Tuesday, November 26, 2013

November 26th, 2013

THANKS!
We do have a great deal to be thankful for this season. The Parents and Friends of Hancock Day school have provided us with a wonderful facility to flourish as a Middle School. We have supportive parents that donate their time and money so that our students receive the best educational experience at HDS. Our faculty and staff all have a commitment to our students that goes way beyond normal expectations. Most importantly, we have a TREMENDOUS group of students who are an engaged group of learners.

Everyone please have a safe and restful holiday. We will publish our normal blog with teacher notes on Monday, December 2nd.

Lastly, click below for:

An Invitation from Mrs. Wright

Friday, November 15, 2013

Announcements Nov.25th-26th

The 7th graders working on a probability lab with heredity.












WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Our trip to Second Harvest is Tuesday! Thank you to all who have contributed!

REMEMBERING
As I write this, I remember that 50 years ago today I was sitting in junior English when the announcement came that President Kennedy was shot and I was sitting in Chemistry when it was announced he died.  A stark reminder about how fragile life is and how much we have to be thankful for this season.

CARPOOL
Carpool has gotten noticeably crowded the past few days. We ask that if you are a middle school parent picking up your child in the white zone, please arrive no earlier than 3:10. This is to maintain an efficient carpool system and most importantly, ensure the safety of our kids.  
When driving on campus, please REFRAIN FROM CELL PHONE USE. There are literally hundreds of studies that show distracted driving causes accidents. Help us protect your child!

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Next week we will be having a special schedule on both Monday and Tuesday. Monday morning the school will be practicing from 8:30 – 9:30 for our Christmas Concert.  From 9:30 – 10:30 students from Savannah Country Day School will present a program on making choices to our students. From 10:30 – 1:00 we will hold abbreviated classes. AT 1:00 WE FEAST! Just a reminder that the feast is being catered this year so you do not need to bring food. We do, however, need paper products (cups, plates) and cutlery. Please contact Nella Maxwell if you would like to help supply something. At 2:00 there will be a special speaker talking about Social Media safety. Dismissal at normal time.

Tuesday we will be loading canned goods at 8:15 for our departure to Second Harvest. Half the students will go to Second Harvest at 9:00 and the other half at 10:30. The other portion of the morning will be spent at Fort Jackson participating in a history program. Lunch will be at the Fort with a return to HDS at 1:30. If your child participates in boxed lunch, they will receive their lunch. If not, please pack a lunch for your child.


DISMISSAL ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:30.  PLEASE PLAN ON PICKING UP YOUR CHILD AT THAT TIME. FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T MAKE THAT PICK UP TIME, CONTACT MS. EDIE (redie@hancockdayschool.org or 351-4500) and we will make arrangements to provide a structured time until normal pick up at 3:15.


DECEMBER!
December will be a busy time finishing up our first semester work.  There will be lots to cover and many assessments during this time.  ATTENDANCE THESE THREE WEEKS IS CRITICAL!  There will many review sessions preparing for quizzes, exams and the culminating first semester final examination. Those missing school will be at a distinct disadvantage. The final day of exams will be Friday, December 20th.  Again, it is critical to be here until the final “bell” to have the best opportunity to succeed.  Thursday and Friday, December 19th and 20th are half days of school.

NEXT WEEK’S BLOG
We will post a blog on Tuesday that will include teacher assignments for the week of December 2nd.

HAVE A SAVE AND THANKFUL HOLIDAY!

Some of our 8th graders volunteering at Second Harvest. 


Announcements: November 18th-22nd, 2013

The 7th graders in science lab


Philippines Relief 
We are currently collecting donations for a Philippines relief fund. Any amount from 25 cents to a few dollars will help. Your child can drop it off in the Middle School office or with their homeroom teacher. The last day for collection will be November 22nd. 


Food Bank Update


Please continue to bring in your canned goods and non-perishable food items now through November 22nd.  Also, don’t forget that if we reach our 1 ton goal that there will be a Teacher Edition of “Minute to Win It” held in the gym on November 25!!  





WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR

FALL ACTIVITIES END!
Our fall activities came to an end last Saturday as our cheer squads competed in the SPAL cheer tournament. Both squads performed EXCEPTIONALLY well, each finishing first in the dance category. Congratulations for a great season and thank you for all the support you gave our teams and school!
Students "bombed" the bulletin board with street art

SCHOOL VISITS
Eighth grade students visited St. Andrews Thursday and are scheduled to visit Savannah Country Day on Monday. As a follow up to the St. Andrews visit, the school is holding an Upper School open house on Monday, November 18th in Skinner Hall. If your child has an interest in St. Andrews this would be a good event to attend.

