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A picture of me dressed up as a 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Duryee Zouave, which was a regiment formed in 1861 and fought in the Civil War for the Union Army.
Dear Parents and Students,
I am so thankful to be a member of the teaching staff here at the Leland Street STEAM Academy and Global Awareness Magnet Center.  I feel blessed to be working with such a hardworking staff, dedicated teachers, and a great administration team that cares deeply about the students and their individual successes.   It is a real privilege to participate in the life of my students, and I take my role as an educator very serious.   With the utmost respect and appreciation for your role as the child's primary educator, I hope that we can work and support each other throughout the year for the betterment of your child. Here is to the class of 2020.  I hope this is an amazing year for you all.

character development: make your bed

MAKE YOUR BED: LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE... AND MAYBE THE WORLD WILL BE A BOOK STUDENTS READ THIS FALL.  IT IS A GREAT BOOK FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSEVERANCE, TO STAND UP TO ADVERSITY, AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TRUE GRIT LOOKS LIKE.  PICTURED BELOW IS ADMIRAL WILLIAM MCRAVEN WHO DELIVERED THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN IN 2017.  

character development:
​The Pyramid of Success by John Wooden

This year students will learn about John Wooden and his Pyramid of Success ​in the spring.  He used the pyramid with great success as the head coach of UCLA men's basketball.  He won 10 NCAA Championships for UCLA between 1964 - 1975 and he is considered to be one of the greatest coaches of all time.  We will learn how to be successful students but also successful people who will continue to work on our character for the rest of our lives.
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WORK AND STUDY HABITS THAT WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH COLLEGE

1)  Pay attention to your teacher and the lesson, and then practice the lesson.
2) Do not shut down in your communication or disrespect your peers, because it makes it difficult for others to
      help you.
3) Practice the small courtesies in and out of the classroom, and stay true to yourself.  
4) For a scholarly purpose, exchange phone numbers, emails, and social media accounts with your peers.
5) Meet with your teacher regularly to ask how to improve your learning.  Teachers want to help you and offer  
      constructive criticism.
6) Create a study group where you meet with your peers regularly to complete homework and projects.
7) Complete all homework to practice strategies and skills from the lesson, and then predict possible future lesson
      topics to begin pre-reading.
8) Participate in the lesson whole heartedly, which may mean you have to move away from friends.  Participation is  
      key in understanding and making new information your own.
9) Use your problem-solving and critical thinking skills consistently.  Try to think in abstract ways.  Find symbols and
      clues, and be absorbed in thought.
10) Keep 5 wise people you can go to with any question, advice, or help in any manner.

Good Morning in Many Languages

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Sign Language
Spanish:  Buenos días:  bwhen - ose - dee - us                                              Samoan: Manuia le taeao:  mah - new - ee - a - luh - tay - ou 

Danish: God morgen: ghoul - morn                                                                                             Quechua: Allin p'unchay:  ah - lean - poon - chay

Italian: Buongiorno: bon - jurrr - no                                                                                            Russian:  Dobroe utro:  dough - bre - oo - trrraah

Croatian:  Dobro jutro: dough - bro - you - trow                                               Japanese:  Ohayo gozaimasu: o - hi - o - go - zigh - e - mus

Swahili: Habari ya asubuhi: ha - bar -ee ya a - soo - boo - he                                                                          Galic:  Dia dhuit:  dee - ah -gwich

Tagalog: Magandang umaga po:  mag - an - dang - oo - mag - a                                                 Swedish:  God morgon:  goo 

Hawaiian: Aloha kakahiaka: ah - low - ha - ka - ka - he - aka                                            German:  Guten Morgen: goo - ten - mor -ghen

French:  Bonjour: bon - jooooor                                                                                                                       Farsi: Sobh bekheir: so - bh - beh - hair

Hindi: Namaste: na - ma - stay                                                                                                                        Chinese (Mandarin): Tzao aun: zow - an

Cherokee:  Osda sunalei                                                                                                                              Latin: Quid agis mane

Zulu: Sawubona: Saw - bono                                                                                                              Thai: Sa wat dee krap

Welsh:  Bore da:  Bore - eh - dar                                                                                                       Greek: Kalimera sas

Inuktitut: Ublaahatkut                                                                                                                           Hebrew: Boker tov

Navajo:  Ya at eeh                                                                                                                                    Sesotho: Mmoro

Turkish: Gunaydin: goon - eye - din                                                                                             Korean:  Annyeong hashimnikka 

Esperanto: Bon matron: Bo - non - ma - Te - non                                                                  Portugese: Bom dia

Vietnamese: Chao boo sang:  ch - ow - boo - sang                                     Pashto:  Sahaar mo pA khayr:  sa - har - mo - pa - (hehk) - ire