The juniors have spent some time on complex fraction. They are currently studying the six trig functions and using them to solve real world problems.
Mrs. Wong
We have been working on vocabulary, verbs and comprehension of words used in the practice regents tests. Students are also working on how to write in Spanish so they will be ready for the regents tests.
Mrs. Colon
Consumer math finished out the year by looking back at ratios and percents. Students also worked on a study guide, which helped prepare them for their Finals.
Mrs. Racoma
Students worked on taxes this month. They realized that even now, as they go to the store, they pay taxes. We talked about taxes as related to owning a business, house and how the FICA or Social Security Tax works.
Mrs. Racoma
We have spent this month doing Regents review. The students have been busy
taking sample tests and learning to write Spanish essays to prepare for the Regents exam.
Mrs. Pascualini
We have spent four solid weeks reviewing for the Regents exam in June. We are tired and ready to be done! It’s been a tough job going over material from September, but somebody’s gotta do it. We have outlined essays and looked at hundreds of multiple choice questions – ready or not, here we come!!
Mr. Prawel
Students are till striving to do well on the Regents Exam. Practice, practice is all we do to get us
ready for the exam.
Mrs. Colon
We have been working with the very complicated poetry of the Baroque period. It is known for its many references to ancient mythology and works of scholars. It took some doing but we were able to discuss several poems of the era. We discussed the work from Luis de Góngora and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Ms. Rivera
We finished reading the adaptation of Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra. We were able to distinguish a man of high principles who was out of his time and who lost touch with reality. This is seen in the well-known scene where Don Quijote goes to fight giants in honor of his lady Dulcinea. The words of his friend Sancho Panza fall on deaf ears because nothing was going to stop him from fighting the horrible giants that were “destroying” the land. When he was thrown back by the blades of the windmills and got hurt, his friend Sancho told him: “You see, I told you they were windmills.” To which Don Quijote replied that a magician had changed them. The real world around him saw a crazy man, while he saw himself as a hero, an errant knight.
Ms. Rivera
We are now reading an adaptation of Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra. We are exploring what happens when a man that lives in a fantasy world is confronted by the harsh reality of his surroundings. This masterpiece of literature is sure to bring some laughs, and some tears, to anyone who reads it.
Ms. Rivera