Monday, February 11, 2013

Jackie Robinson Pre-Dodgers

The first person to earn a letter in four
different varsity sports at UCLA.
The "Midnight Express" averaged more
than ten yards a carry.

Led UCLA in scoring in '40 and '41.
Jumped 25 ft. to break his older brother's
UCLA long jump record.
Played for the Kansas City Monarchs
in the Negro League.
Stood up against segregation during WWII.





Spent one season with the Montreal Royals
before breaking the MLB color barrier.

The Jackie Robinson Story & Other Video Clips

Here's the movie we're watching in class this week along with the other short clips we watched on Monday. Happy first week of spring training! Happy African-American history month!



Same movie as above with English captions (sub-titles).




Monday, February 4, 2013

Best Wishes on the OTELA This Week!! :)

I just wanted to take a moment and wish all of my students the best on the OTELA test this week. Get a good sleep this week and eat a good breakfast before school. Take your time, and don't worry. This test is only to assess your language level in order to help your teachers see the progress you are making. I see that you are making progress. The state just needs to make it official. All any teacher can ask for is a student's best effort. I know you will give that!!