Engineering Village News Elkhorn Crossing School VOLUME #1 ISSUE #8 NOVEMBER 3- NOVEMBER 5 2010 ELKHORN CROSSING SCHOOL 2001 Frankfort Pike Georgetown, KY 40324 502-570-4920 General Information: • There will be an English AP Study Session this Saturday, November 6 at SCHS from 8:15-3:00. All students who attend and actively participate will receive 40 extra credit points and have the chance to win prizes at the end of the day. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for students. We still need parent volunteers if you are interested in helping. • There will be an after school book discussion/study session on Thursday, November 11 for Honors Sophomores. All students who attend and actively participate will receive 10 extra credit points on their independent reading test the following day. • Reminder! Projects are due December 1 st . We are giving students the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving to work at ECS during the school day. Attendance is important on those days. Participation points will be given in each class. Additional project work time should be scheduled outside of school. We are available on Monday afternoons from 3:30 – 6:30 for students to work at ECS. Please know that this project grade will be a large part of the 2 nd term grade. Successful completion and quality work is important. • Presentation week is December 6 – 11. This will be after school or on Saturday. • Friday, November 5 marks completion of three weeks of the new grading period. Please monitor grades in Infinite Campus. “Scientists investigate that which already is. Engineers create that which has never been.” -Albert Einstein
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Engineering Village News Elkhorn Crossing School
VOLUME #1 ISSUE #8
NOVEMBER 3- NOVEMBER 5 2010
ELKHORN CROSSING SCHOOL
2001 Frankfort Pike
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-570-4920
General Information:
• There will be an English AP Study Session this Saturday, November 6
at SCHS from 8:15-3:00. All students who attend and actively
participate will receive 40 extra credit points and have the chance to
win prizes at the end of the day. Breakfast and lunch will be provided
for students. We still need parent volunteers if you are interested in
helping.
• There will be an after school book discussion/study session on
Thursday, November 11 for Honors Sophomores. All students who
attend and actively participate will receive 10 extra credit points on
their independent reading test the following day.
• Reminder! Projects are due December 1st. We are giving students the
Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving to work at ECS during the
school day. Attendance is important on those days. Participation
points will be given in each class. Additional project work time should
be scheduled outside of school. We are available on Monday
afternoons from 3:30 – 6:30 for students to work at ECS. Please know
that this project grade will be a large part of the 2nd
term grade.
Successful completion and quality work is important.
• Presentation week is December 6 – 11. This will be after school or on
Saturday.
• Friday, November 5 marks completion of three weeks of the new
grading period. Please monitor grades in Infinite Campus.
“Scientists investigate
that which already is.
Engineers create that
which has never been.”
-Albert Einstein
ELKHORN CROSSING SCHOOL
2001 Frankfort Pike
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-570-4920
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Engineering Village News Elkhorn Crossing School
VOLUME #1 ISSUE #8
NOVEMBER 3- NOVEMBER 5 2010
English News from Mrs. Amanda Burrows [email protected]
• Sophomores are preparing to read Elie Wiesel’s Night. This is a powerful memoir that is about a Holocaust survivor’s experiences during World War II.
• Juniors are currently studying American Revolutionary Literature. Specifically, we have discussed the Boston Massacre and the history of the time period. This week, students will be discussing persuasion and rhetorical devices and reading “The Declaration of Independence” and Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention.”
Quizzes/Tests to be given next week:
• Monday, November 8 OR Tuesday, November 9– English III Revolutionary Literature Quiz
• Tuesday, November 9 – AP Reading Quiz
• Friday, November 12 – Honors English II Independent Novel Test
Independent Reading:
• Honors English II students will have their second independent reading test on Monday, November 8. They have had over five weeks to complete their choice novel.
• AP Language and Composition students are currently reading Into the Wild. They have also been given a reading calendar to help them manage their shorter reading assignments and Writer’s Notebook entries. They may work ahead of the schedule to help them manage their time and workload.
ELKHORN CROSSING SCHOOL
2001 Frankfort Pike
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-570-4920
Engineering Village News Elkhorn Crossing School
VOLUME # 1 ISSUE #8
NOVEMBER 3 – NOVEMBER 5 2010
• Students in Honors Algebra II are using
graphing calculators on a more regular
basis. They will need to have one for use at
home. I recommend the TI-84 PLUS. If you
have any questions before you buy, feel free
to contact me.
• Geometry students need to have a ruler,
protractor, and compass for use at home.
• All math students should have an ample
supply of graph paper for the year.
Math Class Supplies:
Math News from Mrs. Kim Kyle [email protected]
o Assessments
Honors Algebra II – Linear Programming Open
Response on 11/5, Chapter 3 Test 11/12.
Algebra II – Chapter 3, Section 2 Quiz on 11/10.
PreCalculus – Chapter 2 Test 11/10
Geometry – Chapter 3 Test 11/9
Honors PreCalculus – Some quiz grades for
Chapter 3, Sections 1-3 were lower than usual.
Students should schedule an after school time with
me for remediation. The next assessment has not
yet been scheduled. I’ll keep you posted.
o TI-nspire free trial for the computer can be found at
the Texas Instruments website.
o Algebra II and HAlgebra II students were given
usernames and passwords to access their textbook
online at www.algebra2.com. There are many other
resources available on that site for extra practice
and preparing for assessment.
o Geometry students can access extra resources at
www.geometryonline.com. I am awaiting
usernames and passwords to access their textbook.
Digital Electronics – Juniors - Students are finishing up their birthday circuits. This is exciting due to the complexity of
the assignment. A picture of a completed circuit is included above.
- We will begin discussing how we are able to use electrical circuits to do math this week
by covering binary addition and subtraction.
Principles of Engineering - Sophomores
- Students have been using RoboPro, our programming software to develop a small
sensor controlled stop light and another system that works similarly to a heat sensor.
- Currently, we are going through a series of devices that students have to develop in
order, including a small elevator or a thermostat.
Engineering Village News Elkhorn Crossing School
VOLUME #1 ISSUE #8
NOVEMBER 3- NOVEMBER 5 2010
Engineering News from Mr. Klein
- An online moodle classroom has been set up at http://ecs.mdl.gnomio.com - Students will have to log in during every class for bell ringers - All PowerPoints are available and most quizzes will be taken through the online classroom
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