Our first quiz of the year is done! Students may or may not be satisfied with the grade they earned.... Typically in the 8th Grade Academy, students who earn a 70% or higher keep that grade and if they earned a 69% or lower they have the opportunity to get a better grade. We want students to succeed and understand the material! Because this was our first quiz of the year, I'm allowing ALL students the opportunity to improve their grade. In order to retake the quiz, studen
ts will have to show me what they did to study and/or review the material. In the future there will probably be a form to help guide them in this process.
The retake for this quiz is Wednesday- my usual afterschool day. Good Luck! Please see me if you need help with review or tips on how to study at home. And don't forget to utilize those Zaption videos I created!!!
I think I have almost 95% of people's names memorized. Not too bad.
After a couple days of team building and get-to-know-you games, we're finally getting to work. I spent a couple more days going over class expectations, the ISB's that we'll be creating, and the course syllabus. Thanks to parents for going over this and signing it!
So, we begin the year learning about seasons. Today's homework has students filling out a survey, so perhaps they asked you what you think causes our seasons.
I plan on spending roughly a couple weeks on a topic and ending with a quiz or other summative assessment.
Also, please check out my Zaption page and use these short videos to review topics....that's why I made them :)
Throughout the year you'll be creating your very own Interactive Science Binder!
This gives you the opportunity to be creative, have fun and make some real connections to the subjects we cover in class.
The main rules for your ISB are :
A Accurate
B BIG
C Colorful
D Detailed
