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BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY

WEEKLY INSTRUCTIONAL AGENDA

SEVENTH GRADE

11/12/2018 – 11/16/2018

WEEK 1 OF CYCLE 2

THE 7th GRADE TEAM

DEAN: Ms. de Dios [email protected]

TEACHERS

English Language Arts

Ms. Davis [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (B10)

Ms. Yap [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (B10)

Spanish

Ms. Obeid [email protected] Conference Time: 9:55 - 11:15 am (B7)

Latin

Mr. Bowen [email protected] Conference Time: 9:55 - 11:15 am (B7)

Mathematics

Mr. Steele [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (A5)

Ms. Bhatia [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (A5)

Math Lab

Ms. Kerawala [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (A5)

Mr. Eligio [email protected] Conference Time: 2:30 – 3:50 pm (A5)

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Science

Ms. Holley [email protected] Conference Time 11:20 – 12:00 pm;

12:40 – 1:20 pm (B8)

Ms. Sudhakaran [email protected] Conference Time: 11:20 – 12:00 pm

12:40 – 1:20 pm (B8)

Social Studies

Mr. Conrad [email protected] Conference Time: 11:20 – 12:00 pm;

12:40 – 1:20 pm (A3)

Mr. Palmitier [email protected] Conference Time: 11:20 – 12:00 pm;

12:40 – 1:20 pm (A3)

Scientific Decision- Making

Mr. Rasti [email protected] Conference Time: 8:30 - 9:50 am (A1)

Mr. Wertz [email protected] Conference Time: 8:30 - 9:50 am (A1)

Physical Education

Ms. Godinez [email protected] Conference Time: 9:55 - 11:15 am (A2)

Mr. Johnson [email protected] Conference Time: 12:00 – 1:20 pm (A3)

*PLEASE NOTE THAT AN APPOINTMENT NEEDS TO BE SET UP PRIOR TO

MEETING WITH A TEACHER.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

❖ Parent Student Connect (Gradespeed)

• You can access and monitor your student’s attendance, assignments and grades.

Go to www.HoustonISD.org/PSCregister to get started.

• You may also use Gradespeed to communicate with your student’s teachers.

❖ After-School Tutorials (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.)

• Mondays – ELA/Reading

• Tuesdays – Science

• Wednesdays – Social Studies

• Thursdays – Mathematics

**THERE WILL BE NO TUTORIALS THIS WEDNESDAY - FACULTY MEETING**

*Students attending after-school tutorials or after-school activities must report directly to the

cafeteria. Teachers pick up their respective tutorial students from the cafeteria.








http://www.houstonisd.org/PSCregister

*Please pick up your child promptly at 5:00 p.m. when he/she attends any after-school

tutorial or activity.

*Please be reminded that there are no after-school tutorials or activities on FRIDAYS.

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP FOR CAR RIDERS

❖ WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT IN THE MORNING AND PICK

HIM/HER UP AT DISMISSAL IN THE AFTERNOON, PLEASE FOLLOW THE

DIRECTIONS OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE DIRECTING THE FLOW

OF TRAFFIC TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS.

❖ Students will be allowed into the building at 7:45 a.m. Please note that there will be no

school personnel monitoring students who will be dropped off earlier than 7:45 and left

on school grounds, outside of the building.

❖ In the afternoon, students who are not picked up by 4:20 will be led back into the school

building. Anyone picking up after 4:20 will have to go to the main office to pick up their

student. If unable to get off your car and pick up your student yourself from the main

office, please send an adult, and not a child, on your behalf.

❖ If your student will be walking home after-school, send/submit a signed letter of

authorization to Ms. de Dios, the 7th grade dean. The letter must clearly identify the

student, the person authorizing the student to walk home after school and the contact

information of the said person.

***SCHOOL RULES AND POLICIES***

❖ Before being dismissed for first period, ALL students MUST be in their assigned

areas. 7th grade students report to the GYM. 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: Navy blue polo shirt with BCMA logo, khaki pants/shorts or skirts that are

knee-length, BCMA navy blue sweater or solid blue sweater. School I.D. must be worn

around the neck at all times. If your student loses his/her school I.D., a replacement

school I.D. costs $5.00. Payment must be made through Ms. Westbrook, the school

secretary.

PARENTS, PLEASE MONITOR YOUR

STUDENT’S GRADES ON GRADESPEED

CYCLE 2 REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT

HOME THIS FRIDAY

❖ 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.

FROM DR. SWEENEY

• The Spring time BCM Saturday Morning Science (SMS) is an exciting community

outreach program sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity, Inclusion and

Equity.

• The program aims to motivate inner city students from 7th to 12th grade to reach their

highest potential, though students from all surrounding school districts are certainly

welcomed to register.

• We emphasize the importance of a good, solid education and expose students to summer

enrichment programs and careers in the biosciences.

