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IMPORTANT DATES AND
INFORMATION
Science Fair Update (pg. 2)
Tutorials (4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)
o Monday – ELA (Reading & Writing)
o Tuesday – Science
o Wednesday – Social Studies
o Thursday – Math
SATURDAY TUTORIALS (9:00am – 12:30pm)
Saturday tutorials for 6th graders will cover Math & ELA only.
DATES:
January 2017
1/21/17, 1/28/17
February 2017
2/4/17, 2/11/17, 2/18/17, 2/25/17
March 2017
3/4/17, 3/25/17
April 2017
4/1/17, 4/8/17, 4/22/17, 4/29/16
May 2017
5/6/17 Students should arrive at 8:30am. We will provide breakfast. Students are allowed to bring a snack.
Lunch is not provided. Parents will pick up students promptly at 12:30pm.
SATURDAY DETENTION HOURS: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
UPDATE: BCMA’s National Junior Honor Society is currently reviewing semester averages and preparing to send out notifications to prospective members. If eligible, students will be notified on Monday, January 30th . If your student has at least a 3.7 GPA, he/she is eligible. Please check in with your student on the 30th to make sure that he/she receives the invitation. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Davis via email at [email protected].
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ACADEMY @ RYAN
Instructional Agenda
6th Grade Week of January 30 – February 3, 2017
COLD WEATHER OUTWEAR – Students will be allowed to wear coats, hats, scarves,
etc., but must put any item that’s not solid burgundy in their lockers once released from
the auditorium. Burgundy sweatshirts and sweaters can be purchased at Academic
Outfitters.
*Long sleeve undergarments may be worn. (Solid colors: white, blue, black, grey,
burgundy)
Let’s make sure our students follow BCMA’s school rules and policies!
Before being dismissed to first period, ALL students MUST be in their assigned areas.
6th grade students report to the AUDITORIUM. No students are allowed to be in the
hallways, classrooms, or restrooms WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Locker times: Morning—after being dismissed from the auditorium, before & after lunch,
between 4th/9th and 5th/10th period.
BE RESPECTFUL TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND FELLOW STUDENTS.
Dress Code Monday – Thursday
Burgundy Polo Shirt w/ BCMA Logo (tucked into) Khaki Pants or Knee Length Skirt w/Belt
Burgundy BCMA Sweater or Solid Burgundy Sweater
BCMA I.D. Badge worn on neck (at ALL times)
Fridays ONLY
Solid Blue Jeans (No cuts, holes or tears) with BCMA Spirit Shirt or College Shirt
Students who daily abuse Dress Code will have items (Jackets, Sweaters, & Hats CONFISCATED by
Dean)
SCIENCE FAIR UPDATE
Congratulations again to all our students for their hard work on their independent investigations and BCMAR Science Fair participation. Houston ISD will not be holding a District Science Fair this year. Seventh and eighth grade students have the opportunity to participate in the city Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (https://sefhouston.org/fair-announcement). SEFH occurs at the University of Houston on February 24th (set up posters), 25th (competition), and 26th Sunday (awards). First – Third place individual winners and First – Second place team winners are automatically accepted provided all registration requirements are met through Scienteer. Additional individuals and teams who placed honorable mention – 4th place will be invited through teacher nominations. After school tutorials/coaching/mentoring will be offered on Mondays, in the STEM Station for students (parents are welcome) from 4:15 – 5:15 beginning January 30th. Please contact Dr. Sweeney with any questions: [email protected].
This Week in Science w/Ms. Milander [email protected]
Monday 01/30 and Tuesday 01/31 Tutorial on 1/31 @ 16:15-17:15 Students are continuing with graphing and reviewing velocity, acceleration and speed calculations. Homework: Textbook page 199-202. Complete all worksheets on speed and acceleration. Wednesday 02/01 and Thursday 02/02 SNAPSHOT Students will discuss Newton and his many contributions to science, math and the world. Snapshot on forces. Homework: Textbook pages 194-198. Friday 02/03 Students will take a 30 minute quiz on forces and begin the introduction to simple machines. Homework: Worksheets/packet on simple machines.
This Week in Math Lab w/Ms. Bonno [email protected]
Lab Hours: Computers and tutoring will be available Tue / Thu, 7:30-8:00 A.M. in room 129.
No late arrivals allowed. Students will be picked up from side door at 7:30 and escorted to lab.
Two other labs are also available Thursday after school.
Cycle Project: 75% of PIE (354 topics) completed, due Feb 5.
WEEKLY: STAAR Review Topics: Order of Operations with Algebraic Expressions, Coach Support 11 D, E
ALEKS (Continuous individualized topics on math program): Students have approximately one hour in class
daily to work on weekly topic assignment.
