02.27.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 12:44 pm by slesscience
Dear Parents,
We will begin scheduling parent/teacher conferences today, Feb. 23rd with the homeroom teachers. Chris Jones Middle School is excited to introduce student-led conferences on March 4th. Research has shown that student-led conferences have a greater impact on student achievement than traditional parent-teacher conferences. We also feel that planning a conference helps students better understand what is needed to be successful students and allows them the opportunity to be self-reflective learners. We are piloting our student-led conferences with our graduating class because of the extreme maturity they have shown while attending St. Luke’s Episcopal School.
Students are currently preparing for this meeting by reflecting on their own strengths and weaknesses and comparing their own reflections with teacher feedback for each class. Parents will be given written feedback from the other content teachers (Math, Science, History, English, Foreign Language) at the time of the conference. If you would like to meet with all teachers on a different day, please let Mrs. Margay know. We try to keep our conferences to fifteen minutes and ask that everyone is on time so that others don’t have to wait. Please call Margay @ 826-0664 to set up an appointment or send her an e-mail (mstillings@sles-sa.org). The following times are available. Elective teachers and Foreign Language teachers, Mr. Flexsenhar and Ms. Gough, are also available for appointments on Wed. March 4th.
We look forward to meeting with you.
Mrs. Glasgow & Mr. Kremer
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02.26.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 9:49 pm by slesscience
Parents,
Thank you for donating to the Guardian Angels Fund. Your generous donations have earned the 8th grade homerooms a Free Dress Day on Friday.
-Mr. K
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02.25.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 10:34 pm by slesscience
8th Graders,
Dmitri himself would be proud of these links.
Chemical Elements
Web Elements
Both website give you basic information about the various elements. Web elements will also re-organize the chart based on other conditions. We will be going over the periodic table extremely quickly because you studied it last year.
-Mr. K
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Posted in 7th Grade at 10:03 pm by slesscience
7th Graders,
Post 3 questions on your organ in the nervous system. Try to vary the difficulty and subject matter from other posters in the class.
-Mr. K
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02.22.09
Posted in 7th Grade at 4:33 pm by slesscience
7th Graders,
This week we will be conducting a lab called “Getting The Point: Skin Sensory Comparisions”. It is very similar to tests that doctors and nurses run to test for neurological disorders. While conducting the lab, please think about the sensory map of humans and the image above. It shows how one cross section of the cerebrum relates to your sense of touch. We will be building our touch receptor testers on monday.
-Mr. K
Reminder of Upcoming Due Dates:
Thursday: Assessment Sections 2 & 3; Skin Sensory Lab
Friday: Powerpoint & Model of Organ
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02.21.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 10:40 am by slesscience
On Monday, all eighth graders will be posing for a casual group picture. The eighth grade students are allowed to wear blue jeans (no holes) with a uniform top and closed toe shoes. We ask that they bring their white shirts hanging to prevent wrinkles. They will change into their shirts/blouses before the picture.
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02.18.09
Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 9:48 am by slesscience
St. Luke’s 8th grade is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking you to donate your used cellular phones,
inkjet cartridges, laptop / notebook computers (750 Mhz Or Less Will NOT Be Accepted), iPods (and other MP3 players),
digital cameras and digital video cameras, handheld game systems (PSP, Gameboys, etc.)
· Items may be working or broken
· Please include batteries, chargers, & cords
· Please DO NOT INCLUDE cases, headphones etc.
· Computer hard drives may be removed before donating or left in place. All hard drives left in the computers will be removed
· and destroyed upon arrival at EcoPhones, the recycling company.
· Toner cartridges are not accepted
Your used items will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or refurbished and sold.
Please place your recyclable electronics in the bins located in the elementary and middle school offices by April 17, 2009.
We greatly appreciate your support!
Questions??? Contact Chris Lopez (210) 223-5229
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Posted in 7th Grade at 9:29 am by slesscience
7th Graders,
Your Nervous System PowerPoint will be due next Friday. I know that some of you do not have computers at home so I will stay after school to let you work on the school computers if you give me warning. Most mornings I am here at 7:30 so come on up to use a computer then, too.
The reaction time lab will be due Friday. Here is what I need in the lab report
Name & Lab Title (Reaction Time Lab)
Purpose (Your Question)
Hypothesis (Your Educated Guess)
Analysis (Your Data Table & Calculation of Average reaction times for the 2 groups)
Conclusion (Was Your Hypothesis Correct?, What did you learn? Any Sources of Error?)
-Mr. K
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02.08.09
Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 11:21 pm by slesscience
How timely is this? The Witte is now running an exhibit on the human genome.
Compare genomes. You share this percentage of your genes with other organisms…
- human to yeast about 30%
- human to worm about 40%
- human to banana about 50%
- human to fruit fly about 60%
- human to mouse about 90%
- human to chimp about 98.4%
- human to human about 99.9% (except for twins, whose genes are 100% identical)
-Mr. K
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Posted in 7th Grade at 6:33 pm by slesscience
7th Graders,
Use the websites below to research the systems of the human body.
Kids Health – Body Works
FactMonster – Your Body Systems
Kids Konnect – The Human Body
A Neurological Look at the Body Systems
Your Yucky Gross & Cool Body
How Stuff Works – Human Body
Kids Biology – Human Anatomy
You will be put into groups. Each group will have several assignments due this week.
Tuesday – Your System’s Data Sheet -> bodysystem-factsheet
Wednesday – Summary of your system posted as a comment to my website.
Thursday – Assessment Questions pg. 351 (Skeletal), 356 (Muscular), 364 (Integumentary), 387 (Digestive), 406 (Circulatory), 438 (Respiratory), 450 (Excretory)
Friday – Travel Brochure on your system of the body
-Mr. K
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