Happy New Year Everyone!
Welcome back and let’s hit the ground running with only a few weeks left in the semester.
First priority is your “B or better” on track status. Then it is our alumni homecoming event Thursday where seniors can meet with our graduates and discuss all things “Post Schurz.”
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Greetings and Salutations AVID Students! I was remiss in getting this out yesterday, but here we are so let’s take a look at your week:
AVID 12 – College applications, scholarship searches and DOG reports highlight your week. Your scholarship search activity is due identifying 3 applications you will submit to try to cover some out-of-pocket college expenses. In addition we are reviewing your college applications and finalizing match schools. You should have a blog and a DOG reflection in the works.
AVID 9 – It’s poetry and PSAT scores this week! We will be diving into your PSAT scores to figure out what they mean, and setting up a plan to raise your score by April. Also, we will reflect on our DOG reports and this will be a requirement every time you receive one. These will be placed in your AVID binder (in the AVID section) with all of your DOG reports.
As Bugs Bunny says, “That’s all, folks.” Have a great week!
So here we are in the first full week of December.
AVID 12 – Seniors, you are finishing college apps and we are undertaking a series of activities designed to get you used to the time and thought that should go into a blog post each week. We are using the Iceberg Illusion to document our senior journeys on the surface and below the surface as shown in Sylvia Duckworth’s illustration and a blog post on the real truth about success.
AVID 9 – Freshmen, we are continuing to complete our transferable and self management skills of our personal parachutes. In addition, we have taken a personality test to determine what our dominant style is – Helper, Thinker, Organizer, or Collaborator. We have taken a direct approach to getting our agendas in use and begin each class with a homework reminder. Thursday, you will be taking stock of how you have done so far. Finally, Friday, we will revisit College Greenlight, our second site to Raise.Me that will help us locate scholarship dollars.
Have a great week!
Greetings Everyone!
I hope you had a fantastic break filled with family, friends, and food. I know I sure did! (I think I am still stuffed from the turkey.) So, let’s take a look at how we will get back into the swing of things as we turn toward December:
Seniors – AVID 12 – We are beginning the home stretch for college applications and required ILP tasks that we can get done. That means your 3 match, and 1 safety should be heading to the finish. Also, your Brag Sheet, personal statement & FAFSA should be completed. Don’t forget to update your Naviance accounts as you add applications and request transcripts or recommendations. We are also beginning our mini-unit on research provided by Google Ed. to help us be ready for our required research project this year. Say it with me now, 1-2-3…”Yay!”
Freshmen – AVID 9 – First and foremost, we are taking a more direct approach to using our binders and agendas with daily time at the start of class for homework input, and weekly binder checks. We are continuing our Parachute project by finishing our skill work to identify our transferable and internal skills. Then, before we break for the new year, we will read and learn about mandalas and create our own with a reflective essay. Finally, we are continuing our tutorials with a focus on choosing the right subjects and questions and how to write high level reflections.
Report Card Pick-up Night is this Thursday, November 16, 2017. Please note: I will be at a training during the day and expect to return to Schurz by 4:30 PM.
9th Grade AVID the mandatory Student/Parent Meeting is Thursday at 5 PM in Room 120. Mr. Umana and I will introduce your parents to AVID and we will ALL sign the contract. I look forward to seeing you there!
Senior students and parents feel free to make an individual appointment if we don’t connect Thursday.
Quarter 2 begins this week, but remember you do not receive credit until February so your average in all of your classes keeps rolling. There is no re-start!
So, what is going on this week? Take a look and see what’s on the schedule…
November 6-10
Senior Seminar
M- survey + SAR quiz preparation with links in Google Classroom
T- St. Augustine visit + SAR Quiz
W- Match School 3 app/Reach 1
Th- College application assessment
F – Personal Statement – final
AVID 12
M – blog rubric/clean up Naviance
T – Guided TRF – College Application Assessment
W – blog 2/comments (new rubric used)
Th – TBA: complete discussions/article for discussion Friday
F – fishbowl discussion
AVID 9
M – thank you letters for Donor’s choose (Google Classroom)
T – College Week Live Work day – slide & notes due (Google Classroom)
W – presentations
Th – presentations
F – TBA
This is the final week of Q1! That was too fast. So this is our schedule for the Week of Oct 30th…
Senior Seminar Students you are continuing your goal to MATCH college applications. Remember you now have a required exit ticket to receive participation points for your work each day we have independent work time. Be sure to send screen shots, emails, drafts to show your work.
AVID 12
Monday: Blog Post 1; About Me page up
Tuesday: TRF
Wednesday: App 2 + HW: scholarship
Thursday: Scholarship Due
AVID 9
Monday: skills check of stories pages 15, 16, 17. Write your skills from the charts directly on each story
Tuesday: College Week Live virtual college fair preparation; HW college fair pre-work
Wednesday: College Fair HW -slide outline
Thursday: collaborative slide post; letter outline for Donors choose
Have a great week!
Dear Seniors,
Ms. Taylor and I expect to see YOU at this FUN EVENT! Don’t be a GHOST – Be there!
Join us for SCHOLAR-WEEN!!!
You can get one on one help with your applications next WEDNESDAY after school in the college room!
Need help starting your personal statement? We got you!
Don’t know what colleges should be on your app list? We got you!!
Need a kick in the butt to get started?? We can help you with that too!!
Dear AVID 9,
If you received a grade lower than 70% on your Cornell Notes quiz Friday, you must visit the Success Room (room 209) Tuesday or Wednesday to re-rake the quiz for a higher grade. NOTE: Success Room is CLOSED Thursday due to PSAT testing.
Thank you,
It’s Homecoming Spirit Week @ Schurz. Be sure to dress in the theme for the day and celebrate how great it is to be a Bulldog! In AVID we have a few big ticket items on our agenda:
Let’s have a great week and see you at the Homecoming football game at noon on Saturday @ Lane Stadium!
