Congratulations AVID 2014 Grads East High AVID Partnering with students and families to achieve college dreams. Summer 2014 Congratulations to the 2014 AVID graduates! This AVID class consisted of 18 students. All 18 were accepted to colleges, including the University of Utah, Westminster, Utah State, Utah Valley, Salt Lake Community College and BYU. Together, they have EARNED over $450,000 in scholarships! The graduates plan on becoming nurses, lawyers, engineers, dentists, teachers and business majors. Way to go AVID Grads! Issue 2 Where can you find information about what to expect as a member of East High School AVID? Inside Welcome Class of 2018 Peer Tutor Opportunity What to Expect in High School Summer Reading Expectations Summer Math Expectations Note to Parents Helpful Websites www.easthighavid.com Check us out on Facebook by looking for East High AVID 1 East High AVID Issue 2: Summer Integer metus. Lorem. byline [Name] Important Info for Incoming Freshmen Welcome to East High 2 Dear Incoming Freshmen: Dear Parents of Freshmen: We are so excited to have you at East High School. What you worry about at the start of high school is not too different from what worried you on your way to sixth grade. It’s just that you might be concerned about the larger scale of everything in high school. There will be even more students, even more homework and an even bigger school to find your way around. By now, you understand how you learn best and you have begun to explore what interests you. In AVID, you learned about time management, study skills and organization that worked best for you. You have made great friends and are setting yourself on a path for a successful future. If you were able to get good grades, make friends and enjoy a life outside the classroom in middle school, you have the skills to meet the challenges and choices that await you in high school. AVID is here to help you and your families realize your college and career goals. Work hard, stay focused and come ready to be your best self. Your student has registered for AVID, which means they intend and will work to go to college. They will need your help. To be successful, they must be in class, on time, every day. They must do their homework every night. They will be expected to carry a binder, be organized with their dayplanner and stay focused on their education. You are a key component in their success. You must support their desire to be the best student possible. It won’t always be easy, but it will be worth it! Estimado Padre Su estudiante ha inscrito para AVID, lo que significa que tienen la intención y trabajarán para ir a la universidad. Ellos necesitarán su ayuda. Para tener éxito, deben estar en clase, a tiempo, todos los días. Ellos deben hacer su tarea cada noche. Se esperará que llevar una carpeta, se organizará con su día-planificador y mantenerse enfocado en su educación. Usted es un componente clave de su éxito. Debe apoyar su deseo de ser el mejor estudiante posible. No siempre será fácil, pero valdrá la pena! East High AVID Issue 2: Summer Language Arts Summer Reading 9th Grade HONORS Book List AVID Students are not allowed to have empty periods! Be a Peer Tutor! Scholarship Committees and College/Universities are looking for students who are actively engaged in school and in their community. And, although holes don’t takeaway from your cumulative GPA, they don’t help it either. At East High we have students with severe disabilities in classes called Functional Life Skills. These students have many physical, intellectual and often medical challenges to overcome. A common myth is that these individuals can’t learn. They CAN and DO learn and most importantly, WANT to learn. They just need extra help to do so. They usually learn best with 1:1 instruction. Obviously, there are more students than teachers so Peer Tutors make a huge impact on our classroom. Many of our students prefer to work with a same age peer and will work better and learn faster with a Peer Tutor than a teacher. As a Peer Tutor you may help students with basic academic tasks like reading, writing, counting/addition as well as functional skills like laundry and cooking. Peer Tutors also assist students during group activities (write for them, help them stay on task and follow directions). You may also go off-campus to help them learn specific job skills. In their classroom (B212) we need Peer Tutors B 3 /4 for that very purpose. We will walk or catch the UTA bus to go to job sites. *Some books contain mature material that may be objectionable, including language, behavior and sexual references. