Janeth's Third Blog of 2023

 AGENDA

take a minute

blog corrections

hand lettering

Week 17 Quiz

Today was a minimum day so after second period we came straight to third period. I entered and I knew that it was going to be either me or Sammy. I didn't really care this time but usually I am so nervous about the blog. Everyone took out their Binder Reminders and wrote the last agenda of the year. I am pretty sure everyone is so excited for winter break. Milan wasn't here today so Ms. Nakada read the blog instead.  At the end of her blog she said that we had to decide who was going to do it. Sammy was really scared so Ms. Nakada turned her head to me and said, "Or do you just want to do it Janeth," in a very deep scary voice. She scared me into doing the blog so I had to say yes. I was really nervous she was going to eat me. She was correcting the blog while the whole class was talking. I don't know what they were talking about but then Ms. Nakada yelled at everyone that they were not helping. The whole class got scared so they started to help in order to get through the period. We then took our Week 17 Quiz and there was an error with the quiz. As usual. I don't blame Ms. Nakada since we were the first class to take it. She deleted the quiz and fixed the problem. We had to take it again. When everyone was done with their quizzes she told us to take out our English notebooks. We were going to be creating a visual for our haiku that we had written  yesterday or we would get to practice our cursive . Yesterday we had to practice our cursive. I had learned cursive in third grade. We were going to continue it but then Covid hit. Instead of learning cursive in fifth grade we learned ASL.  Everyone got up to get colored paper in front of the class. The class slowly started getting loud as they began their visuals. While the class was doing their visuals I continued writing the blog. The bell rang and everyone packed up to go to nutrition. Happy New Year's everybody!

By the way I am picking Sammy for the blog. You're welcome Sammy! 

Milan's Very Good Third Blog

 AGENDA

Take a Minute

Blog Corrections

Winter Haiku

Hand Lettering

HW: Set an ELA  goal for break

On the very cold morning of December 14, 2023 I was walking into English class and handed Ms. Nakada her Christmas gift. I was also ready to do my third blog as I had asked Declan to pick me. Thanks, Declan. Also, today Alex, Sammy, Declan, Kingsley and I are all matching in the same pants, so that's pretty cool.

When we all walk into English class, we all sit down to write the agenda. As I am writing the agenda down, I see Ms. Nakada catching Alex and Kingsley playing "Monopoly Go!" in class and she snatches their phones.

After Declan reads his blog and chooses me, Ms. Nakada tells us to take out our English Notebooks as today we are going to write a Haiku, but at first (when writing the agenda) I couldn't really see so I thought the board said Hiakful. I was confused but Declan quickly corrected my mistake. Then, we all started to read our poems and Rami's was about how they HATED doing the blog and Lucas wrote about how much he loves Otem (I think) and Otem seemed to be a little creeped out. Then, Marcus read his half done blog about Christmas.

After that, Ms. Nakada gave us a VERY long lesson on how to write the alphabet in cursive (Upper case and lower case) because we need to get a signature (Well, I already have one so...) which in my opinion was very confusing because all it looks like to me is very fancy words that are hard to read. People asked Ms. Nakada to write certain words, and it was cool to see them.

One of Ms. Nakada's former students, Pages (changed his name because of Ms. Nakada) and his mom, LaTrina came by and Pages gave us a good pep talk and did a Q&A and Lucas asked Pages to do a voice over, and he was very good at it.

Then, we practiced writing our Haiku's in cursive and then the bell rang and we were off to fourth period like any other day.

Since I know that both Sammy and Janeth REALLY want to do the blog, I will let them choose and if they don't come to an agreement of who should go Janeth and Sammy should do rock paper scissor and battle it out. Whomever wins gets to do the blog. 

Anyways, Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Happy New Year and see you in 2024!

Peace out, Milan.   

Declan's Amazing Cool Third Blog

 AGENDA:

- take a minute

- blog: corrections

- Week 17: Q.Q.S.L

- I.O and B.A.

