Ninth grade Spanish is learning about school and the many names for classes available in school. They are learning to tell time and express their opinions. By doing this we learn how to describe people and things.
We are learning about our families and our homes. We will learn the different places where people live. Also we will learn about the importance of family in the Spanish culture.
We are learning about friends. Our class is studying the different characteristics of a person and how they feel. We are also learning to greet and say goodbye.
We have gone on pause with the balancing of checkbooks, keeping a checking account and so on due to the upcoming PSAT. Students have been working hard to study and prepare themselves for next week’s exam as they prepare themselves for SAT’s and the college life.
Mrs. Racoma
We have gone back the past two weeks and reviewed old material so that we can continue with harder concepts in Algebra. The areas we have covered are multiplying and dividing decimals as well as “Order of Operations,” or PEMDAS. (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) Because this is review, we are going through each concept in a day and then moving on as we continue to get deeper into Algebra.
Mrs. Racoma
PEMDAS- If you don’t know what this stands for, 7th graders have been learning this concept. (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) Students are given an equation and have been working on solving the problem by applying PEMDAS, which is really, “Order of Operations.” Because some of the symbols are new to students, it has taken a little time to get the hang of it. As the students have learned the symbols, they have become more proficient.
Mrs. Racoma
In math class we have been working on dividing and multiplying numbers with decimals. At first, it was a bit confusing, especially with the multiplication decimal placement, but students seem to be getting the hang of it. The students seem to really be grasping the concept and will be taking a chapter test next week.
I am very happy to be back for another great year at Evangel. This year we have a brand new Bible curriculum called Building Life Castles. During this week’s lessons we learned about the life of Christ, from His birth on Earth to the beginning of His ministry. The children learned that just as He grew in stature and wisdom so can they as they continue to draw closer to Him. We enjoyed numerous worship songs, were blessed with our prayers for each other, and played exciting Bible drill games to help us memorize scripture about true Godly love.
Last week we really had a great time seeing what happens to active yeast in our science lesson. Our math lesson involved coin tossing and collecting data as well as probability. Our highlight of the week was our competitive review game – boys VS girls. All of the students reviewed what was going to be on the quiz. This week we are creating a greenhouse to find out what the life cycle of an onion is, and learn about photosynthesis.