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BCMA Instructional Agenda Important Dates, Notices, Reminders & Information
Important Dates in December / January Cycle 3 Progress Reports December 9, 2016 SnapShot #4 Window January 18, 2016: SharePoint January 26, 2016 through February 2, 2016 SnapShot #5 Window February 22, 2016: SharePoint March 2, 2016 through March 9, 2016
Important Notices, Reminders & Information
Gifted & Talented Application Process Update
Application Deadline: October 31, 2016
The following dates have been chosen for completion
of Iowa Total Math / Total ELA and the CogAT
Assessment for students who have handed in a
completed GT Application for Window #1.
Iowa Testing Dates: Total Math & Total Reading 6th Grade: Tuesday, January 10, 2016 7th Grade: Wednesday, January 11, 2016 8th Grade: Thursday, January 12, 2016
Testing will Begin at 9:00 AM Estimated Completion Times:
225 Minutes or 3 Hours and 45 Minutes
CogAT Assessment: Full Assessment 6th Grade: Tuesday, January 10, 2016 7th Grade: Wednesday, January 11, 2016 8ht Grade: Thursday, January 12, 2016
Testing will Begin Post-Iowa Testing and Lunch Estimated Completion Time: 2 1-Hour Sessions or 2 Hours
Make Up Testing Date: All Grades Friday, January 13, 2016 Begin at 9:00 AM CogAT Testing: Friday, January 13, 2016 Begin Post-Iowa Testing and Lunch
Tutorials Began Monday, September 26, 2016
Mondays: English Language Arts (R&W)
Tuesdays: Science
Wednesdays: Social Studies
Thursdays: Mathematics
December 15, 2016 4:15 – 6:00
Refreshments will be served.
We are looking for parent volunteers to help.
Please contact Dr. Sweeney by email at
[email protected] or by phone at 917-697-0702
PTO Calendar of Events DECEMBER
Donuts with Dads Event Winter Showcase (during school hours) w PTO Concessions 19-30 HOLIDAY JANUARY
4 SCHOOL RESUMES 16 HOLIDAY 19 PTO General Assembly 25 EARLY DISMISSAL
Friday, December 16, 2016
Winter Recital Schedule
B6 (1st Period) Regular Schedule B7 (2nd Period) 6th Grade; Reports to the Auditorium B8 (3rd Period) 8th Grade; Reports to the Auditorium B9 (4th period) Regular Schedule; Elective B10 (5th period) 7th Grade; Reports to the Auditorium
BCMA Instructional Agenda Week of December 12, 2016 through December 16, 2016
Dress Code Monday - Thursday
Gray Polo Shirt w/BCMA Logo (Tucked Into) Khaki Pants or Knee Length Skirt w/Belt
Gray BCMA Sweater or Solid Gray Sweater
BCMA I.D. Badge worn on Neck (All Times) Friday
Solid Blue Jeans (No Cuts, Holes or Tears) with BCMA Spirit Shirt or College Shirt
Students who daily abuse Dress Code will have items (Jackets, Sweaters & Hats Confiscated by Dean)
Parent / Teacher Communication
Communication between Parents and Teachers is highly
encouraged at BCMA. To facilitate this process, I am
providing the e-mail address of the faculty who work with
the 7th Graders here at BCMA:
ELA-R / ELA-W Department 1. Ms. Davis [email protected] 2. Ms. Yap [email protected]
Math (Alg. I) Department 1. Mr. Wanjala [email protected] 2. Ms. Morgan
[email protected] Science Department
1. Ms. Tyson [email protected]
2. Ms. Holley [email protected] Social Studies Department
1. Mr. Conrad [email protected] 2. Ms. Stewart [email protected]
SDM Department
1. Mr. Wertz [email protected]
2. Mr. Rasti In Processing w/HISD
Latin Department
1. Ms. Kirk [email protected]
2. Mr. Berry
Tech Applications / Principles of Technology
1. Ms. Chao [email protected]
Gym / Physical Education
1. Coach Strong [email protected]
General Information for PE Uniforms BCMA physical education uniforms will be sold to
students during their PE class, if your student does not have PE during first semester she / he will still need to place an order for the upcoming spring semester.
Students are required to wear the BCMA’s PE Uniform daily. If your child has her / his uniform
from a previous school year, they may such.
Uniform Cost:
o FULL SET (SM-LRG) $20 (XL-XXL) $30
o Individual pieces $10 each
If any PE or elective teacher is requiring students
to dress out before BCMA uniforms arrive they
will be asked to wear appropriate workout
clothes from home.
