We have been away from school and our usual routines for a whole week now. You guys, this is unexpected and unfair, especially after all you have been through over the past year and a half. Everything is difficult, confusing, and new... again. Last week, I asked you to watch this video and challenged you to rise to meet this moment head-on. I would like you to watch the video again and then tell me: What are some ways you have found to to build community, to take care of one another, and stay rooted in love so far? Describe what your "stay at home" day is like. What are you doing to make the most of your time? If you haven't done much so far, what are some changes you will make to ensure you walk away from this experience a better person? If the link below doesn't work, watch the video on Vimeo HERE.
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logan jolly
3/23/2020 09:07:30 am
My stay at home days are pretty boring. What I do is get my homework done for the day then I go and play. Sometimes if I haven’t finished yesterday's work I skip breakfasts. What I do for fun is go play on my trampoline and watch youtube. This is really all I do on my stay at home days.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 10:24:58 am
Hello Logan,
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Noah Vitale
3/23/2020 10:00:00 am
I have done nothing so far but do homework, play basketball, and try to make my mom less freaked out about this "Covid 19" disease. The reason is because I know we are going to be fine even if some of us get it we are going to push through just like we did with the Camp Fire. After all that we have been through we are still here and now we are all scared of some tiny little disease. We should stay home but we should also not worry because after this is over we will be back together and fine.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 10:44:28 am
Hello Noah,
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Michael Meisner
3/23/2020 01:19:15 pm
I think that the best way to stay a community or build a community is to stay in contact with each other. If you understand what's going on in your community then you can make it better. When you are forced to stay home it is kind of hard, but you have to keep in contact with other people. At home I like to ride my bike and shoot hoops. I also like to watch TV. All are things that I have done over the past week, but hanging out with my family has been the best.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 10:48:00 am
Greetings Michael,
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will hartley
3/23/2020 01:44:33 pm
What I have done since last week I would wake up, have breakfast and then go on a bike ride around town then I would get home then I would play with my puppy and do my work for the day and then I would go play basketball or watch a movie, or go play with my new neighbors. That is what I did last week.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:12:29 am
Hello Will,
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Maddie Gee
3/23/2020 03:30:15 pm
Blog 26:
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:16:56 am
Hello Maddie,
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Sakura Konzen
3/24/2020 10:08:51 am
My life at home is currently very busy and chaotic. I do my homework until it's all done for the day now and I try to keep up. It’s really boring where I am but it’s very far away from any other house and my neighbors are really far from us and it’s no problem staying at home but it can get boring without school and I am really freaked out, not only because of the Pandemic, but also the time away from school and how long we will be staying at home. I really do miss school and my teachers a lot and I am moving on. At home is still chaotic because all of us have work or homework frome school and our puppy can’t stop bothering us. Anyway I miss school and it is really boring and I miss you all!
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:22:06 am
Hello Sakura,
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Sakura Konzen
4/15/2020 11:07:48 am
Okay great Ideas I really appreciate the feedback and I really miss you. Hope you are safe and keep washing hands!
Lexi Gee
3/24/2020 11:00:55 am
7:30- 9:00=waking up/breakfast
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:29:22 am
Hello Lexi,
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Caitlin Cooper
3/24/2020 12:05:08 pm
My stay at home day is relaxing. It is relaxing because I get my homework done and take little breaks in between. It’s also relaxing because I’m at home. I wish I were at school to see you guys, but this time with my family is awesome. I’m thinking about the corona virus and I think that schools are going to go on lock down for quite a long time. I think we shouldn’t be afraid of it, because I found out that corona means crown, so it’s caled the crown virus. My stay at home is nice, and I love spending time with my siblings and family.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:35:50 am
Hello Caitlin,
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Lillianna Rowe
3/24/2020 01:47:38 pm
We all need to stay together even if we can’t see eachother we have to stay in touch to keep this community together. Since we can’t really see each other or we all have to be six feet apart we should all look out for one another. Talk to our friends on the phone to see if they're okay because they might not be don’t lose friendships just because you can’t see each other. I've been doing a lot of self care during this time. I love to make myself feel better and be more confident. Like putting on face mask’s or cleaning my room. Since we all are just doing nothing at home we all love to eat but i've been running almost every day and working out at the track in paradise at night to keep me feeling healthy and good. I know we all are hating this but try to make the best of it!
