BCMA Instructional Agenda

Important Dates, Notices, Reminders & Information

Important Dates in January / February

SnapShot #4 Window January 18, 2016: SharePoint

January 26, 2016 through February 2, 2016

SnapShot #5 Window

February 22, 2016: SharePoint

March 2, 2016 through March 9, 2016

SnapShot #4 & #5 are optional, due to amount of

testing, students may take in class within window.

Important Notices, Reminders & Information

Gifted & Talented Application Process Update

Application Deadline: October 31, 2016

All GT Testing for Window #1 has been completed,

results will be shared individually once results

have been returned.

Tutorials Began Monday, September 26, 2016

Mondays: English Language Arts (R&W)

Tuesdays: Science

Wednesdays: Social Studies

Thursdays: Mathematics

Progress Report & Report Card Dates

Please note the following dates that your child will be

issued Progress Reports and Report Cards for the

remainder of the 2016-2017 Academic Year:

*PR = Progress Report / RC = Report Card*

Type of Report Final Date for

Grades Entered

Date Report

Sent to Parents

PR 4 January 25th January 27th

Cycle 4 RC February 15th February 17th

PR 5 March 8th March 10th Cycle 5 RC April 5th April 7th

PR 6 April 26th April 28th

Cycle 6 RC TBD Last Day of

School

Saturday Tutorials

Look for the Schedule of Saturday Tutorials, which will

be sent home with BCMA students. Saturday Tutorials

will begin:

Saturday from 9:00AM – 12:30PM

Saturday Detentions

Held on the same dates as Saturday Tutorials:

Saturday from 9:00AM – 12:00PM

BCMA National Junior Honor Society

BCMA’s National Junior Honor Society is currently reviewing semester averages and preparing to send

out notifications to prospective members. Eligible

students will be notified on Friday, January 27th.

If your student has at least a 3.7 GPA, he/she is

eligible. Please check in with your student on the 27th

to make sure that he/she receives the invitation. If

you have any questions, contact Ms. Davis via email

at cdavis39@houstonisd.org.

PTO Calendar of Events MARCH 2017

6 6th Grade Dance

13-17 SPRING BREAK

31 PTO New Families Social 6p-7:30

7th Grade Field Trip

Information regarding the 7th Grade Field Trip is coming soon! Detailed information will include behavior

expectations for those able to attend, fundraising opportunity with a chance for rewards and other pertinent dates:

Monday, May 22, 2017

NJHS Update

Students will be notified on March 10th if they are eligible for the National Junior Honor Society. If you have

any questions before then, please contact Ms. Davis at cdavis39@houstonisd.org.

BCMA 2016-2017 Mock STAAR Assessment Dates

Subject Area Mock STAAR Test Date STAAR Test Date STAAR Test Re-Take

8th Grade Mathematics Tuesday, February 07, 2017 Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Monday, May 08, 2017

8th Grade ELA-R Wednesday, February 08, 2017 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Tuesday, May 09, 2017

6th Grade ELA-R Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Tuesday, May 09, 2017

7th Grade ELA-R Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Tuesday, May 09, 2017

6th Grade Mathematics Wednesday, March 01, 2017 Monday, May 08, 2017

7th Grade Mathematics Wednesday, March 01, 2017 Monday, May 08, 2017

8th Grade Science Tuesday, April 04, 2017 Wednesday, May 10, 2017

8th Grade Social Studies Wednesday, April 05, 2017 Thursday, May 11, 2017

7th Grade ELA-W SnapShot #4: Complete Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Algebra I TBD: Alg I Teachers Decide Test Window: May 1st - 5th

Completed Mock STAAR Assessments: 8th Grade Mathematics & 8th Grade ELA-R

Inquire with Student & Teacher for Results

BCMA Instructional Agenda Week of March 6, 2017

through March 10, 2017

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 cdavis39@houstonisd.org 2. Ms. Yap myap@houstonisd.org

Math (Alg. I) Department 1. Mr. Wanjala bwanjala@houstonisd.org 2. Ms. Morgan

samantha.morgan@houstonisd.org Science Department

1. Ms. Tyson Kaaren.tysondupigny@houstonisd.org

2. Ms. Holley linda.holley@houstonisd.org Social Studies Department

1. Mr. Conrad fconradj@houstonisd.org 2. Ms. Stewart lstewar5@houstonisd.org

SDM Department

1. Mr. Wertz mwertz@houstonisd.org

2. Mr. Rasti

jonathan.rasti@houstonisd.org

Latin Department

1. Ms. Kirk mkirk2@houstonisd.org

2. Mr. Berry

james.berryIV@houstonisd.org

Tech Applications / Principles of Technology

1. Ms. Chao Greysi.Chao@houstonisd.org

Gym / Physical Education

1. Coach Strong kstrong@houstonisd.org

Parent / Teacher Communication Math Lab

1. Ms. Kerawala skerawal@houstonisd.org

Progress Report & Report Card Dates

Please note the following dates that your child will be issued Progress Reports and Report Cards for the

remainder of the 2016-2017 Academic Year:

