FROM CHEMISTRY...
Today during class we took our Unit 6 Common Unit Assessment (CUA) on Chemical Reactions. This is the hardest test we will have all year - maybe even harder than our final! In fact, based on their reactions today, it may be the most difficult test your child has ever taken in his or her life.
I will get the tests graded this weekend, and we will do test corrections in class on Monday. Students who were absent today may take the exam during class time on Monday, as we will not be covering any new material during that time.
On days when I pass back unit tests, I also pass back the students' unit pretests - most of which are blank. I find passing back unit pretests to be a great way to show students just how much they have learned and grown in the past four weeks, no matter what their unit exam grades are. The goal in Foundations of Science has been and continues to be growth, and I am so proud and appreciative of your kids for their willingness to work hard and do everything I ask them to do!
...TO PHYSICS
In the coming week, we'll shift gears completely to Physics, taking a sort of "planes, trains, and automobiles" approach to study forces and energy. I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and I hope the students enjoy them. This is going to be a lot more hands-on and engineering-oriented than the first part of the year has been.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
It is hard to believe we only have a month and a half left of this school year. Time flies when you're having fun! We'll spend the last two weeks of April on Physics and the first two weeks of May on Ecology. Starting on Monday, May 16th, we hit the Keystone Exam testing window, which means condensed class periods. We'll use those days to review for our final exam, which will be Wednesday, May 25th.
We're getting there!
ENJOY A SCIENCE-HOMEWORK-FREE SPRING WEEKEND!
Today during class we took our Unit 6 Common Unit Assessment (CUA) on Chemical Reactions. This is the hardest test we will have all year - maybe even harder than our final! In fact, based on their reactions today, it may be the most difficult test your child has ever taken in his or her life.
I will get the tests graded this weekend, and we will do test corrections in class on Monday. Students who were absent today may take the exam during class time on Monday, as we will not be covering any new material during that time.
On days when I pass back unit tests, I also pass back the students' unit pretests - most of which are blank. I find passing back unit pretests to be a great way to show students just how much they have learned and grown in the past four weeks, no matter what their unit exam grades are. The goal in Foundations of Science has been and continues to be growth, and I am so proud and appreciative of your kids for their willingness to work hard and do everything I ask them to do!
...TO PHYSICS
In the coming week, we'll shift gears completely to Physics, taking a sort of "planes, trains, and automobiles" approach to study forces and energy. I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and I hope the students enjoy them. This is going to be a lot more hands-on and engineering-oriented than the first part of the year has been.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
It is hard to believe we only have a month and a half left of this school year. Time flies when you're having fun! We'll spend the last two weeks of April on Physics and the first two weeks of May on Ecology. Starting on Monday, May 16th, we hit the Keystone Exam testing window, which means condensed class periods. We'll use those days to review for our final exam, which will be Wednesday, May 25th.
We're getting there!
ENJOY A SCIENCE-HOMEWORK-FREE SPRING WEEKEND!