9th Grade Newsletter
January 30, 2025
What's Coming Up?
Physical Education:
All is well in PE! This next week we’ll be starting a 4 square unit combined with our weight room. We will be continuing our time with alternating days in the weightroom through the 3rd quarter. Sports conditioning classes have resumed their daily workouts. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have for your student!
*We will look to go outside as much as possible for PE (weather permitting). Please help us in reminding our students to bring water bottles and tennis shoes every day they have PE.
Contact Information:
Coach Amon
Phone 913-651-7371. Ext 4111 Email pamon@usd207.org
Coach Dreiling
Phone: 913-651-7371 Ext. 4110 Email: tdreiling@usd207.org
Coach Turner
Phone: 913-651-7371 Ext. 4138 Email: cturner@usd207.org
Avid 9:
This week we finished up writing our expository essay comparing/contrasting two post-secondary options. We will begin Tutorials next week!
Math:
Just a reminder that students can check Google classroom for the Weekly Learning Plan, Vocabulary, Lesson Recordings, and Completed Notes.
Please continue to check Skyward regularly to check that students are completing assignments.
Algebra students completed Module 6 “Linear Inequalities” this week and took the Vocab quiz Wednesday and Test Thursday. We will begin Module 7 “Systems of Equations” on Monday Feb. 3. Module 7 Vocabulary is due Monday.
Pre-Algebra students completed Module 7 this week. They took a quiz on solving inequalities, Wednesday and the Vocab quiz Thursday. The Test is Monday, Feb. 3. The review was due Thursday, p. 481: 1-13 and there is a practice test on the McGraw-Hill app.
Geometry students completed Module 6 “Relationships in Triangles” this week and took the vocab quiz Thursday. The Test will be Monday, Feb. 3. Students completed a review p. 400: 1-16 and have a practice test available on the McGraw-Hill app.
Thank you and enjoy the long weekend!
Mrs. Blount
World History:
Students have started their posters covering a country of their choice in regards to its history with imperialism. We will begin studying for our Unit 6 test next week as.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Mr. Bottom - cbottom@usd207.org
Art:
7th and 8th grade artists are finishing their name designs and working on All About Me compositions, while 9th grade artists are creating artworks about the social/cultural issue of their choice. 6th grade artists have finished their Abraham Lincoln artworks and will be moving on to ceramics creature projects.
Abraham Lincoln drawings have been submitted to the University of St. Mary's Lincoln Art Contest. Finalists will be announced in February.
Culinary Essentials:
Students began learning the Rules of Mise en Place, “to put in place” this week. To put this new skill into practice the class has been working together to produce a Classgiving Meal! Put their Culinary skills to work next week in the kitchen over the break.
If you have any questions, please contact me at kcox@usd207.org
Foods and Nutrition: Foods & Nutrition: As we begin wrapping up Unit 3: The Food We Eat, students have selected a common food allergen to research and prepare a presentation over. The students have been working all week in class and will have next week(2 days) to complete this project. Please encourage your kiddos to join you in the kitchen over the break to continue practicing their culinary skills.
If you have any questions, please contact me at kcox@usd207.org
Principles of Biomedical Science:
Students are in the midst of lesson 2.1.4 which is over routine labs in the doctor office and components of human blood. We are viewing blood under the microscope using pre-made slides from a scientific supply company. Students are identifying parts of human blood and becoming familiar with the role they play in our bodies. Next week, students will have the experience of drawing blood (water with food coloring) on a phlebotomy simulation arm. It is a rare opportunity and exciting for the students! Please remind your son/daughter to wear old clothes that day as there’s a chance the food coloring could stain clothing. Just to reassure you, students will NOT come in contact with real blood during this class.
We are continuing to have weekly quizzes over the reading on the PLTW website. Please encourage and remind your son/daughter to do the assigned weekly reading. Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Elder
Spanish 1: week of 3 February 2025
Students have completed the first half of our Savvas curriculum. We will begin the second book next week. We are currently working through SW: ¿Cómo estás? nuggets 1-5 which are due on 7 February by 3:00 PM. We have an upcoming project which will help us combine many of the things we have been learning in our class.
Señora Ford kford@usd207.org
Biology:
Monday - Take notes over Chapter 13 Section 1 (note quiz Wednesday) Read over handout on Cell Growth Lab
Tuesday - Chapter 11 Retest, Prep for Lab
Wednesday - Chapter 13 Section 1 Note Quiz. Assign homework over sections 1 & 2
Thursday - Complete Cell Growth Lab
Friday - Cell Growth Lab is due.
ELA:
Hello Patton parents! This week the students have submitted their fairy tales without the happily ever afters and they are so creative and imaginative! We are beginning to transition into poetry and figurative language with reading poems by Langston Hughes. Their challenge this week is to create a poem only using an existing poem’s words. The Breaking through Barriers unit’s essential question is: Are some differences too great to overcome?
Sarah Gaul
English 8 & 9
Drama 8/9:
Drama 8/9 – Rehearsals began in earnest this week with the students taking to the stage to begin blocking. In addition, costumes and props have been discussed by all three casts. The stories are really starting to take form.
Ms. Paradies pparadies@usd207.org
Broadcast:
Our first independent project was due 1/30. Ask students about what they chose to report on. We are making the news as our daily work, with continued independent learning along the way!
Engineering Essentials:
Students are building models of breadboards and creating schematics of circuits. We will be exploring logic gates using switches as well.
Have a great weekend!
- 9th Grade Team