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:42:46 am
Hello Lilly,
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Hunter Chavez
3/25/2020 10:18:33 am
Some ways I have found to build community and staying rooted in love is helping one another and being kind to people. One way I stay rooted in love is by being kind. The way I help someone is by listening to others when they ask for help. During my stay at home day I try to practice being kind and helpful in building our family community; sometimes it’s hard with my little brothers home too. My stay at home day looks like this; in the morning I get up and do my morning get ready for school day but instead of going to school when I’m ready I go to the kitchen table. I go through my classes and get my assigned work done. Once I'm done with my school work I like to find a quiet place and go play video games on my tablet. I also like building stuff with legos. Throughout the day I practice being kind and helpful by helping my mom with the chores around the house and I practice being patient with my brothers at home. Right now this is our community now that we're quarantined in the house.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:46:52 am
Greetings Hunter,
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Judd Williams
3/25/2020 11:16:06 am
What I am doing right now is obviously doing my blog and some things that I would change to make this experience better is I would be I would go back to school I wouldn't be here in my shop doing homework online but he doing homework online because it sucks obviously I live in a metal building so I don't get any internet or anything where I live so it really sucks because I have to go outside in the freezing cold weather and do all my homework I mean I could sit in the truck and stuff but it's still freezing can I have to use my Hotspot off of my phone which takes time and it just everything sucks right now and I would love to go back to school.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:53:38 am
Hello Judd,
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Josh.york
3/25/2020 03:17:21 pm
I think that we should go back to school because i don't like doing stuff at my house.covid 19 disease.i don't like this.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 11:58:30 am
Hello Josh,
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Lexi Gomes
3/25/2020 04:42:31 pm
Ways I have found to build a community is to keep it together, it is not always easy especially right now. But we have devices we talk to eachother on, but seeing eachother face to face is better. The ways I have been spending days are homework, getting ready for our baby chicks. And watching TV, having dinner, and a shower. It is pretty boring, I am excited to see everyone again because there is no one to hang out with, but my brothers and I prefer not to do that.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 12:04:57 pm
Hello Lexi,
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Sonny David-Malig
3/26/2020 03:11:45 am
Blog #26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 12:13:35 pm
Hello Sonny,
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Allison Freimuth
3/26/2020 09:56:31 am
Blog #26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 12:20:01 pm
Hello Allison,
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Elly Blair
3/26/2020 12:19:14 pm
I am going to explain what my day is like. Usually, my day is really stressful, but today is pretty calm. I work on my homework while my parents play games on their play stations. My sister (she is four) watches her tablet and runs around the house. I stay up on my bed when I work. My mom wants me to get ready for the day, but I am too lazy to get ready. What’s the point in getting ready anyway, I just stay in bed and work on my homework. I also do chores, just not as often now. That is my boring day, I do this almost every day. Have a great day!!!
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:18:38 pm
Hello Elly,
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Alaina McFarland
3/26/2020 01:54:04 pm
I have been trying to be more helpful around the house since we’ve been home all day. I’m trying to focus on being positive.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:27:01 pm
Hello Alaina,
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Allie Bess
3/26/2020 06:52:59 pm
Some ways I have found to build a community are to be kind and nice to each other. Being nice and kind to each other is important because if everyone was mean to each other that would make people leave and make people not what to come. My stay at home schedule is wake up around 6:00 or 6:30 and then i have breakfast and after breakfast i go into my room and read my book after that i do chore and clean my room after that i do whatever i want until i get bored and then when i am bored i work on school work until everything is done and then i go back to doing whatever i want and after that i go and eat diner and after diner i do whatever i want. That is my quarantine schedule.(Yes i know it is very boring)
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:29:58 pm
Hello Allie,
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Teagan Quigley
3/26/2020 07:45:15 pm
So far my days at home are basically just what I would do on any other weekend except I have homework. Some changes I will make to ensure that I walk away from this experience a better person are: Helping out around the house more, spending less time on electronics, and spending time with my family. I don’t understand how I could “build the community” during this time but I found that some ways to take care of each other are to communicate more even if it’s over a device.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:35:54 pm
Hello Teagan,
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Josiah Peters
3/27/2020 09:42:39 am
Josiah Peters
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:38:15 pm
Hello Josiah,
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Adrik Dyer
