7th Grade Science with Mrs. Gaede

By Leah Gaede

August 13, 2009

WELCOME!

Hello, parent(s)/guardian(s) and 7^th grade student. My name is Mrs. Leah Gaede and I am the 7^th grade science teacher. This is my 7^th year as a teacher (5^th year at AMS) and I am very excited about what will be going on in our classroom for the next year. I anticipate that everyday will be a fun learning experience in science class. Most days there will be reading from the book, but I also believe in doing labs and hands-on activities that correspond with our lessons. So, hopefully when you ask your student how their day was, they can at least tell you about what they did in science. There will be some homework, but I will usually try to provide class time to at least start assignments. Topics that we will cover this year include cells and basic heredity, basic chemistry (atoms, elements, and compounds), and basic physics (forces, motion and energy. All assignments will be posted weekly on www.new.schoolnotes.com. I would like to keep in contact with you personally by e-mail at gaedel@usd385.org or by phone at 218-4610. If you have any question about your student’s progress, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be pleased to her from you. I look forward to being your student’s teacher and I know we will have a great year!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF

I graduated from Wichita State University with my degree in Elementary Education and an Endorsement to teach middle school science. For most of my life I have lived on a small farm just southwest of Valley Center. I grew up riding horses and spending a lot of time outdoors with my family. Even though we don’t have children, my husband and I still lead a very busy life. We love to spend time outdoors with our 2 horses and 2 dogs, and spent most of our summer building a barn and traveling to horse shows. I have always been surrounded by science in some way. Hopefully I can share my passion for the subject with your student and they will love science just as much as I do!