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Post date: May 23, 2016 3:14:56 PM
In May’s AVID Newsletter you'll find “AVID by the Numbers” and information on Kennedy High School AVID Students’ recent trips to Ovative Ad Agency and Augsburg College, Valley View Middle School’s Annual Goals Presentations and AVID Game Day, Kennedy High School AVID Seniors' service project with Valley View Elementary Cheetah Binder Construction, Kennedy High School's AVID Celebration, and AVID professional development resources.
Spotlight on AVID
AVID By the Numbers
Recent KHS AVID Field Trips to
Ovative Ad Agency and Augsburg Gollege
VVM Goals Presentation
Each year, 8th grade AVID students work to develop short-, mid-, and long-range SMART goals. On May 6, students presented their goals and accomplishments to families, teachers, staff, and administration at Valley View Middle School’s 3rd Annual Goals Presentation.
FMSC Community Service Trip
One important component of AVID is giving back to the community. Each year, Kennedy High School participates in many service projects, including packing meals and raising money for Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit organization committed to providing hungry children and adults hand-packed meals, specifically formulated for malnourished children all over the world. During KHS’s most recent trip to FMSC, AVID students packed 22,464 meals which is enough to feed 62 children for one year.
VVM AVID Game Afternoon
KHS to VVE for Service Project
Kennedy AVID Seniors went to Valley View Elementary recently to help assemble the school-wide Cheetah Binders. All students at VVE use this binder as an organizational tool and communication tool between school and home. Over two hours, the seniors filled nearly 600 binders with grade-specific information, materials, and resources!
One of the four pillars of AVID is “Culture.” Ask any AVID student, and s/he will tell you that the AVID elective students, teachers, and tutors are like a family. In order to foster that supportive family environment and culture, successful AVID programs host opportunities for students to gather, socialize, and have fun together! Valley View Middle School recently hosted just such an afternoon for AVID students to enjoy treats, games, and get to know one another even better.
KHS AVID Celebration
AVID students were recognized at Kennedy's end-of-the-year AVID Celebration on Wednesday, May 25. Congratulations to our first class of graduating seniors and to all AVID students in the district for their hard work and individual determination!
AVID Resources and Support
WICOR Strategy of the Month:
KWLHW Chart
This strategy can be found in the following online resources:
The KWLHW Chart can be found in the Elementary Foundations Resource
We are all familiar with the KWL Chart (Know, Want to know, Learned), but have you tried AVID’s variation, the KWLHW Chart?
AVID Weekly Article of the Month
Elementary: Voracious Lizard, Island Castaway
This graphic describes the discovery of a large lizard species, which is a top predator on a small volcanic island.
Secondary: Buck for Book: Is Educational Bribing Bad for Students?
This article examines the increase in parents’ use of reward systems as incentives for their children to earn good grades in school.
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:
Online AVID Support
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads covering 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.
This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to choose from to best fit their schedules.
*If you would like access to any of these resources and do not currently have an account on my.avid.org, contact Kelly Killorn-Moravec
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