This month in Spanish class we have been learning about “Los Colores”, that’s
Spanish for colors. The students have learned the names of the basic colors and have
helped in making signs to post all around the classroom. Each sign is made of a specific
color to help us remember the correct word for it in Spanish. We will continue to explore our colorful world en español during the rest of this month.
Mrs. Pascualini
1c made their own personal Number Corner Calendar. The children were asked to figure out their own equations for the day’s date. They were encouraged to use visual models of our calendar, ten strips and hundred grids to illustrate their own charts. They were given the opportunity to walk over to our wall display of the calendar and count and discuss with their classmates. They really enjoyed this time to do it on their own!!!
It looked like spilt milk. ……But It WASN’T……….. It was just a cloud in the sky.
After reading ” It Looked Like Spilt Milk” by Charles G. Shaw the class created their own cloud painting and wrote a sentence about what they thought their cloud REALLY looked like to them.
As the semester comes to a close we have been wrapping up our study of Economics. This last chapter that we did was on budgeting and saving. As these students get ready to leave high school and get ready for the real world, they will need to learn how to save and budget their money. I’m hoping the students will understand the importance of saving their money and how their saving now could lead to much greater investments and rewards down the road. The assessment the students will do for their last exam will be writing a plan of how they would invest $10,000 dollars. They must demonstrate an understanding of the various methods of investment and explain why they have chosen their specific method; and most importantly how this is an illustration of good stewardship of our resources.
Mr. Fowler
Half way there! The students are half way to their global regents in June. As we prepare for the midterms, the students were amazed at how much information we had covered already this year. We finished out this semester discussing the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. This was interesting because we were able to discuss how the ideas of the Enlightenment had greatly influenced the development of our own country. At this time in history as we start a new Presidency, one surrounded by hope and excitement, we can discuss why our government was set up the way it was and understand not just how but why. Our country would not be the way it is today if it had not been for some of the great philosophers of that time (Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire).
Mr. Fowler
The ninth grade right now is concluding a section on Africa. We have discussed its diverse and beautiful geography and how that has impacted its cultural history. As a class we watched a video, which discussed and illustrated all the various aspects we had discussed in class, giving a visual background to what the students had been studying. As we close out this half of the year, the students have greatly impressed me with their abilities to jump into high school history. We will move back to Asia after this section.
Mr. Fowler
The 10th Grade Geometry class will choose topics such as Cubism, Tesselations, Mosaics and Optical Art to complete a research paper. They will type a one to two page bibliography of the artist they choose. They will also include the contributions made from the artist. Then they will construct a piece of art work in the form of their choice. Students will also need to prepare a powerpoint presentation to accompany their report and project.
Mrs. Christian
We are continuing to read the Chronicle of Narnia books. Our 7th graders are now to the part in The Magician’s Nephew where Aslan is creating Narnia. C.S. Lewis does a great job in his writings to give the students a mental picture of what is happening.Mrs. Bienemann
We took a journey in reading lab, with a father and son, as they observed harp seals, as we read the story “Seal Journey”. The students learned that harp seals get their name because the markings on their backs look like a harp. They also learned that baby seals are called pups and their fur is yellow until the sun bleaches it white.
We just finished reading the story “Tumble Bumble” inReading Lab. The students practiced putting the animals in order of when they appeared in the story, this reinforces sequencing. They also acted out the stories with picture puppets. We had a lot of fun. Mrs. Bienemann