About SASIC Spanish

By Jisela Cruz and Valentin Cantu  

This year at SASIC in the 10th Grade Academy we are learning Spanish through blogs. I don’t know that much Spanish but my teacher Mrs. Kelsey and my good friend Jisela are teaching me how this year. Its kind of fun because we get to make videos, comics, and posters of what we have learned in the Spanish blogs. Each blog post are different every week for example some times we do videos we practice with our friend we also do some reading or post comments. so far we have learned our greetings and our goodbyes. Here is the site where we learn spanish sasicspanish.blogspot.com.

Bio on Broadcast

I'm Angel Longoria. I'm taking Broadcast as one of my classes. This year Broadcast is new to our school, so I decided to take it to see what it was all about. Mr. Falcon is our teacher and he's very good at making video's and teaching how to build and edit movies on the computer.

Broadcast is about how to make music videos, or films and digital stories. Right now we are learning about propagnada and making supporting videos with pictures from the 1940's and 1950's. Mr. Falcon lets you choose your themes for your projects I am planning now to begin interviewing for my next movie which will be interviews and research on tattoos and people with tattoos.   Falcon also helped the 4th grader's do a video about school and had the kids write their own lyrics. In addition, the class will inform us on how to build blogs, movies and podcasts. It seems fun and enjoyable because he tells us how he's going to try to introduce us to many famous artists that he's met before.

TAKS Practice #1: Learning to use proportions

HW Assignment #2 DUE DATE: September 30th: Each student will be expected to follow along as Chase teaches how to solve a really tough rate problem. Next you should turn in a piece of paper that shows the math problem solved in its entirety.

Question:

At this time last year Alfredo had $145 dollars in his savings account. Today he has $152.98. If his savings continue to grow at the same rate, how much money how much will he have in his account at this time next year?

SASIC Cheerleading

By: Deanndra Saenz  

This year at SASIC they’re offering cheerleading. The coach of the cheerleading squad is Mrs. Carter. Grades 4th-8th are the Junior Varsity team, and 9th-12th are the Varsity team. There’s many different activities that the teams will be participating in this year.  Cheerleading practices for The JV team runs from 4:15-5pm, and the Varsity is from 4:15-6pm.  

So far we’ve had two practices. The first practice was very tiring.  We mostly did things like stretch & practice on our jumps and stunts. Just to see where we’re at in our cheerleading experience. The second practice we started learning a routine for the Day of the Dead parade October 22, 2011, in Austin Texas.The song we’re doing is The Monster Mash. We’ve learned only the beginning of the routine, and the squad has already got it down.

Come out the event and support us. It will be a lot of fun. Especially with the excitement and motivation from the cheerleaders! Also, look forward to more events that we’ll be performing in. You don’t want to miss out on what’s in store.

SCVNGR at the McNay

by: Alley Sanchez

SCVNGR is a game that gives you challenges and gives you points and free stuff by going to new places and do interesting challenges. A challenge might consist of going to a restaurant make origami out of a napkin or foil, take a picture of it and post it. You have to get a certain amount of points after you get the points you may either earn a percentage off your meal or a coupon for something. In order to play SCVNGR challenges you have to download the app but if you cant you can text SCVNGR and they will text you back giving you more info about the challenge

Mr. Kelsey says 9th and 10th grade will be going to the McNay and doing challenges downtown. We will take the VIA bus downtown, walk the Riverwalk and then tour the McNay. The cool thing about the McNay is the musical artist on display. We are currently learning music in math class. Our instruments are glass cups and the frequency is incredible. We are learning how sound is energy passing in waves through air and water and can be created by any object. The artist displayed in the museum has sculptures that make music in a different way.

HOMEWORK: Arts Education Review of Wavelengths and Frequencies

Alright, here is the plan 10th Grade.

1) I want a comprehensive paper written on Google Docs and shared with 10thgradeacademy@gmail.com which is at least 2 pages and at least 6 paragraphs in length. In the paper you should include the main points from Arts Education Week, showing that you understood the most highlighted issues, then identify the mathematical formulas that were used and how they applied to the musical concepts that were discussed. Finally, describe which parts of the week you liked best.

Assignment Due Date: Friday, September 23, 2011.

Here are some reminders of things to discuss:

1) What is an inverse relationship and how was it tied to sound?
2) What were the formulas for the inverse relationships used to find the wavelengths for the diatonic scale and the lengths of the straws (be sure to identify each variable in the equations)
3) When the volume of water in a glass is increased what happens to the pitch?
4) What was the point of banging the drums or singing while moving away from a microphone?
5) Why are some ampitheaters circular and shaped similar to speakers?
6) What is sound and how does it travel?
7) What is pitch?
8) What is the range of audible frequency for humans?
9) How many notes are in an octave?
10) How much larger is the frequency for a note an octave higher than the previous note?
11) What is the scientific process and how was it used during Arts Education Week?
12) How is the mathematician Pythagoras tied to sound?
13) How is sound and Oobleck tied together?
14) Which videos stood out to you and how were they tied to sound?
15) Describe sine & sound waves. Include a description of what the shape is and the important parts.
16) What do the following words mean: wavelength, frequency, amplitude, oscillation, decibels?
17) How were Ipads used this week? Did they aid you in solving math problems or in your understanding of
       music?
18) Which frequencies travel farther distances, higher or lower?
19) Which frequencies have shorter wavelengths?
20) Which activity did allowed you to learn the most and have the most fun?

