Volume 12, Issue 3 SPECIAL REGENTS EDITION Message from the Principal - John P. Sawchuk - June 2017 Columbia High School Hello Parents/Guardians: With the 2016-2017 school year quickly winding down, I would like to share some important points. Limited transportation is provided at various times throughout the week for Regents Exams. Please refer to the bus schedule posted on the EGCSD web page prior to the exams at http://egcsd.org/ for details. This year we will graduate the Class of 2017 on Saturday, June 24 th at 1:00 P.M. at Hudson Valley Community College in the McDonough Sports Complex. Parking is free for our parents and guests. Complete details are posted on the web page. As always, I thank you for your continued support. Your Partner in Education, John P. Sawchuk IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! There will be NO student parking at Columbia High School on the last three days of classes: Thursday, June 8 Friday, June 9 Monday, June 12 A location in the lower lot will be designated for student drop-offs by parents in the morning. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Summer Regents info / Café 2 Bus info / IDs for Regents 3 Preparing for Exams Info. 4 Geometry Review Schedule 5 Algebra 1 Review Schedule 5 Algebra 2 Review Schedule 6 Global History Schedule 6 English/For. Lang. Review Class 7 Examination Schedule 8 & 9 Exam Guidelines 10
PAGE 2 C O L UMB IA HIGH SC HO O L x Summer Regents Testing Status The EG School District will not be holding summer school. Our Guidance Staff will be contacting you before the end of the school year about your child s individual needs. Varying school districts will be offering summer school programs on a tuition basis. For further information, check the CHS web page at a later date. If you have any questions, please contact your child s guidance counselor. We will be a Regents Testing Site. Regents exams will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, August 16th and 17th, 2017. Review sessions prior to the exams will be provided, with details following at a later date and posted on the District web page. CAFETERIA OPEN TIMES: The CHS Cafeteria will be open on Regents and Midterm Exam Days for: June 13-19: Breakfast 7:00AM 8:00AM Light lunch. 10:00AM 12:00PM (pizza, basic sandwiches, salad, soup) June 20: Breakfast only 7:00AM-8:00AM
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 PAGE 3 PLEASE NOTE: The complete Bus Schedule during Regents/Mid-Term Exams will be posted on the District Web Page in June prior to the exams. Please view the site at EGCSD.org for the complete schedule. Regents Testing ID s All students MUST have their Student Identification Badge to enter a Regents or Local Exam. If a student lost or misplaced their Student Identification Badge, they must go to their Assistant Principal s office to receive one.
PAGE 4 C O L UMB IA HIGH SC HO O L PREPARING FOR REGENTS AND FINAL EXAMS Preparing for Regents and final exams is no easy task. Luckily though, with the help of the internet, today s students have many options to practice tests and review key information. Here is a brief list of some locations where you might find some help. Check with your subject area teacher to see if he/she knows of any other sites that may help you. WWW.WCNY.ORG/ EDUCATION/ REGENTSREVIEW/ You may have seen this show on public television. On this website you can watch these videos and access PowerPoints on each subject. There are other resources available here as well. WWW.REGENTSPREP.ORG This site is one stop shopping for Regents Exam preparation. If you are not yet familiar with this site, you should check it out now. It has practice regents questions, essays, and review material. WWW.BARRONREGENTS.COM This review book company has a website. For $16.99 you get a one year subscription that gives you access to their entire database of New York State Regents prep tests in all regents subject areas. If you get it now you can also use it for next year s classes. In addition, you can do the following: - take complete past New York State Regents exams - select actual Regents questions by date or topic - receive immediate feedback including grades and answers to all questions with full explanations - note that all information is saved on a personal database for future review. WWW.NYSEDREGENTS.ORG The NYS Education Department s site. Here you can locate past Regents exams and curriculum. WWW.STUDYISLAND.COM You have to pay to use this site, but the cost is reasonable and you can use it throughout the school year. It may be something to consider for next school year. REGENTS / LOCAL EXAM TESTING DATES June 13 to June 22, 2017
