Middle School Science
Mrs. Osborn
Welcome to Middle School Science. It’s going to be a great year now that you (or your student) are in my class!
As we learn about Physical Science (8th), Life Science (7th) and Earth Science (6th) we will do many interesting experiments and activities and each class will take 1 or more field trips. All 3 classes will participate in the St. Catherine Engineering Fair in February and winners will take their projects to OKC to the Oklahoma Engineering Fair (but we ALL get to go along J). What fun!
For details about procedures and my class expectations, please refer to the Science Syllabus you received at the Middle School Orientation.
Our first quarter Current Events Day will be Friday, September 12. All 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will find
a Science/Health article, analyze it and share their new knowledge with their
class. The article can come from any publication - newspaper, magazine or on-line
publication such as Science News, National Geographic, or Discover - published
within the previous month or two. ***Please
encourage your student to choose an article that is meaningful to him/her and that
they can understand (science can be quite technical!) and remind them to read
it over carefully and ask questions before preparing their presentation. Complete articles (all pages!) should be
neatly cut out, without surrounding advertising, etc, and attached to a
"My Current Event" page, which will be handed out 1-2 weeks prior to
the due date. All directions should be
followed for the student to receive all 30 pts.
It's always fun to see the latest
Science News!
*****Please make sure your child has plenty of school
supplies. We have no stores of
paper, pencils, pens and folders, as we have had in the past. REMEMBER…
A PREPARED STUDENT is a SUCCESSFUL STUDENT.
I hope you are as excited about the year as I am. Please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime
if you have questions or concerns by e-mail (kosborn@saint-catherine.org),
phone call to the school office, or a note in your child's planner. (Please
allow 24 hours for a response.)