HW: AR 100%

Everyone walked into class like normal, and I remembered. Omar was deciding between three people to do the blog: Janeth, Milan, and I. I had a slight sliver of hope that I wouldn't get pick, because in the locker room, Omar asked who I should pick for the blog, and I said not me.

He came to the front of class and read his blog. Of course, he chose me. Thanks, Omar. 

I walked to the front of the class, and started to write the blog. After a few minutes of correcting Omar's blog, Ms. Nakada gave out our lines of the week and we folded them into fourths, and read our first line, "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Alejandro thought the poem was about the North Pole, but Rami told the class the correct answer, that the poem was about the Winter Solstice, which is December 21st. It's okay Alejandro.

We talked about how the narrator is familiar with the forest, and has a companion, his horse. At the end of the poem, the narrator repeats the last two lines, which he might be dying or falling asleep, which isn't good.

We moved on to the next poem, "Good Hours" by Robert Frost. It was a little bit different, but similar. The narrator was walking through the snow, but was alone, not with a horse. The narrator was walking alone, and saw people together in the cottage. The narrator wanted to be alone at first, but turned back to go with their friends maybe, but the party was over. We finished up discussing the poems, and went on to reading Inside Out and Back Again.

We finished reading, and the class talked about what is happening in Part II of Inside Out and Back Again. Ha's family and many people from Saigon flee on boat, because the war is getting closer to their home. Everyone lands on an island called Guam. Charles says that Ha's family goes to Florida to get sponsors, and then goes to Alabama. We then talked about refugee camps, which can be temporary shelters for displaced people mostly due to wars.

Okay, I am done writing this blog. I better see my gang wearing the pajama pants tomorrow.

Signing off, Declan

Omar's Third Blog

 Agenda

Take A Minute

Blog Corrections

Week 17 QQSL

I.O. & B.A.

HW

AR 100%

The day started normally. We walked in the classroom and sat down. The class took their binder reminders out and wrote down the agenda and homework. We took a minute and Ms. Nakada played a music video, I think. I wasn't really paying attention because I was just drawing in my binder. Then, Ms. Nakada called up Otem to read his blog which was something. It was more of a story than a blog. It was something about Isaac, I found it scary how he knew Isaac's periods unless they're in the same periods. 

I was calm. Normally, I'd be nervous if I get chosen to do the blog. When Otem finished, out of nowhere, he decided to choose me. I didn't want to do the blog. I for real don't know why he chose me out of the whole class. I don't know how people like doing the blog. I sat down and started writing the blog. The class switched topics and got their English notebooks out. 

Ms. Nakada started playing this weeks song. The song was "This is me Trying" by Taylor Swift. It hurt my ears listening to it. We wrote down what we think the song is about and Alejandro, Tali, and Marcus shared out to the class what they think about the song. We then turned to page 47 in Inside Out & Back Again. We then turned to page 55, Choice and discussed what she chose to bring and why. We talk about how the doll means something to her. The class also discusses how they cut the papaya tree. We take notes about the book in our English notebook. 

I don''t know how you guys find topics to write about, I'm just sitting here thinking of what to write meanwhile y'all be writing essays. We talk about how they're in a ship and it isn't that great. They're supposed to stay on a mat and just sit there. They leave gold-rimmed glasses that their father brought from America and report cards. We move onto part two and Ms. Nakada lets the people who haven't gotten to part two read. The people who have gotten to part two may read ahead. It get's quiet while people start reading. All i hear are page flipping. I get caught up reading and forget about the blog. I forget it's a short day and the bell rings. We all leave class and head for fourth period.

Otem's, Just Tremendous, Third Blog!!!

 Agenda:

Take a minute

Blog corrections

Week 16 Quiz

Week 17: QQSL

I.O. and B.A.

HW:

AR 100%

The monkeys were chasing Isaac. He didn't know how they got there, but he did know one thing, they were out for blood. Now, you're probably wondering, how did Isaac end up getting chased by a gang of monkeys? Well, class, I will tell you.

Our story starts in the faraway land of Isaac's house, where sleepy Isaac is currently asleep.

"Wake up, Isaac, Wake up!" A mysterious voice echoes through his bedroom.

