was the first day of the new school term 2012. The moment that I am looking forward for the past 2 months during school holiday finally arrived. Feeling ebullient‚ I said to myself "Yes!!! I am starting my Primary 3 today". Waking up earlier than usual without my parents "wake-up" call‚ I rush to the toilet to have a quick shower and clean-up and straight proceed to the kitchen to have my breakfast. The bread spread with a thin layer of butter which I occasionally have during school day is finally back
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First Day At School” is an excellent example of such a poem. He places himself inside the head of a young child who has just been dropped off by his mother in the playground of a city school on hisvery first day. It is an experience that this reviewer remembers vividly after 54 years‚ and no doubt the same is true of the vast majority of readers of this poem‚ which is why they will find themselves having instant rapport with the sentiments expressed by McGough. The child has clearly been told what
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The First Day of School The first day of school is one of a child’s most significant moments of his or her life. Starting off kindergarten can be quite dreadful but a mother’s presence will reassure you that everything will be fine from the very start. In the story‚ “The First Day”‚ the author conveys the story of the mother going to great lengths to prepare her daughter for the start of school. Throughout the story‚ the author uses narrative techniques such as point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and
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Erin has been shooting up meth‚ herioin‚ and pain pills for many many months. Her children were previously taken by Jason and Kristy Smith. Jason is the brother of Trey Smith‚ the father. Trey is currently in rehab for alcoholism. Erin agreed to allow Jason and Kristy take the children so that she could check herself into rehab and get better‚ which she did not do. She did supposedly get clean for a short time. Long enough for them to bring the children back. When this situation was first discovered
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Alright class‚ it’s time to get on the plane to go to Colorado! Please stay together and don’t leave the buddy line!” said Ms. Beacher the teacher. Ms. Beacher the teacher was a short‚ plump lady with a bad spray tan from the summer. “We are going to have so much fun in Colorado!” “This will be the death of me if we have to stay with bleacher.” said Ashley. Ashley is a short and skinny soccer player who always was ready to have a pick up game. Even in the middle of an airport. Bleacher was her nickname
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Off the Map: Extracurricular School Food Open Campus Lunch B Y M A R LO R. M IUR A ‚ M A‚ JD PU BL IC H E A LT H A DVOC AC Y I NST IT U T E This brief addresses “open” or “off ” campus policies that allow high school students to go off campus to purchase and eat food during their lunch periods. The brief highlights issues related to open campus policies and complements the separate Legal Notes: Open Campus Lunch‚ which highlights some of the legal issues related to off campus lunch and
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First day of school When I woke up that morning I thought my life was going to end. The summer was over and it was the first day of school. I didn’t go to sleep the night before because I had a lot on my mind‚ but I had to get my tired self up and get ready. I laid my clothes out the night before and I had out a cross necklace some cross earrings a blue shirt and some khaki shorts. So after I got dressed and got in the car I begged and pleaded with my mama not to make me go. But
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Growing Trends in High School Drop-outs One of the major concerns of education is the rate of students who are dropping out of school. Statistically‚ the dropout rate has decreased from a national average of 15 percent in 1972 to 10 percent in 2003‚ according to the National Center for Education Statistics‚ which rated 16-24 year olds (Child Trend‚ 2003). Though‚ there has been signs of a decrease‚ drop out rates continue to be a concern to the public because of the potential consequences
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In this first unit of The First Days of School‚ Harry Wong presents three characteristics of an effective teacher. The three characteristics are: has good classroom management skills‚ teaches for mastery‚ and has positive expectations for student success. The effective teacher exhibits positive expectations for all students. Having positive expectations simply means that the teacher believes in the student and that the student can learn. Students will live up to the expectations you set‚ and
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My bag swings on my shoulder as I run towards the school doors‚ attempting not to be noticed. Pretending not to care as people fall silent while I run past‚ my auburn hair flowing in the wind behind me. “Hey!” “Jasmine!” “What went down last night?” “I heard that the police came to your house.” I listen to the miscellaneous shouts of the crowd as my heartbeat slows like a bass drum in a ballad. Someone takes hold of my hand and pulls me to face them. It’s Maya‚ quite literally
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