RANDOM LiFE

bye nineth grade =[

2007-06-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

Well today's my last day of nineth grade. Im am happy that summer is here but i have to go to summer school. Im going to miss my friends, even though im going to see most of them during the summer, and summer school. Im also excited that im going to be in tenth grade im excited for my classes and my new schedule. Im sad because some of my closest friends aren't comming back next year. Im excited for all the new things to come in high school. I can tell you one thing I most definitley won't miss the drama!! Well bye nineth grade i sort of miss you. =D

end of school year feflection

2007-06-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

a.Which business
Top Nails.
b. What was it like to work on this project?
At times it was fustrating and hard, but im glad that i stayed with it.
c. Did you finish the project? Why or why not?
We sort of finished the project. We had half of the website done but not fully done.

i. If you finished your project, what enabled you to do so? What advice would you give to next year’s students?
For the students for next year, i would say just concentrate more and pick your groups wisely.

ii. If you didn’t finish your project, what happened? Has this ever happened before? What can you do to prevent this from happening in the future?
I was talking too much and didn't have time to do the work that i actually needed to do. It happened ast time but i had a stronger group[ so we were able to pull it together and do the project.

iii. On average, how much time did you spend each class on myspace, playing games, or other websites that had nothing to do with your project?
I spent maybe 20 minutes on things that were unneccesary for our project, and then plus moving out of my seat and wondering around the class.

What was it like to work with your team members? If you worked well together, what was your secret to working together? If you didn’t work well together, what were the reasons?
We worked together well because we were all friends and we got along but that was also the reason the project didn't get finished.

3.23.07 Project <3

2007-03-23T11:18:00.000-07:00

Go to your blog and write about what you have learned about team work after 3 weeks on the project: Do you feel your group is working as a team? Why or why not? How have you changed your behavior so the team could be better? What does your team need to do in order to make this a better experience for everyone? Do you believe your project will be completed by March 27th? Why or why not?
I think that i have learned patience, and also team work. Yes, Our team is working together and getting along. I have also changed my attitude torwards others. I think our team is working pretty well so i don't think theres much to work on. Yes, Our project is already done there is just a few things to fix.

Working as a Team. 3/9/07

2007-03-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

Do you feel your group is working as a team? Why or why not? How have you changed your behavior so the team could be better? What does your team need to do in order to make this a better experience for everyone? Do you believe your project will be completed by March 27th? Why or why not?
Yes, i think my group is working together, we all get along and have many ideas that will make the project stronger. My behavior has changed from an attitude to working together and being helpful, instead of just siting there like a princess that im NOT. Our project doesn't have many things right now but we barley got the assigment, so hopefully latter on in a bout a week we'll have more thing to show for it. Yes, i hope that it is completed by March 27th. Knowing me Im sure it will be done on time.

Five Qualities.. 3.2.07

2007-03-02T13:59:00.000-08:00

Five qualities that you have to have in order to do well in school?
-Honesty
-Try your best
-Friendliness
-Respect
-Studious
.Honesty you need to succed in life, nonetheless school.
.Try your best, and you WILL succed, in everything you put your mind to.
.Friendliness, goes a long way because you always need friends and Animo Venice is a strong knitted community.
.Respect, will also go along way. With your peers,teacher, and anyone you meet on the street.
.Studious, requires working hard and asking questions when needed, basically being a good student.

personality

2007-03-01T14:00:00.000-08:00

When i took the personality test my results came back that these were my traits:

Live in the present moment
Are stimulated and excited by new experiences
Practical and realistic
Warmly interested in people
Know how to have a good time, and how to make things fun for others
Independent and resourceful
Spontaneous - seldom plan ahead
Hate structure and routine
Dislike theory and long written explanations
Feel special bond with children and animals
Strongly developed aesthetic appreciation for things
Great people skills

I'm a worker who likes to have contact with others and i am a good people person.
Down below are a few jobs that would be good for me, such as:
Artists, Performers and Actors
Sales Representatives
Counselors / Social Work
Child Care
Fashion Designers
Interior Decorators
Consultants
Photographers.

