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Post date: Mar 11, 2015 2:58:31 PM
In March's AVID Newsletter you'll find information on Valley View 5th graders' service learning trip to Second Harvest Heartland, Valley View Middle AVID students' weekly "thank yous", the FLIP pre-reading strategy, and AVID Weekly articles for elementary and secondary students.
Spotlight on AVID
VVE 5th Graders' Service Learning Experience
Fifth graders at Valley View Elementary packaged food for people in need at Second Harvest Heartland as a part of a service learning project.
VVM Students Thank Teachers for Support
Once each month, Valley View Middle AVID students write special "thank you" notes to people in the building who have made positive impacts and/or supported them in their educational journey.
AVID Resources
WICOR Strategy of the Month:
Pre-Reading: FLIP
Prior to reading a new piece of text, students can preview it by asking themselves FLIP Questions!
AVID Weekly Article of the Month:
Elementary: Healing Music
This article describes how pop music can reduce pain and help children recover from surgery.
Secondary: Want to Improve your GPA? Get to Bed
In the article "Want to Improve your GPA? Get to Bed," Gabriella Boston argues that teens need to be reminded of the importance of getting enough sleep.
All AVID Weekly articles, lesson plans and activities are archived monthly and are available in the following Google Folders for anyone to access and use:
AVID Support and Events
Online AVID Support
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads over many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data and Site Teams.
A time sensitive support and collaboration forum for AVID Elective Teachers and Site Coordinators, providing an opportunity to collaborate with other coordinators and teachers from all over the country about issues and topics affecting their students and classes right now.
Upcoming AVID Events
SAVE THE DATE!
You are invited to attend Valley View Middle School's Second Annual Goal Setting presentation! Please come and listen to 8th grade AVID students discuss their short-, mid-, and long-range goals.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 6th, 8:30am - 9:30am
WHERE: Valley View Middle School Cafetorium
Watch the video slideshow below for photos of last year's event
This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to choose from to best fits their schedule.
*If you would like access to any of these resources and do not currently have an account on my.Avid.org, contact Kelly Killorn
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