TAKING NOTES

Taking notes is really important and helpful to you when you get back to school. It helps you remember everything that you did. By remermbering everything it will be a lot easier to write about what you did. You´ll be able to write really good notes if you're really focused. You might want to observe things by looking closely at them or draw a picture. I´ll teach you to take notes that are fantastic. Use your time well by asking good questions to get lots of information. Then, write main ideas on one side of your page and add a lot of details or explanations next to it. Another idea is to make a diagram. If you follow all of these tips you´ll take really good notes. – Salvador

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"A suggestion I have for other kids is to draw a little picture and put a note next to it so you'll remember what everything is. Or write a story about what you're doing or maybe even how you feel about being at Hidden Villa." - Uziel
"When you are taking notes you should really observe all that things that you are doing; to look around to make sure that you're remembering to add everything." - Fernando
"I think that Hidden Villa has helped me be a better writer by giving me more ideas to write poems about. Also, we take notes about all the information we learn. When we go back to class we turn all the information we have in our notes into essay plans." -Esteffany
"When I went to Hidden Villa the river reminded me of the river I went to in Mexico with my family. The rivers are important because they help the environment." - Javier