2. Welcome to Mrs Gillum’s Room Advanced 8th Grade Science MrsG9064@aol.com 549-5536

3. Weekly e-mails My e-mail: (this is the way to REALLY reach me!!) MrsG9064@aol.com MrsG9064@aol.com Please e-mail me tonight/tomorrow if you did not get an email on Saturday! I send an e-mail EVERY Friday night/Saturday morning with what we did in class and what we will be doing the next week.

4. My web page: My Web Page with LOTS of information: http://mrsgillumscience.com 8th Grade Advanced Science (Index) Web Page: click here Science Fair Web Page: click here click here 2015-16 Science Photo Directory!! Click here Click here

5. Grades: I do not post my grades/homework on Parent Connect. I do send home a progress notice approx every 3 weeks, when we have completed a unit I have all assignments posted on my web page, plus the kids have a hard copy syllabus. If you have any concerns, please feel free to drop me an email.

6. Curriculum This year the focus is on Space Science, Chemistry: Inorganic and Organic, Physics: Force & Motion, Life Skills, Sex Ed…. AND Science Fair They will survive and so will you! :) They will receive a syllabus, just be aware that sometimes there are changes. While you may not see the update, those are written on the board, so your students should have them

7. Curriculum & Dates: The Science Fair notebook will be completed PRIOR to winter break! A powerpoint for screening will be due on 1/8. Their boards will come in after vacation. on Mon Feb 8 for Science Fair Open House (this is subject to change!) City science fair is at the March 15-20 State science fair is in late April /May in LA

8. Homework It has to be in on time. It will probably be more that 20 minutes per night, (because of the Science Fair) but all students will receive a 4 week syllabus and they can get ahead or double up if they have activities. There is NO LATE WORK accepted. They will know the deadlines. They need to follow them. THIS is critical life long learning. PLEASE make sure they are saving a duplicate copy of their SF project on a separate flash drive

9. Absences. If your student is absent, it is THEIR responsibility to see me and find out what they missed on the first day they return to school. This can be done before / after school, during lunch or by e-mail. Please feel free to contact me if your student will be out an extended period of time. I will copy lecture notes and provide as much work as I can for their absences. You can also check my web site. It has my lectures with "student notes" and often "teacher notes”too, plus handouts and a lot more!

10. Absences Homework (notebooks & projects) are due on the date stated in the syllabus. If your student is absent one day, their work/test make up is to take place THE FIRST DAY they return to school, SO have them see me before school! After 3 days of non completion, or failure to turn in an assignment, the assignment will be recorded as a zero. Some large projects are due on the due date, whether the student is in school or not. This is to prevent the “homework flu”. Those projects will be noted in the syllabus & plenty of notice will be given.

11. In conclusion… This is an amazing group of kids. I felt like I knew them by the time school started because we had written each other so many times. Thank you for sending me such great kids.

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