I feel like we are constantly surrounded by unhappy thoughts lately. Yesterday, those of us who are "in person learners" were told that we would be shutdown for at least a week as we return to remote learning. Ugh! We are not happy campers here! We could focus on the negatives, or....we could share something positive! What I would like you to do today is share something positive that has happened to you recently. Be specific. Explain your "posiive experience" in detail. Please, as always, have a topic sentence and supporting details. Your answer should be MORE THAN JUST ONE SENTENCE! I will start. When I came into the school building on Tuesday, I had had a not-so-great weekend. Mrs. Williams knew about it and had apparently left a little gift for me in my classroom. When I opened up the giftbag she had left for me as a surprise, it was a Funko Pop Television figure of my favorite character from a TV show that I love. It made me smile from ear to ear! Mrs. Williams is a true friend to me because she always finds a way to make me happy even when I am going through something troubling. She makes me happy!
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Grace
10/16/2020 06:23:17 am
This week hasn't been the best week for me. There were a lot of things that stressed me out and that frustrated me. However, yesterday there was something that made me happy. I had been working on painting to try and cheer myself up and I was able to finish it last night. Being able to finish the painting made me really happy, especially since I thought it turned out really nice.
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Daanley
10/16/2020 07:15:16 am
This week I haven't been so happy either but sometimes I get cheered up by my friends and my mom. Last weekend was a bust it was raining most of the time I couldn't go outside it was cold my dad went to work so nothing fun to do it was boring, Until my friends called me and we started talking about how things were in 6th grade and it was very funny. Later my mom called and I got happier. My mom and friends make me happy.
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10/16/2020 06:34:00 am
Like most people, I also have not been having the best week and month. Nobody really knows that because I always put a happy face in my face everyday so I can make the people I care about happy. One of the reasons why I am a bit unhappy is because my aunt from Canada is supposed to come here but now she isn't. My whole family and I were very devastating to hear that. My aunt is kind of the one that plans our vacations so without her we cannot really do anything and also plus COVID-19. My father knew that I have been wanting to go somewhere but can't because of COVID-19 and because of my aunt but my father has been making me happy in numerous amount of ways. My father has gotten as an aquarium for our fish and its wonderful because my brother and I have been wanting an aquarium for months but never got one, but now we have. Us meeting it up together as a family really makes me happy. My father also made me happy in another way. He said that we were going somewhere this weekend but I don't know where so that's really nice. Spending time with my family is one of the best things to relieve my sadness.
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Ryan
10/16/2020 06:42:20 am
I think pretty much all of us are disappointed right now. This week was not the best but I’m still happy about it. I checked my emails the other day and saw that I had gotten a really good grade (for me at least) on our last English test! Although it wasn’t something to celebrate, a good grade makes me happy any day of the week.
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Cynthia Sosa
10/16/2020 06:44:45 am
Unfortunately, I haven’t been having the best week or month. I was stressing out about COVID shutting down our school and about preparing for the TACHS and my art portfolio. I told my best friends, Brianna and Jason, and they helped to calm me down and take a break from working hard. They even played my favorite movie for me when we were on Teleparty last night to cheer me up! They have been very supportive, and they are always checking up on me to make sure I’m happy. I’m very grateful to have friends that care so much.
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Harlem Lake
10/16/2020 06:45:40 am
This week has been a good week. My reason are because lately nothing had been stressing me out. Lately I been going with the flow. Something that gave me a boost this week is that I was able to talk to my brother who is in college, I really miss him.
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Kieran
10/16/2020 06:59:54 am
Im a little positive about whats going on. First off, Im positive that we are all going back to school. Im am positive that the rest of the year is going to be a regular school year. I am positive that I am going to pass the TACHS exam.
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Anisha Bhuiyan
10/16/2020 07:02:52 am
Sadly, this week may not have been the best week for me. Each day I kept getting stressed out and frustrated to the point where I had to let it all out. For instance, a few days ago I started to not feel good anymore and I didn’t know why. Which led me to not being able to sleep for a few nights. However, something happened two days ago that lightened up my mood. I was able to have a spa day with my mom. That was the best day of the week, and it felt like all of my stress didn’t exist. Thus, now things are starting to look better and I look forward to it.
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Alanna Heath
10/16/2020 07:08:41 am
This week wasn't a very good week for me. I was stressed about my grades, just school in general, and of course COVID. One thing that was good that happened to cheer me up was that my mom decided to go on a walk. This had really relaxed me. It was horrible just staying inside all day. I got to have a good conversation with my mom and sister, and my mindset was completely refreshed.
