Mr. Schnitger

MR. S needs your help.

If anyone would be interested in looking after the two classroom bearded dragons over the summer please talk to me in class in the next two weeks.  I will be traveling out of town for about three weeks at the end of June and early July for my wedding in Boulder, CO.  We can't take the lizards with us on our journey and we need someone to help look after them for the summer.  I would provide you with everything you need, instructions for feeding and care, and money for fresh food.  Please talk to me if you would like to lizard sit.

Thanks

Mr. S

Turn in textbooks by May 20, 2009

Parents and Students,

All textbooks need to be turned in no later than May 20, 2009.  If your student has lost or excessively damaged the textbook it will cost $70.

Thanks,

Mr. S

Plan for May 7-22, 2009

Hello Students and Parents,

Well the school year is coming to a screeching halt.  I have really enjoyed working with all of your students.  With that said here is the plan for the rest of the year.

Students will have three more grades that will be put in the grade book. 

A homework grade, a quiz grade and a test grade.

Week of May 11- 15

Monday: Finish up the insect labs and I will be checking composition notebooks for three things.  The OH DEER! lab data, your insect video note and the lab questions for our insect labs we will be doing Friday May 8-12.

Tuesday: Finish up second day of insect labs. 

Wednesday: POND DAY!!!

Thursday:  Prepare for frog dissection.

Homework:  Frog dissection coloring page(Homework Grade).

Friday:  Final day fo Frog preparation.

Week of May 18 -22

Monday and Tuesday:  Frog dissection.

Wednesday:  Frog dissection lab practicum (Test Grade).   Start A Bugs Life.

Thursday: Watch A Bugs LIfe

Friday: Party and Watch a bugs life.

I hope you all had a great time in class I know I did but im looking forward to the summer.  Have fun and be safe.

Mr. S

CRCT HAS STARTED

Hello Parents,

With CRCT comes a new schedule and 7th grade does not each lunch until 1:15 instead of the usual 11:10.  I know that students will have a hard time making it to the 1:15 time with out a snack.  Please send something for them to snack on before they go to lunch. 

Also all cell phones must be turned off and in the students back pack during the entire testing period.  Unless the phone is a necessity please consider leaving it at home during the testing day.  Thanks so much.

Mr. S

Reading Poster Rubric

Students are working on a running poster that illustrates some of the anatomical themes we observed in an article we read called "Born to Run".  Attached is the rubric for the project that they will be working on in class.  If Students print the rubric and get a parent signature they will get 5 extra credit points.

Mr. S

Download Copy of running_poster_rubric 2009

CRCT Survivor

Hello All

We will begin the CRCT Survivor review tomorrow, and it will last the rest of the week.  We will have a test over Ecology coming up after the CRCT testing days.  Students need to have thier CRCT tickets done before they arive at the teachers room for that day.

Tuesday - Schnitger

Wednesday - Dalton

Thursday - Kellett

Friday - Barkley

Can't wait.

Mr. Schnitger

Homework Over Spring Break

Students please make sure you are working on the CRCT tickets for the review that starts on Tuesday April 14, 2009.  We will be working on Biome Postcards Friday that will need to be finished on Monday April 13, 2009 when you get back.  Students will have most of the class period on Friday to complete thier postcard.  I have attached the requirements to the blog.

Mr. S

Download Biome Post Cards

Students will be working with group to finish all seven postcards we will have class time on Friday and Monday, but a little time may need to be spent on them over the break if class time is not used wisely.  Students will be responsible for no more that two biomes. 

I hope this is not too much I have had the CRCT tickets up on the blog since last week.  Have a great break I know we all need it.

Information can be found on pages 526 - 532.

CRCT Survivor Daily Ticket

Hello Students and Parents,

As the CRCT approaches fast the 7th Grade Science team has developed a review that we do the week before the students take the test.  Students will be divided into tribes and compete in challenges each day in a different science teachers classroom.  In order to prepare for each day in the teachers room students need to complete the Daily Ticket.  Students have a choice of making some graphic organizer or study tool for the list of vocabulary words on the attachment below.  We will discuss this in class on Monday and students need to be working on it.  The due dates for each set of vocabulary are located on the attachment.

Download Crct-survivor-daily-tickets-schnitger

Thanks

Mr. S

Reading Syllabus

Print and Sign. 

Download Reading in the Content area Science 2008-2009 schnitger

Mr. S

March 16 - 20

March 16-20

 

Monday

Intro to Classification/Time to work on Human Body Project

Homework:  Human Body Project is due on Friday.  Bring your textbook to class this week.

 

Tuesday

Dichotomous Key/Kingdom Comparison chart and Characteristics of Classification Definitions Notes /Time to work on the Human Body Project

Homework:  Human Body Project is due on Friday.  Bring your textbook to class this week.

 

Wednesday

Kingdom dichotomous key/Time to work on the Human Body Project

Homework:  Human Body Project is due on Friday.  Bring your textbook to class this week.

 

Thursday: 

Possible work day for the Human Body Project if students use other class time wisely.

Homework:  Human Body Project is due tomorrow.  Bring your textbook to class this week.

 

Friday:

Scientific Names/Binomial Nomenclature worksheets

Homework:  None.