April 2024

This newsletter is to provide an insight to what is happening in our High School classes each month. To introduce staff and to provide their background as well in hopes to become more familiar with everyone in our Panther Family!

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FOODS:

We will start a new unit covering International Foods. Students will research a country and eventually make a dish from that country.

Interpersonal Relationships:

We will be starting a chapter covering developing friendships and relationships in the family. Students will learn how to improve parent-teen relationships. They will also be able to explain the benefits of developing strong relationships with siblings, grandparents, and extended family.

Housing:

Students will continue working on their wedding planning binder project.

Health:

We will be discussing the difference between drugs and medicine and which is over the counter or prescription medicine. Students will be able to summarize common health risks associated with taking medications and also list safe strategies for using medications. They will also learn the impacts of drugs on the brain and be able to describe the negative consequences people who abuse drugs often experience. Lastly, they will be able to summarize how drug abuse impacts families, friends and the society as a whole.

Nutrition & Wellness:

In this new chapter, students will learn how to prepare and store beverages, snack and one-dish meals and sandwiches. We will touch on the importance of choosing a nutritious meal while on the go and eating out. Students will be making “meals on-the-go” and learning how to be organized ahead of time to plan for snacks on the go that are healthy and affordable.

Child Development:

These students will be learning the emotional and social development of kids from the ages of 4-6. They will be able to list ways to help children reduce worry and tension and how to help children develop self-confidence. They will also be learning three ways to encourage conflict resolution and cooperation in children.

FCCLA:

Our chapter took 7 ladies to Tan-Tar-A in March for the FCCLA State Leadership Conference. Those 7 ladies competed at the state level for STAR Events, and all 7 received a Gold rating. Five of them will move on to the National level this July to compete at Nationals in Seattle, WA! We will be doing some fundraising from now until then in hopes to help our chapter be able to pay for this expensive trip. Look for us at the two big track meets MC will host this month, and be on the lookout for flyers about fundraising! We appreciate the community and all that they do to help make our chapter successful!

Freshmen: Our anchor text for our fourth quarter is A Monster Calls. We are working on character development and then will continue to focus on how words and phrases are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings using context, affixes, or reference materials. RL1B. Our writing focus is continuing with sentence structure especially on combining sentences using commas and conjunctions and/or semicolons. W3A.

Sophomores: Our anchor text is Fahrenheit 451. We are working on character development and then will continue to use informational texts to analyze how multiple texts reflect the historical and/or cultural contexts as per RI3C.

Juniors: Our anchor text is The Great Gatsby. We are working on character development and then will continue to incorporate informational texts to analyze how multiple texts reflect the historical and/or cultural contexts as per RI3C.

Seniors: We will continue evaluating how effectively two or more texts develop similar ideas/topics to articulate the complexity of the issues as per RI3B.

Elementary - Baseball / Softball Skills

Middle School - Yoga

9th Grade P.E. - Pickleball

Lifetime Sports - Pickleball

Integrated Science- Through the month of April, we will be learning about the Periodic Table. Students will be making their own Periodic Table. Toothpick bridges will be tested on May 3rd.

Biology- Students will be learning about DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. We will finish the month with our EOC review.

Human Anatomy- Students will finish the Nervous System unit with a sheep brain dissection. We will then begin the Cardiovascular unit and heart dissection. We will finish the year with our cat dissections.

Chemistry- Students are learning how to balance chemical equations. We will finish up with learning about the mole and molarity.

Business Skills: Students are learning how resumes and cover letters are essential for navigating the job market effectively. The goal is to present yourself as a suitable candidate by highlighting your qualifications and differentiating yourself from other applicants.

Personal Finance: Students are exploring services provided by banks and credit unions which include different options and features. They are learning about responsible banking, how to manage your checking and savings accounts, and the importance of keeping records.

Accounting: Students are learning how to prepare an income statement for a service business organized as a proprietorship and analyze an income statement using component percentages. Students are learning how to prepare a balance sheet for a service business organized as a proprietorship.

FBLA: Kenzie and Lilli will be competing at State FBLA on April 14-16th. Kenzie will be competing in Job Interview and Lilli will be competing in Intro to Public Speaking.

Algebra 1 - We will work on different functions along with what the graph of different functions looks like. We will also begin studying for the EOC.

Pre/Calc Trig - We will be diving deeper into derivatives and start learning properties of derivatives. We will then briefly cover integrals.

Geometry - We are still working on trigonometric functions.

Criminal Justice - Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, & the Court Room

Psychology - Personality Theories & Psychological Disorders

Stats/Research - Correlational Research (Surveys)

Composition - Email etiquette

English Presentations - completed Biographical Research Paper & will begin "Compare/Contrast" essay

In World History we have wrapped up World War II in Europe and will begin looking at the Pacific Theater this week. In Government we are finishing up our unit examining the structure of our government and then will move into our final unit which deals with change in government over time and the roles of citizens in the government. Sophomore Leadership has been planning its service project which they will carry out at the end of the year.

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter Break. It was much needed break to recharge before we finish out school year. With Spring comes many activities going on here at school. Many of our students are pulled in many different directions but the number one priority will always be their academics. We will continue to run grade checks for students who will need additional instruction. We will be doing our EOC Cook out on April 29th in hopes to encourage our students give maximal effort in our end of year exams for the state. We will also be doing an EOC incentive trip for students who received a Proficient or Advanced score in last years EOC. Prom is this week April 6th (https://5il.co/2hnaa). Along with preparing for EOCs we will also be sending Freshmen to visit NCMC on April 10th. Mrs. Hux will being taking FBLA members to compete at State contests in Springfield April 14th-16th. Mr. Dignan will be taking FFA members to State Contests April 17th-19th. Our Spring Concert will be April 22nd at 6:30 pm. Mrs. Ungles will be taking NHS members on a trip on April 24th. Communication is still key. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your child's teachers or call my office. We want to finish the year strong but also don't want to forget our overall purpose of being here. You can reach me at jake.shipman@mndcty.org or 660.442.5429. Go Panthers!

FCCLA State Competition Results:

- Advancing to Nationals:

• Joslin Ungles and Emma Russell- Sports Nutrition
• Destiny Panning and Ava Luna- Promote and Publicize FCCLA
• Kiley Caton- Reprurpose and Redesign

-Silver Reciepients

• Jaylynn Wilmes and Lilli Barnes- Food Innovations

Scholar Bowl

• 2nd in Conference Tournament
• 2nd overall as a team in Conference
• Jadon Griffin- 1st Team All Conference
• John Oswald- 2nd Team All Conference