Super Friday -- Test re-do's.

Good Afternoon,

I hope you had an amazing Super Tuesday! I just wanted to remind you of a few things...

1. Test scores are in. Remember, if you received a 2.5 or lower you can take home the re-do form. This NEEDS to be SIGNED by a PARENT and returned at the BEGINNING of class on Monday or it will not be accepted. Also make sure you are fully answering all questions and why it is the correct answer. If you put "I don't know" you will not get the partial credit for that question. The re-do forms if you need another copy is included below:

2. I am SOOOOO excited to have told you all today about the dissection we are about to take part in! FROGS!!!!!!! Within the next couple of weeks I will be sending home permission forms for the dissection. This is a super exciting lab, but we also need to remember that safety is an important issue. We will be signing a form saying that we will respect all of the equipment and that there will be no joking around during the lab (since we will be using scalpels, scissors, etc...). If there is such an incident, students will be taken to a separate room to work on alternative assignments and miss out on this awesome opportunity. I'm so excited for this lab to come up!

Have a WONDERFUL weekend and I will see you on Monday. The only homework is to do the re-do's if you are choosing to do so.

Mrs. Lechner

Fun Friday

Good Evening,

All of the missing assignments I received today are in the grade book, so that is all updated based on what I have received. Tests are also graded. I will be putting them into the grade book on Friday. High five to my 5th hour for receiving the highest class average :)

Remember only homework is to finish up your board game if it is not already completed.

See you all Friday.

Mrs. Lechner

Snow Day Round 2 - Test Rescheduled.

Good Afternoon All!

I hope you enjoyed your snowday on Wednesday!! I just wanted to give you a heads up that the test that was supposed to be Wednesday will be rescheduled to next Wednesday March 9, since we do not have school Monday. Although it might seem as a positive that you did not have to take the test yesterday, let's remember to study and keep up on the digestive system topic and not let it escape our minds. Make sure you are working on your study guide and studying your three digestive guided note packets.

Due to the snow day, we will be taking the test first thing Wednesday and then finishing up and playing our "Digestive Board Games"after. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Email me if you have ANY questions about the test. Good luck studying over the weekend and next week!

MISSING WORK FOR FUN FRIDAY: It is all due on Tuesday. Since you will not see me until Wednesday, please email me if you have any missing assignments that you want to turn in.

See you all on Wednesday.

Mrs. Lechner

Science Wednesday February 24, 2016

Hello All! I hope you are enjoying your Snow Day!!

Here is what we did during class on Wednesday:

-Guided Notes on the final parts of the Digestive System


-Lab that had to do with the small intestine

-Homework - finish the chart we started on Monday  (the bolded 4 at the end)



Have a great rest of your snow day! See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Lechner

Wed February 17, 2016 - Class work and New Behavior Plan.

Hello!

This past Wednesday during science we did a few things....

First, we took a quiz on food and energy, which students will get back on Monday.

Second, we went over my new behavior management plan which I told the kids I would post here. A few things are changing which I'm sure you all want to know about.
                1. I am no longer doing notebook checks (I think students have reached the point in the
                    school year that they should understand their organizational skills. I still will be
                    completing my notebook if students want to keep up on that type of notebook).
                2. I want to see more participation, so I will be doing more "Cold Calling."
                3. I am no longer accepting late assignments after 4+ class days.

          ^^All of the above new "Behavior Plan" is listed and explained in the four pictures below. Parents or Students, PLEASE feel free to email me if you have any questions about the new Plan.
  


Lastly, since we have been talking about the Digestive System, we started looking over food pyramids and why they are helpful in picking our healthy diet.

On Monday we will be finishing up the digestive system process, and moving on to the other body systems throughout the next couple of weeks.

Hope you all have an amazing weekend, and remember this weekend was homework free!

Mrs. Lechner

Wednesday Assignments!

Good Afternoon,

Sorry this is a day late! Wednesday during class we took the first half of the hour getting our notebooks organized and to complete missing assignments. I will post the notebook check on the next post. :)

Next we turned in our Homeostasis Review Sheet - so if this was not turned in (as I am missing a ton!) turn it in next class.



We next completed a food label lab where we graphed and charted total percentage of fat in certain snack foods:



Finally we finished up with our guided notes on the 6 nutrients, Carbs, Protein, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins, and Water. The guided notes are in the last post, but here is the second half of the guided notes:

Here it the food and energy review sheet:



HOMEWORK:
1. Vitamin Worksheet: Pick 3 vitamins. Say the Daily recommended amount, source of vitamin and other functions of the vitamins.


2. Nutrients Review Sheet (Front Side Only) to STUDY for QUIZ on WEDNESDAY! We will have time in class to study, but you will need to study over the weekend.

Have a GREAT long weekend!

Mrs. Lechner

Monday!

Good Morning all!

I hope you had a lovely week when I was away in Texas!  Last week Wednesday I had your sub start Digestion with you. You read in our online textbook and did some guided notes on Stress and Homeostasis.

Today we are covering the digestive system and explaining why the body needs food, and how the nutrients are being used by the body to help carry out essential processes.

We are starting off with returning our quizzes from last Monday, and working on a quick homeostasis review guide. Then we will be taking some guided notes on the Digestive system, and doing a food labels lab.

The homeostasis review sheet:



The Digestion guided notes look like this:



 Lab Sheets: 




Have a wonderful Monday, and see you all Wednesday!!

Mrs. Lechner