Bridge To Future Winners:

Congratulations to all our winners!  Thanks for coming out to our event! All prizes can be picked up at school once it resumes April 7th!

Bridge To Your Future Night

 

March 27th!  It's TOMORROW!  We will have many groups/activities/sports teams from the high school coming down here to PFMS from 4:30-6:30. You can win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet, gift cards to various restaurants(Zips, Pita Pit, Noodles Express, Applebees, Rob's Seafood) as well as WalMart gift cards, Starbucks coffee sampler and Starbucks pint glasses too.  This event will allow you and your child the opportunity to see what amazing things the high school has to offer over the next FOUR years! We have THREE NEW GROUPS COMING: Ski Club, Snowboarding Club and Rock Climbing Club!
Other groups will include:  School counselors, North Idaho College, Educational Talent Search (ETS), Girls Basketball, Cross Country, ROTC, Football, Softball, Baseball, Golf, Japanese Anime Manga, ASB, Key Club, DECA, PFHS Booster Club, Near Peer, KTEC, Spirit Club, National Honor Society, Yearbook, Dance and more!

Three Fourths Done!

It was quiz day today over minerals.  So far, so great!  What an amazing way to end third quarter!  I will choose Science Students of the Quater when we come back.  There are a lot of potential candidates out there!
A couple things to remember, Bridge to Your Future Night is THIS THURSDAY 4:30-6:30 at PFMS.  See you there!  Have an amazing Spring Break and see you soon.

Mineral Quiz Tomorrow!!

Tomorrow we will have a quiz that goes over the following mineral vocabulary: cleavage, compound, crystal, density, element, fracture, hardness, luster, mineral, Moh's, ore, streak, fluorescence.  Other information that needs to be known are the 4 characteristics of a mineral and what they mean.  Students will also be responsible for knowing how minerals are used in industry as well as three properties that are used in identifying minerals.  If students know all this, they should ACE this quiz on the last day of the 3rd quarter!

Finishing The Chapter

Today we finished reading the chapter on Minerals. We learned about how minerals are used in our everyday lives.

We had a reading worksheet that we completed as we read.

Reading Worksheet A2.3

Into the Crystal Caves

In class we began watching the video about the Crystal Caves discovered in Mexico.  Students were to take note of the different scientists that are involved in the expedition as well as what were the scientists looking for in those HUGE crystals?!  Friday there is a quiz over the mineral chapter.  It is mostly vocabulary.  Friday is also the last day to turn in late/missing work.  The quarter ends next Tuesday.  Have I mentioned yet that there is an amazing event planned March 27th for 8th graders only?!  See you then at 4:30 next Thursday!  

Into The Crystal Caves

Properties of Minerals

In class today, we read about the properties of minerals and their reliability when it comes to identifying minerals.  Some properties such as how a rock breaks, the streak it leaves and hardness are very reliable.  Other properties such as color are very UNRELIABLE!  Remember, we have a quiz on Friday!

Homework was also assigned!!  Internet use will be needed!  It is due next Monday!

Mineral Mania