CVHS 9th grade email update

CVHS 9th grade email update for April 23rd, 2010

General Info:

TAKS testing is on April 27-30th. These are regular school days with no early dismissal. Because of TAKS, students will have shortened classes in the afternoon.
AP: No AP Saturday review for 9th graders.
Final Exams will take place on May 24-27. On those days there will be early dismissal at 12:45pm. Students take two exams a day (each 2 hours long) and then are released from school.
- Final Exams are not cumulative and do not include first semester work. The final exams count 20% of the semester average and each cycle counts 40%.

From Mrs. Bibeau (Theatre I):

Monday-Exam over Makeup concepts
Tuesday – Relaxation exercise
Wednesday – open theatre game – review of acting
Thursday – open theatre game – review of acting
Friday – Open theatre game – review of acting skills
Note: Mrs. Harris will be taking over theatre classes next week through the end of the year. I will be on maternity leave. You can contact her at EHARRI10@houstonisd.org.

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

Ms. Moumni

We are now in full review mode and the students need to follow the schedule presented last week.
Due to TAKS this week will be very short as far as review however all the 9th graders will have an AP practice exam Friday the 30th of April. This test will be counted as a major grade for this last cycle.
Monday
Current event due
Last day of review
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday will be TAKS days.
Wednesday will however our last review day to finalize the preparation for the AP practice test.

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

Ms. Bullis

Research paper is due before 1st period on Monday, 4/26. The paper should be submitted to www.turnitin.com by 11:59 pm on Sunday, 4/25.
Refer to class website for any updates or questions www.freewebs.com/hbullis

Ms. Harris

The final research paper is due April 26th before 1st period. Submit the final draft online to www.turnitin.com by 11:59pm on April 25th. Turn It In info on class website.\The students are also to turn in their “Research Paper” binder—it is outlined in the assignment what should be in it. The assignment can be found on the class website.
PLEASE help your student by having them read their paper out loud to you before they turn it in. Give them feedback on any changes they should make—including awkward wording, unclear sentences/ideas, reorganization of sentences/paragraphs. THEN have them make changes and read it out loud again. This process can make a tremendous difference in their final grade.
They have been encouraged to email conference with me over the weekend if they should have any questions or need any feedback.
Please visit http://ewharris.freewebs.com for more info about what we are doing in class.
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):

Biology will continue Evolution.
Some assignments will vary between Alcoriza and Matsu due to TAKS.
In Matsu : Video quiz on Tuesday and Wednesday over the Galapagos Video.
In Alcoriza: Amino Acid lab is on Monday in class.
Class websites: Matsu: www.gradientphil.com/matsu & Alcoriza: www.freewebs.com/planetamy/

From Mr. Barnes (Algebra I):

The 9th grade Math TAKS is on Thursday
We will be reviewing for the TAKS Monday-Wednesday
The project for this cycle (which was assigned on April 12) is due on Monday May 10 at 8:30AM. It may be turned in early for extra credit

From Ms. Heno (French):

French 1 has a booklet project about when they were 10 years old. French 2 will have a film project.

From Ms. Harris (Communication Applications):

The students will continue conducting research and outlining their persuasive speech. Their outline will be due on Friday April 30 for a quiz grade and they will present their persuasive speeches May 4-7 for a test grade.
Class website: http://ewharris.webs.com/ and my email is harris.cvhs@gmail.com

From Lamane (PE):

Lamane: