WKCE Testing Starts Tomorrow!

Due to the WKCE testing for Sophomores, we have an adjusted schedule. All students have been emailed the adjusted schedule and following is what each grade level will be doing tomorrow. Freshmen and Sophomores are required to be here, juniors and seniors are given the option but hey should only be here if they are taking the Accuplacer or are interested in the four-year college presentation or the ASVAB. Juniors and Seniors cannot come and “hang out” while testing in going on.

Freshmen – Report to Advisory at 7:50 A.M.
Four-Year college program in auditorium with representatives from
UW-Fond du Lac and Ripon College (8:00 – 9:00)
Return to Advisory: Four-year HS plan; Intro. to course request process

Sophomores – WKCE day one from 7:50 – 10:25 A.M.

Juniors and Seniors –
Four-Year college program  in HS auditorium with representatives from
UW-Fond du Lac and Ripon College (9:15 – 10:15)
Accuplacer to interested students (sign up by noon on October 18)
Administered by MPTC in the HS media center starting at 7:20 A.M.
ASVAB to interested students (sign up by noon on October 18)
Proctored by the US Military at no cost in room 167 starting at 7:20 A.M.
1st hour class begins at 10:30 A.M.

Weekly ALEKS Update

 

Following is the minimum number of topics your child should have completed in ALEKS (online math) by October 25.

Please remind your child that they can work on their math at home as well- they should view it as homework- what every math student in RHS has every night. Lumen students have the opportunity to work ahead and finish early.

 

Trigonometry    65 topics

Algebra 2  80 topics

Geometry    64 topics

Algebra   110 topics

Geometry Concepts    64 topics

Algebra / Geometry Concepts    259 topics

Algebra Concepts   90 topics

 

You can access your child’s math progress at www.aleks.com

 

Seminar Update- Kings and Knights and Gangbangers, Oh My!

This seminar is creating a website comparing knightly violence of the Middle Ages with gang violence of contemporary times. They are looking at  social and economic structure of the two periods, the legal system and law enforcement of both times, the culture of violence as it existed then and as it exists (where it does) now, medieval heraldry compared to gang signs, colors, graffiti, etc. The website will contain work from both groups that worked on this topic.

WKCE Testing Schedule

There will be special schedules to accommodate the sophomore state testing (WKCE) on the next three consecutive Tuesdays: October 29, November 5, and November 12. Freshmen and Sophomores should report to school at the usual starting time of 7:50 A.M. for special programming and/or testing. Juniors and seniors have the opportunity for special programming designed for them as well. Regular classes will begin at 10:30 A.M. on each of these days.  Following you will find details for those days for those days.

 

2013 Career, Testing, and Post-Secondary Program

Day One: Tuesday, October 29
Freshmen – Report to Advisory at 7:50 A.M.
Four-Year college program in auditorium with representatives from
UW-Fond du Lac and Ripon College (8:00 – 9:00)
Return to Advisory: Four-year HS plan; Intro. to course request process

Sophomores – WKCE day one from 7:50 – 10:25 A.M.

Juniors and Seniors
Four-Year college program  in HS auditorium with representatives from
UW-Fond du Lac and Ripon College (9:15 – 10:15)
Accuplacer to interested students (sign up by noon on October 18)
Administered by MPTC in the HS media center starting at 7:20 A.M.
ASVAB to interested students (sign up by noon on October 18)
Proctored by the US Military at no cost in room 167 starting at 7:20 A.M.
1st hour class begins at 10:30 A.M.

 

Day Two: Tuesday, November 5
Freshmen – Report to Advisory at 7:50 A.M.
Two-Year college program in auditorium (8:15 – 9:00)
Return to Advisory: EXPLORE Interest Inventory

Sophomores – WKCE day two from 7:50 – 10:25 A.M.