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Power of One by Bryce Courtney The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorehess The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Big Mouth and Ugly Girl. By Joyce Carol Oates Jumped by Rita Garcia Williams Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith **YOU WILL HAVE A WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE AS WELL. If you are enrolled in Miss Ipson’s 11th Grade AP Language Arts or Honor’s Class – you have a summer reading and writing assignment. This Boy’s Life by Thomas Wolff The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 3 East High AVID Issue 2: Summer Math 1) It is recommended all freshmen either purchase or lease a calculator for the school year. The upper classmen are required to provide their own devise (preferably a graphing calculator). The summer is a good time to purchase a used, inexpensive calculator in decent condition. Many students are upgrading their 1) It is recommended all freshmen either purchase or lease a calculator for the school year. All 10th/11th/12th grades are required to provide their own device (preferably a graphing calculator). The summer is a good time to purchase a used, inexpensive calculator in decent condition. Many students are upgrading their technology and are selling the old devices. 2) A reminder that the upper classmen (10/11/12) are expected to complete the summer work assigned by their math teacher. Depending on the math class for next year, the work is either in a paper packet (Calculus AB and Math 1010/1050) or online (Sec. Math 2, Sec. Math 2Honors, Sec. Math 3, Sec. Math 3Honors, PreCalculus, Calculus, and Calculus BC). It is recommended that the students spread the work over the whole summer (complete several problems every week). 4 Helpful Websites Learn how to use KHAN Academy! www.khanacademy.org 1 Khan Academy is free! Get on, set up an account and then practice math or science! 2 If you are a senior, set up an account with FAFSA FAFSA is FREE – never, ever pay! www.fafsa.ed.gov 3 Use PowerSchool!! https://powerschool.slcscho ols.org/public/home.html Contact Mrs. P (AVID Elective teacher and AVID Coordinator) with any questions or concerns at : Cate.praggastis@slcschools.org East High AVID Issue 2: Summer A NOTE TO PARENTS OF FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS: 1. Forget the idea that your student has to pursue a particular major or path to achieve success after college. There is so much pressure to attend college to ensure a ‘good life’ College is seen as the path to good jobs and financial security. But college is also a place for your student to explore their interests and learn more about a variety of careers. Take school seriously! Employers will hire an English major with a 3.6 GPA over a finance major with a 2.6 GPA. It is most important to prove that you are both smart and a problem solver. It’s most important to never give up and to realize there is always somewhere to go to get help. 2. Do the financial homework together with your student. The best source is www.finaid.org and it is free! Beware of websites or consultants that charge large fees for scholarship searches. You will get letters in the mail that tell you how smart your student is and charge you a fee to register for something. In AVID, we will do all of this work for FREE!! Attend parent nights as well. Be a part of the process with your student! If you have the money, open up a college savings account, available at most banks. 3. Encourage your student not limit themselves to classes and the library. Your student also needs jobs, internships, and extracurricular activities to build résumés, relationships, and workplace skills ranging from time management and customer service to leadership. Connections made through a part-time job or an internship can lead students to their first job after college or provide letters of recommendation. 4. Communicate with your student about asking questions in class, seeking help, and using resources like the tutoring center, career office, or counseling center. In AVID, students learn how to become their best asset! Encourage your student to use the resources we have available at East High. Gear Up offers before and after school tutoring. Parents – it is important for you to monitor your student’s progress by looking at POWERSCHOOL at least once a week. Notice grades and attendance! A good student is always in class and on top of their homework. Make sure your student doing what is expected. 5. Prepare your student for a college culture of reading. Reading makes a difference on the ACT test! It makes for better writers. It really doesn’t matter what your student reads, but they should always be reading. Encourage them to read the newspaper, magazines and novels. College is NOT EASY for students who struggle with reading and writing! 6. Expose your student to cultural experiences before college. Students should be exposed to museums, concerts, the newspaper, and other things that are commonplace for families with several generations of college behind them. This exposure now will make your students more comfortable when they are in groups of people that may already have this kind of cultural awareness. In her autobiography My Beloved World, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, herself a first generation graduate of Princeton, talks about how she had to catch up in order feel part of a group at school and at work. Give your first-generation college student a head start by exposing him or her to as much worldly culture as possible early on. Preparing for college is a collaborative experience. Students need familial support. Being a cheerleader