I teach 5th and 6th grade STEM in the lovely Pacific Northwest in a small, rural town called Chimacum. My goal is to help students discover that all learning is life-long and that 21st century tools can be used for work as well as fun.
Jun 04
For 8th grade parents, here is a copy of the permission slip that went home with students on Thursday, June 4. If you are okay with having the 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and Odyssey pictures of your child burned onto our 8th grade class DVD then you didn’t need to do anything. 8th …
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Jun 01
Students are all getting paper copy of progress reports Monday, June 1st, in case you aren’t checking the online progress reports. I’ve been urging all my students to get all their late work done by now because for the next two weeks I will need to devote all my time to keep up with grading …
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May 15
I’ve been updating grades daily as late work has been coming in to help students and their families see how they are progressing. You can find your progress report here. I am also continually updated the HW/Daily Work section of my website detailing what we do in class every day with links to resources and …
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Apr 24
The week of May 4 will be the halfway week of our final trimester of the year. This tri there can be no extensions, no asking for more time, no waiting for the last minute to make up missing work. If you haven’t been keeping up you need to buckle down and get your work …
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Mar 17
We have begun the 3rd and final trimester of the year! Eighth graders are wrapping up their plate tectonics project (see the homework section of my website to download any missing handouts). After they are done with that we will explore earthquakes more deeply as well as return to erosion and weathering. This is all …
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Mar 11
Thursday, March 12, is the last day of the 2nd trimester and Friday, March 13, is our trimester break so there will be no school on that day. Sixth graders and I are busy scoring and reflecting on their work (specifically their websites) and 8th graders are busy making sure they get all their missing …
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Mar 01
Monday, March 2, Ms. Langston’s class will plant trees during 1st period. Tuesday, March 3, Mr. Olafson’s class will plant trees during 1st period. Friday, March 6, Mr. Meacham’s class will plant trees during 6th period. Students please remember to dress for the weather and dress in clothes that can get dirty. Also, if you …
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Feb 16
You can make an avatar like the one below with Portrait Illustrator. You don’t even need to set up an account with any of these, just create the picture and when it looks ready just drag it to your desktop and upload it (Windows users might need to right click on the picture and save …
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Jan 13
Greetings everyone. Midterm has come and gone, but I am continuing to update Science grades. I’ve got new Science grades for all my 130 students as of today, Jan 30. Check Science grades for the 2nd trimester here. For my 8th graders I am working on evaluating their Density Dilemma letters to the King. It …
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Dec 30
Hope everyone is having a great holiday season and a wonderful New Year. Sixth graders are working on their water quality project and teams are at different stages in the process (see my homework section). Because of that I have no grades so far this trimester. I will try to get teams far enough along …
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