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BCMA Instructional Agenda Important Dates, Notices,
Reminders & Information
Important Dates in October
PICTURE DAY!
Thursday, October 6 & Friday, October 7
Students must be groomed and dressed in uniform for photos. Wear the BCMA collared polo-style shirt, uniform sweatshirt, sweater, or windbreaker. BRING YOUR MONEY ON PICTURE DAY OR PRE-PAY ONLINE Visit www.PREPAYORDERS.COM or www.PROVINEPICTURES.COM Flyer Code: P5004HO
Tuesday, October 11th
Early Dismissal
Wednesday, October 12th
Fall Holiday
Wednesday, October 19th
6th Grade Honor Assembly
Thursday, October 20th
7th Grade Honor Assembly
Friday, October 21st
8th Grade Honor Assembly
Important Notices, Reminders & Information
Classroom Syllabi All Teachers of Record at BCMA have passed out a syllabus for their respective courses. Please be on the lookout for such, it can provide a wealth of information that can be used to assist student academic achievement and ultimately student success. Student Lockers Lockers will be issued to all students during their A1
Period on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Students must
have a combo lock (no key locks) and be prepared
to provide their A1 Teacher of Record with the
combination to assist in the event the student is
unable to remember their combination.
If your student is in Gym, please provide a separate
lock for such.
Summer Homework Packets Please continue to encourage students to hand in
their Summer Homework Packets for Extra Credit.
Lunch Applications BCMA is a Title I Campus. In order to assist us in making sure that we are receiving all of the funding available to support our students, we are asking that ALL parents complete the Lunch Application, regardless of your financial situation. Funding is made available through this process and it is very important that we have as many students with complete Lunch Applications, as possible, to assist towards this effort. A link to the Lunch Application can be found her (Lunch Application Link), or it can be found under Resources on the BCMA website.
Important Notices, Reminders & Information
The final order of PE Uniforms and Jackets are scheduled to arrive on Oct. 19th.
If your student purchased a PE uniform or jacket during the summer or orientation his/her order is available for pick up in the office of Coach Strong.
If there are any parents that would like to volunteer their time on Oct. 20th to help organize and distribute informs and jackets please contact Coach Strong at [email protected]
PTO Calendar of Events October 7 7th Grade Dance Magnet School Tours Begin every Thursday 14 8th Grade Dance 11 EARLY DISMISSAL 12 FALL HOLIDAY 20 PTO General Assembly
SnapShot #2 Testing Window Coming Soon
Thursday, October 20, 2016 through Thursday, October 27, 2016
6th Grade ELA-R TBD Mrs. Beller, Mr. Hayner & Mr. Martinez 6th Grade ELA-W TBD Mrs. Garrett-Jackson & Ms. Harris 7th Grade ELA-R TBD Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap 7th Grade ELA-W TBD Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap 8th Grade TBD Mr. Barnes
TBD Mr. Martinez
Math 6th Grade TBD 7th Grade TBD 8th Grade TBD Algebra I TBD Geometry TBD
Science 6th Grade TBD 7th Grade TBD 8th Grade TBD
Social Studies
6th Grade TBD 7th Grade TBD 8th Grade TBD
BCMA Instructional Agenda Week of October 10, 2016 –
October 14, 2016
Dress Code Monday - Thursday
Gray Polo Shirt w/BCMA Logo (Tucked Into) Khaki Pants or Knee Length Skirt w/Belt
Gray BCMA Sweater or Solid Gray Sweater
BCMA I.D. Badge worn on Neck (All Times) Friday
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)
Parent / Teacher Communication
Communication between Parents and Teachers is highly
encouraged at BCMA. To facilitate this process, I am
providing the e-mail address of the faculty who work with
the 7th Graders here at BCMA:
ELA-R / ELA-W Department 1. Ms. Davis [email protected] 2. Ms. Yap [email protected]
Math (Alg. I) Department 1. Mr. Wanjala [email protected] 2. Ms. Morgan
[email protected] Science Department
1. Ms. Tyson [email protected]
2. Ms. Holley [email protected] Social Studies Department
1. Mr. Conrad [email protected] 2. Ms. Stewart [email protected]
SDM Department
1. Mrs. Miller [email protected]
2. Mr. Wertz [email protected]
Latin Department
1. Ms. Kirk [email protected]
2. Mr. Berry
Tech Applications / Principles of Technology
1. Mr. / Ms. / Mrs. TBD
Gym / Physical Education
1. Coach Strong [email protected]
General Information for PE Uniforms BCMA physical education uniforms will be sold to
students during their PE class, if your student does not have PE during first semester she / he will still need to place an order for the upcoming spring semester.
