CLASS OF 2020 Welcome SENIORS WELCOME TO AVID

CLASS OF 2020 Welcome SENIORS!!!!

WELCOME TO AVID

DO NOW Happy Birthday Nadelie Castaneda – 8/13 • Please grab a cardstock sheet from the middle of your table. • You will be making a name tent. Please fold your cardstock “hamburger style. ” • Leave the back blank. Name

• Email: dencarna@volusia. k 12. fl. us • School website: uhstitans. com • Remind 101: • 9 th grade – @uhsavid 23 • 11 th grade – @uhsavid 21 • 12 th grade – @uhsavid 20 • Twitter: @Mrs. Sunny. D • Twitter: @UHSAVID • Instagram: @UHSAVID

WHAT I EXPECT FROM YOU… • 1. Respect yourself, your classmates, teacher and classroom • 2. Do Nothing to disrupt the learning of others • 3. Always follow all school rules*** • 4. Follow directions the first time • 5. Come to School Prepared

*DRESS CODE, ID BADGES, & PHONES q. Any solid color polo or button-down scrubs are allowed on Thursday shirt, with or without a small logo, ONLY. JROTC uniform is allowed on MUST be worn to school. Wednesday or day of special event. q. Official club, sports, program, q. Sports teams are permitted to wear academy, or any UHS shirt is team uniform jersey or tops may be permissible any school day to include worn on game days. t-shirts, polos, and button-down shirts. q. ID Badges must be worn EVERY q. Pants, shorts, capris, skirts, skorts, SINGLE DAY. No EXCEPTIONS. and jumpers must be a solid color with no holes, no rips, no tears, no stripes, q Phones must be facedown on your decorations or embroidery. Leggings table. When I am talking/teaching phones should be not be in use. I do are not acceptable lower garments. allow you to listen to music while you work (one ear bud in). q. AVID T-shirts will be worn on Tuesdays. Biomedical Academy

2 or 3 inch, 3 -ring Binder with Dividers for all classes (provided) Planner (provided) Composition Notebook (provided) Everything Folder (provided) Supply Pouch (not provided) Flash Drive (recommended) Highlighters (several colors) Color Ink Pens (to use during notes revision and proofreading/editing) Student should always have Notebook Paper, Sharpened Pencils, Pens, and Erasers MATERIALS *Mrs. Martinez’s Wishlist* Paper Towels Lysol Wipes Dry Erase Markers Tissues Pencils Notebook Paper

AVID STUFF q AVID Lab Fee of $25 due by Friday, August 23 rd q Includes AVID T-shirt. Helps with field trips and AVID activities (banquet). q If you would like to design our AVID t-shirts for this school year, please submit designs by Monday, August 26 th. The AVID theme this year is “We are Limitless. ” q We will be going over the Syllabus next week. q If you are planning on buying your own materials for class, please have them bought by August 30 th.

WHO AM I? I was born in Framingham, MA This my 4 th year teaching AVID I grew-up in Deltona, Florida Elementary: Sunrise Middle: Heritage High School: Pine Ridge

MRS. MARTINEZ’ S LIKES & DISLIKES Likes Dislike s (Pet Peeve s) • • • Hardworkers Positive Attitudes Chocolate Starbucks Reading Netflix • Talking when others are talking • Not listening to instructions the first time • Racial and/or suicidal jokes • Phone abuse • Not completing classwork in class • Wasting Time

FOR TODAY q Please complete your name tag and make sure you have answered all the questions. Tomorrow we will be doing an activity with those questions. q Please also write a comment/or question on the inside of your name tag about AVID, school, how you’re feeling or about anything just in general.

DO NOW • Please grab a cardstock sheet from the middle of your table. • You will be making a name tent. Please fold your cardstock “hamburger style. ” Write your name in the middle. In each corner of your name tent answer the questions on each corner. • Leave the back blank. What does advancement via individual determination mean to you? What college and/or career field are you interested in? Name What is a TV Show/ movie you currently obsessed with? What is your favorite type of candy or treat? Break down each word to help you understan d what it means.

FIND A “SOLE” PARTNER Find someone who has the same kind of shoe as you and pair up.

SHARE IT Discuss with a partner your answers to the questions on your name tent.

DO NOW - PUZZLE q Draw a picture of what success means to you. q One word that describes you (please write this big letters). q List 3 goals that you have for this year.

DO NOW – NAME TENT q On the back of your name write down TWO Truths and ONE Lie about yourself. q Make sure you choose things others in the classroom don’t know about you. q Keep it school appropriate. q Pick interesting and unique things about you. Try not to choose your birthday or favorite color. q Example: Two Truths and A Lie • I hitch-hiked once before. • I ranked 7 th highest GPA in my graduating Senior class. • I watched all 8 Harry Potter Movies in less than 24 hours.