3/27/2020 09:47:36 am
Blog #26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:50:59 pm
Hello Adrik,
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Jayden Bunch
3/27/2020 10:30:45 am
Blog#26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 01:54:08 pm
Hello Jayden,
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Warren Banks
3/27/2020 10:32:56 am
Blog#26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:00:45 pm
Hello Warren,
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MICHAEL ANDERSON
3/27/2020 10:40:44 am
Right now the number one thing we can do to help our community is to stay home even though it is really boring. We can also check in on our neighbors, friends, and the elderly because it's really difficult and hard to stay inside for so long. My daily routine is trying to get school done in the morning and then find activities to do for the rest of the day.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:11:53 pm
Hello Michael,
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Caleb Pruis
3/27/2020 12:38:56 pm
What I do on my days home is get up watch TV eat then do homework for the day. After I do all my homework I watch stuff about the movie AVP on YouTube. And if I don't want to watch YouTube I play video games and watch Netflix.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:17:50 pm
Hello Caleb,
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Fatima Vazquez
3/27/2020 01:38:47 pm
My stay at home day is pretty boring and relaxing. When I wake up I get ready and eat breakfast. After I eat breakfast I start on my school work and I do part of it so I’m not doing school work for a long period of time. While I take a break I paint or build a puzzle or go outside. Then I get started on the other half of my work. During my day I like to put face masks on or paint my nails. At night I take a shower and get ready for bed. That’s also the time I like to read my book. When I’m done reading my book I watch a movie sometimes and go to bed.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:21:11 pm
Hello Fatima,
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Jillian Duran
3/27/2020 01:59:17 pm
Some ways I have found to build my community are to hangout with my more get to know them more. Normally my day is I wake-up up I'll get started on homework I'll have lunch while I watch TV then I'll do more homework and then I when I'm done I'll just relax and do some stuff but when im done sometimes I'll go outside if it's a nice day. I think what I do to make the most of my time is to hang out with my family and spend time with them and get to know them more.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:25:58 pm
Hello Jillian,
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Grace Meldrum
3/27/2020 02:14:59 pm
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:30:09 pm
Hello Grace,
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Ali Duitsman
3/27/2020 02:21:30 pm
Blog #26
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:35:29 pm
Hello Ali,
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AaRoN Davis
3/27/2020 03:10:27 pm
A way I have found to build the community is going out and playing basketball. even though it is a very little thing I think it is building a community, because every person who walks by who is walking their dog or just walking smiles a smile on someone's face what time is pretty important I think what's making them smile is seing someone actually outside enjoying the sun having fun. I think another way they are getting through this time calling or FaceTiming someone. In this terrible time a lot of people need to talk to someone like a friend that's why calling and FaceTiming is very important. What I'm doing to make most of the time go by is probably watching Netflix Are just hanging out in the living room with my family. I think I can walk away from this a better person by knowing anything can change So everyday the best you can and enjoy life as much as you can.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:40:33 pm
Hello Aaron,
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AaRoN Davis
4/2/2020 03:23:23 pm
Yeah I am finding a good balance, I think I might be able to beat the staff in a 8th as well.
Davis Limbaugh
3/27/2020 03:14:25 pm
Honestly the way to build communities is just being nice to one another. For most of my time i’m painting or playing basketball but I always take a chunk out of my day to hang out with my family. I think I should take more time to hang out with my family.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:44:11 pm
Hello Davis,
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Emberley Thornewood
3/29/2020 10:19:20 pm
My stay at home life is pretty boring so far and I haven’t learned much from this so far. All I've really learned is some cooking skills and a little more ukulele. Mostly all I've done so far is work. Some changes I may make to ensure that I come out of this a “better” person is get better at drawing, learn more ukulele, trying to be as positive as I can be.
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Mr. Reid
3/30/2020 02:47:20 pm
Hello Emberley,
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Joseph Vasquez
4/3/2020 11:22:44 am
I communicate with my family by just knowing what we want or we talk like normal people sometimes we don't know what we want but sometimes we don't get along with each other very well.
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Aaron Hernandez
4/3/2020 01:13:28 pm
I spend most of my time taking care of the baby and helping my mom out with stuff,and watch movies and spend time with my family
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Annie Gates
4/13/2020 12:33:03 pm
In my daily routine all I really do is time with my family try to do my school work if I don't get distracted. After I do all my work I spend some time outside and just enjoy the sun, after that I just sit and watch TV and try to do something productive.
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