Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
This Weeks Events!!
Fall break is near! But we still have some unfinished buisness to take care of, so no resting yet! :-).
Biology: On Monday (Today) Notebook 1 orders will be given out. You know the drill :) They will be due on Wednesday. They are worth 195 points. Tuesday is Library Promo Day with Ms. Stairs. The rest of the week we will be finishing up Ch. 19 Populations.
ESP: On Monday (Today) Notebook 1 orders will be given out. Since this is your first notebook, we will go over together how to put it together. Soon you will be old pro's just like my Biology students are. They will be due Wednesday. They are worth 160 points. Tuesday is Library Promo Day with Ms. Stairs. On Friday, there will be a Constellation Quiz over the 88 Constellations. Make flashcards to study with!
A Break is close at hand...hang in there for one more week!
Ms. Gardner
PS: I will post pictures of the Science Club Trip to St. Louis Museum within the next day or two. :)
Biology: On Monday (Today) Notebook 1 orders will be given out. You know the drill :) They will be due on Wednesday. They are worth 195 points. Tuesday is Library Promo Day with Ms. Stairs. The rest of the week we will be finishing up Ch. 19 Populations.
ESP: On Monday (Today) Notebook 1 orders will be given out. Since this is your first notebook, we will go over together how to put it together. Soon you will be old pro's just like my Biology students are. They will be due Wednesday. They are worth 160 points. Tuesday is Library Promo Day with Ms. Stairs. On Friday, there will be a Constellation Quiz over the 88 Constellations. Make flashcards to study with!
A Break is close at hand...hang in there for one more week!
Ms. Gardner
PS: I will post pictures of the Science Club Trip to St. Louis Museum within the next day or two. :)
Monday, September 19, 2011
Busy Week!
We have a busy week ahead!
Biology: We are getting ready for the PLAN test that is Thursday. We have been taking practice tests and will be taking our last practice test on Tuesday. I am confident the students are going to try their best and will attack the PLAN test using the strategies and techniques we have been learning and using in class. Please encourage your child to try their best and to have confidence in themselves. Confidence can go a long way. :). Also, the school is buying each sophomore breakfast on the morning of the test (THURSDAY)
Each student is to go to the cafeteria and get breakfast in a to-go container and take it directly to the gym.
Wish us all Luck!!
ESP: We are beginning a new chapter. THE UNIVERSE! We will be starting off with vocabulary and will play the VOCAB GAME on Tuesday 20th and take VOCAB QUIZ on Friday 23rd. We will also have a research assignments on Constellations that we will begin on Wednesday and finish up after the quiz on Friday.
Have a great week!
Ms. Gardner
Biology: We are getting ready for the PLAN test that is Thursday. We have been taking practice tests and will be taking our last practice test on Tuesday. I am confident the students are going to try their best and will attack the PLAN test using the strategies and techniques we have been learning and using in class. Please encourage your child to try their best and to have confidence in themselves. Confidence can go a long way. :). Also, the school is buying each sophomore breakfast on the morning of the test (THURSDAY)
Each student is to go to the cafeteria and get breakfast in a to-go container and take it directly to the gym.
Wish us all Luck!!
ESP: We are beginning a new chapter. THE UNIVERSE! We will be starting off with vocabulary and will play the VOCAB GAME on Tuesday 20th and take VOCAB QUIZ on Friday 23rd. We will also have a research assignments on Constellations that we will begin on Wednesday and finish up after the quiz on Friday.
Have a great week!
Ms. Gardner
Friday, September 9, 2011
Biology and ESP Upcoming Events
Back to School Night will be Tuesday 13th. All parents are encouraged to attend. I will be awarding bonus points to students who have parents attend.
Biology
There will be a Ch. 19 Population Vocab Quiz on Wednesday 14th. Look over your vocab every day!
The PLAN test will be given to all Sophomores on Thursday, Sept. 22nd. We have been preparing for the science part and will continue to do this on Monday and Tuesday.
As of right now, my plan is to have Ch. 19 Population test during the last week of September. Students, start preparing now.
ESP
We will be having the Ch. 19 Solar System (Part 2) test on Wednesday 14th. Students, start preparing now. Study all notes, section reviews, handouts and organizers.
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Gardner
Biology
There will be a Ch. 19 Population Vocab Quiz on Wednesday 14th. Look over your vocab every day!
The PLAN test will be given to all Sophomores on Thursday, Sept. 22nd. We have been preparing for the science part and will continue to do this on Monday and Tuesday.
As of right now, my plan is to have Ch. 19 Population test during the last week of September. Students, start preparing now.
ESP
We will be having the Ch. 19 Solar System (Part 2) test on Wednesday 14th. Students, start preparing now. Study all notes, section reviews, handouts and organizers.
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Gardner
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Biology Ch. 18 Ecology Test Retakes
The Biology test over Ecology was given Friday. Any student who scored a 70 or below has the option to retake the test. The two test grades will then be averaged together for a new test grade. Progress reports will go out Wednesday so only the first test grade will be included in that average.
Retakes will be given Thursday, September 8th in after school tutoring.
Ms. Gardner
Retakes will be given Thursday, September 8th in after school tutoring.
Ms. Gardner
Biology Ecology Lab
Last Wednesday my Biology students performed an ecology lab. They went to the breezeway and selected their own ecological site. While in this selected site, they observed ecology happen, literally, right under their feet! With these observations they used the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) parts of the ecosystem and created from it the 5 levels of ecological organization (organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere) food chains, and predicted how changes in abiotic factors can have major impacts on the biotic. Then they took their ecological site and incorporated it into the 4 biogeochemical cycles we learned in class (Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous Cycles). I am including pictures of them thinking hard and putting all the pieces of ecology together.
Ms. Gardner
Ms. Gardner
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