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Algebra I Block Schedule

The following dates are approximate and may be adjusted to avoid conflicts with other events.

The Woodworking Program

Overview

One of the unique aspects of our curriculum is that it reaches students at more than one level. These levels are often summarized as “head, heart, and hands” and “thinking, willing, and feeling.” By carefully integrating a rich, developmentally appropriate curriculum success in one subject leads to growth in seemingly unrelated areas of life. The inclusion of woodworking is a prime example. Woodworking encourages students to reach deep within themselves for unused and undiscovered skills and capacities. These new capacities are then also available for other aspects of life.

MySpace and Facebook

Nothing is private on the Web. College admission staff and employers check the Web to see how candidates represent themselves online. Students need frequent reminders that sharing personal information carries risks and that indiscretions now can come back to haunt them later in life.

Nuclear Fission Confirmed as Source of More than Half of Earth's Heat

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URL: 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=nuclear-fission-confirmed-as-...

Nuclear fission powers the movement of Earth's continents and crust, a consortium of physicists and other scientists is now reporting, confirming long-standing thinking on this topic. Using neutrino detectors in Japan and Italy—the Kamioka Liquid-Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) and the Borexino Detector—the scientists arrived at their conclusion by measuring the flow of the antithesis of these neutral particles as they emanate from our planet.

Student expectations

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Homework

  1. Plan Ahead: Setup a well-organized, well-lit, and quiet place to do your homework.
  2. First Things First: Do your homework as soon as you get home. Don't wait until late in the evening when you are tired.
  3. Stay Focused: Don't watch TV, listen to music, chat online, etc. while doing homework.
  4. Stay Fit: Get enough sleep on school nights, and eat a good breakfast in the morning.