Hello everyone out there. Just wanted to let you know what my students are working on currently. My 6th graders are finishing some informational, brochure-like blogs on freshwater pollution to show what they learned from this webquest. My 7th and 8th graders are uploading video podcasts on different biomes they studied in class.

Now if you see the same freshwater info or the same biome movie on more than one student's blog that is because they worked in teams of two and three (and on two occassions even four!) so each member of the team got to copy and paste their shared work. So don't give up if the same one shows up two or three times.

Thank you.

Mr. G

Welcome students and teachers from other schools. This year the classes blogging here consist of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Sixth graders study Environmental Science while 7th and 8th graders study Earth Science. As you read my student's blogs you might be curious to know what some of our topics are this year. Sixth graders are writing about a camping trip they took in September to a camp called Cispus. Click on Cispus to learn more. Seventh and eighth graders are writing about one of two articles they read in preparation to learn about Biomes. If you're interested see what Earth Science topics we'll be studying this year. We are from Washington State in a small, rural town called Chimacum. We look forward to commenting and getting comments from people all over the world so don't hesitate to leave comments on anyone's blog!

Time to start blogging. I'm working on updating your accounts with your chosen passwords so you need to try and login to see if it works. If it doesn't see me to fix your password. On the left side of my class blog you will find your assignments. The first assignment for all my Science students is the 7 Random Facts! Click on it to read what that's all about. After that 6th graders do all assignments that start with 6th and 7th and 8th graders do all the assignments that start with 7-8.

School is almost starting again! So I'm already getting ready so I made last year's classes inactive and typed in the names of my new students. Those of you who were in my class last year and the year before that I still have your old blogs but don't quite know how to move them to your new classes. I'm working on that but worse come to worse, you'll be starting fresh this year.

This year I'm also trying something new. If you're running late and want to get your blogging homework done for those few points check out this webpage with information on how to text me your assignment. You'll get the same credit. All I ask of the texting is the same I ask of the blogging, that you use regular English, good spelling, and full and complete sentences. I'm looking forward to another great year of Science! See you all at the MS Orientation Thursday, Sept 3, at 6:30pm and then I'll see you all on Tuesday, Sept 8!

Mr. G

Hey CMS and all our blog pals, as our school year comes to an end feel free to stay in touch. If you don't want to log in and submit your own blog then just leave a comment to this blog over the summer so whoever checks it out can read what you have to say! I'll still leave all current blog accounts open all summer if you're interested in adding a new blog or reading old comments. But come September if you're not enrolled in any of my classes I will cancel your account. I know, it's so sad, especially for those of you who have had your account for three years! I'll miss reading your blogs!!

Mr. G

Chimacum 6th and 8th graders will finish up their blogging assignments for the year. June 16 is our last day but I will keep all my current student accounts open all summer for those of you who can blog over the summer. Don't know how many, if any, will visit their blogs over the summer but I'll keep them open just in case.

Mr. G

The week of May 18 I will be joining my 8th grade Science students on an Olympic Odyssey field trip to Camp David, Jr. on beautiful Lake Crescent. We will be going on some amazing hikes as we enjoy the lake and nearby mountains and beaches for five days and four nights. What an awesome experience! Our school honors outdoor education and each grade level has a unique outdoor education experience from the 6th grade Camp Cispus week to the 7th grade long boat experience to 8th grade Odyssey.

Check out our featured blogger, Olivia. Her blog has the most pictures to help her explain what she's been learning in Science. Her blogs are complete, excellent and beautiful. Way to go, Olivia!

Check out this year's water quality movie! The water quality websites can be found here.