Monday, September 14, 2009

Monday September 14, 2009

My Blog has moved!!

If you have this blog page bookmarked for viewing, please note that I have moved my blog to a D2L shell.
If you go to the Woodman home page, click on For Students and then on my blog site, it will bring you straight to my new blog.
Thanks for keeping up with what we're doing in Science...
See you later!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Friday September 11, 2009

Science 7: Triple Beam Balance Activity today. Sheet is due Monday. Reminder to get Lab Safety Contracts turned in by Monday.

Science 8: Introduction to unit 'Cells & Systems'. Begin title page for unit - due Monday.
Rubric for Title Page (to be written on the back of your title page)
/1 - Heading of unit (e.g. Cells & Systems)
/4 - 7 Topic headings related to the unit
/1 - Illustrations appropriate to unit
/1 - neatly coloured
/4 - Neatness, Effort & Creativity

/10 Grand Total

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday September 10, 2009

Science 7: We finished the Safety Quiz today and then started looking at WHMIS/HHPS. We will continue on Monday. Tomorrow we are doing an activity so please remember to bring your signed Student Safety Contract tomorrow.

Science 8: Lab Safety & Write Up Test today. We marked some of it in class. I will have your tests marked by Monday to return to you. 'Eat Me Up' Cookie Activity was handed in today. Reminder to bring pencil crayons tomorrow as we will be starting our title pages for Cells & Systems.
Grade 8's got textbooks today - don't forget to get your Textbook Loan Agreement signed and returned ASAP.

Meet the Teacher Night tonight - 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wednesday September 9, 2009

Science 7: Today we did a Lab Equipment Review before the Lab Equipment Quiz. Reminder to get your Lab Safety Contract signed and returned this week.

Science 8: We reviewed our activity from yesterday and then started a Cookie Activity that deals with the Science Process Skills - it is due tomorrow. Please don't forget that it's to be in FULL sentences and your drawing must be coloured.

Meet the Teacher Night Tomorrow 7 - 8:30 pm.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tuesday September 8, 2009

Science 7: Today we finished Lab Equipment Identification and then began a Science Safety Practices mini-quiz.
Reminder to please get in your Student Safety Contract to me this week.

Science 8: We went over Science Process Skills together today. Activity - The Great Fakesperiment.
Reminder - Lab Safety Test on Thursday! Please get in Student Safety Contract for tomorrow as we are doing an activity and you need to have the form in to participate!!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Monday June 15, 2009

Review notes were handed in today for Grade 7 & 8. Any students needing to hand in notes tomorrow MUST COME BY ROOM 32 AFTER THEIR EXAM ON WEDNESDAY to pick up the marked assignment.

If you have not handed in your textbook yet, please bring it to class tomorrow. If you are requesting to keep your textbook, make sure you have signed a TEXTBOOK SPECIAL EXAM LOAN form and returned it to me.

We will continue with our movies tomorrow...

Friday, June 12, 2009

Friday June 12, 2009

Reminder that all Year Review Booklets are due Monday June 15 - NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Please bring your textbook to class on Monday as we need to hand them in for the year. If you feel VERY STRONGLY that you require your textbook to study from, please STILL BRING IT IN ON MONDAY and then we can sign it out to you again.