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Today We Have Presentations!!

Good Morning!!!  Today we find ourselves in the middle of Finals week here at Menlo-Atherton High School.  Here are some clues on how to give a great presentation and how to be an outstanding active audience member!!

• Presenters:
• Be calm
• Show your knowledge of the subject
• Focus on and engage your audience
• Speak clearly and make sure your audience understands what you are presenting
• Be prepared to answer questions and respond as best you can
• Audience:
• Offer your full attention to each presenter.
• Ask thoughtful questions of the presenter
• Complete your Audience Feedback Form for each presenter
• Be supportive of everyone present!

Lets have a great day of presentations!! 

Farewell for '15!

Good Morning, Happy Monday, Welcome to June!!  We made it ... this is the final week of the school year!!  Here are a few reminders to make sure your finals week goes swell:

1. You must attend ALL finals and be ON TIME!!  That means that if you have an Academy class you are either presenting OR you are an active audience member!  If you have a non-academy class - you have to prepare yourself to do the very best you can on that final!
1. you can see the presentation and audience schedule here: https://goo.gl/8sFYZy
2. On the day of your presentation, make sure you have SHARED your presentation with the teacher whose room you'll be presenting in AND that you come DRESSED TO IMPRESS!!
3. Presentation should be well thought out and clearly prepared.  Presentation should be impressive with an image on each slide if possible!  You should definitely have note cards or a print out of some sort to navigate your presentation.  Face and Engage your audience!
4. Work Hard, Do Great on Every Final!! Many are worth 20% of your grade and can significantly help you!!  Leave here Thursday feeling great about your efforts and looking forward to an even better year next year!!

Thank you for a great 180 school days!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!

Good Morning and Happy Thursday!

As the title says, TODAY IS THE DAY!!  It is the last day you will be working on your Academy Portfolio Presentation with teacher support before presentations begin!!  In addition, it is your LAST chance to include any papers that you have been certified for in the binder -- that means it's critical for you to print and submit them to me by the end of 4th period -- no exceptions!!

A reminder that all of the information you need can be found online ...

• Here is a link where you can confirm what portfolios you have certified to date!
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QIkAf6fIL6agIpZrll6vWxYctztjsJSnCxkImcTMhiI/edit?usp=sharing
• Here is a link https://goo.gl/AV3nGF to a presentation with information on:
• how to complete your cover letter
• the requirements for your presentation
• the presentation schedule
• To make sure you know when you present and have an adult there to support you, you can also simply click here: https://goo.gl/kup6a0

Please work hard ... as hard as you can ... you know you are capable of doing an amazing job - find the energy, put in the effort and wow everyone on the day of your presentation!  Go Sophomores!

Agenda for 5/21/15

Good Morning and Happy Block Day!!  Our second to the last of the year!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Complete the blue handout I have distributed.
2. Complete, Print and Sign your Cover Letter
3. Review and Print only your final draft of your Certified Portfolio for English, Science and History
1. I highly recommend downloading the file to your computer from your Google Drive or Turnitin before printing!!
4. Work on completing your Presentation!! Make it thorough, make it thoughtful and make it look fancy!!

Helpful Links for today:

• Here is a link where you can confirm what portfolios you have certified to date!
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QIkAf6fIL6agIpZrll6vWxYctztjsJSnCxkImcTMhiI/edit?usp=sharing
• Here is a link https://goo.gl/AV3nGF to a presentation with information on:
• how to complete your cover letter
• the requirements for your presentation
• the presentation schedule
• To make sure you know when you present and have an adult there to support you, you can also simply click here: https://goo.gl/kup6a0

Please work hard ... as hard as you can ... and show what you are made of!

Blog for the Block!

Agenda Items for Today, 5.14.2015

1. If you are eligible (B or better both semesters) and have not completed your CTE transition form, I must have it by the end of class today for you to receive 4.5 units of college credit
2. You need to be done with your revisions for all 3 of your Academy Core Courses (English, History and Science)
3. You need to be working towards having a completed Cover Letter. See the Blog for an example with proper formatting. Your cover letter should be thorough or thoughtful but should not be longer than 1 page!
4. You need to check the presentation schedule and find your name where you present and where you are an audience member and complete the Google form at: https://goo.gl/FQnjZy … be sure to click at the bottom where it says “ Send me a copy of my responses” so you have them handy at all time J 

**Note – today is a work day. You have had and will have plenty of time to complete this process. It is critical for your academic success that you get this done!

** Below is a sample of the formatting you should use for your cover letter.  You may use the M-A school address in your header.  Be sure to address your audience, thank your reader and leave space between "sincerely" and "your name" so you can sign the letter before submitting!

Academy Portfolio Presentation!

Good Morning and Welcome to the week of May 11th- May 15th.  We are just a few short weeks away from the end of the 2014-15 school year and it is important that youfinish the school year as strong as you possibly can!!  With that said, below is a link to all of the information you would ever want to know to ensure you are successful on your end of the year portfolio process.  A remind that this is your opportunity to showcase what you are capable of academically.  An important piece to you presenting yourself as ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges that come with your pursuit of college and/or career.

To locate this information, please simply click here: https://goo.gl/AV3nGF.  This link will provide you information about:

• when you present
• what needs to be included in your presentation
• and suggestions/requirements you need to follow on presentation day!

A reminder that one of the many requirements is that you have an adult present for your presentation.  This could be your mentor, a non-academy teacher able to attend, an administrator, parent, cousin, uncle, aunt, etc!  Be sure to give them plenty of heads up!!

Thanks and please don't hesitate to ask any of your academy teachers for help if you need it!