BMS AVID: September 2009

September 28, 2009

Hispanic Heritage Month

The students created Loteria Cards for Hispanic Heritage Month. We had Idea Boards that the students added to every Period. The lesson took exactly 35 minutes from start to finish.

September 15, 2009

Tutorials

Today was the first Tutorial with tutors this year. Great Job Everyone! Thank you Tutors.

September 13, 2009

A "Shout Out"

AVID and Mr. Krivanek were given a "shout out" on the BMS home website.

Always do your best
Do all you can
Very good grades
Any day you can make a change
Now is the time to learn
Carry out all your assignments
Everyone has something they are good at
Many people succeed
Every day is an opportunity
Never give up
Today is the day I pass

Via

Independent
Never be late
Do your best
Intelligent students
Very prepared students
I will try my best
Determined to do good
Understand better
Ask a lot of questions
Learning new things

Does homework every night
Excited for AVID
Turns in homework
Entertainment comes after homework
Reads every night
My work will always come first
I read in my room
Never do drugs
Always motivated
To accomplish my goal
I will never be tardy...
Out of all the days at school
Never talk to strangers

David, Raymond, Justin, Eduardo / Julissa, Denisse, Marlene, Luis / Ana , Christopher, Jose, Larry

September 8, 2009

Goals

The theme this year is ...

Creating Strong Roots and Branching Out to the Future

The Ideal AVID Student

Ms. Lopez-Sevilla

Mr. Lucero

Under Construction... pictures soon to come.

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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