So glad to see everyone today! The quick update is:
Homework If students did not turn in Chapter 13 today, please have them bring it into class next week. Some did not complete the vocab on the worksheet or on cards; please make sure they do one or the other for each of the chapter assignments because they are worth a portion of the total points. Flashcards can be done instead of writing/typing words out, but they must be still be turned in on the due date. I assigned Chapter 14. The SRQs will be due next Wednesday, the 24th. Class Students did well in class today. We went over the basics of flowers, seeds, and plant reproduction. We will do labs on Flowers and Leaves next week, so make sure they bring their lab manuals both days. I will collect these labs the following week, to grade them. Regarding illness, I realize this flu season is just crazy, so please don't feel pressure about science in any way. Keep your kids home if they are sick, and we will find ways to help them catch up or skip missed work if necessary; no sense in getting any sicker during this crazy flu season! Upcoming Quiz The first quiz on Chapter 13 an 14 (Plants) will follow the week after labs, on Monday January 29. It will be multiple choice, vocabulary, and two short answer questions. Flashcards can be hand written with any information the student wants, including diagrams. Have them study the SRQ answers and the slides which will be posted here on the Documents page, rather than the text. Tests will not be curved this time, so do make good cards!
There has been some amount of reluctance as we dive right into this semester, but I am confident that we will soon be in the swing of things again! We will be doing more slides on Wednesday for Chapter 14 this time (Flowers, Seeds, Fruit). The next week we will have two labs on Leaves and Flowers which are relatively involved. After that they should be in good shape for the first quiz, on Chapters 13 and 14! The first day of class went really well! I passed back Chapter 12 (Fungus) work which is the first grade for this new semester. Then we went over some important changes--including using this website to download homework and stay up to date. Here are a couple of the other things I mentioned:
After going through all this, we started the new material. Today in class we started Chapter 13: Plants (Yay!) We went through approximately 25 Powerpoint slides on plant basics. Tomorrow we will do some worksheets and more slides. Thank you so much for all of your support! I am so looking forward to this semester! I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday, January 8! We had no homework over the winter break, so just bring yourselves, ready to learn. We will begin by introducing Chapter 13, on Plants. I will formally assign the Chapter 13 SRQs, which will be due on Wednesday, January 17.
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AuthorMrs. Riddle teaches Life Science, Biology, and Earth Science at Brighton Academy for 2017-2018. She homeschools four children and has 10 years of co-op teaching experience. Her family is part of Radiant Church in Overland Park, KS. Archives
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