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Instructional Agenda ~ Week of Oct. 30 – Nov.3
Baylor College of Medicine Academy @Ryan
2610 Elgin St. ~ Houston, TX. 77004 ~ 713-942-1932
www.houstonisd.org/academyatryan
Progress Reports/Report Cards Sent home to Parents on:
Progress Report 1 – 9/21/17 Report Card 1 – 10/13/17
Progress Report 2 – 10/27/17 Report Card 2 – 11/17/17
Progress Report 3 – 12/7/17 Report Card 3 – 1/12/18
Progress Report 4 – 1/26/18 Report Card 4 – 2/23/18
Progress Report 5 – 3/9/18 Report Card 5 – 4/13/18
Progress Report 6 – 4/27/17 Report Card 6 – 6/1/18
Websites for Middle School
KidsKnowIt.com Discoverykids.com
Scholastic.com IXL.com
MakeMeAGenius.com Timeforkids.com
KidsNationalGeographic.com HowStuffWorks.com
FunBrain.com KhanAcademy.com
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Saturdays with Scientists
BCMA@Ryan students can get feedback on their science fair
projects from REAL scientists both in the Medical Center and at
school on weekends. On several upcoming Saturdays students can
bring their science research projects to get advice and guidance
from professionals at Baylor College of Medicine. The upcoming
dates and times are for sessions at Baylor College of Medicine, 2450
Holcombe Blvd: November 4, December 2 and January 27 from 8-
10am. The January session is for those advancing to SEFH city wide
competition.
There will also be opportunities to get advice at BCMA@Ryan
on November 11 from 8-10am and Thursday, November 15,
Upcoming Events
Nov. 3 Coffee w/Principal ~ 8:45am
Nov. 3 7th/8th Grade Fall Dance
4:15pm – 6:15pm
*All students must be picked
up by 6:30pm.
Nov. 20 – 24 Thanksgiving Break
Important Announcements
• Gifted and
Talented
applications are
due to Dean
Turner
ASAP!
• Please see
information
regarding DUKE
TIP on the last
pages of this IA.
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from 4:15-5:15pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend.
More questions? Just email your student’s health science (i.e.
Scientific Decision Making in 7th grade) teacher, and refer to flyer in
your weekly agendas or the
website: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/139497.
Important Reminders:
BUS ROUTES – Please contact HISD Transportation to ensure your
child knows his/her bus information. www.houstonisd.org/transportation or
call 713-613-3040.
School Bus Tracker- If your student will be riding HISD transportation,
please register on www.houstonISD.org/BusTracker to track your
students bus in the AM and PM time. The district’s account number
is 76647
UNIFORMS – Students are expected to adhere to BCMAR’s dress
code policy. If you need assistance with uniforms, please contact
the school or HISD Student Support Services (713-556-6800).
Tutorials and Clubs
Mondays- ELA/READING
Tuesdays- SCIENCE
Wednesdays- SOCIAL STUDIES
Thursdays- MATH
The time will be 4:15pm-5:15pm. All students MUST be picked up by
5:30pm.
THERE ARE NO AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAYS.
***SCHOOL RULES AND POLICIES***
❖ Before being dismissed for first period, ALL students MUST be
in their assigned areas. 7th grade students report to the GYM. No
students are allowed to be in the hallways, classrooms or restrooms
WITHOUT PERMISSION.
❖ Locker times: Morning, after being dismissed from their
designated areas; Before and After Lunch; Between 4th and 5th
Period.
Questions? Contact your child’s teacher:
Ms. Obeid [email protected]
Ms. Price [email protected]
Mr. Dabas [email protected]
Mr. Conrad [email protected]
Ms. Holley [email protected]
Mr. Wertz [email protected]
Ms. Heintzelman
Ms. Chao [email protected]
Ms. Kerawala [email protected]
Ms. Morgan
Ms. Yap [email protected]
Ms. Tyson
Mr. Telle [email protected]
Mr. Rasti [email protected]
Coach Strong [email protected]
Ms. Davis [email protected]
Mr. Berry (pending)
Mr. Eligio [email protected]
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❖ Dress code: Burgundy polo shirt with BCMA logo, khaki pants/shorts or skirts that are knee-length,
BCMA burgundy sweater or solid burgundy sweater. School I.D. must be worn around the neck at all
times.
❖ ONLY ON FRIDAYS: Blue or black jeans with no tears, cuts or holes, BCMA spirit
t-shirt or college t-shirt.
