Monday: Oxygen and Nitrogen Cycles
Tuesday: Grade level meetings are Today Phosphorus Cycle
Wednesday: Study Guide Review in class (answers posted here, PLEASE mark things you have questions about for our review)
Thursday: Ecology Unit Test today
Friday: Intro to Communities and Biomes (Mrs. K out for daughter's Bat Mitzvah)
This week's lesson plan is here.
Reminder for this week:
Grade level meetings are Tuesday.
Enjoy your long weekend!!!
Reminder for next week:
Open House is Tuesday September 8, 6-8pm
Progress Reports will go out next wednesday
Projects are due Thursday and Friday of next week (Rubric is on Dropbox! Check your class folder for your presentation schedule)
Questions? Text me or Email me!!
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Schedule Change for TUESDAY Sept 1
Students
Just a reminder, we will have grade level meetings on Tuesday September 1.
I have the bell schedule and below I am listing for you where each grade will have their meeting. I will try to remember to remind you on monday. The meetings will take place after 2nd period.
See below:
9th grade students and staff will report to the auditorium
10th grade students and staff will report to the cafeteria
11th grade students and staff will report to the East Gym
12th grade students and staff will report to the Senior Gym
Just a reminder, we will have grade level meetings on Tuesday September 1.
I have the bell schedule and below I am listing for you where each grade will have their meeting. I will try to remember to remind you on monday. The meetings will take place after 2nd period.
See below:
9th grade students and staff will report to the auditorium
10th grade students and staff will report to the cafeteria
11th grade students and staff will report to the East Gym
12th grade students and staff will report to the Senior Gym
Monday, August 24, 2015
Help?
Our in-class printer goes through a large volume of ink in the year. If you are willing to send some ink, that would be awesome and would really help us all!
Our in-class printer is an Epson WF-2530
Thanks!!
Our in-class printer is an Epson WF-2530
Thanks!!
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Q1: Week 3: 8/24-8/28 "Ecosystems"
Main Focus: Ecosystems!!!
Monday: Group/ Ecosystems Assigned for presentations next week
Tuesday: levels of Biological Organization (FOLDABLE!!!!) and habitat/niche
Wednesday: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem
Thursday: Cycling of Matter; nitrogen and carbon
Friday: Cycling of Matter; phosphorus and Oxygen/water
This week's lesson plan.
Reminders:
1. You should be collecting your terrarium data...
2. You will get the research/poster rubric for your terrarium experiment.
3. BEING PUNCTUAL TO CLASS IS VERY IMPORTANT. BEGINNING THIS WEEK I WILL BE RECORDING TARDIES IN OUR SYSTEM, THIS WILL RESULT IN SCHOOL-LEVEL CONSEQUENCES.
4. I will be having a random notebook check this week, to make sure everyone is getting notes, labs & bellworks going. This should be an easy 100 for you. (If you don't have a 3 subject spiral, you need to get one. If this is a problem for you & your family, please speak with me and we will get it solved.)
Questions???
Email me!!
Monday: Group/ Ecosystems Assigned for presentations next week
Tuesday: levels of Biological Organization (FOLDABLE!!!!) and habitat/niche
Wednesday: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem
Thursday: Cycling of Matter; nitrogen and carbon
Friday: Cycling of Matter; phosphorus and Oxygen/water
This week's lesson plan.
Reminders:
1. You should be collecting your terrarium data...
2. You will get the research/poster rubric for your terrarium experiment.
3. BEING PUNCTUAL TO CLASS IS VERY IMPORTANT. BEGINNING THIS WEEK I WILL BE RECORDING TARDIES IN OUR SYSTEM, THIS WILL RESULT IN SCHOOL-LEVEL CONSEQUENCES.
4. I will be having a random notebook check this week, to make sure everyone is getting notes, labs & bellworks going. This should be an easy 100 for you. (If you don't have a 3 subject spiral, you need to get one. If this is a problem for you & your family, please speak with me and we will get it solved.)
Questions???
Email me!!
Friday, August 21, 2015
U of M E-Day is coming!!!
Students and Parents!
Each year, the University of Memphis hosts E-Day, an Engineering competition day for students in Elementary through High School. I have taken a few teams in the past and they have done very well. This is completely voluntary! It is a lot of fun and a great way to meet some of the University's professors and students. All the projects will be done outside of class. There is very little cost. You'll need to get project materials and come to the University with some money to buy lunch on campus. If we need to use my classroom after school, I am happy to make arrangements to do that. All of the projects are linked on the E-Day info page.
IF you are interested in participating, I will need to know who is interested and who will be in your group by friday August 28. I will work on paperwork and parents will be required to return the field trip permission slip.
Please email me if you have any questions.
