Sunday, March 21, 2010

Weekly Update!

There's a quite a bit of homework to do over the weekend, so I decided to release the weekly update a little earlier than usual. SPRING BREAK - March 26 will be the last day of school before April 5!

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - Chapter 16 Homework (I): complete #1-#17 odd on page 789.
  • IBWG (Mr. Sutton) - Chapter 11 Vocabulary and Thinking Geographically questions (NOT the Review questions) are due. There is also a quiz on Alternative Energy. Remember to pay attention to the maps in the chapter.
  • IB Spanish III (Señor Alemañy) - Chapter 6 Test, in the usual format of T/F, MC, and FR.
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - Paper II, Section A is today (One DBQ, several mandatory short-answer). The Kidney Dissection Lab is due: no introduction or evaluation necessary, but remember to include two sketches and answer the questions in the packet.
Tuesday -
  • AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. (Mr. Murray) - Respond to one of the Chronicle of a Death Foretold prompts in your journal.
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - Paper II, Section B (One extended-response, choice from three)
  • AP Calculus BC (Mrs. Li) - TEST POSTPONED TO MONDAY, APRIL 5. There is a test, with questions similar to those in the review packet. Remember to review the particle motion free-response packet.
Wednesday -
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - Paper III (Several short answer questions on options)
Friday -
  • APUSH (Mr. Rose) - There is a multiple-choice test on Chapter 22.


IB Bio, Kidney Dissection Lab

Answer the questions in the lab, include two sketches, and write a conclusion.

Kidney Lab001

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

BC Calculus Practice Packet Answers

  1. B
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. C
  6. D
  7. A
  8. D
  9. E
  10. C
  11. A
  12. D
  13. C
  14. E
  15. B
  16. E
  17. D
  18. A
  19. C
  20. C
  21. D
  22. A
  23. C
  24. C
  25. E
  26. A
  27. A
  28. C
  29. A
  30. C
  31. E
  32. C
  33. D
  34. D
  35. C
  36. D
  37. D
  38. B
  39. E
  40. C
  41. A
  42. E
  43. C
  44. E
  45. C

Monday, March 15, 2010

Weekly Update!

Internal Assessment week! Math Internal Assessments are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, with the IB Biology Seed Germination Lab also due on Monday.

This week's agenda -

Tuesday -
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - There is a test on AS 6.5.7-6.5.12 and 11.3, which cover homeostasis and the kidney.

Wednesday -
  • AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. (Mr. Murray) - Have A Chronicle of a Death Foretold read.
Thursday -
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - There is a test on Chapter 15.
Friday -
  • APUSH (Mr. Rose) - There is a multiple-choice test on Chapters 19, 20, and 21.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Weekly Update!

There's a lot going on this week, so this update will hopefully prove of assistance to you!

Spanish National Honor Society inductions will be in Señor Alemañy's room on Wednesday after school. They will last about half an hour.

Juniors: remember, APUSH extra credit prompts can be requested from Mr. Rose at any time.

This Friday, Mr. Bobbitt will be giving out another math Internal Assessment project.

This week's agenda

Monday -
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - Final drafts of the IA are due.
Tuesday -
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - Chapter 14 test, all MC.
Wednesday -
  • AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. (Mr. Murray) - All Madame Bovary book notes are due. There are to be a minimum of two characters, places, literary devices, and one theme per assigned section.
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - Some additional time will be given to work on yesterday's test.
  • APUSH (Mr. Rose) - There will be a 5-document DBQ on the social/economic history of th 1950's. Look for details about the time period online or in the Amsco guide. This period in history corresponds with Chapter 38 of the American Pageant.
Friday -
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - There is a test on Topic 9. Assessment statements are due as usual.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Weekly Update!

In lack of a better intro: Welcome to another exciting week of second semester!

This week's agenda -

Monday -

  • IB Theatre II (Mrs. Brooks) - Students should know what stimuli they will be using for their pitches. No other details are available.
  • IB Spanish IV (Sr. Alemañy) - IB orals will continue. Also, the essay on one of the assigned prompts will be due.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - The ester lab will be due. Be sure to follow the IB rubric.
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - The study guide from Part I, Chapter 6 to Part II, Chapter 3 of Crime and Punishment will be due. Be sure to write in black or dark blue ink (if not typing) and in complete sentences. There will also be a quiz from the beginning of the book through Part II, Chapter 3.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - There will be a quiz on the most recent set of notes.
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - There will be a test on reproduction, which is covered in 6.6 and 11.4. The corresponding assessment statements are also due.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mrs. Li) - There is a test covering 8.1 thru 8.6. Refer to the handy chart on pg. 593 for a quick review.
Tuesday (Our staff member, Seth, will be getting a CT scan. Keep him in your thoughts!) -
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - The homework for Chapter 19 is due: #1-#31 odd are due.

Wednesday -
Thursday -

Friday -