General Information for BCMA Jackets
The final order of PE Uniforms and Jackets are scheduled to arrive on Oct. 19th.
If your student purchased a PE uniform or jacket during the summer or orientation his/her order is available for pick up in the office of Coach Strong.
If there are any parents that would like to volunteer their time on Oct. 20th to help organize and distribute informs and jackets please contact Coach Strong at [email protected]
PE Uniform & Jacket Info from Coach Strong 1. Mrs. Strong (Coach Strong) is the only person
who can collect funds. 2. Orders Placed, Scheduled to Arrive Sept. 9th
3. Orders Placed Post-August 19th, TBD
Parent / Teacher Communication Math Lab
1. Ms. Kerawala [email protected]
2)s
This Week in ELA-R with Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap
Week of December 12th – December 16th
Continue with peer editing for expository essays (Monday) Compose final draft of expository essay (Tuesday/Wednesday) Create haiku poems about the brain for BCMA’s STEAM day (Thursday/Friday)
Additional Notes: For our expository unit, students are
participating in the Do The Write Thing Challenge. Please have your student bring back the pink permission slip form to be considered a finalist for our school and to receive extra credit.
Holiday homework is pending.
This Week in Science w/ Ms. Holley
Subjects: #1: The Nervous System
#2: The Endocrine System
Monday, December 12th
Activity #1: The Nervous System Power
point notes
Activity #2: The Nervous System
Worksheet
Tuesday, December 13th & Wednesday, December 14
Activity #1: Body Systems workbook
packet
Homework: The Nervous System Worksheet #2
Thursday December 15th & Friday, December 16th
Activity #1: The Nervous System Video
Activity #2: The Nervous System video
worksheet
Activity #3: Learning About the
Endocrine System Interactive Notebook
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This Week in the Math Lab w/Ms. Kerawala
Classwork this Week: TSW complete individualized topics, assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take quizzes in www.Aleks.com program. Students have approximately an hour in class daily to work on weekly topic and time assignments. Anything not completed in class will be expected to be completed at home.
ALEKS Assignments Posted: Week 6 Cycle 3 (www.ALEKS.com)
Topic of the Week: Due to the nature of the program and
built in extended deadline with multiple attempts, the
program will not allow extension for assignments past
the due dates. These assignments must be done in a
timely manner.
Due Date for Topic 3.6 and Time 3.6 is Sunday, midnight 12/16/16
Upcoming Assignments The program is self-pacing, and therefore some students may need to work over one hour to master 4 topics this week. The assignments are as follows:
Topic: 3.6-- 4 topics Time: 3.6 – 1 hours Test: Make up test for last week
All quiz and tests are done on the ALEKS program in class. Every student is given the opportunity to look at worked examples during a quiz/test and a chance to make corrections at least once on ALL quizzes and tests during the allotted class time. Weekly Focus: On a daily basis, students will continue to review skills needed for success in 7th grade math. We will continue to work on STAAR math Test.
Weekly Focus: Percents Project Due:
Ø Pre-AP Math Pie Piece Cycle 3: 50% of PIE (441 topics) completed, due Dec 11. Ø Algebra Pie Piece Cycle 3: 50% of PIE (260 topics) completed, due Dec 11.
Winter Break - Make-Up Extra Credit:
Ø Makeup-Extra Credit 55% for Pre-AP Math Pie: 55% of PIE (486 topics) completed, due Jan 1, 2017 - -Pre-AP Math
Ø Makeup-Extra Credit 55% for Pre-AP Math Pie: 55% of PIE (285 topics) completed, due Jan 1, 2017 – Algebra
This Week in 7th Grade Math w/Ms. Morgan & Mr. Wanjala
December 12th
Focus: Rational Numbers; Probability Homework: STAAR Ready
Semester Exam Review December 13th & December 14th
Focus: Semester Exam December 15th & December 16th
Focus: Begin Geometry Unit Homework: Texas Go Math 7
Holiday Packet
MANY STUDENTS ARE COMING TO CLASS WITHOUT SUPPLIES
PLEASE BRING THE REQUIRED SUPPLIES EVERY DAY: Pencil with eraser & Math Notebook (tabbed 3-ring binder with loose leaf paper) **Please note: Instructional agendas are subject to change due to unforeseen schedule conflicts
Semester Exam:
December 13th & 14th
Math Lab Tutorial Hours
Computers and tutoring will be available on Tuesdays /
Thursdays from 7:30-8:00 A.M. in Room 129.
