This Week's Schedule

Monday:
Ortega, Purther, Ogden

Tuesday:
Melogno, Ortega, Elective

Wednesday:
Purther, Ogden, Melogno

Thursday:
All day at BSU.. Republicans in Orion and Democrats in Andromeda

Friday:
House, House, Elective, House
-During the first house we will take the Robert's Rules Test. Afterwards we will do the other planned activities. No House Competitions.

Christmas Decorations

Hey guys!
As we all know, winter break is around the corner, in 14 days! To help prepare our classroom for the upcoming festivities, we need you guys to bring in any decorations you can. We need ornaments and lights for the tree, to add on to the ones we will be making on Friday.* We also need decorations for the classroom. If you could bring them in by Friday, it would be really helpful. We will also decide between White Elephant and Secret Santa on Friday.

Thanks!!

*We need more ornaments to add on to the ones we will be making on Friday with the pictures we took today. If you haven't taken yours yet, see Ortega ASAP.

Thanksgiving Party Photo

Here are some of the photos Sierrah took during the Thanksgiving Party on Tuesday. Thanks Sierrah!

Photos

Week Recap

Here's a recap of this week.

Monday:


• Cans were due and we collected 228 cans with 11N. Ms. Ortega is also turning in 90 more!!
• We voted on our senior sweaters and the finalist is the black one. If you gave Jeanette your size, it means that you intend to buy one, and you will be held responsible. If you do not pay for your sweater, you will be unable to attend Grad Night. The sweaters are $25.
  

Tuesday:

• We presented our mock bills today and everyone did a great job!

• We had our Thanksgiving party, the first house party of many, and it was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who brought in the wonderful food, it was delicious. Also thanks to Cynthia for bringing Grease and to those of you who helped setup. Pictures of the party, curtesy Sierrah, will be up later this weekend. Have a good weekend and holiday. See you on Monday.

Next Week

Here is an over view on what is going on next week. 
M-1*, 2, and 3
T-4**, House***, and Elective
*Finish Poetry Out Loud in Ortega 
**Expert Analysis Presentations in Melogno
***Thanksgiving Party
Last day to turn in cans is Monday November 22nd at 8AM.

Remember that everyone is supposed to bring in three cans on Monday. this way, we can have a rough estimate so that Ms. Ortega can match us. We will also vote on our final senior sweater. Here are the two choices.
 
or
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Some information on the sweaters; the purple ones are not as thick as the black ones, thus making them less expensive. If you want an idea about the thickness, take a look at sweaters from '04 to '08 to feel the purple one and look at '09 and '10's for the thickness of the black ones.The sweaters are hanging in Purther's classroom. Final cost updates will be available this week. 

Thanksgiving Party:
 Remember that the Thanksgiving Party is on Tuesday during second block. Drop off any food items in Ortega's classroom before first block. All food need to be 'store bought'. To see what you have signed up for, take a look below.

Have a great weekend!

Econ Thinking

ER Guide (6 Princliples):

• People choose.
• Your choices have costs.
• People respond to incentives in predictable ways.
• We create economic systems that influence our decisions.
• People gain when they trade.
• Our choices have consequences that lie in the future.

Mystery Guidlines:

1.  Read the mystery.
2. Guess the answer.
3. Connect each ER guideline to the mystery.
4. Review clues and decide which are useful.
5. Based on clues, answer mystery in notebook.

Thanksgiving Potluck Signups

Hey guys, here is the list of what everyone signed up to bring for our potluck on Tuesday. Remember, in order to recieve the participation points, you must 1. bring something and 2. bring what you said you would. If you cannot bring what you orginally signed up for, then notify Sam or me by Friday.

Atiana- Chip Dip
Ayaa- Sweet Potatoes
Chris- Napkins
Christine- Green Bean Casserole
Cynthia- Dessert
Daisy- Plates
David- Utensils
Denyce- Rolls
Eric- Juice
Iasaida- Veggie Platter
Imelda- Soda
Izaak- Cookies
Jackie- Pumpkin Pie
Jeannette- Pasta
Jose- Chips
JP- Chicken
Kaitlyn- Cheese Platter
Lindsey- Mashed Potatoes
Mariela- Enchilda
Nick- Artichoke Dip
Ortega- Mac and Cheese
Patrick- Stuffing
Ricky- Ham
Sam- Pasta Salad
Sasha- Cheese Cake
Seirrah- Cookies
Valerie D.- Apple Pie

Blog 7

Title: What I've Learned So Far

Label: Research First Semester

Content: 
1. List at least 3 things you've learned since you started working on your senior project.

2. Post evidence of this accomplishment. It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc. 


Due 8 A.M. Tuesday, November 16th

Canned Food Drive

Hey North House, starting tomorrow there will be a canned food drive competition for a house point. All the senior houses will be colabarating with a corresponding Junior house. Our Junior house will be 11N. We are Team 4. This food drive will not be an easy task, and it will require a lot of hard work on both sides.

The goal of this food drive is to help the needy living in our area; the unemployment rate is nearly 15%, the highest it's been in decades! Jeanette and the Junior class president will be going around during 3rd block on Wednesday.

For now, we will simply put the cans in our classrooms. However if anyone wants to bring in a box, or decorate one, it would help keep our classroom organized.The last day to turn in cans in Nov. 22nd at 8 AM.

Teams:
Team 1: 11W & 12W
Team 2: 11E & 12E
Team 3: 11S & 12S
Team 4: 11N & 12N

Have a nice night!!

Extra Credit Op for Ortega

Hey guys, this just in from Ortega:

Bring a blanket that you don't mind putting on the ground to help with "Don't Be A Stranger Day"  and you will get a full day of extra credit for a day you weren't as happy with your grade.  I need the blankets tomorrow BEFORE ELECTIVE.

This Just In!

(1) Please remember to review the component contract related to research.  Look at the minimum research requirements.

(2)  The model assembly requires that you have a working bibliography specifically for this project and you margin note or take notes on all research.  Put the research in order of listing of the working bibliography.  Remember to include all work in class and outside of class on this working bibliography and in the margin noted/noted research.

(3) On Friday, bring 3 articles (750 words or more) related to your committee topic (Family, Civil, Crime, or Agriculture) and/or bill.  Feel free to use

• Cal Poly databases you already know
• CQ Electronic Library in the Cal Poly databases
  American government, politics, public policy, & current affairs.
  Access to CQ Researcher & CQ Weekly
• Google

750 words is the goal, but if it is close, it is ok.



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-Patty

Thursday/Friday Schedule

Thursday, November 4^th, 2010

8:00a-9:09a: Block 1

9:11a-10:30a:  Block 2 (break from 9:26a-9:36a)

10:32a-10:59p:  Block 3 (Part A)

10:59a-11:56a: Panorama Photo

11:56a-12:38p: Block 3 (Part B)

Friday, November 5^th, 2010

8:00a- 9:09a:  Block 4

9:11a-10:32a: MA Research Check (break from 9:26a-9:36a)

10:32a-11:46a: Elective. 

11:56a-12:52p: ASB Activity