Last week before spring break

It is the last week before spring break. This week we will be focusing on finishing our roller coaster project. This is a big project that will be the first grade of the fourth quarter. We have spent several days on it and it will be worth 90 points - around 25% of the total quarter grade!

The whole project including the diagrams of Newton's laws will be due on Thursday at the start of class. Do to spring break there will be no late work accepted.

On Thursday we will be having our Unit test and standard. Don't forget to study. and finally on Friday is Quarterly recognition. Great job this quarter. As a reward we will be going to the movies to see The Battle for Loa Angeles.

Have a great spring break and get ready for electricity, energy and energy resources when we return.

Week of 3/14 - 3/18 - End of Quarter 3 is approaching!

Reminder: The last day of the quarter is this Friday! CHECK POWERSCHOOL. Please complete and turn in any missing assignments. You will receive 50% credit and this will raise your grade! The last day to turn any any and all late assignments will be next Monday the 21st at the end of the school day. No assignments will be accepted after Monday. Powerschool is currently up to date with all assignments that have been turned in are graded and entered. We will have a couple of more graded assignments this week: A homework assignment, a lab, this weeks dispatch and a test that we will take on Friday. You will also receive 2 bonus points for each Hall pass that you have not used. Remember you can always come in at lunch and receive extra help or work on makeup assignments.

This Week: We will be learning about Newton's Three Laws and Momentum. We will be working in the classroom and in the lab. On Friday we will have a test and then get prepared for our roller coaster project, which is next week. The roller coaster project will be graded as a part of your 4th quarter grade.

PAWS Testing, End of Quarter

This weeks focus is PAWS testing. The schedule this week changes day to day but on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be spend time in team doing the PAWS reading test and review for the science test. On Thursday and Friday we will be taking the PAWS Science test during our regularly scheduled periods. A couple of notes:

- There will only be one homework assignment this week. It will be due on Wednesday or Thursday (class dependent) and it will be a PAWS Science Review Quiz.

-Students are welcome to bring snacks to sustain their energy during testing. We ask that they either bring snacks for just themselves or for the whole class.

Parent Teacher Conferences Recap: It was great to meet many of you at parent teacher conferences last week. If you were unable to attend last week than please feel free to contact me to schedule a meeting at a more convenient time. If you were unable to attend you child was given a folder with reports from all of their teachers.

Finally the end of Third Quarter is near!!! The last day of Third Quarter is Friday March 18th. This is next Friday. No late work will be accepted after the 18th! CHECK POWERSCHOOL and get any missing assignments turned in. You will earn half credit and this will help your grade!

Week of 2/23 - 2/25

We have a short but exciting week this week. On Thursday the last Space Shuttle Launch is scheduled to take place. This is the last of over 130 shuttle launch. In our class this week we will be focusing on Speed, Velocity and Acceleration. We will be taking a closer look using the Space Shuttle as an example.

-If you were absent on Friday the 18th: You missed a quiz. You will make that quiz up on Thursday during class. To review for it complete the quiz review sheet, reread and study pages

3 - 13 in our textbook and of course if you have any questions or need extra help than please don't hesitate to ask for it.

If you are missing school this week (2/23 - 2/25) than you need to read and complete the questions on pages 14 - 25 in our textbook. This should keep you fairly caught up and we will get you the rest of the way next week.

-Remember Parent Teacher Conferences are from 3pm - 7pm March 1st and 3rd. I=A letter will be going out this week as a reminder and with your meeting time.

Physics!!!

We have started Physics as of today. Physics will be very hands on and lab based. We will be focusing on the concepts of physics including motion, forces, Newton's laws, energy and electricity. We have changed our seating and added some new classroom resources such as a Vocabulary Corner where everyone can post vocabulary words and their definition.

Our schedule will be roughly as follows:

February 14 - 18th we will be focusing on Motion, Speed and Velocity

February 21 - 25th: Remember no school on the 21st and 22nd. The rest of the week we will be studying acceleration

February 28 - March 4th will be working on a roller coaster project.

March 7 - 25th will be studying Forces and Newton's Laws

After spring break we will move into studying Energy and Electricity.

Lab Week

This week we have been working in the lab. On Monday, we learned about Solutes, Solvents and Solutions. Tuesday and Wednesday we have been working in the lab and preparing lab reports examining the effects of temperature and surface area on reaction rates and dissolving. Thursday we will be back in the lab experimenting with "Tasty Solutions". Tasty Solutions is another lab which explores solutes, solvents and solutions and correlates reaction rates and the time to dissolve. Finally on Friday we will be having a big Chemistry Demo Day. It is a lot of fun and provides real world examples of Chemistry in Action!.

Next Week: We move on to Physics! We will be learning about Motion and Forces until Spring Break.

Homework: If you didn't finish your Lab Report with two graphs and your Jane Schowell write up than it will be homework that is DUE Thursday.

Quiz Tomorrow:Friday Feb 4th

Quiz tomorrow. It will cover material on the last quiz and Ionic and Covalent Bonding. Homework for tonight is to review your Atom Diagrams and Bonding Quiz Review Sheet (Green) from Class today in preparation for tomorrow's quiz.