Middle School

Teachers - Melissa Dutton

-This page contains the weekly agenda
 
***Parents and students that are absent may find this useful to see what is happening in class and/or what may have been missed.
 

Week of June 3, 2013
Monday:  Review for Exam
Tuesday:  Review for Exam
                 6th hour EXAM
Wednesday:  1st and 2nd hour EXAMS
Thursday:  3rd and 4th hour EXAMS
Friday:  5th and 7th hour EXAMS
 
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!  HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER!!!!! 
 

 
Week of May 27, 2013
Monday:  NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
Tuesday:  Explore TEST results with Ms. Strevey
Wednesday:  Math Explore test
Thursday:  Science Explore test
                   Begin Exam Review
Friday:  English and Reading Explore test-BEING SENT HOME WITH THE STUDENTS, CHECK WITH THEM ABOUT IT!! 
 

Week of May 20, 2013
Monday:  Tests back, Permission slips handed out and information for MI Adventure
Tuesday:  Orienteering
Wednesday:  MI Adventure for Physics in the Park 
Thursday:  Roller coaster Graphing 
Friday:  Finish Orienteering
              Finish Graphing 

Week of May 13, 2013
Monday:  Circular Rides at MI Adventure
Tuesday:  MI Adventure Review sheet
Wednesday: PJ Hoffmaster Park for Beach Clean-up and Garlic Mustard Pull
Thursday:  Finish Review for MI Adventure Physics in the Park test
Friday:  Physics in the Park test 

 
Week of May 6, 2013
Monday:  Turn in and Share Brochures
                 Physics in the Park Introduction 
Tuesday:  Finding Pace Length
Wednesday:  Practicing measuring distance
                     Triangles
Thursday:  Finding height and practice
Friday:  Circles 

 
Week of April 29, 2013
Monday :  Introduce Invasive Species and Adopt-a-Beach information and projects
Tuesday:  Research Projects in Computer Lab
Wednesday:  Research Projects in Computer Lab
Thursday:  Research Projects in Computer Lab
Friday:  Research Projects in Computer Lab
 

Week of April 22, 2013
Monday:  Energy Project Presentations
Tuesday:  Correct Worksheets
                 Read about Electromagnets pg 30-32
Wednesday:  Building a Magnet
                      Energy and Wave REview sheets
Thursday:  Post TEst
                  Correct Review Sheets and get ready for the test
Friday:  Wave and Energy TEST

Week of April 15, 2013
Monday:  Energy Transfers Introduce and Paragraph
Tuesday:  Energy Project Introduce
                 Sound Energy
Wednesday:  Sound and Light Stations
Thursday:  Finish Sound and Light Stations
                  Wave Worksheet
Friday:  Sound and Light Worksheet

Week of April 8, 2013
Monday:  Pretest Waves and Energy
                 Energy Notes
Tuesday:  Energy Vocab 1-10
Wednesday:  Wave Notes pg 14-21
Thursday:  Finish Notes
                  Slinky Lab
Friday:  Finish Slinky Lab
              Wave Vocab

Week of March 25, 2013
Monday:  Mouse Lab
Tuesday:  Finish Mouse Lab
                Work on Review packet
Wednesday:  Correct Review/Go over and get ready for TEST
Thursday:  Cells and Genetics TEST
Friday:  START OF SPRING BREAK!!!!!

Week of March 18, 2013
Monday:  Notes pg 96-106
Tuesday:  Notes pg 106-112
                Human Inheritance Worksheet
Wednesday:  Correct Worksheet
                      Genetics Vocab 9-16
Thursday: Check Vocab
                 Cell Processes Quiz #3
                 Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction and Natural Selection Notes
Friday:  Advances in Genetics Worksheet
              Begin Cell and Genetic Review

Week of March 11, 2013
Monday:  Sponge Bob 1 & 2
Tuesday:  Smiley Child Wrap up
                Finish Sponge Bob
Wednesday:  Quiz Cell Processes #2
                      Finish Smiley Child
                      Probability and Genetics Worksheet
Thursday:  CATCH-UP AND WRAP UP DAY
                     Finish Spongebob, Smiley Child and/or P & G worksheet
Friday:  Correct Worksheet/Notes

Week of March 4, 2013
Monday:  Vocab Finish
Tuesday:  Explore Testing
Wednesday:  Quiz Cell Processes
                      Smiley Child
Thursday:  Punnett Square intro and practice
Friday:  Computer Lab make Smiley Child

 
Week of February 25, 2013
Monday:  Mitosis Project
Tuesday:  Mitosis Project
Wednesday:  Begin Genetics
Thursday:  Traits and Dichotomous Key
Friday:  Acquired vs. Inherited
             Heredity
             Genetics Vocab 1-8

