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Instructional Agenda ~ Week of Feb. 25 – Mar. 1
Baylor College of Medicine Academy @Ryan
2610 Elgin St. ~ Houston, TX. 77004 ~ 713-942-1932
www.houstonisd.org/academyatryan
See dress code requirements for the Masquerade Ball
and 8th grade graduation ceremony on the last page.
FEE COLLECTION DATES
for 8th Grade End-of-Year activities
Monday – Jan. 28th
Wednesday – Jan. 30th
Thursday – Feb. 7th
Friday – March 1st Collected in the cafeteria by a Parent Volunteer
Upcoming Events NEXT 8th Grade PARENT
MEETING: Wednesday, Mar.
20th @ 5:30pm
Important Announcements
Feb. 12th & 13th – Talent Show Mar. 7 – Panoramic Photo May 17 – Fiesta Texas Trip May 22– Splash Day & Carnival May 24 – Masquerade Ball (Dance) May 25 – Graduation May 29 – Sweet Send-off (Yearbook signing) May 31 – Awards Day
*All students are
required to wear an
I.D. daily
$5 replacement cost
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
Obey all safety rules on the bus.
NEW! STUDENT BADGE PROGRAM
Beginning October 22nd, BCM @ Ryan Will be included in the Transportation Services student badge program. Your students must now scan their personalized badges as they get on and off the bus.
Questions should be directed to Transportation Services Interim General Manager John Wilcots IV at 713-556-5934 or [email protected].
Important Reminders:
BUS ROUTES –www.houstonisd.org/transportation or call 713-613-3040.
• Susanne Coleman (Terminal Manager) [email protected], 713-
556-3421 (office) or 713-592-2708 (cell)
• Tiffanie Travis-Williams (Area Manager) [email protected], 713-
556-3419 (Office) or 713-933-7208 (cell)
Roslyn Lewis (Area Manager) [email protected], 713-556-3417 (office) or
832-506-3830 (cell)
School Bus Tracker- If your student will be riding HISD transportation,
please register on www.houstonISD.org/BusTracker to track your
students bus in the AM and PM time. The district’s account number
is 76647
Tutorials and Clubs
Mondays- ELA/READING
Tuesdays- SCIENCE
Wednesdays- SOCIAL STUDIES
Thursdays- MATH
Saturdays – 9am – 12:30pm
The time will be 4:00pm-5:00pm. All students MUST be picked up by 5:15pm.
THERE ARE NO AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAYS.
Questions? Contact your child’s teacher:
Ms. Obeid [email protected]
Mr. Figueroa [email protected]
Mr. Dabas [email protected]
Mr. Aguilar [email protected]
Mr. Barkhausen (TBA)
Ms. B. Brown
Ms. Heintzelman
Mr. Elegarle [email protected]
Ms. Espino [email protected]
Ms. Fielding (TBA)
Mr. Martinez [email protected]
Mr. Telle [email protected]
Mr. Eligio [email protected]
Ms. Masood [email protected]
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***SCHOOL RULES AND POLICIES***
❖ Before being dismissed for first period, ALL students MUST be in their assigned areas. 8th grade
students report to the CAFETERIA. No students are allowed to be in the hallways, classrooms or
restrooms WITHOUT PERMISSION.
❖ Locker times: Morning, after being dismissed from their designated areas; Before and After Lunch;
Between 4th and 5th Period.
❖ Dress code: Burgundy polo shirt with BCMA logo, khaki pants/shorts or skirts that are knee-length,
BCMA burgundy sweater or solid burgundy sweater. School I.D. must be worn around the neck at all
times.
❖ ONLY ON FRIDAYS: Blue or black jeans with no tears, cuts or holes, BCMA spirit
t-shirt or college t-shirt.
❖ When dismissed at 3:50 p.m., all bus riders must proceed directly and promptly to the bus ramps. School
buses will leave at 3:57 p.m. everyday. Car riders must proceed directly and promptly to the front of the
building.
❖ Be respectful to school personnel and fellow students.
SCIENCE
❖ Ms. Espino IPC Tuesday, February 26 ➢ Introduction to Energy
➢ Forms of Potential Energy (Elastic, Gravitational and Chemical)
➢ IPC, Mc Graw Hill Education / Stemscopes,
o Homework: Practice Exercises (Forms of energy )
Thursday , February 28 ➢ Potential and kinetic Energy
➢ Activity: Bouncing Ball
➢ IPC, Mc Graw Hill Education/Stemscopes
o Homework: Complete the Energy packet
❖ Ms. Espino & Ms. Masood Tuesday , February 26 ➢ How to read a Topographic Map
➢ Analyzing Topographic Map
➢ 8th Grade Science, Mc Graw Hill Education / Stemscopes
o Homework: Practice Exercises, 8.9C
Wednesday , February 27 Thursday, February 28 ➢ Identifying land features using contour lines
➢ Building a 3D model of an area shown on a topographic map
➢ 8th Grade science, Mc Graw Hill Education/ Stemscopes
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o Homework: Practice Exercises, 8.9 C
Friday, March 1 Continue building Topographic map model. Identifying land features and how these features may be reshaped by weathering 8th grade science, Graw Hill Education / stemscopes Homework: Practice Exercises 8.9 C
❖ Biotech w/ Mr. Aguilar & Ms. Brown
Concepts:
The students will …
1) Continue formulating and refining ideas relating to the Genes in Space contest.
2) Be further introduced to DNA: Central Dogma, related processes, base pairing rules, and more.
