9th Grade Adv. Algebra – We are finally getting to use our graphing calculators for graphing! Linear equations are beginning to look like lines and tables are being represented as graphs in chapter 4. Students have web access to their textbook through the publisher as well! Check Ed-line to find out how!
Mr. Prawel
11th Grade Spanish this month, we are reviewing vocabulary words that deal with train travel. Students will also learn expressions they will need to know in order to order food in a restaurant. To do so, the class will be participating in many hands on and interactive activities such as: acting out skits using the vocabulary learned and having conversations with the teacher as well as fellow students.
Mrs. Pascualini
Students have been working with the number line looking at positive and negative integers. They just finished a quiz on adding positive and negative integers and will be moving on with subtracting both positive and negative integers. After a little bit of confusion, students now seem to be grasping the concept.
Mrs. Racoma
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” -Vince LombardiThis month in Gym we have begun our Team Handball Season and will continue it until November. The object of this game is to throw a “team handball” across the three-point line, past a goalie, and into the net. These games are highly intense being that rivalries have been sown from the year before. Whether students are playing goalie, defense, offense, or midfielder they are determined, focused, and resolute to win the game. Often that means jumping in the path of the ball. Even though these games are intense, students maintain a high level of sportsmanship thought the season.
Mr. Wong
Over the summer we were blessed with new software for the computer lab. This included the new Microsoft Program that is a little tricky to understand when you first use it. The high school students have spent the first few weeks becoming experts in Microsoft 2007. This Microsoft course will take us to the end of the first quarter and we will start our next course on computer maintenance.
Mr. Miller
Resource Room
November is fast upon us with many changes in the forecast. Students are now finding out what is really hard for them and what is easy. Those who have been bringing in copies of their classes from Edline already knew and have been working on improving weak areas. Students are also finding out the consequences of poor study habits verses good study habits. This month I will focus on test corrections, remediation and encouraging them to”… press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14
Mrs. Kemp
In Global class we have been going over Ancient India. This has been a great time of discussion as we have gotten the chance to discuss other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. The students have been eager to understand and then compare those religions to one another and Christianity. As we finish this topic, we move onto Ancient China, which I am excited to teach since a summer ago I was able to travel to China and visit some of the places we will discuss. I look forward to sharing my experiences with the students and showing them pictures and artifacts from this time period.
Mr. Fowler
We are finishing chapter 3 and basic algebra, percentages and ratios. We are rewriting formulas so we can solve for a specific variable and will be starting to graph next week!
Mr. Prawel
Students are working hard on algebraic expressions and variables. This will come in handy for future problem solving.
Mrs. Christian
Algebra has been quite a challenge as students have been learning about the domain and range of numbers. Students have been graphing the domain and range as well as applying formulas for finding the solution to output numbers.
Mrs. Racoma