End of Year Family Packet - June 10, 2021 - YES Prep Fifth Ward
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End of Year Family Packet
June 10, 2021
Summer 2021 Front Office Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Retention / Promotion Decisions
Middle School: If a middle school student is being reviewed by the Retention Placement
Committee (formally Grade Placement Committee) and is at risk for being retained due to not
meeting the YES Prep Middle School Promotion standards guardians will be informed by Friday,
June 11th.
High School: High School Promotion, Placement and Retention decision will be made by the
campus and communicated to parents/guardians by June 11th. High school student who has
failed 1 or more semesters of a core class may be required to enroll in Summer Credit Recovery
to be promoted or placed into the next grade level. If successful completion of Summer Credit
Recovery is required for the student to be promoted or placed, a second parent/guardian meeting
will be held at the start of the 2021-2022 School Year to communicate final Retention and
Placement decisions based on successful completion of Summer Credit Recovery.
High School Credit Recovery: The YES Prep Credit Recovery Program is for students currently
enrolled in 9th – 12th grade and is designed to help students regain credits, persist, stay on-track
to graduate and go to college. Most core English, Math, Science, and Social Studies courses will
be offered. Foreign language courses will only be offered to Juniors and Seniors. YES Prep
Summer Credit Recovery will be offered virtually through the Edmentum PLATO Platform with a
YES Prep Staff member assigned to support your student virtual through Teams. Due to the
implications of COVID-19, this summer we will waive all Summer Credit Recovery fees and it will
be offered free of charged to students. Students must successfully complete the program by the
last day, June 25, to receive credit for the course. Failure to finish or earn a passing grade will
result in the student retaking the course next year and possible retention. More information will
follow for students that are registered.
• Date: Monday, June 7 – Friday, June 25
• Time: Office Hours provided by Credit Recovery Teachers will be communicated at the
start of the Program
Summer Assignments
The Pre-Calculus summer work is in Khan Academy.Log into Khan Academy and create an account if you don’t already have one. The class is: Pre-
Calculus - 5W
The join code is: TZ6YBRQG
Or follow this link.
https://www.khanacademy.org/join/TZ6YBRQG
You may begin work now, and the work is due on the first day of school. Enjoy your much-
deserved break.
AP Calculus Summer Assignment
1. I have added each of you to a new class on DeltaMath called 2021-2022 AP Calculus
and I have officially assigned the summer assignment.
2. The summer assignment will consist of four “Rounds” of skills-each Round contains
between 6 and 10 skills, and you can earn up to THREE points on each skill.
3. Completion of each Round will be worth an assessment grade; therefore, the whole
summer assignment will be worth FOUR assessment grades. Trust me, this is a
significant amount (25%) of your first semester grade! The assignment is due on the first
day of the school year: Monday, August 16th.
You should expect to spend a significant amount of time working on this assignment over the
course of the entire summer. Each “Round” will likely take you several hours to complete.
Please do not wait until August to work on this. I will be in touch throughout the summer to
check in. I will also be monitoring the completion on DeltaMath.
A.P. World History Summer Assignment 2021
Welcome to APWH! If you work hard during the next year, you will develop a sophisticated
understanding of the world’s history.
Who am I?
Hello everyone, I’m so excited to have you in my class! My name is Mr. Martinez and I will be
the World History and AP World History teacher next year. This will be my 2nd year teaching
and my 1st year teaching an AP course, so I promise to do my best to prepare you for the AP
World History exam.
