Friday Puzzle

Number drop!

"Property of ..." stickers

Don't forget to put

Property of
Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I, Part A, Private Schools Program

labels (if you picked up / were given any) on your teacher editions and hardback books. You don't have to put one on any of the things students write in ("consumable" items).

If you don't have any labels, you can print some out on labels or print it on paper and neatly cut and paste/tape them into the front left covers.

Friday Puzzle

Fill in the boxes using the rules provided.

Voyager & TransMath Orders

The Title I office put out an announcement about "missing" Voyager and TransMath materials being available for pick up today at our respective hubs. They say to bring a copy of the order form, but I don't think any of us have that as everything was ordered new by the main office. This may just be for people who have lost Voyager materials or for those who never got them from a previous teacher.

Mystery Number Puzzle

Use the numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6. Which shape corresponds with each number?

Happy National Coming Out Week -- especially for the many LGBT teens, not only those murdered recently, who have suffered abuse and death for who they are.

Fractal

Fun Friday Puzzle :-)

Find a path through the grid that makes a true equation.

Tyler Clementi

Hi everyone,

I know I haven’t seen a lot of you this year, but a Professor at UC Berkeley sent this to her students, and I though it would be valuable to pass along to you. I've changed a few things such as local resources available to you.

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You may have heard about the freshman at Rutgers, Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after his dorm roommate surreptitiously web-cammed him making out with another guy and posted it on the web.

Just in September, five young gay people -- that we know of -- committed suicide in the U.S.

There are many things I could say to you right now, but let me stick with the most important: who you are is OK.

Gay or straight or not yet sure. Ok. Republican or Democrat or Green or not yet sure. Ok. Tall or short or fat or thin or anywhere in between. Ok. Angry or sad or happy or silly or scared or somewhere in between. Ok. Religious or not or questioning. Ok. Male or female or transitioning. Ok. Smart or not so smart or feeling not as smart as you used to. Ok. Loved by your family or not getting along with them right now or not even sure what's going on. Ok. Hanging out with friends on a Friday night or alone again in your room. Ok.

Life is full of challenges. Some seem insurmountable, especially when you're 15, 16, 17 or 18 years old. (heck, or 53). But you*can* survive those challenges. Please choose to survive.

If you or someone you know is feeling there's no way out but death, please, please talk with someone. Talk with a friend. Call your pastor. Make an appointment with Outreach and Concern. Talk to your parents, your brother, your sister, someone. If you're feeling all alone -- which is clearly how Tyler was feeling when he posted his intention on his FB – call

the Teen Line (310) 855-4673 or (800) 852-8336

a suicide hotline (877) 7-CRISIS (877-727-4747) 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433),

or a talk line 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or 1 (800) 309-2131

If you ever bullied someone for being different than you (or so much like you that it jarred you into bullying), figure out a way to make up for that bad karma. Best idea: stop a friend/buddy when they start to do the same thing. Just imagine, what if Tyler's roommate had found not a willing accomplice next door, but a friend who said "Man, what are you doing? That's just cruel. Let's go to the gym." It's a start.

Here's the take away: You are normal. You are ok. You are loved. You, just the way you are.

Prof. Olney

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I hope that you take Professor Olney’s message to heart. It’s a very important one: You _are_ ok.

Mr. Joeck

Vendor meeting next Tuesday

Hey there. Back before the Jewish schools closed the vendors had a meeting about Transmath (quite similar to the one the Title I teachers had the week before) and decided to regroup 10/12 once they had been able to go to school and test their kids. The conference room is TBD, but the meeting (for vendors only) will be at Beaudry from 8-12 on Tuesday the 12th. Bring any info you have on students' levels.

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Title 1 PSP Blog Now Visible From Here

I've added a feature on the right that will allow you to see the titles of the five most recent posts from the main Title I blog. That way you don't have to worry about checking both blogs all the time. Have a good week!

Fun Friday Puzzle :-)

Use the numbers from 1 to 9 once each to make all six equations true.