*PR = Progress Report / RC = Report Card*

Type of Report Final Date for Grades Entered

Date Report Sent to Parents

PR 4 January 25th January 27th

Cycle 4 RC February 15th February 17th

PR 5 March 8th March 10th

Cycle 5 RC April 5th April 7th

PR 6 April 26th April 28th

Cycle 6 RC TBD Last Day of School

This Week in Science w/ Ms. Holley

2)s

This Week in ELA-R with Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap

Week of March 6th through March 10th Read, score, and critique essays from

the 2016 STAAR exam. Note the pros/cons of each essay and gather ideas for what a good essay should look and sound like.

Review and critique previously written in-class essays

Complete 2nd STAAR Prep Expository Essay

Note to students and families: Tutorials matter! Please take advantage of the remaining tutorial days to ensure that your student is ready for the test on March 28th.

This Week in ELA-R with Ms. Davis & Ms. Yap

Note to Students & Parent Guardians All students will be given a copy of The Outsiders to borrow. Students are expected to return the novel back to their teacher at the end of the unit. Failure to return book will result in a $20.00 fine. If a student loses his/her book, he/she may also replace that copy and forgo the $20.00 fine. Each student has been given a reading calendar. Students are expected to keep up with their readings, in addition to completing their daily homework (dialectical journals and study guide questions). Students will also be given a daily reading quiz over the previous night’s readings.

This week in Art with Ms. Price in Art Elective

Theme of the Week: Symmetry, Rhythm & Movement

Monday, March 6 – Friday, March 10, 2017 o Day 1 - A/B Days: FINISH Project #7: Paper

Mosaics Tree of Life o Day 2- 3 A/B Days: Continue CAC Activity: Kente

Cloth Brainstorm Ideas for Project #8:

Gameboards

o Please Note: The volunteer art educators with Community Artists’ Collective visit with BCMA weekly and work with our rotating A/B day schedule, so Friday activities will vary for Elective Art students depending upon the week.

This Week in Algebra I w/Mr. Wanjala & Mr. Turloski

March 6th/7th

Concepts: Transformations of Quadratic Functions

Homework: Worksheet on Transformations

of Quadratic Functions & Countdown to the

EOC STAAR.

March 8th/9th

Concepts: Transformations of Quadratic Functions

Homework: Worksheet on Transformations

of Quadratic Functions & Countdown to the

EOC STAAR March 10th

Concepts: Review of the Algebra 1 MOCK STAAR.

Homework: Countdown to the EOC STAAR

BCMA Instructional Agenda

This Week in the Math Lab w/Ms. Kerawala Classwork this Week: TSW complete individualized topics, assignments, earn their piece of the pie, and take quizzes in www.Aleks.com program. Students have approximately an hour in class daily to work on weekly topic and time assignments. Anything not completed in class will be expected to be completed at home.

ALEKS Assignments Posted: Cycle 5 Week 4 (www.ALEKS.com)

Topic of the Week: 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. Student are expected to 1) work at least two hours and 2) complete at least 8 topics for this week.

Due Date Sunday, midnight 3/12/17 for

5.4 Time and 5.4 Topic Sunday, midnight 3/26/17 for

Pie Progress Cycle 5 Goal Upcoming Topic: The program is self-pacing, and therefore some students may need to work over two hours to master 8 topics. The assignments are as follows:

Topic: 5.4—8 Topics Time: 5.4 –2 Hour

All quiz and tests are done on the ALEKS program in class. Every student is given the opportunity to look at worked examples during a quiz/test and a chance to make corrections at least once on ALL quizzes and tests during the allotted class time. Weekly Focus: On a daily basis, students will continue to review skills needed for success in 7th grade math. We will continue to work on STAAR math Test.

Weekly Focus: STAAR TEST Project Due:

Pie piece: 80% of PIE 679 topics for Pre-AP, 398 for Algebra Completed, due Mar 26th

Work must be shown clearly to receive credit on homework and classwork. Students must use composition book to show their work they do on Aleks. Student must show work on at least 20 problems for each class period.

