“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Mrs. Rand’s classes Upcoming Events & Reminders:
Welcome to Middle School at St. Norbert!
6th grade Religion, 6th grade Science, 7th grade Science and 8th grade Science Information
For more information on each class please see the links to each class’ overview of the year:
https://www.stnorbertschool.org/s/BacktoSchoolNight6thgradeReligion-copy.docx
https://www.stnorbertschool.org/s/BacktoSchoolnight6thScienceUPDATE.docx
https://www.stnorbertschool.org/s/BacktoSchoolnight7thScienceUPDATE-cf3r.docx
https://www.stnorbertschool.org/s/BacktoSchoolnight8thScienceUPDATE-b6m6.docx
Meet Mrs. Annemarie Rand
Hello, I’m Mrs. Rand! I’m one of the 6th grade Homeroom teachers. I’m the 6th grade Religion teacher and I also teach Middle School Science and the Nature Appreciation electives.
I’ve been a teacher at St. Norbert School for 35 years. I guess you can say I love it here! I have an intense love of nature which I try to instill in my students. Many times, I will give them the advice my grandmother gave to me which was: “Get outside and look up close at things in the natural world. Nature doesn’t disappoint!”
I’m an avid birder and have been since childhood. I love to study birds and their behavior. For the last 28 years and counting, I have been the bird monitor for two parks on the north side of Chicago for Audubon-Great Lakes (formerly known as Audubon, Chicago Region). Ornithologists and amateur birders all over the world have access to this data. I love putting the data I gather to great scientific use!
Besides birding, I also have a passion for horses. I have owned four horses in my lifetime and am now working with and riding a friend’s Quarter Horse mare. Being around horses is both challenging and relaxing, and I spend a lot of my weekends and school holidays riding.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions throughout the school year. My contact information is below.
Here’s to a great year!
Contact Information:
arand@stnorbertschool.org
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Mrs. Rand’s classes Homework:
May 4, 2026
6th Religion: Start Chapter 16 pp. 270,271,273
6th Science: Finish collecting vital sign data in your partnership/small group. Make sure that you have the paste-ins for Pulse, Body Temperature, Respiratory Rate, and Blood Pressure. We can finish pasting those in and answering those questions tomorrow.
7th Science: Today we started the Becoming a Bond Breaker Lab.
8th Science: BIrds on an Island Lab: Complete Analysis and Conclusions questions 1,2 (graphing), 3,4 for Wednesday.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we did a Sit Spot/Observe the Outdoors exercise at Village Green.
May 1, 2026
6th Religion: Complete the Unit 5 Review pp. 265-267. Read the Venture.
6th Science: Finish exploring the Activity 1.1 resources for Vital Signs. Create a data table in your PLTW Gateway notebook. (Use a ruler and make it nice, straight, and neat!) Paste in the Vital Signs low & high range Data Table. Start collecting vital sign data in your partnership/small group.
7th Science: Today we went over how to correctly light and use a Bunsen burner in preparation for Monday’s Lab. Then we worked on the Practice Makes Perfect worksheet and the Sweet 16 Chemical Formulas Tournament worksheet. Those will have to be finished up next week!
8th Science: No class today.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we went to Village Green.
April 30, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 254,255,257,259,260,261,,263. Start working on the Unit 5 Review pp. 265-267. We will continue the Unit 5 Review tomorrow. Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by THIS Friday, May 1!
6th Science: Today in PLTW, we read the Medical Code of Conduct and watched the video on Safe Glove Removal. Then we went to Activity 1.1 and started exploring the resources for Vital Signs.
7th Science: Complete the worksheet for Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds. Start the Practice Makes Perfect worksheet.
8th Science: Today we continued the Birds on an Island Lab by gathering more data.
Nature Appreciation - Spring:
April 29, 2026
6th Religion: Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by THIS Friday, May 1! Today was our mass. Great job, everyone!
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 78,79. Turn in those INs. Get a new Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Gateway Notebook. This is where we will write notes and put paste-ins of our work for the Medical Detectives unit.
7th Science: We finished reading the section Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds pp. 619-621 and worked on the worksheet some more.
