In Physics, students have been studying the physical and mathematical properties of sound waves. Our lab activities have been exciting and quite “hands-on”, and also help to deeper our understanding of the concepts we are studying.
Seniors 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
12th Grade has been discussing the government’s role in the economy. This has been a great time to discuss this as we watch our country go through one of America’s toughest economical times. Many of the students have come in with questions referring to our current state and how Obama and his administration are going to deal with America’s future. We have just began to discuss how free-market economies work and as we discuss this we are about to see all the various parts of the business cycle in our recent history. The students will be researching Obama’s plan for the economy and making posters which either demonstrate a “for” or “against” stance. I believe this is helping the students understand this difficult time in our history.
Mr. Fowler
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!
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
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We have just completed Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We discussed the roles of the characters and how their greed and selfish ambitions led to their fate. One major project we tackled was a debate on the role of a husband and wife. We learned how Lady Macbeth sought after a title and how she pushed and antagonized her husband to kill those who were heir to the throne. As we explored the marriage relationship of Macbeth & Lady Macbeth, we discussed whether their marriage was led by the wife or the husband. We then brought in biblical and modern day perspectives on marriage; the conversations and discussions were great. The greatest part of this unit is the fact that we turned our classroom into a cooperative learning environment.
Ms. Quiros
In Psychology class we have recently focused on different levels of intelligence. Howard Gardner was a famous Psychologist who came up with the Multiple Intelligence Theory. We took a survey and saw how God has fashioned us and how our uniqueness ties in with Gardner’s theory. We also learned about Mental Retardation and that Geraldo Rivera played an important role in helping the mentally and developmentally disabled people receive rights in our nation. We learned about the Willowbrook State School and their horrific conditions. Thank God for Rivera who brought this to the light and has changed our views about them. Our Class lessons were extremely interesting and the students were exposed to something new that they had never learned about before.
Ms. Quiros