10 th Grade TAA: Word of the Week: SCHOOL PRIDE Word of the Week: SCHOOL PRIDE Care and satisfaction in our school’s achievement and success. Eagle Pride and PSAT Lesson # 4 09/14/2015

10 th Grade TAA: Transcript review  Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15 through 10/15  Fall break week 9/21 to 9/25

Hispanic Heritage Month  Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year between September 15 and October 15 to recognize Hispanic people living in North America. Not only are Hispanics celebrated, but also the people who are learning the language and embracing the culture.

Hispanic Heritage Breakfast Kick Off When: Tuesday, September 15 th Where: The Etowah East Time: 7:15 a.m- 7:50 a.m The International Student Association and the Spanish Honors Society invites you to a fiesta breakfast to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.

Digital Literacy & Awareness Tip Each week, we will showcase a new tip ! Personal Digital Safety How can I tell if a site is legit? What are the best digital tools to use? What is my digital social responsibility? How can I showcase my achievement & success? How can I manage my digital identity? How can I digitally collaborate? DIGITAL LITERACY & AWARENESS TIPS

Digital Literacy & Awareness Tip Each week, we will showcase a new tip ! Share your success & achievement in a positive light! What are the ways in which EHS shares achievement & success? What are the ways that you share achievement & success? How has digital literacy changed our sharing? When is sharing too much?

Eagle Pride

Definition of Diversity The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio- economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. http ://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuomca/diversityinit/definition.html Let’s embrace and celebrate Etowah. So, if you have an event, an interesting video, an article, etc. you would like to share, please the appropriate link/info to: http ://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuomca/diversityinit/definition.html

Counselor Corner

PSAT A guide to understanding the PSAT Wednesday, October 14

Why the PSAT? 0 The PSAT provides students with a midpoint check on their progress toward college and career readiness. 0 The first administration of the redesigned PSAT will be October 14 th. 0 The redesigned PSAT will prepare you for the redesigned SAT coming March The PSAT assesses AP Potential.

Who takes the PSAT? Sophomores 0 Free for all sophomores 0 Data supports higher SAT scores for students who take the PSAT *Freshman may opt to take the test but they must pay for it. Letters were given out at the Freshmen TAA meeting - if you missed it, come to the counseling office. Juniors 0 Free for all Juniors 0 Opportunity for National Merit Scholarship based solely on scores achieved during PSAT

Overview of the Test Reading 0 Draw inferences 0 Infer complicated relationships based on text 0 Recognize trends in graphical data Writing and Language 0 Use punctuation effectively 0 Edit compound and complex sentences 0 Incorporate detailed information from graphics to text

Overview of the Test Math 0 Items requiring 2 or more steps to solve 0 Geometric equations and spatial reasoning 0 Compare linear and exponential growth 0 Use of trigonometric relationships Test Features 0 No penalty for wrong answers 0 Test length is 2 hours and 45 minutes questions 0 Scale score range of 320 to 1520

Practice Resources Kaptest.com/psatcram Kaptest.com/psatsneakpeek 0 Register for free 90 minute cram sessions online 0 You will learn 10 top score-raising strategies 0 Review Tips for time management during the test 0 Receive a day-by-day study plan until test day

Pre-Registration 0 Pre-registration will occur Monday, October 12 th during TAA. 0 DON’T MISS IT!!!!