First Week Down

I made it through the first week (half week actually) of school!!  Thankfully everything went smoothly. My class is great and so well behaved.  In fact, I wish they talked more.  Yes, I know...crazy!  Seventh graders dove right into a project for the book they read this summer, Tangerine.  They are each designing a yearbook page for one of the characters.  Even more exciting is the fact that we got to use iPads in science!!  Students choose a biome to research producers, consumers, and abiotic factors of their biome.  From there, they will be researching animal and plant adaptations.  I found this really great website that I am having the students use: http://www.mbgnet.net/.  My 6th grade science class went well too.  That class is full of energy and excited to learn, especially when we went into the lab.  That class has four new students which is great for our school.  Each of the students seem to be adapting well.  I also have a new girl in my class who is doing well.  Looking forward to a full week beginning tomorrow!