Menlo-Atherton High School
School Starts Wednesday August 17, 2022
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School Starts Wednesday August 17, 2022title
1st Period starts at 8:30 AM
(no more zero periods)
Your NEW CLASS SCHEDULE will be available on Infinite Campus after 6 PM on Tuesday, 8/16/21.
If you are having trouble printing a schedule come to the PAC Cafe on the first day of school for assistance. There is no need to pick up a schedule in the new gym.
We look forward to welcoming students on August 17, our first day of school, and getting our incoming class of 2027. We want every student to have a great start to the school year. Please mark your calendars for arena check-in and look for your mailer from the school the first week in August with all details.
We look forward to welcoming students on August 17, our first day of school, and getting our incoming class of 2027. We want every student to have a great start to the school year. Please mark your calendars for arena check-in and look for your mailer from the school the first week in August with all details.
For 9th grade students only: we have planned a special arena check-in on Tuesday, August 16 from 9 am to 12:45 pm. Freshman Arena Check-In is a day to introduce freshman students and parents to M-A before the first day of school. Incoming 9th graders will enjoy a campus tour led by current M-A Leadership students while parents have the option to attend a Foundation for the Future Welcome Back Coffee in the PAC (see below). Students will also join their parents to go through Arena Check-In, where they will have their school photo taken, pick up their photo ID; get information about our bell schedule, transportation, and other essentials; pick up technology; and purchase Bear Wear and other items.
This year, students and parents will come to campus in two different time slots. Half of the students in each slot will begin their day on campus with a tour, while the other will begin with Arena Check-In, with the two groups switching tasks after 45 minutes. All students will start their day by checking in at the I-Wing next to Coach Parks field, where they will receive their group assignments, class schedules, and other info. If your student's last name begins with A-L, Arena Check-In will be from 9:00 to 10:45: If your student's last name begins with M-Z, Arena Check-In will be from 11:00 to 12:45.
More information is available on Freshmen Orientation in this handout, which you also should have received in your welcome mailer.
For 9th grade parents, please join us for the Foundation for the Future Welcome Back Coffee in the Performing Arts Center (the "PAC") on August 16th at 9 AM while your student is on the campus tour (see this handout for your student's assigned time slot). Hear from M-A Principal Karl Losekoot, our Executive Director of the Foundation for the Future Ann-Marie Meacham, and 9th/10th Grade Vice Principals Tara Charles and Nicholas Muys. After the coffee, you will reunite with your student in the G-wing to go through Arena Check-In.
Summer Assignments for ALL CLASSES 2022-23 School Year
Welcome to AP Art History! (click here for a handout version of the text below)
By way of introduction to an entirely new and unfamiliar discipline, please familiarize yourself with the following brief but thought-provoking primers. The first is a video by Dana Arnold that offers 10 things you should know about art history as an academic exercise. The second is an article by Peter Schjeldahl from the June 4, 2016 issue of The New Yorker magazine. Time commitment for this part of the exercise = 15 minutes, max!
Dana Arnold “Art History: A Very Short Introduction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Oh5TjZZmbU
Now comes the actual work: select an art work (truly, any art work!) that appeals to you. Write a brief description of the work, focusing on what you can observe simply by looking at it closely. Then, interpret the meaning of the work, as you understand it. Please don’t research to “discover” the “true” meaning. Don’t even worry about the artist’s intent. Just explain what the work communicates to you, and why you consider the work to be “art.” Please include a link to an image of the work online so I can share in your discovery.
Happy summer! See you in August.
Ms. Strub lstrub@seq.org
Please email me with questions, comments, and concerns: mdeseta@seq.org
The links also include examples and "handouts" to be used to build understanding of the instructions and my expectations of the work to be done in the artworks. Also included in the links are Project Grade Forms to be filled out, for each of the 3 artworks separately (3 project grade forms total) and a grade form for the photo file. All work and the forms will be turned in the first week of school in 2022-23.
2. Read Ways of the World: Chapter 1 (text starts on pg 8 of pdf - labeled pg 2)
3. Answer the questions on the document
Due Friday, August 19th
AVID students (Grades 10-12) will write an argumentative paragraph based on what message the author of their summer reading book was trying to convey to their audience.
After students have finished reading their assigned book for next year’s English class, this assignment should take between one and two hours. Any questions should be directed to your AVID teacher!
USE THIS GOOGLE DOC TO GUIDE YOUR ESSAY
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Summer Assignments for ALL CLASSES 2022-23 School Yeartitle
English Summer Reading
Every Student is expected to have a Summer Reading Assignment in their English Class.
Refer to the chart below to help determine which book you need to read.
