Progress Reports headed home on Tuesday. 01/28/2012
Progress reports will be sent home on Tuesday with students. Please check the parent portal regulary for the most up to date postings of grades. If your student turned in an assignment after grades were posted, it will not be reflected on the paper copy on the progress report. I urge you to check the portal, under the report card tab. Hope this helps to avoid any confusion or frustration. 8th grade will be beginning a new unit this week...Earth Cycles. We will be looking at seasons and the tilt of the Earth and understanding how one affects the other. The key is to make the connection between the two. We have a great lab associated with this topic. 7th grade is continuing with the Cell, but now we will be going a little more in depth referring back to the historical misconception of spontaneous generation and comparing it to the current science of Mitosis. We will map out the phases of Mitosis before we begin our next unit on the Human Body...I can't wait! This is my favorite topic! Happenings this week... Monday - AM - STARR Science Tutoring for assigned students Monday - LAST Basketball games of the season at Hays HS versus BMS Monday - 5th graders come to visit DMS Tuesday - Progress Reports Go home Tuesday - Incoming 6th grade Parent Meeting Wednesday - Staff meeting - No tutoring/retesting afterschool Thursday - Last day to turn in District Science Fair entry form to Mrs Norman Have a great week! Mrs Norman '91 Gig 'Em Aggies Add Comment Last week of January...where did it go??? 01/21/2012
Wow, time is certainly flying by and we are finishing the 3rd six weeks and progress reports will be coming home next week. In 8th grade science we are finishing up our unit on Weather. We have a special treat this week. Andrew Chung from KVUE Weather will be visiting our campus to speak with our 8th grade students just before the Unit 8 Climate test. Students will have an opportunity to listen to Andrew's presentation and ask questions on our weather. In 7th grade we are still working on our Cell Unit and will be presenting our Cell City Analogy projects. We also have a quiz over structure and function with our Unit test at the end of the week. Happenings this week: Monday - Board Appreciation Month presentation by MS Student Council Presidents Tuesday - Andrew Chung from KVUE visits DMS Thursday - Academic Pep Rally (UIL and Science Fair winners will be acknowledged) Thursday - Basketball game vs Simon Short week... 01/17/2012
This is a short week for us but none the less, it will be busy. 8th grade is finishing up our weather unit as we learn about hurricanes and the affects of El Nino and La Nina. We have a quiz at the end of the week and a TEST the following Monday. 7th grade is continuing with Cells and we get to have a lab with MICROSCOPES!!! We are also in the computer lab creating cells and then we will be having a quiz over structure and function of cells. We also have a quick project where students will create a cell city (drawing). We're keeping it short and sweet. Should be a breather of a week in Science. Have a great one! Mrs Norman A New Semester is Upon Us. 01/08/2012
We are up and running with a new unit for both 7th and 8th grade. We have started new journals for this new, longer semester. It is important that students have their new Composition journals as soon as possible. Prolonging getting one, will put students behind and more difficult to study for upcoming quizzes and tests. Upcoming events: Tuesday - Science Fair judging Friday - Spirit Day Saturday - UIL Academic Meet at Wallace MS The New Year is Upon Us. 12/17/2011
The New Year is Upon Us. 12/17/2011
NEW JOURNALS will be needed our first day back. Please make sure you have purchased a new Composition book. We are starting the second semester and we will be starting a new journal. Old journals should be kept and not thrown out. The information that students have accumulated will be beneficial as we prepare for the upcoming STARR test. Their journals will serve as a great tool to help in that preparation. I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday with family and friends. We have a long semester ahead of us and we need all the rest and relaxation we can get. See you on January 4th! Mrs Norman '91 Gig 'Em Aggies Two weeks until end of the Six Weeks 12/03/2011
Progress reports were mailed home this past week. Please make sure to check the parent portal for updates and upcoming assignments. 8th grade will have their Unit 7 assessment on Dec 14th. It will be our six weeks test. There will not be a Retake on this assessment, so students should begin preparing now. We have already had some vocabulary and notes on Theories and Scientists who have studied plate tectonics. We will be looking at topographic maps and understanding cause and effects of landforms in the coming week. 7th grade just completed the Components of the Solar System and will begin Organisms in the Environment this week. This will be a quick unit with a Unit assessment coming on Thursday, Dec 15th. SCIENCE FAIR - This is the last week to complete projects and get tri-fold boards organized. Check the DMS Science Fair webpage to see a sample display. Also, if you still need to purchase your board, Hobby Lobby has them in various colors. You can download a 40% coupon to get an even a better price. DEADLINE for Science Fair Boards is Tuesday, Dec 13th. This is a major grade for the 3rd Six Weeks. WASHINGTON DC Trip deadline is fast approaching. Follow the link on my website to register and see our Itinerary. We are starting to fundraise and will have some great opportunities to lighten the burden of the cost of our trip. If you have any questions, please just let me know. Hope you have a great week. Be prepared for the upcoming cold weather. Mrs Norman '91 Gig' Em Aggies! Have a Safe and Memorable Day of Thanks! 11/23/2011
Have a Safe and Memorable Day of Thanks! 11/23/2011
Wishing you all a happy and safe holiday with family and friends. Mrs Norman '91 Gig 'Em Aggies! Beat t.u. As you all can imagine, we have been busy working on projects and filling these children with tons of information. We are in our 3rd six weeks and it's closing in fast. Eigth grade is finishing up Unit 5 on Newton's Laws this week. We start the week off by conducting our Egg drop project. They have spent the last two days designing and creating in class their egg drop devices. The BIG DROP is Monday! Reminder for Science Fair....the week we get back from the Thanksgiving break your experiments should be concluded. Your Analysis and Graphs are due! You will need to have them ready for when we work on our Conclusions in class that week we get back. 7th graders are finishing up our unit of Factors that Impact the Environment. I moved our test to Monday as we have been inundated with information. Check the bottom of the This Week in 7th grade Science page for notes and powerpoints as well as the Review Key. This coming week we will also begin our unit on Components of the Solar System. Happenings this Week: MONDAY - Washington DC Trip meeting - 6pm in the DMS Cafeteria Monday - TURKEY'S TACKLING HUNGER begins. Bring your donations to your Homeroom teacher. The class with the highest $ amount raised wins breakfast tacos! Our goal is to raise $1800.00. Thursday - Picture Retakes - see Mrs Stuewe in the office for a reorder form Have a Great Week! Mrs Norman '91 Gig 'Em Aggies! | ArchivesMay 2012 Categories |
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