It’s a busy time in room 302 as the students are memorizing prepositions in grammar. Learning spelling rules and words, and ultimately learning how to be the best writers they can be. Do you know the four stages of the writing process or the aims or writing? Ask your seventh or eighth grader! Do you know the different types of sentences? Ask your sixth grader! I’d love for them to share their answers with you.
Mrs. Candelier
Imagine being trapped on an isolated island. Imagine being by yourself. Would you be able to survive? The seventh grade classes will find out how one young girl managed to do so as we read The Island of the Blue Dolphins. Throughout this novel, we will be exploring the characteristics needed by a person to survive such a trial.
Mrs. Chandelier
For the past two weeks the students have been studying about early exploration in Europe. They’ve studied the lives of Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and the Spanish Conquistadors. Students have been able to see how past historical figures and groups have helped to influence society, whether for the good or for the bad.
Mr. Sanchez
It’s an exciting time in the Middle School English department as we actively pursue and interest in reading and writing. The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders have learned the importance of taking response notes over the past couple of weeks to prepare them for the demands of reading novels and studying for their classes. Every time the students read, they know to circle, underline, highlight, doodle, and whatever else they like to make them a part of the story. Why are they doing this? To become active readers or in simpler terms, to have a conversation with the story they are reading. It is Mrs. Candelier’s desire that this will foster an appreciation for written language.
We are learning about living things, their characteristics, and the many ways to tell the difference between living and non-living things. Also class 7W had a fun time at our pizza party on Tuesday, October 7th. Thanks parents!
Ms. West
We are learning about friends. Our class is studying the different characteristics of a person and how they feel. We are also learning to greet and say goodbye.
PEMDAS- If you don’t know what this stands for, 7th graders have been learning this concept. (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) Students are given an equation and have been working on solving the problem by applying PEMDAS, which is really, “Order of Operations.” Because some of the symbols are new to students, it has taken a little time to get the hang of it. As the students have learned the symbols, they have become more proficient.
Mrs. Racoma
Greetings from teh Middle School and High School Resource Room! The year has started out with a great sense of expectation. Because of last year’s success many students are looking forward to a better year. Students are beginning the year with great attitudes and a healthy desire to work hard in order to achieve higher goals. We are setting the groundwork for success first through prayer and second by covering the “10 easy steps” taught in the booklet “How to get Good Grades” by Linda O’Brien.
Mr. Sanchez grew up in the South Bronx, but currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. He recently graduated from the Christian college in the Empire State building, The King’s College. Mr. Sanchez enjoys working with adolescents. He is an active member of his church in Bushwick, Evergreen Gospel Chapel, and enjoys reading and playing all sports, in particular basketball. It is Mr. Sanchez’s desire to influence the next generation of students for the kingdom of God, both spiritually and educationally.
September is one of my favorite months of the year. Some obvious reasons why, might be because I get to see my returning students, I get to meet new ones, and I get to set the tone for the rest of the year. These are among the main reasons I anticipate the start of the school year, but there is yet another reason I like September. And that reason is the “Fitness Test.” The Fitness Test is a New York State Test that measures student’s muscular strength and endurance. For one week, students have “Fitness Test Training,” where they are given a card with specific workouts and are expected to complete that card by the end of the class. For many students this card is an immovable mountain. They see what I expect of them and say, “Mr. Wong are you serious? Mr. Wong this is a joke right? Mr. Wong you’re a funny guy?” The truth is that I do have high expectations of my students and I take pride in pushing them further then they believed they could go. The conversations for the next couple of days are as follows, “I’m so sore, how about you? I cannot believe I actually finished ever thing on that card. Mr. Wong I have not worked out like that in months.” Little do they know that that’s music to my ears. It is not until the following week that they begin to realize the fruits of their labor. They understand why they were pushed so hard and how easy the Fitness Test actually is.