7th AVID 16-17 Winter Trimester Archive Page

Week of 3/20/2017 – 3/24/2017:

Monday 3/20: Guided Work Time

Tuesday 3/21: Guided Work Time

Wednesday 3/22: Guided Work Time

Thursday 3/23: End of Trimester Activity with Tutors

Friday 3/24: TRF Support & Team Trivia

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Track Practice starts Monday 3/20. Spring Break Saturday 3/25 through Monday 4/3. Spring Trimester starts Tuesday 4/4, Tentative College Field Trip Dates: Friday 4/7, and Monday 5/8.

Homework:

Announcements:

KK

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Week of 3/13/2017 – 3/17/2017: Tutorial #8

Monday 3/13: TRF Support, Grades Conferences

Tuesday 3/14: Tutorial #8 – Group A

Wednesday 3/15: AVID Skill Builder – Cornell Notes Practice

Thursday 3/16: Tutorial #8 – Group B

Friday 3/17: Team Building Activity

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Track Assembly Monday 3/13. Family Movie Night Friday 3/17.   Track Practice starts Monday 3/20. Spring Break Saturday 3/25 through Monday 4/3. Spring Trimester starts Tuesday 4/4, Tentative College Field Trip Dates: Friday 4/7, and Monday 5/8.

Homework:

Announcements:

KK

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Week of 3/6/2017 – 3/10/2017: Tutorial # 7

Monday 3/6: TRF Support, Grades Conferences

Tuesday 3/7: Tutorial #7 – Group A

Wednesday 3/8: AVID Skill Builder

Thursday 3/9: Tutorial #7 – Group B

Friday 3/10: International Day Event

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Track Assembly Monday 3/13. Family Movie Night Friday 3/17.   Track Practice starts Monday 3/20. Spring Break Saturday 3/25 through Monday 4/3. Spring Trimester starts Tuesday 4/4, Tentative College Field Trip Dates: Friday 4/7, and Monday 5/8.

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 7 due Friday 3/10.

Announcements:

KK

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Week of 2/27/2017 – 3/3/2017: Tutorial # 6, Cornell Notes

Monday 2/27: Grades Conferences, AVID Grade Reports sent home, TRF Support, Thank you Cards

Tuesday 2/28: Tutorial # 6 – Group A

Wednesday 3/1: Cornell Notes, Binder Check # 4

Thursday 3/2: Tutorial # 6 – Group B

Friday 3/3: (Early Release, Periods 4-6)

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Spring Play Day (1st Pilot Leader Training) on Friday 3/3 1:00-3:00.  Track Assembly Monday 3/13. Family Movie Night Friday 3/17.   Track Practice starts Monday 3/20. Spring Break Saturday 3/25 through Monday 4/3. Spring Trimester starts Tuesday 4/4.

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet #6 due Friday 3/3.

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th Grade AVID!  This week marks the 3/4 post of the trimester, and we’re really starting to focus on where we can make the most improvement in the time we have left this trimester.  One of the things that we are putting an emphasis on in our other academic classes is note-taking, so students are required to bring notes to AVID from the academic class they are doing a TRF for so that we can “Cornell-ize” them.  We will also spend some time debriefing the AVID-ize event from last week, and write some thank you cards for the keynote speaker.  I hope to have details on our next college trip soon.  I will keep you posted.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 2/20/2017 – 2/24/2017: AVID-ize Event, TRF Prep

Monday 2/20: No School – President’s Day

Tuesday 2/21: TRF Support w/ Tutors

Wednesday 2/22: AVID Skill-Builder: T.H.I.E.V.E.S & Note-taking refresher

Thursday 2/23: AVID-ize event at South Eugene HS.  Students to miss periods 4-6.

Friday 2/24: Guest Activity

Upcoming Calendar Dates: AVID-ize event Thursday, 2/23 (Students to be dismissed after 3rd period to lunch, and will return 3:10-3:20 in time for bus transportation home). Last day of the Winter Trimester is Friday, March 24.

