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Simplifying Fractions
Consider the following fraction… can it be simplified? If so, why can it be simplified?
The above fraction can be simplified, because both numerator (the top expression) and denominator (the bottom expression) share a common factor. By factoring both numerator and denominator, then pulling out the factor they each have in common (using the reverse of how fractions are multiplied), we end up with a fraction that equals one being multiplied by a simpler fraction than the original:
Since multiplying by one does not change a quantity, we can drop the multiplication by one from our expression, leaving behind the simplified fraction as our final expression on the right.
This is the only process that allows you to Read more…
Negative Differences
Algebra is a set of rules that allow us to change the appearance of an expression without changing the quantitative relationship that it represents. Sometimes the changes in appearance are greater than expected, causing us to doubt whether two expressions really do represent the same quantitative relationship. The ways in which negative differences can be rewritten seem to surprise people until they become accustomed to them.
Consider a difference that is being subtracted:
If we wish to eventually drop the parentheses, we'll have to distribute the negative sign in front of them first. Leaving the parentheses in place while Read more…
Negative Fractions
Where should I put the negative sign when I am writing a fraction like negative two thirds? As long as you write only one negative sign, it does not matter where you put it.
Subtraction is the same thing as the addition of a negative. The negative of a number is created by multiplying the number by negative one. These rules apply to fractions as well, so:
So, placing the negative sign before the entire fraction (subtracting the fraction) is equivalent to Read more…
Summary: Geometric Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences
Pick a number, any number, and write it down. For example:
Now pick a second number, any number (I'll choose 3), multiply it by the first number, then write their product down to the right of the first number:
Now, continue multiplying the second number by previous product and writing the result down… over, and over, and over:
By following this process, you have created a "Geometric Sequence", a sequence of numbers in which the ratio of every two successive terms is the same.
Vocabulary and Notation
In the example above 5 is the first term, or starting term, of the sequence. To refer to the starting term of a sequence in a generic way that applies to any sequence, mathematicians use the notation
This notation is Read more…
Summary: Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Arithmetic Sequences
Pick a number, any number, and write it down. For example:
Now pick a second number, any number (I'll choose 3), add it to the first number, then write their sum down to the right of the first number:
Now, continue adding the second number to the sum and writing the result down… over, and over, and over:
By following this process, you have created an "Arithmetic Sequence", a sequence of numbers that are all the same distance apart when graphed on a number line:
Vocabulary and Notation
In the example above 5 is the first term, or starting term, of the sequence. To refer to the starting term of a sequence in a generic way that applies to any sequence, mathematicians use the notation
This notation is Read more…
Piecewise Functions and Relations
While many relationships in our world can be described using a single mathematical function or relation, there are also many that require either more or less than what one equation describes. The behavior being described might start at a specific time, or its nature changes at one or more points in time. Two examples of such situations could be:
Acceleration up to a speed limit
Free fall then controlled descent
In the graph on the left, note that the blue line starts at the origin. It does not appear to the left of the origin at all. Furthermore, when x = 3 the blue line stops and the green line begins – but with a different slope.
In the graph on the right, note that the blue curve starts at x = 0. It does not appear of the left of the vertical axis at all. And when x = 3 the blue parabola turns into a green line with a very different slope. And the green line stops at x = 5.5, just as it reaches the horizontal axis.
These graphs do not seem to follow all the rules you were taught for graphing lines or parabolas. Instead of being defined over all Real values of x, they start and stop at specific values. The graphs also show (in this case) two very different functions, but in a way that makes them look as though they are meant to represent a single, more complex function. Both of these graphs are Read more…
Polynomials and VEX Drive Motor Control
VEX Robots can be more competitive when they have addressed several drive motor control challenges:
- Stopping a motor completely when the joystick is released. Joysticks often do not output a value of "zero" when released, which can cause motors to continue turning slowly instead of stopping.
- Starting to move gradually, not suddenly, after being stopped. When a robot is carrying game objects more than 12 inches or so above the playing field, a sudden start can cause the robot to tip over.
- Having motor speeds be less sensitive to small joystick movements at slow speeds. Divers seeking to position the robot precisely during competition need "finer" control over slow motor speeds than fast motor speeds.
