BMS AVID: January 2009

January 31, 2009

Disneyland

Disneyland

April 3, 2009

Students will have to maintain a 2.0 GPA and will have a grade check prior to the Disneyland trip. If a student has a "F" in any of their classes they will not be able to go on the trip. A "behavior check" will go around to all teachers in the month of March as well.

Bottom line:

DO YOUR HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK
Go to tutoring
Study for your test and quizzes
Behave in class
Mind your manners

8th Grade Field Trips

Museum of Tolerance
March 5th
8th grade AVID and ASB

Students will need to take a sack lunch from home or order one through the BMS cafeteria.

University California Riverside
Chicano Student Programs Youth Conference
April 25th

A contenetial breakfast will be provided.
Lunch will be provided by UCR.

More information will be provided.

7th Grade Field Trips

CSUSB
Periods 1 and 2
March 9th

CSUSB
Periods 3 and 7
March 11th

We will be leaving campus at 9:30 am and return to campus around 12:30 pm.
The students will go on a guided tour of the campus and will eat lunch in the college cafeteria. The students may take a sack lunch, order a sack luch through the BMS cafeteria or take $7 to buy lunch at CSUSB.

California Science Center
April 9th

More information to come.

January 25, 2009

Test Preparation Tips

Go to the bathroom before walking into the exam room, you don't want to waste anytime worrying about your bodily needs during the test.

Eat before a test, having food in your stomach will give you energy and help you focus, but avoid heavy foods which can make you groggy.

Go over any material from practice tests, HW's, sample problems, review material, the textbook, class notes...

Go to review, pay attention to hints that the instructor may give about the test. Take careful notes and ask questions about items you may be confused about.

For more helpful hints go to the source I used: http://www.testtakingtips.com/

Reducing Test Taking Anxiety

Being well prepared for the test is the best way to reduce test taking anxiety.

Try to maintain a positive attitude while preparing for the test and during the test.

Get a good night's sleep before the test.

Show up to class early so you won't have to worry about being late.

Stay relaxed, if you begin to get nervous take a few deep breaths slowly to relax yourself and then get back to work.

Read the directions slowly and carefully.

If you don't understand the directions on the test, ask the teacher to explain it to you.

Don't worry about how fast other people finish their test; just concentrate on your own test.

Focus on the question at hand; don't let your mind wander on other things.

January 8, 2009

VOCABULARY WORDS 2ND QUARTER 09

REFEREE
UMPIRE
OFFICIAL
JUDGE
ARBITRATOR

CARDIOVASCULAR
ENDURANCE
FLEXIBILITY
RELAX
LENGTHEN

ECCENTRIC
CONCENTRIC
MODERATE
VIGOROUS
INTENSITY

INCREASE
DECREASE
AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC
REPETITION

EFFICIENCY
ADEPT
ADAPT
PROFICIENT
BASIC

METHOD
RECOMMEND
PHYSICIAN
DIET
PERCENTAGE

CHALLENGE
WEIGHT
OBESE
ANOREXIA
BULIMIA

CALORIE
PROTEIN
CARBOHYDRATE
LIPID
FUEL

****Thank you Mr. Chavez for e-mailing me the list. ****

Required "a-g" Courses

a History/Social Science – 2 years requiredTwo years of history/social science, including one year of world history, cultures and geography; and one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government.

b English – 4 years requiredFour years of college-preparatory English that include frequent and regular writing, and reading of classic and modern literature. No more than one year of ESL-type courses can be used to meet this requirement.

c Mathematics – 3 years required, 4 years recommendedThree years of college-preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional geometry. Approved integrated math courses may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement, as may math courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades that your high school accepts as equivalent to its own math courses.

d Laboratory Science – 2 years required, 3 years recommendedTwo years of laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in at least two of these three foundational subjects: biology, chemistry and physics. Advanced laboratory science classes that have biology, chemistry or physics as prerequisites and offer substantial additional material may be used to fulfill this requirement, as may the final two years of an approved three-year integrated science program that provides rigorous coverage of at least two of the three foundational subjects.

e Language Other than English – 2 years required, 3 years recommendedTwo years of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and culture. Courses in languages other than English taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part of this requirement if your high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.

f Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 year requiredA single yearlong approved arts course from a single VPA discipline: dance, drama/theater, music or visual art.

g College-Preparatory Electives – 1 year requiredOne year (two semesters), in addition to those required in "a-f" above, chosen from the following areas: visual and performing arts (non-introductory level courses), history, social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science and language other than English (a third year in the language used for the "e" requirement or two years of another language).

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