Homework: TRF #6 is due on 2/28 for Tutorial #6

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th Grade AVID!  This week is a short week due to the holiday on Monday, and the AVID event at South Eugene on Thursday.  Also, I will not be at school on Friday due to some family business that I cannot reschedule.  After this week there are only four weeks left in the term.  I will be sending home a grade report next week to keep you informed about where your student is at in AVID as well as what I want them to really focus on over the last couple of weeks before the end of the term.  Let me know if you need anything.  I hope you’re having a fantastic week!

KK

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Week of 2/13/2017 – 2/17/2017: Tutorial #5, AVID-ize Information

Monday 2/13: TRF Support, Grades Conferences, AVID-ize Permission Slips

Tuesday 2/14: Tutorial #5 – Group A

Wednesday 2/15: AVID Skill-Builder

Thursday 2/16: Tutorial #5 – Group B

Friday 2/17: Team Building Activity with 8th Grade AVID & go over AVID-ize event.

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Pilot Leader Applications due turned in absolutely no later than Friday 2/17 – zero exceptions.  AVID-ize event Thursday, 2/23 (Students to be dismissed after 3rd period, and will return 3:10-3:20).

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet #5 due Friday 2/17, AVIDize Field Trip Permission Slip due Friday 2/17.

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th Grade AVID!  This week we will complete Tutorial #5, do an AVID skill-building exercise, go over the AVID-ize trip for Thursday 2/23, and do an activity with the 8th grade AVID class.  I sent permission slips to send home for the AVID-ize event today (Tuesday) which will need to be signed and sent back so that students may go to the event at South Eugene HS.  These need to be returned by the end of the week – signed by a Parent/Guardian.  We got our AVID shirts last week – hopefully your student has shown them to you.  We need to wear our AVID shirts for the event, so please make sure it is ready to go on Thursday 2/23. I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 2/6/2017 – 2/10/2017: Tutorial #4, Mid-Trimester Reflections, Binder Check #3

Monday 2/6: TRF Support, Grades Conferences, Binder Check #3

Tuesday 2/7: Tutorial #4 – Group A

Wednesday 2/8: Mid-Trimester Reflections, TRF Support, Binder Check #3

Thursday 2/9: Tutorial #4 – Group B

Friday 2/10: (Early Release, Periods 1-3) – AVID does not meet

Upcoming Calendar Dates: KMS Barnes & Noble Fundraiser Saturday 2/11 10 am – 6 pm. Pilot Leader Applications due turned in absolutely no later than Friday 2/17 – zero exceptions.  AVID-ize event Thursday, 2/23 (Students to be dismissed part-way through 3rd period, and will return 3:10-3:20).  Family Movie Night Friday 3/17.  Track Practice starts Monday 3/20.

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet #4 due Thursday 2/9.

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  This week we only meet 4 times due to the early release on Friday.  Along with our next TRF & tutorial, we will be taking a look at how we performed in the first half of the trimester, and selecting what classes/topics we need to focus on for our TRFs for the rest of the trimester.  One of the things that I have already started doing, and will be continuing throughout the rest of the trimester, is having students print off their grades every Monday, and to conference with me one-on-one about their grades in their academic classes for a minute or two while we all work on our TRFs or another AVID class assignment.  We are supposed to have our AVID shirts within the next week to week-and-a-half.  See the Pilot Leader Program Page for updates: 2017-2018 KMS Pilot Leaders Page. That’s all for now.  I hope you all have a fantastic week! Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 1/30/2017 – 2/3/2017: Finish Tutorial 3, Mid-Trimester Grading

Monday 1/30: Grades Conferences Part 2 & Cooperative Guided Work Time

Tuesday 1/31: Tutorial #3 – Group B

Wednesday 2/1: “Cooperation” AVID Skill Builder

Thursday 2/2: Mid-Trimester Activity with Tutors

Friday 2/3: No School – Mid-Trimester Grading

Upcoming Calendar Dates: PILOT Leader applications out on Wednesday 2/1, PILOT Leader applications due on Friday 2/17. Mid-Trimester Grading on Friday 2/3, AVID-ize district-wide AVID event afternoon of Friday 2/23 at Churchill HS (students to miss periods 4-6).

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet #3 Due by Thursday 2/2.

