Class Pet!

Welcome our new class pet! He is a red eared slider who all of our scribes are VERY excited about! Some will be in charge of feeding and caring for him but all are welcome to come and observe him!

Scientist project!!!

Hello parents and scribes! I have attached pictures of the scientist project. The paper was due last week and the poster is due on Friday. Feel free to email me any questions... The projects I have received so far are great!

Another great week!

Thanks so much again to all of the parents who showed their support at Curriculum Night! I can't wait to get to sit down and speak with you at the Community Gathering next Saturday (October 6th). We will be hard at work next week to make sure that there is lots to share!

Homestudy
Make sure that ALL papers on scientist have been turned in and now begin working on your posters, which are due Friday, October 5th.
6th graders: work on your flash cards and be sure to finish up pages 1-4 in your books! QUIZ Tuesday!
7th graders: finish up your health triangles.
8th graders: study the first four lessons in chapter 1 (paying special attention to vocabulary) QUIZ Monday!

Week Three continued...

Halfway through our third week! Today and tomorrow ALL of our middle school scribes are getting started on a project that we will be working on for the next couple of weeks! Students will choose a scientist who they feel really sparks their interests'. So far choices have varied anywhere from nurses to inventors, engineers to military physicians. Although the scientists does not have to be African American it is preferred. We will be working in class and students are encouraged to work on their projects at home. The project consists of a 1 page paper and a poster. Everything is clearly outlined in the project form that was sent home and a rough draft of the paper is due either Monday or Tuesday of next week depending on which day they have my class. I hope that this project will help our students to clearly see some of the pathways that a career in science can lead them to!

Week 3!

Hello everyone! This third week is off to a great start, now that we are really diving into the science curriculum! I hope that the 6th and 8th grade scribes are enjoying their new interactive science textbooks, 7th graders yours will be here soon! I have now checked all science journals so they should be viewed and signed by parents! Homework is as follows...
8th Grade: page 8-13 in textbook.
7th Grade: work on fixing any missing elements from your notebooks and be sure to get them signed.
6th Grade: page 28-35 in textbook.
See you later this week... We will be working on a project about Scientists of color for the remainder of the week!

Happy Friday!

Our first official week has come to an end and I must say I am so blessed to have been able to get to know all of my middle school scribes and scientists! There is such amazing diversity within all of our classrooms and everyone is really beginning to get into the groove of our Science Lab routines and flow.
Today I was lucky enough to have all of my students at some point and they all have some sort of homework assignment to work on over the weekend so that they will be prepared to dive right into the content at the beginning of next week!
The students have all gotten a great start in their science notebooks which I will be collecting and evaluating before sending home for parents to look through and sign (this weekend for 8th grade and Monday or Tuesday for 6th and 7th).
Each day I will try to post an update on this site along with the Facebook page explaining what was covered in class as well as any assignments or important announcements. If anything is unclear please email me at dkimbrel@cultureandlanguage.org

6th Grade
We received the interactive textbooks and were able to explore them today! The assignment for the weekend is to read and complete pages 22-27 in the text. Yes, IN THE BOOK! These are interactive books that the students will keep and will actually be writing in. Also, I collected their science notebooks and will be grading them so they will be coming home on Tuesday. Please check that your child is understanding the expectations for the notebook and that I am available throughout the day for support if any confusion occurs. Between their notebooks and their new textbooks they will be fully prepared to tackle the upcoming science content!
7th Affirm 7th Aspire
Both classes have the same assignment. We are starting off our year looking at health and nutrition so their assignment is to complete a food log for either Saturday or Sunday. They have the worksheet that needs to be filled out (front side only).
8th Grade
We received the interactive textbooks and were able to explore them today! The assignment for the weekend is to read and complete pages 1-7 in the text. Yes, IN THE BOOK! These are interactive books that the students will keep and will actually be writing in. Also, I had collected their notebooks earlier in the week and they will be bringing them home for you to look at and sign. Please check that your child is understanding the expectations for the notebook and that I am available throughout the day for support if any confusion occurs. The notebooks looked great and between those and their new textbooks they will be fully prepared to tackle the upcoming science content!

Have relaxing and blessed weekend!

Ms. Kimbrel