No Work = No Credit

This Week in 7th Grade Math w/Ms. Morgan & Mr. Wanjala

March 6th & March 7th Focus: Ch. 10 Review of 3D Figures Homework: Texas Go Math Grade 7; STAAR Ready

Ch. 10 Review Sheet March 8th & March 9th Focus: Ch. 10 Test – Volume and Surface Area of 3D Figures Homework: STAAR Ready

STAAR Review Packet #1 March 10th Focus: STAAR Review Homework: STAAR Ready

STAAR Review Packet #2

MANY STUDENTS ARE COMING TO CLASS WITHOUT SUPPLIES

PLEASE BRING THE REQUIRED SUPPLIES EVERY DAY Pencil with eraser & Math Notebook or a tabbed

3-ring binder with loose leaf paper Please Note:

Instructional agendas are subject to change due to unforeseen schedule conflicts

Chapter 10 TEST:

March 8th & March 9th

Supplies Needed Daily: Composition Book (Notebook), 1 Pocket Folder w/Brackets, Paper and Glue Stick.

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 Magister Berry’s 7th Grade Latin Week of March 5 - 7

Grades & Assignments

Stage 10 Vocabulary Chart (Homework) o Due Monday, March 6 for A Day o Due Tuesday, March 7 for A Day

Continue Stage 10 Classwork/ Daily o Monday, March 6 for A Day o Tuesday, March 7 for B Day

Conjugation Practice

Independent Conjugation practice for homework.

o Friday, March 13 for A Day o Monday, March 20 for B Day

Conjugation practice for homework.

Spring Break review packet.

Plickers National Latin Exam Game

NLE Warm-up

Divide and Conquer and Latin TAGS

This Week in Social Studies with Mrs. Stewart & Mr. Conrad

Monday & Tuesday: Level of Government

I Do: Levels of Government Quick Draw

We Do: Revenue Sources Practice

You Do: Skills Practice Part 2

Wednesday & Thursday: Rights of Citizens I Do:

Rights Power Point Game We Do:

Bill of Rights Gallery Walk You Do:

Texas vs U.S. Bill of Rights

Friday: Responsibilities of Texas Citizens I Do:

Active and Required Responsibilities We Do:

Rights and Responsibilities Scenarios You Do:

Responsibilities Comic Strip

BCMA Instructional Agenda

This Week in Scientific Decision Making w/ Mr. Rasti & Mr. Wertz

Week of March 6th – March 10th

Monday, March 6th & Tuesday, March, 7th The students will finish their final drafts of their P.S.A. project that provides preventive information that they have learned about Malaria.

Do Now: we will review the 1st test of this six weeks covering Infectious Diseases to check for clarity. The students will finish their Malaria P.S.A. prevention pamphlets.

o Homework: Choose the rare disease they will write a report and create a P.S.A over. Wednesday, March 8 & Thursday March 9th The students will complete the Marfan Syndrome Lab , and will demonstrate the genetic factors that are involved with contracting this rare hereditary disease.

Do Now: complete An Inventory of a few Human Traits . We will compare variations of genetic traits, and the pros and cons that can arise. The students will complete the Marfan Syndrome Lab .

o Homework: bring in outline for the report portion of their rare disease P.S.A. Friday, March 10th The students will complete immunity breakdown activity over the rare disease that they have chosen for their report and P.S.A.

Do Now: Read the article Did Abraham Lincoln have Marfan Syndrome In their Journal the student will evaluate the article and determine if they think Lincoln did or did not

have Marfan Syndrome. The students will work on the Immunity Breakdown activity in regards to the rare disease that

they have chosen. o Spring Break Homework: Complete rough draft of the report of the rare disease for P.S.A.

This week in Ms. Tyson’s 7th Grade Pre-AP Science Class we will…….

Monday, March 6, 2017

Topic: Plant Growth and Photosynthesis Carry out a controlled experiment to determine which colors of the light spectrum are used in

photosynthesis as evidenced by plant growth Measure plant growth under lights of different colors of the spectrum Collect, graph, analyze and interpret data

Activity #1: Review Questions for Quiz

Activity #2: Virtual Lab: Which Color Of The Light Spectrum Promotes Plant Growth?