❖ When dismissed at 4:00 p.m., all bus riders must proceed directly and promptly to the bus ramps. School
buses will leave at 4:07 p.m. everyday. Car riders must proceed directly and promptly to the front of the
building.
❖ Be respectful to school personnel and fellow students.
SCIENCE
❖ MS. TYSON
Friday, October 27- Monday, October 30, 2017
Topic: Cell Division and Mitosis
· Describe the events that take place in the phases of cell division, mitosis
· Explain the role of DNA replication in creating diploid daughter cells
Activity #1: Parts of the Microscope Review
Activity #2: Video Presentation: Cell Division Crash Course
Activity #3: Cell Division Guided Reading and Study
Activity #4: Science Interactive Notebook: 5 Stages of Mitosis Foldable
Homework: Cell Division-Stages of Mitosis Booklet: Deadline: Thurs-Fri., Nov. 2-3, 2017
Complete Cell Division Guided Reading and Study
Tuesday-Wednesday, October 31-November 1, 2017
Topic: Cheek Epithelial/Onion Cells: How to Prepare a Wet Mount Microscopic Slide
Observing Plant and Animal Cells
· Demonstrate the proper procedures used in correctly using the compound light microscope
· Prepare and use a wet mount of living animal and plant cells
· Stain a wet mounted sample
· Identify cellular organelles in a stained cell sample
Activity #1: Parts of the Microscope Review
Activity #2: Content Connections Video: Plant vs Animal Cells
Activity #3: Qualitative/Quantitative Observation of Cheek Cells/Onion Cells
Activity #4: Observing Animal and Plant Cells
Homework: Complete Observing Animal and Plant Cells Worksheet (due next class)
Thursday-Friday, November 2-3, 2017
Topic: Learning About Genetics
· Define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation. Genetic
material is found in the genes within the chromosomes in the nucleus.
· Compare the results of uniform or diverse offspring from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction.
· Recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within the
chromosomes in the nucleus.
Activity #1: An Inventory of My Traits-Survey and Data Collection
Activity #2: Creating a Data Table, Graphing Collected Data: Analysis of Traits
Activity #3: Video Presentation: Bill Nye-Genetics
Homework: Kids’ Zone-How To Create A Bar Graph (due date: next class)
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*SNAPSHOT window this week: Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3, 2017.
*Note of correction: Homework on Cell Division-Mitosis Mini-Booklet due date is Thurs.-Fri- November
2-3, 2017.
❖ MS. HOLLEY Subjects: Kinds of Cells, Cell Organelles
Monday & Tuesday October 30-31, 2017
• Activity #1: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Guided Practice
• Activity #2: Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Video
Homework: Cell City W.S.
Wednesday & Thursday November 1-2, 2017
• Activity#1: Cell Organelles Guided Practice W.S.
Homework: Cell Organelle Analogies W.S.
Friday, November 3, 2017
• Activity #1: Using a Microscope Notebook Activity
• Activity #2: Microscope Mania Puzzle
Homework: Microscope labeling W.S.
❖ Scientific Decision Making w/ Mr. Rasti & Mr. Wertz
Monday, October 30th
T.S.W reevaluate the finding from the virtual dissection to prepare for the actual sheep heart
dissection.
➢ DoNow: OPTICS
➢ American Heart Association module
➢ Evaluating the damaged cardiac muscles and valves
➢ “Literacy in the Middle”
• Homework: Continue working on i. R. P and study for quiz over blood pressure
Tuesday, October 31th & Wednesday, November 1st
T.S.W Bring in their independent research projects to class so that we can work on their annotated
bibliography, which are due November 2nd.
➢ DoNow: KWL over their research topic
➢ Blood pressure quiz
➢ How to properly cite sources
➢ Working on IRP annotated bibliography
➢ “Literacy in the Middle”
• Homework: continue working on IRP and study for upcoming test.
Thursday, November 2nd & Friday, November 3rd
T.S.W conduct the Sheep heart dissection lab
➢ Do now: OPTICS
➢ Safety review
➢ Sheep heart dissection
➢ Lab clean up
• Homework: continue working on IRP and study for upcoming test.
