Middle School Showcase

Students, remind your parents to come to the middle school showcase on Thursday, May 21. It will be held in the cafeteria from 5:30-7:00. Encourage your parents to come to the middle school showcase to show-off the work that you've done throughout the year.

Dissection Dates are Set

During the week of May 19-22 we will be following a modified class schedule. We will be having double periods throughout the week in our classes to allow for the 8th graders to complete their finals. The students in the 4th and 8th period science classes will dissect on Friday, May 22. Students in the 9th period class will dissect on Thursday, May 21. Remember, if you didn't earn enough points to dissect, see me for your "second chance" information.

FROG DISSECTION QUALIFICATION

Over the next several weeks we will be studying the digestive, respiratory, and excretory systems of the body. Following this chapter we will have the opportunity to dissect frogs to have a first-hand look at a digestive system that is similar in structure to ours. In order to dissect a frog, students must prove that they understand how our digestive, respiratory, and excretory systems work. To qualify for dissecting, students will have to earn a score of an 80% or higher for the chapter. Students will be able to keep track of their scores throughout the chapter to record their progress. At the end of the chapter test, students will know if they have qualified for the dissection lab. Keep track of your scores and keep those scores up so that we can all experience the dissection.

Mrs. Klavuhn is Returning

For the past several weeks, I have been at home with my newborn son. Although I'm sad about leaving him at the babysitter's, I'm looking forward to returning to school and finishing out the year with all of you. See you on Monday the 13th of April.

Element Song

Listen to the song and see how many of the elements you can identify.

HERE WE GO... STEELERS....

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS TO WATCH TO HELP YOU GET IN THE MOOD TO CHEER FOR THE BLACK AND GOLD!

Building a Snowman

We only have 1 more week to earn snowballs to complete our snowman for the bulletin board. Remember, you can earn a snowball by scoring an A on any quiz or test in English or science class. I'm not so sure that we'll be able to fill him--- Are you up for the challenge? Study for any upcoming quizzes and tests, so that we can complete the snowman before the end of the month.

End of Term 2 and Semester 1

Today is the final day of Term 2 and Semester 1-- Be sure that you know where you're going on Monday when we change our classes.

Cells, Cells, and More Cells

Today in class we took our quiz on the cell parts and their jobs. We will continue with cells in the following weeks. We will answer questions such as "How do we get viruses?", "Why should you only get chicken pox one time?", and "Why do the grocery stores spray their vegetables several times throughout the day?" If you think you know the answers to these questions, be ready to discuss them in class-- I want to see just what you think about them.

Final Feather Count!!!!

Congratulations to Period 7 English and Period 4 Science for winning the classroom contest for the feather count. Individual winners for each period were Dylan Shipley (pd. 3 English), Sara Fouse (pd. 7 English), Jared Baker (pd. 8 Science), Sara Ellis (pd. 9 Science) and Brody Morral (pd. 4 Science).
We'll be building a snowman during the months of December and January with our good grades-- Keep up the good work kids!