Adobe Illustrator
We have begun doing Adobe Illustrator tutorials, which the students are loving! We started from the ground up, learning first how to choose the correct settings for a new file. I spend about 2-3 minutes showing the new material, and the students copy the steps for a grade. We’ll be getting more advanced as we go!
Mr. Boyd
Analogies
Our Valentines analogies were both fun and great practice for critical thinking skills. For example, butterfly: wings as flower: petal or romance is to love as camaraderie is to friendship. Now it’s your turn. You decide which of the four (4) choices fits best. bracelet: jeweler as bouquet: (a) florist (b) arborist (c) flowers (d) herbalist. We also had a bulletin board display for Black History Month.
Ms. Hampton
Bulletin Boards
Students in the Resource Room have been asked to consider varied topics that relate to both their academic and spiritual growth. The Weekly Food for Thought Quotations and Daily Scripture are designed to strengthen students spiritually. Some quotes: It is better to be prepared when an opportunity presents itself than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. or When you feel least secure, God can be your Rock or Fortress.
For a special bulletin board project, the students were asked to consider gifts that God had given them and how they would use those gifts to bless someone else. They wrote their responses on colorful three dimensional Stars which were displayed on the bulletin board. We continue our positive word alliterations using the days of the week and the students have been very creative – Let’s make this a Magnificent, Marvelous, Magical Monday or Let’s make this a Terrific, Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesday, or Let’s make this a Fantastic, Fun, Fabulous, Five Star Friday!
Ms. Hampton
Don Quijote
Last month was filled with catching-up and study-time for midterm finals. Behold, all things are new -including a whole new quarter. As Don Quijote continues to make arrangements for his long and adventurous journey ahead, we continue to baffle at his innocence, incoherencies, and determination to become a knight. Continue to journey with us, as we visit and learn about the geography, history, and cultures of Central American countries. Don’t forget – speaking and practicing the language at home on a regular basis will help you increase learning and perfecting of Spanish.
Here to journey with you,
Mrs. J-P
More Vocabulary
We started the new year sharing our new year’s resolutions in the classroom. Many students shared that they wanted to improve their English and learn more vocabulary. So we started a vocabulary log and made a list of different topics students wanted to talk/read about throughout the semester. This month, our topic was the difference in education between Asia and America. The students had a heated discussion as they have experienced both school systems and came to the conclusion that a balance of discipline and freedom was both important for successful learning.
Sara Park
Helping those in need…
We are always looking for opportunities to instill in our the importance of ministering to those in need. An opportunilty arose through the contact of a parent who led us to “Project Angel Hugs.” Project Angel Hugs is a Christ-centered organization ministering to the emotional eeds of children with cancer and their families. To youth touched by cancer and their families, they offer encouragement through prayer, words, gifts, and festivities; harnessing the adundant energy from healthy youth to accomplish work generated by this project while instilling in them a pssion for volunteering.
Evangel students were able to touch a child with cancer by making home-made Valentine’s Cards that will be distributed o Valentine’s Day. We collected 170 Valentine’s cards from our students to send to Project Angel Hugs. The students really enjoyed being able to “reach out and touch someone” in need with card.
See “Galleries” for pics.
Atoms……………Formulas
Students explored moles and percent composition. In lab they were able to compare the number of atoms in a spoonful of sugar, salt and water. Students learned how to write the name for chemical formulas and how to write the formula given the name. They practiced with ionic and molecular compounds. They completed their study by naming and writing the formulas for acids and bases.
Study, Study, Study
Students are now reviewing in preparation for their finals. They are working through their study guides polishing up their skills.
Mrs. Wong
Exponents
In December students reviewed the properties of exponents. They used these skills to evaluate and simplify expressions. They were also able to work with functions. They became skilled at finding the inverse and composition of functions.
Mrs. Wong
Contradictory Ideas
U.S History is full of heroes and villains… as well as figures who might qualify as both! We’re nearing the start of the American Civil War in 11th grade, and the students are often thunderstruck by the contradictory ideas and people which populate the early and middle 1800s. For instance, I could tell the students were surprised to learn that abolitionists were not necessarily for equal rights—that one could still be prejudiced, bigoted, or condescendingly paternal, while advocating the abolishment of slavery. I told them that people 100 years from now might look at our views as surprisingly contradictory or hypocritical, so we shouldn’t be quick to judge. As Christians, we must first LEARN from the men and women of history, and not initially jump to critique them. We should honor them by allowing them to critique us first—they are, after all, are forefathers and foremothers, and thus deserving of respect. We are their children, and we are bound to partake of their glory and of their shame. Thank God for Jesus, our Savior, who is not a respecter of persons!
Mr. Poe