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October 27, 2004
Champion Cheerleaders
Those that know me might be surprised, but on Saturday I spent the day at the Wayne County Cheerleading Competition. I make it a point to go out to as many of the school's athletic events as I possibly can and this was no exception. Every year I enjoy teasing my cheerleaders, but what they do is hard work and I wanted to be there to cheer them on in their BIG Wayne County Competition. 
Mrs. Langston and I arrived at Southern Wayne at about 1:30 and were greeted at the front gate by Mrs. Sodoma. I had Lizzie (the Questionator) a couple of years ago and her little sister is a cheerleader in another class down the hall. Little Miss. Sodoma needed an ankle taped up and a couple of the other girls wanted the “tough look” so they got some wrists done also. Temple and I circulated around and took some pictures (I took some great ones before I put film in the camera) and then we settled in with those rowdy Cobra Moms and Dads for a loooonngg day in the sun. Mr. Luna, the Cobra Spanish teacher, was there as was Coach Jernigan and we had a great time talking to them. 
The competition was stiff, the crowd was animated, the sun was bright, and it was an excellent day. Miss. Sodoma hit her jumps and runs and tumbles. The music was loud and exciting. The cheerleaders were animated and focused and the girls were, in all honesty, AWESOME!
Norwayne won their division!
As great as that is, it wasn’t the end. CB Aycock won second place in the High School Junior Varsity Division (Congrats Mrs. Cristie Uzzell) and the Falcon Varsity girls came out on top in a very strong division. Our girls have set the bar high for next year and have a strong program to look forward to joining at the high school.
The Cobra Cheerleaders have worked hard and are very deserving of their success. Coach Pittman and Coach Darden have done a great job and deserve a huge "Thank You" for their hard work and dedication.
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October 21, 2004
Canned Food Drive
I am proctoring a test right now as I type. It’s been a busy and productive week for his here in All-Star territory. The kids have had an eInstruction test on their Vocabulary Unit 3. I was really pretty impressed with the scores overall. The students seem to have so much more energy and enthusiasm when we utilize the eInstruction remotes.
I used the kit at a Staff Development Seminar this past Tuesday at Goldsboro High School. The teachers that attended seemed very interested and excited about the program. Hopefully more kids across Wayne County will get to use them soon. I will be using the kit tonight at a class I am subbing in at North Carolina Wesleyan College’s downtown campus. Pamela Johnson is in the Bahamas having a grand time and has allowed me this opportunity to teach at the college level. This should be lots of fun. Keep good thoughts for me.
Keep some positive thoughts for Skylar and the Cobra cheerleaders as they compete this Saturday at 2:00 at Southern Wayne High School. Andrew is competing for his church in Charlotte and we extend best wishes to him and his family as they compete and serve this weekend.
We are participating in a Canned Food Drive next week and we are hoping that everyone can participate. If you are able to spare a little extra to help those who are a little less fortunate, please do. Thanks for everything!
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October 18, 2004
Report Card Day
Report Cards went home tonight and many of the kids are extremely excited with their performance. Te kids hard work and determination to be successful showed in the 10 students who made the B Honor Roll (no grade below a 77 with an average of 85), the 2 that made the A Honor Roll (no grade below a 85 with an average of 93), and the 2 who made the Principal’s List (no grade below a 93 with an average of 95)!
Congratulations to:
~Principal’s List
Jessica Cole
Megan Wiggins
~A Honor Roll
Matthew Quick
Addison Westbrook
~B Honor Roll
Arnold Audelo
Andrew Chase
Skylar Crawford
Aaron Everett
Hari Gopalkrishnan
Shawn Hales
Michael Knox
Isaac Ryals
Patrick Skinner
Samantha Tew
Many of the students are setting higher goals for themselves this nine weeks and are working to achieve their goals. With guidance from the parents, support from the teacher, and personal desire, they will surely prove themselves All-Stars!
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October 11, 2004
A New Grading Period
A new week, a new grading period, a chance to begin again. Today we began fresh. We spent the day talking about the Electoral College compared to poplar vote. It is a difficult subject for adults to comprehend much less kids. We have read from our Junior Scholastic magazine to get a better understanding of the issues and people who are involved. I attempted to break down the parties into generalizations that the kids could understand. I believe this is the easiest way to introduce them to the political system in order for them to make up their minds where they stand. Towards the end of this week we will participate in the Scholastic Online Election and we hope to be able to participate in the Channel One poll also.
In Social Studies we are wrapping up our ABC Vocabulary Book. We will be learning about the Judgment Scene and compare it to our own beliefs. Then it is our final project which culminates in and African Cookie the size of a pizza.
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October 07, 2004
A Long Weekend! :-)
In my classroom every student has an extra job. Some are extremely diligent in their efforts such as the Librarians in Ms. Cox’s homeroom and the display committee in mine. This is the bulletin board the Display Committee created for last month. We were studying Egypt with my social studies group and they decided to show their excitement for everyone to see. Surrounding the board are cartouches with the students names written in hieroglyphics. Many of the books that I have collected over the years are on display for further research and many of the kids have checked them out to look through them. On the left is a story half written in hieroglyphs and half in English. Several pictures from King Tut’s treasures are displayed as well as a huge pyramid. I get a lot of compliments on the monthly changing bulletin board from other teachers and I am always excited to brag that my kids are to be complimented, not me.
We are learning about the Presidential candidates and are preparing to cast our online votes next with our Junior Scholastic magazine. We are discussing issues and ideals and the students will have to make up their minds from there. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many of them are keeping a watchful eye on this contest and are educated and opinionated about the candidates.
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October 05, 2004
Playshop
Today the Seventh Grade at Norwayne got to participate in a Playshop that focused on sharing, teamwork, and having fun. We were blessed to have over 35 parent volunteers come and share this experience with us today and we are especially grateful to Ashley’s mom Michelle, to David’s mom Sharon, and Mrs. Elizabeth and Mrs. Rachel for coming and sharing in this experience. Our Guidance Counselor Mrs. Tammy Munoz deserves a GREAT BIG “Thank You!” for her hard work and her belief that the 330 seventh graders could all go in the gym and have fun and do it the right way! We are very proud that we proved her right.
Today was the last day to turn in late work and to earn AR points and many of the students worked diligently the last couple days to accomplish their goals. I am proud to announce that we have six students who earned over 50 points on the All Star Team. Congratulations to Aaron Everett, Patrick Skinner, Brittney Barfield, AndreAnna Howard, Ben Johnson, and Jessica Price for not only meeting your goal but also setting personal goals for yourself and earning over 50 points! We have one 100-point reader. Matthew Quick has far exceeded his personal goal and has topped out at over 100 points earned this nine weeks by successfully mastering 15 AR books as well as many other books of interest. CONGRATULATIONS MR. QUICK!
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