This week will be covering how to write an effective summary. On Wednesday students will be reading and summarizing an article about the new IPad recently launched by Apple. Tuesday/Thursday students should come to class PREPARED WITH A TUTORIAL QUESTION. Remember to check academic teacher blogs and your grades daily! It is your responsibility to maintain your agenda and prioritize your time. Organize your life and keep setting your academic goals.
This week in AVID we will be discuss the importance of using inference before, during and after reading. We will also be covering the five criteria for writing a good summary. Remember to do your Cornell Notes, Learning Log and Tutorial Questions if applicable to your class. Be sure you have set ACADEMIC GOALS for this 9 week period. You should be writing everything down in your AGENDA. Use good time management at home. Any questions? Email Mrs. Bowles 
This week in AVID…..we will finish our Career Research Papers on Monday, Tuesday/Thursday we have tutorials (don’t forget your question(s)), and Wednesday we will continue our Test Taking Strategies/Tips with Ms. Webster. I am currently in the process of planning our next College Field Trip. Remember to write EVERYTHING DOWN IN YOUR AGENDA!!!! Friday will be the first BINDER CHECK for the 9 weeks. Get yourself organized! Clean out any papers and store them in your classroom folder. Be sure you get a parent signature on your agenda sometime this week. Four pages of Cornell Notes are due as well as your learning log for the week.
We are continuing to discuss “Living on a Budget” and how our career choices influence our daily living. Students will be writing a reflection of the budgeting activity and then we will begin our career focus. We will be investigating a career of their choice and then plan the appropriate paths to lead them to that career. This unit allows students to synthesize what they learned from the Cost of Living activities and determine the level of education they need to support their lifestyle goals.
Remember that tomorrow we have tutorials. Don’t forget your tutorial form with questions!
We are now focusing on a career unit in AVID which will last until the end of the nine week period. Students will be researching and analyzing careers that seem interesting to them. We are also discussing living on a budget and how your career impacts live choices. Remember that every Tuesday and Thursday you should have a tutorial question! NO EXCEPTIONS
The AVID students will be on a field trip Monday, November 9th. We are going to KSU for a campus tour. Students will meet in the main lobby after homeroom. Thank you to the parents who have agreed to drive. Please meet us in the main lobby at 9:25. Students not going on the field trip should report to Ms. King during their scheduled connection period. You should work on your movie review paper.
Students continued working on their college research project. Today is the last day we will work on this in class.
The following websites are excellent resources for researching colleges. Please look at these for information on your particular college. Also, the Sallie Mae site is an excellent overview for the college preparation process.
Georgia College 411 http://www.gacollege411.org/default.aspx
Career Cruising http://careercruising.com/
College Board http://www.collegeboard.com/
Sallie Mae-Planning for college http:///www.thesallemaefund.org/smfnew/pdf2009_mission_possible.pdf
Youniversity http://youniversitytv.com/youlife/index.home.php
Remember: You are the only one responsible for the choices you are making. No excuses
Students were also assigned a “Movie Review” writing piece. It should be one page in length and follow the guidelines on the handout.
On Wednesday, we will be having a guest speaker in AVID. Thursday will be tutorial day so come prepared with your two questions.
Field Trip Forms went home today. Please return them asap with your $5.00 for lunch at Chick-fil-A. The field trip is Monday, Nov.9th. We will be going to Kennesaw State University for a campus tour and presentation from admissions.
Students should have their tutorial forms ready at the beginning of class tomorrow. Remember to put a level two question on a topic from your academic classes. Today students went to the media center to work on our college research project. STUDENTS SHOULD BE WRITING EVERY ASSIGNMENT DUE IN THEIR AGENDA. We also discussed the SAT today in class. Students are looking at colleges to determine their average SAT acceptance scores. It is never too soon to start thinking about dreams and goals for your future education!
Don’t forget to bring your green tutorial forms tomorrow. Have one or two questions ready for Ms. Schafer! Friday we will continue with our AVID kodak project and have a philosophical chairs discussion. Don’t forget binder checks are Friday. You need a learning log, parent signature on agenda, four Cornell notes and a stellar organized binder.
Today in AVID we calculated our G.P.A. for the 1st 9 week period. We discussed ten vocabulary words related to college preparation and then determined our class rankings. Congratulations to our AVID classroom valedictorians: 7th grade E.F. and 8th grade T.A. Way to go!!!! Remember to set academic goals for this 9 week period. I want every student improving their grades by December.