8th Science: Today we started the Birds on an Island Lab by getting data.
Nature Appreciation - Spring:
April 28, 2026
6th Religion: Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by THIS Friday, May 1! Complete Religion book pp. 242,243,245,247,248,249,251.
6th Science: Complete pp. 72,73,F1,74,76,77
7th Science: Today we continued to read the section of the Physical Science textbook called Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds pp. 618-619. Then we started a practice worksheet. That is not homework. We’ll continue it tomorrow.
8th Science: Complete the Evolution of Primates worksheet. Then we read about Viruses and started to discuss the Cell Processes of Passive and Active Transport.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we talked about migration.
April 27, 2026
6th Religion: Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by THIS Friday, May 1!
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 67, read & annotate E1-E2,68,70, relook at D1 & D3,71. We tried the login for Project Lead the Way for our new Medical Detectives unit. We will start this on Wednesday, or maybe even tomorrow!
7th Science: Today we read most of a a section from the Physical Science textbook called Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds pp. 615-618. Articles for the Science World worksheets that some of you owe me are in Google Classroom.
8th Science: No class due to Pep Rally.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we learned about air plants and other epiphytes. Then we made air plant terrariums!
April 24, 2026
6th Religion: Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by Friday, May 1! Today we read the Venture magazine and then relaxed and ate candy. If you weren’t here, you missed out!
6th Science: Today we completed the Science World Dig Into the Data worksheet that went along with the “Renewable Energy Revolution” article.
7th Science: Today we completed the Science World Dig Into the Data worksheet that went along with the “Renewable Energy Revolution” article. If you weren’t here, you will definitely have Science homework on Monday. There are also 2 of you who still owe me the Check for Understanding worksheet for the “Snapshot of the Universe” article.
8th Science: No class: Washington D.C. trip.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we did round 3 of kite flying!
April 23, 2026
6th Religion: No class due to Springfield trip. ***TOMORROW IS VARIADAY!!! Anyone who has incomplete work in the Religion book must complete it and turn it in tomorrow morning. Remember to bring the Theology of the Body permission slip signed by your parent by Friday, May 1! If you want to earn extra credit, the Acts of the Apostles crossword puzzle from the Venture magazine is due tomorrow.
6th Science: Springfield trip
7th Science: Springfield trip
8th Science: Today we finished reading the Clues about Evolution section of the textbook and did the corresponding worksheet. We also read the section called the Evolution of Primates.
Nature Appreciation - Spring:
April 22 2026
6th Religion: Today was mass.
6th Science: All in Social Studies today.
7th Science: Complete the Types of Bonds worksheet and then work on the Science World paper called Renewable Energy Revolution.
8th Science: Today we took the Natural Selection End of Unit Assessment.
Nature Appreciation - Spring:
April 21, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 234,235,236,237,239.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 65,read & annotate D1-D5,66.
7th Science: Today we read the Types of Bonds section [pp. 608-614] of the Physical Science textbook and started the worksheet for it. Tomorrow, we will complete some of the Science World work from yesterday and also complete the Types of Bonds worksheet we got today.
8th Science: Complete the Science World worksheet for Renewable Energy Revolution. We also read most of the section in the Life Science text called Clues About Evolution. The End of Unit Assessment For Natural Selection will be tomorrow: Wednesday, April 22.
Nature Appreciation - Spring: Today we did round 2 of flying kites!
April 20, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 230,231
6th Science: Today we read the Science World article called “Snapshot of the Universe” and did the Check For Understanding worksheet. Then we read the “Renewable Energy Revolution” article. We will do the worksheet for that on another day.
7th Science: Today we read the Science World article called “Snapshot of the Universe” and did the Check For Understanding worksheet. Then we read the “Renewable Energy Revolution” article. We will do the worksheet for that on another day.
8th Science: Today we read the Science World article called “Snapshot of the Universe” and did the Check For Understanding worksheet. Then we read the “Renewable Energy Revolution” article. We will do the worksheet for that on another day. The End of Unit Assessment For Natural Selection will be on Wednesday, April 22.
Nature Appreciation - Spring:
More Resources:
Below is a website for students to explore for more practice.
