December 10 - 21 (Last 2 weeks of semester)

Last full week of school this semester! Deadlines by the end of the week...

• Makeup for any ONE missing notebook check (20% of final grade as shown in contract)
• All writing assignments for English GradPoint courses should be submitted (counts as normal module test grade as shown in contract )
• Makeup End of Course exams (20% of final grade as shown in contract)
• All CVA/GAVS students turn in final grade upon final exam and/or EOC completion 

End of Course Testing

All GradPoint students repeating the following courses that require an EOC (20% of grade) will retake end of course test according to the schedule....

* Alg I and Geometry students may see Mrs. Conley for a printout of practice EOC problem & solution study guide provided in GradPoint for students.

Week of 11/19-11/23

NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING BREAK 

Week of 11/12-11/16

Notebook Check #3

End of 2nd 6 weeks/beginning of 3rd 6 weeks

Happy Halloween

• End of 2nd 6 week grading on Halloween Wednesday, October 31, 2018
• students should be at least 1/2 thru total number of modules at a minimum for each GradPoint course registered for

• School Holiday- Voting Election Day NO SCHOOL for students
  

• 2nd 6 week progress report- Wednesday, Nov.7
  

Spirit Week 10/8-10/13

After Fall Break... October 1 - October 5

• Grades will be updated with ZEROS after the break if you are not caught up to where you should be as shown in Synergy AND did not catch up over the break.

• Notebook Check #2 this week!

During Fall Break...

• Week of September 24 - FALL BREAK

• catch up on modules over break (lessons & quizzes)
• students can try to reach me via text @ GOOGLE VOICE NUMBER (931)683-9669 over break if need moving OR reset for quiz

• tests can be temporarily exempted BEFORE FALL BREAK by request to work on everything else at home. Tests are to be completed AND notebook check #2 upon return to school after the break!

Before Fall Break...

• Week of September 10 -  end of 1st 6 weeks on 9/12 AND grade cutoff on 9/14

• Week of September 17- 1st 6 weeks progress reports on 9/19

Week of September 3

No school Monday due to Labor Day holiday!

Last day for notebook check #1 Tuesday!!! Please continue to work on modules, take notes as lessons are assigned, and get contract/syllabus signed & turned in!

Week of August 27

Notebook check this week...to help you remember make sure you sign up for my 

if I did not already sign you up due to contract/syllabus not being turned in yet with contact info...PLEASE STILL GET CONTRACTS IN!!

Week of August 20

All students should be enrolled in at least one of their GradPoint courses per class period. Students should continue working on their unit modules in the order below...

1. pretest
2. lessons(taking notes)NOTEBOOK CHECK NEXT WEEK...I will send reminder in REMIND so please sign up AND continue turning in last page of contracts! See under pages for contract/syllabus AND remind info also listed below...
   
3. quizzes (quiz info may also be included in notes)
4. post test

Week of August 6

Welcome to the first full week of class for GradPoint!

Students that have been referred to me via a schedule and/or their counselors' permission in writing should now be enrolled in their specific GradPoint course(s) if they have physically shown up to class. Contracts/Syllabi (link under pages) are currently being distributed as well. The last page should be returned with parent/student info for my reminders coming out soon!

Week of April 23

End of Course exams will take place beginning next week!

If you are re-taking a course in GradPoint that requires an EOC, then you are also retaking EOC (also noted on course syllabus/contract). Please see below for test-taking dates AND EOC courses...

English

9th Lit/Composition 

 American Lit/Composition 

Math

Algebra I 

Geometry 

Social Studies

US History 

 Economics

Science

Biology 

 Physical Science

Week of April 16

Senior week of activities....

•  ending Friday 4/20 with Changing of the Chairs 
• 2nd 6 week progress reports being distributed Friday 4/20

Week of April 9

Welcome Back from Spring Break!

2nd 6 week grading period for 2nd semester ends Friday the 13th!

March 26 - March 30

Notebook Check #2 this week...starts Monday 3/26 ends Friday 3/30!

"Since you can't change time, you must instead change your approach to it."


~John C. Maxwell

Wednesday March 21

9th grade homeroom advisement 

Test Taking Skills Websites

https://huntingtonhelps.com/resources/blog/test-taking-tips-for-high-school-students

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/Test-Prep-Review-Strategies-Grades-9-12.html

Week of March 12-16

This week marks the 9th week of school (1/2 way through the semester)!

All students should be at least half way through ALL of their modules...grades in Synergy gradebook will soon reflect this. 

Please use time wisely in class and/or put in extra time outside of class if you are not on pace. Course pacing guide for this semester is listed under PAGES as well.

"The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda." ~John C. Maxwell

Week of February 26th

• February 26 : WELCOME BACK FROM WINTER BREAK!

• March 2 : 1st 6 weeks progress distributed for 2nd semester

• March 2 :  Read Across America Day

February 15

Please see link below to take survey and sign form given in class acknowledging that you have taken the survey. THIS SAME SURVEY CAN BE TAKEN MORE THAN ONCE BUT IN DIFFERENT CLASSES WITH DIFFERENT TEACHERS. 

Georgia Student Health Survey 2.0 - HIGH SCHOOL (grades 9-12)

http://gshs.gadoe.org/highschool

Week of February 5

Notebook check #1 next week... (20% of your grade)! 

Notebook grades will be put in with module test grades as well.

 Please see overall grade performance in GradPoint to get a general idea of how you are performing!

"Decisions help us start. Discipline helps us finish." ~JOHN C. MAXWELL

January 24, 2018

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 @ 6 p.m.

Hopefully parents have seen, signed, & reviewed the course contract/syllabus for GradPoint! If not, extra copies will be available at the open house as well as my remind code for this semester on helpful reminders, due dates, deadlines, tips, etc.

    

"Decisions help us start. Discipline helps us finish." ~JOHN C. MAXWELL