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At the May 14 Parents Club meeting, someone asked if there was a way to limit email alerts to a particular grade. The way it works now is you sign up for blog email alerts by clicking the Newsletter section and typing your email address. Unfortunately, you get email alerts for all grades, which means a lot of extra email for most folks who only have one student at APA. My own limited knowledge of the blog software prevents me from offering a way to custom-tailor the email alerts.

However, the blog has a feature called RSS Feeds (also known as Live Bookmarks). Don't let the name scare you, because once you try it, you will love it!

Note: If you are using an older web browser like Internet Explorer 6, you may have to upgrade to IE7, IE8, or Firefox to use this feature.

Subscribe to our RSS Feed!

1. Click the Subscribe button.

2. Click Subscribe to this feed.

3. Check the box Add to Favorites Bar (optional), then click Subscribe.

4. Now, you will see a pulldown menu on your toolbar where you can click anytime to view the latest blog posts. It is a "live feed," which means you will always see the latest blog entries as soon as you click it.

Note: I am using Internet Explorer 8 in these examples, and the steps are nearly identical in IE7 and Firefox.

I think the RSS Feed makes a great substitute for the email alerts. If you wish to be removed from the email alerts, please send me an email tbaldridge@goapa.org.

Enjoy!

GRADE 7 PRE-ALGEBRA

• Today I collected circle constructions.
• Homework - handout that has pizza problem and 4 problems that cadets are to find the area of the shaded parts.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Mrs. Wilson

Bravo, Charlie, Delta:

• Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz
• 5 sentences using gerunds

Alpha:

• Bottom 1/2 of gerunds w.s.
• 5 sentences using gerunds
• Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz

WWII Test tomorrow:  Alpha

States and Capitals test tomorrow:  Delta

On Monday, there will be a part-of-speech quiz.  We hope to complete The Taming of the Shrew and Nothing But the Truth by Wed. of next week.

At the end of each school year, the CAP uniforms are to be turned in for storage over the summer at the Academy.  Beginning on 18 May, (Monday) we will start the uniform collection process during the cadets CAP class periods.  At that time, the cadets will be required to bring their uniform to school freshly washed and ironed on a hangar.  The things that they will be accountable for will be the Air Force blue shirt and pants, blue Air Force belt and buckle, Uniform hat, and collar insignia, either/or the rank or CAP insignia, which ever is appropriate.  This process will be completed not later than the 21st of MAy for the 6th and 7th grades.  8th grade cadets must do this turn in on Friday 22 May the next school day after graduation ceremonies.  For those uniform items that are missing or damaged beyond reasonable wear, the charges will be added to the activity fees for the next school year.   

Your cooperation will be appreciated

Staci Terrell visited us from the Anderson Public Library.

Study for spelling test tomorrow (list 21).

Reading logs are due next Wednesday.

Chapter 5 test today, students will turn in their Human Biology books tomorrow.

Sixth Grade cadets can begin turning in their CAP uniforms as early as tomorrow.  Uniforms must be clean and pressed and on a hanger. 

Alpha and Charlie- 11.1 Notes; page 646 #17-25 in class

Bravo and Delta- 11.1 Practice; 11.2 Notes; 11.2 worksheet in class

Mathematician papers due tomorrow!

Congradulations to all 7th grade science fair participants and winners!!!!

Thanks for all your hard work!

Mrs. Burt   

GRADE 7 PRE-ALGEBRA

• Today we continued with circles. 
• Given the area, circumference, or diameter the cadets were to solve for the radius then construct an accurate circle with a compass.
• No homework today - look for homework tomorrow on real-world problems involving circle measurements.

Mrs. Wilson

Homework for all flights:

Finish page 488 from the textbook

Bravo, Charlie, Delta:

• Read "Two Ways to Count to Ten" p 724
• Gerunds homework

Alpha:

• Read "Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind" p 714
• Gerunds homework

Homework- pg.861 questions 1-7 and pgs. 862-863 (all).  Number 8 on pg. 861 is extra credit.

The book report is due tomorrow!

Reading logs are due next Wednesday.

Alpha and Charlie will not have Algebra class today because of NWEA testing.

Bravo and Delta- 11.1 Notes; homework- page 646 #17-25

Mathematician papers due Friday- presentations next Monday.

Bravo, Charlie, Delta:

• Finish reading myths (p 643-656)
• Answer questions on p 657 1-4, 6, 7,9

Alpha:

• Read "Two Ways Ways to Count to Ten" on p 724

We still have APA T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and sweat shirts for sale in the health room. See Mr. Bare or Ms. Strong if you are interested in buying one.

GRADE 7 PRE-ALEGBRA

• Today we made a model to understand why the rule for finding the area of a circle is "pi times radius squared."
• Cadets had 5 homework problems where radius, diameter, circumference OR, area was given - then solve for the other 3 measures.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Mrs. Wilson

Homework: pg. 855 (two writing prompts) and spelling in sentences.

The book report is due Thursday!

Reading logs due next Wednesday!

Alll flights- Quiz over Factoring today (10.4-10.6); extra-credit assignment as homework if not finished in class

Mathematician papers due Friday! I will also begin collecting Algebra textbooks on Friday.

Bravo, Charlie, Delta:

• Flashcards of vocabulary words
• Read "Prometheus" and "Orpheus and Eurydice" beginning on p 634

Alpha

• Flashcard of vocabulary words