Today May.26,2015 my AVID teacher decided to take a tour to the Symposium,to learn more on how we can improve and learn new and greater things that the 8th grade avid class made. This view gives us more information for what we will need for next years Symposium.This experience was very interesting for me because it shows me and helps me understand more what you will need.Some of the posters were very nice and interesting,some posters were about electronics,people,gay and lesbian,beauty,eating disorders,farmers like Cesar Chavez and so much more.Some posters did not get qualified for the Symposium because they did not have the requirements that they needed.
This school year I have tried to improve my grades.which did happen but then I got missing assignments,not doing my work,affected my grade and its not a really good thing.Now in this month and last month I have tried to raise my grade up in AVID.I need to work on improving my grades, which is a very easy class ;when they check my work they say its not good enough but I try my very best.Some how the field trips were not so good I did appreciate them taking me but they where very boring. Also,My grades have raised by 1% or 2%.In one of my classes Social Studies has never been a good grade and I have a D 68%.I have never gotten a tardy or an absence and its very good.In P.E i have always had a very good grade A.In ELA I had a B but it lowered down because I did not do my AR points which was worth 100 points.
I've been reading a book which is called "Tennyson".Its a very good book it is about 3 brothers and sisters in which they needed to move to they're aunts house called "Aigredoux".There aunt is nothing compared to them because they are filthy little kids.While they stay with there aunt their father was in search of there mother.Tennyson compares his mother with the dog that comes and then goes from the house.Then i took another quiz about alien abduction and I got 80% on my quiz.
In this month we had a rocket science club in AVID.Having this experience building rockets and lauching them was very fun.Our rocket we had to build was very fun learning how a rocket is like.Also,my team which won was very awesome because it flu perfectly and it went higher.Some other teams flu but fell apart.In one of the teams a student was pulling the string and was very scared that he poked his eye it was very fun .This also helped me learn new vocabulary words like thrust and more.
Going to The UCI Field trip was very fun and nice learning about a college we can go to.I had fun seeing a lilo and stitch dorm room decoration.This helped me pick witch college I know I could go to.This is nice that AVID wants us to go to a good university.I am glad that AVID is helping me with school and college preperation.We had a tour guide showing us around the university.We also saw a fountain that is called the infinite sign. UCI is a really amazing school.It won 3 noble prizes.Also,the persons who won the noble prizes got a building with their names .The science lab was very big and did not have windows.
In AVID we have recentlly done a college poster.My college poster was about Columbia University in NY.This helped me and gave me an idea what types of University's their are allow us to know how many University's their are.A Universty is a school of arts with many different studies.Columbia University is a big school in New York .Where many students go for a good education.This helps AVID students know where good Unviersity's are.Columbia University is a good school.
MATH: In math we are learning about Percents and also learning how to us a Elastic Percent Ruler. In this experience with percentage I had have had some confusion..L have started to get get this but not much.We have also learned a New method box model.A box model is way easier than the other method. % X Whole/Original=Part SCIENCE: In Science we have been learning about life and fossils.The life and fossils about 1000's of years ago and how they became fossils.ONE reason why fossils turn in too a solid rock is because they once lived in water which know can be a dessert.Also, Scientists use a "Tree of Life" to compare the ancestors like people and apes. *HUMANS *CHIMPANZEE *ORANGUTAN *GORILLAS Scientist have always said we come from apes this is called the "Evolution of life."Also human and bats have a common ancestor because there limbs are compared and they're the same.The populations change over time.We have also learned about crayfish.We opened the crayfish and it was a "Eww"and fun experience opening the crayfish. SOCIAL STUDIES: In SOCIAL STUDIES we are learning about the Renaissance.The origin of renaissance which means "rebirth."It began in Northern Italy and then spread over the next century.During the Renaissance paintings/sculptures became to look realistic such as the MONA LISA.The renaissance began because northern Italy spreading to the middle east.Also, we have learned about renaissance art. P.E IN P.E we have been running laps and I get good grades all the time.I'm glad we have a good grade in P.E. . E.L.A In language arts we have been learning about medieval time.We have also done AVID
We have recently gone to a field trip to UC Irvine.This was a good experience to learn of many different universitys.It My point of confusion was What is the third step in solving fraction busters? . What I learned about my point of confusion is by when solving the third step wich I know no is if it is a fraction you do not need to divide but it stays like that.I gained a new and better understanding by when solving the third step . This learning is important because it connects my previous learning when taking a quiz or taking an exam. What i found meaningful about today's lesson is a fraction stays a fraction because it is called a fraction buser.
In E.L.A I have been learning about story patterns for legends.We are read the story about "Merlin and the dragons."Some charecteristics like heroes in legends are often born under circumstances in secret.Also sometimes the heroes true parents are unknown.In a story about a young boy named Arthur who his parent was unknown until the end.we learned about fiction.
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AuthorMy name is Azul and I'm an AVID student and a Mendez scholor. |