Mon. Jan 25:
    *WEEK 20-A: Four Year Plan for A-G Requirements (DUE: Thurs. Jan 28)
    Handouts: CSU vs UC Comparison of A-G Requirements, What you can do now to make your college application stand out
Tues. Jan 26:
    SCROC Presentation - Free Career/Technical Ed classes for HS Students   VIDEO: So Cal ROC  Website: SCROC
Wed. Jan 27:
    *WEEK 20-B: TRF Wed.
Thurs. Jan 28:
    *WEEK 20-C: Four Year Plan - Part 2: HS Schedule & Credits for Graduation
    *WEEK 20-D: Four Year Plan - Part 3: Respond to questions, thinking about how to stand out
    HANDOUT: Understanding A-G requirements and pathway to college admissions
Fri. Jan 29:
    NO SCHOOL (No students, Staff Development Meeting)

Mon. Jan 18:
    NO SCHOOL
Tues. Jan 19:
    Prep for finals, handing back papers, etc.
Wed. Jan 20:
    Final Exam Schedule - Per 1 & 2
Thurs. Jan 21:
    Final Exam Schedule - Per 3 & 4
Fri. Jan 22:
    Final Exam Schedule - Per 5 & 6

Mon. Jan 11:
    Guest Speaker - John Martinez, MONDO
Tues. Jan 12:
    *WEEK 18-A: Quickwrite - What did you learn from yesterday's guest speaker?
    How to calculate what you need to get on final exams  (See this online tool, also)
    ***IMPORTANT: Please come to class tomorrow with the answers to the following, for each of your classes:
        - How much is the final worth (either in percentage, or in points)?
        - What kind of final is it? (e.g., Scantron/Multiple choice, Short essay answer, Fill-in-the-blank, etc.)
        - Calculate exactly what score you need to get on each final to keep or improve your current grade
Wed. Jan 13:
    *WEEK 18-B: TRF Wednesday
    DUE: Bring in info about each of your finals
Thurs. Jan 14:
    *WEEK 18-C: Calculate your GPA
    DUE: Week 17-A: Study Calendar
Fri. Jan 15:
    Fun Friday
    DUE: Week 16-G: Winter Break Assignment - Grade Improvement Plan (If you were given this assignment, not everyone was)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Study-A-Thon will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 8:00am - 12:00pm at PVPHS. Please read the announcement for complete details. Remember, your parent must submit written permission (note or email) if you wish to opt out.
• Cookies, Cocoa, and Cram will be held January 12-14 from 3pm-5pm in the CCC. All freshmen are invited! This is a great option if you can't make it to Study-A-Thon or need free tutoring!

FINALS WEEK IS COMING

• No school Monday, January 18th.
• Zero Period Final is Tuesday, Jan 19th, followed by a modified schedule for Periods 1-6.
• Period 1 and 2 Finals are on Wednesday, January 20th.
• Period 3 and 4 Finals are on Thursday, January 22nd.
• Period 5 and 6 Finals are on Friday, January 23rd.
• See school website for details on Finals Week bell schedule.

Other announcements:

• PARENTS: We will be holding a fun and interesting event on April 15th called "Bite of Reality", and we will need 20 parent volunteers. Please contact Sandi Sidella, AVID 10 teacher at PVPHS, if you wish to volunteer and tell her which AVID student is your child. EMAIL [email protected]
  
• Upcoming in-class presentations onJanuary 26th from SCROC regarding course offerings available
  

Mon. Jan 4:
    *WEEK 17-A: Semester 1 Final Exams Study Planning Calendar - Plan when you will prepare for each of your finals over the next 2 weeks.  DUE: Thurs. Jan 14
Tues. Jan 5:
    Please note: Due to a district-wide AVID meeting, you will have a substitute teacher on Tuedsay, January 5. Please behave while I'm away!
    Photo link: Instructions left on whiteboard
    *WEEK 17-B: Reflection on 2015, New Years Goals for 2016 (Front)
    *WEEK 17-C: S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goal for 2016 (Back)
    *WEEK 17-D: Heraldry Shield - Symbols that represent you
Wed. Jan 6:
    *WEEK 17-E: TRF Wed.
Thurs. Jan 7:
     DUE: Week 16-G: Winter Vacation Assignment (for those who were assigned to do it) - Personal Plan for improving your C/D/F grades
    *WEEK 17-F: Group Activity - Analyzing why people fail their goals and how to avoid failure
     LINK: Articles and statistics on goals
Fri. Jan 8:
    Fun Friday: Adventure Time!