1. Welcome to Meet the teacher night
Science 9
Welcome to Meet the teacher night

2. Years of service Starting my 3rd year as a teacher
But…9th year as a hackett parent

3. About the teacher…
Originally from Jackson; oldest of 6 kids; 5 younger brothers; graduated from Lumen Christi High School
Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology from Aquinas College
Worked at a research lab in Muskegon, then in Ashland, Ohio, then at The Upjohn Company for 19 years.
Went back to school at Western Michigan University; Secondary Education major and Earth Science minor.

4. More about me… Pre-internship at Paw Paw Middle School
Internship at Portage North Middle School
Long-term sub at Otsego High School
Long-term sub at Galesburg-Augusta Middle School
2 ½ years as an at-risk math paraprofessional at Portage Central Middle School
Long-term sub at Lawton High School

5. My family Husband John – married 27 years
Daughter Jackie (22) – graduated from Hackett in 2013; graduated from Michigan State University 2017; employed at MPI Research
Son Brennan (19) – Graduated from Hackett in 2016; student at kvcc
Daughter Lindsey (16) – junior at Hackett
Dog Zeus (7) – 50% Labrador retriever, 25% rat terrier, 25% shih tzu

6. Science 9 1st semester: Nature of science work and machines
motion thermal energy
forces *lots of formulas/math 
energy sources *lots of labs 

7. Science 9 2nd semester: electricity sound
magnetism and its uses electromagnetic waves
energy sources *less formulas/math 
waves *still lots of labs 

8. Science 9
If we have time: Light Mirrors and lenses Classification of matter Solids, liquids, and gasses

9. Science 9 The class will consist of: vocabulary lecture notes
textbook questions
worksheets
lab sheets
occasional lab report

10. Grading Summative assessments (tests): 70%
Formative assessments (quizzes, some lab reports): 20%
Practice (homework, worksheets, lab sheets): 10%

11. Semester grades First marking period: 40% Second marking period: 40%
Final exam (covers entire semester): 20%

12. Academic awards
Students can earn an academic letter at the end of the year with a 3.5 grade point average in the first 3 marking periods of each year
Just like an athletic letter; white in color
Goes towards the senior plaque award
The Top student in sci 9 will earn an additional award (Award for Outstanding work in science 9)

13. National honor society
I will introduce them to the requirements for joining the national honor society (occurs during the 2nd semester of their sophomore year)
It’s not too soon to start thinking about this

14. My contact information
Website:
Phone: (269) , ext 151