Happy Halloween!

HaPpY HaLLoWeeN!

I have always loved Halloween it is one of my favorite holidays… I really hope it doesn’t rain all day tomorrow… today would have been just perfect.  Oh, just in case anyone has peanut allergies I would not mine taking your Reese Peanut-butter Cups or peanut M&M’s off your hands (my favorites).

Please be safe and enjoy all the candy!

 

Students are allowed to wear jeans tomorrow and are encouraged to wear orange and/or black.

I thought conferences went very well and I appreciate all the parents that came in and talked to me especially those that I have not seen before.  If you did not see me and really feel you need to please let me know and we can set something up. 

All Saints Mass is Friday.

The 8^th Grade test on Chapter 15 "Earthquakes & Volcanoes" is Tuesday (Nov.5^th) now.

My professor showed this YouTube clip in my last class and I found it very inspiring and empowering; please take the time to check it out.  I hope you agree.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDwZqualoA

Go Blue! Beat Sparty this weekend!

I am afraid that Ms. Surma is just going to have to wear maize & blue once again on the next jeans day when Michigan beats up on State Saturday.  This is our annual bet that we do… the kids get a real kick out of it.

11th Week of School

Science Presentations for this Friday (Nov.2) are as Follows…

8^th Grade:

Jennifer D. "Eggs, Eggs & More Eggs"
Cynthia K. "Sink or Swim"
Abbi O. "Icy, Icy Weathering"
Bianca "Keeping Nemo Clean"
Catilin L. "Go With the Flow"

 7^th Grade:

Samantha R. "Skewer Through the Balloon"
Gabi G. "Cooking Eggs"
Makayla S.
Brook F. "My Gummy Bear Experiment"
Maria C. "Are You as Fast as You Think You Are? Reaction Time"
Sydney K. "Crushing an Aluminum Can with Air Pressure"
 

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences are today and tomorrow.

 

I am also moving the 8^th grade test that I scheduled this Thursday for next Tuesday (5^th).

10th Week of School Continued...

Science Presentations for this Friday (25^th) are as Follows…

8^th Grade:

Paulina "Drops of Water on a Penny & a Nickel"

Alyssa G. "Balancing an Egg"

Nathan V. "To Pop or Not to Pop is that the Question"

Anthony P. "How Far Will it Fly?"

Tiarnan "The Stroop Effect"

Shannon C. "Mastering Alchemy"

7^th Grade:

Madelyn H. "Homemade Plastic"

Kyle B. "Can-Crusher"

Lauren C. "Moving Water"

Jared M. "Balloon Static Electricity Experiment" 

James F. "To Freeze or... Not to Freeze"

Hailey W. "Making Things Go Boom-Boom"

Conferences are next Monday (28^th) & Tuesday (29^th).  Report Cards will be available in the Middle School hallway at that time.

10th Week of School

Not a very good week for local sports, huh? Tigers get eliminated from the playoffs & Lions lose with a last second 53 yard field goal.  Well, at least Michigan won & wow did they put up some serious points!  They get Sparty in two weeks.

I also really thought the MS Dance was a success, the kids were great & acted very mature; teachers very very impressed overall. 

"What does a Fox say?"

The second quarter starts tomorrow. 

Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week Monday (28^th) & Tuesday (29^th).  Please out of respect of parents waiting try to keep conferences no more then 10 minutes.

There is also a 6^th grade & 7^th grade unit test this Thursday (24^th).  Since the 6th grade test has a lot of information along with supplement material; I am going split up their test for two days; Thursday & Friday.  So Sections 1-2 will be Thursday & then Sections 3-4 will be Friday. I think that is fair.

The 8^th grade most likely will be on the 31^st. We are learning how to measure waves this week.  

All the power points are on Edline.

6^th grade chaperones for YMCA Storer please get your $50.00 deposit in ASAP.

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9th Week of School

Well, except for Michigan and the Tigers choking I had a wonderfully relaxing weekend upnorth, the changing of the leaves were gorgeous and we couldn’t have asked for better weather.  We even worked on my nephew's very cool treehouse.  (see pic below)

 There is a Half-Day this Friday & a $1.00 Jeans Day.  There is also a Middle School Dance this Friday from 7:00-9:00 PM in the gym, its $5.00.

I should also have the list of chaperones for YMCA Storer Camp in May announced by the end of the week

This is the last week for my Study Skills Workshop as well.

 The quarter ends Friday and Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on the 28^th & 29^th.  Hope to see as many of you as I can.

 I have scheduled a unit test for 7^th & 6^th grade next Thursday.  The 8^th grade test I am possibly looking the 31^st.

 Go Tigers, Beat Boston today!

8th Week of School

Presentations for Next Week on Friday (18^th) are as Follows…

 8^th Grade:

Julian C. "The Magic Ketchup Experiment"
Alan D. "Electromagnet"
Abby Orr "Hot Air Balloon"
MaKenzie S.
Rachel P. "Gloves of Blubber"
Abbi B.

7th Grade:
Andrew S. "Pepper & Salt"
Lola S. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"
Kaitlyn J. "Bowling Bag Lift"
Noah T. "How to Soothe Your Mouth with a Hot Pepper"
Brooke W. "The Rubber Egg"
Gabi M. "Heat Conducting with Butter"

Also, I will NOT be in school the second half of the day this Friday (11^th) & all day Monday (14^th).  I will be upnorth where the service is spotty at best, therefore I will not be able to look at my e-mail… please wait for a response patiently after I return.

There is a $1.00 Jeans Day this Friday for money to be donated to for one of our 6^th graders that needs a kidney transplant.

There is also a Halloween Dance this week sponsored by EPTG 7-9 on Friday.

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GO BLUE! BEAT PENN STATE!
GO TIGERS! BEAT OAKLAND!

IOWA Basic Test Standardize Test Week

IOWA BASIC STANDARDIZE 

TEST WEEK

·      Testing is Monday-Thursday & the first half of the day only

·      7^th Graders will take the IOWA in their Homerooms

·      Must use a No.2 pencil

·      Get plenty of rest

·      Eat breakfast everyday this week

·      Have something to read or do quietly while waiting for everyone to be done

·      Don’t be absent unless it is absolutely necessary