04.17.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 7:53 am by slesscience
8th Graders and Parents,
I have a couple of reminders for you:
- Get your DC emergency contact information in PRONTO. It is due on Monday because we need to mail them to the travel agency soon.
- Trade Fair deadlines are approaching quickly. Be sure to keep on top of it. Use your packet for important outlines and due dates.
- 7th and 8th grader social will be Thursday April 30th directly after school! RSVP to Margay.
-Mr. K
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03.29.09
Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 5:41 pm by slesscience
Everyone,

Next week, we will be conducting standardized tests. Please try to come to school on time, well rested, and well fed. Good Luck!
-Mr. K
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03.24.09
Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 9:34 pm by slesscience
Hello Parents and Students,

One added side effect of attending NSTA was that I now have two class pets! Please help me name my new pet hermit crabs and thank “The Paw” and Natalie R. for the picture.
-Mr. K
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03.16.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 5:22 pm by slesscience
8th graders,
Here is the plan for the week.
Tuesday-> Complete chart. Discuss Polar Bonds (HW Section 2 due Thursday)
Wednesday-> Bonds & Conducting Lab (HW due Friday)
Thursday-> Check Homework. Write Skit about Bonding Types for tomorrow.
Friday-> Turn in Lab. Perform Skits.
-Mr. K
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Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 4:21 pm by slesscience
Parents and Students,
I will be attending the NSTA conference Thursday and Friday. Please take time to review the next few posts outlining your work.
-Mr. K
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Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 7:44 am by slesscience
4 SLES students participated and placed at the Alamo Regional Science & Engineering Fair at St. Mary’s University during Spring Break:
Caroline Case, Medicine and Health – 5th Place
Natalie Ribble, Botany – 2nd Place
Serena Koontz, Chemistry – 1st Place
Henry Koontz, Physics – 1st Place
Henry also won 2 special awards:
- American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Award (plus $50)
- Air Force Award
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03.15.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 9:00 pm by slesscience

The student-led conferences went wonderfully. Please send me any comments, concerns, or questions about the conferences so that we can make them even better next year! You can post comments or email them to ckremer@sles-sa.org .
-Mr. K
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03.02.09
Posted in 7th Grade, 8th Grade at 1:01 pm by slesscience
The Middle School Lecture Series Presents Connie Wootton.
Connie is a leading educator. She previously has been a teacher and a head of school for 21 years. She is currently the Executive Director of the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools. She will be at SLES meeting with the Board of Trustees and has agreed to speak to our parents on an area of her expertise:
“Understanding Your Child’s Temperament.”
Tuesday, March 3rd, 7pm, Middle School Commons
All parents are invited.
Wine and Cheese will be served.
This program has been put together just for you, parents…so please come.
Hope to see everyone there!
Jessica Koontz & Lorian Sessions
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Parents,
I have met Ms. Wootton, and she is an excellent educator and thoughtful speaker. This would be a great talk to attend.
-Mr. K
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03.01.09
Posted in 8th Grade at 11:26 pm by slesscience
8th Graders,

Your Atomic Structure test will be Thursday. Here is an outline of all the topics
Basic Chemical Terms (Compound, Element, Mixture)
Periodic Table
- Reading the table
- Basic Trends
Atomic Structure
- Proton, Neutron, Electron
- Bohr Model
- Electron Dot Diagram
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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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