Digimom’s DigiCom Blog

There are so many things going on at AAST right now that my head is spinning, so I assume our students’  heads must be spinning also.  I hope that all students are eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting the sleep they need because all of these things are important for our bodies and minds to function at their highest levels. Please check the school calendar as well as the DC calendar regularly to help your student keep up with all the events.

All juniors at AAST are working on the “junior research paper”. Rough drafts are due to English teachers and major teachers this Friday, February 13, 2009. This is a major school wide grade assignment and an important skill that all students need. The DC juniors are also working on the Doodle4Google contest project. The project is due Tuesday, February 17, 2009.  This is also an extra credit opportunity for the seniors.

Seniors are or should be working hard on more advance skills to incorporate into their senior mastery projects. We have some amazing web sites being designed, some complex illustrations being drawn, a brand new design for the Academy Post, film making being explored, an AAST majors promotional book being designed, etc.  The seniors have also come up with unique ideas for their personal (Show Off Book) portfolio designs. I am excited to see the finished portfolios. 

It seems that sending progress reports home every Friday has helped many students improve their work habits and therefore their grades. I will continue to keep parents informed this way, in hopes that students will learn great work habits and time management skills before entering college or their careers after high school.

I worry about the seniors who seem to have “senrioritis” already! (Read about senioritis on wikipedia) Senior mastery work is completely individual, so students are expected to come to class to work on new skills, product work, literacy requirements, learning logs, portfolios, etc.

Ask your student what extra credit design project they are working on right now. Check the “Design Opportunities” and “Extra Credit” pages of the DC Website to see all of the choices and opportunities I have found for your future designer?

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