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Nicholas T.
10/16/2020 07:12:12 am
Recently, things have been going downhill, and unfortunately they will continue to go downhill. However, I guess I should not really worry about it because at least I get to hang out with my friends. Just yesterday, I was talking to two of my outside of school friends, and we had a good time. We gave each other some advice, played Among Us, and then we just chilled until we had to hang up. If all of my loved ones, including my family and friends from both in and out of school, will be the only ones that'll keep me going, then I'll let them be the only ones that'll keep me going.
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10/16/2020 07:17:09 am
Even though I had a lot fun this week, it wasn't the best week. I been more stressed about the TACHS exam and in school too. When each week passes the more stress I become because this is a one time thing that will be a huge factor in what high school I go to. I am also pretty stress about school because I feel like I forgot most of the stuff I learned over quarantine. This first trimester counts on my high school applications and I can't afford to have like an average under 80. I really want to get into a good high school and I have been going crazy because of that.
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Mrs. Buck
10/16/2020 07:31:29 am
Please go back and write about something positive!!!!!
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Kelly Chen
10/16/2020 07:43:10 am
During this week, I was so stressed about school and the TACHS.
Joseph
10/16/2020 07:18:53 am
I think that most of us are really upset. This week was a really good week. We got through a full week of school, and no covid cases! The fact that we can come home healthy and safe is a blessing.
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Joseph
10/16/2020 07:27:41 am
REDO-
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Sydonie
10/16/2020 07:24:31 am
This week haven't been may have not been the best week for me.I am always stressing out a lot this week.But some people that I know like to cheer me up so i can feel happy again.I am very happy to have people who care about me and I will not stress a lot all the time.
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Arjun Khondoker
10/16/2020 07:31:36 am
To me this week was the same routine as always for me. I usually get up eat, take a shower, the sign in on zoom. I was so used to it that I wasn’t thinking about anything else. So when I was able to go to my dad’s house i was happy. I was happy to go to my dad’s house because I haven’t been there in a month and a half.
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Brandon Williams
10/16/2020 07:42:45 am
I don’t really get to sad over things anymore. I am always just in a good mood because I don’t like focusing on the negative so I just talk about positives. One positive thing was being able to come back to st nicks. My parents were thinking about sending me to a public school but with me standing my guard to come back here actually worked. I’ve been very excited about my return but disappointed about the fact that this is our last year here.
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Cze Jae
10/16/2020 07:51:22 am
This week I feel mixed emotions, I'm excited first time wearing the school uniforms, even though it was huge on me. And of course meeting again in person my bestfriends. Every morning I and my little brother in Kindergarten were going to school together with my mom. And at the end of the class I'm waiting for my brother and sister (who live on the other house). We're happy walking going home, just a little bit annoying to my little brother because his so movable but its okay. I'm just sad because I want to attend on school 4days. But we need to comply to the authority when they say shutdown the school because its for everybody's good.
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Gabriel Andrade
10/16/2020 07:52:23 am
Something positive happened to me five days ago. That was my 13th birthday. It was really fun I got to see a friend and family members . I even got to see my grandparents for the first time in six months. I got to talk to everyone and laugh with them. Everything about it was just fun.
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Mrs. Buck
10/16/2020 08:26:38 am
Happy Birthday! It sounds like you had a really good time, and I am happy for you! :)
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Unfortunately, this week hasn't been the best week for me. I've been stressed and tired this week. One positive thing that happened to me was that I'm going to finally watch the film I've been waiting to watch for a long time. This film helps me relax and stay calm.
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Jon Jhoel
10/16/2020 08:01:51 am
Im usually pessimistic about things. But during these time I'm trying to look at the positives. Nothing really positive happened other than playing Among Us with friends or having a good laugh with friends. Another positive thing is that my grades on our recent test are pretty good. That's all really what happened thats positive things to happen to me and to other
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Alex
10/16/2020 08:13:12 am
I'm usually positive. And a positive thing that happened to me was that I get to read new books
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Andreas
10/16/2020 08:15:35 am
Im just a person that tries not to get my emotions the best of me. One postives that it was birthday and i got new games to play. which . Another postivies is that I got steaks for my birthday.
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Jayson Reyes
10/16/2020 08:15:47 am
I am probably sure that most of us are upset because we have to go back to remote learning. But on positive thing that helped lift up my mood is the Huston Astros being able to keep the ALCS running. The ALCS is the American league championship for Major league baseball. The Astros were able to win game 5 and force a game 6 by Carlos Correa hitting a walk of home run against the Tampa Bay Ray's. The reason why I was so happy is because the winner's of the ALCS goes to the world series and they play the team that wins the NLCS. Which the Dodgers are playing the Braves in the NLCS. But who ever wins for games first wins the ALCS or the NLCS.
