House Competition Friday, April 8th and Schedule Week We Get Back

To celebrate class of 2011 and the 2011 Powder Puff victory, please wear your 2011 football Powder Puff jersey or purple. It is simple, if your house has 100% participation, you earn a point. If you don't, you don't earn a point.

Mon: Ortega, Purther, Ogden
Tues: Melogno, Advisory*, Elective
Wed: Four Core
Thur: Four Core
Fri: Research Check, House, Elective, Creative Expression**

*Meet with your 2 hour presentation teacher who will help you prepare
**Bring evidence you have started your creative expression and something to work on creative expression related for 50 minutes.

Next Week

(03/14-03/18):

M: 1, 2, 3

T: 4, Powder Puff Practice, E

W: 1, Science Fair Finalist Announced (9:26a-10:00a), Groundbreaking (10:00a-11:00a), House (Research Catch Up)

R: 2, 3, 4

F: RC#14, H, E, Powder Puff Practice

We also have spirit week next week, the days are.

Mon: Pajama Day

Tues: Tank Top Tuesday

Wed: Gender Bender

Thu: Twin Day

Fri: Class Color

Don't forget to dress up!

Next Week's Schedule

M: Ortega, Purther, Ogden
T: Melogno, Ortega, Purther (No Elective)
W: Ogden, Melogno, Ortega
TH: Purther, Ogden, Melogno (Last 10 minutes used for Science Fair set-up)
F: Science Fair, Elective, Powder Puff

Purther's Activity

Just a reminder, don't forget to tally up your profits from round 2 and 3 of the Wheat activity.

 

 The Final Results

Presentation Schedule

Here it is, straight from Ortega herself.

We are going in reverse order by first name...the Valeries will get to laugh at you all while you stress out.  Atiana and Ayaa will be really happy come until Thursday : )  I figure 9 people each day except Tuesday.  Remember, you must be there the full day for full participation points.  

Monday:  Valerie I, Valerie D. Sierrah, Sasha, Sam, Ricky, Patrick, Nick, Mariela

Tuesday:  Lindsey, Kaitlyn, JP, Jose, Jeannette, Jackie (go to elective for last block)

Wednesday:  Izaak, Imelda, Iadaida, Eric, Denyce, David, Daisy, Cynthia, Christine

Thursday:  Chris, Ayaa, Atiana  

If all goes according to plan, we could have about two blocks available at the end of presentations on Thursday.  Maybe we could have a belated Valentine Celebration?  We could have some food and maybe decorate little bags, and we could each write each of our classmates little hand-made notes of kindness?  Or you can just be really silly and buy your favorite Scooby-Doo or Transformers kind (although I'm still a fan of the kind words).  Maybe we could all bring in a cheap pillow case and Sharpies and then write nice things to each other on the pillow cases so we can go to sleep and wake up to all the wonderful things people think about us.  We could also watch a goofy romantic comedy.

Thoughts?

P.S.  Your Independent Component Blog is due on Friday by 8 A.M.

P.P.S.  Don't forget to look at your lesson plan comments (on your blog), read over the component contract, and bring a hard copy of your plan on Monday (no plan on Monday, no P on your lesson)!

Next Week's Schedule

Monday:
-Check into house and drop off your Secret Santa gifts under the tree. Everybody must bring their gifts on this day. After checking in, go to committee for the rest of the day.

Tuesday:
-House all morning then elective. During house we will have a research check for the first hour, hour fifteen. Then we will start setting up the party before the break. The Christmas party will be during second block, so from 9:36 to 11:00. If you have a food that needs to be warmed up, warm it in the morning before you leave and wrap it in foil, or stay in during first break and use Ortega's microwave to warm your food up. Bring food in a microwave safe dish.

Wednesday:
-Go directly to the BSU and to the same rooms as Party Platform, Orion for Republicans and Andromeda for Democrats.

Thursday:
-Go to West Covina City Chambers, you must be there before 8. This is a full day, meaning we will be there from 8 to 3. Come professionally drressed. Research folders due at the end of the day to committee teachers.

Friday:
-Check in with your house teacher, then go to committee for the exit interview. After elective there will be a house competition, so come dressed to play a sport. Then it's break!!

Next Week's Schedule

M-1,2,3*
T-4, 1 and E
W-2, 3 and 4
R-1, 2, 3, and 4
F-Model Assembly Day #1**

*Financial Aid Workshop in the evening
**Go to house first, then you will be asked to go to your committee. Be prepared with a 1:45-2:00 minute speech on your problem, solution or party perspective. Type the speech.

Reminders:

-No house competitions on Friday
-Secret Santa Gift is due on the 13th
-Research your bill and other students' bill

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

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.

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

Next Week

Here is next weeks schedule:

11/1/10 thru 11/5/10

M-1,2, 3

T-4, 1, E

W-2, 3, 4

R-1, 2, 3, and house*

F-4, Model Assembly Research Check #1**, E, and House Games

*panorama photo for yearbook (still in the planning stages)

**Bring 3 articles on your topic area (Crime, Family, Civil, and Agriculture) and a working bibliography for Model Assembly research only

There will be no four core rotation. The research is individual! So groups of 3 should have 9 between them and groups of 4 should have 12 between them.

Scarefaire Update!

Tomorrow is scarefaire so here is a quick reminder.

Supplies/Setup:
- Table (Cynthia volunteered hers)
- EZ Up. (Nick volunteered his.)
- Christmas Lights
- Curtains/Sheets
- Empty fish bowl/Glass Bowl
- Table Cloth
- Anything else you can think of to dress up the table.

Setup:
The people who volunteered to help set up the both are:
- Valerie D.
- Lindsey.
- Daisy
- Chris

The people who volunteered to help clean up are:
- Eric
- JP
- Sam

Our gypsy will be working in 20 minute shifts in order to evenly spread the work. Time slot sign ups will be tomorrow during second block. See me at the beginning of class. Our gypsys are:
- Denyce M.
- Izaak M.
- Kaitlyn G.
- Sierrah G.
- Jeannette M.
- Ayaa A.

We will finish decorating the classroom during second block and would like as much help as possible. If you have not signed up for anything, feel free to help at the faire tomorrow. We still need posters and a lot of other things.

Have a nice night!!

Thursday Schedule

Tomorrow, we will be having a regular Thursday schedule, meaning no 4-core. Because there is no 4-core, in conjuction with Scare Faire, there will not be a Research Check. Because Purther won't be in class tomorrow, here is the schedule for his class:

Sit in Better Budgets Groups

1. 15-20 minutes to finish #38
2. 30 minutes Bill Info
• group activity (Model Assembly)
• read only the summary
3. 20-25 minutes: How A Bill Becomes A Law
• Model Assembly
• #40 in Notebook

Here is the link to the site for the Bill Info Activity: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html

From Ms. Ortega:

1. Tomorrow is animal ear day.  You could bring Mickey ears, or some other type of animal ear headband.  You could also bring some paper (felt or other material) ears that you have cut out.  If someone can bring a bunch of bobby pins, all we'll need to do is clip the ears onto our hair.
2. Please bring Halloween Decoration materials by tomorrow.  Everyone who does will get extra credit.

From Ms. Melogno:

Google Groups has not let me upload files or change content for the past two days; not surprising because it's always been a buggy product.  I started a GoogleSite to post the documents I promised you in class:  https://sites.google.com/site/ipolyphysics/

Click on the "Science Fair Documents" tab