THANKSGIVING IS COMING!
We only have 7 class days remaining before the Thanksgiving break. Lots to do in so little time! On Tuesday, November 26th, the Middle School students will travel to Second Harvest to deliver the canned goods collected during the month of November. On that trip we will split into two groups so that we can assist in stocking shelves. One group will stock and the other group will have a program at Fort Jackson. Half way through the morning we will swap activities. Many thanks to all those parents who are assisting with transportation.

DRESS DOWN DAY DRESS CODE UPDATE
Dress down days are something we all look forward to and enjoy. If a student elects to wear leggings, they should also have on a top that extends to the length of the traditional uniform skirt. 

6TH GRADE NEWS

6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The sixth grade students are in the midst of writing their own creative short stories as a culminating activity for our short story unit. Rough drafts of this assignment are due on Monday, and the final draft will be due on Friday, November 22nd Next week students will also begin reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.  Just as I did with Anne Frank, I will give students a reading calendar outlining homework assignments as well as quiz and test dates during our study of the novel.  Students also have a quiz over lesson five in Wordly Wise on Thursday, November 21st

Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will review on Monday for the Chapter 5 test that students will take on Tuesday (11/19). Wednesday, we will jump right into Chapter 6 by comparing and ordering integers as well as adding and subtracting integers. This can be tricky for some students, so we will learn several methods to help make it “stick”. 

6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
We are finishing up our study of the atmosphere, heat transfer and winds. There will be a quiz on winds on Tuesday and an examination covering all three topics on Friday (Chapter 15). Monday we will go over homework questions, intro weather and review for Tuesday’s quiz; Tuesday will be quiz day plus preparation for the dew point lab; Wednesday will be the dew point lab; Thursday finish the lab and review for the examination; Friday is exam day for chapter 15.

6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders are beginning a new chapter next week. Last week’s activity on the layers of the Earth will continue to be helpful as we begin our study of earthquakes and volcanoes.  The students will look closely at faults and learn about the forces that move rocks and cause earthquakes. They will have a quiz on part of this chapter next Thursday.

6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 6th graders will continue to work with new verbs and vocabulary. We will finish up Chapter 2B on Wednesday and students will have a test on Thursday, November 21st. Next week we will also be discussing the difference between “ser” and “estar”. This can be a confusing concept so I encourage students to take advantage of my tutoring hours if it is unclear.


6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week in Ancient Civilizations we will be introducing our Egyptian Unit.  Students will receive their Ancient Egyptian project rubric and topics.  Students should expect to read Chapter 4-Lesson 1, define vocabulary, and answer review questions for homework. 

7TH GRADE NEWS

7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Seventh grade students are quickly wrapping up their study of myths, epics, and legends.  They will take a test over this unit on Friday, November 22nd In addition to reading and studying these types of stories, students are also trying their hand at writing some creation myths of their own.  The final draft of this composition is due on Wednesday, November 20th.  Students also have a quiz over lesson five in Wordly Wise on Tuesday, November 19th


Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will review on Monday for the Chapter 5 test that students will take on Tuesday (11/19). Wednesday, we will jump right into Chapter 6 by comparing and ordering integers as well as adding and subtracting integers. This can be tricky for some students, so we will learn several methods to help make it “stick”.

7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will be completing our exploration of Chapter 5 by discussing parallel and perpendicular lines (5.5).  Students will learn how to identify if lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.  In addition, they will learn how to create parallel and perpendicular lines using slope.  On Thursday, we will review Chapter 5 and Friday there will be a test.


7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
The seventh graders have finished their detailed study of the mitosis, meiosis and DNA this week.  The culmination of this chapter was a lab in which the students constructed a 3-D model of DNA. Their test will be on Wednesday of next week. After the test the students will start their last chapter of the semester which looks at heredity.

7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th graders will continue to work with the new verbs and vocabulary. We will finish up Chapter 8A on Wednesday and students will have a test on Thursday, November 21st. I encourage students to take advantage of my tutoring hours if they need help reviewing or with homework.


7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American history we will finish Chapter 3 and have a test on Chapter 3 on Thursday November 21st.  We will continue working on our timeline class projects. All of the students have some exciting ideas and I’m looking forward to see how their ideas take form. Students should expect to read Chapter 3-Section 4, answer review questions, and prepare for the chapter test.    