The way I learn 2.27.07

2007-02-27T14:04:00.000-08:00

1.List three of your strongest learning styles. Write down what each of them means.
E-musical, These people like myself think via rhythms and melodies.
A- Verbal, I think in words, reading,writing, telling stories.
G- Interpersonal, I think deeply inside myself. Dreaming, being quiet.
2.List Three of your weakest learning styles. Write down what each of them mean.
D- These people think through somatic (body) sensations.
B-These people think by reasoning, experimenting, questioning
C- These people think in images and pictures, designing and drawing.
3.Using your answers to questions 1 and two, list three things that you can do to improve the way you learn. Also three things that teachers can do to learn better in class.
My weakiest learning styles are Body sensetations so one thing that could help me is by maybe picking up a sport or dance. Another weak style of mine is Reasoning and experimenting, questions, so i might want to look at a puzzle and try looking and figuring it out. Also another style of mine is people who think in images and pictures, drawing..i on the other hand SUCK at drawing!!

Jim Crow Law

2007-02-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

In the 1930's black peoploe weren't allowed to vote, and when they even tried to they would be lynched (hung). think they were trying to make a point because it's black history month and tensions are high. I didn't know that even if blacks tried to vote they were hung. This is the link to check out theirs differnt activites that you can check out.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/tools.html

This Semester.

2007-02-09T13:55:00.000-08:00

1.What did you do well in first semester?
I did well in basically every subject except math which i suck in!

2. What did you do poorly in this semester?
I did HORRIBLE in math which i have to go to summer school now :[ next semester im going to try to get at least a C.

3.What do you need to do to get even better grades in 2nd semester?
I need to concentrate more and not worry about what's happening this friday/ saturday night. Also my problem was that i didn't study much and that was my worse problem.

Intresting.

2007-02-02T10:14:00.001-08:00

The thing that i learned that was intresting was how everything works. Like commericals that you see on tv are sometimes made of flash and dreamweaver. Also how to do a tween that for me was the hardest thing to do. In tenth grade though we won't be able to do technolgy because we'll be doing College Readiness or Art. Which is kind of good but also kind of bad, either way i'll be looking forward to 10 school.

Intresting.

2007-02-02T10:14:00.000-08:00

Random Free Write.

2007-01-19T13:24:00.000-08:00

Today im going to my friends stephan's house, he's having a birthday party his real birthday was actually this past monday. Also my friend sandra invited me to the doc waller beach to have a bonfire but i dont think i can go even if i wanted to. Also i had to beg my mom to go out beacuse my grades are really bad i have 2 F's and it's comming to the end of the semester! My house is boring though plus i can't go on the computer beacuse on once again my grades. So i guarentee that this weekend is going to be really crappy.

Achievement Gap

2007-01-18T10:58:00.000-08:00

What can students do to close the avhievement gap?
Students for one can show up for class and pay attention if their teacher gives them homework, they should be responsible enough to do it. If the student is falling behind and not able to keep up they should go to an after school program where they can get help.

What can parents do to close the achievement gap?
One of the top reasons why there is an achievement gap is because "parents don't see themselves as teachers." Parents should take the time to check there kids homework, its not enough "just asking how school was." Also check in with the kids teachers your kid might be the distraction of his education, It's not always the teacher fault.

What can teachers do to close the avhieveemant gap?
Some teachers stereotype students and it's not fair that they do. If a black kid walks into a class the teacher might already assume the the kid is going to fail and they have low expectations for them so they just push the kids down so they aren't learning anything. So when they get to high school or college (if they go or get in) they are going to have a hard time because that teacher didn't believe in the student and didn't care much for them.

What can schools do to close the achievement gap?
Schools can make sure every student is on grade level and if they aren't they have to take summer school or any way possible to be on the right track. If the student doeen't get help they will fail that grade.Honestly, theres not much the school can do except after school tutoring. It has to up to the kid to learn and take responsibilty.