3) Understand how RNA relates to DNA and the production of proteins within our bodies and cells.
4) Be further introduced to genetics through an interactive project about “Genes in Space”
Activities:
1) Independent Practice: Students will take notes and participate in a discussion concerning RNA via a
guided PowerPoint presentation.
2) Group Activity: Students will explore current research on space biology and further cultivate their ideas
for their Genes in Space research project.
3) Group Activity: Students will complete RNA guided notes and review introductory RNA videos
4) Group Activity: Students will participate in an open discussion discussing the importance of RNA and
how it relates to DNA and the production of proteins.
Homework: Complete Part 2 of the GiS (Genes in Space) Question and Hypothesis worksheet
Reminders/comments:
Parents, please sign-up for Remind.com for communication and updates.
• Ms. Brown – Access code: Biotech143
• Mr. Aguilar – Access code: LABiotech
Students, please come to class prepared and ready to learn!
MATHEMATICS
❖ Mr. Elegarle /Mr. Dabas (Math 8th)
Monday, February 25th
➢ Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing ➢ Go Math 8 ➢ HW
o Due Next Class period Tuesday, February 26th Wednesday, February 27th Reading & Math 8 Mock STAAR Thursday, February 28th
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Friday, March 1st
➢ Mean Absolute Deviation ➢ Go Math 8
➢ HW o Due Next Class Period
❖ MR. DABAS/Geometry
Monday – Similarity in Right Triangles & Proportions in Triangles
Homework – 9.4 & 9.5 Practice Form K
Wednesday – MOCK STAAR
Friday – The Pythagorean Theorem and its Converse
Homework – 10.1 Practice Form K
Note – Test on Tuesday (Similarity)
❖ Math Lab w/Mr. Eligio Algebra 1
Monday/Tuesday ➢ Study Island
❖ Rewrite Polynomial Expressions ❖ Simplify Radical Expressions
Wednesday/Thursday ➢ Study Island
❖ Functions ❖ Sequences ❖ Slope of a line
Friday ➢ Study Island
❖ Rate of Change ❖ Graph of Linear Functions
Homework: Complete all the required topics in study island every week due on Sunday midnight Website: www.studyisland.com ____________________________________________________________________________
8th Grade Math Monday/Tuesday
➢ Study Island ❖ Order of Operations ❖ Similar Figures ❖ Scale Factors
Wednesday/Thursday ➢ Study Island
❖ Slope ❖ Linear Representations
Friday ➢ Study Island
❖ Scatter Plots ❖ Direct Variation
Homework: Complete all the required topics in study island every week due on Sunday midnight Website: www.studyisland.com ____________________________________________________________________________
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❖ Mr. Elegarle / Algebra
Monday, February 25th
➢ Dividing Polynomials ➢ Algebra 1, Pearson ➢ HW
o Due Next Class period Tuesday, February 26th Wednesday, February 27th
MOCK STAAR TEST – Reading 8, Math 8 Thursday, February 28th Friday, March 1st
➢ Quadratic Graphs and their Properties ➢ Quadratic Functions ➢ Algebra 1, Pearson
➢ HW o Due Next Class Period
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This Week in ALEKS with Mr. Simien
ELA/WRITING
❖ Mr. Martinez
❖ Ms. Fielding
SOCIAL STUDIES
❖ Mr. Telle
Monday
I Do: Independent Review
We Do: Unit 8 Quiz
You Do: Lincoln – Video Analysis
Tuesday/Wednesday
I Do: Civil War Leaders
We Do: Civil War Heroes
You Do: Timeline Project Work
Thursday/Friday
I Do: Lincoln’s Leadership
We Do: Lincoln’s Words
You Do: Timeline Project Work
❖ Mr. Barkhausen
ART
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❖ Mr. Figueroa Please e-mail teacher if you have any questions.
LATIN/SPANISH
❖ Ms. HEINTZELMAN Monday, 2/25/19 and Tuesday, 2/26/18 TAG/Etymology Stage 17 vocab illustrations & derivatives Finish translating "taberna" story p. 114 Review all tags Latin binder & textbook check Homework: Study for Tag Test Fri/Mon Wednesday, 2/27/19 and Thursday, 2/28/19 Tag/Etymology Tag illustrations Nouns p.114 Homework: Study for Tag Test Friday, 3/1/19 and Monday, 3/4/19 TAG/Etymology Tag Test Translate story on p. 115 Homework: Latin Binder & Textbook check next class
Dress Code for Masquerade Ball (May 24, 2019)
Girls
• No strapless dresses
• No Cleavage
• No Open Back
• Midriff – can’t show more than 2 inches of skin
• Dress Length – must not be shorter than mid-thigh
• Slits – can’t come higher than the knee
• Shoes – any height that’s comfortable to walk in, but no slides or flip flops
Boys
• Slacks with a belt or suspenders – no jeans
• Collared shirt – must be tucked in
• Tie is optional
• Suit coat is optional
• Shoes – no slides or flip flops
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Dress code for Graduation (May 25, 2019)
Girls
• Black or White (solid or any combination)
• Slacks or dresses (no denim jeans)
• Dress shoes (No tennis shoes)
Boys
• White dress shirt
• Dark colored pants (no denim jeans)
• Dress shoes (no tennis shoes)
• Long or bowtie (any color)
*Dress code decisions were voted on by the 8th grade parent committee. Please direct all
questions/concerns to Dean Brown’s office.
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