A little bit about myself: I am originally from Galveston and graduated high school in 2016. I
then attended the University of Chicago where I studied political science for my major. My
previous jobs include working for political campaigns across the country, working in
immigration law offices, and tutoring English second language students. I have also gotten thechance to live in France and Mexico while attending university, so I have been lucky to say I have gotten to see parts of the world! Please feel free to reach out to me at any point this year if you have any questions about the assignment or about the class. I will be on teams but you can also reach me at jesse.martinez@yesprep.org Why summer work? There are three main reasons why I am assigning summer work: (1) To give you a chance to refresh the source analysis skills that you will need for next year, (2) To review key topics from world geography that are also covered in A.P. World History, and (3) To prepare you for the rigor of an AP course. AP classes are a great way to get college credit, but they are also more advanced than your average classes. You will be expected to put more work into this class, but you will also get a lot out of it! When is it due? TUESDAY AUGUST 17th Please reach out if you are having difficulty with technology or have another obstacle to completing the assignment and we can work together to find a solution and move the deadline if needed. Why should I do this assignment? (1) In order to remain registered for AP World History, you must complete the summer assignment. Failure to complete it means you will be enrolled in regular World History instead (2) It counts for a grade (3) It will help you be successful in the course (Most important reason!) I know summer work can be tedious, but the expectation for an AP course is for you to complete your assigned work. This shows me you are committed to the class and will be able to keep up with the work over the next year. What do I have to do? You only have to complete the tables provided. DO NOT WRITE FULL ESSAYS ON ANOTHER PAPER. Instead annotate the sources and fill out the questions. What do I do if I have questions? Email me at jesse.martinez@yesprep.org or send me a message on Teams. How long should this take? It should take about five hours. Please contact me if you have spent seven focused hours working on it and have not finished (Focused hours do not include doing work while watching T.V.!) Click on the this link for assignments.
A.P US History Summer Assignment Welcome to APUSH! If you work hard during the next year, you will develop a sophisticated understanding of the history of the United States. Why summer work? There are two main reasons why I am assigning summer work: (1) To give you a chance to refresh the source analysis skills that you will need for next year, and (2) To review key topics from world history that are also covered in A.P. U.S. History. When is it due? The summer assignment is due on Monday, August 23rd. Please reach out if you are having difficulty with technology or have another obstacle to completing the assignment and we can work together to find a solution and move the deadline if needed. Why should I do this assignment? (1) It will help you be successful in the course (Most important reason!) (2) It counts for a grade What do I have to do? YOU ONLY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TABLES PROVIDED. DO NOT WRITE FULL ESSAYS ON ANOTHER PAPER. Instead annotate the sources and fill out the questions. How long should this take? It should take about five hours. Please contact me if you have spent seven focused hours working on it and have not finished (Focused hours do not include doing work while watching T.V.!) Click on this link for assignments. AP Biology Summer Work 2021-2022 Welcome to AP Biology. You are registered to take or are interested in taking AP Biology next year and that’s why you are receiving this letter. Don’t worry. This may look a lot worse than it is. I just wanted to get you all the information you’ll need and address some common questions. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at sarah.stanley@yesprep.org. I hope you have a wonderful summer break!!! I know what you are thinking….why a summer assignment? AP Biology is a vigorous, yet manageable and rewarding class. In order to meet the demands of the curriculum it is necessary for you to complete some work before you come back in August. The College Board Objectives outline for AP Biology is broad and deep. We have the months of August-April to complete the curriculum. The AP testing is in May. In order to cover the entire curriculum we must dive into our learning during the summer months.
What are you required to do?
Part #1
Vocabulary Photography Component
Listed below is over one hundred important terms in the AP Biology curriculum. You must select
40 of these terms to use in your summer work. These will be due on the 1st day of class. Don’t
stress over this. If you follow directions, you will get an “A”.
A. You will need to take an ORIGINAL PICTURE of an example of the vocabulary term or
one that can be related to the term. Alternatively, you can choose to DRAW an example
of the vocabulary term. In order to prove that your picture/drawing is original, write your
initials on a piece of paper and include them in the photo/drawing. You can only use
each picture/drawing once. Use your pictures to create a slide presentation.
