Monthly Archives: November 2011

Anchor Activity and Work Sample

We are working on two major projects right now. ANCHOR ACTIVITY: The anchor activity is being done at home and is due Tuesday, December 7th. Here are details about the Anchor Activity.  The final project will be a major grade at the beginning of the second trimester. The outline for the Anchor Activity was due […]

Upcoming Due Dates

This is a reminder that your Anchor Activity Outline is Due Wednesday November 23rd. Here is a sample outline you can use to format your information. If you need any help at all please come see me in the mornings. (Check my office hours for availability). Don’t procrastinate. This is not a huge project, but […]

My Recent Absence

Dear Students, I wanted to let you know the reason for my extended absence last week and for the first few days of this coming week. Last Monday, my dad became very ill with an infection that spread throughout his body. I stayed him in the Intensive Care Unit at Riverbend Hospital for several days […]

Anchor Activity Project

We are beginning to work on a research project about every day objects. It is called an anchor activity, because it anchors what we are learning in class in the properties of matter unit to an every day object. The final project is due December 6th. Each student will research an everyday object from a […]

New Grades are posted!

I posted new grades today including the multiple choice test scores and review sheet scores which are based solely on on time completion since I posted and gave students all the answers after the due date. I will grade the hands on tests as soon as possible. I was alarmed by how many students didn’t […]