This Week in IED
Welcome back! I hope that you had a good break and enjoyed the week off. It's hard to believe, but there are just 3 weeks of school left before the semester break. It will be a busy time as we work to complete the work from this semester and prepare for the semester exams.
We started learning Inventor in IED before the break (A day classes) and will continue that this week. After an introduction to Inventor, you will build your puzzle cube pieces and assemble the cube in Inventor. You will even learn how to create a movie of the puzzle being assembled and disassembled. Following that, we will start our portfolios to showcase all of the good work that you have done this year and begin preparations for the fall exam.
Speaking of the fall exam, you will begin getting information about exemptions from semester exams. Students who have not missed more than 3 class periods (remember that tardies affect your absences in all classes) and have an 85 semester average are eligible to exempt a semester exam once during the year. You are limited to 3 exemptions per semester, and you can not exempt the same class both in the fall and spring. When the information comes out, you will need to pick up a sheet specifically for you from your grade-level alpha office. However, be aware that you may not exempt the IED exam in the spring. It will be an End of Course exam that is required of all students taking IED. So, if you want to exempt your engineering exam, the fall is the only time in which you can take advantage of it.
Agendas for This Week
Monday (from Friday before Thanksgiving) - Software Model Creation
Tuesday-Wednesday - Puzzle cube part and drawing files
Thursday - Friday - Puzzle cube assembly & presentation files
This week at RRHS
Nothing special in terms of schedules this week at school. Each day will be regular bell schedule. You should hear announcements soon regarding exemption information. You will need to pick up the exemption form from your grade-level/alpha office and get signed by any teachers whose semester exams you wish to exempt. Remember that you are limited to only 3 exemptions per semester and can not exempt the same exam (Geometry, for example) in both the spring and fall. This requires that you consider a number of factors and choose wisely which exams you will exempt now. Also, note that you may not exempt the engineering final from the spring as it is a required end of course exam for every student.
What is special is that the end of the semester is near. We have two weeks of classes, and then final exams will begin December 15. Taking out the time for exams makes this another short six weeks.
College Rep Visits This Week
Friday - The University of North Texas
