BMS AVID: October 2009

October 31, 2009

AVID Shirts

Front - Bloomington Middle School and AVID w/ Yellow Figure

Back - Decades of Dreams

$11

There are two styles.

T-shirt (above) and Misses Cut (below)

October 20, 2009

Computer Lab

Picture source: http://www.collegeflagsandbanners.com

Links you can use,

Collegeboard.com - Use the correct name of your school. (Spell the entire name out)

Princtonreview.com - click on the college tab on the top right (between "find a course or tutor" and "site search.

You may use wikipedia as well.

Key words that show up on your handout or on Collegeboard.com

Enrollment - How many Undergraduate students attend your school?
Student Demographics - Numbers. Ethnicity, gender (male and female)
On campus Housing - Yes or no
Campus Calendar - Fall, Winter, Spring = Quarter / Fall and Spring = Semester
Test required for Admission – SAT, ACT, essays
Minimum Requirements for Admission – GPA (Grade Point Average), Test Scores, ranking at HS
Student Faculty Ratio – How many students to how many teachers

Fill out as much as you can.

7th graders - make sure you sketch out your logo, name, nickname of your school . A good idea would be to go to your school website and click on "Athletics". Make sure you make note of your schools colors.

8th graders - you have two handouts to work with. The original "college research worksheet" and your "Banner worksheet". Tip: place your information on a PowerPoint or word document. Make sure you format correctly.

Tutoring after school Thursday... we'll meet in the Library... not room 12.

October 14, 2009

Computer Lab - 8th Grade

Turn in your Grade Checks to the black tray
Hand your permission slips to Ms. Lopez-Sevilla

Complete ...
your College Research Paper

Start your Banner Research (use the above handout to start you out)
Save anything you type on a consistent basis.

Computer Lab - 7th Grade

Turn your grade check into the black tray
Pick up a sheet of brown paper
Pick up a tutorial for Thursday

Staple your papers in this order

College research paper on top
then your College Vocab Squares
then your brown paper

The brown paper will be used to sketch out your logo, school colors and any other notes you need for your pennant.

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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