Supplies & Gear
You are expected to have these writing utensils every single day in class.
What are pencils (sharpened or mechanical)?
Ms. Osborne explicitly states that this single word is her number one rule
What is RESPECT?
If a student misses 2 days of school, they have this total number of days to turn in makeup work.
What is 3 days?
Chinook Trail Middle School uses this specific system where all work is scored out of 4 points
What is standards-based grading?
Unit 1 acts as a chemistry refresher covering lab safety as well as physical and these properties
What are chemical properties?
If you bring pens to class, you must have blue, red, and one other color, and they must have this special feature
What is being erasable
Complete this official 8th-grade expectation: "Manage..."
What is "...yourself before others"?
Retakes for unit tests, quizzes, and classwork carry no penalty up until this cutoff point
What is the next unit test?
All assignments, class work, and announcements are posted on this primary communications platform
What is Schoology?
Unit 4 covers inheritance, genes, sexual vs. asexual reproduction, and this intriguing two-word topic with a question mark
What are "muscle cows"?
Toys, tech decks, gum, and these artistic notebooks are explicitly listed as prohibited items in class
What are sketchbooks or journals?
Ms. Osborne prefers not to use the word "discipline," believing strongly in these types of outcomes for student actions
What are natural consequences?
If classwork is converted into homework, it is due at this precise time on the next day
What is the beginning of class?
Grades tracked in Schoology are synced weekly with this gradebook system
What is Infinite Campus?
Unit 7 on Sound and Mechanical Waves features a hands-on dissection of this electronic device
What is an electronic speaker?
Cell phones and Bluetooth earbuds must remain in this location and on silent at all times unless authorized.
What are backpacks?
Students are expected to arrive on time during this official passing period length between classes
What is 4 minutes?
When returning from an actual absence, students should first meet with this person to collect missed work
Who is a partner/classmate from science class?
Because over 100 notifications hit this inbox at once, it is NOT considered a reliable way to message Ms. Osborne
What are Schoology messages?
In Unit 3 on Evolution, students learn about natural selection, the fossil record, and these diagrams showing relationships among living things
What are phylogenetic trees?
This recommended item helps you organize your science binder into 10 separate sections
What are binder dividers?
Located in Pod 841, this is Ms. Osborne's classroom room number where her door is always open
What is Room 2402?
Ms. Osborne checks this first thing in the morning and before leaving school, making it her preferred contact method
What is email?
If you need to contact Ms. Osborne after hours at her room, you can leave this on her classroom door
What is a Post-it note?
Information regarding Unit 8 (Human Sexuality) will be sent out to families during this month
What is April?