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Mrs. Olszewski's Middle School Science
Christ King Middle School Science
Mrs. Betty Olszewski
"Science is God's way of explaining His creation to us."
Revised: Sunday, May 24, 2009
Parents, ALL SCIENCE GRADES ARE ON WEB GRADER. SEE YOUR CHILD'S SCIENCE NOTEBOOK FOR ALL THE CORRECTED ACTIVITY REPORTS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES.
6th grade:
The Science exam is scheduled in two parts for Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 29. We will review for the exam together during class time on Tuesday and Wednesday.
7th grade:
We will review for the exam again on Wednesday. The Science exam is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, May 28 & 29.
I have asked Officer Don Semega of the Wauwatosa Police Dept. to come to Christ King to talk to the 7th graders about illegal drug use and the students' safety on the streets of Wauwatosa. He will be coming in during the afternoon of Tuesday, May 26 from 1:00 to 2:30.
8th grade:
When we have class, we will have a class discussion on morality in science in today's society.
Science Policies
Some basics that apply to all grade levels:
1. The STRIDE Program rules will be followed in all classes.
2. Most of the student's work will be contained in a 3- or 5-subject spiral notebook. Each student is required to have this notebook with him/her for class each day. The first section(s)of this notebook will be for class notes, the next section for the Science Journal, and the next section(s)for the Activity Reports.
3. Usually notebooks will be checked on every test day. However, on occasion, the notebooks will be collected whenever I see a need to do so. I do not have to announce in advance when I am going to collect the notebooks for grading. Any homework that is not completed on time will be counted as late. Late work will not be graded any higher than a C. The longer the homework is late, the more points will be taken off. Besides this, the student will stay in at recesses until the late work has been completed.
4. Lab activities are an integral part of the course. These activities engage the students in the use of scientific equipment, as well as improving critical thinking skills. Labs further encourage good organizational skills and personal responsibility in behavior. Graphing skills will also be developed to give the students the ability to analyze their data.
5. Each activity that is done in class time has an Activity Report to be done for homework, due the next day. Each Report usually is worth 10 points toward the quarter grade. Activity Reports must be in correct numerical order and have this format:
a. Activity number and title
b. Objective for the activity
c. Data table(s) and facts collected in the activity
d. Conclusion (one sentence).
6. Usually tests are given at the end of every chapter, but a few tests will combine chapters.
7. A study guide for each test will be handed out on the first day of class notes for each unit. Students can use these to begin studying immediately for the chapter test.
8. Every assignment, test and project will be assigned a certain number of points toward the quarter grade. The amount of points earned by the student for each assignment/project/test will be added together at the end of the quarter and divided by the total points that were possible. This will give the student's overall percentage for the report card grade.
9. Usually the class period before each test will be devoted to using the study guide to prepare for the test.
10. Corrected tests will have the grade for the test on top, as well as the student's current average in science on the bottom of the test. Tests will not be signed by a parent this year; too many tests were not returned last year. If a student is absent for any test, that student will take the test on the day that child returns to school.
11. Homework is expected to be done every night, whether it is going over the class notes of the day, finishing the Activity Report from the day's lab work, or doing the Science Journal entry that has been assigned.
12. Up to 10 points of Extra Credit can be done by each student each quarter. These points will then be added to the total points accumulated by the student at the end of the quarter. Extra Credit work is reading a science article (either from the supplied Current Science Magazines or from any other good science source) and summarizing it in the student's own words. Personal opinions are not to be given in this summary. Ten GOOD sentences in the summary will give one Extra Credit point toward the science grade. Other extra credit work will be considered if you ask me about it.
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