Sentences with phrase «at about grade»

A 2007 study by the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban districts, found that from 2001 to 2006, more of Oakland's public school children were excelling each year, at about every grade level, in reading and math (the math analysis didn't include high schools).

The Bierce story is at about the grade 8 level, the Conan Doyle excerpt is at the grade 8 level, and the text on estuaries is nowhere near college - level science reading, or even upper high school level reading.

Not exact matches

But amid all the fuss about the soaring cost of low - grade hamburger meat, some observers have lost sight of the good news afoot at the premium end of the spectrum.

It looked like a paper towel»), bake and frost 24 cupcakes at 1 a.m. for the class party at 8 a.m., try to make sense of third - grade math (just no), or switch lanes on the BQE while three kids argue to the death about which of them likes cheese the most (seriously, and it's me),» writes Kate Levkoff on the site.

When asked about how she'd grade her time at Xerox, she begins by talking about disruption in technology and the quest to «add value» to the world, to employees, to shareholders.

In its day, the mine was one of the richest in the British Empire, with about 500,000 tonnes of polymetallic ore extracted annually from the Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide or «VMS» style deposit in the 1920s and 1930s at spectacular grades of 23 % lead, 14 % zinc, 1 % copper and 540 g / t silver.

But, at the end of the day, we sum up everything about a stock in two easy - to - understand grades with one for value and another for growth.

When bonds yield 1.75 % for investment - grade bonds, then it's difficult to turn that into a 5 % -10 % return going forward... If he wants to argue against that, and talk about Dow 5000 and bear and bull markets, then he's welcome to, but he's pushing at windmills in my opinion, and he belongs back in his ivory tower.

With the S&P 500 within about 8 % of its highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation measures at obscene levels, implying near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced by deterioration in market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year highs; and with leading economic measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify market conditions within the most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 % of history.

Narrow high - grade gold and silver intercepts in two drill holes targeted beneath a mercury soil anomaly located approximately 500 m northeast of the Tokusei mine workings, included 0.95 m @ 69 g / t gold, 263 g / t silver (13MAHB - 1) and 1.15 m @ 12 g / t gold and 7 g / t silver (13MAHB - 2) 2, at about 300 m and 450 m below surface respectively.

At this point I want our investors to think about conservation of capital, I want them to think about being wary about these markets, I want them to investigate less volatile places in the market like higher - grade corporate bonds.

The reason for Australia's third - ranking iron ore miner traditionally being seen more as prey than predator is a function of its once sky - high debt levels, uncertainty about its ore grade, and a belief that at some point Forrest would be tempted to cash out of the company he created.

I remember my Catholic grade school years and feeling the same way, like what if I didn't like hanging out with those people in robes and their sheep and those clouds... Fortunately I was able to see through the whole scam at about 8 years old.

I wish I had the time and was at the pay grade required to say something about Carl's musical posts.

Back in third grade, I liked to write stories about friendly woodland creatures — specifically robins, sparrows, and squirrels — because my backyard is what interested me at the time.

You appear to have misunderstood it — I play saxophone at the highest grade level, I know about musical notation.

The Houston Press: San Benito Teacher Replaced After Bizarre Classroom Rant About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, UFOs & The Apocalypse A ninth - grade teacher at San Benito's Veterans Memorial High School has been replaced for the remainder of the year after her lesson plan went badly awry last Tuesday and her 12 - minute rant was filmed by a student and uploaded to YouTube.

You're at about the fifth - grade level now, so there's plenty of room for improvement.

Common grade pepper spray is similar to the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and about twice as hot as the Naga Jolokia (a.k.a. Ghost Pepper) at approximately 2,000,000 Scoville Units.

Short Dough Crust: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature, cut into 8 pieces 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cups all - purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt Chocolate Silk Filling: 12 ounces Collection Etienne's Sur del Lago chocolate, finely chopped (about 2 cups chopped) 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at warm room temperature (it should be quite soft) 2 egg yolks from eggs graded large 1/2 cup sour cream Garnish: 1 pint (2 cups) ripe blackberries, gently rinsed and laid out on a towel to dry

A good student — «though football was all I thought about from the seventh grade on» — Smith went to Princeton, where he was president of his class in his sophomore, junior and senior years, captained the football team and in 1952 and 1953 was named All - East and All - Ivy League at single - wing fullback.

I got the coaching bug about six years ago when I started coaching my son's third grade CYO team at St. Perpetua

Six years later, his weight has ballooned, injuries have mounted, and the only thing that remains is the raw power which doesn't play at all because he's rocking about a 30 - grade hit tool.

