Thinkful Webinar - Intro to JavaScript: Build a Virtual Pet

Curious about JavaScript? Join us and learn the fundamental concepts of JavaScript while building your own virtual pet! (Think: Tamagotchi)

You will learn how to add new features to your pet, including feeding them, and tracking their health and happiness. Check out this example of a virtual pet that was made by an attendee at a previous event: https://cumbersome-vole.glitch.me/

How to join us: Once you register with Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the links to the live webinar from BigMarker. We recommend RSVPing even if you cannot attend the event live because you will receive an email after the webinar has completed with the replay link. If you do not receive your link, please email ivy@thinkful.com.

Several dates and times are available for this online event.  Please search eventbrite for Thinkful Webinar: Virtual Pet

The TGR Learning Lab is offering four free online summer classes for students who are interested in interactive, career-focused experiences. Classes are open to students who are currently in/completing grades 7-11.

• What’s “App”ening in Computer Science
• Space Science
• Photography: Visual Storytelling
• Healthy Habits at Home

With four weeks to choose from, Session 1 kicks off on July 6.  Registration deadline is Friday, June 26, 2020. Click below to learn more about each class and access the registration links.

Informational Flyer and Registration Links

Dear Fabulous MVHS Students Interested or Signed Up For Our APCSP Class,

Well done! You’ve decided to make computer science a part of your overall career path. It doesn’t matter if you plan on working in the tech sector, or just want the knowledge to augment your current path because these days, EVERYONE works with tech or technical systems. 

APCSP has the highest pass rate of all the AP classes, and comprises 3 exams - the Explore PT, Create PT and Multiple Choice Exam. You have many resources available to you now to prepare with:

Summer Assignment

All summer assignments and information for incoming AP World History students will be provided on the google classroom.  Make sure to sign-in with your @mysaddleback.org account.  Access code is mjp56en

*If you are unable to gain access to the google classroom, please contact your teacher directly for assignments.  Email links can be found in the Staff Directory.

For those who have not taken an AP history class in the past...

• Go to the College Board site for APUSH and read through the AP US History Course and Exam Description, especially the Course Framework section on pages 11-27 (link:  https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-us-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf)
• Pick up an APUSH test prep book

Otherwise, no summer work

Please contact Corrine Valdez or Katelin Petrulio if at anytime you have questions.

All summer assignments and information for incoming students will be provided on the google classroom.  Make sure to sign-in with your @mysaddleback.org account.  Access code is ea2tqui

Welcome future English 2 AP students! The first thing you should do is join our English 2 AP Summer Remind account! We will be using Remind to share important information and announcements over the summer. The directions to join are as follows:

Remind Text Alerts Directions: Text @3h9k7c9 to 81010. You should get a text back asking for your name and whether you are a student, parent, or teacher. Send me the info and you’re in!

Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices

For this assignment you will:

1. Review the attached list of Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic devices.

2. Make flashcards for each of the 50 strategies including: - Front: strategy/device - Back: definition and an example

3. Study your flashcards throughout the summer.

You will be tested on these strategies in the first week of school.

"How to Read Non-Fiction Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster

Suggested Reading: Please purchase or borrow a copy of this book and read it throughout the summer. Your first essay will use the strategies discussed in the book. If you have difficulty obtaining this book, we can give you an alternative assignment. It will be beneficial for you to annotate, or take notes in some fashion, while you read.

All summer assignments and information for incoming AP English 3 Literature students will be provided on the google classroom.  Make sure to sign-in with your @mysaddleback.org account.  Access code is lchaz45

*If you are unable to gain access to the google classroom, please contact your teacher directly for assignments.  Email links can be found in the Staff Directory.

All summer assignments and information for incoming Honors English 1 students will be provided on the English Honors Website

For quick reference, use the printable file

Dear incoming English 1 Honors students:

          It is a policy at Mission Viejo High School to have all students enrolled in honors English complete assigned summer reading so that rigorous writing and discussion can begin as soon as school starts in the fall. Through summer reading, we hope to instill the idea that reading novels closely is a major part of being in honors English. Novels should not merely be skimmed and finished as quickly as possible, but rather we hope students will come to see close, critical reading as an interactive process. Moreover, students will be encouraged, but not required, to purchase their novels in order to allow them to highlight important passages and to take notes in the margins. No new texts (other than summer reading) will be needed right at the beginning of next year, so, for now, just focus on getting the one summer reading book, and we will then supply students with the regular reading list (and purchasing options) at the beginning of next year. We do understand that, for some, purchasing books is not financially practical, so please understand that students will not be penalized if they have to check books out from the library.

            This summer, incoming ninth grade honors students are being asked to purchase and read "How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids" by Thomas C. Foster (ISBN 9780062200853). Last year we tried the “adult” version of the text, but students found it a little too inaccessible, so we’ve switched to this version.

In addition to "How to Read…", we are asking that students read five short stories: “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Copies of these stories can found in the "Classwork" section of this page.

            Finally, we are asking students to use the information from How to Read... to do some analysis of the short stories. Students are asked take 4 concepts from How to Read… and apply them to any of the five short stories. They can use the same concept/chapter more than once, but they should at least try to consider different possibilities before settling on the obvious. On the second day of school, students will turn in a typed list of their 4 examples (four TOTAL – not four per story or four per concept – four total). Each example will include a brief explanation of the concept from How to Read…(1 sentence), and then a 3-4 sentence explanation of how that idea can be applied to an event in one of the short stories. So, for example, Chapter 2 in How to Read… is about eating meals and “communion.” A couple of the stories include characters sharing food and/or drink. How does the student understand the scene(s) differently based on their new understanding about the significance of sharing food?

            Students should be able to do the reading in about 2-3 weeks, and we encourage students to read toward the end of summer so that they will have maximum retention. In addition to the assignment from above, students will be tested on all of the works in the first few days of class. We hope that you have an enjoyable summer as you embark on a new and exciting phase of your academic career.

Summer Reading FAQ

Is summer reading required? Yes, summer reading is required. This will be the first unit we
begin working on the first week of school, and you don’t want to be behind.

When should I start the summer reading? You will want to do the summer reading probably a
couple of weeks before school starts. There is an assignment attached to the reading, so you will
need time to complete that as well. Additionally, this work is not something you can do the night
before it is due, so plan your time accordingly.

When are the reading/assignments due? The assignment will be due the second day of class
which is likely the same day that you will have a quiz on all of the reading.

Are the assignments going to be different depending on the teacher I have? All the summer
reading and assignments will be the same for every honors teacher. Classes will remain
consistent for the first two weeks so that even if your schedule changes and you switch teachers,
the work should be the same.

You don't have to memorize the ions due to the extraneous circumstances, but if you are interested in getting a head start this is a good place to do just that.

Printable file

All summer assignments and information for incoming AP and IB French students will be provided on the google classroom.  Make sure to sign-in with your @mysaddleback.org account.  Access code is qxod2aq

*If you are unable to gain access to the google classroom, please contact your teacher directly for assignments.  Email links can be found in the Staff Directory.

All summer assignments and information for incoming humanities students will be provided on the google classroom.  Make sure to sign-in with your @mysaddleback.org account.  Access code is dvuakgq

*If you are unable to gain access to the google classroom, please contact your teacher directly for assignments.  Email links can be found in the Staff Directory.

Please print and follow the directions for the summer assignment.

Spanish Summer Assignment

Spanish Summer Workbook