Have you downloaded the PowerSchool app so you can track attendance and grades for your student?  

PowerSchool, the software that Monroe County School System uses to house student data, has introduced a new way for students and parents to access their information.  With the introduction of the PowerSchool for Students App and the PowerSchool for Parents App, students and parents can now use their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to access grades and information regarding the student's attendance and progress. These apps are free through the Apple App Store.
  

1.    One dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) - This shot is recommended for preteens and teens and protects against three dangerous diseases, including whooping cough.

2.    One does of Meningococcal conjugate vaccine - This shot protects against infections that can cause brain damage, arm and eg amputations, kidney damage, and death.  Preteens need one shot before entering 7th grade and a booster at age 16.

This rule also applies to new students who are entering grades 8 through 12 in Georgia schools.  All other immunization requirements remain unchanged.

Calculate the foreign exchange rate a vacationing American would pay in India. Estimate from a random sample the number of 18- to 34-year olds who voted for a candidate. These are sample questions from the newly redesigned SAT, which aims for more real-world applications and analysis from students.

The College Board released the sample test questions, offering clues to how the revised college entrance exam, taken last year by 1.7 million students, will look when it rolls out in 2016.

One of the biggest changes is that relatively obscure vocabulary words such as "punctilious" and "lachrymose" are unlikely to appear on the test. Test takers will see words more likely to be used in classrooms or in the workplace, like "synthesis."

Instead of a wide range, the math section will concentrate on areas that "matter most for college and career readiness and success," the College Board said.

The essay section is becoming optional. And it now will require a student to read a passage and explain how the author constructed an argument instead of offering the student's own point of view on a specific issue.

Other changes to the SAT, first announced by the College Board last month, include making a computer-based version of the test an option, getting rid of the extra penalty for wrong answers, limiting the use of calculators to select sections and returning to a 1,600-point scale.

Another expectation: Each test will include a passage from the U.S. founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, or conversations they've inspired, the College Board has said.

In the sample question pertaining to the U.S. traveler in India, the test taker must first determine what foreign exchange rate the traveler paid. Then, calculate charges on a prepaid card compared to a Traveler card.

In the sample question related to a political candidate, the test taker must first determine from a table which age group had the greatest number of people reporting they had voted. Then, compare the table to another survey to determine which of four statements about voter turnout is correct.

The College Board said the sample questions are in draft form and subject to change.

"It is our goal that every student who takes the test will be well informed and will know exactly what to expect on the day of the test," Schmeiser and College Board President David Coleman said in a letter posted online. The SAT was last upgraded in 2005, when analogy questions were removed and the essay portion was added. Once the predominant college admissions exam, the SAT has been overtaken in popularity by the ACT. The ACT, which already offers an optional essay, announced last year that it would begin making computer-based testing available. It said Monday that about 4,000 high school students had taken a digital version of the ACT two days earlier as part of a pilot. Source: The Associated Press

12 for Life students, family members , mentors, DOC Supervisors, Commissioner Brian Owens, Director of Operations Arnold Smith, 12 for Life Coordinator Steve Edwards, Monroe County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Mike Hickman and Angie Dillon, and Monroe County Achievement Center Coordinator, Michelle Collier were all in attendance.

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the 12 for Life program at the Georgia Department of Corrections! The commencement ceremony was held at the President's House on May 7 and students were awarded leadership coins and certificates by Commissioner Brian Owens. Certificates were also presented to the students by Arnold Smith, Director of Operations for Planning & Training Division of DOC. The Georgia Department of Corrections supports the 12 for life approach by mentoring and coaching at-risk youth as they work their way toward their high school diplomas.

Can you safely eat that cookie that just fell on the floor and was Popeye right about spinach? Take this quiz and find out if those myths are True or False.

• Is there really a Five Second Rule?

False-Scientists at the University of Illinois found that floors will transfer germs to dropped cookies in under 5 seconds.

• Eating spinach will make you stronger.

True-Popeye was right. Spinach contains Nitrates which tones muscles.

• Drinking milk when you have a cold will increase phlegm production.

False-It does not.

• You must wait one hour after eating before going swimming.

False-Swimming after eating is fine.

• Double dipping food into sauce is bad.

True-Double dipping just once can transfer as many as 10,000 bacteria from the mouth into the sauce.

• It is not safe to eat raw cookie dough.

True-Uncooked dough has raw eggs in it that can contain Salmonella or E coli bacteria. Even the premade store bought dough contains a form of raw egg and can be contaminated.

• A scare can stop the hiccups.

False--There is no scientific evidence to support this claim.

• Swallowed gum will stay in your stomach 7 years.

False-The digestive system breakdown everything you eat in a matter of hours or days.

• Coffee will stunt your growth.

False-Caffeine slows the absorption of calcium but only slightly. Children should have only limited amounts because coffee can cause stomach aches and disrupt sleep.

Source: http://www.everydayhealth.com