Activity #3: Graphing and Analyzing Collected Data

Activity #4: Continue Observation of Kidney Bean growth Homework: Study Review Questions for Quiz (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 7-8, 2017

Topic: Photosynthesis-An Energy Transformation Define radiant energy Explain the transformation of radiant energy into chemical energy by photosynthesis Identify the cell organelle responsible for energy transformation

Activity #1: Video Presentation—Energy Transformation

Activity #2: Energy Transformation Puzzle

Activity #3: Continue Observation of Kidney Bean growth Homework: Chloroplast Structure and Function (due next class)

Thursday-Friday, March 9-10, 2017

Topic: Adaptations in Plants Identify the parts of the plant nutrient transportation system Explain how these plant parts function in order to get needs met Use a microscope to plant observation of transportation system and parts

Activity #1: Microscopic observations of dyed celery plant

Activity #2: Video Presentation-Plant Transportation System

Activity #3: Foldable Activity-Types of plants and transport system

Activity #4: Continue Observation of Kidney Bean growth Homework: Work on Spring Break Packet (due March 20-21, 2017)

BCMA Instructional Agenda

Instructional Agenda Mr. Eligio

Math Lab (7th Grade) Topics in Aleks Program: Surface Area

Surface area of a triangular prism

Using net to find the surface area of a triangular prism

Surface area of a cylinder

Minimum of 5 topics learned every class meeting in Aleks program

Homework:

Online homework in aleks program (Parents, I am letting you know that I assign homework regularly and they are due the following meeting. Please follow-up with your student. Thank you!)

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

Instructional Agenda Monday, March 6th – Friday, March 10th

Computer Science 7th Grade Learning Objective:

Students will read and edit JavaScript code. Students will use and recognize comments,

variables and functions. Students will read and edit JavaScript code. Students will use and recognize comments,

variables and functions.

Vocabulary: 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.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday (A Days)

Lecture on comments, variables, and functions.

Variable assignment on the computer.

Write JavaScript code to fix the MakeQuest game.

Learn the mechanics of MakeQuest.

Design your own game. (Topic 4)

Create you learning log. (3 learning logs total by the end of the week)

Tuesday and Thursday (B Days)

Write JavaScript code to fix the MakeQuest game.

Learn the mechanics of MakeQuest.

Design your own game. (Topic 4)

Understand how to upload images to Globaloria.

Learn how to use Pixlr.

Create a background, main character, platforms, and goal for your own game.

Create your learning log (5 learning logs total by the end of the week)

*Instructional agenda is subject to charge depending on the circumstances.

This Week in Latin I with Ms. Kirk

Cambridge website cambridgescp.com, currently free, open access to all 4th edition materials

grammar practice, vocabulary practice, translation aids 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. A day that says Kahoot! is definitely a cell phone or tablet day.

Ongoing Extra-Credit: Students who volunteer to turn packet activities into Kahoot! quizzes and storyboards will

receive a 100 for a project grade if done to satisfactory!

Latin I Assessment Schedule - 2/27

Declension Test (B8, B10) - 2/28

3rd Declension Quiz 1 (A5) - 4/2

3rd Declension Quiz 2 (A5) - 4/6

Declension Test (A5) Please note that all retakes must be done within two calendar days of receiving the grade, regardless of its being posted on GradeSpeed. If a student is absent for any quiz or test, they must make up the assessment by the next class period in order to receive a grade for it.

February 27, 2017

Dear Parent:

Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan is sharing this information about the district and

our hild’s a pus with you as part of its obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind

Act of 2001 (NCLB).

Federal Report Cards for the state, the distri t, a d ea h of the distri t’s a puses are o available on the distri t’s e site at this li k: http://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8026 or are

also a aila le o the Te as Edu atio Age ’s e site at:

http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/NCLB_and_ESEA/NCLB-

ESEA_Resources/Federal_Report_Card/.

Information on these report cards includes:

Part I: Percent Tested and Student Achievement by Proficiency Level – Provides the State of

Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) performance results and participation for

each subject area and grade level tested.

Participation reports also include reports of the participation of Children with Individualized

Education Plans (IEPs) by assessment type.

Part II: Student Achievement and State Academic Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) –

Provides the AMO outcomes and data table of STAAR performance results for each subject area

tested in the accountability subset. This section also includes participation rates on STAAR for

reading/English and mathematics, use of alternative assessments, plus four-year and five-year

graduation rates.

Part III: Priority and Focus Schools – Priority schools are the lowest 5% of Title I served

campuses based on performance in reading and mathematics and graduation rates. Focus

schools are 10% of Title I served campuses, not already identified as priority schools, that have

the widest gaps between student group performance and safeguard targets.

Part IV: Teacher Quality Data – Provides information on teacher quality in three parts.

Part A – Percent of Teachers by Highest Degree Held – Professional qualifications of all public

elementary and secondary teachers in the Texas.

