Mrs. Keibler's Science Crew

Greetings Scientists!

I want to welcome all of you to my classroom. This promises to be an exciting year for you and I. There are many exciting, fun, strange, and important things that we are going to learn this year. Life science is an important subject and it impacts all of us daily. I will also be preparing you for success in your future science classes by establishing some important basic facts. But most of all, life science is interesting! Life science will explain how your body works, why certain things happen in nature, and how science functions and progresses. Some of the topics for this year are chemistry, cell biology, genetics and heredity, anatomy and physiology, and ecology. You are going to learn how to think and act like a scientist. We will learn science content and practice science processes skills through engaging laboratory work, classroom discussions and independent study.

I know it seems like a lot, but with our shared commitment to learning, we will achieve our learning goals. A science classroom can be a very busy environment, and therefore I have policies and procedures that must be followed at all times by every student. I set high expectations for achievement as well as your behavior. We all come to the classroom with different talents, skills, knowledge, and personal histories. It is diversity that makes our class special and I expect all students to respect that diversity. There are times where you will work alone, with a partner, or with a group. There will be time when you will have to be flexible and adapt to new situations. I know that you will give 100% of your talents at all times!

I expect you to come to class, ready to learn, and focused on the task at hand. You will be expected to complete reports, projects, tests, quizzes, and labs. In addition to that, you will be expected to read and write extensively throughout the year, to visit the library, and to watch science online and on television. Students are expected to take ownership of the course by being responsible for keeping up with assignments and completing work on time.

I am asking parents to help their students by discussing and planning with them early in the year ways to accomplish these goals. Families are an important part of our classroom. They support the learning throughout the school year. There will be times where they will be contacted to update them on your progress in class. Your families are invited to contact me with any questions or concerns they may have. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you and I am so glad to have each one of you in my class. This will truly be an exciting year for all!

SCIENCE-cerely,
Mrs. Keibler

Resources

Here our some digital resources we will be using this year!