More Vocabulary
We started the new year sharing our new year’s resolutions in the classroom. Many students shared that they wanted to improve their English and learn more vocabulary. So we started a vocabulary log and made a list of different topics students wanted to talk/read about throughout the semester. This month, our topic was the difference in education between Asia and America. The students had a heated discussion as they have experienced both school systems and came to the conclusion that a balance of discipline and freedom was both important for successful learning.
Sara Park
Helping those in need…
We are always looking for opportunities to instill in our the importance of ministering to those in need. An opportunilty arose through the contact of a parent who led us to “Project Angel Hugs.” Project Angel Hugs is a Christ-centered organization ministering to the emotional eeds of children with cancer and their families. To youth touched by cancer and their families, they offer encouragement through prayer, words, gifts, and festivities; harnessing the adundant energy from healthy youth to accomplish work generated by this project while instilling in them a pssion for volunteering.
Evangel students were able to touch a child with cancer by making home-made Valentine’s Cards that will be distributed o Valentine’s Day. We collected 170 Valentine’s cards from our students to send to Project Angel Hugs. The students really enjoyed being able to “reach out and touch someone” in need with card.
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Edible b’s and d’s
On January 11th, the kindergartners in our Early Reading intervention program reviewed the letters b & d in a unique and yummy way. Lowercase b and d were formed with donuts and strawberry twizzlers’. Students were instructed to form a b by first forming a bat with the twizzler and adding the ball to the right with the donut. Then they formed a d by first adding a drum with the donut and the twizzler formed the drum sticks to the right. The best part of this lesson was eating the edible letters. Forming letters never tasted so yummy!
Mrs. Jimenez
Momentum and Impulse………..Energy
Students are exploring momentum and impulse. They learned the importance of safety equipment and the idea of follow through in the area of sports. Students alsoexplored work and energy. They learned the difference between potential and kinetic energy and were able to apply this information to calculate the speed of a roller coaster.
Atoms……………Formulas
Students explored moles and percent composition. In lab they were able to compare the number of atoms in a spoonful of sugar, salt and water. Students learned how to write the name for chemical formulas and how to write the formula given the name. They practiced with ionic and molecular compounds. They completed their study by naming and writing the formulas for acids and bases.
Limits
In January students began their study of limits. They are now able to estimate a limit numerically, graphically, and analytically.
Mrs. Wong
Polynomials
In December students learned to divide polynomials using long division and synthetic division. They also spent time working with functions. They determined horizontal and vertical asymptotes and sketched graphs of the function.
Mrs. Wong
Study, Study, Study
Students are now reviewing in preparation for their finals. They are working through their study guides polishing up their skills.
Mrs. Wong
Exponents
In December students reviewed the properties of exponents. They used these skills to evaluate and simplify expressions. They were also able to work with functions. They became skilled at finding the inverse and composition of functions.
Mrs. Wong
Exponents
Students learned how to use the properties of exponents. They used these properties to multiply and divide powers that had the same base. They also were able to simplify expressions.