All topic goal and time goal assignments are due by Sunday, midnight.
Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for current week’s assignments as well
as future quiz and test dates!!
HOMEWORK: Complete unfinished weekly goals.
All quiz and tests are done on the ALEKS program in class. Every student is given the opportunity to look at
worked examples during a quiz and a chance to make corrections at least once on ALL quizzes and tests during
the allotted class time.
Next Test: Monday Feb 6, Topic: Order of Operations
This week in Math Lab w/Mr. Eligio [email protected]
Topics in Aleks Program: Solving Inequalities
Additive property of inequality with whole numbers and integers
Multiplicative property of inequality with Whole numbers and integers
Solving a word problem using a one-step linear inequality
Minimum of 5 topics learned every class meeting in Aleks program
Quiz on Inequalities
Homework:
Online homework in aleks program (Parents, I am letting you know that I assign homework regularly
and they are due the following meeting. Please follow-up with your student. Thank you!)
NOTE:
You need to learned “5 topics mastered” during this class period”
Make-up work on Aleks will have a highest of 70% and should be done by Saturday at 6:00 pm
You need to show your work in your “Composition Notebook” to get a 100% on Participation Grade
Website: www.aleks.com
This Week in Science w/Mr. Nicholas [email protected]
(B) Monday 1/30/17 & (A) Tuesday 1/31/17 Lesson: Simple Machines Students will be introduced to simple machines such as inclined planes and pulleys. Students will view several real world examples of how inclined planes and pulleys function. Homework: Read and complete all questions on pages 194-197 in iScience Textbook. (B) Wednesday 2/1/17 & (A) Thursday 2/2/17 SNAPSHOT #4 TESTING Lesson: Simple Machines Students will continue their exploration into simple machines such as inclined planes and pulleys. Students will solve several problems that involve inclined planes and pulleys. Homework: Read and complete all questions on page 203 in iScience Textbook. (B) Friday 2/3/17 Lesson: Simple Machines Students will continue their exploration into simple machines such as inclined planes and pulleys. Students will solve several problems that involve inclined planes and pulleys. Reminders/Comments: -Saturday tutorials for ELA and Math have started, please sign up for these tutorials. -Parents, please check Gradespeed to remain up-to-date with student progress. -Parents, please check Classdojo.com for updates on students behavior. -Please return BCMA Open House Field Trip Forms. The field trip will be on February 20th and the field trip forms should be returned no later than January 30th to A1 teachers.
This Week in Math w/Mr. Steele [email protected]
Mr. Steele’s School of Math
“They come from all over”
Monday - Tuesday
Prime Factorization – independent activity
Classifying Angles
Wednesday-Thursday
Properties of Triangles
Friday
Triangle Inequality Theorem
This Week in Social Studies w/Mr. Ball [email protected]
Monday: Europe today and the EU Homework: Frayer model over Communism and Czar Tuesday/ Wednesday: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Homework: What government actions would you consider to be unacceptable 3 paragraph essay Thursday/Friday: Quiz Study your timeline Diversity in Europe and Russia and its former republics. Homework: work on your timeline
This Week in Social Studies w/Mr. Palmitier [email protected]
Monday – Students will examine the history of Russia in a timeline manner, as well as take a look at the Eastern Orthodox Religion and the Russian Revolution. Tuesday/Wednesday – Classes will examine Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union using a cause and effect analysis, and compare and contrast the Russian and American governments. Thursday/Friday – Students will be given an open-book, open-note quiz on the Russian Unit as a wrap-up.
This Week in Math w/Mr. Dabas & Mr. Elegarle
[email protected] [email protected] Mon/Tue – Multiplication and Division Equation Homework – Practice & Problem Solving 12.3 A/B & C Wed/Thur – Writing Inequalities Homework – Practice & Problem Solving 13.1 A/B & C Friday – Addition, and Subtraction Inequalities
Multiplying and Dividing Inequalities with positive Numbers Homework – Practice & Problem Solving 13.2 & 13.3 A/B & D
This Week in ELA-R w/ Ms. Beller & Mrs. Garrett-Jackson
[email protected] [email protected]
Reading Class:
Monday and Tuesday – 6th Grade Reading District Level Assessment
Wednesday and Thursday – Freak the Mighty figurative language review
Friday – Freak the Mighty Learning Review
Homework:
Due Monday and Tuesday: Reading Log Check 3
*** Students are required to have a copy of the novel Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, in
class every day.
