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Curriculum Night
Environ-
mental
Science BIology
With ms. Escoto With ms. Escoto
About ME About ME
Hi! I am so excited to be your Hi! I am so excited to be your
child’s teacher this year! I am a child’s teacher this year! I am a
former zookeeper who is former zookeeper who is
passionate about science and passionate about science and
believes strongly in the power of believes strongly in the power of
hands-on activities in the hands-on activities in the
classroom. Outside of the classroom. Outside of the
classroom I love to go to classroom I love to go to
concerts, beekeeping, my dog luna concerts, beekeeping, my dog luna
and spending time with my family and spending time with my family
Contact: Contact:
Hanah1.escoto@cms.k12.nc.us Hanah1.escoto@cms.k12.nc.us
About The Class About The Class
Earth & Environmental science is the branch of Biology is the study of living things! This year
science dealing with the physical make up of we will explore life! Our topics include stability &
the Earth and its atmosphere. This year we will change in populations and ecosystems over
literally be studying the earth around us! Our time, patterns in living systems, patterns of
topics include the origin of the earth, weather heredity & selection, cellular structures and
and climate, rocks & minerals, the impact more!
humans have on the earth and more!
Assignments and grades will be updated
Assignments and grades will be updated regularly in powerschool
regularly in powerschool
Expectations Expectations
Students are expected to come to class every day
Students are expected to come to class every day with their journals and binders/notes ready and
with their journals and binders/notes ready and willing to learn! Phones are to remain in their
willing to learn! Phones are to remain in their numbered slot unless we are using them for
numbered slot unless we are using them for instructional purposes.
instructional purposes.
If students are struggling, I encourage them to come
If students are struggling, I encourage them to come to me ASAP.
to me ASAP.
Donations: Donations:
If you would like to donate to If you would like to donate to
your child’s science class we are your child’s science class we are
ALWAYS accepting the following: ALWAYS accepting the following:
Paper towels, *tissues, Paper towels, *tissues,
copy paper, colored copy paper, colored
copy paper, copy paper,
construction paper, construction paper,
Clorox wipes, glue Clorox wipes, glue
sticks, colored sticks, colored
pencils, markers, pencils, markers,
index cards, financial index cards, financial
donations (i.e. gift donations (i.e. gift
cards for lab cards for lab
supplies). supplies).