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| This week in Science |
- Rather than hope all of my students check this blog every day, I am going to set up a post on FRIDAYS that states: Next Week in Science:
and in that post I will list all of the class assignments that are due, tests, etc. I hope this helps my once/week Science people.
- Some of you really need to participate more. You only do Science 1/week for 100 minutes. If you don't 'perform' during that 100 minutes, it's not like Language, where you might think, "Oh, I get her tomorrow, I'll just finish it then." Nope! So, the message went home loud and clear: WORK IN CLASS. period.
- Nothing is forever. Not happy with your mark? Change it!!! I have a Make Up Science Class once a week. Come. Get help. Redo a test. Catch up on a note. If you are away and missed Science - definitely come and see me! We are lucky in Grade 7/8 in that you can decide that you want to do better, put in the effort and those D's and F's disappear. It's all about persistence and effort.
Students who have me for Language Arts and Science:
- A few of the parents asked me why they aren't seeing more homework coming home. Especially since I said in September that I would be sending homework home regularly. Here is my response to that:
- 1/3 of the students do it immediately and hand it in promptly.
- 1/3 of the students hand it in after I bug them, call home, have them call home, have them write it again in their agendas, give them extensions, do it with them at recess, their parents finally do it, etc.
- 1/3 never do it. It just doesn't happen. I ask, cajole, bug, request, yell and it's just not happening. I said to one student, "Am I ever going to see your Spelling Homework that you owe me?" Her response,"You still want that?!"
By Thanksgiving I was ready to cry. I spoke to other intermediate teachers and they responses varied: from they don't give it - to - fail them!
If 2/3 of my class is doing less work than me on their homework, I truly don't know what to do. I am open to suggestions.
To the parents that came - thank you. For me, it sends a very loud and clear message: you love your kid and you want them to do well. If you wanted to come but these interviews were not at a good time: Please contact me through your child's agenda or call the school and we can set up an interview time that suits you.
Thanks,
lynn