Students are required to wear the BCMA’s PE Uniform daily. If your child has her / his uniform
from a previous school year, they may such.
Uniform Cost:
o FULL SET (SM-LRG) $20 (XL-XXL) $30
o Individual pieces $10 each
If any PE or elective teacher is requiring students
to dress out before BCMA uniforms arrive they
will be asked to wear appropriate workout
clothes from home.
General Information for BCMA Jackets BCMA Jackets are also available for purchase from
the PE department. There are two types of jackets available. Log on
the school website and you will find a flyer and
order form for each under Activities and PE.
Please fill out your order form and include your
form of payment (either cash or money order)
and return to school with your student.
Your child may only purchase his / her grade level
color.
Jacket Cost:
o Windbreaker Jacket is $30
o Hooded Jacket $28
Each BCMA Jacket will included the BCMA Logo.
PE Uniform & Jacket Info from Coach Strong 1. Mrs. Strong (Coach Strong) is the only person
who is able to collect funds. 2. Orders Placed, Scheduled to Arrive Sept. 9th
3. Orders Placed Post-August 19th, TBD
Parent / Teacher Communication Math Lab
1. Ms. Kerawala [email protected]
This Week in ELA-R with Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap
Week of October 10 to October 14:
Further developing inferencing and
annotating skills through the use of Mama
and Her Bank Account by Katherine Forbes,
Exploring characterization and use of
textual evidence through Langston Hughes’ Thank You, M’am
Homework:
Students will read a short story and make
inferences with textual evidence and
explanation.
o Assignment is Due October 13th or
October 14th
Note: Students will be issued a copy of the English
Grammar Guide this week. It will be theirs to use for the 2016-2017 school year only. If your student loses the book, he/she will be charged a $2 replacement fee.
This Week in Science w/ Ms. Holley
Subject: Structure and function of cell organelles, use of laboratory microscope and introduction to Genetics Monday, October 10th & Tuesday, October 11th
Activity #1: Cell Organelles/Microscope Test
Activity #2: Microscope Mania Puzzle
Homework: Read pages 521-525. Answer Page 528 Summarize It!! Activity Wednesday, October 12th
Fall Holiday Thursday, October 13th & Friday, October 14th
Activity #1: Learning About Genetics
Homework: Read pages 521-525. Work on Page 526 Organize it! Activity
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This Week in the Math Lab w/Ms. Kerawala
This week: Students will work on their individualized topics, complete assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take quizzes in www.Aleks.com program. Students have approximately 50 minutes in class daily to work on weekly topic assignment. Week 2 of Cycle 2 assignments have been posted in ALEKS and are due by Sunday, midnight 10/16/16. Work can be accessed from home computers devices including phones. Tech Support for Aleks is (714) 619-7090. The assignments are as follows:
Topic 2.2
Time 2.2
Test 2.2 on Whole Numbers and Integers
for Pre-AP students, Arithmetic Readiness
for Algebra Students
On a daily basis, students will continue to review
skills needed for success in 7th grade math. This
week our focus will be on the Probability
Homework:
HW5-1 Reteach and Practice C (both sides) HW5-2 Reteach and Practice C (both sides) Daily Homework is provided and is due the following class period. Students must show their strategies and work to receive credit on their homework assignments. Please note, no work = no credit. Supplies Needed Daily:
Composition Book (Notebook), 1 Pocket Folder with Brackets, Notebook Paper, Glue Stick and 1 Box of Tissue for Classroom Usage.