These challenges can be solved using one or more "if" statements in the code controlling the robot, however using a single polynomial function can often solve all of these challenges in one step. A graph can help illustrate the challenges and their solution:
Linear Systems: Why Does Linear Combination Work (Graphically)?
A system of linear equations consists of multiple linear equations. The solution to a linear system, if one exists, is usually the point that all of the equations have in common. Occasionally, the solution will be a set of points.
There are four commonly used tools for solving linear systems: graphing, substitution, linear combination, and matrices. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages in various situations, however I often wondered about why the linear combination approach works. My earlier post explains why it works from an algebraic perspective. This post will try to explain why it works from a graphical perspective.
Consider the linear system:
which, when graphed, looks like: Read more…
What A Parent Wants From A School
As a parent, I look for two categories of attributes when choosing a school for my child:
– Ones which benefit my child directly
– Ones which benefit my child indirectly, by helping others (teachers, parents) do their jobs more effectively
Schools that satisfy more of the attributes in both categories are likely to have happier parents and more successful students.
The Administration and Teachers Should Help My Child
Directly By:
- Being aware of history. Before the start of each school year, my child's current teacher(s) should have reviewed all of
– last years' teacher comments for my child
– my child's transcript (all courses, all years at the school)
- Helping my child to both pursue existing Read more…
Domain, Range, and Co-domain
When working with quantitative relationships, three concepts help "set the stage" in your thinking as you seek to understand the relationship's behavior: domain, range, and co-domain.
The "domain" of a function or relation is:
- the set of all values for which it can be evaluated
- the set of allowable "input" values
- the values along the horizontal axis for which a point can be plotted along the vertical axis
For example, the following functions can be evaluated for any value of "x":
therefore their domains will be "the set of all real numbers".
The following functions cannot be evaluated for all values of "x", leading to restrictions on their Domains – as listed to the right of each one:
The values for which a function or relation cannot be Read more…
Summary: Roots and Rational Exponents
Although addition and multiplication are commutative, exponentiation is not: swapping the value in the base with the value in the exponent will produce a different result (unless, of course, they are the same value):
Therefore, two different inverse functions are needed to solve equations that involve exponential expressions:
– roots, to undo exponents
– logarithms, to undo bases
Just as there are many versions of the addition function (one for each number you might wish to add), and many versions of the "logarithm" function (each with a different base), there are many versions of the "root" function: one for each exponent value to be undone.
The symbol for a root is , and is referred to as a "radical". It consists of a sort of check mark on the left, followed by a horizontal line, called a "vinculum", that serves as a grouping symbol (like parentheses) to Read more…
Short Assessment Grading: Add or Average?
Long assessments can waste precious class time unless there is much material to be assessed, but shorter assessments (with few questions) can cause small errors to have too big an impact on a student's grade.
For example, consider the following assessment lengths where each question is worth 4 points, and the student has a total of two points subtracted from their score for errors:
|# Questions
|% Grade
|2 / 4
|6 / 8
|10 / 12
|14 / 16
|18 / 20
The "% Grade" in the table above reflects a 7-point / 10-point per letter grade approach. A one question quiz is risky for students: they could get a failing grade for losing two points on the only question. Two question quizzes are only slightly less risky. Only with three or more questions does this scenario start to minimize the risk of actively discouraging a student who loses several points.
Should quizzes therefore only have three or more questions? What if I don't want the class to spend that much time on an assessment, or don't have Read more…
Summary: Logarithms
Unlike the two most "friendly" arithmetic operations, addition and multiplication, exponentiation is not commutative. You will get a different result if you swap the value in the base with the one in the exponent (unless, of course, they are the same value):
The most significant impact of this lack of commutativity arises when you need to solve an equation that involves exponentiation: two different inverse functions are needed, one to undo the exponent (a root), and a different one to undo the base (a logarithm).
Just as there are many versions of the addition function (adding 2, adding 5, adding 7.23, etc.), and many versions of the "root" function (square roots, cube roots, etc.), there are also many versions of the "logarithm" function. Each version has a "base", which corresponds to the base of its inverse exponential expression.
