Siouxland Community Christian School

Mrs. Peterson is a graduate of Northwestern College in Orange City, IA and this is her fourth year at SCCS.  If students or parents have questions for her, she is available before school or at other times by arrangement in room 101 or can be e-mailed at sccspetersonc@hotmail.com 

 *this schedule is based on current plans, but is subject to change

SPANISH 1

Check your student's upcoming tests, quizzes, and assignments on your JMC account under teacher's lesson plans

SPANISH 2

Check your student's upcoming tests, quizzes, and assignments on your JMC account under teacher's lesson plans

*Test your own spanish grammar skills by going to www.studyspanish.com and clicking on the "verb drills" tab then on the left hand side click which tense and verb types and generate a unique quiz.

COMPOSITION: Fridays

UPCOMING PAPERS: Research paper due May 7

*Thesis due Feb. 19

*Basic Outline due March 5

*Notecards due March 12

*Expanded Outline due March 19

*Rough Draft due April 9

*Peer-review in class April 16/23

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: You need to have at least 5 sources and a narrowed down topic by Friday, Feb. 5

HEALTH/FAMILY LIVING

 HEALTH: Tuesdays:

Chp. 13 Bold words, Activity 6 p. 357 due Feb. 9

Chp. 13 "Your Life, Your choices" booklet due Feb. 16

Chp. 14 Bold words, p.382 "Explain" #1,3,8,10,11,12 due Feb. 23

Chp. 15 Bold words, 200-word agreement due March 30

Chp. 15 200-word disagreement due April 13

Chp. 16 Bold words, p. 424-425 "discuss" #2,3,7,10 due April 20

FAMILY LIVING: Thursdays:

Chp. 14 (Ephesians 6:4) due Feb. 4

Chp. 14 200 wd toddler essay due Feb. 18

Chp. 14 parenting style 100 wd essay due Feb. 25

Chp. 15 Day Care Letter (Proverbs 22:6) due March 4

Chp. 16 Budget (Ephesians 6:6) due March 11

Chp. 17 (Philippians 1:6) due April 8

Chp. 17 Resume due April 15

Chp. 18 Helping the elderly (Psalm 71:17-18) due April 22

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:  Test Unit 3 March 9; Test Unit 4 May 4

COLLEGE/CAREER PREPARATION

JUNIOR/SENIOR REMINDERS:

If you signed up for the upcoming ACT test, make sure get enough study time.  Come to room 101 for paper study materials, or check out the ACT website for more practice tests.

*For more SAT, ACT, and other college information, see attachment "college info.doc" or visit ACT website at www.actstudent.org or SAT website at www.collegeboard.com

*You may begin filling out your FAFSA as soon as January 1.  Come to room 101 for information, or check out the FAFSA website: www.fafsaonline.com   (taxes for 2009 must be completed before you can completely finish the FAFSA)

Remember to apply to multiple schools in order to be able to compare financial aid offers and programs.  Applying early can sometimes waive application fees!

7-10 REMINDERS:

*If you are beginning to think about colleges/careers and need a guide, take a look at www.ihaveaplaniowa.org and set up an account.  This is a safe and free way to let you explore some careers that fit your skills and interests and look at colleges that offer related programs.  It is full of fun surveys and important information about future career possibilities.  *don't forget to write down your user name and password if you set up an account so you can go back and look for more information at a later date.