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 PAGE 5 Geometry (Common Core) Review Schedule June 2017 - Room N307 2:15-3:15 pm JUNE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 3-Dimensional Geometry, Surface Area & Volume - Mrs. VanOort 5 6 7 8 Miscellaneous Topics 9 Geometry Review - Mrs. Bridge 12 13 14 15 16 Geometry Exam @ 8:00 Be here by 7:30 AM - Bring ID, pens, pencils, compass, ruler, graphing calculator Algebra I (Common Core) Review Schedule May/June 2017 - South Forum 2:15-3:15 pm MAY / JUNE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday May 31 Functions #1 - Ms. Kawczak June 1 Functions #2 - Mr. DiDonato 2 5 6 7 Quadratics - Mr. Batcher 8 Statistics - Mr. Hulbert 9 12 13 Algebra I Exam @ Noon Be here by 11:30 AM - Bring pens, pencils, ruler, graphing calculator 14 14 15
PAGE 6 C O L UMB IA HIGH SC HO O L Algebra II (Common Core) Review Schedule May / June 2017 - Auditorium 2:15-3:15 pm MAY / JUNE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday May 22 23 24 25 Radical & Rational Functions - Mrs. Thompson 26 29 30 31 Complex Numbers and Sequences & Series - Mrs. Monuteaux 5 6 7 Exponential & Logarithmic Functions - Mrs. Schulz June 1 Polynomial Functions - Mrs. Hladik 8 Trigonometric Functions and Graphing - Mr. Monuteaux 2 9 June 16 Algebra II exam at Noon Be here by 11:30 AM - Bring ID, pens, pencils, graphing calculator Global Review Schedule May / June 2017 South Forum 2:15-3:30 pm MAY Monday Tuesday Wed. Thu. Fri. 8 Unit 1: Ancient World: Civilizations And Religions (4000 B.X.-A.D. 500) 15 Unit 3: Global Interactions (1200-1650) 22 Unit 5: An Age of Revolutions (1750-1914) 9 Unit 2: Expanding Zones of Exchange (500-1200) 16 Unit 4: The First Global Age (1450-1770) 23 Unit 6: Crises and Achievements (1900-1945) 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 JUNE Monday Tuesday Wed. Thu. Fri. 5 Unit 7: The Twentieth Century (1945-2000) June 15, Thursday Global Regents Exam @ 8:00 Be here by 7:30 AM 6 Unit 8: The Modern World (2000-present) 7 8 9
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 PAGE 7 English Regents Exam Review Classes May/June 2017 2:15-3:15 pm Review Class info has been sent out via the English Department. If you have any questions, please contact your student s English Teacher. INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELA COMMON CORE EXAM The English department are offering review classes to assist students in preparing for the two exams being offered for students within English 10H and English 11R classes. Please note that all teachers anticipate reviewing for final exams and the Common Core during class, but these review sessions will be held for additional review. Students are encouraged to attend any and all review classes! Students should bring a blue or black pen to both the ELA and Common Core no pencils are allowed. Please note that all students within English 11R classes will be taking an in-class Vocabulary, Greek & Latin Roots, and Grammar final exam on June 7th. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and skills of various elements of the English curricula, including vocabulary, grammar, Greek and Latin roots, writing skills and reading comprehension. Students will be provided with review packets prior to the assessments to assist in their review of the materials covered on the exams. INFORMATION REGARDING 9 th and 10 th GRADE IN-CLASS FINAL EXAMS All freshmen and sophomores will be taking their English Language Arts final exams during English class during the week of June 5th. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and skills of various elements of the English curricula, including vocabulary, grammar, Greek and Latin roots, writing skills and reading comprehension. Students will be provided with review packets prior to the assessments to assist in their review of the material covered on the exams. SCIENCE CLASS REVIEWS: Please see your teacher for the review schedule. Ms. DePree s Spanish review session will take place on Tuesday, June 13th from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in N-213. Ms. Hannmann s French review session will be on Thursday, June 15th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in N-211. Please be sure to check with your foreign language teacher(s) for any other review class times.
