Parent Teacher Conferences RESCHEDULED

The 2nd evening of parent teacher conferences has been rescheduled.
Please come on Monday, December 6th between 5 - 8:30 PM.
I would love to meet with you to discuss your student's progress in my class.

Element Symbol Quiz

Element Symbol Quiz is coming soon! Be sure to study the elements and their symbols that are on the back of your yellow periodic table of elements.
Quiz Schedule:
Thursday, December 2nd: 1st, 2nd, 5th, & 6th Periods
Friday, December 3rd: 4th & 7th Periods

QUARTER ONE IS OVER!!!

Grades were calculated and submitted on Monday, November 8th. Be on the lookout for grades in the mail.
I also sent home a detailed grade report with each student on Tuesday, November 9th. On the back of this detailed grade report they made a grade goal for next quarter and some ways they could improve their grade. Please ask to see this and sign BOTH sides.
This next week all of my classes will be studying atomic structure and element symbols.
My honors class has a quiz over Atom Model History on Monday, November 15th.

UNIT TEST!!!

All my students are taking the Unit 2 Test this week.
Monday, November 1st - Physical Science Classes
Tuesday, November 2nd - Honors Physical Science

Please encourage them to study. They have a study guide that tells them EVERYTHING they need to know.

Grade Reports

This past week I sent home a grade report for you to look over and sign. If you have not seen it, PLEASE ask to see it!

Week of October 11th - 15th

This week is a LAB week. PLEASE try to not be absent.

I will be sending home grade reports this week. Please ask to see it, discuss it with your child, sign, & have them return it in a timely fashion.

I am holding a density tutorial on Tuesday, October 12th during lunch. This is for any student that earned an incomplete last week on their density quiz. The students are encouraged to bring their lunch and attend this tutorial. They then can go home and study, then come in on Friday during TAT and re-take this quiz.

September is Gone

We survived homecoming with it's crazy schedule (assemblies everyday & two very long evacuations of the school & no classes on Friday). I try to keep all my classes in the same place, but this past week made that impossible.
We completed our How Dense? Lab this past week in preparation for the density quiz next week.
1st, 2nd, 5th, & 6th period will have their density quiz on Monday, October 4th. 4th & 7th period will have their density quiz on Tuesday, October 5th.
A major part of this quiz is the performance segment. The students will recieve an unknown liquid, an electronic balance, & a graduated cylinder. Using these tools they will have to accurately measure the density of the liquid by themselves.
All of my students will have a Density Quiz Review worksheet to help them prepare for the quiz. EVERYTHING they need to know is on that worksheet.
Next week will be another crazy week with the schedule due to Challenge Day on Tuesday & Wednesday AND College Visitation Day.
REMEMBER: There is NO School next Friday, October 8th.

Equipment Quiz

There will be a Lab Equipment Quiz this week.
5th Period Honors: Wednesday 9/22
1st, 2nd, & 6th Periods: Thursday 9/23
4th & 7th Period: Friday 9/24

** You should see them studying their green flashcards and their blue notes.

** Remember they need to get a 70% or higher to show proficiency.

A Brand New Year

Hello parents and students!
Welcome to my little blog about my physical science classes. We have been busy in class with our Safety Unit. There are FOUR things a student MUST do to be allowed to participate in labs in my class.
1. Safety Contract - signed by student and parent
2. View the Safety Video
3. View Mrs. A's Safety Demos
4. 100% on the Safety Quiz

They have been given three opportunities in class to get the 100% on their Safety Quiz. It is now their obligation to come in during some designated times (the times are listed on my whiteboard in my classroom) to complete these requirements.
We will do our first lab on Monday, September 27th.

Hopefully you have seen and signed a parent letter I sent home almost 2 weeks ago. It explains all my grading and management procedures .

Final Stretch

Both of my classes will receive a study guide tomorrow for their last unit test early next week. After that unit test is over we will prepare for their BIG final.

Honors Physical Science Update

We have been busy building balloons and finishing up our marathon unit on energy. There is a HUGE test on Tuesday, April 27th....please STUDY!!