This Week in 7th Grade Math
w/Ms. Morgan & Mr. Wanjala
October 10th
Focus: Unit 2 Probability EXAM Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
Lesson 7.1, 7.2 – Reteach and A/B worksheets October 11th - ½ Day Focus: Unit 3: Solving Equations – 6th grade review Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
Lesson 7.1, 7.2 – Reteach and A/B worksheets October 12th – Fall Holiday No School October 13th & October 14th Focus: Solving Equations – Writing and solving two-step equations Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7
Lesson 8.1 p. 249-250 #7-15, Activity Sheet A/B Lesson 8.2 p. 255-256 #8-33, Activity Sheet A/B
Required Daily Supplies: Pencil with eraser & Notebook Beginning Next Week: Weekly Class Notes and Do Nows are available online on the HUB.
Upcoming Unit 1 Assessment:
September 7TH & September 10TH
Math Lab Tutorial Hours
Computers and tutoring will be available on
Tuesdays / Thursdays from 7:30-8:00 A.M. in
Room 129.
No Late Arrivals Permitted
Students will be picked up from front door at
7:30 and escorted to lab. Two other labs available
Thursday after school from 4:15-5:15.
This Week in Scientific Decision Making
w/Mr. Wertz Monday, October 10th & Tuesday, October 11th Students will create a mock science research project based on a student generated variation of the human pulse rate lab found in the Heart and Circulation module from BioEd Online. Students will:
Define heart rate measure heart rate evaluate what affects heart rate conduct an independent research project based
on the activity 7 Heart Rate p. of Heart and
Circulation do data collection graph collected data calculate the mean (average) from collected
data Homework: Students will define the vocabulary
associated with the blood pressure and pulse lab and review the content contained in the BrainPop video: Blood Pressure in preparation for a quiz next class meeting.
o Due next class meeting. Wednesday, October 12th Fall Holiday
This Week in Scientific Decision Making
w/Mr. Wertz Thursday, October 13th & Friday, October 14th Students will analyze and accurately identify the internal features of the sheep heart as part of the Internal Features of the Mammalian Heart Lab Students will:
Analyze the internal features of a sheep’s heart specimen.
Place labels on a specimen heart without looking at a guide.
Evaluate (Peer grade) one another and will correct mislabeled items.
Evaluate knowledge and skills over Blood Pressure via quiz.
Homework: Review for the sheep heart dissection lab practical scheduled for next class meeting.
o Review the external and internal features of the mammalian heart in preparation for the lab practical. Students will review notes and the BioEd Online resources from the Heart and Circulation module in preparation for the mammalian heart lab practice.
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This week in Miss Miller’s
7th Grade Scientific Decision –Making Monday, October 9 & Tuesday, October 10, 2016
Annotated Bibliography
What is blood pressure?
Wednesday, October 11, 2016
No School
Thursday, October 12 & Friday, October 13, 2016
Heart Dissection
Science Fair Introduction & Methods
This Week in Texas History w/Ms. Stewart &
Mr. Conrad
Monday/Tuesday: The students will have an opportunity to compare and contrast Native American artifacts. Homework: Native American tribe ESPN. Wednesday: No School Thursday/Friday: Students will about the explores of Texas and their interactions with the Native Americans. Homework: The Cabeza De Vaca worksheet
This week in Magister Berry’s 7th Grade Latin
Week of October 10, 2016 – October 14, 2016 (Holiday
on October 12).
Complete Mythology documentary.
Begin work on Mythology Social Media project/ class competition.
Continue vocabulary study for Stage 6 - Pugna
Conduct daily activities with Divide and Conquer Word of the Day and Latin Phrase of the Day.
Translate all imperfect (past) tense verbs in Stage 6.
Grades & Assignments Mythology Documentary Notes (Classwork
Grade) o Monday for A Day. o Tuesday for B Day.
Stage 6 - Pugna Vocabulary Check (Participation Grade)
o Thursday for A Day o Friday for B Day
Group Assignments (Homework Grade) o Thursday for A Day o Friday for B Day
BCMA Instructional Agenda
This Week in Latin Sequential / Latin I with Ms. Kirk
A few major points of relevance this year:
Technology is a daily part of our class, please allow your students to bring their cell phones, tablets, laptops, and any internet-ready technological device with them on the day they have Latin.