PAGE 8 C O L UMB IA HIGH SC HO O L Columbia High School East Greenbush, NY 12061 EXAMINATION SCHEDULE: JUNE 2017 June 13 Tuesday June 14 Wednesday June 15 Thursday June 16 Friday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Regents in US History and Gov t Gym (350) AP Global 9---S. Forum (55) English Language Arts (Common Core) Gym (350) Regents in Global History & Geography Gym (350) Geometry (Common Core) Gym (215) 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Algebra I (Common Core) GYM (310) High School Students Algebra I (Common Core) - Auditorium Stage (50) Middle School Students Living Environment Gym (300) Physical Setting / Earth Science --- Gym (300 total) Middle School Students: 60 in GYM with HS Students Physical Setting/Physics - Auditorium/Stage (120) Algebra 2 (Common Core) - GYM (160) REGENTS Exams are in BOLD School exams are in Italics Final 5/8/2017
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 PAGE 9 Columbia High School East Greenbush, NY 12061 EXAMINATION SCHEDULE: JUNE 2017 June 19 Monday June 20 Tuesday June 21 Wednesday June 22 Thursday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. RCT in Global Studies - (0) Middle School (Goff) 9:00 AM: French Band Room (56) (J. Loccisano) Spanish Gym (205) (Kelly / Gillberg / DePree) German Aud / Stage (76) (J. Fey) Physical Setting/ Chemistry Gym (200) RCT in U.S. History and Government (0) RCT in Reading (0) 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. RCT in Writing (0) French Chorus Room (29) (Ms. Hannmann) Spanish Aud. & Stage (55) (Ms. Rockwell) Spanish Gym (55) (Ms. LeForestier) Spanish - South Forum (28) (Ms. DePree) German Band Room (42) (Mr. Williams) RCT in Science (0) RCT in Mathemetics---(0) REGENTS Exams are in BOLD School exams are in Italics Final 5/8/2017 BUS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEB PAGE PRIOR TO EXAMS.
PAGE 10 C O L UMB IA HIGH SC HO O L EXAM GUIDELINES All candidates for Regents/Common Core Exams are to be in the testing area and rooms at 7:30 a.m. for their morning exams and at 11:30 noon for the afternoon exams. Regents/Common Core Exams will begin at 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Students may not leave the testing site before 10:00 and 2:00, respectively. The cafeteria (breakfast) will be open from 7:00am to 10:00am. (See specific schedule on page 2) **ELECTRONICS POLICY-- cell phones are not permitted in any testing site at any time during a Regents examination. If a student is found to be using a cell phone, including simply looking at it during an exam, the cell phone is to be confiscated. The student may be removed from the testing site and the student s test may be destroyed.** CHS Transportation for the Regents Exam schedule is as follows: (NOTE: This information may be subject to change - Please check the website for most up-to-date information prior to exams. Thank you.) Beginning Tuesday, June 13 th, regular morning buses will be running to get students taking the exam(s) to school There will be an 11:15 dismissal using the six late run buses (the bus routes will be posted prior to the exam dates) There may be a 2:15 shuttle from CHS to Goff to take the regular Goff Dismissal bus home. Please verify with posting on web page closer to Regents week for final confirmation of dates/times. CTAEP at Bell TOP: Classes only on Monday 6/12/17. OPERATION GRADUATION: Classes only on Monday 6/12/17. Please note that students attending off-site programs during Regents time must individually consult with their program teachers regarding course attendance. NEW VISIONS AND TECH SMART (Malta): Buses will run 6/13 to 6/22 Students will be brought back to Columbia to get their cars, or will be taken directly home VOTEC / R.E.C. : Buses will transport students to VoTec in the mornings on 6/13 to 6/22 Students coming back from VoTec at 11am or going to VoTec at 11:30am are responsible for their own transportation to/from Columbia