The Juniors have been working with growth and decay functions. They have calculated how fast their money grows and the depreciation on a new car. We finished our topic with an M&M lab in which the students generated the data for their own growth and decay functions. When they were done they happily ate all their manipulatives.
Mrs. Wong
Singing, Dancing, Eating, Rapping, Performing, and Sharing were all a part of our Academic Fair which took place on Thursday, March19 th, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. What an exciting evening it was for all – students and visitors alike. Students in all grades had been working feverishly since January on their projects and reports and as you walked aroung the school the aroma of wonderful foods filled the air. Foods from India, Africa, Guatemala, and many, many more countires were represented. THe sounds of students talking with visitors, projects humming, music playing, and students reciting were all sounds that filled that evening. There were many different sections to the Fair: Technolgy, Dance, Art, Science, History, Health, Bible, English, Home Ec., Countries, and many more. Many students dressed up to represent a certain person, or country; there were also scientific dissections to witness. Students were so excited as they got the chance to explain their projects and research to our visitors – nearly 1,000! What a great job all teachers, staff, parents and students did! We applaud you and can’t wait until next year!
We just finished a chapter that deals with clothes and how to
shop for them in Spanish. We also learned the Spanish names for different
types of stores like: supermercado, hypermercado, joyeria, panaderia
and so on. Now we have begun a chapter called “Los Pasatiempos” in
which the students will learn to describe their favorite passtime and learn
about different passtimes in Spanish-speaking countries.
Mrs. Pascualini
In High School, students learned to describe their family and home. They learned vocabulary associated with family members and housing. They learned to use the verb tener to describe what kind of family and house they have. They also learned the possessive adjectives – our focus was the importance of family.
Ms. Gines
Our National Honor Society has been working diligently on fundraising for Cancer research. We have had several bake sales and just recently hosted our first after school Game Day, where students were allowed to play video and board games. One of our upcoming events is a Ping Pong tournament which is sure to bring in a crowd!
If you are interested in making a donation towards this worthy cause, please see Aileen Torres, Activities Director in Room 104.
Our goal is to reach $1,000 by May 1st.
Mrs. Torres
As overseer of Chapel, it has been my desire to see the hearts of our students be drawn closer to our Lord and Savior. The Lord has been faithful to hear my heart’s cry. There has been such a growth and hunger in our students to worship God and carry out His purpose for their lives. From Elementary to High School, there has been steady growth and our Spiritual Focus for the year has truly been our anthem:
Philippians 3:13 NIV
“I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Please continue to pray for our chapel services. We need to continue to ask God to open our children’s hearts and minds, we need the Lord to anoint our worship teams and we need God to empower every speaker who shares.
Mrs. Torres
Several of our High School classes have visited the Bowery Mission, a 200 year old Christian mission that provides food and care for New York’s homeless. The students ran several chapel services where they ministered in song, spoken word, drama and shared personal testimonies of God’s love, hope and peace. At the end of every service, students distributed cards made by our Elementary School students. It was amazing to see the faces of these men and women light up by such a small gesture of love. Our student’s experienced first hand what was spoken of in Matthew 25:40, when Jesus said, “I tell you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of Mine, you did it for Me.”
Though it was our mission to be a blessing to the men and women of the Bowery Mission, we can say full heartedly, that we always leave the Mission feeling we received more than we gave.
Mrs. Torres
Check out “Galleries” for some great pictures.
We have just finished the world of short stories. It was as if we literally pulled stories apart according to the elements of a story. We will never look at a setting or the characters of a story the same again. This strategy has definitely made my students interactive and critical readers. Our next literary piece is a taste of the supernatural explored in the natural. We have added the works of Ted Dekker to our curriculum. The students have literally been eager to begin this new literary venture.
Ms. Quiros
We’re approaching modern times as we sift through the Cold War and the ideologies at war with one another. We will see how conflict and tension has shaped the world we live in from its economy to entertainment.
Mr. Prawel
Ever wonder why America is in a financial crisis? A look back to the 1920’s will give us a look at a similar time when similar problems caused a similar crisis. Though not as ‘bad’ as the 20’s [yet], debt and consumerism are crippling the American economy just like the 1920’s. What we are looking for now is a viable solution, but will FDR-like policies be enough, or is a more drastic change needed?
Mr. Prawel