Ponchatoula Jr. High School
8th Grade Science
Dear Parents and Students,
I would like to welcome you to my science class! I look forward to meeting and working with you all. I am very excited about our upcoming year and I hope that you are too. The 8th grade science curriculum consists of 7 Units:
Unit 1: Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling
Unit 2: Natural Hazards
Unit 3: Energy in Chemical Reactions
Unit 4: Energy and Matter
Unit 5: Natural Resources and Human Impact
Unit 6: Genetics
Unit 7: Natural Selection and Common Ancestry
Please feel free to contact me any time, by email, with any questions, input, or concerns at [email protected]. If at any time you would like to schedule a conference, please do so by contacting the front office at 985-370-5322.Below is a list of classroom rules and consequences. Please review the following with your child.
Rules:
1. Be in the classroom when the tardy bell rings.
2. Sit in your assigned seat and begin bell work immediately each day (This includes substitute days.)
3. Bring all necessary and required materials to class daily.
4. Follow all class/school rules and procedures at all times.
**5. Respect yourself, your teacher, and your classmates.**
Consequences:
1. Verbal Warning
2. Call home
3. Detention
5. Major Referral
Rewards:
1. Verbal Praise
2. Ticket
3. PBIS points
4. Positive note/call home
General supplies to be carried in backpack for use in multiple classes daily (to be replenished as needed)
- Composition Notebook
- Something to write with… blue/black pens, regular/mechanical pencils
- Pack of Multi Color Highlighters
- Scissors
- Colored Pencils, Crayons, or Markers
- Glue Sticks
- Pouch for Storage
- For PBIS points-
- Kleenex and/or Paper Towels
I look forward to having a great year!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Hutchinson