Bonjour Parents,
 

I hope that everyone is doing well, and excited to start another school year!
 

French classes will be structured the same as last year. We will work very hard our two days in class together on speaking and listening comprehension, and the homework will be focused on reading, on writing, and on listening comprehension.
 

Homework will be assigned every Tuesday and Thursday. It is important for students to turn in homework on time. NO late work will be accepted this year! All assignments will be listed on Thinkwave, but I strongly advise students to use a planner/ agenda as well. I will NOT accept the excuse that a student was unable to complete his or her homework because he or she did not have access to Thinkwave.
 

Supplies needed for both French classes include one spiral notebook, and one blank CD. Please have all supplies by September 4th!
 

Please, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have; I am always happy to meet face to face or discuss any problems over the phone. Please contact me at mwood@schillingschool.org to set up any conferences.
I look forward to a great year!
 

Best regards,
 

Morgan K. Wood

Again, there is no homework for tonight. I promise we start chapter 1 of the textbook tomorrow.

I look forward to teaching you this year.

There is no homework for tonight. Tomorrow we are starting chapter 1 of your textbook.

Mrs. Fatica

To Pre Algebra students,

Welcome to Schilling School Pre Algebra class. 

On Monday, you will need two portfolios (one is for ungraded assignments, another is for graded assignments), or a pocket file which has at least two pockets.

I am looking forward to seeing you all.

Atsuko Fatica

Students should study Chapter 26 and also recall details from notes taken during movies and class discussions.

Student will need to read chapter 26 and prepare for a test on Wednesday, May 23rd.

Students were assigned specific Presidents on May 9th. A 12-page PowerPoint will e-mailed to jstevens@schillingschool before May 23rd. 1 page for intro, 10 pages for content and 1 page for references.  Students will be required to deliver their presentations in front of the class and their report must be no longer than 10 minutes.

Lab notebooks should be turned in on the 21st. Students should ensure that they are accurate, detailed, neat, and colored in where applicable. All new pages since the last collection date must be referenced in the table of contents.

1. photo- light
2. phren- mind; diaphragm
3. phyc- seaweed; algae
4. phyl- related group
5. -phyll leaf
6. physi- nature; natural qualities
7. phyt-; -phyte plant
8. pino- drink
9. pinni- feather 
10. plan- roaming; wandering
11. plasm-; -plast- form; formed into
12. platy - flat
13. pleur- lung; rib; side
14. pneumo- lungs; air
15. -pod foot
16. poly- many; several
17. por- opening
18. port- carry
19. post- after; behind
20. pom- fruit
21. pre- before; ahead of time
22. prim- first
23. pro- forward; favoring; before
24. proto- first; primary
25. pseudo- false; deceptive

Students will produce a one-page, single-spaced paper about what they learned - using the provided Q&A sheet- from their visit to the Cincinnati History Museum and e-mail it to jstevens@schillingschool.org no later than midnight on Sunday night, May 13th. The paper should focus on the role that the Union Terminal train station played in sending soldiers off to fight in WW2.

We continue to study improvising in a blues idiom. This involves a certain meter (four beats per measure, each beat divided in three), certain kinds of chords (major and minor triads, seventh chords, ninth chords), and certain scales (so far I have instructed in only one the six-note scale which, if started on C, has the notes C, E-flat, F, F-sharp, G, and B-flat; this is often called the Blues Scale).

Students should practice these at home (the percussionists don't need to know the chords and scale). The more you practice, the more fun you will have in class!

We are still having a lot of trouble with rhythmic precision. Players get out of sync with one another. It is necessary to play and listen to others at the same time. Yes, this can be done!

Review Chapter 9, "Harmonization of a Melody", and do Exercises 1 and 2.

1. orth- straight; correct; right
2. oscu- mouth
3. -osis abnormal condition
4. oste- bone
5. oto- ear
6. -ous full of
7. ov- egg
8. oxy- sharp; acid; oxygen
9. pachy - thick
10. paleo- old; ancient
11. palm- broad; flat
12. pan- all
13. par-; para- beside; near; equal
14. path-; -pathy disease; suffering
15. -ped- foot
16. -ped- child
17. pent- five
18. per- through
19. peri- around
20. permea- pass; go
21. phag- eat
22. pheno- show
23. -phil- loving; fond of
24. phon-; -phone sound
25. -phore; pher - bear; carry

Students should know CH8, review the test questions at the end of the chapter and also know page 698 about symbiotic realtionships.

Mythology

Tuesday, March 27: Theogony

The creation of the gods:  Chaos, Gaia, Ouranos, Chronos, Rhea, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Aphrodite, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Pandora

Assignment:  Create a collage or illustration of the theogony of Greek gods.