• Our main goal is to reinforce the idea that college is not an option, but an obligation.

• All of the lectures and workshops are conducted on the campus of Baylor College of

Medicine (BCM) on Saturday mornings starting in early January and ending in May (two

Saturdays sessions per month). The sessions stress the importance of math and science in

a creative and fun way and are taught by physicians and scientists, and assisted by our

BCM medical, allied health, and graduate students.

• Students must attend at least 7 of the 10 sessions to receive a completion certificate at the

final session in May.

• The registration fee for this program is $40.00 per student. Schools may financially

sponsor a student’s attendance if needed. Please note that students who have already

completed the general SMS program are not eligible to repeat the program. To apply go

to: www.bcm.edu/about-us/diversity-inclusion/programs/saturday-morning-science

https://www.bcm.edu/about-us/diversity-inclusion/programs/saturday-morning-science

https://www.bcm.edu/about-us/diversity-inclusion/programs/saturday-morning-science

http://www.bcm.edu/about-us/diversity-inclusion/programs/saturday-morning-science

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

❖ MS. DAVIS and MS. YAP

Monday (B day)

• Guiding Question(s)

o Can I determine the conflict of the novel?

o Can I express myself in writing effectively?

• Agenda

o Daily journaling

o Reading check & activity

o Grammar Review

o Writing Diagnostic Scantron Transcription

o Literature Circle – SSR

Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)


o How can I make cross-textual connections?

o How are aspects of dystopia present across our literature circle books?

• Agenda

o Daily journaling


o Read Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

o Cross textual connection activity

o Literature Circle – SSR

Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)


o Can I develop my speaking and listening skills through academic

conversation?

• Agenda

o Daily journaling


o Sustained silent reading

MATHEMATICS

❖ MS. BHATIA

• Please update your Go Math book work and three-ring binder

• Thanksgiving Project due:

o Day A: Wednesday, 11/28/2018

o Day B: Thursday, 11/29/2018

Monday (B day) and Tuesday (A day)

• Do Now: Scientific Notations Quiz

o Converting Standard Form to Scientific Notation

o Converting Scientific Notations to Standard Form

o Multiplication and Division with Scientific Notations

• EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES. Module 8 from page 241 onwards- Go

Math book

• Extra resources have been provided to each student as printed worksheets packet.

Please put it in the 3-ring-binder.

• One-and two-step equations-Problem Solving. The student applies mathematical

process standards to use one-variable equations and inequalities to represent

situations.

Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day)


Math book


Please put it in the 3-ring binder.



situations. Quiz on the one step equations.

Friday (B day)


Math book


Please put it in the 3-ring binder.



situations

ALGEBRA

• Please update the three-ring binder

• Thanksgiving Project due on 11/28/2018

Tuesday (A day)

• In class quiz: Literal equations

• Introduction to slopes.

• Graph linear functions on the coordinate plane and identify key features including

x-intercept, y-intercept, zeros, and slope in mathematical and real-world

problems.

• Determine the slope of a line given a table of values, a graph, two points on the

line, and an equation written in various forms including y = mx + b, Ax + By = C,

and y – y1 = m(x – x1).

Thursday (A day)

• Introduction to slopes

• Graph linear functions on the coordinate plane and identify key features including

x-intercept, y-intercept, zeros, and slope in mathematical and real-world

problems.

• Determine the slope of a line given a table of values, a graph, two points on the

line, and an equation written in various forms including y = mx + b, Ax + By = C,

and y – y1 = m(x – x1).

• Write linear equations in two variables in various forms, including y = mx + b, Ax

+ By = C, and y – y1 = m(x – x1), given one point and the slope and given two

points.

• Write an equation of a line that is parallel or perpendicular to the x- or y-axis and

determine whether the slope of the line is zero or undefined.

MATH LAB

❖ MS. KERAWALA

Classwork this Week: Students will complete individualized topics, assignments, earn

their piece of the pie, and take assessments in www.Aleks.com program. Students have

approximately an hour 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:

ALEKS -- Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education ...www.aleks.com.

Provides a complete web-based educational environment for K-12 and Higher-

Education mathematics, accounting, statistics, and chemistry.

Assignment Description Due Date

Aleks Tech Support

Hours (Eastern

Time):

Sunday, 4:00 PM to

1:00 AM

Monday - Thursday,

7:00 AM to 1:00 AM

Friday, 7:00 AM to

9:00 PM

Phone: (800) 258-

2374 / (714) 619-7090

Classwork 1111 to 1118Quiz

5-6 problems with

unlimited

corrections 15-20 problems as assigned

Midnight Sunday

11/18/18

Topic 12 Topics Midnight Sunday

11/18/18

Time 2 Hours Midnight Sunday

11/18/18

Major Project Grade

PieGoal 3

50% = 198 Topics

50% = 267 topics

(Algebra)

Midnight Sunday

12/16/18

• Homework/Make-Ups: Complete unfinished weekly goals and PieGoal3. 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.

