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8th Grade AVID 11/20
Friday, November 20, 2009 2:03 PM -0700By: Mark Smith
Coming up quick is Dec 1st. Three things happen that day:
- The students are to be finished with Animal Farm for English (http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/)
- The deadline for switching high schools is at 4:30 at the district office. They take this deadline pretty seriously. (http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/openEnrollment.htm)
-AVID Parent Night! At 6:30 in the library, we'll be celebrating the students' decision to take on the AVID program.

Behavior has gone from driving me insance to merely annoying.  We'll keep up the progress :)

As part of the Sunday ritual, students should be preparing their binders and completing their learning logs.

Somehow word got around the students that Wed will be a half-day. Not true! Silly students.

This weekend's to do list:
Algebra:
-get defiency note signed (if applicable)
-Road to Success (if not already completed)

Eng:
-Rd Animal Farm (novel due by Dec 1st)
-Dailies 52
-News paper article (due Monday)

AVID
-Learning Log
-Prepare for bindercheck

Sci (Harrison)
- Electron Shelll


Have a great weekend!

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