baylor college of medicine academy @ryan
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Instructional Agenda ~ Week of Dec. 17 – Dec. 21
Baylor College of Medicine Academy @Ryan
2610 Elgin St. ~ Houston, TX. 77004 ~ 713-942-1932
www.houstonisd.org/academyatryan
Students must be in
dress code DAILY. This
includes OUTERWEAR.
Fee notification for 8th Grade End-of-Year (EOY)
activities & Parent T-Shirt order forms will be sent home this week.
TEACHER PREP DAY FRIDAY, DEC. 21ST – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Upcoming Events FRIDAY 21st – Teacher Prep Day
– NO School for Students
THIS WEEK: District – Level
Assessments cont’d.
NEXT 8th Grade PARENT
MEETING: Wednesday,
January 16th @ 5:30pm
Dec. 18 – 20 GT TESTING
Dec. 20 - STEM SYMPOSIUM
@ 4:30pm – 6pm
Important Announcements
Information regarding the
Stem Symposium on last
page.
*All students are
required to wear an
I.D. daily
$5 replacement cost
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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
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 , December 18 ➢ IPC Final Test (chemistry) ➢ IPC, Mc Graw Hill Education
o Homework: Practice review STAAR questions 8.5 F Thursday , December 20 ➢ Physical and chemical change ➢ Homework: Practice review STAAR questions 8.5 F
o Homework: Stemscopes (Introduction to Forces and Motion )
❖ Ms. Espino & Ms. Masood 8th grade Science Monday, December 17 Tuesday, December 18 ➢ Rotation and Revolution of the Earth
➢ 8th Grade Science, Mc Graw Hill Education
o Homework: Practice Exercises, 8.6 C review questions
Wednesday , December 19 Thursday , December 20 Revolution of the Earth ( Seasons ) ➢ 8th Grade science, Mc Graw Hill Education
o Homework: STAAR practice Exercises (8.5-8.6 A-C )
❖ Biotech w/ Mr. Aguilar & Ms. Brown
Concepts:
The students will …
1. Assess their knowledge via the end of semester exam.
2. Prepare for and engage their minds during the STEM Symposium and STEAM activities.
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3. Participate in this semester’s second engineering product: weight bearing nanostructures and/or
bristle bots.
Activities:
1) Independent Practice: end of semester assessment
2) Cooperative Groups: students will design and build weight bearing structures from smaller, geometric
shapes and/or build and test bristle bots (engineering project 2).
3) Think-Pair-Share: students will discuss the benefits of nanostructures and/or the possible benefits of
nanobots concerning .
Homework: All students should complete study guides to prepare for this week’s assessment.
• The end of semester assessment will be given on Monday, December 17th (B Day), and Tuesday,
December 18th (A day).
Reminders/comments: Parents, please sign-up for Remind.com for communication and updates.
• Ms. Brown – Access code: Biotech143
• Mr. Aguilar – Access code: LABiotech Parents and Students, please update your Scienteer accounts at: scienteer.com/auth/login Students, please come to class prepared and ready to learn!