No Late Arrivals Permitted
Students will be picked up from front door at
7:30 and escorted to lab. Two other labs available
Thursday after school from 4:15-5:15.
Work must be shown clearly to receive credit on homework and classwork. Students must use composition book to show their work they do on Aleks. Student must show work on at least 20 problems for each class period.
No Work = No Credit
This Week in Scientific Decision Making w/Mr. Wertz
Monday, Dec. 12th & Tuesday, Dec. 13th
Students will give oral presentations on independent science research projects graded on a rubric by the teacher. Peers will grade student presentations as well. Student graders will earn a participation grade for critiquing fellow students’ projects.
Wednesday, Dec. 14th
Students will give oral presentations on independent science research projects graded on a rubric by teacher. Peers will grade student presentations as well. Student graders will earn a participation grade for critiquing fellow students’ projects. Thursday, Dec. 15th Science Fair STEAM Day activities (7A Cluster.) Students will follow student field guide activities throughout the day. Friday, Dec. 16th
Students will participate in the school wide winter showcase activities.
This Week in Scientific Decision Making w/Mr. Wertz
This Week in Social Studies with
Mrs. Stewart & Mr. Conrad Monday & Tuesday:
I DO o New Learning: Battle of San Jacinto
WE DO o Guided Practice: Treaty of Velasco
Simulation
YOU DO o Independent Practice: Texas
Revolution Acrostic Poem
Wednesday & Friday:
I DO o New Learning: What Makes a Good
Leader?
WE DO o Guided Practice: And the Winner is…
YOU DO o Independent Practice: Texas
Revolution Mt. Rushmore
Thursday:
Science Fair Steam Day
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This week in
7th Grade Scientific Decision –Making
w/Mr. Rasti
Week of Monday December 12, 2016:
Students will finish their oral presentations of their
Science Fair projects to the class. There peers will be
evaluating each presentation to provide feedback to
all who present, this will also count as a participation
grade.
Students will finish their case studies of Angela, Brian,
and Arturo in class after all presentations.
As we enter the Winter Break, we will have an
introduction to our next unit over Muscles, Skin, and
Bones, so the students will can become familiar with
the upcoming Unit.
Homework: The students will write a page about their
prior knowledge of Muscles, Skin, and Bones
This week in Magister Berry’s 7th Grade Latin Week of December 12, 2016 – December 16, 2016.
Grades & Assignments
Stage 8 Translation – First two paragraphs of gladiators pg. 5 (omework Grade o Tuesday, December 13 for A Day. o Wednesday, December 14 for B Day.
Stage 8 Gladiator Reading (Participation Grade) o Tuesday for A Day o Wednesday for B Day
Stage 8 Gladiator Open-book Test (Test Grade) o Tuesday for A Day o Wednesday for B Day
Book Check – Sometime this week (Participation Grade)
Make-up Work o Students and Parents: I am
conferencing with students on Monday and Tuesday about any work that hasn’t been turned in for this cycle. Any partial credit/ late grades will be permitted until the end of the week. In other words, students will earn some points for any assignment listed as
Missing in GradeSpeed, so long as the work is handed in to me by the end of the day on Friday.
o Due by end of the day on Friday for All classes!
This Week in Algebra I with Mr. Wanjala December 13th
Concepts: o Final Exam
Homework: o Practice STAAR Review Questions
December 15th
Concepts: o Arithmetic & Geometric Sequences
Homework: o Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This Week in Latin Sequential / Latin I with Ms. Kirk
Cambridge website cambridgescp.com, currently free, open access to all 4th edition materials
grammar practice, vocabulary practice, translation aids Technology is a daily part of our class, please allow your students to bring their cell phones, tablets, laptops, and any internet-ready technological device with them on the day they have Latin.
Latin I
- Winter Packets will be given on Thursday and Friday - Final Exam Monday and Tuesday - Class Parties Wednesday
Latin Sequential
- No homework - Turn in any work that is missing on GradeSpeed this week for late credit
This Week in Latin Sequential / Latin I with Ms. Kirk (Continued)
This Week in Science w/Mrs. Tyson
Monday-Tuesday, December 12-13, 2016 Topic: How Does Increased Workload Affect a Skeletal Muscle’s Threshold of Stimulation?
