Important Dates
September 25th: WCDS Student Fall Pictures! Students may wear what they’d like.
September 26th: Join us on the main campus for Coffee Conversations at 2:00 p.m.! (This is a time to chat with the Head of School, faculty, and other families and discuss parenting, education, and current trends. If interested, a short article will be shared beforehand via Talking Points.)
October 3rd: Save the Date for Grandparents’ Day! (Graphic below!)
I thought it would feel closer to autumn by now, but it’s not, and the bees are obnoxious. We didn’t let the fluctuating temperature or raging bees stop us from having a real heel stomping time (…) at Northern! The students really enjoyed getting a glimpse of various bicycle related inventions shown and explained by Dr. Joseph!
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None
- Students continued their reading of I Must Betray You.
- Students wrapped up their general essay.
- We covered various essayettes different from the standard persuasive essay.
Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quiz Scheduled
- This week, we took our first rides of the deep dive. On Tuesday, we rode on the Heritage Trail towards Warwood and made it 6 miles. Then, on Thursday, we rode towards Benwood and did a total of 4.5 miles. The kids had a great time and enjoyed the scenery along the way. Be on the lookout in the next few weeks for information on our next big ride.
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – None scheduled
- The students took their test on rational numbers on Wednesday. We will review the test and make corrections on Monday. Anyone with a 70% or lower will be able to make up points with corrections.
- We are reviewing all operations with fractions – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Algebra 1/Geometry
- They took a test on Wednesday which covered some basic algebra concepts – simplifying expressions, laws of exponents, and algebraic proofs.
- They started some basic geometry using points, line segments, lines, and rays.
- I introduced the Pythagorean theorem, especially since Tristan is off to Greece for the next couple of weeks!
Math w/ Mrs. Howells
- No Upcoming Tests or Quizzes
- Following Tuesday’s quiz on integers we began the last section of Chapter 1.
- Its topics include: Properties, Powers and Laws of Exponents, Order of Operations, and The Coordinate Plane.
- We looked at the Properties of Multiplication and Addition and students completed practice activities to identify and use them.
- Please ensure that your student has headphones for math class.
- Homework assignments and helpful links will be posted on our Google Classroom and our class Weebly site
Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quizzes Scheduled
- Students spent time sharing their current events.
- We also discussed the upcoming presidential debate at length.
- Students watched footage from the first televised debate from 1960(only one student asked how old I was in 1960.)
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – no test or quiz scheduled
- Monday afternoon we got our steps in by climbing 3 flights of stairs several times to take our body’s vitals. (heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure)
- Students compare their resting rate to their active rate. We tracked over the next several minutes to see how our bodies worked to maintain homeostasis.
- Cytology is our next topic! We began with cellular division – mitosis and meiosis.
