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Week of March 17th

Happy last week of school before Westgate Spring Break and FRCC Spring break!
 
Homework:  Unit 7 Lesson 3 Checkpoint Assignment
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Unit 7 Lesson 3 Lecture
Tuesday: Punnett Square Practice
Wednesday: Baby Dragon Activity
Thursday: Baby Dragon Activity and Presentation 
 

Week of March 10th

It was great catching up on you at parent teacher conferences. 
 
Homework: Unit 7 Lesson 2 Checkpoint assignment 
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Unit 7 Lesson 2 Checkpoint Assignment 
Tuesday: Trait Identification Observation Activity
Wednesday: Complex Genetic Activity 
Thursday:  Genes and Environmental Exploration Discussion 

Week of March 3rd

Friendly Reminder: NO SCHOOL on March 6th and 7th for Parent Teacher Conferences
 
Homework:  Unit 7 Vocabulary, and Unit 7 Lesson 1 Checkpoint 
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Unit 7 Pre-Test and Activity 
Tuesday: Unit 7 Lesson 1 Lecture
Wednesday: Meiosis Activity

Week of February 17th

I hope you all had a great Kindness Week and enjoyed the extended weekend.
 
Homework:  Unit 6 Lesson 3 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: NO SCHOOL, President's Day
Tuesday: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Lecture
Wednesday: STRAWBERRY DNA LAB --  LAB Attire is Required
Thursday: RNA Alteration Therapy Class Discussion

Week of February 10th

Students are doing awesome as we dive into DNA and the foundation of genetics.
 
Homework:  Unit 6 Lesson 2 Checkpoint 
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Unit 6 Lesson 2 Lecture
Tuesday:  DNA vs RNA comparison table poster project
Wednesday: Translation vs Transcription Activity
Thursday: Codon Wheel Introduction Activity
 

Week of February 3rd

Holy Cow it is February !
 
Weekly Homework:  Unit 6 Vocabulary -- Teams -- due February 27th and Unit 6 Lesson 1 Checkpoint -- Paper -- due February 10th 
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 6 Lesson 1 Lecture
Tuesday: DNA Introduction
Wednesday: DNA Pairing and Unzipping Activity
Thursday: DNA Extraction Lab -- LAB Attire is required
 
Test Corrections from Unit 5 Test are due on Friday February 14th 

Week of January 27th

How is January almost over?  
 
Homework: Unit 5 Practice and Review Worksheet
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday:  Unit Practice and Review work time, ensure knowledge of expanded study guide in Teams 
Tuesday: Study game and review
Wednesday: UNIT 5 Test
Thursday:  Unit 6 Pre-Test, hamburger discussion 

Week of January 20th

We are in full swing for semester 2 this week, with FRCC starting on Tuesday.
 
Homework:  Unit 5 Lesson 2 Checkpoint Assignment 
 
Weekly Schedule: 
Monday: No School due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday:  Unit 5 Lesson 2 Lecture
Wednesday: Unit 5 Lesson 2 Lecture and Limb Regeneration Study
Thursday: Mitosis slides and Demonstration
 

Week of November 18th

November is flying by, this is the last week before break. 
 
Homework:  Unit 4 Vocabulary and Unit 4 Lesson 1 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Pre-Test for Unit 4, Unit 4 Lesson 1 Lecture
Tuesday:  Quadrant Lab -- Lab Attire required 
Wednesday:  Lesson 2 Lecture
Thursday: Modeling Carrying Capacity Lab -- Lab Attire required 
 
The last day I will accept any late or missing work is Monday, December 2nd.

Week of November 11th

I hope you all are enjoying this beautiful snow day!

Homework: None
 
Weekly Agenda
Monday: NO SCHOOL, Veteran's Day
Tuesday: Hogwarts's Day 
Wednesday: Unit 3 Practice and Review
Thursday: Unit 3 Test

Week of October 28th

Happy Halloween Week!
 
Homework: Unit 3 Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 Checkpoint Assignment
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 3 Lesson 2 Lecture
Tuesday: Cellular Respiration Lab and Photosynthesis Comparison  MUST WEAR LAB ATTIRE 
Wednesday: Cellular Respiration Practice Krebs Cycle Review
Thursday: Yeast Activity Lab  MUST WEAR LAB ATTIRE

Week of October 21st

Finally feels like Fall!
 
Homework: Unit 3  Vocabulary -- teams -- due November 13th 
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 2 Test
Tuesday:  Unit 3 Pretest and Unit 3 lesson 1 lecture part 1
Wednesday: Unit 3 lesson 1 lecture continued
Thursday: LIght Dependent vs Light Independent Activity 

Week of October 14th

Welcome Back!  I hope you all had an amazing Fall Break!
 
Homework: Unit 2 Lesson 2 CheckPoint Assignment
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Cell Membrane Explanation and Lab
Tuesday: Food and Energy Nutrition Fact Lab
Wednesday:  Unit Connections Activity
Thursday:  Unit Practice and Review and Jenga Game
 
UNIT 2 Test will be on Monday October 21st, this is also the day the Unit 2 Vocabulary will be due.

Week of September 23rd

Happy last week of Quarter 1!
 
Homework: None
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Enzyme and Catalyst Review project
Tuesday: Unit 2 Lesson 2 Lecture Part 1
Wednesday: Unit 2 Lesson 2 Lecture Part 2
Thursday: Building Macro-Molecules Activity 
 
 
Fall break for students begins on Thursday September 26th at 11:30
Parent Teacher Conferences are from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM on 09/26 
                                                             8:00 AM - 8:00 PM on 09/27
Fall Break does not mean the students do  have FRCC, and there will not be a bus from Westgate during Fall Break.  Students and families are responsible for arranging their own transportation during this time.
Students return to Westgate Monday October 14th.