Inverse Functions: Logarithms & Exponentials
Logarithms are labelled with a number that corresponds to the base of the exponential that they undo. For example, the Read more…
Unintended Consequences of a 0 – 100 Grading System
If a student makes four errors in the course of answering ten questions, what is an appropriate grade? Presumably, it would depend on the severity of the errors and the nature of the questions. Consider how your approach to grading might vary if students had been asked to:
- match ten vocabulary words to a word bank, or
– define each of ten words, then use each appropriately in a sentence
- complete ten 2-digit multiplication problems, or
– solve ten multi-step algebra problems, each requiring a unique sequence of steps
- answer ten questions similar to what they have seen for homework or in class, or
– answer ten questions unlike ones they have been asked before
Would you label each answer as right or wrong, then use percentage right as the grade?
Would you assign a number of points to each answer (if so, out of how many points per question)?
Would you assign a letter grade to each answer (whole letters only, or with +/-)?
What would you consider a "D" set of answers?
What would you consider an "A" set of answers?
Would your answers vary depending on whether you had created the assessment yourself, or were using someone else's questions?
Many math/science teachers seem to use a percentage approach (based on total points earned or number correct) more often than any other, particularly when their school defines its letter grades using a 0 – 100 scale. Teachers of other subjects also use this scale often, but less so for "free-response" questions. While a percentage approach can work well for some assessments, it can have unintended consequences for others.
Similar Right/Wrong Questions
When asking a series of similar questions, such as Read more…


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Snorkel Sampler
... was no body near the mask! When we returned to shore we talked with the firefighters and found out that the snorkeler had been located safe and sound.
Our second stop was Airport beach. This was a wonderful spot with a broad beach and a grass lawn shaded by towering palm trees. We were able to do two drift snorkels where we covered about a mile of reef just by remaining ...
Day 11
We are up before the birds this morning it's dark still and the waves are all we hear. We are heading off to Haleakala Crater. Bryan is going to do a training ride there and of course I am the car / wing man (which I'm happy to be) I remember my Aunt Bev used to do this for my Uncle on his long rides I feel a connection here :-) So I'll hang out in Kahului where he will start the ride, there is a Starbucks that opens ...
Wow, We am in Maui!
... One more night at the Maui Seaside Hotel in Kahului and an early start the next morning for our flight to Hilo, Hawaii.
I am some having difficulty with the Hawaiian names here. Lots of vowels and few consanants. Polysylabic rhythumatic murmuring to me-e. I- I simplyee adda somea mora vowelsa atta the enda offa evrery thinga I say eh? . I need to practice my mo better Hawaiian! Cee Youa ona the trail. Toma a
Life is a Beach
... We walked down Front Street, the Main Street adjacent to the ocean. We were amazed by the number of jewelry stores and art galleries. They also had many stores selling shaved ice and gelato which goes well in this climate. Many of the restaurants and bars had open decks with views of the ocean.
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Magnificent Maui
... the island, it really shows off authentic Hawaii.
We spent the entire day at the same beach today, which led to a pretty bad sunburn on my back making it pretty painful to wear clothes! Then we ate at a Mexican restaurant called Cilantro. I got the chicken taco plate and it was pretty good. I think I would have enjoyed the steak tacos more, but I wanted to change it up a bit.
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Great place to stay!!
We stayed at the Valley Isle Resort on Kahana Beach from December 29, 2004 - thru Jan 5, 2005. We rented the unit directly thru the owners. The condo location is great, we rented a studio unit (#707), which is directly on the ocean and offers a great view. The unit was more than large enough for the two of us, was very well equipped and comfortable, and we would highly recommend renting from these owners again. We had all the comforts of home plus an incredible view and loved going to sleep with the sound of the surf!!! Why, the owners even provided CDs of Hawaiian music to enjoy!!! The view from the lanai was breathtaking and we thrilled in whale watching every day!!! We plan on going back again, and will certainly rent from these owners again. Thank you so much, Rich & Barbara for making our trip truly enjoyable!!!!
