nichols news
april 12, 2024
Hi Nichols Families,
We hope that you enjoyed the solar eclipse on Monday! What a wonderful experience for all of us.
We wanted to make you aware that CVU is currently doing standardized testing of all our 9th graders. Students began with math testing on Thursday, and that will continue into early next week. Students will begin ELA testing on Monday. It is important that every student comes to school on Monday and Tuesday with a charged Chromebook and a pair of headphones. Please give your student a gentle reminder of this expectation before coming to school next week.
Thank you and enjoy the weekend!
Nichols Core Teachers
Upcoming Events
Check out the Daily Announcements for more details on upcoming events.
April 11th -18th - VTCAP ELA and Math State Assessments during Humanities and Math classes
April 16th - Budget Re-Vote
April 17th - Clothing Swap
April 22nd - 26th - No School - Spring Break
Environmental Science - Sam Parker
This week in Science class we...
Gathered data from NASA's climate vital signs to practice writing claims, evidence and reasoning in preparation for next week's summative assessment.
Completed a lab to investigate the albedo effect in order to make connections to climate feedback loops and changes in the arctic.
Next week students will take a claim, evidence and reasoning summative assessment on climate change. Students can prepare by reviewing the climate change review slides on google classroom and practicing their reasoning using the vital signs activity from class.
If you have any questions please feel free to communicate with at sparker@cvsdvt.org
Math 1: Mark Pogact
Summary of Week 29:
VTCAPS
Next Week
New Unit: Systems of Equations
Standardized Tests Don't Use These Anymore!
This week (and into next week), students are taking the VTCAP standardized testing for math during their math classes. Then we will start the next unit on solving systems of equations. See your student's Google Classroom for classwork, documents, and assignments.
Questions? Email me at mpogact@cvsdvt.org
Math 2
Summary of Week 28:
Stretching & Shrinking Quadratic Equations
Next Week
Writing Equations from Tables
This week, students investigated writing equations of parabolas that were stretched or shrunk.
Next week, students will write equations from tables instead of graphs. See your student's Google Classroom for classwork, documents, and assignments.
Questions? Email me at mpogact@cvsdvt.org
Wellness: Personal Health
This week in health students identified pressure tactics used in relationships. They practiced refusal skills of delay tactics, suggesting alternative options and saying no to get out of unwanted situations. Students researched consent laws and created a list of non-negotibales around what they value in a relationship.
For any questions or concerns, feel free to email kspreen@cvsdvt.org
Humanities
In Humanities this week, we combined English and Social Studies classes in order to prepare students for the wrap up of our Just Mercy unit. Student spent a lot of time working on their final essays and also watching the documentary 13th. Next week, we will engage in state testing for the VTCAPs and we'll wrap up our unit with our final scored discussion!
Today also marks O'Brien's last day as she prepares to welcome her second daughter into the world. On Monday, Sarah Laide will take over as her long-term sub, and her and Garett will co-teach Humanities for the rest of the school year.
Dinner Table Talk
What was the most memorable part of Just Mercy?
What did you decide to write about for your final writing piece in English? Will you let me read it?
What did you learn from watching 13th?
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