Sep 03 2009
MadWords v2016
Hello, and welcome to MadWords version 2016!
This is the site where you will find a boatload of class information (handouts, assignments, teacher postings, student comments, etc.).
The easiest thing to do is to bookmark the page once you have navigated to it.
I am pumped about this school year, I really am. This is not something that I say at the beginning of each year (you can ask brothers or sisters or cousins or moms or dads or neighbors or even a cat). There is something about this upcoming year, I don’t know what it quite is, that tells something wonderful is peeking around the corner.
Call it intuition. Call it silly. Call it a cab, whatever. There is no denying that it is true!
So, here is hoping that you are excited as well about your first year of middle school.
You only have one very first time at everything.
Make your first day at Hayes one you will always remember. Even if it turns out to be outrageously funny!
All right, all right, I really look forward to meeting each of you next week.
Have a fabulous weekend.
And go you White Sox!
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Hi-
This is David one of your new students.
Just felt like dropping in and saying hi.
-David A.
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Hi Mr.Madden-
You know that the first day of school you introduced yourself a little and then you somehow got to the topic of languages, and you said that you speak a little spanish. well i want to now about that,where did you learn it? in high school or not, because guess what! i’m fully mexican.i came here 3 years ago, and get really interested in people that know or are mexican. so just write back or tell me some time in school.
ok see you around
laura d. new at 6th
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mrmadden Reply:
September 8th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Laura,
Yep, I grew up in Chicago, but didn’t take Spanish in high school (Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago). Instead, I learned from a lot of my Hispanic friends who were either Mexican or Puerto Rican. I ended up spending scads of time at their houses, eating meals, so the moms and dads and especially grandmas taught me a little bit.
I did take two years of Spanish at Michigan State University, though, so I did take some classes eventually.
Thanks for asking, Laura, and I am glad you are in my class!
-Mr. M
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hey mr. madden,
im in your first hour this year and i just wanted to get on and say hi!
-amanda l.
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mrmadden Reply:
September 8th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Amanda! Welcome.
Like I said first hour (and all hours), I am really excited about this school year. Not quite sure why, just something about you people.
See you in MadWords!
-Mr. M
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Hello everyone viewing this comment. If you haven’t all ready, check out the youtube video posted on this site. It’s called How was School Today, Ned if that helps any. Good luck finding.
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mrmadden Reply:
September 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
(You can find that video on this posting by clicking here
!) Shh!
-Mr. M
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The fist 2 days of school have passed by slow hopefully tomorrow is faster
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mrmadden Reply:
September 9th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Jon,
Hang in there! The year will start to take off, and you will be launched into the vortex of “Yow! What happened to sixth grade?!”
-Mr. M
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alli h Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
@mrmadden, are we allowed to chew gum in class.
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alli h Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
@Jon W., it felt slow for me to.
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You are right it has gone slow.
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See you guys tomorrow.
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I just noticed that there are a lot of stuff still here from 2007 and 2008. Weird. [:)
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mrmadden Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
David,
Yes, I left some older comments in for a while until you guys get the hang of it–which you certainly seem to be doing!
-Mr. M
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Ohhhhhhhh…… That makes it clear. :0
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Mr. Madden you are the funniest teacher EVER!
You are also the nicest person EVER!
You are soooo cool!!!!!!!
Lauren R.
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mrmadden Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Lauren,
You are too kind. And, you did a fantastic job as the camera operator this morning!
-Mr. M
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Lauren R. Reply:
September 19th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
sorry this is so late replying
but thanks i have one of the same
exact camera’s at home so it wasn’t a huge challenge
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hi mrmadden so far you are my fav teacher.
alli h
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Me too.
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Hi everyone. Have a good weekend.
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why do we have to check out novels????
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mrmadden Reply:
September 11th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Steph,
Um, well, because with novels you get to disappear from the classroom into the story–no lie!
-Mr. M
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Mr. Madden are the best teacher in the world have a good week and thanks for the jolly rancher your awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :^()+<
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mrmadden Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Aaron,
You are welcome!
-Mr. M
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hi
have a question are we allowed to chew gum during class?
alli h
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mrmadden Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Alli,
Ask me at the beginning of class!
-Mr. M
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Hi Mr Madden! I know it has nothing to do with English but I want someones opinion, in band, I am stuck between saxaphone or percussion. Which one sounds fun to you?
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mrmadden Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Amanda,
Hmm, well, it is just my opinion, but I have always thought that percussion would be a gas to play!
-Mr. M
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Nice job, Lauren!
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Mr. Madden,
quick question when i was in Mr. Root’s
today we had Mrs. Taylor come in and told us that gum wasn’t
allowed in the school. But teachers say that we can chew gum in class. I am sooooooo confused!
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mrmadden Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Lauren,
The official ruling is no gum. However, sometimes teachers don’t hear or see kids chewing, so they don’t get busted.
Use you best judgment.
Mr. M
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ok cool was so confused!
Thanks!!
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Never mind Mr.Madden I found it.
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Hey Mr. Madden,
I wanted to know when you where going to put the x.c. ? up on the blog see you in class!!!!!! Also can we still turn in green team permission slips tomarow?
Alli
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mrmadden Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Alli,
The new XC goes up in the morning!
Yep, you can still turn in GT slips tomorrow.
See you in MadWords,
Mr. M
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Mr. Madden,
I know this isn’t an ELA question but I was wondering…
If a question said has there been any exploration attempts by humans to planet earth how would you answer it???
If you have any idea please post it! Thank you!!
~Lauren
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mrmadden Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Lauren,
Hmm. Now, is that the exact wording in the question? What I mean is that sometimes questions are formed to have something hidden within the question itself. A sort-of trick question.
I didn’t Google this, so my first, gut reaction is that, yes, there has been exploration attempts by humans to planet Earth if one considers exploring unchartered territory while it was and is still unchartered. Like the oceans, for example, most of the oceans on Earth haven’t been fully explored, nor has the subterranean aspect, you know, digging down deep into and past the Earth’s mantle.
Let me know how this goes, Miss L.
-Mr. M
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Lauren R. Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Mr. Madden,
Thanks my mom told me to put down like Christopher Columbus because he explored the earth. So thanks for the idea it was kind of a tricky question!!!! Thanks!
~Lauren R.
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MR.MADDEN!!!!!!
YOU ROCK!!!!!
alli
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