MATHEMATICS
❖ MS. MORGAN & MR. DABAS (7TH GRADE MATH)
October 30th
Focus: Lesson 3.3 – Markup and Markdown
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Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
➢ pages 101-102 # 13-17
October 31st & November 1st
Focus: Review for Quiz
Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
➢ Review sheet
November 2nd & November 3rd
Focus: Quiz 2.1 – 2.3; 3.1 – 3.3
Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
➢ A/B worksheet packet
Required Daily Supplies: Pencil with eraser & Math Binder (3-ring binder with loose leaf paper)
**Please note: Instructional agendas are subject to change due to unforeseen schedule conflicts
❖ MR. DABAS (ALGEBRA I)
Tuesday, October 31st
Ø Writing Linear Equations in Two Variables
Ø Slope of the Line
Ø Algebra 1, Pearson
Ø HW Writing Linear Equations in Two Variables
Ø Due Next Class Period
Thursday, November 2nd
Ø 3-3 Point-Slope Form
Ø Algebra 1, Pearson
Ø HW 3-3 Point-Slope Form
Ø Due Next Class Period
Reminder: Snapshot Test 1 Window – October 30-November 8, 2017
❖ Math Lab w/Ms. Kerawala
Classwork this Week: Students will complete individualized topics, assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take
assessments in www.Aleks.com program. Students have approximately an hour in class daily to work on weekly topic
and time assignments. On an average, students are expected to work for two hours and learn at least 10 topics each
week. The program is self-pacing, and therefore some students may need to work over two hours to master 10 topics
this week. The assignments are as follows:
Assignment Description Due Date
2.4Classwork 4 problems on Unit Rates
4 problems on Compound Inequalities (Algebra)
Midnight Sunday 11/5/17
2.4Topic: 10 Topics Midnight Sunday 11/5/17
2.4Time: 2 Hours Midnight Sunday 11/5/17
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Pie Progress Cycle 2 Goal 35% = 140 topics
35% = 158 topics (Algebra)
Midnight Sunday 11/12/17
Homework/Make-Ups: Complete unfinished weekly goals. 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.
Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for current week’s assignments as
well as future quiz and test dates!!
❖ Math Lab w/Ms. Eligio
Monday & Tuesday
➢ Writing an equation in slope-intercept form given the slope and a point ➢ Quiz 3 about Slope of a line
➢ 5 topics learned in aleks program
➢ Homework: Online HW in ALEKS Program
Wednesday & Thursday
➢ Finding the slope and a point on a line given its equation in point-slope form
➢ 5 topics learned in aleks program
➢ Homework: Online HW in ALEKS Program
Friday
➢ Writing the equation of the line through two given points
➢ Test about Equation of a line
➢ 5 topics learned in aleks program
➢ Homework: Online HW in ALEKS Program
ELA/WRITING
❖ MS. YAP & MS. DAVIS
Monday
Practice comma, colon, and semicolon usage
Review unit 2 vocabulary
Analyze “I Believe” articles for connotation/denotation
Tuesday/Wednesday
Review comma, colon, and semicolon usage
Take snapshot 1 test
Thursday/Friday
Review comma, colon, and semicolon usage
Take unit 2 vocabulary test
SOCIAL STUDIES
❖ MR. CONRAD & MR. TELLE
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Monday:
I Do – Native American Tribes Graphic Organizer
We Do – A Settler Visits a Tribe Activity
You Do – Texas Settler Postcard
Tuesday/Wednesday:
I Do – Native American Connections
We Do – Cause and Effect Chart
You Do – Native American Venn Diagram
Thursday/Friday:
I Do – Independent Review
We Do – Class Review
You Do – Test
ART ELECTIVE
❖ MS. PRICE
Theme of the Week: One-Point Perspective/Spirit Week
Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3, 2017
A/B DAYS:
• DAYS 1-2 (Mon-Thurs)
o Halloween Towns using one-point perspective due fully colored on Mon/Tues
(DAY 1).
o BEGIN Spirit Week Posters (may continue into Week 9)
• DAY 3 (Fri) – Work with Community Artists’ Collective to make marigolds for Dia de los
Muertos Altar
o Students begin bringing in altar pieces for the Dia de los Muertos class altar we
are building for the art display case. If bringing in photos of family members or
loved ones, please bring in scanned copies not originals. Every brought in
artifact should be labeled with the name of the student to whom it belongs
o Dia de los Muertos Altar will be on display through the month of November. PLEASE NOTE: Please consider donating items like rolls of paper towel, facial tissue, newspaper,
and sterile/clean yogurt containers (the large containers).
