Student Success Statement 11/29/16

"Kindness is the essence of greatness."

Joseph B. Wirthlin

          What this statement is saying is that kindness is the key to being a great person. Kindness is the essence of greatness because kindness shows people that you respect others without judging them by how they look. Kindness shows that you are willing to help people without hesitating about it. Kindness shows that you can put others before yourself. For example there is a new student and nobody wants to talk to them because they look weird. Think about it. What happened if you were the new student? How would you feel? Instead of acting like everyone else talk to the new student and make them feel welcome. When you do that you have made an act of kindness. If you never went to talk to the student that would not be kind because then they would feel left out. Never judge a book by its cover because then that  decision comes back with a swing.

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving break was very relaxing for me even though I had to do homework. Throughout break I did some math homework, english homework, biomedical homework and I wrote in my journal. Over the break I went Christmas shopping with my parents and was able to buy my sister a blanket from a Disney store. I went to Citadel, Ontario, stayed at my great grand parents house and went to my uncle’s house. At my uncle’s house we celebrated Thanksgiving with mexican food and homemade turkey. We ate cream corn, mashed potatoes, a cheese ball with bacon, turkey, rice, beans, fruit salad, cheesecake and pumpkin pie. I ate the turkey with a side of some spicy salsa my aunt made. At my uncle’s house I met my aunt’s sister and kids. On the Friday after Thanksgiving my parents and I went black Friday shopping. I bought a lot of movies. I watched all of them too. I watched Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Pacific, Rim, Epic and Rio 2. Over break I did not play any sports because I was rarely ever home but I did watch some basketball games and football games. My CTR experiences were when my mom was in the kitchen and I decided to go to our room and clean it up even though she didn’t tell me too. Also over break I was able to spend more time with my family and it felt good because I am usually at school with everything that is going on with band. I also got a new tablet over break that my dad helped me pay for. During break nothing really special happened. It was fun to be out of school but I’m glad that I came back. I was also very excited for the parade that the marching band is going to be in on December 2nd. Throughout break the parade was mostly what I was thinking about. My grandparents also made turkey and we ate with them too. Mostly what I was doing during break was cleaning and Christmas shopping. One of the most fun things I did over break was listen to music and dance along to it. I also bought a Cheshire cat cover for my tablet. This is all I did for Thanksgiving break.

Student Success Statement 11/18/16

"Manners maketh man."
                 -William Wykeham


   I think that William Wykeham is saying that manners show if you are being well educated or not. Manners are shown to you so that people don't think you are rude when they help you are out, or if you pass by someone and don't say good morning. If it is daytime and someone passes by you on the sidewalk, even though you may not know them it is still nice to wish them a good morning and a good day. If you drop your books and someone takes the time to help you, you should not walk away without saying thank-you otherwise that person might not want to help you anymore. Manners show that you are rude or kind, take things for granted or appreciate the things you have. Manners are shown to you not only by your parents but by your teachers as well. When you ask you teacher to use the restroom and you say " Can I use the restroom''?  Do they ever say "I don't know, can you?" Then they expect you to reply with "May I use the restroom?'' This an example of what some teachers do to help you use manners and proper grammar. Manners are not only seen in kids your age or my age, adults or elders. Manners are also seen in little children as well. If little children can use manners but you can't, then that sets a bad image for you. Even little kids use manners because they know it is the right thing to do. Remember manners show who you are so use them correctly.

Student Success Statement 11/16/16

"If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it."

                                                                               -Marcus Aurelius

What Marcus Aurelius is trying to tell is us is to not speak or do anything that is wrong. If someone has started spreading a rumor that you know is not true then do not spread it any further. If you see student walking out of class because of all the things that have been going on and it is wrong them don't do it. Everyone acts differently, they either do the right thing or the wrong they. They could say the truth or say a lie. You must not let others control what you do otherwise it will affect you in unimaginable ways. If you let others tell you what to do or influence you, you could be losing trust with the people you knew before. You could also be showing people that you are someone you truly are not. If someone tells to walk out of class and you do it then you have made a bad decision. The results would conclude in the school calling your parents, you could get expelled, you would get in serious trouble and you would also mess with your school grades and attendance. Now ask yourself, if I made this choice what would my parents do? Would my teachers lose faith that I am a good student? These are only possibilities of what the outcomes could be. You should never speak of anything that is untrue or do anything that is not right. If you heard a rumor and it was not true but you still decided to spread it, what might others think? They may think you are trying to cross the person the rumor is about. Don't spread rumors if you are sure that they are not true and don't let it get to you head.Think of the outcomes before you do the act. 

Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving And Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday of every November every year. Thanksgiving began to be celebrated when the pilgrims and the Native Americans had their big feast to give thanks to everything they had. When the Pilgrims first arrived to America they came and had no food and it was snowing! Many settlers got sick and passed away. When the Native Americans found the Pilgrims they showed them how to grow crops, fish and even how to dance. Thanksgiving was celebrated as a way for the Pilgrims to show their thanks to the Native Americans. The Native American tribe was known as the Wampanoag tribe. The Wampanoag agreed to the feast when the Pilgrims invited them. The first Thanksgiving feast was in the year of 1621 that was a three day festival of eating, hunting and festivity. The indians killed 5 deers and brought them to the Pilgrims to give as a gift. Thanksgiving was not a national holiday until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln declared that it would be celebrated on the last Thursday of November. It took about 200 years for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday. In 1939 President Roosevelt decided to move Thanksgiving up a week to give businesses more time to prepare for the Christmas spending time. Did you know that turkey and pumpkin pie were not part of the first Thanksgiving feast. Also if they did serve cranberries they were not able to serve them in a sauce like they do now. This year Thanksgiving will be celebrated on November 24th. Now throughout the years many festivities have taken place on Thanksgiving. For example the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade takes place Thanksgiving morning. Also Black Friday all across the nation takes place on Thanksgiving. Black Friday is on Thanksgiving to help people save money for Christmas time.

 

A few things I am thankful for

• My family
• Having a home
• Being able to be in band
• Having loving and supporting parents
• Having an education
• Having such amazing teachers and friends
• Being with my family after a long period of time has passed
• Having books
• Having my little brother and sister
• Having music involved in my life
• Having an amazing life
• The help my cardiologist has given me
• Everyone’s help and the support for the past few years
• Having my mom who will be there when I need her most and will support me
• Having a dad who will be there and support me with my music

Move Forward

Move Forward

1. Stop walking out
2. Stop destroying property
3. Write petitions
4. Speaking out about what you care about
5. Have schools provide better opportunities to educate us on government and election
6. Just forget about it
7. Change the system
8. Get involved in politics
9. Be optimistic
10. Move to Canada
11. Forget and forgive
12. Learn from your mistakes
13. Make better choices
14. Plan your choices
15. Voice your opinion
16. Be more confident
17. Accept the fact that he's president
18. Stop over reacting because that is what they want
19. Voice your thoughts in a positive manner
20. Help/support each other
21. Encourage others to vote
22. Help your community
23. Accept the outcomes
24. Make people feel safe
25. Equality for everyone
26. Do not rely on social media for information
27. Respect people's beliefs and opinions
28. Make smart decisions
29. Choose the Right 24/7
30. Be a CTR person

Student Success Statement 11/14/16

"Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing."
                                                                             -Chick Moorman

           What Mr. Moorman is trying to say is that as long as you are doing the right thing it is unimportant whether you win or lose. For example let's say that you are running a 100 meter race in the Olympics. The rules say NO STEROIDS. You might not be taking steroids but someone else in the race might. If you know that someone is taking steroids, what will you do? Will you stand there and look pretty or will you report it because it is against the rules? You should report it because it is against the rules and it would not be fair for everyone else who is following the rules. Another example would be if you were cheating on a test. Cheating is not fair, honorable or right. After cheating, how would you feel? Would you feel like you did the right thing or not? Inside your conscience would be telling you that you did the wrong thing. Would you ignore your conscience? If you know that you did the wrong thing than tell your teacher the truth and accept the consequences that follow. If you do accept the consequences than you have done something that is right, honorable and fair. Don't do anything wrong because you want to win. And don't worry about losing if you're doing the right thing. As long as you're following the rules and doing the right thing winning or losing shouldn't matter.

mistakes vs. choices

Veterans Day

                                                                    Veterans Day

Veterans Day is the day when we honor the brave men and women who were in the army and were risking their life for our freedom. Veterans Day was held after World War 1. It is celebrated every year on November 11th.The main purpose of Veterans Day was to honor the end of World War 1 and the people who served in it. World War 1 ended on November 11th, 1918. It is important to keep honoring our Veterans because we are showing them thanks for all the sacrifices they made while serving our country. 

