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Update #3 10.12.15
Hello, students and families!
We're halfway through the fall semester - can you believe it?! Chris has sent out progress reports to the college professors and is now following up to get their feedback; as he receives that feedback, he will send it to me and to both students and parents.
I'm also catching up on grading -- three counseling conferences last month gave me lots of great information to help students make post-secondary plans, but took a huge chunk of my time and I'm still trying to catch up.
Spring Scheduling
I've sent out an invitation to each student in my advisory group for their one-on-one meeting with me to discuss progress thus far, educational goals, and spring classes.
Students, if you have not already done so, please sign up! Use the resources I've posted there to look for possibilities, but remember, ultimately I will be there to make sure you are taking classes that will help you toward your goals of graduation and beyond.
Our registration date is 11/9, though this is the holiday, so we are hoping to get it moved up to 11/6 so we don't need to work on our day off. Regardless, I'd like to have all spring schedules finalized and approved by parents by the end of this month.
Class Updates
English 4: seniors are using multiple critical perspectives to interpret Life of Pi, after finishing the book last week and studying archetypal, psychoanalytical, and formalist critical theories.
US History: juniors have been studying the causes of the Civil War -- the essential question for the unit is "Was the North's victory inevitable?" Students have been reading lots of primary source documents.
Economics: seniors just wrapped up the unit on supply and demand, and are now moving on to market structures and business organizations.
Junior CCR: students signed up for the Khan Academy SAT prep and have taken the diagnostic quizzes as they prepared for the PSAT this week; additionally, they've been working their way through They Say, I Say, a handbook for writing argument essays, and have been learning about different study techniques and presentation skills.
Senior CCR: students have been writing and re-writing their personal statements, as well as completing the UC and CSU applications; many are also working on the Common Application.
College Counseling Newsletters
And here's the link to resources Jen B has shared in senior CCR.
Hope this information is helpful as you think about post-high school options. Let me know if you have any questions -- if I don't have an answer, I'm happy to find out :-)
CaƱada Middle College
Email: petroelje@smccd.edu
Website: canadacollege.edu/middlecollege
Location: 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard, Redwood City, CA, United States
Phone: 650-306-3120
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CanadaMiddleCollege