Week of February 18, 2013
Monday:  Mid-Winter Break
Tuesday:  Read pgs 61-68 Mitosis
                Introduce Mitosis Project
Wednesday:  Mitosis Project
Thursday:  Quiz #4
                  Mitosis Project
Friday:  Snow Day

Week of February 11, 2013
Monday:  Snow Day!
Tuesday: Quiz #2 
                Make your own Slides
                Photosynthesis and Respiration Worksheet
Wednesday:  Make your own Slides
Thursday:  Make your own Slides
Friday:  Quiz #3
              Correct Photosynthesis and Respiration sheet
              Finish Make your own slides

 Week of February 4, 2013
Monday: Microscope use-prepared slides
Tuesday:  Quiz #1
                 Microscope slides
Wednesday:  Prepared slides
Thursday:  Finish Prepared slides
Friday:  Snow Day!!

Week of January 28, 2013
Monday:  Snow Day!!
Tuesday:  5th and 7th hour exams
Wednesday:  Begin New Semester
                     Cell PreTest
                     Cell Parts and Functions
Thursday:  Cell Parts and Functions-label picture and flash card functions
Friday:  Finish Flash card functions--STUDY THEM THIS WEEKEND!!!

 
Week of January 21, 2013
Monday:  Review for Exam handed out/work on
Tuesday:  SNOW DAY!!!
Wednesday:  Go over Review and answer questions.  Discuss what the exam will be like.
Thursday:  1st and 2nd hour Exam
Friday:  3rd and 4th hour Exam

Week of January 14, 2013
Monday:  Land Use Notes pg 114-151 and Power Point
Tuesday:  Air Pollution Quiz
                 Copper Basin and How Waste Changes worksheet
Wednesday:  LATE START
                      Finish Land Use Notes
                      Mining Lab
Thursday:  Mining Lab Finish
Friday:  Water Pollution and Wrap up
 
 
 
WELCOME BACK!! HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL BREAK!
Week of January 7, 2013
Monday:  Particle Catchers make and read about "What's in the Air" and Questions 1-6
Tuesday:  Correct Questions
                 Air Pollution Sources
Wednesday:  Greenhouse Lab Activity
Thursday:  Greenhouse Lab Activity finish
                  Global Warming data and Air Pollution Vocab
Friday:  Greenhouse Effect Notes
              Look at Particle Catchers

Week of December 17, 2012
Monday:  Weather Chart day 9
                 Weather Quizzes Back and go over
                 Weather Maps-pg 103-106 Look over together do questions on 
                                          page 106
Tuesday:  Weather Chart day 10-Hand in***
                Weather Vocab 17-24
                 Get Review Packet for test
Wednesday:  Review for Test
                     Check Vocab words
Thursday:  ***Weather Test***
Friday:  Tests Back
             Riddles/games
 
 
Week of December 10, 2012
Monday:  Weather Data Table day 4
                Humidity pg 62
                Humidity Lab-humidity around the school
Tuesday: Weather Data Table day5 
                Finish Humidity Lab-questions and graphs
Wednesday:  Weather Data Table day 6
                      Precipitation and Cloud Notes pg. 63-70.
                      Water in the Atmosphere Worksheet
Thursday: Weather Data Table day 7 
                 Correct Water in the Atmosphere Worksheet
                 Air Masses Notes and Worksheet
Friday:  Weather Data Table day 8
              Weather Quiz #3
              Look at Weather Maps
 

Week of December 3, 2012
Monday:  Heat Transfer Worksheet-finish
                Weather Folk Lore Extra Credit
Tuesday:  Correct Worksheet
                 Wind pg 52-56 and Notes
Wednesday:  Weather Data Table day 1
                      Weather Vocab 9-16
Thursday:  Weather Data Table day 2
                  Water Cycle predraw
                  Incredible Journey
                  Incredible Journey Graph
Friday:  Weather Data Table day 3
              Weather Quiz #2
              Finish Graph
              Water Cycle Drawing
 

Week of November 26, 2012
Monday:  Atmosphere Reading and Questions
Tuesday: Correct 8 questions
                Layers of the Atmosphere Notes-pg 31-36
                Vacuum Packed Kids
Wednesday:   Air Pressure pg 25-30
                       Air Pressure Worksheet
Thursday:  Correct Worksheet
                  Weather Vocab 1-8
Friday:  Finish Vocab
              Temperature pg 48-51 and Worksheet