Here are a few ways of honoring the veterans who served our country:

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  One way is to say thank-you to any veteran you see.
• Place flowers or flags on graves of veterans who passed away.
• Proudly display your american flag.
• Chat with some elderly veterans at a local retirement home
• Teach your children about Veterans day
• If you are on a flight and you see a Veteran offer them your window or aisle seat
• Volunteer at a VA hospital.
• Help homeless veterans through VA services.
• You can donate a stuffed animal to Operation Gratitude and they will create a Battalion Buddy for children of veterans or current soldiers

Veterans day is important to me not only because I honor those who served in the country but i also honor one of my family members who is thankfully still here today. My uncle was part of the military and he went to battle to protect our freedom. From many of the stories I heard he was very frightened of losing his life along with others who were with him. One message I would want to say is thank you too all our veterans and Thank-you to my uncle.

My reflection on Veterans day is that it is an amazing way to honor our people who have passed on serving this country. I also think that veterans day is one of America's biggest festivities to honor those who fought for us. Thanks to our soldiers and veterans our land became home of the free because of the brave. I know they must have been frightened to go to war but they made sacrifices for the sake of their country. Veterans day should continue on as one of the many festivities for America. Most of all we should keep honoring our soldiers and veterans for their hard work. Because of them America is free. For this I say Thank-you for your service.

Student Success Statement 11/07/16

1. “Have the courage to say no.”
2. “Have the courage to face the truth.”
3. “Do the right thing because it is right.”

              “ These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity.”     

     -W. Clement Stone

I believe that Mr. W. Clement Stone is trying to say that you should not be afraid of doing these things because you might stand alone. Sometimes people do not say no or have courage to face the truth because no one else is standing with them. If you are part of a group it doesn’t take skill to be there but it takes courage and strength to stand alone and do the right thing. You have to do the right thing because it is right no matter what everyone else tell you. At this age some of you may start thinking in the mind of a rebel. Well maybe it’s time for you to drop the act. The main reason you start acting like a rebel is because you are influenced by people who are making the wrong choices and causing mayhem and chaos in not only their lives but others as well. Imagine your friend comes up to you and tells you to smoke a cigarette with them because it would make you look cool. What would you say/ do? Would you be scared? Don’t second think the situation. Have the courage to tell your friend no because it is wrong. Have the courage to find the facet of your friend that has been hidden from you. But most importantly have the courage to do the right thing because it is right. If you decided to smoke than have the courage to face the consequences of your actions. Everything is affected by what you do. “It’s easy to stand with a crowd, but it takes courage to stand alone.”

Student Success Statement 11/03/16

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
                                                                                              Proverbs 13:20


       I believe that the proverbs are trying to say that if you hang out with the wrong group of people then they start to influence with their bad motives. When you hang out with a group that suits you, that will help you study and maintain on task, they will help you achieve success in life. The people you hang around always affects the way you learn, the way you act, the way you dress, basically they affect everything in your life. They can also affect your behavior. If you were a great student in school and then you started hanging out with the kids who never did their homework, who always ditched school, who smoke weed/pot etc. then that changes the way your teachers, peers and parents look at you. When you hang out with people who help you study and help you maintain your grade point average it shows that you know who you are around and that you know they will help you achieve greatness in your academic life. When you see a new student walk into class and they are all alone you might want to talk to them. Talking to them is good but if after talking to them you find out why they are alone that helps you realize if you should stay and talk to this person or if you should leave because this person is a bad influence. Even you can influence others. I have 2 younger siblings who look up to me. One is my baby sister who is 2 years old and the other is my little brother who is 8 years and is currently in third grade. Most of the time my brother and I spend time arguing but in the end I end up helping him and he helps me with things as well. My sister gets influence by what we do. "Monkey see, Monkey do" is what my mom says when my sister is around. She means that if I show her what is right then she will do the right things, if not then she'll go down the wrong path. Not only can others influence you but you can influence others so watch your actions because everything counts. 

Student Success Statement 11/01/16

The best recreation is to do good."
         -William Penn

I think that William Penn is trying to say that to make yourself better you have to cleanse your soul by recreating who you are. If you have made a bad decision such as drugs, smoking or drinking then you are giving yourself a bad image. In order to clean up the mess you made with that image you have to do something good such as cleaning the park, helping your elderly and/or rallies to prevent harmful causes to your environment. If you have done good and you think there's no need to cleanse your inner self you got it all wrong. Even though you have done good things it still helps to keep helping others. If this is you then you can still go and help clean up beaches and parks, you can still help take care of children or you can still help recreate what has been lost if any damage has been done to the place/city you call home. Recreation is the key to help you feel good about yourself and do good!!