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  Last week, we changed the schedule up a little bit – swapping with some days that I was going to give students this week to work on things from their classes.  Students needed some direct support for their other classes, and so I swapped my plans around.  I am very happy with the student response.  They rose to the occasion, and did a great job focusing on what they needed to do to be successful.  We will be finishing up Tutorial #3 this week, and making one last push for improvement in our classes before mid-trimester grading.  As I mentioned on the science page, the new pages for the Pilot Leader Program and for the Track team are up and running.  There is little content currently, but with track season approaching, and Pilot Leader applications becoming available this week, more will be added going forward.  We should also be getting our AVID shirts fairly soon.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 1/23/2017 – 1/27/2017: Tutorial #3 and Cooperative Learning Guided-Work

Monday 1/23: Effective Effort & Cooperative Support

Tuesday 1/24: Cooperative Guided Work Time with Tutors, Tutorial # 3 – Group A

Wednesday 1/25:

Thursday 1/26: Tutorial # 3 – Group B

Friday 1/27: (Early Release, Periods 4-6) Grades Conferences Part 1 & Cooperative Guided Work Time

Upcoming Calendar Dates: PILOT Leader applications out on Wednesday 2/1, PILOT Leader applications due on Friday 2/17. Mid-Trimester Grading on Friday 2/3, AVID-ize district-wide AVID event afternoon of Friday 2/23 at Churchill HS (students to miss periods 4-6).

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 3 due Friday 1/27.  Make-up work due Wednesday 2/1.

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  The mid-trimester grading day is quickly approaching, on Friday 2/3, and I want students to be focusing on how to improve their current standing in their classes over the next two weeks.  In class we will have the opportunity for some cooperative guided work sessions where students can sign up for a particular subject and help each other and get my assistance in any of their classes.  I will also be conferencing with students 1 on 1 over this week and next week about their current grades, and where/how they can improve the most and what they need to be focusing on in order to achieve it. As I mentioned in my science email, Pilot Leader applications will be available on Wednesday 2/1 and due on Friday 2/17, and Track packets are currently available in the office.  Here is the link to the science page if you missed the announcement, or if your student does not have my science class: http://blogs.4j.lane.edu/kordon_k/7th-science/.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 1/16/2017 – 1/20/2017: Tutorial # 2

Monday 1/16: No School – MLK Jr. Holiday

Tuesday 1/17: Tutorial # 2 – Group A

Wednesday 1/18: Binder Check – Peer & Self Assessment

Thursday 1/19: Tutorial # 2 – Group B

Friday 1/20: Team Building Activity

Upcoming Calendar Dates: PILOT Leader applications out on Wednesday 2/1, PILOT Leader applications due on Friday 2/17. Mid-Trimester Grading on Friday 2/3, AVID-ize district-wide AVID event afternoon of Friday 2/23 at Churchill HS (students to miss periods 4-6).

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 2 due Friday 1/20

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  This week we will be focusing on our second tutorial of the trimester, and will be doing another binder check, and team building activity on Friday.  With the middle of the term rapidly approaching (it’s hard to believe with all of the days we’ve had to miss due to the weather) we will be taking a strong focus on the academic progress of everyone in all of their other classes, and squeeze out as much improvement as possible.  With the mid-trimester we are also going to make Pilot Leader applications available quite soon.  The applications come out on Wednesday, February 1st, and are due to either myself, Mr. Miller, or Mr. Denton absolutely no later than Friday, February 17th by 4:00 PM. Over the next couple of days I will be updating Synergy with assignments that have been turned in recently.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 1/9/2017 – 1/13/2017: Trimester 2 Goal Setting, Reflection Presentations

Monday 1/9: No School – Hazardous Weather

Tuesday 1/10: Individual Student & Group Reflection Presentation Preparation

Wednesday 1/11: TRF Support, Presentation Preparation, and Binder Check

Thursday 1/12: Problems & Goals Reflection Presentation 

Friday 1/13: Early Release (Periods 1-3), AVID does not meet

Upcoming Calendar Dates: MLK Jr. Holiday (No School) on Monday 1/16, PILOT Leader applications out on Wednesday 2/1, PILOT Leader applications due on Friday 2/17. Mid-Trimester Grading on Friday 2/3, AVID-ize district-wide AVID event afternoon of Friday 2/23 (details to come).