B. Under the word, describe how your picture fits the definition of the vocabulary term and
C. Write the definition of the term, the function and use of that item in nature
D. You may choose any of the words below for your 50 pictures.
1. Adaptation of an animal 18. Bryophyte 35. Diploid chromosome
number
2. Adaptation of a plant 19. C 4 plant
36. Echinoderm
3. Primary producer 20. Calvin cycle
37. Ectotherm(ic)
4. Actin 21. Carbohydrate –
cellulose 38. Endosperm
5. Amniotic egg
22. Cambium 39. Endotherm(ic)
6. Amylase
23. Population density 40. Enzyme
7. Angiosperm
24. Chitin 41. Epithelial tissue
8. Immune response
25. Any of the biomes 42. Ethylene
9. Annelid
26. Cnidarian 43. Eubacteria
10. Anther & filament of
stamen 27. Coelomate 44. Eukaryote
11. Arthropod 28. Conifer leaf 45. Exoskeleton
12. Archaebacteria 29. Commensalism 46. Fermentation
13. Autotrophs 30. Connective tissue 47. Flower ovary
14. Auxin producing area 31. Cuticle layer of a plant 48. Frond
of a plant
32. Deciduous leaf 49. fruit – dry with seed
15. Basidiomycete
33. Deuterosome 50. Fossil
16. Batesian mimicry
34. Dicot plant with flower 51. Gametophyte
17. Biological & leaf
52. Gastropod
magnification53. Genetically modified 80. Nematode 107. Unicellular organism
organism
81. Niche 108. Vascular plant tissue
54. Gibberellins
82. Nymph stage of an 109. Xerophytes
55. Glycogen insect
110. Xylem
56. Gymnosperm cone 83. Parasite
111. Entropy
57. Haploid chromosome 84. Parenchyma cells
112. Convergent evolution
number
85. Phloem
113. Primate
58. Heartwood
86. Pine cone – female
59. Hermaphrodite 114. Each type of
87. Platyhelminthes symbiosis
60. Insect
88. Vascular cambium 115. Biodiversity hotspot
61. K-strategist growth around object
116. Any of the Biomes
62. Keratin 89. Pollinator
117. Skeletal muscle
63. Leaf – gymnosperm 90. Porifera
118. Pupil
64. Lepidoptera 91. Prokaryote
119. Cornea
65. Lichen 92. Protein – fibrous
120. Pinna
66. Lignin 93. Protein – globular
121. Epidermis
67. Lipid used for energy 94. Protostome
122. Thorax
storage
95. Pteridophyte
123. Example of asexual
68. Littoral zone organism
96. R-strategist reproduction.
69. long-day plant
97. Radial symmetry 124. Active or passive
70. Meristem immunity.
98. Rhizome
71. Modified leaf of a plant
99. Scale from an animal
72. Modified root of a plant with two-chambered heart
73. modified stem of a 100. Spore
plant
101. Sporophyte
74. Monocot plant with
102. Stem – herbaceous
flower & leaf
103. Stem – woody
75. Muscle fiber – striated
104. Stigma & style of
76. Mutualism
carpel
77. Mycelium
105. Tendril of a plant
78. Mycorrhizae
106. Prezygotic berries
79. MyosinPart #2…AP Central
You should also peruse the AP Central website and read the course description to learn about the topics we
will cover in AP Biology. There is also a description of the format of the AP Biology Exam.
AP Central
1. Go to https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses
2. Go to the AP Biology home page
3. Read over the course description (leftmost PDF)
4. Click “The Exam” tab and look through the following sections:
a. Exam Format
b. Past Exam QuestionsYES Prep Student Handbook
Access the most updated YES Prep Student Handbook on the YES Prep Website. Changes may be made to the handbook over the summer and
throughout the school year; the most updated version will always be posted to the website.
http://www.yesprep.org/student-handbook
The YES Prep Student Handbook includes all policies and information for students and families that is consistent from campus to campus across
YES Prep. It’s crucial that all YES Prep students and guardians are familiar with the Handbook and the information contained within it.
Individual Campus Supplements: Each campus will create their own Individual Campus Supplement to the YES Prep Student Handbook. This
supplement contains specific information to the campus your student attends. These supplements will be available on your campus’s website at
yesprep.org.
2021-22 Student Fees
Legal guardians should expect to pay various student fees throughout the year depending on the student’s participation in special programming. YES
Prep has worked to standardize student fees across campuses and ensure fees being charged to students are aligned with compliance expectations
and YES Prep philosophy.
These are some general parameters applied to student fees:
• Students will not be charged for materials that are required for class.
• Students will not be charged a fee for items that have no cost.
• Students will not be charged a fee for items or services that benefits staff members.