Nothing New

2007-01-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

Nothing new is in my life. My friend Jenifer and i want to go to a my chemical romance concert or a 30 seconds to mars concert. We wanted to go to a KROQ Acoustic Christmas but the tickets were to expensive (because my parents didn't want to pay for it,and we had no money) Whenever we tried to call the radio station it was busy or we couldn't get through. I might go with my friend Sandra and Jacey to go see Alpha Dog! it's with Justin Timberlake and Emile Hirche!!! thats our main reason of going because of them!!! if it were with any other guy i proboly won't be going. In case you've fallen off the planet Emile Hirch is the guy who plays the great Jay Adams in the movie Lords Of dogtown.He also plays in the movie "The danger mids of the altar boys" well adios CHAIO!!!
-MARISSA

Free Write

2006-12-08T13:56:00.000-08:00

Today is friday and it's a free write today our school is having a basketball team at a local park called Oak Wood it's going to be really fun. Our team is playign aganist Heritage..i've never actually heard of that school. Yesterday our soccer team palyed aganist Hamilton we lost the socre was 10 to 0 and last week our basketball team lost big time hopefully we win because were at our home court.

Stop Hurting yourself

2006-12-01T13:56:00.001-08:00

The sign "stop hurting herself" to me is about people or in this case teens hurting themselves whether it be with drugs,alchol, or even something as dractic as cutting yourself. Teens hurt themselves because a lot of different reasons, a main reason is parents,school,friends, or they dont know how to control their pain so they take it out on themselves that makes them hurt themselves.

Radio Conversation

2006-11-17T14:13:00.000-08:00

a. Write down a quote that you agree with or disagree with, and explain why you agree or disagree.
"First time failure, by contrast, is expected; it is the natural order of things"
I agree with this because you have to fail sometimes and its expected people don't expect you to be perfect
b. Describe one of the biggest failures you’ve made in your life. How did the failure affect you? What did you learn from the failure?
My biggest failure is trying to fit in with others, i was trying to be something i wasn't and i finally got back to reality and i felt like i had failed myself. I learned that you should be yourself and dont worry what others think of you.
c.Why do you think I’m having you listen to this story? I think you had us listen to the story is because it's okay to fail every once in a while but you should't do it all the time

Technology class

2006-11-09T13:29:00.000-08:00

One thing that i learned in technology class was how to make a website ...then to put it on the internet the codes that people use for making websites are a lot like the ones that i use for myspace. Like making the fonts big u would just put

First Semstaer at Animo

2006-11-03T14:26:00.000-08:00

My first semester at Animo Venice was good besides all the stupid drama that wasnt necassary. Other than that i made new friends that are SUPER SUPER AWESOME i also weird in my Technology class her name is JASMiNE also a really nice girl named LAURA i call her CURLY cuz she has CURLY hair!!!

Angel

2006-10-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

For my angel i didnt do anything speacil, i really dont know him and plus i dont think he knows me. So i just didnt bother with it and i was going to wait and thats what i did and he knows that im his angel now. Even though the project has been over for about 2 weeks or so i need the extra credit

2006-10-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

Last week we were given a "chosen one or angel"and we had to be nice to them umm... i didnt do any of that cuz 1. i forgot and 2.i didnt know him but o well it doesn't matter that much. And im someones angel and no one did anything nice for me so i dont know....im glad that we dont have skool tomorrow though !!! :]

2006-10-08T11:58:00.000-07:00

This is me Angela and Yareli there S0 SUPER awesome!!!

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2006-10-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

well wat did i do...i think im goin to go to venice beach on friday then on saturaday maybe go to the promede to go to the movies or sumthin im not sure though....well me and yareli took the bus on thursday and it was HUM0R like for realz cuz i forgot my bus pass i g2g cuz im a good lil girl gotta study