8TH GRADE NEWS
The 8th graders on their tour of St. Andrews

8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The 8th graders made body biographies for various characters from "To
Kill a Mockingbird" as part of our study of the novel.
The eighth graders are almost done with our study of To Kill a Mockingbird. Today students turned in their body biographies, and next week we will begin taking ideas from this assignment and turning them into a character analysis essay. Students also have a test over the novel coming up on Wednesday, November 20th

8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders are looking at matter in its different phases. They are learning how energy transfer influences each particular state. They will perform a lab which looks at the energy needed to change water from a solid to a gas. They will have a quiz at the end of the week.  

7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will be completing our exploration of Chapter 5 by discussing parallel and perpendicular lines (5.5).  Students will learn how to identify if lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.  In addition, they will learn how to create parallel and perpendicular lines using slope. On Thursday, we will review Chapter 5 and Friday there will be a test.



8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Advanced Algebra/Introduction to Geometry (Grade 8) class, we will review the second half of Chapter 11 (11.3 – 11.5) on Tuesday and then have our test spread out over Wednesday and Thursday. It is a longer test than usual because although it is only covering 3 sections, there was a lot of material, particularly in sections 11.4 (Pythagorean Theorem) and 11.5 (finding distance and midpoints). The test will focus more on conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization.

8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th graders will finish up Chapter 3B and their test will be on Friday, November 22nd Due to high school visits, the 8th graders will miss Spanish class on Monday, November 18th. I encourage students to take advantage of my tutoring hours if any of the information from the chapter is unclear.  


8th American Government with Mrs. English 
This week in American government we will discuss the application of the Constitution (Chapter 3-Section 2) and how it exists as an enduring document (Chapter 3-Section 3). We will wrap up our study of the Constitution with a test on Chapter 3 on Thursday November 21st

Friday, November 8, 2013

Announcements Nov. 11th-15th, 2013

Local artist Katherine Sandoz showing her work to the 7th graders. Hancock is VERY lucky to have her!


Savannah artist, painter and illustrator Katherine Sandoz is teaming up with Ms. Oosterhoudt to facilitate the Middle School community in creating a large scale fiber art piece which will hang in Hancock Hall.  The students will be cutting, folding, stitching, stapling, shredding, rolling and dying recycled materials from the Middle School building to create this sure to be fantastic work of art.  The project will be done over the next 5 months and we will keep you updated on our progress!  Katherine was here visiting with all the Middle School classes this week sharing her work, examples of Public Art, Street Art and fiber works from around the world. 

Katherine Sandoz has shown her work worldwide and we are lucky to have her participation!  Check out her website at www.katherinesandoz.com


FOOD BANK UPDATE
We are well on our way to reaching our goal of donating 2,000 pounds of canned goods to Second Harvest Food Bank. You can bring in your canned goods and non-perishable food items now through November 22nd.  Also, don’t forget that if we reach our 1 ton goal that there will be a Teacher Edition of “Minute to Win It” held in the gym on November 25!!  



EXTRA CURRICULAR 

The 5-6th Football Cheerleaders coached by Lindsey Giddens and the 6-8th Varsity Competition Cheerleaders coached by Cindy Drew will compete tomorrow in the S.P.A.L. Cheer Competition at St. Peter’s Apostle, 12:00-2:00pm.  


WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR

AWARDS PROGRAMS
From time to time, the Middle School office receives materials from organizations offering students a chance to attend conferences and programs. Usually these programs are located in major cities like Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago and others. With the exception of the Duke TIP program, we have not endorsed or participated in these programs as a school. 

The process for participation in these programs follows a common format. The school nominates a list of outstanding students and forwards these nominations onto the sponsoring organization. The sponsoring organization then contacts families to promote student enrollment and participation. If a student decides to participate, the family is responsible for tuition, transportation and chaperoning at the conference. Hancock Day School does not provide those services.

In the past we have not forwarded information about these opportunities onto families since we provide no support or endorsement for any particular event.  That said, I would not want someone to miss an opportunity that a family feels appropriate. Therefore, when I receive these invitations in the future, I will note them in our weekly newsletter. 

I received information from Envisions about a Washington conference entitled “Foundations of leadership I:  Bringing History to Life.”  That information can be viewed in my office or online at www.envisionexperience.com.  I must submit nominations by November 15th so if you are interested, I need to know by Wednesday, November 13th.

STATE OF THE SCHOOL
The Hancock Day School Board of Trustees and the Hancock Administration invite all Hancock families to the annual STATE OF THE SCHOOL ADDRESS, Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 6:30 pm in Hancock Hall.

UPCOMING SCHOOL VISITS
 The 8th grade class will be visiting St. Andrews School Thursday, November 14th, Savannah Country Day on Monday, November 18th and Savannah Arts Academy on Monday, November 25th (see below for Arts Academy tour description).

