Geometry students are studying volume and area as they relate to real world situations. From Cavalieri’s principle to calculating density of populations, we are quickly wrapping up the year and preparing to take the state end-of-course exam.
Algebra students are working on a statistics unit currently focusing on relative and conditional frequencies. They are also preparing for the state exam and have been meeting after school on Mondays and Wednesdays for extra practice. The music department is preparing for our spring concert which takes place May 14th at 6:30pm at Florida Southern College. The show is a combination of classic and modern music as we take you through a journey of music. Last week we hosted the LCMA talent show and the show was spectacular! Congratulations to our winners! Lavelle's students just concluded a unit that focused on analyzing how modern works of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. Students began with a passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible where Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and into freedom. They then applied their understanding of the ancient story to a nonfiction pieces concerning Harriet Tubman, who was known as the "Moses" of the Underground Railroad. Students then connected language and ideas from both passages to Robert Hayden's poem from the 1960's, Runagate, Runagate, which contains clear references to both Moses and the Underground Railroad. Their final assignment (which has proven to be one of Ms. Lavelle’s favorites this year) required students to read a selection from Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel, The Underground Railroad, to examine the evolution of the original story and to determine how Whitehead took that ancient story and rendered it new. After they rock both FSA Reading sessions on Friday and Monday, students will spend the rest of the year reading William Golding’s classic novel, Lord of the Flies, and discussing Golding’s commentary on human nature in a post-WWII world. Mrs. Sitta’s advanced science students have learned about how living things are organized into Domains and Kingdoms. They are currently learning how the human body systems are organized and interconnected. Did somebody ask, “Will there be any Dissections?” The honors classes have learned about matter, compounds and mixtures. They are delving into the Elements of the Periodic Table and exploring how the Atomic Theory has changed over time. The 6th graders in global Technology read a series of novels. Now are using their STEM skills to build a theme park. They are using their engineering skills to be as creative as possible in the creation of the park. Some students are making editable parks, some are building it from pool noodles, others are using craft sticks and stem sticks. While other team members are using their technology skills to make websites advertising their theme park. This project will continue through the end of the semester ending in a competition to see which group did best! Below are some of the pictures of them beginning to build their parks! Students in Mrs. Ferrell's Photography 1 & 2 classes have been experimenting with macro photography. Macro photography is composing images in which very small subjects appear larger than life. Look for these macro photos, and more, in the digital collections students are creating to share later this month! 6th and 7th grade Language and Literature students have been analyzing universal themes in the forms of folk tales, fables, myths, and legends. Also, they have written their own modern myth or folk tale that explains something in nature. Sixth grade U.S. History classes are learning about the events that led up to the Civil War. Students are realizing the many causes of the Civil War. Next week we will begin learning about the leaders, battles, and consequences of the war. Students are so enthusiastic about this topic In Creative Writing/Drama: 6th graders are learning about the production process of a play/skit through vocabulary, and are working on dress rehearsals for their scenes in the script "Ten/Two." Final performances will begin next week around the FSA testing schedule. 7th graders are watching the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical, "Oklahoma!" We have discussed the devices used in the musical which changed the style and plot for all future musicals. Ask them about the Oklahoma land grab, "stake claiming," a box social, or the importance of the dream ballet. 8th graders finished outlines for an original mystery and we read a short Sherlock Holmes case together. They have been extremely creative with their dramatic openings, plot twists, confrontations, and conclusions. Several of them would be great script ideas for detective TV shows or movies! Civics students have been learning about foreign policy, as it applies to the US. When should the US get involved with other countries? Why do we get involved in the business of other countries? The answer is when it has the ability to impact us. We are also looking into international organizations and their roles in government. The Civics EOC is coming soon! Please visit your teacher's website for a list of resources that can be used from home. "Work hard, put forth maximum effort, and have a good attitude. Most importantly, never give up!" 7th grade accelerated science students used their math brains to convert standard measurements into scientific notation. This made it much easier to compare the relative size and/or distance of over 30 objects in our universe and order them from smallest to largest. Gibson's 8th grade students are using technology to create presentations to teach various topics regarding Human Impacts on the Environment for their SSA review. The shows are both entertaining and educational! Comments are closed.
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