Each year, the University of Memphis hosts E-Day, an Engineering competition day for students in Elementary through High School. I have taken a few teams in the past and they have done very well. This is completely voluntary! It is a lot of fun and a great way to meet some of the University's professors and students. All the projects will be done outside of class. There is very little cost. You'll need to get project materials and come to the University with some money to buy lunch on campus. If we need to use my classroom after school, I am happy to make arrangements to do that. All of the projects are linked on the E-Day info page.
E-Day is October 23rd at the University of Memphis.
IF you are interested in participating, I will need to know who is interested and who will be in your group by friday August 28. I will work on paperwork and parents will be required to return the field trip permission slip.
Please email me if you have any questions.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Build Day Tomorrow!!
Don't forget tomorrow is build day!
Make sure you have your supplies, and you are ready to get everything started.
Your project sheets are due to Dropbox tomorrow. Make sure you have joined our class folder!!! If there are any problems, please let me know ASAP!!!
Make sure you have your supplies, and you are ready to get everything started.
Your project sheets are due to Dropbox tomorrow. Make sure you have joined our class folder!!! If there are any problems, please let me know ASAP!!!
A Reminder to Remind your classmates about joining Remind
To join your class, text the code for your class to 81010. If you want to join via email, go to https://www.remind.com/join/(class code here)
Parents are welcome to join, as well, but will not count in the class participation contest.
Class Remind Contest:
1st period: 9/21
(43%) @mrsk11516
2nd period:
20/25 (80%) @mrsk21516
3rd period:
18/24 (75%) @mrsk31516
5th period:
23/28 (82%) @mrsk51516
6th period:
12/21 (57%) @mrsk61516
7th period: 9/16
(56%) @mrsk71516
Who is going to win?!?!?!?
Monday, August 17, 2015
Q1 Week 2: 8/17-8/21
My apologies for the delay in posting this week's post:
The link to this week's lesson plan is here.
Monday: INQUIRY Penny Lab
Tuesday: Terrarium Group Making and project planning.
Wednesday: Population Data and Graphing
Thursday: Abiotic and biotic Factors
***We will be outside, I don't recommend skirts without shorts under them.
Friday: Terrarium Making!!!
(We will need several items, if you can help, please send those items in. A list can be found here.)
The link to this week's lesson plan is here.
Monday: INQUIRY Penny Lab
Tuesday: Terrarium Group Making and project planning.
Wednesday: Population Data and Graphing
Thursday: Abiotic and biotic Factors
***We will be outside, I don't recommend skirts without shorts under them.
Friday: Terrarium Making!!!
(We will need several items, if you can help, please send those items in. A list can be found here.)
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Can you help?
Students and Parents,
We will be making Terrariums in class next week as part of an ongoing Quarter 1 project.
We will need several items and I have listed them below. IF you can bring in any of them, it would really help us all out. Please comment on the post, so that we all know what is being brought in. I will try to update the needs based on your comments.
Here's what we need:
30-35 2L bottles (EMPTY)
60-70 SMALL plants. miniature ferns and jade plant work really well.
10 pounds of potting soil with fertilizer. (approximately) more won't hurt!
6 rolls of clear packing tape
We have classroom scissors, water access on-site and I will be running off all needed instruction sheets and paper materials. We will culminate in a scientific poster presentation from each group on the findings of their terrarium ecosystem.
Thank you for your help!!
We will be making Terrariums in class next week as part of an ongoing Quarter 1 project.
We will need several items and I have listed them below. IF you can bring in any of them, it would really help us all out. Please comment on the post, so that we all know what is being brought in. I will try to update the needs based on your comments.
Here's what we need:
30-35 2L bottles (EMPTY)
60-70 SMALL plants. miniature ferns and jade plant work really well.
10 pounds of potting soil with fertilizer. (approximately) more won't hurt!
6 rolls of clear packing tape
We have classroom scissors, water access on-site and I will be running off all needed instruction sheets and paper materials. We will culminate in a scientific poster presentation from each group on the findings of their terrarium ecosystem.
Thank you for your help!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Info card instructions
Please fill out your info card as similarly as possible and bring it to class tomorrow.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Welcome back to school!!
This first week of school will be spent getting to know you and getting to know biology!
Monday:
Intro to Mrs. Kannady
Intro to Classroom Procedures
Intro to Biology
Tuesday:
Intro to Biology
Look at Syllabus
Wednesday:
Finish Syllabus
**5th period will hopefully be getting lockers
Thursday:
Pre-Assessment
Friday:
Recap of the Previous days and what to expect going forward
Monday:
Intro to Mrs. Kannady
Intro to Classroom Procedures
Intro to Biology
Tuesday:
Intro to Biology
Look at Syllabus
Wednesday:
Finish Syllabus
**5th period will hopefully be getting lockers
Thursday:
Pre-Assessment
Friday:
Recap of the Previous days and what to expect going forward
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