HO HO HO!Dear Parents and Students,
As of Monday, I will no longer be teaching the Language Arts' portion of the curriculum. My wonderful colleague, Ms. Baker, will be taking over this class. She comes to JD Hogarth with a plethora of experience and talent. For now, I will be continuing with the Science portion of the curriculum. Class 7/8A knows Ms. Baker and is excited to have her full time for Language! Welcome, Ms. Baker!!!
Here is the link for Ms. Baker's Blog: http://patricebaker.blogspot.ca/
Grade 7 Science:
We will be finishing our Biology unit on Ecosystems this month, ending with the creation of a Scientific Poster and Oral Presentations. All work is to be done in class. Students will be dismantling their ecosystems and bringing home their 'pets'. Our next unit will be Mixtures and Solutions - a Chemistry Experiment-based unit.
Grade 8 Science:
We will be finishing our Cell Biology unit this month, ending with the creation of either a stop-motion animated film of the Cell Cycle, or, a working model of a system of the body. All work is to be done at school. Our next unit will be a highly-condensed version of the 7's Mixtures and Solutions - to introduce the Scientific Process and Chemistry Experimentation. It will involve a more in depth look at the Periodic Table and elements (preparation for high school!!)
For the next two weeks in December, you will be able to come to the Science Room during second Nutrition Break to work on anything you owe me. NO EXCUSES FOR NOT GETTING ANYTHING IN TO ME. Anyway, it's cold outside and nice and warm in my room!!! Please, come see me if you want to improve your mark/do extra work, ... anything.
Cheers and here's to having a wonderful December.
