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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Do not reply to this email,
contact Janet Huseby,</span></font><font color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:jhuseby@pacbell.net">jhuseby@pacbell.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>King,
Longfellow, and Willard students</span></b>: A BHS administrator and
counselor are going to to each middle school site to meet with parents for a
short presentation and to answer questions from 6 to 7 p.m. in the middle
school libraries. They met with Longfellow parents last week. This
week they will meet with Willard Parents on Tuesday, March 8. On Tuesday,
March 15 they will meet with King Parents. During the school days
following the parent meeting, BHS counselors will go to the middle schools to
help students input course and learning community requests. Student
requests will be mailed home in hard copy for final parental approval.
All corrections must be returned promptly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>New-to-BUSD:</span></b>
On Monday night, March 7, the second session of New-to-BUSD students WHO
ARE CURRENT 8<sup>TH</sup> GRADERS and their parents will meet in the Library
to sign up for class choices for 2011-2012 and to prioritize Small Learning
Communities. The event starts at 6 p.m. Before 6 students from most of
the SLCs will be circulating in order to answer last minute questions about
their schools. Following a short presentation and question and answer
period, students will go with a counselor to sign up for classes. Parents will
wait in the library. Parents should be sure to fill address an envelope
with their student’s name and address so we can mail a hard copy of what
the student has input for final approval. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Math
Placement</span></b>: At last week’s meeting for new-to-BUSD it became
obvious that several makeup dates for the math placement tests are needed
as several Independent schools will be on holiday during the week of April
18. I will announce the dates of the Math Placement and Honors test
AND MAKEUP as soon as they are set. We are sorry for the confusion,
but I assure you the goal is to place all students in the appropriate level and
there is a team working on this; they will keep at it until it is right! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Content
on the Math Placement Test</span></b>: Meanwhile, for new-to-BUSD, algebra
content covered by the placement test are the California content standards for
Algebra 1 which can be found online: <a
href="http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/mathstandard.pdf"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/mathstandard.pdf</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>Repeat information:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. First round <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>lottery results</span></b> for learning community placement will be
mailed home in May. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Orientation.</span></b> The 2011-2012 school
calendar is still in negotiation. However, for planning purposes it is
safe to assume that the 9th grade orientation will be held on the Monday of
the week before the first day of school (August 22). For at least a
decade school has started on the Wednesday before Labor Day (August 31). Therefore,
9th grade orientation is likely to be August 22.2011. On that day students
will collect their actual schedule (periods, teachers’ names, class
location). Students will also be assigned a locker, check out textbooks,
purchase an organizer, go on school tours, and meet members of the
administration. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Still
puzzled</span></b>? If you have any questions about this process, please
contact Janet Huseby our Volunteer Coordinator at <a
href="mailto:jhuseby@pacbell.net"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>jhuseby@pacbell.net</span></font></a>
She will do her best! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Janet Huseby<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BHS Volunteer Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:jhuseby@pacbell.net"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>jhuseby@pacbell.net</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite
Fa-Kaji and Pat Anderson are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree;
please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"
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10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a
href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"
title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a>; BHS
PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"
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