Wednesday Homework

Some students came in to get their work because they will be out of town. Students need to let teachers know a few days in advance. Asking a teacher for the next day's work takes extra time as we can't give them what we are doing. Many times the things they learn are in activities that the absent student is missing. Thus we need to copy worksheets for them. It takes time. So please give us a day or two, or at let us know before school starts so we can use our preparation time to get things ready. Thanks for those who have let me know early.

6th grade: Today we raced cars to get numbers ready to figure out average speed, velocity and acceleration. Students that were at their desks while others were racing started their homework which is F15 1-5 - complete sentences are required.

7th grade: Students learned about homeostasis today and then they worked to finish their flower reproduction page. The flower page and the questions are due on Monday at the start of class.

Tuesday

Spring pictures are tomorrow. All students will have their pictures taken.

6th grade: We finished the section on Speed and Distance F1-15. Students were expected to find the average speed from their walk and run yesterday. We also worked on deciphering information in two charts. Wednesday and Thursday we will cover pg F16 - F32 Forces in Motion

7th grade: We are finishing the section on plants. Students worked on a plant diagram and questions that came with it. We will them move forward into body systems. This will catapult us ahead to page 468. We will return to the animal section in May.

Monday - spring pictures on Wednesday

6th grade: We corrected Thursday's lab. Then students took turns checking their average speed of running and walking while others read F1-F15 which is about motion, velocity and average speed. If your student's class had a C&C assignment, but your student has an EX on it. That means the assignment is not for your student.

7th grade: We learned about gymnosperms, dicots and monocots today.

Thursday - end of 2nd trimester

6th grade: We finished up our unit on Electricity and Magnetism today with a team activity answering questions around the room.

7th grade: We began our study of gymnosperms and angiosperms by watching videos on both subjects.

Students will be having Spring pictures on Wednesday. No money needs to be sent until you have seen the pictures and decided if you want them.

Wednesday and Reports - Shirt money is due tomorrow

Shirt money is due tomorrow. Students were sent home a packet to buy school pride shirts. They are under $10.00 for the shirts. There is also a backpack and hoodie available.

6th grade: We did reports today on what we would do without electricity. Students covered some very important topics, including taking care of neighbors, conserving energy and how to stay healthy. There were some funny topics too, like how would they ever survive without their cell phones.

7th grade: We also did reports today on the plant to people reports.

Tuesday - End of the trimester will be on Thursday

Hope you all had a nice President's Day.

6th grade: We learned which metals are magnets. We also learned about the magnetic field around the Earth and saw pictures of the Aurora Borealis. Students were to write, in class, what they would do if they had no electricity for one day, one week and one year. We will discuss and share the stories tomorrow.

7th grade: We finished the drawings of the microscopic parts of plants. Students showed their drawings to me and they will be entered in the gradebook for next trimester.

Thursday - Last of work due today except for absences this week

All late work had to be in today. I need to have time to correct it and waiting till next week just doesn't work. Any students that were absent last week have as many days as they were gone to finish the work. The end of the trimester is the 23rd.

6th: Today we reviewed electric current with a short video. Then we started on magnets. Each team was given a magnet and materials to see which were magnetic and which were not.

7th: Students learned about roots and stems. We went upstairs to look at the huge tree slice we have. Students could see the rings. Then we ended using the microscope and drawing parks of the root, plant embryo, stem and leaf.

There is no school on Monday, please remember to celebrate President's Day.

Wednesday - any late work is due tomorrow

6th grade: Our class today was a review of electrical circuits and then a safety discussion. Students were to draw pictures showing the need for safety around electricity.

7th: Today we discussed seeds and seed dispersal. Students discussed the different ways seeds could move. We also began a discussion on the root. This covers pages 262-267.

Tuesday - all late work must be in 2-16 7th grade Plant to People due Wednesday

Last Thursday all students were told what their late assignments are. If they are in by Thursday they can still earn 60% of their score. I will not accept any work for this trimester after Thursday.

6th grade: We learned about circuits and how parallel circuits are different from series circuits. Then we went into the lab and worked with parallel and series circuits.