 Week of November 19, 2012
Monday:  Matter Test Part II Handed back and looked over
                Projects Handed Back
                Pretest for Weather
                Time for Picture Book or Newspaper Summaries
Tuesday:  Correct Pretests
                 Board Games
Wednesday to Friday:  Off for Thanksgiving Break

Week of November 12, 2012
Monday:  Work on Projects
                 Homework Sheet
Tuesday:  State of Matter Quiz #2
                 Work on Project
                Review sheets for test
Wednesday:  **Late Start**
                      Hockey Game
Thursday:  Projects Due
                  Review for Test
Friday: State of Matter Test Part II
 

 Week of November 5, 2012
Monday:  Finish State of Matter Lab
Tuesday:  A bit of extra time to finish Lab
                 State of Matter Vocab 1-8
Wednesday:  Check Vocab words
                      State of Matter Quiz #1
                      Solid, Liquid, Gas and Chemical and Physical Change Worksheet
                      State of Matter HW
Thursday:  Turn in HW
                  Check Worksheet together
                  Dry Ice-Sublimation Demonstration
                  Introduce State of Matter Projects-DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Friday:  State of Matter Project-time to work
 

Week of October 29, 2012
Monday:  Check Vocab words
                Matter Review and Summary
                Work on Test Review Sheets
Tuesday:  Correct Review Sheet
                 Fly Swatter Vocab Word Review
Wednesday:  Matter Test Part I
Thursday:  Solid, Liquid, Gas Notes
Friday:  Begin States of Matter Lab
 
 

 
Week of October 22, 2012
Monday:  Finsh Acid Indigestions treatment
                 Chemical Reaction Notes pg 24-27
Tuesday:  Matter Quiz #3
                 Chemical Reaction Notes pg 24-27.
Wednesday:  Go over and Correct Notes
                      Chemical Equations and Cubes
Thursday:  Chemical Equations and Cubes
Friday:  Matter Vocab Words 13-20
 

Week of October 15, 2012
Monday:  Chemical or Physical Change Lab
Tuesday:  MEAP
                Finish Lab
                Mapping to Scale
Wednesday:  MEAP
                      Heartburn Lab
Thursday:  Heartburn Lab
Friday:  Heartburn Solutions Lab
 
 Week of October 8, 2012
Monday:  Chemical Change Notes, finish and discuss
                Chemical Reaction Demos
Tuesday:  MEAP
                 Mapping our Classroom-Metric Measuring
Wednesday:  MEAP
                     Mapping our Classroom-Metric Measuring
Thursday:  MEAP
                  Making your Map to Scale.
Friday:  Matter Quiz #2
              Catch-up day-END OF 1ST MARKING PERIOD!!!

Week of October 1, 2012
Monday:  Density Lab returned, discuss grades and errors
                Begin Element, Compound, and Mixture Lab
Tuesday:  Finish Element, compound, and mixture lab
                 Atoms and Molecules
Wednesday:  Atomic Theory pg 30-33 Brown book- Worksheet
                      Begin Building Molecule Lab
Thursday:  Building Molecule lab finish
                  Matter and Chemical change indicators pg 14-21 Red
                                                                                                 Book
Friday:  Finish pg 14-21 notes
              Chemical Change indicator demos

Week of September 24, 2012
Monday:  Finish Density Block Analysis
                Metric Vocab Words
Tuesday:  Matter Pretest
                 Matter Study Guide pg 14-17
                 Finish Metric Vocab
Wednesday:  Cube Activity
                      Fill in Notes and Finish Study Guide
Thursday:  Matter Vocab 1-8
Friday:  Go Over Study Guide
             Finish Vocab
             Chemical Activity and Chemical and Physical changes demos

 
Week of September 17, 2012
Monday:  Gummy Bear Density Lab Day 1
Tuesday:  Gummy Bear Density lab Day 2
Wednesday:  Gummy Bear Lab Analysis
Thursday:  Finish Gummy Bear Analysis
                  Density Block Lab
Friday:  Metric Quiz #3
              Density Block Lab
 

Week of September 10, 2012
Monday:  Metric Quiz #1
                Finish Measuring Mass
                Introduce Measuring Volume
Tuesday:  Measuring Volume
Wednesday:  Finish Measuring Volume
                      Go over Quizzes and Papers handed back
                      Metric Vocabulary Words
Thursday:  Metric Quiz #2
                  Metric Conversions
Friday:  Measuring the Classroom Diagram


Week of Sept. 4, 2012

 

Monday:  Labor Day
Tuesday:  Welcome back, Metric Hunt
Wednesday:  Measuring length, metric prefixes
Thursday:  Finish measuring length, Measuring Mass
Friday:  Measuring mass
Last Modified on May 30, 2013