• Cost inflation should not be variable for items with a fixed cost. i.e. ID badges should cost the same at all locations
• Maximum cost formulas may never exceed base price + 2%.
• Student fees for specific activities may change from year to year because they are based on a percentage of cost. Campuses will communicate
specific fee amounts based on the parameters above as cost for items and programs are finalized.
These are some fees families should plan to pay throughout the next school year. Exact amounts will be shared with campuses as they are finalized.
This list is not exhaustive, and there may be fees not included below:
• Advanced Placement test fees (for 8-12 grade students taking an AP exam)
• Trip fees (may include day trips and/or overnight trips)
• Athletic fees (applicable to students who participate in athletic programming)YES Prep Atlas and Other Reading Materials The YES Prep Atlas is the scope of books, novels, short stories, and other readings students will be assigned to read each year in English classes. The YES Prep Atlas can be found on the “For Parents” section of Yesprep.org. All required reading materials will be provided by the campus for students. Required reading materials such as novels, Spanish anthologies, or SAT prep materials will be provided for students at no cost to the family. https://www.yesprep.org/families/atlas 2021-22 School Supply List Please click on our here to access our 21-22 School Supply List All 8-12th grade students are required to have a TI-Nspire graphing calculator for math class. (Do not purchase a “CAS” version as it is not allowable on assessments.) 2021-22 Back to School Forms (Formerly Re-enrollment Forms) Back to School Forms (formerly re-enrollment forms) will take place through Skyward Family Access Center in July, like last year. Please sign into your Skyward Family Access account to complete your required back to school forms. Below is the link to sign in, and we will also send out an email to you when the forms are launched to remind you. Skyward Family Access Login (https://skyward.iscorp.com/YESPrepTXStu) Dress Code YES Prep Public Schools believes in the power of community and school pride while also deeply valuing a student’s right to express their individuality without the fear of unnecessary discipline, body shaming, or the confines of gender norms. Students have the right to be treated equitably and dress code enforcement at YES Prep Public Schools will not create disparities, reinforce or increase the marginalization of any group, nor will it be unfairly enforced more strictly against a student because of racial identity, ethnicity, gender expression, sexual orientation, cultural or religious identity, household income, body size or type, or body maturity. Dress Code Policy YES Prep Public Schools’ dress code policy is centered around values of equity and school pride. The YES Prep dress code allows for individuality building and also allows for community building through optional campus-specific shirts and outerwear. The dress code should be met each school day and should meet the expectations of district and campus guidelines. Similar to all YES Prep policies, if a student’s dress or accessory choice poses a concern for student physical or emotional safety, a campus administrator has the discretion to disallow the dress item. A campus-based YES Prep Polo or YES Prep-based Spirit Shirt is sold by YES Prep Public Schools, containing the current school and official YES Prep logo and is distributed by the student’s school or Athletic Department. YES Prep Public Schools also has sweatshirts and cardigans for
sale to provide multiple options for outwear. While a student can choose to wear their own outerwear, YES Prep or campus outerwear allows for
additional school-pride building opportunities. If a student chooses to wear YES Prep outerwear, it may only be provided by YES Prep or the
campus Athletics Department. The following is the dress code expectations throughout the week. Pre-K- 12 Monday through Friday Dress Code A
campus may determine more flexible dress options than outlined below (i.e. holes in pants below the knee etc.) If a campus desires a more rigid
dress options, Principals may submit the request via the campus opt out form and HOS approval process.
Dress Item Expectation
Free Dress Clothing should meet the following criteria:
•T-shirts are acceptable, however all clothing and accessories must be school
appropriate: YES Prep prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on T-shirts that
are lewd, offensive, vulgar or obscene or that advertise or depict tobacco
products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other substance, show gang
affiliation, or depict violence in any way.
•No tank tops, halter tops, tube tops, net or sheer tops, shirts with spaghetti
straps, or strapless tops for any student.
•No bare midriffs (half shirts) allowed for any student.
•No open-toed shoes.
All pants, shorts, and skirts must meet the criteria established in the “Bottoms”
for pants/shorts/skirts.
YES Prep polos will still be available for purchase if a student/family chooses to
wear the polo as one of their daily shirt options.
