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Team 5 News February 1 – 7, 2010

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:17:02 +0000

Team 5 is very excited to be putting our lessons into action. Throughout an ongoing art lesson, we have been working on creating a floor plan design and turning it into a 3D depiction. Billie, who is our teacher, has been working with us and helping us redesign our class floor space. We will be seeing it come to life going from a floor plan into action on Friday, February 5th of this week. It will allow more space for the students work stations. Please come visit and check out the changes being made to Team 5!

Team 4 News February 1 – 7, 2010

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:20 +0000

By Sarah B. and Eliana

On Monday, January 25th, 2010, a group of seventeen high school students from Bridges Community Academy had the unique opportunity to attend an educational tour of Heidelberg University’s cadaver lab. Prior to entering the lab where the cadavers are stored, we were provided with a brief background on the cadaver’s condition and allowed to sniff the preservative used on the cadavers. Once we entered the lab, we had the opportunity to observe the previously dissected cadaver and handle some of the organs. We were able to explore the human lung, liver and brain from another cadaver in the lab. We also learned about the intestines, muscles, tendons, and visually witnessed the effects of death on the human body. The tour was explained by the lab assistant , who has been present at our previous visits to the Heidelberg Biology lab. We were very lucky to have this opportunity as most small universities, like Heidelberg, do not have cadaver labs. Some of the students comments about the tour were, “It was fascinating to hold the different organs.” Another said, “I like learning about these things and have the ability to touch and learn about the different parts of the body.”

A big thank you to Heidelberg University for allowing us to have this opportunity and to Mrs. Angles for making it happen

Team 3 News February 1 – 7, 2010

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:11:23 +0000

By Daniel W.

This week, Team Three’s TAG students did a project to help Haiti. They decided to start a school fundraiser to collect money for donations. They were all dispersed into three different groups: education, collection, and history. The education group gave speeches and sent out informational e-mails about Haiti. The collection group thought of different ways to collect money. The history group was in charge of taking pictures, and writing a page on the BCA website. All groups worked diligently to spread the word, to make themselves heard and more importantly, to stimulate audiences to donate for the people in need in Haiti.

Team 2 News February 1 – 7, 2010

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:06 +0000

THe JOII club is completing their Souper Bowl of Caring w/ a party Thurs. afternoon. A total of over 100 items were collected

for the local food pantry. Thank you all who participated.

Team 1 News February 1 – 7, 2010

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:21 +0000

Hello to everyone! Team 1 has been busy this week. K-1 have been studying the planets and 1-2 will be discussing dust mites. We all made Valentine mice. Their bodies are made of hearts, they even have yarn tails with a heart at the ends! We are very tired of the cold temperatures that are keeping us inside and are looking forward to warmer weather. Recently we also learned about Groundhogs and wish that Punxatawny Phil didn’t bring us 6 more weeks of winter! We all learned about Pecos Bill, John Henry and Casey the Engineer in Social Studies. We’d like to let you know that on our Tuesday morning specials we have crafts and Spanish. Many of us are trying new things in them. We are looking forward to Valentine’s Day and would like to have a Valentine party in our classroom. 1-2 is spending this week on the Laura Numeroff book, If You Give a Moose a Muffin. They are really enjoying it. 1-2 also recently finished a unit on electricity, how it makes it to our houses and how to be safe. They learned a lot and hopefully will be extra safe because of their new knowledge. Happy first week in February!

Mrs Manning’s Classes Week of Nov 9

Mrs. Manning — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:33:14 +0000

Week of Nov 9
6th Grade Science
Monday
Wednesday
Students will read Speedy McBrain
Students will take the quiz Measuring Motion

Friday
Students will read and take notes from It’s Just a good Idea: It’s the law
Video Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCkFDn85ZU .
Students will be quizzed Laws of Motion

Life Science
Tuesday
Student will review for the test on Game style review.

Friday
Student will be tested over

Earth Science
Assignments
3.2.1: Study: Fresh Water
3.2.2: Study: You’re Grounded
3.2.3: Quiz: Different Bodies of Water
3.3.1: Study: An Oceanographic Voyage
3.3.3: Study: The Ocean in Motion
3.3.4: Study: Wild World Weather
3.3.5: Quiz: Earth’s Oceans
3.4.2: Test (CST): Earth’s Water

Physical Science
Assignments
4.2.1: Study: Power
4.2.3: Quiz: Work Simple Machines and Power
4.3.1: Study: Work-Energy Theorem
4.3.3: Quiz: Energy
4.4.3: Test (CST): Crash into Me

Week of Nov. 2, 2009

Mrs. Wintersteen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:53 +0000

This week Team 5 showed off their hard work. They have been planning Red Ribbon Week activities. Red Ribbon week concentrates on teaching the students to say no to drugs. Some of the activities included theme days, coloring and poster contests, a guest speaker, and a movie about the effects of substance abuse on families. Please talk with your student about it.

BCA Students prepare for another Heidelberg Lab!

Mrs. Angles — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:18:05 +0000

BCA students are heading for another Heidelberg Biology/Chemistry Lab. We will be preparing for an enzyme lab. Stay tuned for upcoming pictures!

Team 3 Update Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2009

Mrs. Kohler — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:34:31 +0000

BCA received a grant from the Council for Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement. The grant was for BCA to continue the financial literacy program we began 3 years ago. Team 3 has had our first “pay day” this week. It has been our experience that the younger students struggle with pay checks and writing checks for rent. Usually they all need help at once. This week, they all listened very well and it made the experience a little more bearable.

Next week will be their first experience with writing checks. They will have to pay their rent for the first time, and I fear some of them are going to be a little short of cash. I hope all goes well. In previous years, student who lost their seats learned quickly what to do to keep their chairs. Good luck to all of them next year when they pay their first rent.

Mrs. Kohler

Team Updates: Sept 14 – 18, 2009

Admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:16:10 +0000

Team 1 - We’ve been talking about fingerprints this week. They are all unique and individual like we are. We made people and animals out of our fingerprints.

Team 2 - The 4th graders from Team 2 attended the annual “Ohio Heritage School Day” at Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin on Friday, September 18th. It was an exciting experience which helps the students understand the history of Seneca County and the state of Ohio with hands-on living history experiences. It supports and extends the fourth grade Ohio Social Studies Curriculum.

Team 3 – We started the year off working on a project involving paper airplanes and the scientific method. The kids had a lot of fun experimenting with different types and styles of airplanes to see which one would fly the farthest. Ryon, a newcomer to the team, had a plane that flew almost the entire width of the gymnasium. Nice work, Ryon! We have also begun working on our financial literacy program. Students completed their job applications late last week, and they are all anxious to go through the interviews this week. They are all asking about when they will get to start their jobs. We all hope they stay this excited about this project all year.

Team 4 – Mrs. Angles and the biology/ chemistry students will start working in the laboratory at Heidelberg University this week. Dr. Bob Murray will be volunteering his expertise as a retired professor, and instructing the students with Mrs. Angles. This opportunity is outstanding for BCA freshman and sophomores as they will attain experience preparing them for college level labs. This certainly encourages these students to attain their full potential and to get experience which will help direct their future.

Many students are preparing to take PSAT on October 14th. This opportunity prepares them for available opportunities as they look into their choice of colleges.

Team 5 -Stay tuned as the big excitement in Team 5 right now is preparing the Red Ribbon Week activities.

The date of Red Ribbon week and activities will be shared with administration for approval. As decisions are made information will be on the daily announcements, so all can prepare for this exciting week.