“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 and Religion teacher and I also teach Middle School Science and the Nature Appreciation electives.
I’ve been a teacher at St. Norbert School for 34 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 25 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:
April 30, 2025
6th Religion: Today was mass. *Theology of the Body permission slips are due BY Friday! I still need about 5!
6th Science: Today we completed all 4 sets of vital signs questions: pulse, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure. We also pasted the Average Low & Average High chart for those vital signs in our Gateway notebooks. Finally, we did the Comparison questions. *If you didn’t complete any of that, it is homework!
7th Science: Today we read about solutions, specifically supersaturated solutions because we will make one in Lab class tomorrow. We then worked on a sheet of 5 chemical equations to balance.
8th Science: In the morning session, we reviewed a lab and did the PreLab questions. In our afternoon session, we started the Lab. We gathered all of the data.
Nature Appreciation-Spring:
April 29, 2025
6th Religion: We completed writing about our field trip to Google Offices and then started the two special projects.
6th Science: We completed taking our vital signs by doing temperature and blood pressure today. Then we pasted the questions into our Gateway notebooks and started to answer them about each vital sign.
7th Science: Today we self-graded our Chemical Changes/Chemical Equations worksheet.
8th Science: Complete the Cell Reproduction Key Terms and Notetaking worksheets that are stapled pages. Start the Cell Reproduction crossword puzzle. Some of you started the 3rd paper that is called Chapter Review.
Nature Appreciation-Spring:
April 28, 2025
6th Religion: This morning we wrote about our experience at Google offices before we went to Advisory.
6th Science: Today we took vital signs: pulse rate, respiration rate, and most of us completed temperature. Tomorrow we will complete temperature and blood pressure.
7th Science: Today we corrected the Vanishing Insects work you did on Friday.
8th Science: Today we corrected the Vanishing Insects work you did on Friday. Then we worked a bit more on the Cell Reproduction papers we have from last week.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: Today we worked on our Advice from a ______ posters. We also put our plants in the cold frame.
April 25, 2025
6th Religion: Complete the Continuous word puzzle sheet, solve someone else’s and turn it in. Then in the Easter chapter, so pp. 49,50.
6th Science: Make sure you have watched the short videos, viewed the slides of proper techniques for taking vital signs, and looked at the 3D simulations for the 4 vital signs by Monday.
7th Science: Since I wasn’t here, you read the Vanishing Insects article in Science World and did the 2 worksheets. We will correct those on Monday.
8th Science: Since I wasn’t here, you read the Vanishing Insects article in Science World and did the 2 worksheets. We will correct those on Monday.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: 7th & 8th graders started a poster “Advice From a _________.” In the blank should be an element from nature. We will finish these next week and the 6th graders will start.
April 24, 2025
6th Religion: Complete the True/False worksheet and start the Continuous word puzzle sheet. Tomorrow is out Field trip to Google Office. It is also Variaday. If you opt to wear shorts, they must be work office friendly.
6th Science: Today we watched the Safety videos under General Student resources in the PLTW program. Then in Activity 1.1, we created a Data Table like the sample in preparation for taking each other’s vital signs. Then we worked our way through watching the short videos, viewing the slides of proper techniques for taking vital signs, and looked at the 3D simulations for the 4 vital signs.
7th Science: In our morning session, we crushed the rest of the aluminum cans with atmospheric pressure. In the afternoon session, we worked on the back side of the worksheet we started yesterday.
8th Science: Today we did the Mini Lab Living Without Thumbs on p. 171., made a list of the things we tried, and answered the questions 1 & 2 under Analyze.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: No class today due to the Reptile Show. Tomorrow, if you are a 7th or 8th grader, you will report to Ms. Gilman’s room to do an activity. I will be on a field trip with 6th grade.
April 23, 2025
6th Religion: Today we had mass.
6th Science: Today we started PLTW Medical Detectives. Everyone got a PLTW Gateway notebook where we will record our work. Please make sure your name is on the front cover.
7th Science: Today we read Section 2 Chemical Equations pp. 638-640 and started the back side of the worksheet we did yesterday. The backside of the worksheet isn’t homework. We’ll work on it again tomorrow.
8th Science: Read Section 2 Clues About Evolution pp. 163-169 in the Life Science textbook and Section 3 The Evolution of Primates pp. 170-173. Start on the Cell Reproduction worksheets. These are not homework as we will work on them again. Tomorrow, we’ll do a Mini-Lab called Living Without Thumbs.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: On Thursday, there will be a Reptile Show during our class time. On Friday, if you are a 7th or 8th grader, you will report to Ms. Gilman’s room to do an activity.
April 22, 2025
6th Religion: Today we started the Child Safety lessons required by the Archdiocese. Please complete the Word Search.
6th Science: Today we finished presenting our independent Science projects.
7th Science: Complete the Section 1 Chemical Changes Reinforcement side of the worksheet.
8th Science: Today we corrected the second set of Controls and Variables papers that we did.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: On Thursday, there will be a Reptile Show during our class time. On Friday, if you are a 7th or 8th grader, you will report to Ms. Gilman’s room to do an activity.
More Resources:
Below is a website for students to explore for more practice.