Our Perfect Honeymoon
We have just returned from Kahana, staying in Suite #106 at the Valley Isle Resort, and just wanted you to know that we had a wonderful vacation. We thought the studio apartment was delightful, very well equipped and furnished, and we felt very much at home. This has got to be the best view on Maui and we thoroughly enjoyed listening to the waves at night. Our ground floor condo was only 20 steps to the waters edge! The people were very friendly and helpful and recommended places to visit that are not in the usual "tourist" areas. We will certainly recommend your condo to our friends and colleagues at work and we'll certainly return ourselves. Thank you very much Jack and Sally for contributing to a very enjoyable vacation!
Unit 1105 is the Best!
We just came back from our honeymoon and booked unit 1105 through the owner, Jeff. The unit is beautiful! Breathtaking views of the ocean, right in front of your eyes. Our unit was ocean and beach front. Booking through the owner was so easy because he is very knowledgeable and genuine. He really cares about his guests and shows it by providing a beautiful condo with all of the amenities such as stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tiled floors. If you want a great place while in Maui, book unit 1105. You won't regret it.
Very Nice
Very nice place. My wife and I went there in late April, early May for our honeymoon and stayed in condo 1007, which we rented directly from the owners (see -----------------------------)
Very nicely kept and clean and affordable condo with a great oceanfront view. The beach is nice, although we didn't spend much time on it -- all beaches in Maui are public so you can drive and visit any beach you want.
If you are considering going to Maui, I would recommend this place -- for the money, it beats any other place. Other hotels in the area (outrigger, marriott, etc.) charge 2-3 times the rate for a room with a view that isn't even close.
Lanai View Etched in memory
Based on reviews in Trip Advisor, my wife and I stayed at Valley Isle Resort studio condo on the 6th floor. We had a great time and a wonderful view of the sunset from the lanai. This will be etched in our memory forever and worth the price. The rooms were neat and nicely decorated and the staff were also very helpful and even accomodated a late checkout.
We loved it and will positively be back.
A great place - very quiet and beautiful views
We just got back from a week at the Valley Isle. We stayed in unit 401 which is described as oceanview. I would have described it as oceanfront - the view from our lanai was beautiful, with an unobstructed view of the ocean plus the beautiful tropical landscaping of the resort. The pool was very nice - tile was pretty and never had trouble with finding a chair. Not a huge building so pool nor beach not crowded. We were concerned because of no ac but it really was not a problem as we had breezes each night while there. Highly recommend it.
Nice for the $$$
My wife & I stayed in a 1 bedroom unit 2001, Very nice ocean view, all amenities. Location is a little tough, mostly cloudy in the mountains, you drive 5-10 minutes to Kanapali weather is 100 % better. Not a bad resort though.
Loved It!
I stayed @ the Valley Isle Resort in March 2003 and loved it! I had been to Maui in 2001 and stayed @ the Four Seasons so i had my expectations set pretty high and i was so impressed with our condo! The complex is located directly on the beach and the views from our private lanai were incredible! Our room was very neatly kept and the entire staff was just the best! Our stay was incredibly quiet and peaceful (almost as if there was nobody else in the entire place!) For the price, location, beach and room, I wouldn't have stayed anywhere else! I plan to stay there again next year and I highly recommend it!
A real "sleeper"
Reasonably priced, and right on the beach ! Quiet location, yet very close to Lahaina and Kaanapali beach. We've stayed in both those places, and didn't get a moment's rest because of all the people and noise. Valley Isle Resort is the place. Most condos rented by a group of individual owners. check out ... website that's where we found them.
Great deal directly overlooking the beach!
