6th Grade Grabs Underground Water

 

8th Grade Body Systems

The Circulatory System

The Digestive System

The Excretory System

Cell Cities with the 7th Grade

 

How to write an email

Hello Visitation Family,

At Visitation Academy students are expected to be able to write a formal email.

The following is an explanation of how to structure an email.

Parts of an email are: 

-          Email subject

-          Greeting

-          Message in the body of the email

-          Spelling

-          Closing and signature

Writing an email is like writing a letter to someone. In the future you will need to know how to write an email. Below are explanations of the different parts of an email.

The Email Subject should be a short title describing the reason for the email.

The Greeting should be: “Dear” or “Hello,” followed by the name of the person you are writing to.

The Message in the email should be clear and respectful.

Spelling is important when you are writing an email. An email in NOT a text. You should be writing in full sentences and words should be spelled properly.

The Closing of your email depends on your relationship with the person receiving the email. 

Here are some closers you can use:

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            Sincerely: This is appropriate in most situations.

            Best regards: This is professional, but less formal.

            Regards: Similar to “best regards,” but can be used for someone you are familiar with.

            Best: Another shortened version of “best regards.” This can be used for someone you are very familiar with.

            Respectfully: This is a very formal ending, usually used for official people in a professional email.

            Fondly: This is a social closing that you should not use in a professional email.

            Warm regards: This is a more formal version of “fondly,” but still best for social emails, not professional emails.

            Yours truly: This closing is best used for a formal letter.

After your closing, you must sign your name. If you do not leave a Signature the person you are writing to will not know who you are.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Ms. Lee

We survived the eclipse! Welcome back to school!

Hello Visitation Academy Family and Friends,

Welcome back to school! I am excited to be back and to see everyone again. Hopefully everyone had an eventful and exciting summer, full of wonder and science. I look forward to hearing stories about the solar eclipse and having a fun and productive year. As the year progresses there will be more posts to come.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me at KLee@VisitationAcademy.net

All the best,
Ms. Lee

Strawberry DNA extraction with 7th grade

The 7th grade mashed some strawberries and extracted DNA.

Strawberry juice was mixed with salt water soap. The mixture was strained into a clean cup. Ice cold isopropyl alcohol was carefully added to the mixture to separate the DNA from the other substances in the mixture. 

The white string-like substance is DNA. 

The girls collected the DNA from the mixture.

 

 

This is DNA under the microscope at magnification 10X. 

8th Grade Oreo Moons

The 8th graders were learning about the phases of the moon.

With Oreos, they made their own moons.

Osmosis lab with the 7th grade

The 7th grade observed a red onion under a microscope.

Image 1: Red onion cells.
Image 2: Red onion cells treated with a salt solution.
Image 3: Red onion cells, salt solution washed away with water.

8th Grade Volcanoes!

The girls made some beautiful and interesting volcanoes. The eruptions were exciting.

Happy New Year!

The Earth has made its way around the sun, again!
Let's have a fun return to school and science!

The Awkward Yeti Website

Happy New Year!