Week of May 18

This Week in IED
The year is winding down, and we can see the EoC on the near horizon.  All IED students will take the EoC exam on the computer at the end of next week (May 28 & 29).  Look for the review to start at the end of this week.  The good news is that this will count as your final exam.

In the mean time, we will wind down other activities, finishing the statistics lesson, updating portfolios one last time, and giving you a chance to complete any other designs that are still unfinished.  You also may re-take the Inventor certification exam this week, but please make sure that you first complete some study and work to better understand the content that you missed.

Agendas for This Week
Monday-Tuesday: Statistics/Autodesk Certification
Wednesday-Thursday: Fling Machine
Friday-Monday: EoC Review

This Week at RRHS
As the end of the year draws near, there are a number of things that you need to attend to before we wrap up the year.  First of all, an "obligation list" will be posted on Monday for any student who owes, dues, fines, or other financial obligations to the school.  If you have outstanding obligations, you will not be allowed to exempt any exams.  The obligations are due to be cleared and forms returned to Mrs. Perkins by Wednesday, so that the exemption forms can then be completed.

Following that, you will be able to pick up your exemption form in your alpha office.  This form will need to be signed by the teachers for any class which you wish to exempt your final exam (not allowed for IED).  These forms will need to be signed and returned to your alpha office by the deadline (next week).

There is a faculty meeting scheduled for Thursday morning, so there are no morning tutorials on Thursday.  However, I will be in my room before and after school the remainder of the week.

All students who have a 1:1 laptop will return them this week in their world geography and world history periods.

Week of May

This Week in IED
We are nearing the end of this school year, but that doesn't mean that there is not much going on.  We will finish up the statistics lesson this week and then finish the Autodesk Certification Testing that we began back in early April.  Before long, it will be time to talk about final exam reviews.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) requires that all students take the End of Course exam, and this counts as the final exam for IED.  That means that you will not be able to exempt the exam this spring.  We will take the EoC online the last 2 class days of the semester (May 28 & 29).

Agendas This Week
Monday: Applied Statistics
Tuesday-Wednesday: Model Creation
Thursday-Friday: Autodesk Certification Testing

This Week at RRHS

Thursday this week is a late start, and we will have advisory board meetings with other CTE groups.  There will be no tutorials Thursday or Tuesday morning, but I should be good the rest of the week.

Look for information to come out soon regarding final exams and exemptions.  Students may exempt an exam (not in IED, however), provided they (a) did not exempt the fall exam, (b) have an 85 or better semester average, (c) have not missed more than 3 class days in this semester, and (d) have paid all financial obligations that are due.  You will need to pick up a form from the office that will have to be signed by your teachers in order to exempt.

Here is a link to the final exam schedule for this spring.  Note that seniors will take their 4th & 8th period exams the week prior to final exams since graduation occurs the day before our last exams (8th period).