Freshman Experience
Newsletter #4
March-April, 2014
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Note from Mrs. Cocchi:
- In Geometry, we are working on similar triangles.
- In Honors Geometry, we are working in
trigonometry.
- In Freshmen Math Linear, we are finishing
term 3 and preparing for the term 3 test.
- Don't forget the website for the book is www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. Make sure you have
your logon and password handy.
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Note from Mrs. (Canniff) MacKenzie:
- In Algebra I Linear Emphasis, the students
are working on the analysis of equations, including slope and
slope-intercept forms of equations.
- In Algebra I Quadratic Emphasis, the students
have been working on simplifying expressions and solving equations that
involve radicals.
Don't
forget the website for the book is www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. Make sure you have your
logon and password handy. Also, make sure all students have either a
spiral notebook or a section in their binder devoted exclusively to
Algebra. Students need to complete their
homework assignments so that they become proficient at the various skills
before they are tested. Doing homework,
reviewing the material and being organized are essential for a student to be
successful in high school.
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Note from Mr. Fuller:
The Freshmen
Honor students gave EXCELLENT speeches in their English classes. The
speeches were about current concerns the students have regarding our society,
in and out of school. The speeches were based on Martin Luther King's
"I have a Dream" speech. English CP classes have been reading
"The Odyssey".
A Note from
Mrs. Connors:
Freshmen
writing students are finishing up their literary analysis research papers on “To
Kill a Mockingbird.” They will also have a creative writing piece coming up and
a final exam before switching back to freshmen math.
A Note from
Ms. Desmond:
Wellness
9A: Students have finished the health portion of Wellness for the year.
Both A Blue and A Gold are back in the gymnasium for PE. We are starting
off this session with a class badminton tournament.
Wellness
9C: Students have finished up their first session in health and will be
starting their first session in the fitness center. We will be learning
about volleyball and racquetball in PE. Congratulations to our class
badminton champion, Gavin Brown.
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Note from Ms. Lidington:
In
Intro Physics, students are completing the unit on mechanical waves and will
next move on to studying electromagnetic waves. Review will start soon
for the Intro Physics MCAS in June. A friendly reminder that passing the
MCAS is a graduation requirement!
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Note from Mr. DeLollis:
My students
in my Wood Technology I classes (Four sections) are working on design and
lay-out of their hoodie hangers. Today's lesson included the expectation
that the finished project demonstrate customization or
"creativity". If you have a look at the student projects
displayed in the display cases outside my classroom you will see that some
students have indeed tried to express their creativity. Technology
Engineering teachers are preparing tomorrow's thinkers and I try to provide
great thinking opportunities. Einstein said, "“Imagination is more
important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and
understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever
will be to know and understand.” I hope I have helped.
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Note from Mr. Bell:
In
World History II, students are finishing their World War I unit which included
reading the classic war novel “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Students have impressed me with their
insightful comments and questions about the book and their enthusiasm with the
subject. In April, will we focus on the
Inter-War years and the beginning of World War II.
A Note from Mrs. Grosso:
The National Honor Society will
be holding “Homework Help” after school on Wednesdays. Students can come to the
library and get extra help with their work from upper classmen or just drop in
to have some company while doing their work.
A Note from Mrs. Ivas:
Reading
Strategies
As students continue reading increasingly
longer and more complicated texts across curriculum areas, they need to
increase their use of active reading strategies. The use of a dual-entry journal can be very
helpful.
Pages Questions I Have Answers – this format is
very similar to 2-column note-taking.
Questions should reflect character motivation and themes, as well as
plot summaries when reading literature.
When reading informational text, such as
social studies or science or text that is divided into sections by topic,
outlining or webbing can be useful.
Another strategy is to identify the MAIN TOPIC of a section by writing
it on top line, with bullet points for subtopics and supporting details.
Successful students use strategies, such as
these to organize information for future use in test preparation or writing
assignments.
