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Look back at the first week of school

15 Aug

[This is a continuation of my previous post, A quick look at tomorrow]

School, it’s started and so far it’s been pretty awesome. I’d like to note a few things first.

- No more vinegar in the salads (I know, I miss it too :[)
- There are 9 periods a day and the block system I discovered last year is will not work with the new schedule
- A and B days are now non-existent. You have the same classes each day.
- In addition to the four listed specials, Drama (Ms. McConnell) is also a special for Q1
- PowerSchool has been upgraded to PS6.2.1, I’ll grab the Parent Account Creation URL after I get to my computer.
- Lunch has been pushed back to after 6th period (vs. after 4th period) This also applies on Fridays.
- Chapel is still after 1st period
- The school is doing a trial of PolyVision in the art room. (maybe in other rooms?)
- The Mimeo boards the school purchased have not arrived yet
- On Flag Raising, a fourth class representative has been added. This person is responsible for the mornings prayer.
- PreAlgebra is split into two periods, each period having 12 students. It’s assumed the same is happening for Algebra I.
- The block system is still alive in pieces, however some students have been found to have pretty much identical schedules (me and @itsfelixthecat, as an example) which means that it is also possible that there is a set list of different schedules PowerSchedule is choosing from.
- Crocs are still not allowed
- Mr. Adams is MIA from teaching PreAlgebra due to an arm injury, he’ll be back around the start of September.

 

A quick look at tomorrow.

11 Aug

[This post is mostly aimed at 8th grade Santiago Christian School students.]

Well! Tomorrow school starts and my PowerSchool credentials still works, let’s put ‘em to use!

Normal Classes + Teachers

  • 8th Grade English
    Mrs. Warren
  • 8th Grade Spanish Grammar Comp
    Mrs. Suriel
  • 8th Grade French
    Mrs. Jean Felix
  • 8th Grade Social Studies
    Mr. Widmer
  • 8th Grade Bible
    Mr. Nicom
  • 8th Grade Dominican Social Studies
    Mrs. Martinez
  • 8th Grade PreAlgebra
    Mr. Widmer
  • 8th Grade Science
    Mrs. Warren

Special Classes + Teachers

  • Middle School Art
    Ms. Gutshall
  • Middle School Computers
    Mr. Walter
  • Middle School Choir
    Ms. McConell
  • Middle School Physical Education
    Mr. Hoffman

Additional Details

  • 9 Classes a day
  • Last years “Block System” is now unused until further notice due to the above. Will update when I receive my official schedule.
  • None of my classes have assignments in them, so we’ll find out what comes next tomorrow.
  • A and B days are now deprecated since PowerSchool shows all classes as A-B.

See you guys tomorrow, it’ll be a pleasure to meet the new people there. Oh yeah, and go to bed! :)