MATHEMATICS
❖ Mr. Elegarle /Mr. Dabas (Math 8th) Monday, December 17th Tuesday, December 18th
➢ Transformations - Translations, DLA Make up Test ➢ Go Math 8 ➢ HW
o Due Next Class period Wednesday, December 19th Thursday, December 20th
➢ Transformations – Reflections
➢ Go Math 8
Friday, December 21st ➢ Student Holiday
➢ Go Math 8
➢ HW
o Due Next Class Period
❖ MR. DABAS/Geometry
Monday - District Level Assessment
Wednesday – End of the Semester Test
❖ Mr. Elegarle/Alg 1
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Monday, December 17th Tuesday, December 18th
➢ DLA/Final Exam
➢ Algebra 1, Pearson
➢ HW
o Due Next Class Period
Wednesday, December 19th
Thursday, December 20th ➢ DLA/Final Make up Test, Inequalities in Two Variables
Friday, December 21st ➢ Student Holiday ➢ Algebra 1, Pearson
➢ HW
o Due Next Class Period
❖ Math Lab w/Mr. Eligio
Monday/Tuesday
➢ Graphically solving a system of linear equations both of the form y=mx+b
➢ 3 topics mastered in Aleks
Wednesday
➢ Graphically solving a system of linear equations
➢ 3 topics mastered in Aleks
Thursday
➢ STEAM Symposium
Friday
➢ Teacher Preparation Day (No students)
Homework: Complete all the required topics every week due on Sunday midnight
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8th Grade Math – Mr. Eligio Monday/Tuesday
➢ Surface area of a cube or a rectangular prism
➢ 3 topics mastered in Aleks
Wednesday
➢ Surface area of a triangular prism
➢ 3 topics mastered in Aleks
Thursday
➢ STEAM Symposium
Friday
➢ Teacher Preparation Day (No students)
Homework: Complete all the required topics every week due on Sunday midnight
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This Week in ALEKS with Mr. Simien Classwork this Week: Students will complete individualized topics, assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take assessments in www.Aleks.com program. After Reading classwork, students have approximately 35 minutes in class daily to work on weekly topic and time assignments. On an average, students are expected to work for two hours and learn at least 12 topics each week. The program is self-pacing, and therefore some students may need to work over two hours to master 12 topics this week. The assignments are as follows: Topics assigned weekly to assist in tailored needs of each student in each class. Students in Dyslexia Intervention will complete vocabulary and review with teacher and then work on ALEKS topics assigned to them. Christmas Break: Semester II Time I, Semester II Time 2, Semester II Topic 1, Semester II Topic 2 assignments starting 12/24 may be used to replace one failing grade per complete assignment in cycle 4. Test and Quizzes: Daily Do Now (DN), Independent Practice (IP), and Exit Tickets (ET) may be graded as classwork assignments (both accuracy and completion at teacher's discretion). A weekly quiz will be assessed for accuracy at the end of the academic week.
ELA/WRITING
❖ Mr. Martinez ➢ Students will focus on diction and analyze the way writers use descriptive details to bring characters and setting
to life
➢ Students will read short fiction/short stories and discuss ‘world building’ in short stories
➢ Students will practice strategies for drafting a short piece of fiction
➢ Students will discuss district level assessment results via Student Feedback Cards
➢ Students will discuss Short Story Rubric
➢ Students will participate in an in-class spelling bee to determine qualifiers for whole-campus spelling bee in
January
➢
Homework:
➢ Students will write a short piece of fiction using the Short Story Rubric as a guide.
❖ Ms. Fielding Please e-mail teacher if you have any questions.
SOCIAL STUDIES
❖ Mr. Telle
Monday/Tuesday
I Do: Hamilton’s Financial Plan for US Government
We Do: Alien and Sedition Acts Under Madison
You Do: Elevator Speech for Financial Plan
Wednesday
I Do: Hamilton Recap Questions
We Do: Unit 6 Recap
You Do: PowerPoint Review
Thursday
Science Symposium Day
Unit Recap
-National History Day Essays DUE:
A Day: 18 DEC (Tuesday)
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B Day: 19 DEC (Wednesday)
Either printed or emailed ([email protected])
❖ Mr. Barkhausen
Monday/Tuesday
I Do: Semester Review
We Do: NHD Introduction Review
You Do: HISD DLA (District Learning Assessment)
Wednesday/Thursday
I Do: NHD Research Review
We Do: NHD research
You Do: NHD body
Friday
Continue NHD research/writing.
ART
❖ Mr. Figueroa Please e-mail teacher if you have any questions.
LATIN/SPANISH
❖ Ms. HEINTZELMAN Monday, 12/17/18
• TAG/Etymology
• Complete semester Exam review packet
• Latin binder check Homework: Study for Semester Exam; turn in completed review next class
Tuesday, 12/18/19 and Wednesday, 12/19/18
• Fall Semester Exam
• B10: Winter Showcase Homework: Complete any grade retakes/corrections by Thursday
Thursday, 12/20/18
• STEAM Day Homework: Nihil
Ms. OBEID
Please e-mail teacher if you have any questions.
Dear Parents and Guardians: You are invited to our yearly STEAM Symposium where students show
off their independent research from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm on December 20th. Independent research
provides a vehicle for students to learn to think both systematically and creatively. When they
authentically engage in scientific and engineering thinking, they engage in critical thinking. These
are foundational skills that they will carry with them and your support means everything. We thank
you for your support and look forward to seeing you for some cookies and punch as you explore
the various projects submitted on STEAM Symposium night.