March 2007 archive

End of 2nd Trimester & Student-Led Conferences!

I just finished grading all the science notebooks and I’ve printed updated progress reports for all my classes! Thursday, March 22, is the last day of the 2nd trimester and it’s the last day my 8th graders get to work on their websites. See the Computer Class Website for links to the students’ work. For …

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THE Water Quality Project Has Begun!

The 6th grade has officially started Chimacum Middle School’s Water Quality Project! The trimester ends on March 22 even though we are having our trimester break on March 16 (we never changed the date of the break even though the trimester end day was moved back due to the snow week). The 7th graders are …

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Energy, Machines, and Motion Almost Over

March is upon us and we are working hard to complete the Energy, Machines, and Motion kit work. We got farther this year than in previous years because I started this kit earlier than ever before. It paid off because we got to the second unit and students have been learning about inclined planes, pulleys, …

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