Baylee's excited about competing at the next level — it's something she's been preparing for since the third grade when her grandfather, Bernhard Peat, first got her hooked on hoops.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

Catching the eye at the Under - 23's level means nothing if you can't back it up with performances on the main stage and questions have therefore come about as to whether he will ever make the grade under the German.

thinking about wengers comments regarding not signing players in jan is really going to divide opinion again on these pages.for me its a massive error.wenger does nt like the jan window and is often quick to remind us of the fact.he is loyal to his players yes but at times its his undoing.he hates to break up his squad becuase he is so determined for this particular group to win something but how long is he going to persist.im a firm beleiver that every player has a price and there are not many players in the world who would turn arsenal down.we have the cash and the players we need are very much out there.the problem wenger has is numbers.we have 2 pretty poor keepers that he has held onto for too long.we have 4 recognised CBs with only one (TV) being deemed good enough at present.wenger bought 2 defenders in and they havent really made the grade but he obviously cant admit that and buying a CB would be that admission, we have up to 6 players who can play up front with only 1 really playing in form (chamakh).

But getting straight A's so you'll get into Harvard, in order to get an internship at Goldman Sachs, so you can go to Wharton for your MBA, and as a result, will be set for life is a very poor way to think about grades.

However, some students at Princeton agreed with the article, and cited professors who had complained about the athletes in their classes for bringing down the average grade and for low attendance to lectures.

Also about lunch kits — At my school each grade has a box that they put all the lunch kits in.

We're not talking about examples of helicopter parenting run amok such as parents of college - age kids calling professors to argue about grades; but not supervising 9 - year - olds at all to the point that parents don't know who their friends are or what they are doing is not only opening a child up to potential risks and bad choices, but making them stressed as well.

From 9 to 10 a.m., seventh grade «worker bees» begin assembling lunches; delivery begins at about 10 a.m.

Two sixth grade girls at Parkway Northeast Middle School learned about diaper need for a school project — and then they did something about it!

From about first grade on, other kids tend to react negatively to kids who frequently become very emotional at school.

«I look at the teachers who have helped show me that it's not all about grades,» she says, «and I'd like to be that kind of influence on other students.»

«the care and dedication of individual teachers»...» the loving approach of the teachers»...» the personal attention my child receives in the classroom»...» the depth in teaching the developing human being»... «that the teachers and staff are well - acquainted with my child and every concern I've had about my child has been met with the staff's full attention, concern, and capability to professionally address the matter at hand»... «how the teachers «hold» each child and class»...» mindfulness toward the children's needs»... «love that the teacher stays with the child through 8th grade»

Then we could have lived out Crazy Week with him, where he stayed at school until about bedtime trying to finish papers and projects and grading and take - home exams.

Today's New York Post has a story (in which I'm quoted) about eighth grade students in Queens who, due to school cafeteria overcrowding, will be required to eat their «lunch» this year at 9:45 am.

She had the worst night ever at about 3.5 months which I feared was the start of a sleep regression, but I think she was fighting a low grade fever.

In early grade school, children tend to give up the concept of an imaginary friend, or at least keep it in their private thoughts (much the way adults have mental figures they think about privately — religious figures, like saints or guardian angels, or deceased relatives and friends).

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Your child probably won't lose her first tooth until she hits first grade, but if you're curious about the future, here's a sneak peek at big - kid teething patterns.

The NCSC diploma (as it was then) required students to start at the 8th grade level of work (about Year 7 - 8 in the UK).

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Dr. Lori Rappaport: No, and let's clarify that the early years are not about academic because any kid who goes into kindergarten and doesn't know their letters, their numbers and not as fluent and stands next to a kid who is reading, at the end of first grade they are all the same.

Since specific science topics taught in a 1st grade class vary across schools, find out which specific science topics your child will be learning about and find ways to explore these topics at home.

We made explicit judgements about whether studies were at high risk of bias using the GRADE approach.

My son is in second grade and their lunch menu consists of some variation of chicken nuggets at least twice a week, add about 4 other over processed entrees (hot dogs, corn dogs, mini tacos, hamburgers, spaghetti), and you have the entire month's menu, month after month.

From 15 - page birth plans that specify which Beyoncé track must be played off your «Labor and Delivery» playlist as you begin crowning, to the set - in - stone decisions you've made about how much screen time your child will have between birth and 3rd grade (at which point you'll re-assess... because you're not crazy).

Studies reveal that about 37 % of all children in the kindergarten to fourth grade age group experience at least one form of sleep disorder.