Week of January 27th
Hello Learners & Families!
Please sign permission slips for our field trip to Belmont Park for THIS FRIDAY January 31st and email Ms. Howard or Carol if your parent is able to drive! We are still short a few drivers!! Please send the $20 field trip fee.
CELEBRATIONS
*It was really fun to see the students dressed up at Winter Formal!
*Shoutout to Alexa Lopez for enjoying the math so much that she asked for extra work!
*Kieala and Josh S. stayed for office hours! Fantastic job getting on top of your work this Second Semester!
*We had a lot of students in office hours on the Carol/Schwartz team as well! Brenden, Jessica, Nathan, Jake F.
*Shoutout to Jake C. and Jake F. for winning the vocabulary Kahoot in their classes!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HELP: WE NEED DRIVERS! JANUARY 31st FIELD TRIP!
Please email Carol at ccabrera@hightechhigh.org or Ms. Howard at jhoward@hightechhigh.org if you are able to drive and how many seats for students you have. We are departing at 9am and will return by 3:30pm.
THIS FRIDAY: JANUARY 31st BELMONT PARK
Please log into PowerSchool and sign the field trip permission slip for our field trip to Belmont Park. Please send the $20 field trip fee to Mr. Schwartz or Ms. Howard on your respective team!
BOOK FOR HUMANITIES
Students are reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee! Both 9th grade teams will be doing this text in Ms. Howard and Carol’s/Alden’s classes.
OFFICE HOURS FOR THIS SEMESTER
Your teachers are available for one on one help during office hours!
Mr. Jacob’s office hours: Wednesday after school
Carol, Schwartz, Mike and Ms. Howard’s Office Hours: Thursday after school
ACADEMIC COACHING
Visit Ms. Sara and Ms. Jamie after school for some support in your classes!
Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch is academic support in the conference room upstairs with Katelin, Jamie, and Sara! Head over there during lunch if you need some support!
ADVISORY HOME VISITS
Check in with your student’s advisor to schedule your home visit!
Upcoming Dates to Note
January 30th
Speaker from Amnesty International
January 31st
Field Trip to Belmont Park! Sign those permission slips ASAP! Please sign up to drive if you are able!
February 5th
Howard/Mike team will be attending a show at the Old Globe.
February 5th
Carol/Schwartz team will be going on a field trip to Tempest.
March 4th
Howard/Mike team will be attending a show at Diversionary Theatre.
What’s Happening In Class This Week?
Humanities
Alden, Carol & Howard: To Kill a Mockingbird
Physics
Mike & Schwartz: Motion/Kinematics
Math
Mike: Vectors
Schwartz: Congruent Triangles
Art with Mr. Jacob
Influence, Homage, and Originality Project: Students will be selecting inspirational work and beginning their paintings this week
Thank you! Please keep in touch with us with any questions or comments.
~Carol Cabrera, Kurt Schwartz, Jennifer Howard, Mike Amarillas, Alden Walters, Jamie West, Charley Jacob, Sarah Sandoval, Katelin Swan
Hello Learners & Families!
Please sign permission slips for our field trip to Belmont Park for THIS FRIDAY January 31st and email Ms. Howard or Carol if your parent is able to drive! We are still short a few drivers!! Please send the $20 field trip fee.
CELEBRATIONS
*It was really fun to see the students dressed up at Winter Formal!
*Shoutout to Alexa Lopez for enjoying the math so much that she asked for extra work!
*Kieala and Josh S. stayed for office hours! Fantastic job getting on top of your work this Second Semester!
*We had a lot of students in office hours on the Carol/Schwartz team as well! Brenden, Jessica, Nathan, Jake F.
*Shoutout to Jake C. and Jake F. for winning the vocabulary Kahoot in their classes!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HELP: WE NEED DRIVERS! JANUARY 31st FIELD TRIP!
Please email Carol at ccabrera@hightechhigh.org or Ms. Howard at jhoward@hightechhigh.org if you are able to drive and how many seats for students you have. We are departing at 9am and will return by 3:30pm.
THIS FRIDAY: JANUARY 31st BELMONT PARK
Please log into PowerSchool and sign the field trip permission slip for our field trip to Belmont Park. Please send the $20 field trip fee to Mr. Schwartz or Ms. Howard on your respective team!
BOOK FOR HUMANITIES
Students are reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee! Both 9th grade teams will be doing this text in Ms. Howard and Carol’s/Alden’s classes.
OFFICE HOURS FOR THIS SEMESTER
Your teachers are available for one on one help during office hours!
Mr. Jacob’s office hours: Wednesday after school
Carol, Schwartz, Mike and Ms. Howard’s Office Hours: Thursday after school
ACADEMIC COACHING
Visit Ms. Sara and Ms. Jamie after school for some support in your classes!
Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch is academic support in the conference room upstairs with Katelin, Jamie, and Sara! Head over there during lunch if you need some support!
ADVISORY HOME VISITS
Check in with your student’s advisor to schedule your home visit!
Upcoming Dates to Note
January 30th
Speaker from Amnesty International
January 31st
Field Trip to Belmont Park! Sign those permission slips ASAP! Please sign up to drive if you are able!
February 5th
Howard/Mike team will be attending a show at the Old Globe.
February 5th
Carol/Schwartz team will be going on a field trip to Tempest.
March 4th
Howard/Mike team will be attending a show at Diversionary Theatre.
What’s Happening In Class This Week?
Humanities
Alden, Carol & Howard: To Kill a Mockingbird
Physics
Mike & Schwartz: Motion/Kinematics
Math
Mike: Vectors
Schwartz: Congruent Triangles
Art with Mr. Jacob
Influence, Homage, and Originality Project: Students will be selecting inspirational work and beginning their paintings this week
Thank you! Please keep in touch with us with any questions or comments.
~Carol Cabrera, Kurt Schwartz, Jennifer Howard, Mike Amarillas, Alden Walters, Jamie West, Charley Jacob, Sarah Sandoval, Katelin Swan
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