Welcome!

I am very excited to begin this school year and I hope you are as well.

While this year will look very different from your prior experiences with school, I am confident that together we will be successful.

There will be new challenges that we will have to face, but by working together and keeping a positive attitude, challenges become learning opportunities.

I know we will have a year full of unique learning and new experiences.

Contact Information:

• Room #108

• Phone #14108

• email – gclark@southingtonschools.org

Extra Help:

After school help is readily available upon request, any day except Tuesdays on account of District Staff Professional Learning Opportunities. Please contact me at least twenty-four hours in advance of a requested session so I can confirm availability in my schedule.

Materials:

The following materials are advised for all science students...

• 3-Ring Binder - can be a single or multiple subject binder as long as science work can be organized separately, worksheets and other hand-outs can be three-hole punched to fit within this binder

  • Loose Leaf Paper - paper to work on/with

  • "Trapper" Folder - for work which isn't three-hole punched

• Pencils, Pens, Highlighters - No. 2 / #2 pencils, and an assortment of a few different marking pens and highlighters is recommended for color coding, making corrections, and general organizational use in class

• Bound / Spiral Notebook - this will serve as our Science Journal, this can be a stand alone item, but it is recommended that it has a three-hole format so it easily accompanies the 3-Ring Binder and doesn't get misplaced

General Procedure(s):

Canvas will be one method utilized to administer work, in addition to classroom / lab materials.

Assignments will be posted via Canvas / OneNote.

PowerSchool will be used to track student's academic progress.

Classroom norms, laboratory procedures, and school safety is paramount.

Grade 8 – Physical Science

Content Timeline: Motion, Force & Newton’s Laws, Colossal Collisions & Traveling through Space, Sound

• Period 1, Period 2, Period 6

Grade 7 – Life Science

Content Timeline: Chemical Reactions & Matter, Metabolic Reactions, Ecosystem Dynamics, Cells & Systems

• Period 7 & Period 8