ELA/Writing Class:
Monday – Conclusion of Vocabulary Oscars project presentations, Data Dig, and begin Short Story unit
Tuesday - Friday – Continue learning about Short Story Writing and begin drafting personal Short Story
*Note – Study Unit 5 & 6 vocabulary for test on February 6th & 7th
This week in World Cultures w/Mrs. Scott [email protected]
Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 30 and 31): Students are researching their European country and creating a Travel Brochure. Students have a guide sheet with questions and a template. The project was started last week and will be due Feb. 2 and 3. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Feb. 1,2 and 3): Students are reading about the Early History of Europe and completing a comprehension activity. The learning includes the Middle Ages, The Renaissance and Reformation and The Industrial Revolution.
This Week in Science w/Ms. Masood [email protected]
Monday
Speed Calculations
Speed Lab
Homework: Speed worksheet Wednesday
Kahoot Review
District Assessment
Track your progress Friday
Force and Motion
Types of forces
Spring Scale lab
Homework: Find the force worksheet
This Week in Art w/Ms. Price [email protected]
This week in Art with Ms. Price in Art 6
Theme of the Week: Principles of Design Monday, January 30 – Friday, February 3, 2017
o PROJECT #4: An Illustrated Word
Mini-Art Critique (time-permitting) of Project #4
o In-Class Reading and Discussion: A Community Connection: Art History & Traditions
o Begin PROJECT #5: Message in A Book
This week in Art with Ms. Price in Art Elective Theme of the Week: The ‘How-To’ Basics
Monday, January 30 – Friday, February 3, 2017 o B Days:
DAY 1: Project #4 – Blind Contour Line Gesture Drawings Using Human Model
DAY 2: Project #5 – Contour Line Drawing of a Shoe
Day 3: CAC Activity – Observation drawing using shadow: Cubes & Spheres
o A Days: Project #4: Drawing the Human Face
Day 1: Video w/ Teacher Demo & Student Practice on Template
Day 2: Drawing the Face of a Famous Person
o Please Note: The volunteer art educators with Community Artists’ Collective visit with BCMA
weekly and work with our rotating A/B day schedule, so Friday activities will vary for Elective
Art students depending upon the week.
This week in Math Lab w/Ms. Kerawala [email protected]
Classwork this Week: TSW complete individualized topics, assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take quizzes in www.Aleks.com program. Students have approximately an hour in class daily to work on weekly topic and time assignments. Anything not completed in class will be expected to be completed at home.
ALEKS Assignments Posted: Week 5 Cycle 4 (www.ALEKS.com)
Topic of the Week: Due to the nature of the program and built in extended deadline with multiple attempts, the program will not allow extension for assignments past the due dates. These assignments must be done in a timely manner.
Due Date for Topic 4.5 and Time 4.5 is Sunday, midnight 2/5/17
Upcoming Assignments The program is self-pacing, and therefore some students may need to work over two hour to master 6 topics this week. The assignments are as follows:
Topic: 4.5—6 Topics Time: 4.5 –2 Hour Makeup Quiz: if missed last week on www.Aleks.com 70% Pie Piece: 569 topics
Homework: All unfinished class assignments: Time 4.5 and Topic 4.5 must be completed at home as homework. Weekly Focus: On a daily basis, students will continue to review skills needed for success in 7th grade math. We will continue to work on STAAR math Test.
Weekly Focus: Expressions and Equations Project Due:
Pie piece Cycle 4: 70% of PIE completed, due Feb 5 Work must be shown clearly to receive credit on homework and classwork. Students must use composition book to show their work they do on www.Aleks.com. Student must show work on at least 20 problems for each class period.
No Work Shown = No Credit Supplies Needed Daily:
Composition Book (Notebook), 1 Pocket Folder w/Brackets, Paper and Glue Stick.
This week in Neuroscience w/Ms. Torres & Ms. Brown
[email protected] [email protected]
Concepts In this unit (Motor Highways) it important for students to be able to understand:
1) Voluntary movements require conscious thought or planning and improve with practice;
2) A special part of the cerebral cortex initiates voluntary movement;
3) Programs for movements that are learned and practiced are transferred to the cerebellum.
Activities 1) Independent Review: Students will take notes on sensory neurons, reflexes, and voluntary movements.
2) Group Discussion: Students will compare/contrast well-learned voluntary movements with new ones.
3) Group Activity: Students learn about voluntary movements and experience the effect of practice on
new voluntary motor skills.
4) Independent Practice: Students will explore the patellar reflex as they learn about motor responses in
the spinal cord.