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FRESHMEN
(9th Grade)
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SOPHOMORES
(10th Grade)
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JUNIORS
(11th Grade)
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SENIORS
(12th Grade)
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| English I; Multicultural Literature & Voice | English II | English III | English IV |
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Feed
by MT Anderson
OR
Dear Martin by Nic Stone |
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson |
Choose your own book, over 150 pages, that you have not read before. |
| AS English II | AS English III | AP Literature | |
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Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi
Dangarembga
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The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
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BOTH REQUIRED:
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
AND
Book of Delights
by Ross Gay
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| AP Language | English IV:Creative Writing | ||
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Educated
by Tara
Westover
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Flash Fiction Forward
Edited by James Thomasand Robert Shapard
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AP Art History
Welcome to AP Art History! (click here for a handout version of the text below)
By way of introduction to an entirely new and unfamiliar discipline, please familiarize yourself with the following brief but thought-provoking primers. The first is a video by Dana Arnold that offers 10 things you should know about art history as an academic exercise. The second is an article by Peter Schjeldahl from the June 4, 2016 issue of The New Yorker magazine. Time commitment for this part of the exercise = 15 minutes, max!
Dana Arnold “Art History: A Very Short Introduction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Oh5TjZZmbU
Peter Schjeldahl “The Spectacle of the Spectacles” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-spectacle-of-the-spectacles
Now comes the actual work: select an art work (truly, any art work!) that appeals to you. Write a brief description of the work, focusing on what you can observe simply by looking at it closely. Then, interpret the meaning of the work, as you understand it. Please don’t research to “discover” the “true” meaning. Don’t even worry about the artist’s intent. Just explain what the work communicates to you, and why you consider the work to be “art.” Please include a link to an image of the work online so I can share in your discovery.
Time commitment = 30 minutes, at most.
Happy summer! See you in August.
Ms. Strub lstrub@seq.org
AP Biology
Please pick up the textbook: Campbell's Biology
Download both Instructions and Example.
If you have any questions, contact Mr. Roisen at proisen@seq.org
AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry Summer Assignment
Please pick up a copy of the Zumdahl textbook in the library. Your summer assignment is shown below and is due on the first day of school.
Please use significant figures for all of your calculations and show units.
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Chapter |
Instructions |
Problem sets: Please do the following problems from the textbook |
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1 |
Read Ch.1 and complete the problem set – you should spend 1 hr |
#26, 30, 72, 79, 81, 83, 87, 88 |
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2 |
Read Ch.2 and complete the problem set – spend about 1-2 hrs |
#19, 23, 28, 29, 32, 34, 42, 56, 62, 72, 78 |
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3 |
Read Ch.3 and complete the problem set- spend 1-2 hrs |
#66, 70, 76 |
Please email msandora@seq.org with questions.
AP Computer Science
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A - Java
Students who have taken APCSP do not need to do the summer assignment.
It's important to have a working knowledge of the basics of programming, so we're going to do a self-paced lesson from the Khan Academy. Please attempt all of the lessons in the link below. I will ask you to email me a screenshot showing the completed lessons during the first week of school. If you get stuck, you can ask me questions during that first week. Or you can email me over the summer at: cdonaldson@seq.org.
Finish all lessons in Khan Academy's "Intro to JS: Drawing and Animation:"
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/programming
Finish all lessons in Khan Academy's "Intro to JS: Drawing and Animation:"
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/programming
The goal of the summer assignment is to make sure students have been introduced to basic programming concepts. We will hit the ground running in August!
Students who have taken APCSP DO NOT need to to the summer assignment.
Students who have taken a formal class or camp in one of the following languages can bring an official transcript in place of the summer assignment: Python, Java, Javascript, Ruby, C, C++"
AP Computer Science Principles
There is NO required summer assignment for APCSP. If you would like some practice before school, you can try out the Khan Academy Javascript Intro to Programming. It would be helpful to try a few lessons but it is optional. See the link under APCS A - Java.
AP Environmental Science
Details of what to do are provided here on this Google Doc
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS lancepowell@yahoo.com
AP Latin
AP Latin 2022-2023: Summer reading list
Salvete! Welcome to AP Latin!
Before the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, please, do the following at your best.
1. Vergil, Aeneid http://www.theoi.com/Text/VirgilAeneid1.htmlPlease read in English translation the following books of the Aeneid 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12
Any other translation in English or Latin-English edition would be fine. If you prefer, this link will direct you to a simple online (but not completely literal) translation. While reading, make notes on significant themes, central characters, and key ideas in the passages. This will help us to reconstruct the plots and remember the main events of each moment of the story. Feel free to us this or another simple reading log.
Any other translation in English or Latin-English edition would be fine. If you prefer, this link will direct you to a simple online (but not completely literal) translation. While reading, make notes on significant themes, central characters, and key ideas in the passages. This will help us to reconstruct the plots and remember the main events of each moment of the story. Feel free to us this or another simple reading log.
