All students, please take the Advisory Survey if you have not
Take it here: http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=KMONGM_7a18cbba
Advisory – Turn in your reflection paper and take the survey on the SAS-Advisory Webpage
Precalculus- Per 1, Take the exam, all must be in. Per 6- keep studying
Statistics- Have you take the thatquiz final? Have you brought in the 6 Questions and the Inference for Proportion Set? Those are zeros. Turn in WHATEVER YOU GOT.
Geometry- Congrratulations to Hope for getting 100% on ALEKS. She doesn’t have to take the final! The rest of you study hard and keep upping your scores! Check ENGRADE and let me know what is missing!
Calculus- Need you guys to return the GREY BOOKS to me. Some of you (John, Richard, Jeuls, Adriel ) need to SHOW me all your work
No Advisory Meeting Today.
You may turn in your final reflection essays and finish them tomorrow,
Grade Sheets Out
Prepare to Turn in out of 40 points
Work on your final essays/miniessays
If you have a C or lower in advisory, because you have failed to turn in stuff, etc and you want a B… You better write some good stuff, including explanations of responsibility, cooperation and organization
Grading Sheets Out: Title It “Study Hall- Looking Backward,Looking Forward”
Parent Letters, with additional paragraph about why it is late
You may STUDY/ORGANIZE today (quietly) and write two specific sentences for the 10 points or start your final assignment which is due Tuesday next week.
Your final Assignment- Counting as 100 POINTS for next week (2 + weeks worth of points) is to write an ESSAY or a series of MINI-ESSAYS (approx 5 paragraphs total – Front and Back of a Page) using any combination of the following prompts (Choose 2-4 probably):
There will be no grade sheet next week
Looking Backward, Looking Forward Prompts
- How is high school different than junior high?
- What are three things you learned this year (2 specific/one general or two general/one specific)
- Two things you are going to do this summer and why (one to make you smarter)
- Two things you are looking forward to next year
- Your favorite and least favorite classes this year and why
- Your biggest mistake and greatest success this year
- Your thoughts about Advisory and what you would assign if you were the advisory teacher
You will be graded based on the quality and appropriateness of the writing for 100 points
Grading Sheets Out- Title it “Academic Vocab Wrap-Up”
1. Get Final Academic Vocabulary- Turn it in to SAS office for prize/recognition
On Grading sheet, use two academic vocabulary words in sentences for today’s 10 points
2. Pick Up Uncleared absence forms if needed
3. Have you turned in the parent letter (if needed)/last week’s grading form? It must be in if you want the best possible grade.
4. Pick up Certificate of 9th Grade Completion when called. If you don’t get one, that means you probably had Fs in the 3rd quarter grade. You need to pass all your classes to advance– what are you doing to change that? Working like crazy? Signed up for summer classes?
5. Study Study Study- Read, reread, look at old tests and notes, research online
Organize Organize Organize- Make flashcards, formula sheets, summary notes
Take each subject and collect all of the important papers for the Final in order. If you don’t need it anymore, recycle it or if it is one sided, donate to Mr. Lange
Mr. Benainous is looking for students who would succeed at AP Computer Science Next Year
You shold already be pretty good with computers, math and logic. Any programming experience is a huge plus.
Check out the course, and if you are interested, contact him or your counsellor
Mr. B’s Homepage: http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116643&type=u&rn=9089355
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_compscia.html?compscia
Are your parent letters in? If not, turn them in for last weeks points and credit. If not, big problems. Better add a paragraph to your letter explaining your failure in responsibility for turning it in a week late on Monday.
Ms. Brown will be visiting on Monday and phone calls home is part of the plan.
Grading sheets out- Title it Mentor Program Survey
Write: My mentor is _________________ from ______________ advisory. I would like to keep/not keep him/her as a mentor if we continue this again next year because __________________________
Complete the Mentor Survey and attach your ideas for improving the program (if we continue it) next year
Remember, our goals of the Mentor program were
1. To make you feel more comfortable with older students- did it work? why not?
2. To give you someone to go to for academic help- did it work? why not?
3. To give you someone you could ask personal questions of- did it work? why not?
4. To make you aware of what your future at HHS could involve and of sports/clubs/opportunities
We tried to meet once a month on a Friday. Bad or good? Which day would be better? How often?
We did some academic planning advice and some article reading and some team games. What activities were best? What activities should be included next year?
Staple you and your mentors ideas to the survey.
Grading Sheets Out!
Be sure to write two sentences about your activity today
Letter to parents re: grades out to turn in.
Get Crimson Chronicle- Enjoy
Get Uncleared Absence Forms- Clear Them
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Option 1: Study Hall– Focus on those Fs, Ds and Cs and how you are going to raise them
Option 2: Create a Final Planning Calender
Th June 3
Fr June 4
Weekend 5/6
Mon June 7
Tue June 8
Weds June 9
Thurs June 10
Fri June 11
Sat/Sun June 12/13
Mon June 14
Tue June 15
Wed June 16 Finals Per 1/2
Thurs June 17 Finals Per 3/4
Fri June 18 Finals Per 5/6
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Mentor Day Tomorrow- Bring Materials that they can help you study with and questions about how to prepare for Sophomore year,
Make your own 3 day, 30 point grading sheet
Turn in parent letter for last week’s points if needed, if not, turn in something from last week and list your grades
Title today: Hashiwokakero Puzzles
hashiwokakero puzzles – Google Search.
1. Take out parent signed report card letter – must be checked in to get passing advisory grade. Additional points off last week if I don’t get it by tomorrow
2. Make your own grading sheet for this week (fold half/half top and bottom creases- Dates June 2, 3, 4)
Total out of 40
Title Today’s Grading Sheet: Wake up, Get Motivated, Get to Work
Option 1: Set out to do something about those low grades- make a geometry formula sheet/study guide?
Option 2: Civ blogging is a worthwhile skill
Civ Checklist: Map, Flag, Constitution, Olympic Game, Monument, Motto, National Items and Explanations (Tree, Animal, Etc)
Option 3: Civilization Mural- take the design ideas from last week and get Artsy!
