Graphs
Students are studying graphs. They are learning how to shift the graphs up and down, and right and left.
Motion
Physics students have explored the equations of motion. They have used these equations to calculate distance and velocity. In lab, they verified their calculations by experimentation.
The Big Apple of His Eye
Welcome back! We are excited to have many new international students this year. We talked about all the different cities we came from and learned expressions to describe a place. We also worked on putting together a bulletin board with words to describe NYC. The title of our board is The Big Apple of His Eye, and we have words such as busy, friendly, fantastic, and multicultural! We’re doing a lot of speaking practice, and I look forward to seeing improvement throughout the year!
Miss Park
Let’s Get Organized
Resource Room is in full swing as we continue to teach the students writing and study management skills helpful toward success. The students are learning how to use Edline printouts of their classes to evaluate how they are performing in each class. They also use it to track late homework that either needs to be turned in or finished. International week provided a wonderful platform from which to use graphic organizers. Both middle school and high school had so much to offer that we could make three-circle Venn diagrams. These diagrams were at first intimidating, but, working together, the students learned how easy it was to use them to compare and contrast different countries that were studied. In the end, we learned that we are united in Christ. Our hallway bulletin board will soon read not only, Be confident… in Christ but also Be unified… in Christ.
Bill of Rights
The 12th Grade Government class is learning about the Bill of Rights and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it over the last 200 years. The Supreme Court has issued judgments that impact our daily life and other judgments which are completely unheralded and unknown. They have issued popular judgments and radically unpopular judgments. My job is not to initially pre-judge the ruling – my job is to get the students to first understand it. Only then can we critique it through the lens of a Biblical worldview.
U.S. Constitution
Students are going through the history of the Constitution, and we are having a blast learning about the founders of this great country. It is such a privilege to live in a nation where a system of ordered liberty has been established. I’ve been trying to encourage a spirit of thankfulness in the students, because we truly live in a unique country.
Harder than it looks
Beginning a business is hard work. My 11th graders are discovering it takes more than a good idea to get a business off the ground. We worked on inventory and potential client lists. We came up with a name, logo and slogan for our company. Next month we will take our start-up loans and set up a repayment plan as we begin making profit. My 11th graders have already begun selling items they have made and are discovering how difficult profit really is.
Miss Stahler
What do you like?
We began our first few weeks learning about the possible reasons why people behave the way the they do and think the way they think. We are now working on how to research some interesting things about our peers. Psychologists follow the same research methods as other scientists. Because of this, we are establishing this project using the psychological methods of research. Students are using the survey method to find out what students like and why.
Poetry Jam
We have begun our semester of poetry. We’re even studying the famous Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf. Students have been taught strategies and poetic theories to help them express their inner voice. Students have created four poems and are now preparing for the 3rd Annual Poetry Jam which is taking place on Tuesday, November 2 at 7 PM. Tickets are on sale. If anyone is interested, please call the school.
Miss Quiros
Ancient Rome
Moving from the imagination of Greece to the strength of Rome, the 10th grade has learned the history and culture of Ancient Rome. Students honed their writing skills by applying the great Roman orator Seneca to their own lives and arguing whether Julius Caesar should have been assassinated. In learning about the early Christians, 10th grade got to see the historical side of the New Testament and delve into the heresies of the early church. They also now understand the factors that go into a failing empire and how the fall of Rome was a turning point in Western Civilization.
Miss Schutz