• Homework over the Thanksgiving holiday week: Students are invited to

complete 12 topics and 2 hours for extra credit.

• Test and Quizzes: Daily and Weekly Do Now, Notebook Checks, and Exit

Tickets may be graded as tests and quizzes for accuracy and completion.

• Tutorials: Every Thursday afternoon from 4:00-5:00 pm. Students need to

reserve a spot for tutorials by signing ahead.

• Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for current

and future week’s assignments.

http://www.aleks.com/


❖ MR. ELIGIO

Algebra 1


• Graphing a line given its equation in standard form

• 3 topics mastered in ALEKS


• Classifying slopes given graphs of lines

• Finding slope given two points on the line


Friday (B day)

• Graphing a line given its slope and y-intercept

• Test on Graphs of lines and slope of a line


• Homework: Complete all the required topics every week due on Saturday

midnight

❖ Website: www.aleks.com

Math


• Solving a two-step equation with signed decimals



• Introduction to solving an equation with variables on the same side


Friday (B day)

• Test on solving an equation with variables on the same side


• Homework: Complete all the required topics every week due on Sunday midnight


SCIENCE

❖ MS. SUHAKARAN


Lesson: Systems of the Human Body 7.12B

• The nervous and endocrine systems work together and are the body’s two systems

for control and communication. The nervous system sends immediate and specific

information as electrical impulses.

• Homework: Guided reading activity



• Although transmitting more slowly than the nervous system, the endocrine system

sends signals in the form of hormones which control growth, reproduction and

metabolism

• Homework: Vocabulary practice. Crossword Puzzle on nervous and endocrine

system.

Friday (B day)


• Labelling endocrine glands on the outline of the human body.

❖ MS. HOLLEY

Subjects: Human Body Systems


• Activity #1: Circulatory System Worksheet


• Activity #1: Respiratory and Circulatory System Test

Friday (B day)

• Activity #1: Nervous System Notebook Activity

• Activity #2: Nervous System Notes

SOCIAL STUDIES

❖ MR. CONRAD and MR. PALMITIER

Social Studies Website: palmiterbcma.weebly.com

You can retrieve packets and documents from this Social Studies website.

Monday (B day)

• Students will learn about the French and Spanish Settlement in Texas.

• Students will be introduced to the National History Day project.

• Homework: Students will have to come up with a thesis for the National History

Day Project

Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)

• Students will complete a review the Spanish and French explorers of Texas.

• Students will be introduced to the structure of an expository essay.

• Homework: Students will complete their outline for the introduction paragraph of

an expository essay.

Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)

• Students will take a test over the different Spanish and French explorers of Texas.

• Homework: Students will have to complete the outline for their expository essay.

• Happy Thanksgiving!!!

SCIENTIFIC DECISION-MAKING

❖ MR. RASTI and MR. WERTZ


• Students will assess their knowledge and skills via the test over the cardiovascular

system.

• Optics

• Test: The Cardiovascular System

• Homework: Students will review pre-Lab procedures including safety protocols

for the Sheep Heart Dissection Laboratory next class meeting.


• Students will assess their knowledge and skills via the test over the cardiovascular

system.

• Optics

• Students will systematically dissect and examine major mammalian heart

structures during the Sheep Heart Dissection Laboratory, recording observations

in their laboratory notebooks.

• Homework: Students will prepare for a Lab Practicum quiz over observations

made during the Sheep Heart Dissection Laboratory.

Friday (B day)

• Students will summarize the Sheep Heart Dissection observations and conclusions

by answering lab questions in class.

• Homework: Students will study lab notes in preparation for the Sheep Heart

Dissection Lab Practicum Quiz next class meeting.

LATIN with MR. BOWEN


• The students will take a test over stages 4 to 7. We will begin reading the stage 8

culture section.


• The students will begin stage 8 gladiatores. They will be introduced to the pluperfect

form.

Friday (B day)

• The students will continue to review stage 8. They will complete a translation over a

selected story.

TECH APPLICATIONS with MS. CHAO

• Learning Objective:

o Analyze the structure and functionality of a program.

o Create a program by developing and testing code in a modular, increment

approach.

o Create an algorithm that involves variable, conditionals, operators, or logic.

o Recognize that computational thinking can be applied in multiple disciplines.

• Exam 2:

o A Day: Tuesday November 12, 2018

o B Day: Monday November 12, 2018

SPANISH with MS. OBEID

Tuesday (A day)

• Review for test

• Homework: Study for test Thursday 11/15

Thursday (A day)

• Basic Concepts Test

• Homework: Study spelling words for class spelling bee. Date TBA

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