Welcome to the Last LP!!!

Well, you have made it to LP10. How does it feel?

FYI-

• I will be posting LP9 progress grades on Friday.
• There are four weeks of school left.
• There are 18 school days left.
• The last day of school is June 16.
• The first day of school next year is Tuesday, September 6.

Returning Materials

If you have a school computer, you will need to return that to Sky Q.

At the end of the year, you can either return your textbooks to the resource center in Carmichael, or I will return them for you.

If you would like me to return your books, here is what you need to do:

Check your returnables list on Launchpad.

My info > My returnables
This will show you the items that need to be returned to Visions.

Bring those items to me in a bag or box or bundled with string. Make sure your first and last name and student ID # are clearly marked on the bag or the box. I will collect them at our last meeting.

Deadline to Request Extra Credit This Friday @ 5pm

If you are interested in earning extra credit to improve your end of year grades, here is what you need to do:

• Make sure you are up to date in all of your assignments. No extra credit will be given to students who are behind in their regular work. (ask if you aren't sure)

• Look at your grades and decide which subject or subjects you would like to earn extra credit in.

• Email me on or before Friday, May 27 at 5 p.m. with the subject(s) you would like to earn points for, and a topic you are interested in researching. I will assign you a project based on that information.

English 1 and 2

Don't forget your Projects and Papers!

Due dates are:

English 1
Rough Draft Response to Literature Essay: Assignment 34 - EMAIL TO ME so I can help!
Final Draft Response to Literature Essay: Assignment 35
Project: Assignment 35



English 2
Rough Draft Response to Literature Essay: Assignment 32 - EMAIL TO ME so I can help!
Final Draft Response to Literature Essay: Assignment 33
Project: Assignment 33

English 1 and 2 Students

If you are in English 1 or 2 and are planning your projects, please check out the links below for some alternative ways to present your work.

Go take a look at what other students are doing with posters at:
http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
Let me know if you want to give this a try and I will set up an account for you.

Make a 3D virtual box to display your information at:
http://museumbox.e2bn.org

Use this site to create a concept map of the story:
http://www.spicynodes.org/

Create timelines on the web at:
http://www.timetoast.com/

Connect ideas and pictures to create a poster/presentation/idea at:
http://popplet.com/

Create a book, journal, or notebook in StoryJumper:
http://www.storyjumper.com/

Online journaling:
http://penzu.com/

An online alternative to powerpoint to make and show presentations:
http://prezi.com/

Online Tutoring Available

Are you looking for some extra help to get you through some tough assignments?

I am scheduling online tutoring sessions on Fridays from now till the end of the year to assist students who are struggling or just want to do some work together.

Please email me if you would like to participate and we can schedule a time.

STAR Testing This Week

Are you ready?

Do you know where to go, and when to be there?

Please arrive 15 minutes early for check-in!

Please email me if you have any questions!

For a reminder of your site information click here.

No Meetings This Week

Because of STAR testing there are no scheduled meetings this week. That doesn't mean that I'm not available! I am proctoring at the Concord site Tuesday-Thursday and will be checking in with my students that will be testing there.

If you are not testing (seniors), or if I won't be seeing you, I will be calling you either Monday or Friday to check in and see how things are going. We can always do an online meeting Monday or Friday if you would like to.

LP8 Progress Grades Posted

LP 8 progress grades have been posted.
To see your LP8 Progress grade:

• Log in to Launchpad
• Click on the My Info link
• Click on My Progress Grades
• Make sure to set the LP to LP8. You may have to change the number in the drop down box and click “Set LP”

Look in the progress grade column of your assignment summary
Don't worry about the assignments average and assignments complete columns. They only refer to work done and graded in launchpad. The progress grade column is accurate. 


Your Engrade grade may be different from your LP8 Progress grade as it may include work that has been done in LP9.


Let me know if you have any questions!

Sacramento City College Campus Tour

I know this is pretty far for many of you, but it might be worth it if you can make it. Sacramento City College has some programs that can be difficult to find.
http://www.scc.losrios.edu

Learn Where Key Departments Are Located:

Admissions, Counseling, Financial Aid, Assessment, Tutoring

Learn About The Programs Offered:

Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Drafting & Design Technology, Auto Tech, Dental Assisting Railroad Ops, & Many More

Learn About General Education/Transfer Services

When: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, @ 2:15 p.m.
Where:  In front of the College Bookstore (at the back of campus-near parking)

Bring: $1.00 for Parking
Contact:  Deanna Stevenson at 971-5523 or at www.dstevenson@viedu.org to reserve your spot.

Contact phone number day of tour (if student is late) is 803-4920

Welcome Back Everyone

I hope you had a relaxing Spring Break and are ready to finish up the school year! We are in LP 9 now and that means there is ONLY ONE LP LEFT after this one! Make sure you are on top of your work and that you don't let anything slide these last two months. Summer will be here before you know it!

