No School Thursday, Nov 12 and Friday, Nov 13 for In-Service
Assembly Assignment 1
Download and read the following pdf book of I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Due Monday, August 24
Access the Youtube audio version of the book
Assembly Assignment 2
Write a minimum 2-paragraph essay discussing any 1 of the following 3 topics that has dominated the summer of 2020, and be prepared to discuss the other 2 (Submit essay to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com)
Due Tuesday, August 18
1.) CoVid-19 Pandemic
2.) George Floyd Tragedy, Police Brutality, and BLM Protest
3.) The Presidential Election of 2020
Assembly Assignment 3
Email your (parent and student’s) contact information, including emails and telephone number to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 4
Figure out the following question: If you were given 1 penny today, August 18, and it was doubled everyday, so that tomorrow, you’d have $0.02 and the following day it would double to $0.04, how many days would it take for you to have over $1 million and on what specific date. Submit your answer to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com. Due August 19
Assembly Assignment 5
Provide the following information for part 1 of a Business Plan:
1.) Describe what your business will do or sell
2.) Name your business
3.) Describe your customers–who your business will serve, sell to, advertise to (ex. youth age 5 to 14, parents, seniors, pet owners, home owners, women)
4.) Indicate the equipment, resources, tools, office space, etc. you will need to operate your business)
5.) State who you will need to run your business, including yourself, and what will be the title and responsibilities of each person
Due: Thursday, August 20 Submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 6
Provide the following information for part 2 of a Business Plan:
1.) Create 3 columns (A, B, and C) as shown below with the Column A being a list of items you would need to start your business, Column B indicating where you will get the items from, and Column C showing the estimated cost to acquire each item.
2.) Add the amounts in the Column C to come up with the total startup cost for your business.
3.) Submit your assignment to the email lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 7
Wildfires have again recently torched thousands of acres of land in California.
1.) List 3 causes of wildfires.
2.) List 3 measures used to prevent or fight wildfires,
3.) Submit your responseto the email lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 8
Search Lady Justice, her image, origins, and symbolism.
1.) Give a description of what she is holding in each hand and her overall appearance.
2.) What do the itesm she holds and wear each symbolize,
3.) What are the historical origins of Lady Justice. When and where did her image come from.
Submit your answers to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 9
Integrity, Faith, Friendship, Leadership, and Unity are some of the qualities associated with a LANSA Eagle.
1.) Give a good definition of Integrity and explain how it is like being integrated and unlike being segregated.
2.) Name an animal, plant, or other living thing that is not human whose best qualities are like you and list those qualities you share with than other living thing. Please do not choose an eagle.
Submit your answer to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 10
Read the article and watch the video in the following link, write one paragraph describing what the article is about (the who, what, when, where, why, and how), submit it to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com. and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow, September 2
Assembly Assignment 11
Complete the following math assignments based on grade as follows:
NOTE: This is not a test. It is to evaluate what you recall.
6th and 7th grade—-> Complete page 1 of the LCD worksheet below:
8th and 9th grades ___> Complete the 1st 2 pages of the following worksheet below:
10tth through 12th—> Complete the 1st page of the following worksheet below:
Assembly Assignment 12
Take a front-facing id picture of yourself with your school uniform or a polo style blue shirt and submit it to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 13
Create a chart listing the methods you would use to raise money for your business’s startup cost which will also include the amount of money you expect to raise from each method. The funds you earn must equal or exceed the amount of your startup cost listed in Assembly Assignment 6. You can use the following as an example:
Assembly Assignment 14
SCIENCE ACTIVITY
1. Purchase a box of raisins (or punes).
2. Place the raisins in a bowl
3. Add enough water in the bowl to cover the raisins.
4. Place in the microwave on high for 1 and a half to 2 minutes.
5. Take a picture of the raisins which should then look more like the grapes they originally were.
6. Email to image to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com with the Subject title Raisins to Grapes and your name
DUE: Friday, Sepember 11
Assembly Assignment 15
MATH WORKSHEET
Download and complete the following worksheet.
Submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 16
Ph.D Assignment
Write a 1 or 2-paragraph essay describing what hobby, subject, topic, etc. you are so passionate about that it has
become a part of your identity. Explain why you are so passionate about this hobby, subject, topic
Due: Friday, September 11 via email at lanewschoolacademy.com
Assembly Assignment 17
I am Malala Questions to Answer
1. In what way did the Taliban destroy tv and radios of those living in Pakistan?
2. What happened to Malala’s best friend Sophina?
3. Who became Malala’s new best friend?
4. What did the Radio Muhala and the elders say was the cause of the earthquake that devastated Pakistan?
5. What did Malala steal?
Submit your answers via email at lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com with the subject line Malala Questions and your name
Assembly Assignment 18
List 5 words that have been added to English language dictionaries in the last few years. Define the words, and submit to
lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com by Tuesday, September 15 with the subject line New Words followed by your name.
Art Project Assignment
In the words of jigsaw, let’s play a game!!
The object of the game is similar to monopoly. On my board, i have 1-30. I’m asking for
my students to come up with ten slots. Of course you need a start and finish slot. The
other 8 are all on you! You can add a few truth or dares to make it fun. A go back to start
slot to make it intense! We’ve been in quarantine too long and the store bought games
just aren’t cutting it any more. Create your own. See you at the finish line!!!
I had to block out some things due to this board being sold to adults for a party game.
But this is an example. Make it kid friendly!!
Bonus Assignment
What President was shot on the same date (not the same year though) that Iyanna was born and who shot him?
Email your answer to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com with the subject line Bonus and your name
Assembly Assignment 19
Answer the following question: Who was the Clever Class” and why were they called the clever class?
Submit your answers to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com by Wednesday, September 16 with the subject line Malala question.
Assembly Assignment 20
Define the following science terms related to the raising activity:
1. Active transport, 2. Passive transport, 3. diffusion, 4. osmosis, 5, membrane
Submit your definitions to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com by Wednesday, September 16
Assembly Assignment 21
Name and be prepared to discuss your favorite artist, the field of art they are in, and what makes you like them.
Assembly Assignment 22
Complete the following percent worksheet #1
Assembly Assignment 23
Explain in one good paragraph why we study history. Submit to the email with the subject line Why History followed by your name.
Assembly Assignment 24
UPDATE: Watch the following youtube video, Healing Your Body with Food through the 1:09:00 mark. Take notes on what you watch
for class discussion and an in-class quiz.
Assembly Assignment 25
Answer the following questions covered in the “Food for Health” youtube video above. Submit your answers with the
subject line Food for Health followed by your name to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
1. According to the video, how many cells are in the human body?
2. What 3 things are removed from processed foods?
3. What 3 things ared added to processed foods?
4. What are the 3 biggest sources of sugar that we consume?
5. What diseases can be caused by too much sugar?
6. Scientists say sugar may be as addictive as what illegal drug?
7. Name the 3 types of fat?
8. What is another name for fat?
9. True or False: Salt can increase stress levels.
10. What foods are known as the Salty 6?
11. Complete the following phrase: “A ____ for every ill”
12. Complete the following phrase: “You are what you ___”
Assembly Assignment 26
Complete the following percent worksheet and submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com with the subject line
Percent Worksheet 2 followed by your name:
Assembly Assignment 27
Answer the following questions covered in the “Food for Health” youtube video above. Submit your answers with the
subject line Food for Health followed by your name to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
1. Milk, cheese, butter, ice cream are all considered what type of food that starts with the letter D?
2. What vitamin does cow’s milk contain that is also received from sunlight?
3. Milk is known for having for being rich in what mineral that helps with strong bones?
4. What enzyme do people stop producing in childhood that is required to digest lactose in milk?
5. True or False: Pasteurizing removes bacteria and some of the nutritional value from milk.
6. True or False: Milk is produced by all animals.
7. True or False: Human beings are the only species known to consume milk after the age of weening.
8. Name any 3 things that milk can cause.
Assembly Assignment 28
Watch the following video and attempt the 1st 3 positions as described (the downward facing dog, plank, and upward plank)
Assembly Assignment 29
Science Activity
1. Gather 3 leaves from the same plant that look nearly identical as possible.
2. Place each leaf in a small container.
3. Add enough water to 2 of the containers to cover the leaf. Add nothing to the leaf in the 3rd container.
4. Add a teaspoon of salt to one of the containers with water.
5. Take a picture of the 3 containers.
6. Leave the containers near each other in the same environment for 3 days.
7. Take a picture of the containers after the 3 days.
8. Be able to detect and describe any differences or similarities among the 3 leaves.
To be completed between Friday and Monday , September 28
Assembly Assignment 30
Write a paragraph explaining the following quote given in class: “All good thing pass away. So do bad things. Real things
aren’t things at all. They neither passeth nor cometh.”
