Good evening,
The past few weeks have had its ups and downs, but our team has been MAGNIFICENT navigating the transition of the virtual start to being in-person at the IU. I have to say, we have a great group of students and they have been focused and doing wonderful in class! I've been impressed by their hard work.
To recap:
While we were on virtual, we went over Classroom Expectations and the rules for our classroom. You can see those rules that the students came up with and agreed to here: https://www.sciencewithsilverwood.com/class-rules
We also reviewed Lab Safety. Students received the Lab Safety contract on Monday (9/6) to have signed by Friday (9/9) by a parent/guardian and by them. This is to ensure that students understand that safety is my #1 concern during any lab activity and that I want them to realize that it is important to follow all precautions to prevent any accident.
Students MUST have the Lab Safety contract signed before they can participate in any lab once we are in the new building.
On our last day of virtual, we started to discuss observations and inferences.
This week at the IU (9/6 to 9/9):
We have continued practicing observations vs. inferences, and started to discuss the Parts of an Experiment and the Science and Engineering Practices. Thursday and Friday of this week, we will be practicing writing procedures with a fun drawing activity!
Next week:
Students will practice graphing and work on a lab simulation assignment in groups. There will be two quizzes. One quiz will be on Monday 9/12 on Observations and Inferences. A second quiz will be given on our Early Dismissal day Friday 9/16 on the Parts of an Experiment and Graphs.
Looking forward into the future:
I hope that you feel included in the classroom by knowing what your student is doing! My goal is to keep this line of communication open so you know what your student is learning and doing in the science classroom!
I'm enjoying getting to know all of 8 Gold! This year is going to be great! Below is an image of our science classroom part of the shared space between Math and Science at the IU.
In science, I like to have students grouped in pods. This way students can work together, collaborate, and learn from each other. Students will be seated similarly once we are in the new building!
Thank you,
Mr. Silverwood
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