AVID 6-February
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AVID 6th has been staying consistent with keeping an organized binder, staying diligent with grade checks, and working on time management with planners. We have dove into Costa’s levels of thinking/questioning by analyzing Cinderella. We have now moved on to examining other situations to further develop the skill of high-level questioning. Next, we will cycle back to note-taking as we want to continue to strengthen that important skill.
Levels of Questioning
3- Applying
2- Processing
1- Gathering
AVID 7-February
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The AVID 7 students have using Tuesdays & Thursdays as AVID support days. They use this time to get caught up on missing work, review notes, or get ready for upcoming tests in their classes. They recently completed a career reserach project. After researching potential career options, taking some career quizzes' that coorelate to their interestes, they did research on a career of their choosing and created a project. Their project included pros and cons of the career, what day to day work entails, and starting salaries, etc.
AVID 8-February
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In 8th grade we finalized our High School Registration and looked at possible outcomes and goals for the future! Coming up, we will be re-focusing on our Cornell Note taking strategy and learning about how we can use it to help our learning in all of our classes!
AVID 9-February
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AVID 9 students spent the month of February creating a persuasive, informational, or educational speech on a topic they are passionate about. Students spent a lot of time creating their outline, slideshow, and practicing with their peers. They focused on having an effective attention getter and conclusion along with various aspects of speech delivery. Conducting the speech forced many of our students to get out of their comfort zones and helped them build skills they never knew they had! Students rose to the occasion and delivered some fantastic speeches. We are now going to start our career readiness unit which includes having students do a mock interview.
AVID 10-February
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Along with doing tutorials and collaborative study groups each week the AVID 10 students have recently completed a career prepardness and traits unit. They students ended the unit by completing a final project where they evaluated things about themselves and things that matter most to them: salaries, values, hobbies, strengths, etc. all things that matter when choosing a future career! They also created career Valentine boxes based on careers they are most interested in! Next up- Students are completing a "choose uour own adventure" game where they have to make it through college with the least amount of debt as possible while also mainting their happiness and social relationships!
Some of the valntines boxes included a welder, a space scientist, and a salon owner!
AVID 11-February
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AVID Juniors are in the thicks of studying for the ACT. Each week students are focusing on a new section of the ACT, learning content-specific study skills, practicing questions, and taking a timed test! The hard work is already paying off and we can see their scores growing from their original baseline test!
AVID 12-February
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AVID Seniors had the opportunity to meet their eMentors at Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis! Students shared a professional luncheon with their mentors, listened to expert advice from individuals on a career panel, and toured their beautiful office spaces. It was a fun and successful event!