Submit your paragraph with the Subject line Things Paragraph followed by your name by Monday, Sep 28
Discussion Assignment
Be prepared to discuss I am Malala through the chapter “The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham”
NOTE: Please see Assignment 24 update.
Art Assignment 2
If quarantine were over, what would you be doing? Draw it in a picture and let the rest of the class guess by looking at
your drawing. Try your best. We look forward to guessing. Due by Wednesday, October 7.
Assembly Assignment 31
Complete the following Math worksheet on properties. Submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com withe subject
line Properties worksheet 1 followed by your name.
Assembly Assignment 32
Write 1 to 2 paragraphs describing a personal experience that you experienced that can be related to the 1st stanza of
the poem “If” that we discussed in class.
Assembly Assignment 33
Complete the following Math worksheet on properties. Submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com withe subject
line Properties worksheet 1 followed by your name.
Properties Math Test
Complete the test in the link below submitting your answers to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com with the subject
line Proterites Test
Race and Protest Video
Assembly Assignment 334
Complete pages 1-3 of the following Math worksheet on number patterns.
Assembly Assignment 35
Create a table listing characteristics of the left and right hemispheres of the brain in the following style:
Hemispheres of the Brain
Left Brain
1.Characteristic #1
2. Characteristic #2
3. Characteristic #3
4. Characteristic #4
5. Characteristic #5
Right Brain
1.Characteristic #1
2. Characteristic #2
3. Characteristic #3
4. Characteristic #4
5. Characteristic #5
Assembly Assignment 36
Create a table showing the percentage of electric vehicles sold in the United States for the last 5 years we have records as shown below.
Electric Vehicle Sales Table
Electric Vehicles 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%
Gas Vehicles 98% 97% 96% 95% 94%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Music Website
Go to the following link to access sheet music
https://blanksheetmusic.net/
Parable of the Long Spoons
Assembly Assignment 37
Download and complete the Math Number Patterns Worksheet and submit your work to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 38
Read the poem “If” and memorize the stanza assigned to your group.
Assembly Assignment 39
Complete the following number patterns practice worksheet.
Number Pattern/Sequencing Test Practice
Complete the following worksheet as practice for final preparation for your test. Answers are provided on page 2 to confirm you are doing the work correctly.
Assembly Assignment 40
Watch the US Presidential debate tonight. Then discuss one topic addressed by the candidates in 1 paragraph if in middle school or 2 to 3 paragraphs if in high school. Be sure to compare and contrast what the candidates believe and what they think needs to be done to tackle the issue. Submit your paragraphs to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com.
Where to watch:
US Presidential Debate
8pm CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, Internet Streaming
Art Assignment 3
As Halloween approaches, let’s see your creativity. You can paint, carve, or draw with a permanent marker. Make sure it’s appropriate for school, and I hope you have a blast creating your masterpiece! Due Friday, October 30.
Assembly Assignment 41
Define each of the following 3-D Geometric shapes (solids). Then draw them and sbmit to the email.
Tetrahedron Cube Octahedron Icosahedron Dodecahedron
Assembly Assignment 42
Watch the video below on the heart and be prepared to discuss in class and take a short quiz on Tuesday
Assembly Assignment 43
Grades 6-8 Complete the following worksheet.
Grades 9-12 Complete page 2 of the Coordinate Plane Worksheet
Assembly Assignment 44
Grades 6-8 Select one of the following candidates fro President and write a paragraph describing their job experience, backgroiund, education, and any other qualifications they have for being President.
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Jo Jorgensen, Howie Hawkins, Don Blankenship
Grades 9-10 Select any of the following candidates for US Senate and write at least one paragraph describing their job experience, background, and experience that qualifies them to be a US Senator
Bill Cassidy, Adrian Perkins, Antoine Pierce, Aaron Sigler, Dustin Murphy
Grades 11-12 Select any of the following candidates for US House of Representatives and write at least one paragraph describing their job experience, background, and experience that qualifies them to be a US House of Representative.
Cedric Richmond, Sheldon Vincent, Glenn Harris, David Schilling, Belden Batiste
Submit your paragraphs to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com
Assembly Assignment 45
Define each of the following terms as it relates to blood pressure, diastolic and systolic. Submit via email.