I have arranged a special tour of the Savannah Arts Academy on Monday morning, November 25th.  This tour is only for students in the 8th grade seriously considering applying to the Academy.  A special note about this application process.  It is a DEMANDING process, not to be entered into lightly.  If you have not already given serious consideration to attend the Arts Academy, you probably are too late to submit a successful application.  Why?  The application comes in two parts.  The first part is the academic requirements.  This is not unlike what all of our other schools require.  All of our current 8th grade students would do well on this section.  The second section is the audition section.  Each area at the Arts Academy requires an audition and/or portfolio to be submitted and adjudicated.  This process is explained in detail on the school’s website.  To prepare for a successful audition or assemble an acceptable portfolio most applicants begin well ahead of this time and often employ a tutor and or coach to provide support.  If a student submits an acceptable academic application and a successful portfolio/audition application all those names are sent to an independent company in Texas that randomly picks those that will be selected to fill a limited number of seats.  This is a new step in the process this year.  Last year SAA had about 2 applicants for every seat. The top students in each category do not get accepted, it is a random draw among those students submitting successful application packages.

Touring the Savannah Arts Academy is a family event.  The admissions director has offered to host a special tour for Hancock Day School families.  To reserve a space on that tour (Monday, November 25th in the morning), you must get your names to me by Wednesday, November 13th.  I will confirm the reservation with SAA and meet you at the school for the tour.  Details will follow to all those interested in this tour.  You are always welcome to take the general tour given by the school.  Those dates are listed on the School’s website.

QUARTER ONE HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to all those who earned High Honors distinction (95 or greater) or Honors distinction (90-94).  Job well done!

High Honors

Eighth Grade
Madeline Mascolo, Alex Mason, Virginia Maxwell, Allie Rathbun, Mason Stoever

Seventh Grade
McKenna Bazemore, Ally Best, Lexi Dixon, Caroline Gilpin, Will Gladden, Ashley Lanier, Carlisle McCullough, Hunter Simpson, Anson Siu, Isabel Stafford

Sixth Grade
Lily Allen, Hailey Arnett, Joshua Hameed, Aidan Henriksen, Selia Hooten, Charlie Ippolito, Rachel Mascolo, Taylor Mason, Emma Saunders

Honors

Eighth Grade
Lucy Batchelor, Kaitlyn Rowe, Jessica Tucker

Seventh Grade
Rowan Burgess, Elizabeth Hayes, Reid Markowitz, Miles Silva, Anna Giles Truax

Sixth Grade
Sydney Bacon, Lily Horton, Mallory Lockett, Caroline Massey, Libby Mattocks, Madigan Mourning, Elsa Paulick, Alaina Rachlin, Noah Wolfe

6TH GRADE NEWS


6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Students are wrapping up our study of short stories, and we have a test coming up on Tuesday, November 12th.  Students already have a detailed study guide for this, and they should also spend time reviewing the quiz that we took on Wednesday.  We will review in class on Monday as well.  Once we have the test behind us, students will begin writing creative short stories.  This assignment will count as a major paper grade, and the rough draft will be due on Friday, November 15th.  Final drafts will be due on Wednesday, November 20th.  Next week we will also begin working with lesson five in Wordly Wise, as well as exploring adverbial prepositional phrases and appositives.

Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will journey further into Chapter 5 learning how to divide fractions and mixed numbers.  We will also discuss customary units (units we use in the United States such as feet, miles, and ounces) and how to convert them.  Due to the State of School Address on Tuesday at 6:30pm (which we hope you will attend!) students will not have homework that night.  Students will receive a math facts quiz outline on Wednesday and will take their math facts quiz on Friday (11/15) in class.  The Chapter 5 test will take place on Tuesday, November 19.

6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
This week we will finish up our discussion of heat and heat transfer and cover the movement of air on Earth. There will be two quizzes on short sections of the book. Tuesday’ quiz will be heat and heat transfer and Friday’s quiz will be air movement. Homework – prepare for quiz; Tuesday – Sleep in preparation for OLSAT test on Wednesday; Wednesday – Read 439 – 443 w/notes; Thursday – study for quiz on Friday (which we might not get to!  Check on Wednesday)

6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth grade will finish their chapter on plate tectonics next week.  At the first of the week, they will spend time learning about the layers of the Earth that compose the plates and the layer responsible for the plate movement. They will also have a lab activity dealing with tectonics that will help illustrate the slow pace of this process. They will review in class on Thursday and have their test on Friday.  