Part B and C – Teachers with Emergency/Provisional Credentials, Highly Qualified (HQ) Teachers

Low Poverty/Low Poverty Summary Reports – Percentage of all public elementary and

secondary school teachers teaching with emergency or provisional credentials, and the

percentage of classes in the state not taught by highly qualified teachers disaggregated by high-

poverty compared to low-poverty schools.

Part V: Graduates Enrolled in Texas Institution of Higher Education (IHE) – Provides the

percentage of students who enroll and begin instruction at an institution of higher education in

Texas during the school year (fall or spring semester) following high school graduation.

Part VI: Statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results – Provides

most recent NAEP results for Texas showing reading and mathematics performance results and

participation rates, disaggregated by student group.

If you have difficulty accessing the information from the website, hard copies of the reports are

available at the district or campus office. If you have questions about the information, please

contact Jyoti Malhan, Principal.

Sincerely,

Jyoti Malhan, Ph. D.

February 27, 2017

Estimados padres de familia:

La Escuela Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan les envía esta información sobre el

distrito y la escuela de su hijo como parte de sus obligaciones en conformidad con la ley federal

de 2001, Que Ningún Niño se Quede Atrás (NCLB, por sus siglas en inglés).

Los informes federales (Federal Report Cards) sobre el Estado, el distrito y cada una de las

escuelas del distrito, están ya publicados en el sitio de internet de nuestro distrito en

http://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8026 y también en el sitio de la Agencia de la Educación

de Texas en http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/NCLB_and_ESEA/NCLB-

ESEA_Resources/Federal_Report_Card/.

La información presentada en estos informes incluye:

Parte I: Porcentaje de alumnos que tomaron las pruebas y el rendimiento estudiantil según el

nivel de dominio de la materia – Provee los resultados obtenidos y la participación lograda en

las Evaluaciones de Preparación Académica del Estado de Texas (STAAR) para cada materia y

nivel escolar en que se administraron las evaluaciones.

Los informes de participación también incluyen datos de la participación de niños con

Programas de Educación Individualizados (IEP) organizados según el tipo de evaluación.

Parte II: Rendimiento estudiantil y Objetivos Académicos Anuales Ponderables del Estado

(AMO) – Provee los resultados de los AMO y una tabla de datos con los resultados de los

exámenes STAAR para cada materia en que los estudiantes hayan sido evaluados. Esta sección

también incluye los índices de participación en STAAR para lectura/inglés y matemáticas, el uso

de evaluaciones alternativas y las tasas de graduación a cuatro y cinco años.

Parte III: Escuelas Prioritarias y Escuelas de Enfoque – Las escuelas prioritarias son aquellas

que se ubican en el 5% más bajo de las escuelas de Título I según su rendimiento en lectura y

matemáticas, y sus tasas de graduación. Las escuelas de enfoque son las que se ubican en el

10% de las escuelas de Título I no identificadas como escuelas prioritarias, que presenten la

brecha más amplia entre el rendimiento del grupo estudiantil y los objetivos de salvaguardia.

Parte IV: Datos de la calidad docente – Provee información sobre la calidad docente en tres

partes.

Parte A – Porcentaje de Docentes con el Título Profesional más Alto – Cualificaciones

profesionales de todos los docentes de las escuelas primarias, secundarias y preparatorias de

Texas.

Partes B y C – Docentes con Credenciales de Emergencia/Provisionales y Docentes Altamente

Cualificados (HQ), en escuelas con bajo nivel de pobreza vs. escuelas con alto nivel de pobreza –

Porcentaje de todos los docentes de la enseñanza pública que imparten clases con credenciales

de emergencia o provisionales, y el porcentaje de clases del estado que no cuentan con

docentes altamente cualificados, desagregado en escuelas con bajo nivel de pobreza y escuelas

con alto nivel de pobreza.

Parte V: Graduados inscritos en un Instituto de Educación Superior de Texas (IHE) – Provee el

porcentaje de estudiantes que se inscriben y comienzan a asistir a clases en un instituto de

enseñanza superior en el año académico siguiente a su graduación de la preparatoria (primer o

segundo semestre).

Parte VI: Resultados de la Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Académico Estatal (NAEP) –

Provee los resultados más recientes de NAEP para el estado de Texas que incluyen el

rendimiento académico y los índices de participación en lectura y matemáticas, desagregados

por grupo de estudiantes.

Si tienen alguna dificultad para acceder a la información en el sitio de Internet, pueden solicitar

una copia impresa en las oficinas del distrito y en las escuelas. Si tienen preguntas sobre la

información, por favor comuníquense con Jyoti Malhan, Principal.

Atentamente,

Jyoti Malhan, Ph.D.