I teach 5th and 6th grade STEM in the lovely Pacific Northwest in a small, rural town called Chimacum. My goal is to help students discover that all learning is life-long and that 21st century tools can be used for work as well as fun.
Sep 07
As the first week comes to an end I thought I’d post some reminders here. Sixth graders just need to make sure they get all their filled out and signed paperwork to their teachers. The Cispus Health Form and Permission slip is due Monday, Sept 10. Medication Authorization form is due all next week and …
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Aug 19
Tuesday, Sept 4, is the first day of school! Here you will find links to some of my beginning of the year handouts. This year I’ll be teaching all three 6th grade Science classes again as well as two of the three 7th grade Science classes. I look forward to working with some of my …
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Aug 04
Avatars are pictures people can use online instead of their own photo. Students in school can create avatars like the following that they can use on an “About Us” page without having to post their photograph. I made this avatar with Portrait Illustration Maker (and it’s free!), the talking one below is from Voki and …
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Jul 03
The 6th grade Water Quality Webs are finally uploaded and linked! Check them out. Kids worked on these right down to the very last day of school and some minor fixes can still be made.
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Jun 18
This is it, 6th graders are going to try and finish their water quality websites on Thursday! Look here to see them once I upload them either the weekend after school lets out or the Monday after that. Seventh graders finished their websites and got feedback from a Western Washington University Geology professor! I might …
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Jun 11
We’re almost done! Seventh graders are finishing up their Earth Movement websites and I should be uploading them Monday, 6-11, or Tuesday, 6-12! Check this page to see them when they’re ready. In 6th grade students are working furiously to complete their websites! Look here after the last week of school to see their work. …
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May 29
For 6th graders: if your child loses his or her June 8th CMS Youth Summit permission slip, just click here (CMS Youth Summit) to get another copy. Or visit this week’s homework page.
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May 28
This is it. The year is quickly coming to an end and students have quite a bit of work to do. Here are deadlines needed to complete all the final projects. 6th grade: This week we have to finish the PowerPoint presentations. Then I will show kids how to storyboard and create their water quality …
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May 13
Progress reports will be passed out to all students on Monday, May 14. Remember that anything on the progress report can be made up for a better grade. I warned all my 6th grade students that it was easy to get a passing midterm grade this trimester, but I cautioned them against getting too comfortable. …
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2016, 2017, 2019, 2022,
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