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Dear Parents and Students,
I am so thankful to be a member of the teaching staff here at the Leland Street STEAM Academy, and at the 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. I am also thankful for the opportunity to come in each morning, greet smiling faces, and teach some exciting topics that will help your children grow. It is a real privilege to participate in the life of my students, and I take my role as an educator very serious. It is a great responsibility. 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 2018. I hope this is an amazing year for you all. |
The Pyramid of Success by John Wooden
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This year students will learn about John Wooden and his Pyramid of Success. 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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MAKE YOUR BED: LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE... AND MAYBE THE WORLD WILL BE A BOOK STUDENTS READ THIS YEAR. 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.
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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.
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
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 - morro
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
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 - morro
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