“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 the 6th grade Homeroom teacher, and I teach 6th grade Religion, Middle School Science, and the Nature Appreciation seasonal electives.
I’ve been a teacher at St. Norbert School for 36 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 30 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.
Information for my classes, such as homework assignments and any announcements for students will be listed here on this platform.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions throughout the school year. My contact information is below.
Here’s to a great year!
Mrs. Annemarie A. Rand
Contact Information:
arand@stnorbertschool.org
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More Resources:
Below is a website for students to explore for more practice.
Classwork/Homework
November 2, 2026
6th Religion: This morning we worked on something super secret. Then we went to Advisory.
6th Science:
7th Science: Critical Juncture Assessment will be tomorrow, November 3!
8th Science: Critical Juncture Assessment will be Thursday, November 5.
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 30, 2026
6th Religion: Today we did a little of the Venture magazine and then did Halloween puzzle sheets.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 56,57 [B. fragilis]OR 58 [L. reuteri], read & annotate F1-F2 [B. fragilis] OR G1-G2 [L. reuteri] as per the directions on p. 59. We started p. 60 and will finish it next week.
7th Science: No class today due to Halloween parade and festivities. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 39, read & annotate B1-B3,40. Critical Juncture Assessment will be Thursday, November 5.
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 29, 2026
6th Religion: Today we completed our Bible Bookmarks and worked on our Haiku posters.
6th Science: Today we completed the Science world papers from last Friday.
7th Science: Today we worked on catching up with the Science World work from last Friday. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
8th Science: No class today due to Pre-ACT. Critical Juncture Assessment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, but that date may change!
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we read an article about whether woodpeckers harm trees. Then we did a Bio-mimicry challenge of making a woodpecker beak that is light and will withstand impact.
October 28, 2026
6th Religion: Today was mass.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 53 & 54 The Press Release. Remember to use your Reasoning Tool on p. 52 to help you! Turn in your INs for grading.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 56. We also did a quick review of the types of questions we may encounter on the Critical Juncture Assessment next week. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 35,36,37. You also need to do the 2.1 Challenge Mission (find that in the SIM menu) and write your answer in the bottom right corner of p. 37. Label it “Challenge”. Turn in the INs for grading! Critical Juncture Assessment will probably be on Tuesday, November 3, but that date may change!
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 27, 2026
6th Religion: Today we got together with our buddies to do Halloween things.
6th Science: Still with Buddies for our get together. *The INs will be collected after class tomorrow for some grading.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 51, Plate Boundary Comparison Chart, 53,54,55. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 34,35. (If you need more time for the experiment, you can take a bit of time during tomorrow’s class, but we will be plowing ahead!) The INs will be collected after class tomorrow for some grading. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 26, 2026
6th Religion: Today we worked on our Bible bookmarks and our Haiku posters. Then we had Advisory.
6th Science: Complete IN p. 52 (Reasoning Tool), and start p. 53 writing the Press release.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 44, 45,46,47,49,50. Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 33, most of 34 (up to Part 2). Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, November 3!
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we did a Fall Scavenger Hunt on the school grounds and at Village Green
October 23, 2026
*Mrs. Rand had a substitute today. The work that the class did with the substitute is listed below.
6th Religion: Read over the Venture magazine.
6th Science: Read “El Nino Explained” in Science World and do the comprehension check sheet. Also do the sheet called “Pacific Ocean Temperatures”.
7th Science: Read “El Nino Explained” in Science World and do the comprehension check sheet. Also do the sheet called “Pacific Ocean Temperatures”.
8th Science: Read “El Nino Explained” in Science World and do the comprehension check sheet. Also do the sheet called “Pacific Ocean Temperatures”.
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 22, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 99,100,101,103.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 47,[49,50,51:notes on your conversation]
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 39,part of Plate Boundary Comparison Chart,41,42
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 26,28,29,30
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we took a walk at Techny Prairie Park and Fields.
October 21, 2026
6th Religion: Today was mass.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 44, read & annotate E1-E2.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 35, read & annotate B1-B3, 36,37.
8th Science: No class today, all in Social Studies.
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 20, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 94,95. Work on Bible “bookmark”.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 40,41,42 read & annotate D1,43.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 31,32,33. Then we used the app “Puzzling Plates” on the Sciene iPads.
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 22,23,24
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Complete Foraging Behavior in Squirrels writeup as a class and then finish painting your pumpkin.
October 19, 2026
6th Religion: Today we searched for Halloween coloring pages for our buddies and then went to Advisory.
6th Science: No class today, all in Social Studies.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 24,25,26,29,30.
8th Science: Complete IN pp. A1-A2 (read & annotate) , 19,21, start p. 22.
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we continued decorating our pumpkins.
October 16, 2026
6th Religion: Complete Science World paper and then read over the Venture magazine.
6th Science: Complete the activity for IN p. 36 and record where you put the cards on that page. Do IN pp. 37, read & annotate C1-C2, 38.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 17,18,19,(20),21,(22),23
8th Science: Complete In pp. 13,14,16 (write at least 2 sentences on the page),18.
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 15, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 87,88,89,91. Start making a Bible “bookmark”.
6th Science: Start the activity on IN p. 36
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 13,14,16,[7B: start p. 17]
8th Science: In Lesson 1.3 Activity 2, play with the SIM to see what it does. Then complete IN p. 12. *If you were absent yesterday. please make sure that you complete the separate worksheet that the rest of the class did for tomorrow.
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we started to decorate our pumpkins.
October 14, 2026
6th Religion: Today was mass.
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 33,35
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 11,12 *Answer the questions at the bottom of both of those pages! *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
8th Science: Complete IN pp. 9, separate worksheet entitled Homework Creating a Model to Explain What Happened to the Pod ,11 *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
Nature Appreciation - Fall:
October 13, 2026
6th Religion: Complete pp. 82,83,85
6th Science: Complete IN pp. 30,31, reread B1-B2,32.
7th Science: Complete IN pp. 7,8,9. [If you missed class today, please choose ONE of the sites from pages 7 & 8 to read and annotate.] *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
8th Science: Today we completed the Science World worksheet called “The Rise of Eyes”. Complete IN pp. 7,8. *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Today we put our Squirrel foraging boxes out for one last day. Then we went on a walk in Village Green. Pumpkin decorating starts on Thursday!
October 12, 2026
6th Religion: We talked about the Feast Day of St. Carlo Acutis and then had Advisory.
6th Science: Complete IN reading and annotating “The Human Microbiome” article on pp. B1-B3,27,29
7th Science: New Unit: Plate Motion. Complete IN pp. 6, read & annotate A1. *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
8th Science: New Unit Force and Motion. Complete IN p. 6. *Please note: I will no longer accept doodling or drawings that are not part of the Science work in your INs. I will refuse to grade it until you rewrite the entire page. Those of you who doodle and/or draw things that have nothing to do with the class in your IN need to learn this lesson!
Nature Appreciation - Fall: Set out Squirrel boxes again. Clean up school garden and decorate for Fall.
