Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a great holiday weekend.
Once again it is amazing to think that these kids are in eighth grade and in a short nine months they will be graduating. We did our traditional "First Day of School" stuff, creating portfolios, talking about summer vacations, and finding out what they will be studying this year.
I have been researching over the past three years the "New Generation Science Standards" or NGSS and implemented an engineering part to the curriculum last year. The kids are working on building a rocket ship, but they have to alter two variables from an original design based on research , build their rocket, test it, and analyze their hypothesis. It was a "BLAST" last year and I hope they enjoy it as much this year.
Something New: My office hours are Friday from 3:30 till 4:30.
Something Old: You and/or your child can meet with me before or after school at any time. Please just let me know two days in advance and let me know what you would like to discuss so I can prepare. I will also be offering recess/lunch time study groups.
Sincerely,
Mr. T
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