All students will be given a Stage Packet corresponding to each chapter in the text book. If they lose their packet, they may purchase a new one from Ms. Kirk for $2
Parent signup and interaction on Class Dojo will be a PROJECT GRADE (15%) every grading cycle. There are 2 vocabulary-building resources I would like to emphasize for student usage:
1. Quizlet – I have made my own sets, but if you search Cambridge Latin Course you will find premade sets for each stage. I am working on creating classes in Quizlet to monitor engagement and practice.
2. Memrise – search Cambridge Latin Course under courses ; I REALLY like this tool
HINT: There may be extra-credit and rewards for the students who practice using these tools! Padlet is an essential part of class. Many warm-ups, discussions, notes, and class activities that will serve as valuable study aids will be done on Padlet. I advise all students and parents to download the app on their tablet and/or smart phone. I advise the same for Class Dojo for communication. I also use it to post helpful links, extra credit, and information about what your students are working on in class. Quizlet and Memrise are also downloadable apps.
Cambridge website cambridgescp.com, currently free, open access to all 4th edition materials
Grammar practice
Vocabulary practice
Translation aids
Monday, October 10th & Tuesday, October 11th: Stage 6 (Seq.); Stage 7/8 (Latin I)
Warm-Up o Etymology/TAG (Motto) (Seq.) o English to Latin Sentences (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: complete Metella et Melissa or animal ferox translation and assignment, Stage 8 sentences (NEW GRAMMAR: ACCUSATIVE PLURAL) (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: Review Felix et fur translation, act out Felix et fur or creatively represent (Seq.)
Homework: o Felix et fur comprehension questions from S6P (seq.)
o Stage 6 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Seq.)
o Practicing the Language Stage 8 (Latin I)
o Stages 6-8 Test 10/21, 10/22 (Latin I)
o Stage 7 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Latin I)
Homework: o gladiātōrēs questions S8P (Latin I)
o avarus comprehension questions (Seq.)
o Stages 6-8 Test 10/21, 10/22 (Latin I)
o Stage 7 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Latin I)
o Stage 6 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Seq.)
This Week in Latin Sequential / Latin I with Ms. Kirk (Continued)
Wednesday, October 12th & Thursday, October 13th: Stage 6 (Seq.); Stage 8 (Latin I)
Warm-Up o Etymology/TAG (Motto) (Seq.) o English to Latin Sentences (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: review PLT 8, Kahoot! & Jigsaw translate gladiātōrēs (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: Jigsaw avarus translation (Seq.)
Homework: o gladiātōrēs questions S8P (Latin I)
o avarus comprehension questions (Seq.)
o Stages 6-8 Test 10/21, 10/22 (Latin I)
o Stage 7 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Latin I)
o Stage 6 Vocabulary Quiz 10/13, 10/14 (Seq.)
Friday, October 14th: Review (Seq.) Stage 6; Stage 8 (Latin I)
Warm-Up o Etymology/TAG (Motto) (Seq.) o English to Latin Sentences (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: review gladiātōrēs, Kahoot! & in arēnā activity/translation (Latin I)
Activity/Classwork: Worksheet 6.6 (Seq.)
Homework: o Translate animal ferox (Latin I)
o Worksheet 6.2 (Seq.)
o Stages 6-8 Test 10/21, 10/22 (Latin I)
This Week in Science w/Mrs. Tyson
Monday – Tuesday, October 10-11, 2016 Topic: Learning About Genetics
Define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation. Genetic material is found in the genes within the chromosomes in the nucleus.
Compare the results of uniform or diverse offspring from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction.
Recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within the chromosomes in the nucleus.
o Activity #1: An Inventory of My Traits-Survey and Data Collection o Activity #2: Graphing Collected Data: Analysis of Traits
Homework: Kids’ Zone; How to Create A Graph (Due Date / 3-14/2016) Thursday-Friday, October 13-14, 2016: Topic: Observing Traits
Identify the phenotypes of offspring from a genetic cross
Use Punnet Squares to identify the outcomes of genetic crosses
Activity #1: Building Vocabulary Foldable Activity Activity #2: Virtual Lab: How Are Traits Passed from Parent to Offspring?