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 1 due ASAP

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  I hope that most of the ice and snow is behind us now; it feels like the winter trimester hasn’t had a chance to really start because of weather not wanting to cooperate.  That being said, we only meet three times this week – Friday is an Early Release day for periods 1-3, so we will not meet.  We will not do a tutorial this week, but will be focusing on what we do well and what we need to work on in our tutorials.  Students will be making presentations to their tutorial groups on this topic on Thursday.  Because there is no school on Monday due to the MLK Jr. Holiday, students will not have time in class on Monday to prepare for Tuesday’s tutorial.  They will instead be given some time on Wednesday this week to prepare.  I hope that you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 1/2/2017 – 1/6/2017: Trimester 2 Goal Setting

Monday 1/2: No School – Winter Break

Tuesday 1/3: No School – Winter Break

Wednesday 1/4: No School – Hazardous Weather

Thursday 1/5: No School – Hazardous Weather

Friday 1/6: Team Building & Trimester 2 Goal Setting

Upcoming Calendar Dates: PILOT Leader applications out on Monday 2/6, PILOT Leader applications due on Wednesday 2/22.

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 1 due ASAP

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID, and the start of 2017!  I hope you all have had a restful break, and were able to stay warm.  I had a couple trees come crashing down at my house that I’ve been dealing with most of the break – that’s been fun.  This week is a short week, and we’re going to jump in with some reflection on the first part of the school year, set some goals for the rest of it, and present to our tutorial groups.  We will restart tutorials on Tuesday 1/10.  We will maintain the same groups for tutorials, but I might switch the assigned days that students present.  I will let students know their tutorial days by the end of the week.  The Thursday before the break AVID Weekly Packet # 1 was due, but being that we did not have school that day or the next, I will happily accept them this week.  I hope you all have a fantastic week! Please let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 12/12/2016 – 12/16/2016: Finish Tutorial #1, Trimester 2 Goal Setting

Monday 12/12: “Catch an Attitude”

Tuesday 12/13: Tutorial # 1 – Group A

Wednesday 12/14: Tutorial # 1 – Group B, Finish Binder Check # 1

Thursday 12/15: Trimester 2 Goal-Setting

Friday 12/16: Grade-Level Awards

Upcoming Calendar Dates: Winter Fest Friday 12/16, Winter Break 12/17 – 1/3. PILOT Leader applications out on Monday 2/6, PILOT Leader applications due on Wednesday 2/22.

Homework: AVID Weekly Packet # 1 due Thursday 12/15

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID!  This week we will be finishing Tutorial 1 for the Winter Trimester – as well as a couple of other loose ends before we all leave for winter break.  The extra day off last week really threw off our tutorial schedule, and we have grade-level awards at the end of the week, so we will be doing this week’s tutorials on Tuesday and then Wednesday or Thursday depending on how things go.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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Week of 12/5/2016 – 12/9/2016: Start of the Winter Trimester, Tutorial #1

Monday 12/5: No School – Teacher In-Service

Tuesday 12/6: Team-Building with 8th Grade AVID Group

Wednesday 12/7: TRF Prep & Cornell Notes Prep

Thursday 12/8: Tutorial # 1

Friday 12/9: Early Release – Periods 4-6: 1st Trimester Grade Reflection & Binder Check # 1

Upcoming Calendar Dates: OBOB Kickoff Assembly Friday 12/9, Winter Fest Friday 12/16, Winter Break 12/17 – 1/3.

Homework: TRF # 1 due Thursday 12/8

Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 7th grade AVID, and the start of the winter trimester!  This week we will be starting our reflection of the fall trimester, will do a team building activity to kickoff the week with the 8th grade AVID group, and will start tutorial 1 (group A will go on Thursday, and group B will finish tutorial 1 next Tuesday).  Because of the split-week tutorial, AVID Weekly Packet # 1 will be due on 12/15.  I hope you all have a fantastic week!  Let me know if you need anything.

KK

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