Category Archives: Class News

We will discuss our classroom contract that encompasses Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS). Students will be given the classroom contract to share with parent/guardian and have it signed and returned for credit by Friday, September 5, 2014.

Welcome back, students! I hope that you have had a restful summer break as we embark on our new journey this school year as we will explore many new topics in the study of earth science that entails rocks and … Continue reading →

Coming this Monday, June 2, 2014, students will be evaluated upon the characteristics of the life cycle of a star as well as the different types of galaxies and their features. Students are recommended to study their several handouts that … Continue reading →

Students will explain what each assigned celestial body is in their own words, construct a meaningful sentence upon each, and sketch a picture of each. This includes comet, asteroid, meteor, meteorite, satellite, and a few other related concepts.

Students are to complete their double journal entries for the main ideas on the moon as a homework assignment.

Students will be evaluated upon the characteristics of fossil fuels with a focus on their advantages and disadvantages along with our alternative choices of energy resources. Students need to review the main ideas in their double journal entry, annotated reading … Continue reading →

Students will create a graphic organizer that is based upon the different energy forms, explain each form, identify its advantages, disadvantages, and its applications in our daily lives.

Students will work in groups of four to read, analyze, and synthesize their thoughts by writing a commentary at each station that is based upon the characteristics of fossil fuels and alternative forms of energy. Each student will be expected … Continue reading →

Students who failed to turn in their scheduled projects on the 17th of April 2014 can still turn it in for reduced credit that is far better than earning a zero since it is a summative grade and will definitely … Continue reading →

Students will be evaluated upon environmental problems and their solutions as we have discussed and reinforced them in class for the past couple of weeks. Students are to re-read their handouts, study their reading guides, double journal entries, concept map, … Continue reading →