Compare & Contrast threshold of stimulation for skeletal muscles under various workloads
Determine how a muscle’s workload affects its threshold of stimulation
Compare the points of muscle overload among various frog muscles Activity #1: Video Muscle Stimulation Activity #2: Virtual Lab: Muscle Stimulation
Homework: Review Cornell Notes, Quiz Review Study Guide (Quiz January 7-8, 2017) Wednesday-Friday, December 14 & 16, 2016 Topic: Bones, Muscles and Skin
Analyze microscopic slides of skeletal, cardiac, smooth of muscles and human compact bone
Draw conclusion about the function of our sense of touch Activity #1: Microscopic Observation of skeletal, cardiac and smooth of muscles Activity #2: Examining the Sense of Touch
Homework: Review Cornell Notes, Quiz Review Study Guide (Quiz January 7-8, 2017) Thursday, December 15, 2016 (School Wide Science Fair Activities) Topic: Have Your DNA And Eat It Too!
Explain the base pairing of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Construct a model of DNA Activity #1: Have Your DNA And Eat It Too! Activity #2: Bill Nye- Genetics Review
BCMA Instructional Agenda
Instructional Agenda (Dec.12-16, 2016) Mr. Eligio; Math Lab (7th Grade)
Topics in Aleks Program: Scale factor with similar figures
Using a scale drawing to find actual area
Reproducing drawing at a different scale
Minimum of 5 topics learned every class meeting in Aleks program
Quiz about scale factor with similar figures Homework:
Online homework in aleks program (Parents, I am letting you know that I assign homework regularly and they are due the following meeting. Please follow-up with your student. Thank you!)
NOTE:
You need to learned 5 topics mastered during this class period
Make-up work on Aleks will have a highest of 70% and should be done by Saturday at 6:00 pm
You need to show your work in your Composition Notebook to get a % on
Participation Grade Website: www.aleks.com
This Week in Computer Science with Ms. Chao
Instructional Agenda Monday, December 12th – Friday, December 16th
Computer Science 7th Grade
Learning Objective: Learn about Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Get familiar with CSS. Learn properties and values in CSS. Create more web pages. Learn how to anchor tags to add links
between them. Vocabulary:
CSS - A cascading style sheet (CSS) is a Web page derived from multiple sources with a defined order of precedence where the definitions of any style element conflict
Comments – In a CSS file, text between /** **/ is considered a comment and will be ignored by your website. Use this to add notes for yourself and others who might want to understand your code.
Targets- The first part of CSS rule is a target. Here is where you define what part of your website will follow these rules.
Anchor Tags- <a></a> tag links one website page to another page or to a particular section within a page.
ID Attribute- The id attribute is most used to point to a style in a style sheet, and by JavaScript (via the HTML DOM) to manipulate the element with the specific id
Class Attribute- We use the class attribute when we wish to apply a certain style to a number of tags.
Art Elective – Week 16
This week in Art with Ms. Price in Art Elective Theme of the Week: Reciprocity & Kindness
Monday, December 12 – Friday, December 16, 2016
o PROJECT #11: Holiday Pop-Up Cards
Homework: N/A
HISD CALL FOR ARTISTS
On February 15, 2017, student artwork will be featured as the table centerpieces and on display for the district’s annual State of the Schools’ Luncheon for ()SD where nearly , community members and business leaders attend. Artwork will also be part of a silent-auction during the event with all proceeds collected going directly to the campus responsible for its creation. All HISD schools are being asked to participate.
ARTWORK THEME: Invest in Every Child
Project Specifications:
More than one student may work on the project together.
Each piece must be 3-dimensional so everyone at the table can enjoy it.
Each piece CANNOT be larger than ” inches in diameter and 5” inches high. Each piece must be stable, self-standing, and NOT require a stand or an easel to remain
upright.
ONLY ONE artwork from BMCA @ Ryan can be submitted to the district for consideration to be included in the event. However, all finished artwork created for this event, even if not selected for submission to the district, will be displayed in the school.
If you would like to create an art piece for this event, please do the following:
(1) BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th, submit a sketch and written description (a simple sentence or two) to Ms. Price describing what you intend to create. EMAIL: [email protected] –or- Drop off to Ms. Price in class by Thursday, December 8, 2016.
a. The school’s SSO needs this information by Friday, December 9, 6. (2) BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017: Submit a photo of your artwork to Ms. Price by emailing or
dropping off to Ms. Price during the school day. a. This information must be forwarded to the school’s SSO by Monday, January , .
(3) After all photo submissions are received, ONE artwork will be chosen to submit to the district. The student who creates the selected artwork will be notified and artwork will be collected and sent to the district before Monday, January 23, 2017.