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David Haro
10/16/2020 08:17:07 am
This week hasn’t been great.This week has been troubling and stressful especially since where all going remote.I was unhappy this week until Thursday.I got to find an old shop I Used to go to and It Made Me Really Happy.
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Mrs. Buck
10/16/2020 08:29:37 am
This is why I asked you to go into detail....I have no idea what an "old shop" is that you could possibly be talking about! Please explain!
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Ethan Vazquez
10/16/2020 08:19:04 am
For this week is was the best because we only had three days and was fun .I love going to school because i know ill see my friends and teacher at school which makes me happy because I don't see them often and I would like to go to a better school and my teacher is trying her best to teach all of us at one time and its hard because of this pandemic I would be glad as if every weekend is like this but we have to remote again "boring".
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Angela
10/16/2020 08:20:28 am
Yesterday we were told that we were going back to remote learning for a week, and that's just for now. The TACHS exam is soon and I'm worried about it. I'd like to ignore the negatives and move on to more positive things. My friends have been there for me when I needed them :)! And even though we are still doing remote learning, we are at least seeing each other over the screen.
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Adam Medina
10/16/2020 08:20:31 am
In recent times things have gone downhill. We usually tend to fixate on the negatives. So I will share a positive. We had our heads all filled up with negatives about covid-19 and my uncle's passing. We then decided to go to the beach so we could clear our minds of negatives. After we visited his memorial to send our goodbyes.
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Joshua Cofresi
10/16/2020 08:24:30 am
Even though there were a lot negative this week, I think the positive things outshone them. I've felt like I've gotten way closer to some of my friends this week. I trust them enough that I could probably tell them anything. I felt like a certain loneliness I had for years has left me. I'm just really grateful and genuinely grateful.
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Elizabeth Chuni
10/16/2020 08:25:13 am
This week has gone better than expected. I have been able to understand more of my friends. Along with the fact that they have gotten a chance to understand me. I hope I can continue to help people as they have helped me. It has been good to talk with friends and to build a more stable friendships.
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Nicolas Girado
10/16/2020 08:30:41 am
Yesterday we got a really nice surprise at home. It was really nice box of chocolate box from a good friend of my mom. We got Belgium they come out of a lot different types of chocolates like dark chocolate milk chocolate a hole bunch of different chocolates.Yesterday was a sweet day for us.
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Benjamin Liu
10/16/2020 08:34:20 am
There has one positive thing that has happened to me recently. About like 3 to 4 weeks ago my mom got me something for my birthday. What she got for me was some storage for my computer which I was very grateful for. I was pretty happy when she did and gave me a reason to do better in school
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Claudia Poblete
10/16/2020 08:34:52 am
The past few weeks, I've been stressed and haven't been thinking as positive I'd like to. But yesterday I talked to my close friends on the phone. We talk, but we haven't FaceTimed in a while, and it was just so nice to have all of us together to just talk. We talked about the dumbest things and it just made me feel much better, especially at a time like this. I really appreciate my friends and I'm just so happy that they boost my mood up so fast.
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Joshua W.
10/16/2020 09:00:25 am
Something that made me happy in the past week was spending time with my neighbors and friends outside in the cool fall air. After everyone was engaged in distant learning, it was a nice break on getting together to get some fresh air, riding our bikes, racing, and have a dance off. It was a welcomed change from the usual grind.
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Natalie
10/16/2020 09:04:45 am
Due to Covid, many things have been going wrong in all of our lives. Personally, things have been dull and not the same. What helps me take my mind of away from that is friends. They honestly help me through a lot whether they realize it or not. We talk about the dumbest things sometimes...and sometimes we don't talk but instead watch movies. I appreciate them so much and I am really glad to have them in my life.
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Keith Konopka
10/16/2020 09:06:44 am
I haven't had many positive things having to me lately. One of the few positive things that happened to me is that we went back to school. Cuomo said that we have to stay online for two weeks, but then we went back to school. I was really glad because I hate doing online classes. We have to do online next week, but one week is better than two.
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Neviah
10/16/2020 09:51:38 am
Lately, I have been really down. I've been really down because all that has been going on. This has made me become somewhat stressed. I have tried doing things that I enjoy to cheer myself up. Recently, I have been spending time with my family and that has made me feel so much better. I hope that this week is slightly easier but overall, I am prepared for the challenges that are going to come my way.
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