Voice – New Topic

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This is a second journal entry. His writing just makes me smile.

Sometimes I wish things were like in the Bible. That way you can live for like 969 years now that is what I call live long. Sometimes I also wish that things were like cartoons. So you could have super powers and all that stuff. I mean seriously dragon ball Z would never be the same. And that why cartoons can be cooler than life itself.

Writing With Voice

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When we teach writing, we talk to the kids about making sure that their writing has a “voice.” This means that their personality comes through in their writing. I think this journal entry has great voice! I’ve left the spelling, grammar, and punctuation just as he wrote it. I think it adds to the voice. 🙂

Sometimes I wish that there was a kids WWE. I mean it would be awesome and it would be a great way to get some excercise. But seriusly I mean when I just see a bunch of strong men and women beat the heck out of each other then yet again you see a bunch strong men and women say, “I’m gonna win”. what do they find theye’re either pinned to the ground for 3 seconds our out of the ring for 10 seconds. what do they say “I’ll give you give it to me, give it to me.” the guy say no to the wretler gets angry beats up the guy blah blah blah end of story.

Quote of the Day

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The question:

Tell what the underlined figure of speech means:
Time flew when they were at recess.

Larissa’s explanation to Miguel:
You know, it’s the opposite of what Madonna sings about in “Hung Up.” (insert singing and dancing here) “Time goes so slow.”

A Good Report

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Today I ran into one of my very sweet Korean families from last year. The mother came over to say hello and then told me that she and her husband were very grateful for last year and really appreciated the comments I made on their daughters report card. They were so happy, she said, that they drank three bottles of wine to celebrate! Then she giggled and said, “We almost got drunk.” I’ve heard of people being driven to drink by their children’s school troubles, but this is the first time I’ve heard of someone being driven to drink by their child’s success. 🙂