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May 10, 2024
Upcoming Events
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May 10th -8th Grade Step-Up Dance at CVU
May 17th - Exit Experience for Seniors - No School for 9-11 grades
May 18th - Prom - Old Lantern
May 22nd - 28th - Wrap Up Week
May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
May 29th - Harbor Day
May 30th - Jun 11th - RISE
June 14th - CVU Graduation at UVM
Environmental Science - Sam Parker
This week in Science class we...
Reviewed how variation in traits are introduced into population through random mutations by playing a game that modeled a staph infection and looking at changes introduced into the rock pocket mouse population
Modeled the effect on an environmental pressure on a population by gathering information from a virtual simulation of antibiotics interacting with a varied population of bacteria
Next week students will be reviewing for their final modeling summative assessment. To prepare for this assessment students can continue working on their practice model of antibiotic resistance. There is also additional practice in the classroom students can take to practice with as well.
If you have any questions please feel free to communicate with at sparker@cvsdvt.org
Math 1: Mark Pogact
Summary of Week 32:
Intro to Solving Systems using Elimination
Next Week
More Practice Solving Systems using Substitution & Elimination
This week students were introduced to the strategy called elimination - to solve systems of linear equations. Using the task "Apples & Bananas," students realized that they can eliminate one of the variables to then solve for the other. The task, "Pizza & Wings," showed that students sometimes need to double or triple the equation to make a variable eliminate.
Next week, students will practice using elimination and substitution to solve systems. See your student's Google Classroom for classwork, documents, and assignments.
Questions? Email me at mpogact@cvsdvt.org
Math 2
Summary of Week 32:
Review Solving Quadratic Equations
Summative
Next Week
Review Writing Quadratic Equations from Graphs
Writing Quadratic Equations from Tables
This week, students reviewed solving quadratic equations by factoring and undoing. Then students took a summative on that skill.
Next week, students will review writing quadratic equations from a graph. Then students will investigate and practice writing quadratic equations from a table. The summative on this skill will be assessed during Wrap Up Week. 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 began their final unit on substance use and abuse. Students looked at YRBS data from past CVU students about student engagement with substances. Students then learned about different harm reduction strategies around substance use. The harm reduction philosophy helps teens make the healthiest choice possible when dealing with social and peer pressures around drugs and alcohol.
Any questions or concerns, feel free to email kspreen@cvsdvt.org
Humanities
In our social studies class, we have been delving into Western Philosophy, particularly focusing on Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Students have been impressively engaging with this complex concept. Next week, we'll conclude our discussion on The Allegory of The Cave and then watch The Matrix, a contemporary interpretation of Plato's Allegory. Permission slips for the movie were sent home this week and are expected to be returned by Monday or Tuesday.
In English we continued practicing our close reading skills. This week we focused on "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut. Students also independently analyzed contemporary poems ("Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou, "Be Nobody's Darling" by Alice Walker, "When Death Comes" by Mary Oliver, and "Nani" by Alberto Rios) and shared out. Next week students will have the opportunity to reassess on our relationships (analysis) target and any of our other writing targets (organization and purpose) if they choose to.
Dinner Table Talk
How is the Allegory of The Cave going?
Tell me what you have learned so far about Socrates and Plato?
Are you enjoying the philosophy so far?
What did you decide to write about for your final writing piece in English? Will you let me read it?
How do you like reading poetry and shorter fiction so far?
Reading Corner
