Beth & Phantasma Week, Day 5

/ March 19, 2010

Subject: Upcoming Quiz Hello parents, We began our new unit entitled Populations and Ecosystems this week.  The first quiz is scheduled for March 22nd.  I’ve attached a brief review sheet which will also be posted on my eBoard.  For more information about this newly adopted program go to sciweb and click on  middle school/populations and ecosystems.  It is a very

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Beth & Phantasma Week, Day 3

/ March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Former boss informed me today that St. Patrick wasn’t Irish, but English. This didn’t stop Phantasma from donning her green and weaving 4 leaf clovers in her hair. Subject: directions for accessing sciweb Hello parents, I’ve attached a document designed to assist your children in accessing supplemental, web-based materials for our new Populations and Ecosystems module. 

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Beth & Phantasma Week, Day 2

/ March 16, 2010

Subject: milk containters neededHello, I will be collecting gallon milk containers over the next couple of days.  If you have an empty one, please rinse it out (no soap) and send it to school with your child.  Next week we will be constructing two mini-ecosystems.  We need to allow the water for the aquariums to sit for several days prior

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Beth & Phantasma Week, Day 1

/ March 15, 2010

Subject: student volunteers needed for science fair/fundraiser information Hello parents, Hopefully all will be back to normal as of tomorrow. We will be needing a few student volunteers to assist with some of the interactive tables at the science fair this year. Children would be needed beginning approximately six PM on Thursday, March 11th. If your child is interested please

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Jeopardy Review

/ February 17, 2010

The quiz that was scheduled for last Friday was postponed to this Friday. Phantasma’s classmates are struggling with the animal kingdom, even with the extra study aids that Beth sent out. I’d be lying if I said Phantasma understood everything – she didn’t. She had problems finishing the study sheets and blamed the cat. (Quite possible it was either The

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