10-30-21 Note: My pictures somehow disappeared! I don’t know what happened. Oh well, that’s tech for you. We did have a great time rowing together on those longboats! 🙂 Here are a few pictures of the 7th grade teachers out on the water getting trained for the upcoming 7th grade Longboat outdoor education experience. This …
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Mar 02
New Units
Sixth graders have completed their water quality websites. See them by clicking here. Sixth graders have also started blogging so you can leave them comments by clicking here. You will also find 7th graders writing about what they’re learning in Science as well and they would also love to get comments. Now 6th graders are …
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Feb 08
Updates
In 6th grade Science we are almost done with our water quality websites! Monday, Feb 11, Alicia from North Olympic Salmon Coalition will join us to discuss our B-IBI results from October. Then Tuesday the 12 is the last day for kids to make any changes or updates to their websites before they are uploaded. …
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Feb 03
Online Progress Reports
Please check my online progress reports for my Science classes. Select your child’s class, type your child’s last name, then use your Skyward Family Access password to see your child’s Science progress report. On Skyward I will only be posting midterm and final grades so the progress report will have all the details to help …
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Jan 18
Another Midterm!
The midterm for the second trimester is almost upon us! Tuesday, January 29, is the official midterm day. Please see my last few entries for all the details needed to ensure your child has the best grade possible for midterm. It will also help you ask better questions at the student-led conferences coming up in …
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Jan 07
Another Progress Report!
Yes! I printed out another updated progress report so that all students can have great midterm grades in Science. I gave every class ideas on how to make up work, redo work, or do extra credit so there can be no excuses for low midterm grades. And this after asking students to make work up …
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Dec 18
Missing Work?
If students are still missing assignments that have been due since the end of the first trimester I handed out progress reports today, on the last of 2007 for us, so that students can use their two-week Winter Break to get caught up and bring their grades up in Science. For 6th graders it’s the …
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Dec 04
Second Trimester
Help your child get off to a great start in Science for the Second Trimester. If your child is in my 6th grade Science class, last Monday, Nov 26, was the deadline for teams to work on their Salmon Life Cycle Webquest. If students did not finish then they have homework. That webquest is their …
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Nov 23
Science Grades
Parents can check Science grades through Skyward’s Family Access as I have finished updating them. Otherwise I will give all students a paper copy of their progress reports Monday, Nov 26. Students can show those to me signed by a parent for an extra two points. I will give them back. Sixth and 7th grade …
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Nov 11
Last Day of Trimester Nov 29
As the end of the Trimester approaches all 6th graders are done testing all seven Hood Canal sites. Sixth graders are busy conducting research to learn about their water quality jobs and about salmon life cycle and more about pollution. After Thanksgiving they will start putting together PowerPoint presentations to teach their classmates what they’ve …
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