Assembly Assignment 46
Go to the following link and sign up for the National Student Mock Election using the teacher code given on Thursday. Please review the candidate videos and other information.
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http://www.winmyvote.com/sign_up/?branding=mockelectionstudent
Assembly Assignment 47
Watch the video below and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow, October 30 in class.
Assembly Assignment 48
Grades 6 through 8, Complete the number line practice worksheet
Grades 9-12, Complete the coordinate plane practice worksheet
Assembly Assignment 49
Read the following poem. Write a 1 paragraph interpretation of the 1st stanza of the poem and submit to the school email.
Caged Bird
Assembly Assignment 50
Watch the movie below based on the poem by Maya Angelou. Then, write a short essay describing a period in your life
where you felt like a caged bird. Submit the essay to the school email. Due Tuesday, Nov. 10
Assembly Assignment 51
Define the following terms related to position of organs within the body:
1. anatomy 2. distal 3. proximal 4. anterior 5. posterior 6. superior 7. inferior 8. medial 9. lateral Due Monday, Nov. 16 to email
Upcoming Tests
Assembly Assignment 52
Complete the following worksheet finding distance on the number line Due Monday, Nov 16, 20202 to email
Assembly Assignment 53
Complete the following worksheet finding distance on a number line (Middle School) on a coordinate plane (High School)
Assembly Assignment 54
Watch the following video on the importance of the liver. Take notes. Additionally, high school students, list 3 things we can do to maintain a healthy liver.
Assembly Assignment 55
Grades 6 through 8, watch the movie “The Water is Wide”. Grades 9-11, watch the movie “Conrack” Be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow, November 20, especially as regards gratitude.
Assembly Assignment 56
List 7 things you are thankful for, why you are grateful for each, and how you do and will show your appreciation for each. All students. Due Friday, November 20 to email. Be prepared to share some with the class.
Assembly Assignment 57
Write a 2-paragraph essay, one describing how other people define you, and the 2nd, describing how you define yourself. Submit to the email at lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com.
Assembly Assignment 58
Complete the following math worksheets based on grade.
Assembly Assignment 59
Watch and be prepared to discuss the following videos. 10th graders must take notes of the 1st video on the small intestines.
Assembly Assignment 60
Grades 6 through 9 Girls, click the title to start reading Black Girl Dreaming (Also available as an audiobook on youtube)
Read Part 1 by Dec 7, Part 2 by Dec 10, Part 3 by Dec 114, Part 4 by Dec 16, Part 5 by Dec 18
Grade 6 through 9 Boys, click to start reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Also available as an audiobook on youtube)
Read Ch. 1-4 by Dec 3, Ch. 5-8 by Dec 4, Ch. 9-12 by Dec 7, Ch. 13-16 by Dec 8, Ch. 17-20 by Dec 9, Ch. 21-24 by Dec. 11
Read Ch. 25-28 by Dec 14, Ch. 29-32 by Dec 15, Ch. 33-36 by Dec 16, Ch 37-40 by Dec 17, Ch. 41-43 by Dec. 18
Grade 10 through 11, click to start reading Frankenstein (Also available as an audiobook on youtube)
Read the letters through page 16 by Dec 3
Read Vol 1 Ch. 1-2 by Dec 4, Ch. 3-5 by Dec 7, Ch. 6-7 by Dec 8
Read Vol 2 Ch. 1-2 by Dec 9, Ch. 3-4 by Dec 10, Ch. 5-7 by Dec 11, Ch. 8-9 by Dec 14
Read Vol 3 Ch. 1-2 by Dec 15, Ch. 3-4 by Dec 16, Ch. 5-6 by Dec 17, Ch. 7 and letters by Dec 18
Assembly Assignment 61
Take a screen shot of your phone’s health app (normally pre-installed on iphones and androids). showing your daily exercise activity such as steps. Send the image via email. Due Thursday, Dec 3.
Assembly Assignment 62
Correct the sentences in the worksheet below according to your grade level. Submit your work to the email.
Assembly Assignment 63 and 64
Watch the following videos and be prepared to discuss them in class.
Math Test Practice
Assembly Assignment 65
WeCorrect the sentences in the worksheet linked below and submit your answers to the email.
