6th Grade:
Our current unit is Matter and Energy in Ecosystems.
7th grade:
Our current unit is Earth's Changing Climate.
8th grade:
Our current unit is Rock Transformations.
*All Powerpoints that I use to teach our lessons are uploaded to Google Classroom
once I am done teaching that particular lesson in class.
Students can use these Powerpoints to help them study for
Chapter quizzes, Mid-unit and End-of-Unit tests.
They should also use the KEY CONCEPTS that are listed on the beginning page
of each lesson as well as know the vocabulary (glossary definitions in the back of the workbook).
I will also make a Kahoot (for our end of unit tests) and post it to our Google classroom to help students study.
Important Dates to Remember:
November:
3rd: No School- Election day
4th: 4H meetings
11th: Veterans Day
13th: PBIS raffle
19th: PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
23rd-27th: No School- Thanksgiving break
December:
9th: DARE graduation (5th grade)
10th: PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
12th: 4H Demo Day
21s-31st- No School- Christmas break
January:
1st: No school- Christmas break
4th: Teacher PD- No students
5th: Students return to school
8th: End of 2nd 9 weeks
14th: PBIS Glow Party (for those that qualify)
15th: AR pancakes (for those that qualify)
18th: No School- MLK day
21st: PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
February:
1st: Spring pictures
5th: PBIS raffle
8th-12th: No school- Mardi Gras break
25th: PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
March:
8th: Teacher PD- No school
14th: Daylight Saving Time begins
17th: St. Patrick's Day
18th: PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
19th: End of 3rd 9 weeks
21st: Palm Sunday
22nd: PBIS Donuts and Dancing (for those that qualify)
25th: AR Coke floats (for those that qualify)
26th: No School- Good Friday
28th: Easter
29th-April 2nd-Easter break- No School
April:
8th:PBIS snack cart (at recess- 5 eagle wings)
16th: PBIS raffle
May:
9th: Mother's Day
10th: AR Ice cream (for those that qualify)
14th: AR Bowling (for those that qualify)
20th: PBIS scnowcones (for those that qualify)
21st: AR Swim trip (for those that qualify)
24th: Watermania (for those that qualify)
28th: Last day of school
F.Y.I.
*Students always have an opportunity to receive extra points in Science.
They must watch any science based show (I have a list of suggested shows on my board in class)
and write a paragraph summary (at least 5 sentences) of what they learned on loose leaf paper.
They must put the name of the show on the top line (ex: Bill Nye- Earth's Crust).
They also need to put their name in the top right hand corner.
Each summary is worth 1 extra point.
Students may turn in up to 5 summaries per 9 week period (5 extra points total).
They can hand them in as they watch them.
I have a manilla folder where they turn them in.
Check out this website https://jason.org/career-pathways/
for some pretty cool examples of people who are STEM role models.
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics.
JASON Learning introduces students to careers in STEM in our live role model webcast series. In these live events, students meet scientists, engineers, designers, and other professionals who share their journey to their careers from what sparked their passion, to the courses they studied, the adventures they have been on, and about their day-to-day experiences. Take a journey into JASON’s past live events and explore the different career opportunities there are in STEM fields. All JASON live events are free and open to the public. On-demand video archives of each live event are available for later viewing on JASON’s YouTube channel.