CVHS 9th grade email update for February 12th, 2010

General Info:

• Valentine’s Day Dance TONIGHT from 7-11pm in the CVHS Cafeteria. $5 at the door.
• NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 15th.
• From Dr. Gewinner: 9th graders are expected to take the AP Geography exam for the experience and hopefully, college credit. Forms go home this week and are due by March 5.
• 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):

• All lesson plans (calendar) for the rest of the year can now be found on my website. These are tentative.
• Class is introduced to new play and continues to read in class.
• Students will be separated into large groups to work on this scene & scene analysis.
• 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: Holiday
• Tuesday: Human geography in action chapter 11 activity 1+ discussion
• Wednesday: Human geography in action chapter 11 activity 2+ discussion
• Thursday: Group activity: Design a city
• Friday: US urban system
• For next Monday Students must read the study guide unit 5 (part on urbanization)
• Test will be Thursday and Friday 25 and 26 of February.
• My Website is CVHShumangeography.webs.com

 

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

Ms. Bullis

• Reading Quiz over Acts I & II in Romeo and Juliet – 2/16
• Bring Romeo and Juliet to class every day.
• Check class website for new vocabulary words: www.freewebs.com/hbullis
• Students can now email me at bullis.english1@gmail.com. Please continue emailing me to my HISD email.

Ms. Harris

• We will begin reading Romeo and Juliet. Much of the reading will be done in whole-class or small group reader’s theater.
• They need to bring their textbook to class and I recommend getting a paperback version as well for any at-home reading that will need to be done.
• They will have a reading quiz on 2/24
• Please be sure to check out the class website for information about assignments, important upcoming dates, and our weekly schedule at http://ewharris.freewebs.com
• 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.
  

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

• 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 Hot Zone Quiz #3 (over parts 3 & 4) on Thursday, February 18th.
• Next Newspaper Wednesday is due March 3rd, don’t procrastinate start on it now
• Class websites: Matsu: www.gradientphil.com/matsu & Alcoriza: www.freewebs.com/planetamy/
  

From Mr. Li (Geometry):

• We study Chapter 9.4-9.5 from Tuesday to Wed.;
• They are Rotations and Compositions of Transforms;
• Assignments: 9.4. # 1,2,6-8,10-17, 20-34 (even),
  (Due by next day) 9.5. # 1,2,4-6,9-22, 26-36 (even);
• Thursday has a review for 9.4-9.5;
• Friday has a quiz for 9.4-9.5.
  
  

From Mr. Barnes (Algebra I):

• We are currently in Chapter 8
• The next quiz is next Wednesday 2/17
• The project for this grading cycle will be assigned next week.
• The next test will either be on Monday 2/22 or Tuesday 2/23
  
  

From Mr. Beall (Spanish I & II):

• Span. I will continue to work on Chap. 6B. Various reading and written work will be assigned from pgs.308 - 314. There will be a quiz on Chap. 6B on Friday.
• Span. II will take a quiz on Chap. 5B on Tuesday. They will then begin Chap. 6A. Various reading and written work will be assigned from pgs. 292 - 304. They will take a test on Chap. 5A & B on Friday.
  
  

From Ms. Huffman (Latin):

• Latin 1, after dealing with the aftermath of JCL Region A, will conclude Capitulum 7 and continue into Capitulum 8.
• Item, the registration deadline for JCL State is March 1. Pending lodging confirmation, etc., we are projecting a cost of $75 based on a single overnight in Austin .
  
  

From Ms. Heno (French):

• French 1 and 2 students will complete their projects this week.
  
  

From Ms. Casperson (Debate):

• Student Response Journal due every Friday.
  
  

From Ms. Harris (Communication Applications):

• They will have their mock job interview this week. The dress is business casual and they were informed on what this means. They are to bring their final resume on their interview date. Please be sure they are practicing and prepping for their interview as it is a major grade. They will be advised on how to do this.
• Also, the class website has been set up for them: http://ewharris.webs.com/ and my email is harris.cvhs@gmail.com