Assembly Assignment 66
Write a 2 to 3 paragraph summary of what you have read so far of the book you have been assigned to read from assignment 60. Submit your summary to the email. Due Friday, Dec. 11.
Assembly Assignment 66
Research a famous or well-known celebrity or character who has a unique dialect. Practice imitating the dialect and be prepared to demonstrate it in class. Due Friday, Dec 11.
Assembly Assignment 67
Parents/guardians, please complete the 1-page income survey asap. It only requires your home physical address, number in household, income range, and a signature. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete and submit to lanewschoolacademy@gmail.com. Thanks
Assembly Assignment 68
All grades, complete the following worksheet on mean, median, mode, and range.
Additioonally, 8th and 9th graders, complete the perimeter and area worksheet, and
10th and 11th graders, complete the worksheet relating to Fibonacci’s Sequence.
Reminder: Continue reading your assigned book from assignment 60 and have a ruler, protractor, and measuriong tape for Wednesday.
Assembly Assignment 69
Watch the following videos, each pertaining to water. Grades 6-7 are to view the Basics of
Water video, Grades 8-9, Properties of Water video, and Grades 10-11, Water and Life video
Take notes on the video assigned and be prepared to discuss in class.
Assembly Assignment 70
List 10 things that took place in 2020 that were positive, uplifting, or enjoyable. Submit your list to the email.. Due Saturday, December 19
Art Assembly Assignment 71
It’s said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. With that in mind, your assignment is to collect that gift wrapping paper that normally gets tossed away and, instead, be creative and construct a masterpiece with what would normally become trash. Due January 4, 2020 after the holiday break!
Assembly Assignment 72
Conduct the following experiment modeled after the video in Assignment 63.
1st, Place equal amounts of rice (about 1/2 to 1 cup) in 3 clear containers.
2nd, Fill each container with equal amounts of water to exceed the height of the rice by 1 to 3 inches.
3rd, Place a small sticky label on each container as follows:
Container 1 — Grades 6-7, “Thank you”; Grades 8-9, “I Love You”; Grades 10-11, “You’re Beautiful”
Container 2 — Grades 6-7, “You stink”; Grades 8-9, “You’re Ugly”; Grades 10-11, “I Hate You
Container 3 –All Grades, Leave blank
4th, Place the containers in similar locations where each receives some light and each day say with feeling what is on each container.
5th, Take a picture of each container on day 1, 10, 20, and 30.
Due Jan 20
Assembly Assignment 73
Watch and be prepared to discuss the following videos. Juniors must take notes of each.
Assembly Assignment 74
Write a short essay to be submitted to the school email.
Grades 6-8, Essay topic Describe your holiday as positive or negative, giving reasons and details as to why.
Grade 9-10 Essay topic Describe the 1st week of the new year as positive or negative, giving reasons and details as to why.
Grade 11 Essay topic: Describe how you foresee 2021. Will it be positive or negative. Give reasons and details as to why
Assembly Assignment 75
Complete the following worksheets according to your grade level.
Assembly Assignment 76
Complete the following worksheets according to your grade level.
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Upcoming Tests
Message from the Director
Welcome to Louisiana New School Academy!
Finding the right educational environment for our children is one of our most important responsibilities as parents. We invite you to discover the boundless opportunities awaiting your family at Louisiana New School Academy and I thank you for your interest. Our educational philosophy and curriculum are deeply rooted in the belief that all children, no matter their background or circumstance, are valuable and teachable. The achievement of our students and the exquisite relationships that develop in the course of life at Louisiana New School Academy are extraordinary gifts.
Louisiana New School Academy encourages intellectual and academic growth, nurturing the moral, spiritual and physical development of each child. As a result, our students are prepared for successful and meaningful lives with a global perspective in a rapidly changing world. Education is most effective as an active partnership with parents, students, and faculty. The development of the whole person requires relevant academic experiences, experience with and appreciation of the arts, and regular interaction with peers, faculty and community for a lifetime of pro-social fitness. You will find all of this and more at Louisiana New School Academy. Service to community and to a purpose greater than oneself is a hallmark of the Louisiana New School experience.
Please join us for a visit and a conversation to explore your hopes and dreams for the ultimate educational experience for your children. It will be our pleasure to welcome you to your school home…………………………………………………SOAR TO SUCCESS!
Warm regards,
Valeria Temple Thompson
Director-CEO