7th grade: We discussed the differences between vascular and non-vascular plants. Next we learned about pollination and seeds. Students watched a video of a bee pollinating a flower. Then they each got two seeds and broke them open to see the baby plant inside. Finally we began drawing and labeling three types of seeds. We will finish this in class tomorrow.

Plant to people assignment is due on Wednesday at the start of class. Students should write approximately one page about how their plant gets from the ground to people. It requires at least four steps and a drawing showing what is happening.

Monday tomorrow is the dance

Tomorrow is the Valentine Dance. Students who plan to attend the dance must dress in their best clothes. Boys must have shirts with collars and ties. Dr. Heeder has ties to loan if none are available at home. There will also me open gym and a movie for those disinclined to dance.

6th grade: We finished our experiment on the sand and water and wrote up the graph today. Students made many choices on how to do the graph so that it would show the information correctly. We also discussed circuits. A student brought in a circuit board and we were able to see it work correctly. Students learned that a closed circuit allows electricity to flow while an open circuit disrupts the flow of electricity.

7th grade: Students reviewed non-vascular plants today. They were given a worksheet to fill out all they remembered. Then we watched a ppp on non-vascular, seedless, non-flowering plants and vascular, seed-less, non-flowering plants. Their plant to people project is due on Wednesday. Students are to write a page and draw the process of a specific plant as it moves from the growing to a use for people.

Thursday Valentine's Dance Tuesday

Tuesday is the Valentine's Dance. It will be held in the cafeteria. The gym will be open for basketball and the auditorium will have a movie. There are rules for the dance, it is best dress, a collar shirt and tie for the boys, best dress for the girls. Students are expected to act respectful to everyone.

6th grade: Today students were told their grades. Students that had zeros were given a yellow sticky note with their missing assignments on it. They must be done by February 16th. Students also worked on SI measurements and drew how lightning works.

7th grade: Students were told grades and given any work they need to make up. Please be aware that C&C assignments are only for students who are misbehaving. If your student has no grade there, they are fine. If there is a zero or a grade, then they were the misbehaving student. Students were to read 250-255 and do 1-4. This should have been completed in class, if not, it was homework.

Wednesday

6th grade: Today we played with magnets and discussed how magnetic fields and forces are similar to electric fields and forces. Then we watched more of Plato and learned about static electricity.

7th grade: We discussed the structure of plants today. Students were also given a rubric on a project we are doing called from plant to people. Students are supposed to choose a plant and explain at least four steps of how we get that plant from the field to something people can use it for.

Tuesday

6th grade: We are studying about electricity. Yesterday we did experiments that showed how static electricity caused balloons to stick to the wall and we played with tape as it exhibited an attracting charge and a repelling charge. Today we played with water and showed how static electricity could cause the water to move. Then we watched and took outline notes on Plato so students could see the electrons.

7th grade: Yesterday we graded the tests. Students were given them back today and will be able to fix them for half credit. The correct answers must be written on a separate sheet of paper. Each answer must be a complete sentence. Just writing the letter of the answer is not acceptable. The corrected test must be stapled to the original test. These are due at the start of class, no late papers will be accepted.

Then we started the study of plants. Students watched a short video on plants that are partly heterotrophs, meaning they have to find their own food. We watched a venus fly trap and a trumpet pitcher as they ate their food. Then students were given two leaves, one that is from a regular plant, one that was from a Christmas Cactus. We tore the leaves apart and talked about vascular plants and what they require to live.

Thursday

6th grade: We worked on, and then graded, E92-93. Students were supposed to be nearly finished, some were. Then students showed their alternative energy projects. I will keep them up in the lab until Monday after school when students will be asked to take them home.

7th grade: Students took the chapter test today. We will start on the plant unit on Monday.

Wednesday

6th grade: We built the projects using alternative energy. Students had homework E92-93 1-20. They will have some time in class today and tomorrow to work on this.

7th grade: We reviewed for the test today. We played a game that should have let the students understand what is expected. Students also took home a worksheet that will be due in the morning.