February 23, 2012

Ms. Dummer

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In The Classroom…

This week, for simple machines, we are focusing on the lever.  Students are currently performing an experiment on effort vs. load using a lever that they constructed with classroom materials.  Ancient Egypt group projects have been submitted and will be presented by mid-week.  Starting Monday of next week, students will be delivering their Ancient Egypt… [Read More...]

Room Sixers

We finished our Empire Building Simulation as well as the first trimester!  As we dive into studying Ancient Egypt, we will also focus on science by examining the invention and use of simple machines in ancient times, and how they continue to play a role in current societies.  Student progress reports should arrive in the… [Read More...]

Room 6 Update

Students are wrapping up their fourth story, focusing on the use of dialogue.  This week, students will choose one of their four stories to further improve for Storytelling Night held at Corbett Middle School on October 19th from 4:30-7:30. Each student will have an opportunity to practice telling their final story to the class, but additional… [Read More...]

Welcome To Corbett!

To the students of Ms. Dummer’s class, I am very excited for all of us to meet on Monday!  I have been working hard to turn room 6 into a classroom, but I can’t wait to see how it will look once each of you have added your creativity as well! Enjoy the rest of… [Read More...]