SHSAT LOCATION

Bronx High School of Science
75 West 205th Street, Bronx, NY 10468
tel: (718) 817-7700

Subways: 4, B or D to Bedford Park Boulevard
Buses: BX1, BX2, BX22, BX26C, BX28, BX32, BX39, BQE Liberty Lines Express
from Manhattan and Gagnon Bus Service from Queens


Step three: Rank Your choices.
On the back of the Admission Ticket you will need to rank, in priority order, your choices for the Specialized High Schools to which you want to apply. You will need to submit your ranking of the Specialized High Schools on the day of the test,
and the ticket must be signed by your parent. You and your parents will need to determine the Specialized High Schools for which you wish to be considered and the ranking order in which you will list them on your application.

Consider the focus of the academic program, the size of the school, travel arrangements, as well as travel time. You may choose to apply for only one school, or you can choose to apply to as
many as eight schools. To increase your chances of being offered a seat in one of the Specialized High Schools, you are encouraged to choose as many schools as interest you; however, you should only list schools that you wish to attend should you be offered a seat.


SHSAT Testing Procedures
Remember to bring your admission ticket with you to your assigned test site on the day of the test. It is important to arrive at the test site at the time indicated on your SHSAT admission ticket. Please be advised that your picture will be taken at the test site prior to the start of the test.

On the back of the SHSAT Admission Ticket you must rank, in priority order, the Specialized High Schools to which you want to apply. This sheet must be signed by your parent. You will also be required to indicate this ranking on
the answer sheet.

Before you begin the test, you will be asked to read and sign a statement indicating that you are well enough to take the test and are taking it at the appropriate grade level. If you do not feel well, advise the test proctor immediately; do not begin the test, and do not sign the statement.

Students please note: If you believe there is interference during any part of this test, you must bring the matter to the attention of the proctor immediately. This may include a misprinted test booklet, undue noise, or improper student behavior. The proctor will attempt to remedy the situation and take a written statement from you at the end of the test.

Homework due Friday, October 24, 2008

Math:
Finish your worksheet from class today
Prepare for Mrs. Beyer's visit!

ELA:
Study for your quiz.
Finish Type 1 and Type 3 portions of your essay.

The words are:
Sympathetic
Pictorial
Valid
Magnanimous
Abscond

ANNOUCEMENTS:
Remember your blue cards.
Today is the last day to register for the TACHS examination.

Homework due on October 23

Posted By : Krista Pedraza

Math : Finish your classwork sheet on dividing monomials
Do your classwork sheet on multiplying monomials

ELA : Read for 2 steps
Study for your WWW quiz on Friday
Do your paragraph on your WWW packet

ANNOUNCEMENTS : Fill out your Blue card ( it is due for a homework grade )
Mrs. Beyer is visitng us on Friday!!!!!

Homework due on Friday, October 17

Math:

Study for your quiz on solving 1-step and 2-step inequalities.
Finish your classwork from today

ELA:
Complete Type 5 of your paragraph. I must receive Type 1, Type 3, Type 4, and Type 5 stapled together.

Study notes on how to write a paragraph and how to insert supporting details into a paragraph. You will have to write a paragraph in class tomorrow!

Homework due Wednesday, October 15

Math: Study how to translate verbal expressions into algebraic expressions and vice versa. Also, study how to translate verbal expressions into inequalities.
YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ!

ELA:
Read for 2 steps.
Make sure you have completed a Type 1, Type 3, and Type 4 writing assignment. Make sure you put your FCAs on your Type 4.

Writing: How to insert supporting details from a given text into a paragraph

Many times you will be asked to answer a question and then to provide details from the text to support your claim.

Here are some steps that will ensure that you have a strong paragraph with sufficient supporting details.

1) Ask yourself what the questions is asking.
2) After you know what the question is asking, form a topic sentence by restating the question. Sometimes, you might not always restate the question word for word because you might be asked about whether you agree with a statement or not. In that case, put your claim in your topic sentence.
3) Now, look for details in the text and find supporting details.
4) Underline at least three supporting details.
5) Insert the first detail, and then EXPLAIN how that detail supports the topic sentence. You especially have to elaborate when you use you a quote as a supporting detail. You cannot out in a quote without introducing it and then explaining it.
6) Add the rest of your details, elaborating on each detail.
7) After you have inserted and explained all your details, come up with a concluding sentence that restates your topic sentence.

Want to know more about high school?

On October 15, there will be a High School Admissions Information Session.

For a complete schedule, please visit: http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/Calender