Spring Break!

Woohoo! We made it!!

When we get back, it will be time for all teams to demonstrate their incredible designs. I am so proud of what everyone built.

After demonstrations are completed, students will begin the write up phase. This will take about two to three weeks for us to complete. I have work days scheduled for after school on both Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, just like before. Laptops will be available for students to use. Make sure to bring a thumb or flash drive with you.

Get well rested. We still have three months to go before summer.

Parent Conferences: March 16 & 17

Parent conferences will be held during the following two days. Select a day and time that works best for you. I look forward to seeing the roller coasters!

Wednesday (16) 8:00AM - 2:40 PM         School as usual
                          5:00PM - 7:30PM          Evening conferences
Thursday (17)     8:00AM -  11:30AM      Morning conferences
                         12:00 PM- 3:30PM         Afternoon conferences
                           5:00PM - 8:00PM         Evening conferences   

Battle Bot Competition!

Hi Parents!

This Thursday (10) we are having a robot battle competition between ourselves. There will be two rounds. First we will have six teams that compete against each other. Then we will combine forces to form three teams.

After we held out competition and awarded medals for first, second and third, please come join us for a pizza at JC Pizzeria at 4200 River Rd N in Keizer. Their phone number is (503) 390-0805. Dinner’s on us!

Please email or call if you have any questions.

Time Check! Work Day!

Do you realize that there are fifteen days until your roller coasters are due? Did your jaw just drop? Froze up like a deer in the head lights of a car?!

Don't delay. You need to be finalizing your projects with your team members.There are only FIVE more opportunities after school to work in my room. Remember,  ... Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00PM to 5:00 PM. About thirty-eight students showed up to either work on their roller coaster or construct their robot for our upcoming battle-bot competition on March 10.

Come see me if you are having any difficulties.  :)

Happy President's Day!

Ms.Spellman's students!

You've just been given a three day weekend! What are you going to do? Nooo,... not go to Disneyland! Your roller coaster comes due in 24 ..yes, twenty-four days. Make good use of your weekend and complete your project.

The sooner you complete it, the more time you will have to work out any last minute problems.

LEARN FROM PAST PROJECTS! Don't squander your time.

You can do this. I know you can. Do you?

Website Maintenance Difficulties

My website is temporarily unavailable for me to update. Until I can update it,  I will blog what occurred in class.

Students have entered three, new sections of key terms. We also watched some videos about plate tectonics, subduction, mid-ocean ridge, Pangaea and underwater sea vents. The links to all of the videos plus the list of key terms for #16 - 18 will be posted just as soon as the web page is available.

Some groups are already making good headway regarding their roller coasters. Twice this week, there have been about twenty students either working on their robot or their roller coaster. YES!! I am very proud of you.

Keep up the good work.

Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics

We are learning about Earth's interior. Today we discussed Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of Pangaea, how the continents at one time were connected like a jigsaw puzzle.

This will be an exciting unit of learning about earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.

Expect lots of fun while you learn.