When going to Maui, forget staying in a hotel! A one bedroom condo at the Valley Isle Resort is less than half the price of a room at a four star hotel which will have no view and no kitchen. We stayed in Unit 610 (there are 12 floors total), which is a nice corner unit with separate lanais off both the living room and bedroom. There is a full kitchen with a dishwasher, where you can prepare a nice romantic private meal in your condo on the lanai directly over the water. Alot nicer than some overpriced crowded restaurant in a hotel or Lahaina! Have lunch out, you'll save alot of money (maybe for an overnight stay in Hana?). The lanais look out over the sea to Lanai and Molokai. We saw rainbows many mornings, and even some whales (we were there in December). There is also a washer/dryer in the unit, along with cable TV and a stereo. The condo was well cared for, nicely decorated, and there is a desk in the lobby with a very helpful staff to address any problems or to give advice for your trip. There is a nice beach right in front of the condos (there is some coral so be careful if you go swimming) and also a pool area and a large gym. Within walking distance is a shopping center with services and a Roy's Restaurant (very good food). Down the road is a Star Supermarket. We paid $125 per night (around X-mas it's $140), an astounding deal when you consider you are getting so much more than you would at a hotel. The unit is located in Kahana, about a ten minute drive from Lahana to the south and about five minutes from Kapalua to the north. It's a bit cooler than Wailea (which I like, no need for air conditioning) which is about 45 minutes away to the south.


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Not so for Waheeda Siddiqui, an Afghan woman who escaped the oppressive clutch of the Taliban, survived a trying and traumatic childhood in a refugee camp in Pakistan, fled to the United States as a refugee, started a new life in Arizona and, against all odds, achieved academic success in a U.S. high school, a major university and now an accelerated-degree nursing program.
Like her mother before her, she will be a nurse—only she will work in her new, and more welcoming, home, the United States of America.
Siddiqui's long and arduous journey began 15 years ago, when she was a young girl in Kabul. That year, the Taliban took over and implemented its repressive and misogynistic regime. Siddiqui's mother was forced to quit her job and stay home with her nine children, and Siddiqui and her five sisters were forced to quit school and stay indoors.
The new regime also took its toll on Siddiqui's father, a surgeon who was required to work all waking hours—and sometimes more than that. Taliban officials, Siddiqui recalls from her childhood days, would knock on the door in the middle of the night and force him to provide on-the-spot care. Overworked and under extreme stress, Siddiqui's father, a diabetic with hypertension, suffered a stroke, fell into a coma and eventually passed away—leaving Siddiqui and her family with no way to support themselves.
"Nobody could work," Siddiqui recalls. "My older siblings were all girls, and they couldn't go outside of the house without a male escort, and neither could my mom. My dad was the only one who provided for us, and without him, we didn't have an income or a way out of the house. When he passed away, we couldn't do anything."
The family fell into a deep and desperate poverty. Siddiqui's mother owned a large house in the heart of the city, but she could not afford to feed all of her children three meals a day, and pricier foods like meat and vegetables were literally off the table. She couldn't risk going outside to shop or even to shovel snow off the roof or in other ways maintain their home.
With little hope of long-term survival, Siddiqui's mother gathered her savings and sold off some furniture and other possessions to pay a neighbor to transport her and her family—under the cover of burqas—over the border and into Pakistan. Because she was not accompanied by a male relative, she had to ask the neighbor to lie on her behalf and tell the border guards they were all part of the same family—a gamble that could lead to arrest, or possibly worse—for the entire group if it failed.
The gamble paid off. After a non-stop 10-hour drive, the family arrived safely in Pakistan. "I don't know how she did it, but she made it somehow," Siddiqui says.
Upon arriving in Pakistan, Siddiqui's mother rented a two-bedroom apartment and began to scratch out a living by doing odd jobs for neighbors while trying to home-school her children. She didn't earn enough to feed her family, though, so she turned to a nearby refugee camp to meet their basic food and housing needs.
"The only thing I can remember was how sick people were," Siddiqui says. "Almost every kid had diarrhea; it was the biggest killer there. I was so scared. The moms would talk about it, how their children were about to die from diarrhea, but they couldn't do anything for them because they didn't have access to good sanitation systems or medication….It was a horrible life."
But Siddiqui's mother continued her fight for a better one. She rolled the dice again when she braved a trip back to Afghanistan to sell off some of her property so she could afford to apply for help from an international rescue group.
That gamble paid off too. After a long series of interviews, physical exams and background checks, the entire family was granted residency in the United States. The International Rescue Committee gave Siddiqui's mother a small loan to support her family for a few months, rented a house in her name and helped her and her older children find jobs in the fields of housekeeping, waitressing and data entry.
