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Molina HOPE Coat Drive Update/pre-registration nearing capa

“Greetings- I wanted to share this opportunity to assist DPS students in receiving a free coat from Molina Health Care. The email below and attached flyer have all the information on how to pre-register for a coat. Hopefully, this will help … Continue reading

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Matter and Change Test Retake!

Since the classroom teacher has been absent, the test retake have been rescheduled to be done in each of the regular student’s hour. For example, if you signed up for the retake and you are in my first hour, then … Continue reading

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An AWESOME Opportunity for Our Students: Superintendent/Executive Director’s Student Advisory Council

Greetings: Dr. Maleyko has an exciting opportunity to extend to our middle school students for the 2017-18 school year. He is expanding the concept of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC) to include middle school students and the Executive Directors. … Continue reading

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O.L. Smith Middle School Parent Talk

For all our interested parents, please see the attachment below regarding, “Increasing achievement and decreasing discipline issues with effective Parent Talk.” We encourage all parents to join and attend regularly to further benefit their children throughout the school year and … Continue reading

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Forces, Motion, and Energy: Chapter 2, Section 2: Newton’s Laws of Motions

Students are to read pages 44-50 on Newton’s Laws of Motion in the textbook titled Forces, Motion, and Energy that can be found on Google classroom. Students are to create their Cornell Notes in their notebooks using the following essential question: … Continue reading

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TEST: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017: MATTER AND CHANGE

Students will be evaluated upon our study of matter in terms of its physical and chemical properties, as well as its physical and chemical changes. This will encompass our study of the concepts and/or ideas about the behavior of matter, … Continue reading

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More Balancing Equations-IF NEEDED!

Students, use the link below (copy and paste it into your web browser) if you feel you need more practice. This means you can practice until your heart is content! https://www.chembuddy.com/?left=balancing-stoichiometry-questions&right=balancing-questions

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Practice Balancing Chemical Equations!

Students feel free to print and practice on balancing the chemical reactions in the attachment below. Practice Balancing Equations!

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$2,000 School Garden GRANT opportunity!

Applications are due by Wednesday, Nov.15th. This should be a fun learning experience for all ages! Students get involved with good health practices, starting with natural, home (school) grown foods!  Good luck! (check out the success stories) https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/schools/programs/school-garden-grant-program    https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/about/school-success-stories/

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TEST RETAKE MONDAY, OCT. 02, 2017: SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Students will be evaluated upon the various concepts and/or ideas that we have learned about the scientific method. On Monday, students who have continued to be on-task have had an opportunity to review the many concepts that are based upon … Continue reading

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