Advanced Algebra
Advanced Algebra has been getting ready for the Regents year. My students prepared for their state regent through a variety of ways including practice multiple choice, smart board activities and vocabulary/formula crossword puzzles. We have been working on achieving an Advanced Regents Diploma and we are starting with 9th grade math. Since NYS now requires 3 math regents passed to earn an Advance Regents Diploma we are learning the importance of starting off strong, continuing good habits and finishing strong. Taking advanced courses in math throughout college enables them during their Junior and Senior years to stand out on college applications.
Miss Stahler
Review Time
We spent time reflecting on the year and how fast it went. We also prepared for finals and spent some time having fun!
Mr. Lopez
Day of Prayer
This month we observed the day of prayer. In honor of that day we spent a week learning about the 6 rooms of prayer. We also spent time praying and seeking God!
Mr. Lopez
Prayer
Prayer is such an important Christian discipline and that’s why we have been spending so much time learning how to pray. This month we have been studying the importance of the right attitude and relationship when it comes to prayer.
Mr. Lopez
ACTS
We learned a four type of prayer this month using the acronym ACTS.
Adore
Confess
Thanks
Supplication
This helps us to be more focused in our prayer time and not jump all over the place or spend the whole time just asking God for things.
Mr. Lopez
The Lord’s Prayer
We started our section on prayer this month. We are learning the Lord’s prayer and breaking it into sections to better understand it.
Mr. Lopez
God’s Word
We have been studying the importance of the Word. Growing in our love for the Word by dedicating more time and energy to study the Word.
Mr. Lopez
Spring Celebration
All of these students worked really hard for the Spring Celebration. They learned difficult and challenging moves and even used the flags. Many of the routines were very acrobatic and showed much strength and agility from the students. They tried and succeeded with moves that they had never tried before. I am very proud of all of them.
Mrs. Rosario
The Giver
We finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry and talked about the issue of freedom of choice that was highlighted in the book. This speaking activity was a bit challenging for the Korean students because they not only had to draw information from the reading but had to elaborate on an abstract concept. So we started out by talking about choices we make in our daily lives and what it means to have the freedom to do so. We also looked at societies that don’t/didn’t grant this freedom of choice to their citizens and why that was/is the case. After the discussion, the students were able to organize their thoughts into a journal entry and one of the students shared how thankful she was that God didn’t control us but gave us free will.
Miss Park
UN Trip
As international students, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to visit the UN headquarter located right here in NYC. The 10th graders had just finished studying WW2 and the establishment of the UN as an international peacekeeper so this field trip was all the more meaningful. The students got to speak to a survivor from the Hiroshima bombing, they took a picture in front of the portrait of Mr. Ban Ki Moon, the general secretary and we also went on a group tour where students learned about all the work the UN does for world peace and development. It was an eye-opening experience for us to see the collective efforts of the global society to make this world a better place.
Miss Park