Ted Dekker
The ninth grade began a new novel last week. Ted Dekker’s A Blink of an Eye. Students rave about the novel and get excited to have class discussions about the characters and events in the story. The ninth graders are very creative and ask to write stories. They bring in original artwork and consistently impress me with their insights into the novel.
Science can be practical
Students have learned that science can be practical. This week students have investigated ads for paper towels. They determines the most economical, the most absorbent, and the one that absorbs the fastest.
Linear Equations
Students are learning how to graph and write linear equations. They have used these equations to predict profit for a small business.
Graphs
Students are studying graphs. They are learning how to shift the graphs up and down, and right and left.
Motion
Physics students have explored the equations of motion. They have used these equations to calculate distance and velocity. In lab, they verified their calculations by experimentation.
The Big Apple of His Eye
Welcome back! We are excited to have many new international students this year. We talked about all the different cities we came from and learned expressions to describe a place. We also worked on putting together a bulletin board with words to describe NYC. The title of our board is The Big Apple of His Eye, and we have words such as busy, friendly, fantastic, and multicultural! We’re doing a lot of speaking practice, and I look forward to seeing improvement throughout the year!
Miss Park
Let’s Get Organized
Resource Room is in full swing as we continue to teach the students writing and study management skills helpful toward success. The students are learning how to use Edline printouts of their classes to evaluate how they are performing in each class. They also use it to track late homework that either needs to be turned in or finished. International week provided a wonderful platform from which to use graphic organizers. Both middle school and high school had so much to offer that we could make three-circle Venn diagrams. These diagrams were at first intimidating, but, working together, the students learned how easy it was to use them to compare and contrast different countries that were studied. In the end, we learned that we are united in Christ. Our hallway bulletin board will soon read not only, Be confident… in Christ but also Be unified… in Christ.
People on the move
We are talking about people on the move. How did America become so great? How were the states formed? We are also learning about importing and exporting products.
Faith
We are learning about Abraham and his faith. We learned about God telling him to sacrifice his only son. He was a man who trusted God even though he did not understand what was happening.
What can we see?
We are learning about science and how it works. Our class has a microscope that we use to look at things that we set under it. We looked at crystals under that microscope and discovered they were salt crystals. It was fun guessing!