2. Caesar, De bello Gallico a) Translation.
Please Translate as literal as possible the following sections: BG (De Bello Gallico), 1, 1-7.
Complete this assignment Should you need help with the grammar, this page has useful links for you.
3. AP Latin vocabulary list
Learning the vocabulary is a key step to succeed in AP Latin. This is a list of the most common words used by Vergil and Caesar: although you are not expected to memorize the entire list at once, please read through them and start memorizing them.
Memento: keep it positive, omnia vicit amor. VALETE: have a wonderful summer.
Please email me with questions, comments, and concerns: mdeseta@seq.org
AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art Summer Assignment for 2022-23
The Summer Assignment is all contained in the Links below. The assignment consists of 3 artworks, each of which should take a minimum of 5 hours to create and complete by the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, as well as a collection of 50 or more photographs (printed and contained in a physical folder) to be used as references for artworks to be made throughout the year in class.
The links also include examples and "handouts" to be used to build understanding of the instructions and my expectations of the work to be done in the artworks. Also included in the links are Project Grade Forms to be filled out, for each of the 3 artworks separately (3 project grade forms total) and a grade form for the photo file. All work and the forms will be turned in the first week of school in 2022-23.
Please download the project forms to your device before you edit them.
Objectives:
Determine any areas of weakness that we should focus on at some time during the school year.
Establish a routine and pacing for making art during the school year.
Create artworks that might work within your Portfolio for submission as your AP Studio Art Exam.
Materials needed:
Each of the 3 artworks have materials that students will have to pick up from Le Claire in S-00 by appointment before June 4th OR students can acquire the materials for themselves. If you wish, students can easily acquire the art materials online or "pick-up" at retailers such as Michaels Arts & Crafts. The materials for the 3 artworks are:
Paper - art drawing paper (for all 3 drawings), with a smooth surface, size 18-inches by 12-inches
Medium - your choice(s) of art drawing pencils, graphite sticks and/or charcoal
Follow the links and download the docs to your own PC or laptop computer. Use the information in the links to read and follow directions, see examples for what I'm expecting in your work, and fill out project grade forms once the assignment parts are completed for the beginning of the 2022-23 school year.
CLICK ON EACH FOR THE GOOGLE DOC:
Please reach out if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
Le Claire
AP US History
All of the summer assignment details and links are on the M-A APUSH Summer Assignment Google Site:
Assignment Overview:
Hello and welcome to APUSH! We are very excited to explore through space and time with you for the 2022-2023 school year. We have a few goals for this summer assignment:
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- Introduce the APUSH content
- Your summer work will particularly focus on periods 1 (1491-1607) and 2 (1607-1754)
- Give you an opportunity to practice and hone your historical thinking skills
- Get to know you as a learner and a thinker
Your summer assignment is due Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
You summer assignment is:
Period 1 Reading & Note-Taking
To gain a general understanding of period 1, please complete the assigned reading. As you read, please complete the note-taking guide. Embedded in the note-taking guide are some historical thinking explanations and tasks.
To access the reading and note-taking documents, please visit the Reading & Note-Taking page by clicking here.
All of the summer assignment details and links are on the M-A APUSH Summer Assignment Google Site (https://sites.google.com/seq.org/maapushsummer/home)
AP World History
AP World: Modern
Ms. Candace Bolles ~ cbolles@seq.org
Directions:
1. Download the Summer Assignment Document
2. Read Ways of the World: Chapter 1 (text starts on pg 8 of pdf - labeled pg 2)
- Since this is a new course, hardcover textbooks will not be available until August. I have linked the electronic pdf of Chapter 1. If you would like a printed copy, please email Ms. Bolles.
3. Answer the questions on the document
- I have completed the first question as an example.
- Answers should be in complete sentences.
- Answers should be your OWN individual work.
Due Friday, August 19th
- You will submit this assignment to Canvas.
- You will not have access to Canvas until school begins in August.
Questions:
Please email cbolles@seq.org (I check my email infrequently over the summer, so please be patient)
AS Algebra II
Please read and complete this google doc.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact skryger@seq.org
AVID
AVID students (Grades 10-12) will write an argumentative paragraph based on what message the author of their summer reading book was trying to convey to their audience.
After students have finished reading their assigned book for next year’s English class, this assignment should take between one and two hours. Any questions should be directed to your AVID teacher!
USE THIS GOOGLE DOC TO GUIDE YOUR ESSAY
Library Hours
All Texts for Summer assignments can be checked out in the Library Text Room from 7:45 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Firday during the month of June. The text room will be closed from 12-1 for lunch.
For more info, go to the M-A's Library Page.
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Thank you for all that you have done.
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation
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For awarding the School Student Support Services a grant of $3,000 to help provide snacks and food options at school to ensure that students are alert and ready to learn.