Thrilled with U.S. School
Siddiqui, however, was one of the luckier members of her family. She and her brothers were still young enough to attend school, which, for them, may as well have been an amusement park. "I loved it," Siddiqui recalls. "I hadn't been to school since the third grade, and here I was in high school with everyone else. It was so awesome, even though I didn't speak English."
Somehow, she caught up—and then some. She picked up English, joined the math club and the student government, did volunteer community service and, of course, studied hard. She graduated in 2006 with stellar academic marks and earned a scholarship to attend Arizona State University, where she majored in biological sciences and worked part-time to support herself.
She graduated in 2010, again with a high grades and planned to become a doctor like her father had been. But after shadowing doctors in the hospital, she discovered that it was her mother, rather than her father, whom she wanted to emulate. "I want to be with the patients, I want to be at the bedside," she says. "That's why I decided to do nursing."
Siddiqui then applied for a one-year accelerated program at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and was accepted into the program. But she couldn't go, because she couldn't afford it. Her application for a student loan had been denied because she didn't have a credit history.
Then she found her way in. She applied for a scholarship through New Careers in Nursing, a program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing—and was accepted.
The program provides grants to schools for scholarships for accelerated-degree bachelor's and master's degree nursing students. It aims to help alleviate the national nursing shortage, increase the diversity of nursing professionals, expand capacity in baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and enhance the pipeline of potential nurse faculty. Getting the scholarship, Siddiqui says, was "a life-changing event." She is now on track to graduate in August.
So how does the rest of the story end?
Siddiqui's sisters have married and had children, Siddiqui's brothers are enrolled in Arizona State University and on various paths to professions in health care, some in medicine and pharmacy. And Siddiqui's mother? She's enjoying the retired life in Arizona, watching her children blossom into mature and capable adults and playing with her beloved grandchildren.
Siddiqui's mother has a special place in her heart for the daughter who is picking up where she left off as a young nurse many years ago in a distant, and now very foreign, land. She "likes the idea of me becoming a nurse," Siddiqui says. "She told me I could find my true self in nursing, and I did."
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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/14 -- Adroit Digital, a digital media solutions provider for omni-channel marketers, today announced the results of a study on consumers' evolving preferences for online video and advertising content.
The "Online Video -- Look Who's Watching Now" report illustrates a significant appetite for and reliance on online and streamed video content. The research also suggests that consumers continue to embrace video advertising on their second screens.
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A family health history is a written record of a family's health. The history contains information about a family's medical conditions, lifestyle habits (for example, whether anyone in the family has smoked), and where and how family members grew up. It's like a family tree for health.
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Creating and sharing your family health history with your health-care professional can help you be healthier. But perhaps the biggest benefit involves providing information that may help your children and grandchildren live longer, healthier lives.
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Tuesday 2nd September and Wednesday 3rd
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We look forward to another exciting year in 2014/15.
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students returning to Year 13 will be expected to attend an
interview and should arrive at the Sixth Form common room between
9.00am and 12.00pm. Students will then be called for
interview to discuss the following items: AS/Level 3 results;
A2/Level3 options; Expectations; Support and advice.
Providing the students have attained the grades they needed and the
courses they have selected are scheduled as planned, they will be
enrolled into Year 13. Year 13 lessons begin on
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On Wednesday 3rd September
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final interview with a member of the Sixth Form team to discuss the
following items: GCSE/Level2 results; AS/Level 3/Level2 options;
Standards and expectations for a Sixth Form student; Support and
advice about progression pathways and career aspirations.
The Interviews will be timetabled
in the following way and will take place in the main School
Hall; Period 1 - students with surnames A-C; Period 2 -
students will surnames D-J; Period 3 students with surnames K-M;
Period 4 - students with surnames N-R; Period 5 - students with
surnames S-Z. Providing the students have attained the grades
they need and the courses they have selected are scheduled as
planned, they will be enrolled in Year 12. Year 12
lessons begin on Friday 5th September 2014.
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Examination results will be
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discuss progression pathways including Post 16 courses and
university applications.
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uniform. Students will need to bring their writing
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academice year.
