CVHS 9th grade email update

CVHS 9th grade email update for May 2nd, 2009

General Info:

Because of the inclement weather this week, we will have our last TAKS test on Monday. 9th graders will have a guest speaker while 10th and 11th graders take TAKS.
We had a cancellation on the Australia & New Zealand trip for this July. If you are interested in going, please email me as soon as possible.

From Mrs. Bibeau (Theatre & Comm Apps):

From Mr. Swenson (World Geography):

From Ms. Bullis (English I):

College Essay #4 due – 5/8
Literary Term Project is due – 5/15
Vocabulary Quiz – 5/13
End of Course LTF test starts next week. It will last over three days. 5/7-8 will be the multiple choice, and the essay portion will be 5/12.
Please refer to the English I website at: www.freewebs.com/hbullis

From Mrs. Matsu (Biology):

From Ms. Alcoriza (IPC):

5/04 – Test on Chapter 23. Packet for the same chapter is also due that day.
We will start the lesson on “Acids, Bases, & Salts” next week.
Be reminded that the last two projects are due on May 15th:
Supersaturated Solution Project should have been started already since that takes a while to finish. Progress pictures should be taken and submitted by email.
Acid-Base Indicator Project will be demonstrated on May 8th to give students an idea of what to do. Then they will have to devise their own.
Procedure write-up is needed for both projects.
IPC website: www.freewebs.com/planetamy

From Mr. Li (Geometry):

From Mr. Barnes (Algebra I):

On Tuesday and Wednesday students will take the Laying the Foundation EOC test. This is a challenging test designed to see how well
they can apply the concepts they have learned all year. This test will not count as a class grade, but I will award some extra credit for good scores so students need to take it seriously.
On Thursday I will hand out the project for the last grading cycle. It is due on Monday, May 18.
On Thursday we will start our last unit, which bridges Algebra to geometry and focuses on reducing radicals and expressions with radicals. Some homework assignments will be from the book and some will be handouts. Check SnapGrades early next week for the assignments.
We will have one more quiz and one more test before starting to review for final exams.

From Mr. Smith (Spanish I):

Students will work on general T/F statements and key vocabulary on Pobre Ana/Patricia Va a California . The AP stories Carta a Dios and Margarita's Chemise will be discussed and specific questions will be picked. The AP poem Cancion del Pirata will be reviewed and practice questions will be outlined. The Goya movie will be discussed as well as the Roma and Pablo Neruda's AP poetry and key vocabulary.

From Mr. Falco (Spanish 2):

Next week we will begin chapter 6A. Students will complete activities at home as well as in class to reinforce learned material. Students will also have a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and Wednesday. The grammar lessons in this chapter are: Other reflexive verbs, and Preterite of –ir stem-changing verbs.

From Ms. Huffman (Latin):

Latin 1 has reached Stage 16, a common target of Latin teachers nationwide.
The 16 assessment has revealed a need for some grammar consolidation before we relocate to Roman Egypt.

From Ms. Heno (French):

From Mr. Rodriguez (Art):

Art I students are to complete 30 figure studies, a narrative synopsis and a preparatory sketch before starting their narrative painting.

From Mr. Lamane and Ms. Terry (P.E.):

Health:

Physical Education:

Be prepared for Wednesday presentations’ The roots of Hooliganism in some sports’ and ‘Childhood obesity’