CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING THE THIRD QUARTER!!
What are we studying?
In Earth Science we are currently studying Unit 5: Minerals and Rocks.
In Physical Science we are currently studying Unit 6: Matter in Motion.
Students will be studying Newton's Laws of Motion and momentum. In addition, students will be constructing a balloon car and will apply Newton's Laws to the motion of their balloon Car.
With respect to the Science Fair, all students should now be conducting their experiments and collecting data. 8th grader's data is due March 2nd. 7th grader's data will be checked at the end of February for progress and is due at the end of March.
Booker T. Washington Announcements
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Inspirational Corner
Be a Hero!
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and grow in spite of obstacles ... Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out."
-Christopher Reeve
Pay attention to your thoughts ...
"Pay attention to your thoughts, because they become your words. Pay attention to your words, because they become your actions, pay attention to your actions, because they become your habits. Pay attention to your habits, because they become your character. Pay attention to your character, because it becomes your fate." -Charles Reade
Be Yourself
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge Pays the Highest Return
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can it from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the highest return." -Ben FranklinSuccess Requires Effort
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."
- John Wooden
* Visit Coach Wooden's Web site
* Download Coach Wooden's famous Pyramid of Success
Next season when you are sitting on your couch watching football, it is time you look at the game in a whole new light! To discover the science of football readCrunch! Oof! Well, That's Physics, and Where the Coefficient Meets the Cartilage, and Physics of 'the hit'
Attitude
by Charles Swindoll
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill.
It will make or break a company, a church, a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, attitude.
I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it.
And so it is with you....We are in charge of our attitudes.
You are Your Own Teacher!
"No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us understand things."
-Swami Vivekananda