Tuesday, April 3:  Pandora and the Olympians

Pandora, pithos, hope, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Athena, Hephaestos, Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis

Assignment:  Find a picture of a famous person (real or fictional) that embodies the characteristics for each of the 12 Olympians
Ex:  Catniss (from The Hunger Games) is like Artemis because Artemis is the goddess of the hunt.

Tuesday, April 17:  Zeus

Zeus Xenios, Zeus Horkios, Io, Argus, Europa

Assignment:  Study for test over the Theogony
 

Tuesday, April 24:  The Myth of the Minotaur

Test over Theogony

Minos, Pasiphae, Minotaur, Ariadne, Theseus, Daedalus

Assignment:  Make a collage of at least 6 scenes of the myth of the Minotaur

Tuesday, May 1:  Leda & the swan, The House of Atreus

Leda, Tyndareus, Helen, Clytemnestra, Tantalus, Pelops, Oenamaus, Hippodamia, Atreus, Thyestes, Pelopia, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Aegisthus, Iphigenia, Orestes

Assignment:  Complete the packet on the House of Atreus

Latin for Americans

5/1 TUESDAY:  Decline (put in all cases & numbers) the noun adjective pair "foreign ally."  This assignment is due on Thursday.  Also, study for your vocabulary quiz the words on p. 90.

5/3 THURSDAY:  Your homework is Exercise A on p. 109.  You are to do the following:
1) Translate the sentence

2) Identify which of the two forms you should use

3) Explain why the form is correct if it is a noun (i.e. subject, predicate nominative, possession, indirect object, direct object, accusative of motion towards, ablative of place, or ablative of means)  If it is an adjective identify its gender, number, and case AND what noun it is modifying.

PLEASE NOTE:  in sentence #5 "nostra" means "our"
This assignment is due in class on Tuesday, 5/8

5/8 TUESDAY:  Email to Ms. Abbott, the ablative forms (singular & plural) of the nouns on p. 95.  Put a “_” after the “a” to identify the macron in the feminine.

WEDNESDAY:  Translate the #2, 3, & 6 in exercise A on p.94. 
NOTA BENE:  “Via Quinta” means “Fifth Street.”

5/10 THURSDAY:  Put the nouns on p. 95 in the vocative case (both singular & plural).  Email to Ms. Abbott by Friday night.

FRIDAY:  Translate sentences #1, 4, & 5 in exercise A, on p. 94.

5/15 TUESDAY:  Give the imperative forms (singular & plural) of the verbs on p. 95.  Due in class (or email if you prefer) on Thursday.  Study vocabulary words on p. 95 for quiz on Thursday.

5/17 THURSDAY:  Exercise B, p. 109 – careful with #3.  What tense will you use?  How do you know?  Due in class on Tuesday.

5/22 TUESDAY:  decline “our son” and email to Ms. Abbott by Wednesday night.

WEDNESDAY:  Translate sentences #1-3 in exercise A on p. 100, due in class on Thursday.

5/24 THURSDAY:   Conjugate AND TRANSLATE sum in the present & perfect tense!  Email to Ms. Abbott by Friday night.

FRIDAY:  Translate #4-6 in exercise A on p. 100.  Due in class on Tuesday.

Read Chapter 13 ("Information Theory and Art") in Introduction to Information Theory by Monday.

Today I handed out sheets with extra credit questions on them.

4/24  TUESDAY:  Email to Ms. Abbott by Wednesday night (nabbott@schillingschool.org) the 2nd conjugation verbs (there are 2) on p. 90.  You need to conjugate AND TRANSLATE them in the perfect tense.

WEDNESDAY:  Turn in class tomorrow #1-4 on p. 89, exercise A.  You are only translating the sentences into English

4/26 THURSDAY:  Email to Ms. Abbott by Friday night (nabbott@schillingschool.org) the 1st conjugation verbs (there are 3) on p. 90.  You need to conjugate AND TRANSLATE them in the perfect tense.

FRIDAY:  Finish exercise A (sentences #5-9) on p. 89.  You are only translating the sentences into English.

5/1 TUESDAY:  Decline (put in all cases & numbers) the noun adjective pair "foreign ally."  This assignment is due on Thursday.  Also, study for your vocabulary quiz the words on p. 90.

5/3 THURSDAY:  Your homework is Exercise A on p. 109.  You are to do the following: 

1)Translate the sentence

2) Identify which of the two forms you should use

3) Explain why the form is correct if it is a noun (i.e. subject, predicate nominative, possession, indirect object, direct object, accusative of motion towards, ablative of place, or ablative of means)  If it is an adjective identify its gender, number, and case AND what noun it is modifying.