COMPUTER SCIENCE/TECH APPS
❖ MS. CHAO
Learning Objective: • Use a loop in a program to simplify the expression of repeated task. • Identify appropriate situations in a program for using a loop. • Use random values within a loop to repeat code that behaves differently each time it is executed. • Understand what Globaloria is. • Learning expectations from Globaloria. • Understand what is blended learning. • Upload avatar image.
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• Introduction to the Globaloria community.
Vocabulary:
• For Loop: A particular kind of looping construct provided in many languages. Typically, a “for loop”
defines a counting variable that is checked and incremented on each iteration in order to loop a
specific number of times.
• Loop: The action of doing something over and over again.
LATIN/SPANISH
❖ MS. HEINTZELMAN
Monday, 10/30/17 and Tuesday, 10/31/17
• TAG/Etymology
• Review Present Tense Verb Endings
• Pop Quiz on endings
• Go over Stage 5 vocab and derivatives
• Go over Stage 5 Sentence Dialogues as a class pp. 70-73
• Binder Check
• Finish translating “actors” study p. 74
Homework: Present Tense Endings Handout
Wednesday, 11/1/17 and Thursday, 11/2/17 (SUB)
• TAG/Etymology
• Turn in HW
• “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” song in Latin
• Skelton bone-labeling activity in Latin
Homework: 2nd Verb Practice Worksheet
Friday, 11/3/17 and Monday, 11/6/17
• TAG/Etymology
• About the Language pp. 75-76
• Translate “Poppaea” story p. 77
• About the Language II, p. 78
• Practicing the Language p. 79
Homework: Stage 5 Culture Questions (use pp. 81-83 in textbook)
❖ Mr. Berry 7th Grade Latin (A2, B6, B10):
Every Week:
-Warm-ups consisting of English derivative (Divide and Conquer) and famous Latin phrases (TAG).
Also this week:
-We will make corrections to Stage 5 vocabulary tests and complete Stage 5 Open-book culture test.
-We will also begin drilling with Stage 6 vocabulary, so go ahead and make sure you have your vocabulary for Stage 6
complete with Latin - English Translation - and Derivatives.
-You might also make your flash cards for Stage 6 after that.
-For both, make sure to use the list on the last page of Stage 6.
-Because it is the week of Halloween, we will also discuss mythological monsters and others that Roman citizens would
have been scared by.
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Latin I (A5, B8)
Every Week:
-Warm up with NLE questions and review The warm-up will also consist of a discussion of one commonly used
abbreviation from Latin.
Also this week:
-We will be studying adjectives in-depth during this Stage and will take Guided Notes and then practice translating
phrases and sentences that contain adjectives.
-We will continue our introduction to the culture study for Stage 6.
-By the end of the week, we will be nearly done with Stage 6 by translating select passages to translate, paying close
attention to adjectives in these passage.
-Because it is the week of Halloween, we will also discuss mythological monsters and others that Roman citizens would
have been scared by.
-We will also study Roman methods for keeping track of dates and years to coincide with our own Daylight Savings Time
this weekend.
❖ MS. OBEID
Tuesday: Receive materials for next chapter
- Begin Capítulo 1A lesson and activities
Thursday: Día de los Muertos celebration and activities
Hw: Estudiar para la prueba de Capítulo 1B el lunes el 6 de Noviembre
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Dear Parents/Guardians:
As a health science school, we take science seriously. All BCMA at Ryan students do an
independent science or engineering investigation, write a manuscript (a research report
on their investigation) and present their manuscript in the format of a poster. The projects
will be graded and all posters will be part of our BCMAR (Science Fair) Science
Symposium, which will be January 19th, 2018, 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm. Winning projects will
move onto district and for seventh and eighth graders, they will move on to the Science
and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH). Every year we are very proud of our students. In
previous years, we’ve had over 15 students place in district and multiple teams that won
awards at SEFH and went on to State.
The STEM research handbook contains important information and is electronically
available on the BCMA at Ryan Science Fair website. BCMA at Ryan and HISD follow SEFH
guidelines. Please go through it carefully with your student(s) and see their health science
teachers for questions.
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Students will begin identifying research questions in their health science classes. We highly
encourage you to engage at home with them in order to ensure optimal levels of success
on their projects. Please note: Most of the student’s research will be done outside of the
classroom.
Students will need to register for an account on Scienteer.com in order to actively track
research progress at
https://www.scienteer.com/register/baylorcollegeofmedicineacademyatryan. The
student will need your email address to register. Please help your student get registered by
helping them fill in the form in the above link, then please look in your email for a message
asking to verify consent and verify.
