This summer I re-applied for the new cycle of Learn and Serve Grants. This year they are working on funding sustainable projects and one area of sustainability they are funding is the environment. Well, our 6th grade Water Quality Project fit right in so I applied and got awarded $5,620 for this year! I’m also …

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As summer comes to an end we are getting ready for another wonderful school year. This year I have this blog to update families of things related to my Science classes including my weekly, and sometimes daily, updated homework/daily activities webpages. I will also use a new Moodle site I created for students to use …

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I want to thank everyone for a wonderful year! I hope you all have a great summer and I look forward to seeing many of you again in the Fall. To my 8th graders feel free to visit and enjoy your time in high school. Don’t forget that I will keep all your blog accounts …

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For 8th grade parents, here is a copy of the permission slip that went home with students on Thursday, June 4. If you are okay with having the 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and Odyssey pictures of your child burned onto our 8th grade class DVD then you didn’t need to do anything. 8th …

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Students are all getting paper copy of progress reports Monday, June 1st, in case you aren’t checking the online progress reports. I’ve been urging all my students to get all their late work done by now because for the next two weeks I will need to devote all my time to keep up with grading …

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I’ve been updating grades daily as late work has been coming in to help students and their families see how they are progressing. You can find your progress report here. I am also continually updated the HW/Daily Work section of my website detailing what we do in class every day with links to resources and …

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The week of May 4 will be the halfway week of our final trimester of the year. This tri there can be no extensions, no asking for more time, no waiting for the last minute to make up missing work. If you haven’t been keeping up you need to buckle down and get your work …

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We have begun the 3rd and final trimester of the year! Eighth graders are wrapping up their plate tectonics project (see the homework section of my website to download any missing handouts). After they are done with that we will explore earthquakes more deeply as well as return to erosion and weathering. This is all …

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Thursday, March 12, is the last day of the 2nd trimester and Friday, March 13, is our trimester break so there will be no school on that day. Sixth graders and I are busy scoring and reflecting on their work (specifically their websites) and 8th graders are busy making sure they get all their missing …

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Monday, March 2, Ms. Langston’s class will plant trees during 1st period. Tuesday, March 3, Mr. Olafson’s class will plant trees during 1st period. Friday, March 6, Mr. Meacham’s class will plant trees during 6th period. Students please remember to dress for the weather and dress in clothes that can get dirty. Also, if you …

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