Spirit Shirts All students should own at least 1 campus spirit shirt and should have more
available for families to purchase.
Campuses may choose 1 day a week to require Spirit Shirts to be worn for
school community building.
Note: Spirit shirts may also serve as Senior Signing Day shirts and should be
offered in approved campus colors.
Bottoms Students may choose between pants, skirts, or shorts of the following:
•Khakis (any color)
•Jeans (any color)
-no ripped jeans, no holes in jeans of any kind
•Joggers (any color, must be jean or khaki material- may not be sweat pant
material)
Students may not wear leggings, jeggings, athletic or mesh shorts, workout
bottoms, or pajama pants. Pants may not have holes. Shorts and skirts should
be no shorter than mid-thigh. Bottoms should be worn at the waist.
ID Badges ID Badges must be worn by all students on lanyards and must be visible at all
times.*There may be exceptions to this expectation at partnership campuses. IDs are
not required for Elementary students.
Shoes For safety purposes, all shoes must meet the following criteria:
•Closed-toed
•Must have backs (i.e. no slides)
•Must have hard soles (i.e. no slippers)
•Any color is permitted
Accessories/Styling Students may have visible piercings and tattoos as long as messaging and
images are school-appropriate.
Accessory items that are spiked (bracelets, belts, collars) are not permitted due
to safety reasons.
Students may wear a variety hairstyles and colors. Head shaving designs are
permitted as long as images are school-appropriate.
Sunglasses are not permitted for safety purposes.
Religious head-coverings are permitted.
No head covering such as hats, scarfs, bandannas etc. will not be permitted for
the safety of our learning environment.
Outerwear Students may wear any outerwear as long as it is appropriate. However,
students may also have the option of purchasing the following from YES Prep
or Athletic Departments to build school-pride and community:
Students may choose from the following:
•YES Prep sweatshirt (purchased through YES Prep)
•YES Prep cardigan (purchased through YES Prep)
•Campus athletics department outwear (purchased through campus Athletics
Department)
Campus-issued grade level or spirit sweatshirts etc. (purchased through
campus as applicable)
Note: Students may not wear hoods that cover their heads/faces on campus in
order to meet safety expectations.
PE Uniform Students may wear their own athletic wear for PE classes. YES Prep will not
offer PE uniforms to be purchased through YES Prep.
Clothing for PE class must:•Have school appropriate messaging
•Meet criteria in the “Free Dress” category
•Bottoms may not be higher than fingertip length above the knee
Student Portal Access
The following assessments will be available on Student Portal after Spring 2021 administration:
• TELPAS & TELPAS Alt
• STAAR Alt
• STAAR (Middle School & End-of-Couse)
See schedule below for availability. You can access your student’s state results online using the code assigned to your child.
• TELPAS: TBD
• TELPAS Alt: TBD
• STAAR Alt: May 31
• Middle School STAAR: June 28
• STAAR End-of-Course: June 15
• STAAR Algebra II & English III: August 2
On how to access Student Portal, please view on of the following links:
• Student Portal Overview (English)
• Resumen Del Portal Del Estudiante (Spanish)
If you need assistance accessing your student’s scores, please contact your campus front office.
2021-22 School Hours and Academic Calendar
Elementary Non-Partnership
Days Campus Hours
Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 3:15 pmEarly Dismissal Days Outlined on Academic Calendar 7:30 am – 12:15 pm Secondary Non-Partnership Days Campus Hours Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Early Dismissal Days Outlined on Academic Calendar 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Secondary Partnership YES Prep Hoffman Days Campus Hours Monday – Friday 7:45 am – 3:35pm YES Prep Eisenhower Days Campus Hours Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 2:35pm YES Prep Northbrook Middle School Days Campus Hours Monday – Friday 7:50 am – 3:55 pm Every Other Wednesday 7:50 am – 2:05 pm YES Prep Northbrook High School Days Campus Hours Monday and Friday 7:45 am – 3:55pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:45 am – 3:00 pm The YES Prep SY21-22 Academic Calendar can be found at: http://www.yesprep.org/parents/district-calendar Key dates: • The first day of school for all students is August 16, 2021. • The last day of school for all students is June 2, 2022.
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