PLEASE NOTE:  in sentence #5 "nostra" means "our"

This assignment is due in class on Tuesday, 5/8

Students should plan on taking a test on Chapters 23 and 24 on Monday the 23rd of April

Students will need to e-mail their Wringer  "rough" draft to Mr. Stevens at jstevens@schillingschool.org by Sunday, April 22nd. The report must be two-pages long, single spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font and free of errors. The FINAL paper is due to Mr. Stevens by April 27th.

Students should study for a test on Ch 14 in the Life Sciences textbook for a test on Friday, April 20th.

Students should study for a test on Ch 14 in the Life Sciences textbook for a test on Friday, April 20th.

This two-page, single-spaced paper with Times New Roman, 12-point font is due on Monday, April 30th. The students should write about the history of the Great Depression, cause and effect and other facets, and also include an interview with someone who lived through the Great Depression. The report may include a small photo of the person interviewed and the student together. A separate reference page should also be included in the report, in addition to the first two pages.

This two-page, single- spaced paper with a maximum of two small jpegs, should investigate why Adolph Hitler was so mad at the end of WW1. The clues are the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson's 14 points. Students should NOT write about Hitler during his time as the leader of Nazi Germany, only the yound, post-war soldier. All paper should have the standard margins with 12 point, Times New Roman Font. All papers need to be e-mailed to jstevens@schillingschool.org before 4/4/2012.

1. hyper- above; beyond; over
2. hyph- weaving; web
3. hypno- sleep
4. hypo- below; under; less
5. hyster - womb; uterus
6. -iac person afflicted with disease
7. -iasis disease; abnormal condition
8. -ic (adjective former)
9. ichthy- fish
10. ign- fire
11. in-; il-; im-; ir- not
12. in-; il-; im-; ir- to; toward; into
13. in- very; thoroughly
14. -ine of or pertaining to
15. infra- below; beneath
16. inter- intra- between within; inside
17. -ism a state or condition
18. iso- equal; same
19. -ist person who deals with...
20. -itis inflammation; disease
21. -ium refers to a part of the body
22. -kary- cell nucleus
23. kel- tumor; swelling
24. kerat- horn
25. kilo- thousand

TUESDAY, 3/27:  Decline all the nouns on p. 80.  Don’t forget 1st declension ablative MUST have a macron.  You must email this assignment to nabbott@schillingschool.org by Wednesday night, 3/28.

Wednesday, 3/28:  Lesson X crossword worksheet.  Due in class on Thursday, 3/29.

THURSDAY, 3/29:  Lesson XI  worksheet.  Due in class on Tuesday, 4/3.

TUESDAY, 4/3:  Conjugate the verbs on p. 86 in the future tense and give the imperative forms.  Email this assignment to nabbott@schillingschool.org by WEDNESDAY, 4/4.

Wednesday, 4/4:  Translate sentences 1-5 on p. 85, exercise A.  This assignment is due IN CLASS on Thursday, 4/5.

THURSDAY, 4/5:  p. 85 exercise A, sentences 6 – 9 AND exercise B, sentences 1 and 2.  This assignment is due in class on Tuesday, 4/17.

TUESDAY, 4/17:  Decline all the neuter nouns on p. 86.  Don’t forget castra!  Email this assignment to nabbott@schillingschool.org by WEDNESDAY, 4/18.

Wednesday, 4/18:  Lesson XI crossword puzzle.  Due in class on Thursday, 4/19.

THURSDAY, 4/19:  Write 3 sentences in Latin that take dative nouns.  Note:  you need to know what verbs take the dative case.  Review pp. 53-55 if you need help.  This assignment is due in class on Tuesday, 4/24.

Students need to produce a two-page paper based upon six of the animals observed at the Newport Aquarium. There should be a small jpeg of each animal included in the paper and the text should wrap around the jpegs. Like always, this paper is to be emailed to jstevens@schillingschool.org by the due date.

Study Chapter 13 for Monday's Science Test and use the practise questions at the end of the chapter to study for test.

1. -gross- thick
2. gymno- naked; bare
3. gyn- female
4. gyr- ring; circle; spiral
5. -hal-; -hale, breathe; breath
6. halo- salt
7. hapl- simple
8. hecto- hundred
9. -helminth- worm
10. hem- blood
11. hemi- half
12. hepar-; hepat- liver
13. herb- grass; plants
14. hetero- different; other
15. hex - six
16. hibern- winter
17. hidr- sweat
18. hipp- horse
19. hist- tissue
20. holo- entire; whole
21. homo- (Latin) man; human
22. homo- (Greek) same; alike
23. hort- garden
24. hydr- water
25. hygr- moist; wet