"Find Your Voice"
November 30, 2018
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Welcome back
to High School Highlights; a weekly wrap-up of events, designed especially for high school parents and students at Summit Academy, to help keep you in the know. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday surrounded by those you love. We asked some of our high school students what they are thankful for and this is what a few of them shared:
"I'm most thankful for my brother. He's always been there for me." ~ Mo
"I'm thankful for the friends that I have and also for my family." ~Abby
"I'm thankful for the Worthington Fire Dept, who I see every week." ~ Zach D
"I'm thankful I have a good memory, good insight, a diverse ancestry and that the school year has been quiet so far." ~ Noah
As we move now into the holiday season, our focus will be on service within our school and community.
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- 12/1: 11:00 Mother/Daughter Brunch at ZEGGS on Shelbyville Rd near Summit. Come start off December by taking a breath and enjoying some mom to mom conversation while the girls enjoy some social time, too! Questions? Call or text Robin at (502) 494-2179
- 12/5: 7:40 a.m. Student Activities Committee Meeting in the Library - new students are welcome!
- 12/6: Kick off of the Mitten Tree Service Project (see below)
- 12/7: Final day of Sr. Internships
- 12/20: Student Activities Committee to deliver donations (Time TBD)
- 12/21: Noon dismissal
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Service Project: Mitten Tree
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The High School students will be spearheading a service project during the month of December for St. Vincent De Paul's Shelter for Men. They will be collecting new mittens, gloves, socks, scarves and hats for the homeless. We will be decorating our Mitten Tree in the High School Annex as we make progress with our donations. Please consider giving to this worthwhile cause. Donations will be collected Thursday, December 6 through Thursday, December 20.
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Behind the scenes
every
day, there are four students who diligently work to make sure the cafeteria is clean and ready for the next school day. They are responsible, dependable and do their work each day with a smile and a great attitude.
This week we would like to recognize Alex, John, Ashley and Maggie for their service to Summit.
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Sonny & Cher, Captain & Tennille, Donny & Marie and who's that new duo?
Finn & Harris! They happily share rides, share students and have even started dressing in the same outfits :) The students AND the teachers have plenty of personality in the High School building!
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- Math: STAR reports went home with students Monday. Great progress! Please contact me with any questions. Working on using multiple math skills to "build houses". (see photos below).
- Literacy: Vocab Unit 1-6 Review Assessment will be Weds, 12-5. In class next week we are working on completing visual representations of the planet Magreatha from the Hitchhiker's Guide based on text evidence. Can't wait to see what they come up with!
- Economics: Banking, banking, banking! As we continue our practice with deposit slips, withdrawal slips and keeping a check register, the rate of accuracy improves!
- Biology: It's all about earthworms. Students have learned the external anatomy and should be ready for a quiz on Tuesday. Then we will be on to the internal anatomy and function of each organ.
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Please check
my website
for updates about what your student is doing in class this week, homework assignments, upcoming tests or quizzes, and exciting news about my classroom.
https://msfinnsclassinfo.weebly.com
. Updates will be made Friday or Saturday.
- Math: Students are working on playlists. They have been creating foldables, and working on math online. Most students are working on ratios and proportions. Some students are working on integers and absolute value.
- Literacy: We are half way through Dracula. It is a difficult text, but the students are doing so well. Reminder that Key Projects are due Monday, so please make sure your student has theirs ready.
- American Govt: We are working on a project-based learning initiative about how to reduce homelessness in Louisville. Students are researching homelessness in Louisville and in Kentucky and are going to make a presentation of solutions and write a letter to the mayor as a class.
- Science: Earth Science Environmentalists are working hard to help replace incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs in the auditorium. They are also working on a presentation to the Principal and Head of School in an effort to get solar panels for the classroom.
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Geography & Cultures:
The 9th & 10th grade class have embarked on an interesting journey. Just before Thanksgiving every student sent a DNA sample in to be processed. In Ryan's words, "It was gross," but more importantly we will all soon to be able to trace our ancestry and from that point on Geography class will never be the same again! (see picture below)
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- Math: We spent the week converting decimals to percents and percents to decimals. Our quiz today proved that we all have a great understanding of how to do this.
- Literacy: We continue to work on the literal and inferential meaning behind text. We have chosen a Christmas book and have a date Monday to read to Ms. Mounkes' class. We had a quiz on identifying adjectives and adverbs and everyone did well.
- Health: We have been examining our personal hygiene and overall health. We have assessed our current level of health and are ready to begin completing our own personal fitness plan.
- Practical Living: Independent household jobs were rotated again and performed. Hayden brought a delicious dish that would be easy to prepare, as though he was living independently, and our recycling team is continuing to collect recyclables. We have also decorated the Sierra House for the holidays.
- Physical Science: The class has been studying chemical reactions and investigating different solutions. We have looked at the Law of Conservation of Matter and have learned how to balance a chemical equation.
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- Math: This week we focused on balancing a check register, and discussed budgeting. Next week we will do STAR Testing and begin focusing on shopping math. This will include the relation between fractions, decimals and percentages, discounts, and sales tax.
- Literacy: This week we focused on strengthening our writing and vocabulary skills. Next week we will do STAR testing and continue reading The Odyssey, targeting comprehension. We will also discuss and practice paraphrasing informational texts.
- Spanish 1: There will be a test on Monday over the vocabulary we have learned so far, with emphasis on pronouns, and using the phrase "me gusta." We will also begin using adjectives to describe people.
- Spanish 2: There will be a test on Monday over telling time in Spanish and reading comprehension. We will also focus on the difference between the verbs ser and estar, when to use each of them, and how to conjugate them.
******IN BOTH SPANISH CLASSES, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PRACTICING ON DUOLINGO EVERY DAY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES ***********
- Senior Seminar: This week we discussed finding and applying for jobs and non-verbal communication and being aware of social cues. Next week we will focus on money management when living on your own and how to be a social detective and read the cues other people give us.
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As always, please let us know if there is anything we can do for you!
Your High School Team ~
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