"Huh? What!" Isaac groans as he stirs in his Sesame Street bed sheets.

"Get the hell up Isaac, you're going to be late for school!" The mysterious voice echoes once more.

"Errgh," Isaac groans once more before he clambers out of his bed.

He then trudges over to the bathroom to take his signature morning shower before school. As Isaac showers while humming "Rhapsody In Blue" he suddenly hears the door to the bathroom open. 

"Mom, Dad, Sophia? Is that you?" He queries behind the shower curtain.

The only response he gets is a high pitched giggle.

Immediately, Isaac knows something is wrong, there is an intruder in his bathroom and he has to take them out. Preparing to pounce like a coyote on a rabbit, Isaac turned the shower heat to max, grabbed a bar of soap, and yanked open the shower curtain, throwing the bar of soap at the intruder and spraying them down with hot water while Isaac screams, "KDJKHJKEGJWGJK87GUY@YSHJHQWJHQJ!!!!"

"AAAAhHHHH! Please stop! My fragile bones are being hurt!" A high pitched voice screams.

"Wait a minute..." Isaac says as he turns off the water, "You sound like someone I know... LUCAS?!! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING IN MY BATHROOM! GET OU-"

Lucas urgently hushes Isaac and pushes him into the shower, closing the curtain behind them. 

"Isaac, honey pumpkin bear, are you alright?" Isaac's mom's voice sounds from downstairs.

"Oh, yes dearest of mothers! I am ok and totally not talking to myself!" Lucas imitates his best Isaac voice because Isaac is too shocked to utter a single word.

"Are you sure honey? Your voice sounds like a dying goat choking on a yogurt cup!" Isaac's mom responds.

"Yes, I am fine!" Lucas responds back in his pitiful rendition of Isaac's voice.

Finally Isaac collects his wits, "LUCAS?! Why are you here, and HOW DID YOU GET INTO MY HOUSE?!"

Lucas hits a little jig, and screeches in his nails-raking-across a chalkboard voice, "Down through the chimney HO-HO-HOOO! TEE HEE-HEE!"

"But we don't have a chimne-"

"That's besides the point," Lucas interrupts, "Anyway, I am here to warn you about a prophecy that has been shown in my mind!"

"Listen Lucas very funny but can you go back to your house and leave me alone?"

Lucas shoves his face against Isaac's and then grabs Isaac's shoulders, "The blog, Isaac, the blog!"

"Wha-?!"

But Isaac doesn't finish the sentence because Lucas turns the shower back onto max and disappears into the steam.

    The rest of the morning goes by normally, Isaac gets to school on time, he goes to Robotics, Theater, and Math with no incidents at all. But after the last bell for nutrition rings, he knows his fate is sealed. He reluctantly walks up each step to the top floor of the Admin building, a sense growing dread builds with each one, "What will happen with the blog?" Isaac wonders. 

As Isaac waits in line, he doesn't notice anything unusual, Ethan is repeating 'What's goody, gang?', Charles is picking his nose, and Marcus is doing...Marcus things. Relief washes over Isaac, "Maybe it will be ok after all." He thinks.

Everything went normal for English, Blog Corrections, the quote of the week by Yalie Kamara, "Besaydoo, we whisper to each other across the country," and the question: Can money buy true happiness? Then we read Inside Out And Back Again. Isaac thought maybe he had escaped the terrors of Lucas's prophecy, but boy was he wrong. As Isaac strolled home, confident at the day he had, he heard a barking sound and turned around, and what he saw was terrifying.

Leo was leading a dogsled of howler monkeys and with each, "Mush!", the monkeys gained on him. He began to run as fast as his little legs could go. He rushed past a 7-eleven, and gas station, and into a dark alley. 

"Uh oh!" Isaac exclaimed when he realized it was a dead end.

The howls of the monkeys were getting closer, but suddenly, they stopped. Isaac peeked his head out of the alley and saw a surprising sight. Kingsley was standing in the middle of the sidewalk with unconicious monkeys(and Leo) all around him.

Kingsley turned back to Isaac, his mullet waving in the wind, "Don't worry little buddy, I took care of them!"