and a guide will be the most useful. The long-term goal is the same: college graduation. In AVID, we work for four years as a team! I will do all I can to help your student realize their dream of going to college – but it will be a team effort. I expect your student to do well. 5 East High AVID Issue 2: Summer Nota para los padres de la primera generación Estudiantes universitarios Bound 1. Olvídese de la idea de que su hijo tiene que seguir un camino importante o especial para alcanzar el éxito después de la universidad. Hay tanta presión para asistir a la universidad para asegurar una universidad "buena vida" es visto como el camino a buenos puestos de trabajo y la seguridad financiera. Pero la universidad es también un lugar para su estudiante para explorar sus intereses y aprender más acerca de una variedad de carreras. • Tome en serio la escuela! Los empleadores contratar a un importante Inglés con un promedio 3.6 sobre una financiación importante con un GPA de 2.6. Es más importante para demostrar que usted es inteligente y un solucionador de problemas. Es más importante que nunca te rindas y para darse cuenta de que siempre hay un lugar para ir a buscar ayuda. 2. Hacer la tarea financiera junto con su estudiante. La mejor fuente es www.finaid.org y es gratis! Tenga cuidado con los sitios web o consultores que cobran altos honorarios para la búsqueda de becas. • Usted recibirá las cartas en el correo que le indican cómo es elegante su estudiante y le cobran una cuota para inscribirse en algo. En AVID, vamos a hacer todo este trabajo GRATIS! Asistir a reuniones de padres también. Ser parte del proceso con su estudiante! Si usted tiene el dinero, abrir una cuenta de ahorros para la universidad, disponible en la mayoría de los bancos. 3. Anime a su estudiante no se limitan a las clases y la biblioteca. Su estudiante también necesita empleos, pasantías y actividades extracurriculares para construir currículos, relaciones y habilidades laborales que van desde la gestión del tiempo y de servicio al cliente para el liderazgo. • Las conexiones realizadas a través de un trabajo de medio tiempo o una oferta de prácticas pueden llevar a los estudiantes a su primer empleo después de la universidad o proporcionar cartas de recomendación. 4. Comuníquese con su estudiante acerca de hacer preguntas en clase, en busca de ayuda, y el uso de recursos como el centro de tutoría, oficina de carrera, o un centro de asesoramiento. En AVID, los estudiantes aprenden a convertirse en su mejor activo! Anime a su hijo a usar los recursos que tenemos disponibles en East High. • Gear Up ofrece antes y después de la escuela. Padres - es importante que usted supervise el progreso de su estudiante mirando Powerschool al menos una vez a la semana. Aviso grados y la asistencia! Un buen estudiante es siempre en la clase y en la parte superior de sus tareas. Asegúrese de que su estudiante que hace lo que se espera. 5. Prepare a su hijo para una cultura de la universidad de la lectura. La lectura hace una diferencia en la prueba de ACT! Se convierte en mejores escritores. Realmente no importa lo que lee su hijo, pero siempre debe estar leyendo. Anímelos a leer los periódicos, revistas y novelas. • La universidad no es fácil para los estudiantes que tienen dificultades con la lectura y la escritura! 6. Exponer al estudiante a experiencias culturales antes de la universidad. Los estudiantes deben ser expuestos a museos, conciertos, el periódico, y otras cosas que son comunes para las familias con varias generaciones de la universidad detrás de ellos. Esta exposición ahora hará que sus alumnos más cómodos cuando están en grupos de personas que ya pueden tener este tipo de conciencia cultural. • En su autobiografía My Beloved Mundial, juez de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor, quien también es graduado de la primera generación de Princeton, habla de cómo tuvo que ponerse al día con el fin de sentirse parte de un grupo en la escuela y en el trabajo. Dele a su estudiante universitario de primera generación una ventaja por él o ella esté expuesta a la cultura tanto mundana como sea posible desde el principio. Preparación para la universidad es una experiencia de colaboración. Los estudiantes necesitan apoyo familiar. Ser una porrista y una guía será la más útil. El objetivo a largo plazo es el mismo: graduación de la universidad. En AVID, trabajamos durante cuatro años como un equipo! Voy a hacer todo lo posible para ayudar a los estudiantes a realizar su sueño de ir a la universidad - pero va a ser un esfuerzo de equipo. Espero que su hijo le vaya bien. 6 East High School AVID Cate Praggastis, AVID Coordinator 840 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 Important Dates: School Starts: Monday, Aug. 25th Non-School Day: Labor Day **Monday, September 1, 2014 Parent Teacher Conference **Wednesday, Sept. 24 **Thursday, Sept. 25 Non-School Day: **Friday, September 26, 2014 Non-School Day: **Thursday & Friday, October 16 &17, 2014 Thanksgiving Break Wednesday Nov. 26Sunday, Nov. 30th Winter Recess Monday, December 22, 2014 – Friday, January 2, 2015 AVID FAMILY NEWSLETTER WELCOME TO AVID Summer Issue 2014