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February 08, 2005
Early Dismissal Day
Skylar commented on how the early dismissal “day flew by.” She was so right. We spent a good deal of time this morning going over the conventions rules for the Writing Test. Simple mistakes keep being made and conventions make up 20% of our score so we really focused in on them. We eliminated words like: good, bad, ok, and a lot. These are so non-descriptive we wanted to do better. We addressed some problems we are still having with: their and there, which and witch, to, too and two, and write, right, and Wright. These are very simple mistakes but they lower the quality of the writing when used incorrectly over and over again.
Addison and Jeffery modeled some beautiful Carolina Gear for us yesterday. I am very glad that my Tarheels won or I would have been in a Chuck Amato jersey all day. These two diehard NC State fans don’t have to love Carolina like I do, as long as they make plans to attend whatever university will prepare them for the life they want to live. (Even if it isn’t Carolina!)
At 1:00 the kids got to leave and go home while the teachers had to attend another meeting – not fair! We spent time on Expository Writing and talked about some issues with AR. While I was in the meeting I had my printer working overtime. I took a collection of pictures while I was at NCCAT and wanted to print several out. They look great but it is so easy with the beauty of the North Carolina mountains as the back drop. I am headed off to Sam’s Club as we are out of Purell. I might have created some germophobes.
Posted by hlperson at February 8, 2005 02:59 PM
Comments
I think that Skylar was correct also the day did fly by very very fast. Jeffrey looked very funny in the Tarheel gear that you made him and Addison wear yesterday they looked very funny and I think that they where crazy betting you that the Tarheels would lose!!! I go for Duke because that's the team that I like. I hope that Duke wins the game. Sorry Mr. Person but I wanted to tell you that I like Duke, but I found out that it would be very very exspensive to go to Duke because it cost like $20,000 a year just to go to that school. I think that it would be a very good school to go to, but it would so far away from where I was born!!
Posted by: Patrick Langley at February 8, 2005 05:14 PM
I thought that the day went by very slow because of all the class changing. It is funny the see Jeffery and Addison when you walk in. I can not wait till the Duke vs. Carolina game.
Posted by: Lance Sasser at February 9, 2005 12:41 PM
I thought that is was very funny to watch Jeffrey get dressed in the jersey and all the stuff you put on him!
Posted by: Brittney Barfield at February 9, 2005 12:58 PM
I thought it was realy funny when Jeffry had to where the TarHeels gear. I thought that the bet not good enough on Mr. Person's part but oh well.
Posted by: Kyle Johnson at February 10, 2005 11:41 AM
It was funny how they had to dress up in the UNC gear. To bad that the Tar Heels lost to Duke. Tell Jeffrey and Addison to not make bets they know they will lose.
Posted by: Jason S. at February 10, 2005 03:58 PM
I hope that you were not to dissapointed when Duke beat Carolina. Thanks a lot for the Pepsi. Be ready for the next game in March.
Posted by: Fogleman at February 10, 2005 06:28 PM
You should have made them put on a different hats then the other so it looks better.
Posted by: Kyle Powell at February 10, 2005 06:46 PM
It was so funny to see Jeffery and Addison wear the fabulous Carolina gear.
Posted by: Nicole Schampier at February 11, 2005 05:48 PM
I hope Jeffrey and Addison learned a valuable lesson about betting but I was proud of them for having the courage to put that stuff on. I think it is great they can have fun and learn too. Hopefully, this is last time Addison ever wears that ugly Carolina Tarheel apparel. As his dad, he looks much better in RED! Go PACK!
Posted by: Jay Westbrook at February 15, 2005 12:44 PM
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I even went so far as to call my buddy, Manny Lawson, that plays football for NCSU and asked him to send me a jersey up to wear just in case.
I'm going to get him to send a little something to the boys to make up. Great sports and great fun!
Posted by: Lee Person at February 16, 2005 10:34 AM