Juniors, Seniors, and parents – Practice ACT to interested students ($23 per student – sign up & pay by noon on October 30) Proctored by RHS staff in room 167 starting at 7:30 A.M. FVTC program in HS auditorium from 9:30 – 10:15 A.M.

1st hour class begins at 10:30 A.M.

Day Three: Tuesday, November 12
Freshmen – Report to Advisory at 7:50 for EXPLORE test (pre-ACT exam) from 7:50 – 10:25 A.M.

Sophomores – WKCE day three from 7:50 – 10:25 A.M.

Juniors, Seniors, and parents – Ripon College visit
Interested students (and parents) should sign up for this trip by noon on November 4. The bus will leave at 8:00 A.M. from the front lobby entrance and return to the high school around 10:15 A.M. Parent permission is required.

1st hour class begins at 10:30 A.M.

Lumen Art Update

Lumen Art students are writing and illustrating  children’s books for 3rd grade students. In addition to the original stories and illustrations, they will also be designing the covers of the books. Digital versions of all the books will be created as well. The goal is to have everything completed by the end of quarter 1, which is Friday, November 1.

 

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Weekly ALEKS Update

Following is the minimum number of topics your child should have completed in ALEKS (online math) by October 18.

Please remind your child that they can work on their math at home as well- they should view it as homework- what every math student in RHS has every night. Lumen students have the opportunity to work ahead and finish early.

 

Trigonometry    58 topics

Algebra 2    70 topics

Geometry    57 topics

Algebra   100 topics

Geometry Concepts    57 topics

Algebra / Geometry Concepts    252 topics

Algebra Concepts   85 topics

 

You can access your child’s math progress at www.aleks.com

 

Lumen Science Update

There are some interesting things happening in our Lumen Science classes.

Students in Botany are researching and creating their own aquaponics system. Aquaponics is using fish and water to create a self sustaining system that creates plants that can then be harvested, and eventually fish that can be harvested as well. The fish used in these homemade systems will not be harvested for consumption. Students are researching  aquaponics  and why it may be a potential substitute to traditional agriculture.  These systems will then be presented to the community to be voted on at the end of the semester. It is tentatively planned for Tuesday, January 14. Each student  also creating a 20 piece plant specimen booklet.

In Marine Biology students are collaborating, researching and designing a potential salt water aquarium setup for Lumen. The aquarium is a semester long project.

 

 

Parent / Teacher Conferences Tonight!

Parent / Teacher conferences are today from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and tomorrow 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

If you would like to meet with any of your child’s teachers, you will find them in their RHS classrooms. Refer to the list below for room numbers.

Mr. Kinziger 181

Mrs. Kinziger 103

Mrs. Baird 127

Mr. Jonas 125

Mr. Wiegel 123

Mrs. Ames 111

Mr. Schwingle 136

Ms. Griffith 177

Mrs. Landerman Media Center

Ms. Weyers 124- will not be here for conferences

Weekly ALEKS Update

Following is the minimum number of topics your child should have completed in ALEKS (online math) by October 11. We are now at mid quarter.

Please remind your child that they can work on their math at home as well- they should view it as homework- what every math student in RHS has every night. Lumen students have the opportunity to work ahead and finish early.

 

Trigonometry    51 topics

Algebra 2    60 topics

Geometry    50 topics

Algebra   90 topics

Geometry Concepts    50 topics

Algebra / Geometry Concepts    245 topics

Algebra Concepts   80 topics

 

You can access your child’s math progress at www.aleks.com

 

“Have YOU Applied to College Yet?”

JUNIORS, SENIORS AND PARENTS!
The Guidance Department is hosting, “Have YOU
Applied to College Yet?”, on Thursday, Oct. 10 from
6:00-7:00 p.m. in room 167 (during conferences).
Please join Ms. Gullickson and Mr. Hazell and learn about what it takes to get into 4 year and 2 year colleges, private colleges,and technical colleges. There will be a presentation, but please come with any questions you may have regarding theapplication process! We hope to see you there!