Some class time will be available during the fall for students to work on their independent
research components. It will be the student’s responsibility to prepare and finalize the
independent research project, work outside of school on their investigation (data
collection and observations), and be productive during class time designated for
research. Please find the deadlines below and please note some of them may be subject
to change by your health science teacher. Research projects are due December 4th/5th.
Students are required to submit a manuscript (the poster in paper format), a poster and a
notebook. Pay closest attention to the manuscript and notebook rubrics and all else will
fall into place.
Saturday advisory from 8 am – 10 am at BCM with experts occur on: 10/21, 11/4, 12/2.
Advisories at BCMA at Ryan on the following days: 10/14-Saturday, 11/11-Saturday, 11/16-
after school (students will be notified of changes in advance).
Thank you for doing all you can to make this research process a positive and productive
experience.
S.T.E.M. Specialist
Beatriz Perez-Sweeney, PhD
Health Science Teachers:
Mr. Aguilar: [email protected] Ms. Brown:
Mr. Rasti: [email protected] Ms. Torres:
Mr. Wertz: [email protected] Dr. Williams:
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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
Research Component Tentative Due Date Teacher Due Date
(to be filled in by the
student)
Research Proposal (Question,
Hypothesis, Background information
supporting the hypothesis, Statement
of why the project is interesting, and
the Procedure/methods that will be
used) INCLUDING a draft annotated
bibliography showing information that
supports the hypothesis.
October 2nd B Day
October 3rd A Day
Annotated Bibliography (showing
information that will be included in the
introduction)
November 2nd A Day
November 3rd B Day
Results in table/graph format,
Summary of the results, Abstract Draft
November 27th A Day
November 28th B Day
(after Thanksgiving
Break)
November 27th
November 28th
(after Thanksgiving
Break)
Manuscript (Paper) December 4th B Day
December 5th A Day
December 4th
December 5th
Oral Presentation and Poster
December 11th A Day
December 12th B Day
BCMAR Science Symposium
January 19th
(4:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
District Fair TBA by Houston ISD
Science and Engineering Fair of
Houston (SEFH)
February 23rd and 24th
Please note that dates are subject to change per your respective Health
Science Teacher. Tentative due dates will be as followed unless noted
otherwise by the teacher. Time management is the key to producing a
quality STEM research project. We strongly recommend that all or most of the
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data be collected during the month of October. Please contact your
teacher in advance to discuss conflicts with due dates or questions about
upcoming deadlines!
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DUKE TIP INFORMATION
Greetings,
On Friday, October 13, 2017 during the Elective Period A4, students who qualified for Duke Tip, based on their
2016 7th Grade ELA and Mathematics results were given an application to apply to the Duke Tip program. This
year, the campus will not be financially responsible for any fees, but there is a Reduced Fee Waiver Form
(attached) that can be used by students who participate in the free or reduced lunch program. If this applies, the
Fee for the Duke Tip Assessment will be reduced to $30. Please see attached and follow steps to take advantage
of such.
However, there is another way that students are eligible to qualify for Duke Tip. If your student received the
following Scale Scores on the 2016 5th Grade STAAR of the stated subject matter, they can also qualify for Duke
Tip. Unfortunately, being that we are not a zoned school, our data for student information for 5th Grade cannot
be obtained easily. If you feel your student may qualify, please feel free to request an application and have your
student complete for the opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity.
Qualifying Scores (2015 STAAR, by Subject)
2016 STAAR Assessment
Scale Score Required for Duke Tip
Mathematics Greater Than or Equal to 1833
Reading Greater Than or Equal to 1753
Science Greater Than or Equal to 4577
One way for parents to be able to review the scores is to visit the Texas Assessment Portal, which can be located
at the following web address: https://txparentportal.emetric.net/login . Parents may find the Unique Access Code
in a prior STAAR Report, located in the bottom right in small print. Deans have access to the student’s Unique
Access Code via A4E and can also provide such. Based on the scores obtained, there may be additional students
who qualify.
Applications for Duke Tip will be in Mr. Turner’s Mailbox in the Main Office and can be requested at any time.
Regards,
Mr. Turner - 8th Grade Dean
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Communication between school and home is vital for student success. Please contact your child’s
teacher or Dean K. Brown at any time.
713-942-1932 ext. 467102