"What a bizarre day!" Isaac exclaimed as he caught his breath.

Isaac is next.

Kingsley's Lowkey Exquisite Blog v. 3

 

Agenda

Take a Minute

Blog Corrections

I.O & B.A

Week 16 Quiz

HW AR 100%

The bell rang, and we made our way to third period. Before second period, we had just watched our schools rendition of The Little Mermaid which is about a little mermaid. The play was pretty good, and everyone did really well, especially Otem. We walked into third period, and Ms. Nakada greeted us at the door.  Everyone sat in their chairs and immediately took out our binder reminders to write the agenda down while Ms. Nakada played calming music. Once everyone was finished writing down the agenda and the calming music started to play, Noa came up to read her blog which Hogan would be proud of. At the end of her blog, she talked about Ronan, Isaac, and I talking about Clone Wars and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After the bit about Obi-Wan Kenobi, she picked me for the blog, so I packed my bag up and went to the front table. Before I got started, we had to correct Noa's blog which had the most mistakes I've seen of any blog so far. 

It took me like ten minutes to write the paragraph above and in that time we were reading Inside Out & Back Again. It is a book about a mischievous girl who lives Vietnam with three other brothers. I so far like the book and think it is unlike any book I have ever read and very Unique. After we wrote things about each character in our English notebooks. Ms. Nakada told us to log onto Schoology and take the week 16 quiz. There was an issue with a comma in the quiz, so some people are going to re-take it on Monday. Then, the bell rang a little late, and we left for lunch. Adrian loves big Hogan.

Noa's Incredible Third Blog

 Agenda

Take a minute 

Blog corrections

Novel Submissions 

Gallery walk/ACE

I.O & B.A 

HW I.O and B.A  P 1 - 110

Today started off pretty normal. We waited outside for Ms. Nakada to let us in. I sat down not expecting to be chosen. We wrote down the agenda and Ms. Nakada read Alex's blog, since she was not here. At the end of Alex's blog, it said that Alejandro got to choose. It didn't even cross my mind that I could get chosen. I thought he would choose Isaac or Kingsley. "Noa." Confused I look up. "I choose Noa." I stand up and pack my stuff up. Unlike my peers I don't mind writing the blog. I was actually kind of excited to be picked because the last two times I knew I was going to be chosen. 

As I waited for Ms. Nakada to put her password in the computer, I looked around the classroom. People were finishing writing down the agenda and others were helping Ms. Nakada correct the blog. Ms. Nakada did something she normally doesn't do with the blog and added something to it. She added some of the lines that we learned in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talk. Tali answered and I was trying to make her laugh by making funny faces at her. She didn't break. 

After we finished correcting and discussing Alex's blog, Ms. Nakada decided its time to do another walk around review because we were missing so many kids because of Drama. Everyone got a piece of paper out and started walking around. I got visited by a few of my friends, before I stood up and walked around to finish my ACE. 

The gallery walk ended and we all sat back down. I go back to the blog and not my normal seat. Ms. Nakada tells everyone to make a pile of our ACE's and Novel Submissions. I quickly run over to my usual seat to give my group my papers. Ms. Nakada walks around collecting the piles and small and quiet conversations come up around the room. I can hear all of my friends talking so I look around to see whats going on. Kingsley, Isaac and Ronan are talking about Star Wars and Kingsley keeps repeating "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

We are told to start reading our new book Inside Out and Back Again. The class goes quiet so I pick up the book and start reading. We read for about 10 minutes and Ms. Nakada asked where everyone was. I am at page 37. I like the book. I am at the part of a book where I am not fully in the story yet, but am getting there. 

We take out our English notebooks to write what we know about the book so far. We talked about how Ha is mischievous. Sneaking out to be the first to touch the tiles, when it is tradition a boy does it. She hides her brothers sandals. We then talked about her brothers and how the writer gives us little things to help us remember who is who. In the middle of Ms. Nakada's sentence the bell rang. I quickly tried and type out everything I wanted to say. We packed up for fourth period. Well, I hope this blog was good and have a good day!

Noa