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Showing posts with label School Event. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School Event. Show all posts

June 2, 2009

Time Flies...



  • AVID Awards Night - June 9th

  • BMS Cafeteria

  • 6:00 -8:00 pm



  • Finals start June 12th.

  • Dates: June 12, 15, and 16



  • Last Day for 7th graders is June 17th



  • Last Day for 8th Graders is June 18th (Promotion Ceremony)

May 5, 2009

CST Testing Schedule For May 11-15, 2009

Monday, May 11, 2009 (Dismissal at 3:00 pm)

8:15 – 9:25 Students report to their Advisory class. 8th graders take Part I of the Social Studies CST (beginning on page 50 of the green test booklet). 7th graders review test-taking strategies.

9:30 – 9:55 Period 1
9:55 – 10:05 Nutrition
10:10 – 10:40 Period 2
10:45 – 11:15 Period 3
11:20 – 12:00 Period 4
Group A (1st Lunch) Rooms 1-21 & Library
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:35 – 1:20 Period 5
Group B (2nd Lunch) Rooms 22-34, Band, PE
12:05 – 12:50 Period 5
12:50 -1:20 Lunch

1:25 – 2:10 Period 6
2:15 – 3:00 Period 7


Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (Dismissal at 3:00 pm)

8:15 – 9:25 Students report to their Advisory class. 8th graders take Part II of the Social Studies CST beginning on page 62 of the test booklet. 7th graders resume review of test-taking strategies.
9:30 – 9:55 Period 1
9:55 – 10:05 Nutrition
10:10 – 10:40 Period 2
10:45 – 11:15 Period 3
11:20 – 12:00 Period 4
Group A (1st Lunch) Rooms 1-21 & Library
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:35 – 1:20 Period 5
Group B (2nd Lunch) Rooms 22-34, Band, PE
12:05 – 12:50 Period 5
12:50 -1:20 Lunch

1:25 – 2:10 Period 6
2:15 – 3:00 Period 7

Wednesday, May 13, 2008 (Minimum Day)

8:15-10:00 Students report to Advisory class for testing. Test booklets and answer documents are distributed and students take Part I of the English/Language Arts CST (90 minutes allotted for test distribution, directions & testing). The Language Arts exam begins on page 1 of the test booklet.

10:00-10:10 Nutrition

10:15-11:45 Students report back to Advisory class for testing. Students take CST Math Part I. (90 minutes allotted for test distribution, directions & testing). Make sure 8th graders have the correct math booklet (Algebra, General Math or Geometry). 7th grade students start on page 40 of the red test booklet (unless they are Algebra I students).

Group A (1st Lunch) Rooms 1-21 & Library
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:20-1:00 Period 5
Group B (2nd Lunch) Rooms 22-34, Band, PE
11:50-12:30 Period 5
12:30-1:00 Lunch


1:05-1:30 Period 6

Thursday, May 14, 2009 (Dismissal at 3:00 pm)

8:15-10:00 Students report to Advisory class for testing. Test booklets and answer documents are distributed and students take Part II of the English/Language Arts CST (90 minutes allotted for test distribution, directions & testing). Part II for 8th graders begins on page 26 and for 7th graders on page 24.

10:00-10:10 Nutrition


10:15-11:45 Students report back to Advisory class for testing. Students take CST Math Part II. (90 minutes allotted for test distribution, directions & testing).

Group A (1st Lunch) Rooms 1-21 & Library
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:20-1:00 Period 5
Group B (2nd Lunch) Rooms 22-34, Band, PE
11:50-12:30 Period 5
12:30-1:00 Lunch


1:05- 1:40 Period 2
1:45 – 2:20 Period 3
2:25 – 3:00 Period 4

Friday, May 15, 2009 (Dismissal at 3:00 pm)

8:15 – 9:15 Students report to their Advisory class. 8th graders take Part I of the Science CST beginning on page 74. 7th grade make-up testing.

9:20 – 10:10 Students remain in their Advisory class. 8th graders take Part II of the Science CST which begins on page 84. 7th grade make-up testing.

10:10 – 10:20 Nutrition

10:25 – 11:10 Period 3
11:15 – 12:00 Period 4

Group A (1st Lunch) Rooms 1-21 & Library
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:35 – 1:20 Period 5

Group B (2nd Lunch) Rooms 22-34, Band, PE


12:05 – 12:50 Period 5
12:50 - 1:20 Lunch

1:25 – 2:10 Period 6
2:15 – 3:00 Period 7

October 1, 2008

Hispanic Heritage Month

mu·ral
–noun
1. a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
2. a greatly enlarged photograph attached directly to a wall.
3. a wallpaper pattern representing a landscape or the like, often with very widely spaced

repeats so as to produce the effect of a mural painting on a wall of average size


All 7 sections of AVID (over 225 AVID students) participated in the creating of this beautiful mural. The idea and inspiration came from a mural located in Los Angeles. participated


Below: Students on their way to school ...

Family, parents, generations ... culture, history ancestors...

... grandparents, wisdom, traditions...


Latino movements... culture... College graduation.... back to education.... full circle.



The end product