If you have Mr. Wilson as a teacher you may turn in the same paper to both of us for a grade. The best way to type this paper would be on Google Docs so you need only share it with both of us.

Voice Music Class

   Vocal Music Class is like a school Choir, just TEN TIMES better. It teaches you how to harmonize, use diaphragm support, how to pronounce words correctly, perform, compose in multiple vocal music genres. Mr. Wilson, the Vocal Music teacher also shows students how to express themselves threw their voice, which means that when you sing “Rise Up,” you would want to make the “Up,” part sound louder than the “Rise.”    



                               Here’s a picture of the amazing teacher you will have for this class:      

  

Here are some of the upcoming events:

-Harvest Fest

-Thanksgiving Dinner

-Holiday Musical

-Fiesta Flam beau Parade

-Art Show

-Graduation

-School Promotion/ Marketing

-Open Mic Night

You will be graded:

50% Projects

20%Journals

5% Daily Work

25% Participation

All this information can be found on Mr.Wilson's  website:http://sites.google.com/site/wilsonsmusicclass/home/vocal-music-class

Free Rice & SAT

By William D. Brown

Free rice.com is an organization that donates 10g of rice to people in need of food in different country's across the world every time you give the correct definition of a vocabulary word. It shows how much rice you have donated as you go along and it will show a total amount of rice you have donated from the first time you stared donating if you sign up for an account. There is a total of 60 levels and every level has different vocabulary words. As you progress the words get harder and harder. Freerice.com helps us as students widen our vocabulary so we can do well on our SAT. The same way my teacher Ms. Hatfield helps our vocabulary. Once a week our class plays Jeopardy, but with our vocabulary words. We are also assigned 30 vocabulary words a week to define on flash cards.

Get To Know The New Art Teacher!!!

By: Jakob Santana

I interviewed Ms. Martinez, so that people that want to get to know more about the new Art teacher can ad all that good stuff.

Jakob: Why are you a teacher?

Ms. Martinez: I am a teacher because I love to inspire my students. Also, being around young people every day helps me remain knowledgeable about current trends and ideas. And helps break down barriers.

Jakob:What are some things about your art background?

Ms. Martinez: I graduated from UTSA with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Photography in 2003.  Since 2008, I’ve been focusing more on my drawing skills, marketing, and less on my photography. I now have an online store where I sell merchandise with my art work on t-shirts, hoodies, posters, iGear, and more!

Jakob: What is some stuff your classes will be doing this year?

Ms. Martinez: My classes will emphasize technical skill, design, composition, problem solving, conceptual thinking, creativity, art history, presentation, safety, and visual culture. They will also explore a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms.  For example, My Studio Art Students will be working with non-traditional mediums, such as duct tape, card board and found objects to form their works of art.

Jakob: What’s your favorite color?

Ms. Martinez: O.D. Green 

Jakob: What types of art do you like?

Ms. Martinez: I appreciate all types of art, however, I find myself gravitating towards Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art these days.

Jakob: What’s your favorite food?

Ms. Martinez: Chicken Pho & Spring Rolls



Jakob:How did you hear about SASIC?

Ms. Martinez: I received an e-mail from an acquaintance saying that SASIC was in need of an Art Teacher.



Jakob:What kind of music do you like?

Ms. Martinez: Just like art I appreciate all kinds of music. My iPod is filled with eclectic styles of music. So, it is hard to pick a favorite.
The following are just a few of the artists on my iPod:
Gogol Bordello, Faith no More, Portishead, the Melvins, Hank Williams Sr., Hank Williams III, the Pogues and many more

Jakob: What is some stuff your classes will be doing this year?

Ms. Martinez: My classes will emphasize technical skill, design, composition, problem solving, conceptual thinking, creativity, art history, presentation, safety, and visual culture. They will also explore a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms.  For example, My Studio Art Students will be working with non-traditional mediums, such as duct tape, card board and found objects to form their works of art.

SASIC's percusssion class

By: Samantha Lopez

Bass drums, cymbals, Hi-Hats, cowbells, snare drums, tom toms, & floor toms are just some of the instruments in SASIC’s percussion class. From drum kits to bass guitars, its all here. The class is usually offered from 2:40 to 3:25. It is lead by Mr.Wilson.
  
We do a lot of cool things in the class. It's a really easy going class. A lot of the things we do are spontaneous. We just grab any sort of instrument in the room, go outside, & play. A lot of times we try to focus on one type of music. From reggae to pop, we cover it all. Sometimes we even go outside and use random items we find ( trash cans, wood blocks, brooms, etc.) & make up our own music! I can say, hands down, that the percussion class here is the best one I've been in. It's so fun & you always learn something new everyday.