5) Worksheet(s): Real Knee Jerkers, Reflex Reactions, Voluntary Movements
6) Literature Circles: Trouble at Tsavo’s Reading: Chapters 7-9
Reminders/Comments: o Parents, please check Parent Connect to remain up-to-date with student progress.
o Please sign up for Remind.com if you have not already done so already by using:
Brown: www.remind.com/join/93ha8
Torres: www.remind.com/join/e9acg
Please return BCMA Open House Field Trip Forms ASAP. The field trip will be on February 20th and the field trip forms should be returned no later than January 30th to students A1 teachers
This Week in Spanish w/Ms. Obeid - Continue discussing the differences between the verbs ser and estar and practice conjugating them in sentences
to match the subject pronoun
- Start autobiography: describe ourselves using adjectives and proper conjugations of verbs
- Start learning how to count in Spanish and how to tell time
Homework:
- Listening homework due at the end of the week
- Autobiography project
This Week in Writing w/Ms. Obeid - This week in class we will continue to write and edit our expository essays that are based on the play called The
Trail of Tears by
Homework: No homework. Make sure to bring your packets to class.
This Week in Neuroscience w/Dr. Williams
Motor Highways Unit
INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT: Lesson 6 Take a Walk Concepts 1) Well-learned voluntary movements can be carried out almost without thinking about them. 2) Programs for well-learned voluntary movements are stored in the cerebellum. Activities Students will compare and contrast well-learned voluntary movements with new ones. Academic Practice: ALWAYS refer to your daily agenda in your neuroscience binders for assignment instructions and due dates. Lesson 7 My Motor Strip Concepts 1) The motor cortex has specific areas that coordinate each group of muscles in the body. 2) Important muscle groups occupy proportionately larger areas of the motor cortex. Activities Students make a model of the motor cortex that they can wear, and they investigate which muscle groups correspond to the largest areas on the motor cortex. Lesson 8 Motor System Model
Concepts 1) The central nervous system helps to direct and coordinate movements. 2) Damage to the spinal cord can affect the transmission of signals through the nervous system below the point of injury to the spinal cord. 3) The backbone (spine) protects the spinal cord. Activities Students construct a model of the nervous system that highlights the most important structures involved in the control of movement. Reminders: Students if you miss class it is your responsibility to come to me for missed assignments during my conference period, before, or after school. You can also contact me on Remind.com or at [email protected].
This week in Reading w/Mr. Hayner [email protected]
Monday:
District Level Assessment
Complete missing assignments
Homework A5-B8: Read “A Shriek in the Night,” and complete the activities on the back.
Tuesday/Wednesday:
Narrative Poetry
Free verse
Novel
Imagery
Rhyme
Stanza
Lyric poetry
Context clues (antonym, synonym, examples, & explanation)
Homework A2&A3: Read “Helping with Alzheimer’s,” and complete the activities on the back. A5-B8: Read “Night Flyers,” and complete the activities on the back.
Thursday/Friday: Test: Fiction – “Woodsong,” by Gary Paulson
Plot
Conflict
Theme
Characterization
Figurative language (imagery, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, & idiom)
Point of View
Fiction signposts (contrast and contradiction, tough questions, aha moments, words of the wiser, again
and again, & memory moments)
Homework A2&A3: Read “Give Your Brain a Workout,” and complete the activities on the back. A5-B8: Read “A Beacon of Light,” and complete the activities on the back.
***Book Club Projects are DUE February 2 & 3*** ***Fiction Test MOVED to February 2 & 3***
This Week in Latin w/Ms. Heintzelman [email protected]
Monday, 1/30/17
TAG: Carpe diem (Walgreen’s carpe med diem commercial)
Go over HW (Sentence Dialogues pp.4-6
Review of familia characters; “Quis est” Pre-Quiz
Translate “Cerberus” story p. 7; Noun extra credit activity
About the Language p. 8
Read culture section as a class pp. 10-15
Homework: Practicing the Language p. 9, Study Stage 1 Vocab for Vocab Quiz Friday, Bring device for Kahoot Wed Tuesday 1/31/17 & Wednesday, 2/1/17
TAG
Check HW (About the Language p. 9)
“Quis est” Quiz
Kahoot – Stage 1 Vocab
Begin Stage 1 Culture Questions
Homework: Study for Stage 1 Vocab Quiz next class Thursday, 2/2/17 & Friday, 2/3/17
TAG
Stage 1 Vocab Quiz
Continue Stage 1 Culture Questions
Draw “Roman Dream House” using house vocab p. 13
Go over all TAGS from this 6 weeks
Homework: Finish “Roman Dream House” if not finished in class; Review TAGS for TAG Test next class
Please E-mail the following teachers directly if you or your child has questions regarding
this week’s assignments.
This Week in Reading w/Mr. Martinez [email protected]
This week in ELA-R w/Ms. Harris [email protected]
This week in Latin w/Ms. Kirk
Physical Education with Coach Johnson [email protected] [email protected]
Communication between parents, teachers, and students is highly encouraged at BCMA.
Be sure to contact your child’s teacher or Dean Brown if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