End of LP 8

Today is the first day of LP9.

Make sure all of your LP8 work on Launchpad is complete and begin working in LP9 today.

I will be calculating your LP8 progress grades this week. If you would like to submit any corrections/last minute work please email me before end of day Friday.

Keep up the great work! We only have 2 LPs left in the school year. Make sure to finish strong.

STAR Testing Next Week

Next week is STAR test week. We won't be holding any meetings during that week so make sure you email or call me if you have any questions about your testing schedule or your assignments. Don't let assignment questions wait until our meetings, by then it might be too late or we may not have the time to cover everything we need to.

Make sure to check out the "Preparing for STAR tests" post.

http://msbryon.blogspot.com/2011/04/preparing-for-star-tests.html

Preparing for the STAR Tests

(STAR stands for standardized testing and reporting)

You have one week to get ready. What should you do???

#1. Know what tests you are taking. Students in high school will take different tests depending on what classes they are taking. In general all students take the ELA (English Language). All 10th graders take a grade level science test and all 11th graders take a grade level history test. If you are in the second half of: Algebra, Algebra2, or Geometry, Biology, Earth Science or World History you will take a subject test in that as well. If you don't know what tests you are taking, email me and I will look it up for you.

#2. Review. Go back and look at ALL of your STAR test practice assignments on Launchpad. Review them. Redo them. Look up the answers or email me if you can't find the correct answer. Study those questions.

#3. Practice Daily! Go to http://starsamplequestions.org/ and spend 30-45 minutes a day on practice questions for each subject you are testing in. Study the questions you get wrong. Take notes and review them at the end of every day.

ASK ME IF YOU WANT HELP!!!

Spring Break

Have a great Spring Break everyone! 

We start back with LP9 on Monday, April 25.

STAR Test Sites

UPDATE 5/2

STAR test sites have been assigned. Please note your assigned test site and start arranging possible rides or carpools. Let me know asap if you have any problems with your site, or if another site on this list would work better for you. I will continue to give you STAR information as it comes in. I know you are anxious about knowing your days and times, but please be patient. Organizing testing is a very complicated and overwhelming task and the Visions staff is working as hard as possible. Thanks!

Update: Site schedules are available. The test days for our locations are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. May 3, 4, and 5. Everyone should come on Tuesday to take their grade level required tests. Students who have additional subject tests will come Wednesday and possibly Thursday as well.

Please arrive 15 minutes early for check-in!

First United Methodist Church
502 Virginia Street
Vallejo
Click here for schedule and directions
Tues. (12:30-4), Wed. (12:30-4), Thurs. (9-1 as needed)
Ana
Audrey
Amanda
Jalila
Sara
Michelle
Belinda


Westside Assembly Church
75 N. Crescent Ave
Lodi
Click here for schedule and directions
Tues. (12:30-4:30), Wed. (12:30-4:30), Thurs. (12:30-4:30)
Curtis


Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1092 Alberta Way
Concord (I will be proctoring here Tuesday - Thursday)
Tue. (9-1), Wed. (9-1), Thurs. (9-1)
Click here for schedule and directions
Jorge
Alex
Anthony
Margaret
Cynthia
Alissia
Tyler


Remember: Keep May 2 through May 6 open for testing! 

Visions T-Shirts and Sweat Shirts are available

Are you interested in getting a Visions In Education T-shirt or sweatshirt?  The standard t-shirt is available for $10.00 and is available in sizes youth small, youth medium, and adult small through size adult XXX-L.

Also available for  alumni, graduates or soon-to-be seniors, a select number of Class of 2009, Class of 2010, Class of 2011 and Class of 2012 t-shirts are available for $12.00, in sizes adult small through  adult XXX-L.

If a sweatshirt is more your style, then you may order a sweatshirt in youth small, youth medium, or adult small through adult XXX-L for $23.00. 

To order a t-shirt or sweatshirt, please fill out the editable form (located in VIE Community at https://community.viedu.org/node/4683) and return the form and payment to me.

Geometry and Economics Students

If you are taking Geometry or Economics please make sure to do your workbook pages when they are included in your assignments from now on. 


Thank you!!

Questions about your Grade?

First:
Check your grade on Engrade. If you are not happy with it, make sure you look at your individual assignment scores and find the problem grades.

Second:
Check the assignments in Launchpad. What questions did you miss? Why?

Third:
If you see what you did wrong, email me corrections. I will take corrections at full credit if we are in the same LP as the assignment you are correcting. If you are making up points from an earlier LP, you can earn 1/2 credit.

Fourth:
If you can't see what you did wrong, or you suspect that your answer was correct and I may have made a mistake, ask me to double check it. I will go in and take another look and if the error was mine, I will correct it!