6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 6th grade will continue to work with the verbs and vocab from their new chapter. Grammatically, this chapter covers prepositions. Student will have a graded listening activity and a vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 15th. Students should continue to practice their Spanish at home and sign up for tutoring hours should they need help.

6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week we will complete the Akkadian Empire and pick topics for our ancient Egyptian unit projects.  We will have a test on Chapter 3 (Lessons 1,2, and 5) on Thursday November 14th. We will also have a geography assessment on Central America and the Caribbean Islands on Friday November 15th. For homework students will primarily be studying and completing a study guide for the chapter test.  

7TH GRADE NEWS


7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
7th grade art
Next week students will continue to explore the oral tradition and folk tales as we read a few more myths, epics, and legends, and examine the differences between these three different types of stories.  In the  early part of next week students will try their hand at writing some of their own creation myths, and by the week’s end all students should have a solid understanding of the differences between these three types of stories, as well as an understanding of what it means to be an epic hero.  We will take a brief quiz over epics and the epic hero on Thursday, November 14th Students will be ready for a test over this unit on Friday, November 22nd.  Additionally, we will also be working our way through lesson five in Wordly Wise as well as exploring participles and participial phrases.

Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Pre-Algebra, we will continue in Chapter 5 learning how to multiply and divide fractions with variables, as well as using multiplicative inverses to solve equations.  On Monday, students will receive their math facts quiz outline and students will take the math facts quiz on Wednesday.  The Chapter 5 test will take place on Wednesday, November 20.

7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will begin Chapter 5 by continuing our discussion of linear equations.  Students will learn how to write the equation of a line when given either the slope of a line and a point on that line or two points on the line.  We will also discuss point-slope form versus slope-intercept form of linear equations (5.1 – 5.3).

7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
After learning about the cell cycle and mitosis, on Monday the seventh graders will have an activity dealing with mitosis. They will then be introduced to meiosis. Meiosis is a specialized process that produces only germ cells. Both of these processes are important in the life of cells and students can easily get them mixed up.  It is important that your student reviews daily in order to be ready for a possible pop quiz next week. The test will be the following week.

7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will begin Chapter 8A. We will be covering travel vocabulary, more verbs in the preterite tense, and expression of time. Students will have a graded listening activity and a vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 15th.  Students should continue to practice their Spanish at home and sign up for tutoring hours should they need help.

7th American History with Mrs. English
This week we will finish our notes on the backcountry of the Colonies and turn our focus towards chapter 3- Section 4 “The Southern Colonies.”  Students should expect a quiz on chapter 3- section 3 on Tuesday November 12th and a geography assessment on Central America and the Caribbean Islands.  For homework students will answer review questions and define vocabulary from Chapter 3-Section 4.  

8TH GRADE NEWS


8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Next week students will continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird.  In addition to reading the text, we are also studying contextual vocabulary words and analyzing character development as we create body biographies for various characters in the novel.  We will eventually turn some of the ideas from our body biographies into the basis for a character analysis essay.  Students have a quiz over chapters 11-21 on Wednesday, November 19th.  Our test over novel is scheduled for the following Wednesday, November 20th.

8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
Next week the eighth graders will start a new chapter on states of matter. In looking at the different states the students must keep in mind that the particles in matter are never still, but are always in motion. The amount of motion, due to energy, is responsible for each particular state.  Over the next week and a half they will perform some labs that demonstrate the transfer of energy which causes a change in state.

7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will begin Chapter 5 by continuing our discussion of linear equations.  Students will learn how to write the equation of a line when given either the slope of a line and a point on that line or two points on the line.  We will also discuss point-slope form versus slope-intercept form of linear equations (5.1 – 5.3).

8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Advanced Algebra/Introduction to Geometry course, we will start the week by continuing our discussion of the Pythagorean Theorem by using it to find distances.  This will lead into our discovery of the distance formula.  We will also discuss the formula for finding the midpoint of a line segment (11.4 – 11.5).  By the end of the week, we will have completed Chapter 11 and will have a test on it the next week.

8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will begin Chapter 3B. This chapter explains how to give and ask for directions to specific places. Grammatically, this chapter covers direct objects and irregular verbs in the present progressive tense. Students will have a graded listening activity and a vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 15th. Student should continue to practice their Spanish at home and sign up for tutoring hours should they need help.

8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week we will continue our analysis of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.  We will consider if our rights and “contract” with our government is still upheld today. We will have a quiz on chapter 3- section 1 on Wednesday November 13th.  We will continue our study of geography with an assessment on Friday November 15th on Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Students should expect to answer review questions and define vocabulary from chapter 3-section 2 for homework.  




May 21st - May 25th

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