CVHS 9th grade email update for February 5th, 2010

General Info:

• Design Charrette on Saturday, February 6 from 9am to 2pm. Pot luck lunch. Location: CVHS cafeteria
• Mrs. Matsu is sponsoring two summer international trips. Both trips are currently accepting students and parents. The day you sign up locks in the price.
  • July 2010 – COSTA RICA
    To sign up, go to http://student-travel.eftours.com/Default.aspx and go to ‘enroll on a tour’ in the bottom right hand corner
    Enter tour # 604113 and follow the directions
    Or you can call EF tours at 1-800-665-5364
  • Summer 2011 – JAPAN
    **Special: $150 off of the price until March 1. Please let me know if you have questions.
    To sign up, go to http://student-travel.eftours.com/Default.aspx and go to ‘enroll on a tour’ in the bottom right hand corner
    Enter tour # 792923 and follow the directions
    Or you can call EF tours at 1-800-665-5364

From Mrs. Bibeau (Theatre I):

• Monday - rehearse in scene groups
• Tuesday & Wednesday - performance (Test)
• Thursday & Friday - review and change in ensemble dynamics - large group
• Please check website for class information: www.freewebs.com/bbibeau
  

From Ms. Moumni and Mr. Swenson (AP Human Geography):

Mr. Swenson

• Test Friday Feb 22nd
• Chapter 8 in Text book
• Unit 4 in Study Guide
• Breaking up is hard to do: Nations, States, and Nation-States (Especially Iraq)

Ms. Moumni

• Monday:
  Current event due Schedule on the website
  Read chapter 9 in the textbook pages 271 to 294 for Wednesday
  Lecture on urbanization
• Tuesday:
  Lecture on urbanization
  Reading for Wednesday pages 271 to 294 chapter 9 in the textbook.
  Quiz tomorrow on the reading
• Wednesday:
  Quiz on the reading
  Lecture on urbanization + discussion
  Reading p 294 to 304
• Thursday:
  Lecture on urbanization + article discussion
  Reading p 304 to 318
  Quiz Friday
• Friday:
  Quiz on the reading
  End of lecture on urbanization + discussion
  Reading in the Kuby book will be assigned during the week.
• My Website is CVHShumangeography.webs.com

 

From Ms. Bullis and Ms. Harris (English I):

Ms. Bullis

• Graphic Novel Project is due Monday 2/8! (Originally assigned 1/8)
  1. The visual needs to be turned in before the 1st period bell.
  2. The essay needs to be turned in to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. Monday evening.
• Please have a copy of Romeo and Juliet and start bringing it to class Friday 2/12!
• Refer to class website for additional information www.freewebs.com/hbullis

Ms. Harris

• It is of extreme importance that your child is working on their graphic novel essay, presentation, and visual this weekend. The essay is due to turnitin.com no later than Monday @ 11:59 p.m. No exceptions. They are encouraged to be finished by Sunday, so if they experience computer problems they can submit it at school. They will also need to bring me a hard copy no later than Tuesday. Their visual/any presentation material is also due in class on Monday.
• We will begin “Romeo and Juliet” next week. There is a copy in the literature textbook, which I will have them keep in class. I highly recommend getting a paperback copy as well so they don’t have to lug their textbook home in case they need to catch up on reading. Any paperback copy is fine as long as the original text is there and not just a translated or modernized version.
• Finally, we will be reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five beginning in April, so you can begin looking for the book now.
• I highly encourage you to contact me if you have questions/concerns about your child’s progress in the class at harris.cvhs@gmail.com or Eharri10@houstonisd.org. I also highly encourage you to visit our class website http://ewharris.freewebs.com. I try to post as much information as possible about what we are doing, what is up and coming, as well as information about individual assignments and projects.
• The class website is up and running: http://ewharris.webs.com/
• Please note my new email address: harris.cvhs@gmail.com.
  

From Mrs. Matsu and Ms. Alcoriza (Biology):

• Lab on Wednesday – proper shoes must be worn and hair tied back
• Test on Friday, Feb 12th over Cells
• Cell Project due on Tuesday, February 16th BEFORE school.
• Outbreak video in class on Tuesday (Feb 16) and Wednesday (Feb 17) – permission slip needed
  • The permission slip was handed out to periods 6 and 7. Periods 1-5 will get theirs on Monday.
• The Hot Zone Quiz #3 (over parts 3 & 4) on Thursday, February 18th.
• Class websites: Matsu: www.gradientphil.com/matsu & Alcoriza: www.freewebs.com/planetamy/
  

From Mr. Li (Geometry):

• We study Chapter 9.1-9.3 from Mon. to Wed.
• They are Matrices, Vectors, and reflections;
• Assignments are:
  For 9.1. # 1-6, 8-10, 12-38(even);
  For 9.2. # 1,2,3-6,8-12, 14-36(even);
  For 9.3. #.1,27-12,16-38(even).
• Thursday has a review for 9.1—9.3 and
  a preview for Chapter 10-12;
• And Friday has a quiz for 9.1—9.3.
  
  

From Mr. Barnes (Algebra I):

• Homework for Monday is a handout of word problems. This is also good review for the test.
• The test review will be passed out in class on Monday and due Tuesday. It is already posted on Gradespeed for download.
• The next test is Wednesday 2/10. It includes all of chapter 7.
  
  

From Mr. Beall (Spanish I & II):

• Span. I: The students will continue to work on Chap. 6A. There will be a quiz on Wednesday. They will then begin Chap. 6B. Various reading and written assignments will be drawn from pgs. 284 - 307.
• Span. II: The students will continue to work on Chap. 5B. Various reading and written assignments will be drawn from pgs. 269 - 284.
  
  

From Ms. Huffman (Latin):

• Latin 1 will finish Capitulum 7 this week. There will be a vocabulary quiz. We will continue into Capitulum 8.
• Item, Region A Competition is Saturday 2/13 at Dawson HS, on Cullen just south of Beltway 8. We will begin gathering at CVHS at 7:00 am on Saturday.
• Item, the spring chocolate fundraiser candy sale ends this Friday, 2/12. All monies will be due on Tuesday, 2/16.
  
  

From Ms. Heno (French):

• French 1 has a test on chapter 9 Wednesday and the Mardi Gras mask project on Friday. French 2 has a Mardi Gras mask project due on
• Friday and a passé simple quiz on Wednesday.
  
  

From Ms. Casperson (Debate):

• Student Response Journal due every Friday.
  
  

From Ms. Harris (Communication Applications):

• We will continue working on their resumes, as well as get them prepared for their mock job interview. The job interview will be a major grade and they are to dress in business casual dress. They will be informed on what this means.
• Also, the class website has been set up for them: http://ewharris.webs.com/ and my email is harris.cvhs@gmail.com