SCIENCE NINE-WEEK TESTChapters E-3 E-4 and D-1

For all chapters, know all the vocabulary!

Go through the chapters and re-familiarize yourself with the diagrams and charts. You DO NOT have to memorize them. You just need to be reminded of the concepts they show. Study all your notes for each chapter. Go through the Chapter Reviews as good checks of your understanding.

I would suggest that you start tonight if you haven’t already.

Monday- Study Chapter D-1. This should be a study session like you are preparing for the test as if it were tomorrow. This is the most familiar material because we have just done this chapter but you have not been tested on it at all. Remember there is a vocabulary quiz on this chapter tomorrow.

Tuesday- Study Chapter E3.Vocabulary, notes, book.....write down anything you think you would like me to go over with you in class. Go through the chapter review to find out what things you need more work on.

Wednesday- Review Chapter E-3 then study Chapter E-4 following the steps above.

Thursday - Saturday- Just review one chapter per night. Spend time making sure you understand the concepts and the vocabulary. These do not have to be very long sessions if you have been studying all along. By now ith should be a matter of keeping the material fresh.

Sunday- You are almost there! And prepared!!! Review, relax and come to class tomorrow confident!!

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK WITH YOU.

THE SCIENCE TEST HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL NOT BE A TEST TOMORROW.
Please study and be ready for a Vocabulary Quiz on Monday and a Chapter E4 test Wednesday.

We have finished our lesson on "Sound" so we will have a Lesson 2 quiz on MONDAY. We have one more lesson in this chapter and will be ready for a CHAPTER TEST on FRIDAY. This is such a busy time of year for all of us so the best thing you can do to help your student is to encourage them to study a little each night.

My Bible class will have a Lesson 27 Quiz on Wednesday of next week. Have a great weekend.

As most of you know, there was a science test scheduled for today. I decided that the students and I needed another day to make sure that they were ready for the test so today we reviewed the material and tomorrow we will take the test.

For those in my Bible class, we will have a Fact Test tomorrow on Lessons 20-24. Tuesday of next week we will have a Memory Test on the verses for Lessons 20-23.

As we look forward to Spring Break, I want you to know that there will be a vocabulary quiz tomorrow and then on Friday we will work with magnets and electricity. I hoped to get to the test before the break, but did not feel comfortable with trying to force that issue. They really weren't going to be ready. We will pick up after Spring Break and will have a test shortly after our return to school.

I pray each and every one of you have a Great Spring Break.!

There will be a quiz on Lesson 1 (pg. E76-E81) tomorrow. Please make sure that your child is studying according to the "How to Study for a Science Test" sheet that I gave them at the beginning of the year. I know that some of them have begun to just study the notes and then cannot understand why they were not prepared. They must study the vocabulary, the notes, the review questions, and the material in the textbook.

I have not done a very good job of keeping this blog up to date. Please forgive me and I promise I will make an effort to update very often from now until the end of the year.

We have just finished our unit on Chemistry and are now beginning a new Chapter (E3) where "Energy" will be our topic. This is a chapter that provides us with the opportunity for some fun activities. We will work with magnets as well as electric circuits. Check back so you can see some of the exciting things we will be doing.

This is the time of year when keeping students focused can be a challenge. They are letting me know how busy they are with various spring-time activities so I would like to encourage everyone to make time to study for a little while daily. The students who have been conscientious about this have consistently done well on quizzes and tests. The ones who have not are beginning to struggle.

For those who were not in my class today, we did the vocabulary for Chapter E3. The list of words is on page E72. Please be sure to get your definitions from the glossary instead of in the text of the chapter. This will be homework next week if not done by then.

The 9 -week grading period ends next Friday, March 4th. We will have a quiz on the first lesson of the new chapter next week. I believe it will be on Thursday.

 Enjoy the great weather! Ms. Kay

We are well under way in our study of atoms and elements. Currently we are in Chapter E1. We will have a Quiz on lessons one and two next Wednesday, January 19th.
I have also given a small research project assignment to the students. They will give a short oral report about an element. We drew for the elements so they all know which element they are responsible for. We will begin hearing reports after the quiz next Wednesday. I will give the first report so that I can show them what I expect. It will take us several days to get done with all the reports. As each student gives their report, the other students will take notes and these will be what they will study for an Elements Test at the end of all the reports. I will announce the test date when I know when we will be done with all the oral reports.
If your student has missed my class due to travel or sickness, they need to see me so that I can set up a time to go over the material they missed. I do not think they can read the text and get what I need them to have. Please encourage them to do this immediately so they can get caught up.

This week we will begin our study of "Atoms, Elements and Compounds."  (Chapter E1)
Tuesday students must have Lesson 1 vocabulary done. (pg. E6)
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we will work on discussing lesson one and completeing the notes that correspond to this lesson. Students must know their vocabulary and the infomation in the notes for a quiz next week. (Date to be announced).