During June, we read through Ch. 6 in the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. We discussed the chapters and reviewed for the Final Exam, which also included a few stories from the Of Places literature textbook.
Mrs. Foster
During June, we completed Final Persuasive Essays (about pro athletes’ salaries) and reviewed and tested on paragraph and essay format. We also reviewed for Final Exams, which included the aforementioned information, as well as similes and several sections of grammar.
Mrs. Foster
8th grade worked diligently to practice for their Proficiency test. All that is left is for them to complete this year is the long walk for graduation.
Mrs. Colon
Students in Middle School had an end of the year review game in which they split up into groups, gave their team a name and worked together to answer questions based on what they learned this year. It was a fun way to review.
Miss Arnau
During the month of June the 8th graders began reviewing for their final exam. All the students completed their review packets in class or at home and then the class got to play a review game to help them see what they knew for the Final. When all their finals were completed the 8th grade got to take a Senior trip, which I was lucky to be a part of. It was nice to get to spend time with the students outside the classroom.
Mrs. Prawel
During the month of May the 8th graders finished their unit on the Solar System. The students were not able to study this topic as deep as they might have wished, however they did get a good taste of what will come later in 10th grade Earth Science.
Mrs. Prawel
It’s the final stretch to finals! June finds the Resource very busy as students finish all their unfinished work, refresh their study skills, do preps for tests, and work on review sheets. Diligence is finally taking over. Many have improved in study habits and the self-managing skills that will make test taking go a little smoother
As the end of school nears I get teary eyed reflecting on the accomplishments of these students – especially as I make out the awards for the Awards Chapel. I ‘m glad to see so much progress in so many ways especially in their attitude toward success. “[They] can do all things through Christ who strengthens [them]”Phil 4:13.
Mrs. Kemp
May is a time of review and preparation for Regents Tests. The 4th quarter is the hardest and the students need much encouragement to finish well. The best part about this month is that after all the hard work we went on our “End Of The Year Celebration”. It included going to a Chinese buffet and then to Juniper Valley Park for some R & R. It was a cool day thanks to Coach Wong, Mrs. Santana, Bernice the bus driver (The BEST bus driver ever), Mrs. Miyares, and my oldest son Ian. They helped make it very “doable”. I was thrilled to so see all my students, 6th grade through 12th grade, interacting together and having such a good time.
Mrs. Kemp
For the month of May Resource students focus on English language as well as how to study for tests. Because students need a strong vocabulary base to do well on the College Board SATs and also need it for a deeper understanding of their academic subjects they are introduced to vocabulary building exercises such as exploring word analogies and words with similar spelling; understanding context clues and key terms; using word maps or word charts; and, of coarse, playing the game called “Blurt”.
Mrs. Kemp
For the bulletin board in the Resource Room, I am challenging the students to write a passage reflecting on I Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” I’m looking forward to seeing how creative and yet thoughtful they will be.
Mrs. Kemp