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the evening so that the start of the acedemic year can be well
organised and efficient. Experience tells us that where all
documentation and finance has been completed ahead of the school
holiday period, the transition experience is much less stressful
than when it is completed as children start at the
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Albans Cathedral
Year 9 and Year 10 students went on
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They had a tour of the Abbey and a question and answer session with
the Rev. Kevin Walton as well as a tour of the Vineyard Church in
the afternoon with Youth Pastor Jesse Benstead. Through these
two visits students were able to compare different Christian ways
of worship and differing views on ethical and philosophical
issues - all to support them in their learning for their GCSE
Religious Studies.
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Molly, who is in Year 7, and her
team Sapphire Elite, travelled to Liverpool on Sunday 22nd June to
take part in the European Cheerleading Championships. The team came
first and also won the best choreography section. Their prize is a
paid entry into the next competition that will be held in the USA.
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highly positive feedback in recent months that it would be
appreciated if this could be captured in the survey. Please could
parents/carers take a few minutes to complete the survey which can
be found at http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ The
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in anticipation of your continued support and to those
parents/carers who have provided us with feedback about our
Mr Warner oversees Parent
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Found a section I missed, the item lores. They're not available anywhere but on the wiki, so I didn't see them before.
updated to include item lores
(edit) Found another section I missed, the official RP threads. Thanks Sylph,
Locations that can be added:
"Custom Game> Create Custom Game"
The map on the right has more locations, some aren't listed. "Fyrone Flats" I believe is one of the ones unlisted.
Added a few more items, including a link to the original log in screen, which I feel is representative of the panthers and obsidian doors mentioned in the Champion Judgments.
Also: a map of Valoran. crzymdscntst - if you see this, these are not Fields of Justice, but locations within the world. Summoner's Rift is located on the Serpentine River, the Crystal Scar is north of Mogron Pass, and the Twisted Treeline is between Noxus and Zaun.
The term "hordle" means a group of yordles. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=1825638 (edit) interestingly, it's also a real term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordle
From Sylph's Chamber of Antiquity, Bilgewater holidays: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...d.php?t=251556
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Awesome work gettin my RPG game more complete with all that information
House Laurent
Beatrice, Swain's raven; Chomper, Fizz's shark; and Kevin Tuggles, Sejuani's boar.
Finally, the nameless JoJ entities: Kassadin's daughter, Lee sin's sister, and Warwick's kidnapper
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So, additional theories: I wonder if Runeterra has two suns? You can see it behind Master Yi in this 2009 trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RprbA...elmfu#t=00m23s The lore refers to the sun as singular though.
Could there be an upcoming Kumungu jungle champ? Both Sejuani and Master Yi got jungle skins recently, with similar multiple eye motifs. I can think of one animal with more than two eyes.
A note here, if Renekton Bot marries Ahri, http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...49556#21449556
As always, it's a pleasure to read and bring the forums more lore. Until more lore surfaces, thank you
Soo, I just bumped into this and have a question. After reading this:
It's a bit misleading, I'll edit in a source for it. It's in Cassiopeia's Judgment:
Zanes Zalesh
A simple suggestion: Aside the name of the places, you guys could add an official naming for every nationality/given names for different regions?
I mean, we all know the most known like noxian, demacian and ionian, but what am i to call someone who was born in Bilgewater, Piltover, Zaun or even the shadow isles?
Ah, good idea, I hadn't even thought of that - lemme see if I can dig those up.
I think the terms are Piltoverian/Piltovian (Issue 14/15) and Zaunite (Issue 3). I couldn't find ones for Bilgewater (The wiki uses Bilgewatian once) and I don't think we know enough about the Shadow Isles to have a name for them. Shadow Islander? Denizen of the Shadow Isles?
Freljordian (Issue 2)
Updated to include Lain (I feel he might have been a caricature of a fan writer), from Issue 31. Goodbye, Journal of Justice. You were an unparalleled source of lore, while you lasted. Look forward to what comes next
(edit) updated to include KarrieBear's Ionia post. I think the only way to find that is Sylph's Chamber of Antiquity - lucky I was browsing Ionia's wiki page.
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