Physical Science Update

In physical science we just had a test over the first part of the energy unit this past Monday and we graded the unit notebooks on Tuesday. We also finished building our balloons (some kids have not finished and need to come in Wed. @ lunch or after school to finish building) and we are waiting for a good flying day (no rain - no wind...might be waiting a while in the gorge :).
We are currently in Unit 9 studying things like greenhouse effect, convection, conduction, radiation, global climate change, ozone layer, etc.
Be on the lookout for a new grade report early next week.....grades have changed A LOT!!!

P.S. We only have 25 school days left (including today)!

Quick Update

WOW! I have not posted in awhile. We just finished 3rd quarter last week. Be on the lookout for progress reports in the mail.
Next week is parent teacher conferences. They are Tuesday, April 13th (5-9 PM) and Thursday, April 15th (5-8:30 PM).
We are currently busy learning about energy and building our hot air balloons.

TEST!

All of my regular physical science classes have a test tomorrow, Thursday, March 11th. They have a study guide to help them prepare. Please encourage them to study.

We Have Been Busy!

Honors Physical Science:

• The honors classes will have a test on MONDAY, March 8th!! Encourage them to study this weekend!
• They should have ALL the following assignments complete in their notebook (HINT: We are grading them soon!)

- Physics Greatest Discoveries
- Reading Notes
- Physics + Math
- What Law is it?
- Study Guide - Part 2
- 2nd Law Lab
- Newton Car Lab

• We also finished a Newton's Law Project this past week AND their calendars are due tomorrow. If you ever want to know what is going on in class they are supposed to fill that out on their calendar daily.

Physical Science:

• They should have all the following assignments complete and in their organized notebook.

- Physics Greatest Discoveries

- 3 Laws reading Packet

- Momentum - Bill Nye

- Newton's 1st Law

- Newton's 2nd Law

- What Law is it?

- Math Notes

- Physics + Math = BFF

- Newton's 3rd Law

- 2nd Law Lab

• We are currently working on the Newton Car Lab and recently finished a 3 Laws Poster.
• Their calendars are due tomorrow.
• We will have another test late next week.

Week of Feb. 16th - 19th

This past week in physical science I sent home a grade sheet with all of my students for a parent signature. Please make sure you have seen it!!!

Here is what we completed in the Motion & Forces Unit - Part 2 so far this past week......

Physical Science:
- Greatest Discoveries in Physics (2 stamps possible)
- 3 Laws Reading Notes - full page of notes (front and back of paper)
- 2nd Law Lab - should have an introduction and a data table so far..will finish on Monday
- Momentum Video Notes (1 stamp possible)
- Newton's 1st Law worksheet (almost complete)

Honors Physical Science:
- Greatest Discoveries in Physics (2 stamps possible)
- Reading Notes - 6 completed categories (2 stamps possible)
- 2nd Law Lab (finished & collected on Friday)

Motion and Forces Unit So Far

This coming Thursday, February 11th all of my classes will be taking a test over the first part of the Motion and Forces Unit. The unit is so long that I decided to have two smaller tests instead of one huge test.
Here is our schedule for the week:
Monday: Friction: Friend or Foe? Lab
Tuesday: Complete Study Guide
Wednesday: Study Guide Due...Review for Test
Thursday: Test Day

Please encourage them to study!!!

***Later in the week I will post a list of all the completed assignments my students should have in their notebook so far.

New Semester

Yesterday I sent home a grade report that summarizes their semester grade. Please ask to see it. You need to sign both sides of the paper. The other side is where they evaluated their 1st semester grade and made a goal for 2nd semester.
FYI: We are starting the Motion and Forces unit this week.

FINALS WEEK!

We have been working on a lab final this whole week. It was due today, BUT I told my students they could turn it in at Friday school tomorrow by 10 AM and it would not be late.
Everyone should be working on the Final Review Packet this weekend. They will have all of Tuesday to finish it and it will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, Jan. 20th.
The final will be on Thursday, January 21st! STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!!

FINALS ARE UPON US!

I am sending home a grade report on Monday, January 9th for you to look over, sign, and return. The last 8 days of the semester will be spent on the lab final, a review packet, and taking the final.
Your child should spend time working on either their lab final write-up or Review Packet or studying every night until the semester is over. Do NOT believe them when they say they have no homework! It is CRUNCH time!