Homework: *Health Science Component—A Closer Look at Genetic Disorders
(Human Genetic Mutation and Disease Worksheet -- Due October 20-21, 2016)
BCMA Instructional Agenda
7th Grade Math Lab Instructional Agenda
w/Mr. Eligio Oct. 3-7, 2016
Lessons on Aleks Program: Solving Equation and Inequalities
Using two steps to solve an equation with whole number
Additive property of equality with
negative coefficient
Minimum of 5 topics learned every class
meeting on Aleks program
Homework: Online HW in Aleks
Quiz: Thursday (A-Day) & Friday (B-Day): Two-Step Equations & Additive Property of Equality 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 % on Participation Grade
Website: www.aleks.com
This Week in Computer Science with Ms. Chao
Students will be able to:
Students will understand and practice navigating the Globaloria platform.
Students will know where and how to find help when they get stuck and practice submitting a help ticket to our coding coaches.
Explain the iterative design process and understand its purpose in game design.
View the rubric and see how it will be used to evaluate their work in this class.
Learn about the Globey Awards, a national game design contest for students and help students understand how they can be entered in the Globeys.
Students will read and edit JavaScript code. Students will use and recognize comments,
variables and functions.
Vocabulary:
Help Ticket: a help ticket is a request or question that is submitted by a teacher or student to the Globaloria Help Center.
Coding Coach: A Globaloria expert who answers student questions on coding, game design, or any topic related to the Globaloria course.
Debug: to remove the mistake. Programming Language: a computer-readable
language (i.e. C++, Python, JavaScript, HTML, etc.)
Iterative: the process of repeating and adjusting Comment: a special line of code that start with
two forward slashes (ie: //This is a comment); Coders use comments to remind themselves and others what a section or line of code means. When the computer runs code it will ignore all comments.
Variable: a special container that holds a value to reuse in JavaScript; Variables have a name and a value (i.e. myVariable = 10).
Function: acts as a verb in JavaScript; It is used to perform an action or set of actions with a single line of code.
Quiz:
Monday and Tuesday on Stage 7 and Stage 9 of Code.org.
This week in Art with Ms. Price in Art Elective
Theme of the Week: Using Art for Communication
Monday, October 10 – Friday, October 14, 2016
A DAYS/B DAYS: (DAY 1) Project #5 (collaborative) – Country Tourism Posters
A DAYS/B DAYS DAY 2 : Project #6 Day of the Dead Papier Mache Masks
Weekly Homework: 2 sketches in sketchbook
Sketch #13: Sketch a design idea for your Day of the Dead Mask (fully colored)
Sketch #14: Sketch a 2nd design option for your Day of the Dead Mask (fully colored)
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE…
ITEM #1: )n several weeks hopefully in week 8 , we are doing a Day of the Dead papier mache mask. For this project we will need NEWSPAPER. Please save your newspapers or pick one up at the store in the coming week. Please send your student to school with a newspaper for Art Class by Monday, October 10, 2016 to prepare for this project. Thanks!
ITEM #2: In order to make sure that everyone is properly equipped for painting, please look into purchasing your child a BRUSH SET. A basic beginner’s student set can be purchased at Michael’s for a few dollars: $3.29 to be exact or purchase wherever is most convenient. We will use these brushes when we begin our papier mache project in Week 8. Please have these available by Monday, October 10, 2016.
ITEM #3: Please have your student bring an OLD T-SHIRT to school to wear for painting projects beginning Monday, October 10, 2016. They can keep them in their locker and bring when requested to art class.
PAINTBRUSH SET EXAMPLE
Micheals.com: Creatology Taklon Bristle Paintbrushes
(6 piece brush set – nylon) $3.29 per pack
I am specifically asking that each
student have the following
brushes: a flat and a round
(2 paintbrushes).
Please no watercolor brushes
EXAMPLE OF FLAT & ROUND
