Week of 11/26/12 to 11/30/12

MONDAY
Screen printing continues for GDP students. Students finish presenting marketing products, advertisements and presentations to the instructor for credit. Iron-on transfer process will be introduced. Students begin work on ideas for Iron on transfer process. All graphic design students begin to work on careers in the design field project.

TUESDAY
Career article reading activity. Design students complete cover page ideas for career booklet. Students research careers in the design field. Students complete career inventory to see where their career interests lie. Screen printing continues, and students critique completed projects with written questions and answers.

WEDNESDAY
Career booklet pages will be completed. These pages are about the following:

• Student's strengths
• Student's education
• Student's interpersonal skills
• Student's academic skills
• Student's Adobe / design skills
• Student's ability to work on a team

Students will get a booklet making demo on finishing and binding. Iron-on transfer and screen printing projects continue.

THURSDAY

Heidleberg USA Kennesaw, GA field trip for GDP students. Students will learn the following on the field trip:

• Offset printing
• Digital offset printing
• Pre-press operations
• Wide-format printing
• 4-color printing process

Students in IGD classes will complete activities on career vocabulary and explore graphic designer's role in the AD agency. Iron-on transfer and screen printing projects continue.

FRIDAY

Students will be placed in collaborative groups. Each group will be given a famous graphic designer. Each group will research the selected designer and complete a multi-media presentation on the designer. Iron-on transfer and screen printing projects continue. Career activities for career booklet will continue.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Week of 11/12/12 to 11/16/12

MONDAY
Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink/product. GDP students begin marketing for an original cereal marketing project. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. 

TUESDAY
CTAE Mini show production including: Signs, Banners, Programs, and Props.
In addition, students are finishing the marketing project. The marketing project includes: the product, the advertising for the product and a multi-media presentation or animation for the product.

WEDNESDAY
CTAE Mini show set up and take down. Students will also serve as an authentic audience for the performance. They will complete a survey about their experience with the Mini show.

THURSDAY
Screen printing continues for GDP students. Students may begin presenting marketing products, advertisements and presentations to the instructor for credit. Iron-on transfer process will be introduced.

FRIDAY
Screen printing continues for GDP students. Students finish presenting marketing products, advertisements and presentations to the instructor for credit. Iron-on transfer process will be introduced. Students begin work on ideas for Iron on transfer process. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Week of 11/05 to 11/09

MONDAY
Graphic design standards activity will be completed. Screen coating will continue as needed, as the students coat screens for their project. Marketing and product / package design continues on the computer. Students may select an Adobe application program like Illustrator to complete the marketing for their original drink/product. GDP students begin marketing for an original cereal marketing project. CTAE Expo mini show signs are in production. 

TUESDAY
Professional development for teachers; student holiday.

WEDNESDAY
All projects continue: Marketing for IGD is the Drink project, and for GDP is the cereal box project. Market analysis, sketches and actual product are due by friday.
Text composition vocabulary activity.

THURSDAY
Marketing projects include: the product, the ad campaign and a multi-media presentation. Each will be presented to the instructor for a grade. Text composition review, as text composition assessment will be given on Friday.

FRIDAY

All projects continue: Marketing for IGD is the Drink project, and for GDP is the cereal box project. Market analysis, sketches and actual product are due by friday.

Text composition quiz. CTAE posters brought outside to see how they fit the space. Alterations are made as needed.

New Attendance Incentive – Getting students to school makes a difference in their performance and the overall school performance.  The Leadership Team with input from the staff developed the following Attendance Incentive that will begin effective Oct. 8, 2012.  Students who meet the criteria listed are eligible:

Exempting Final Exams with grades of 80 or higher

• Absent with only one approved excuse; unexcused absences do not count.
• The student may select one final exam to exempt if their grade is an 80 or above before the exam is administered.
• Exemption forms will be available in the Main Office, Guidance Office, Media Center and online.
• Exemption forms must be given to the classroom teacher where the final will be exempted.
• The classroom teacher will verify attendance using Pinnacle and OnTrack.
• All exemption forms will be given to the Department Chair.

10% Added to Final Exams with grades of 79% and below

• Absent with only one approved excuse; unexcused absences do not count.
• The student may select one class where 10% points will be added to the final exam.
• Exemption forms will be available in the Main Office, Guidance Office, Media Center and online.
• Exemption forms must be given to the classroom teacher where the final will be exempted.
• The classroom teacher will verify attendance using Pinnacle and OnTrack.
• All exemption forms will be given to the Department Chair.

This is a great opportunity for students.  The procedures will be monitored to prevent abuse.

Pebblebrook High School Calendar

Monday, November 5

 

 

Showing events after 11/4.Look for earlier events

Monday, November 5

8:20am

 GHSGT - ELA Retest

8:20am

 GHSGT Retest - Math

10:00am

 Called Board Meeting

4:30pm

 Governor's Honors Program County Auditions (Music, Drama, Dance)

6:30pm

 9th Grade Football @ Harrison

6:30pm

 JV Football vs Harrison

Tuesday, November 6

 Election Day - No School

Wednesday, November 7

 Report Cards - High School

8:20am

 GHSGT Retest - Science

Thursday, November 8

8:20am

 GHSGT Retest - Social Studies

Friday, November 9

7:00pm

 Midnight Madness Basketball