Mr Robert Corcoran, 
Science Co-ordinator K-5
Teacher,Gr. 7 & 8 Life Science/Physical Science

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Science Week 2012 Is Coming!

Can you hear it?  There’s something on the horizon.  Something is coming!

The St. Agatha School is proud to announce the Fourth Annual, ALL-School, Science Week which will be held this year April 30th through May 5th.  As always, the focus of this program is to showcase “Science and Learning at St. Agatha’s” for all grades throughout the entire school.  During this special week, St Agatha’s will come alive with science, highlighting many cross-curricular activities and lessons all grounded in the study of science and technology.

As always, the St. Agatha School wants to share this learning experience with the parents and public.  It’s not for a while yet, but tentative plans call for parent/public viewing according to the following schedule:

• Tuesday, May 1st – Early education, grades K through 2, with displays in classrooms for 1 hour in the afternoon.
• Wednesday, May 2nd – Elementary, grades 3 and 4 displaying and explaining student projects in classrooms also for 1 hour in the afternoon
• Thursday, May 3rd – Middle School, grades 5 through 8, project displays and presentations in gymnasium and cafeteria, for 1 hour in the afternoon (1:00 – 2:00) and 1 hours in the evening (6:30-7:30 pm). 

Although there will be no sweepstakes judging (1st, 2nd, etc.), awards will be presented for “Excellence” in a number of categories.   Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 may also choose to have additional judging for possible inclusion in the Catholic Schools Regional Science Fair Championships.  The top 3 finishers in each grade will qualify for to represent St. Agatha’s in the “regionals”.

In addition to the project work and the in class activities, all students may also be immersed in related activities including daily science trivia, science words in daily conversation, science words in foreign language, the art of science, sing a song of science and much, much more.

Mark the dates on your calendar and join the St. Agatha School for “Science Week 2012” on April 30th through May 5th. 

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St Agatha Middle School Science Curriculum

The focus of science education at St Agatha middle school is centered on the premise that actively involves students with inquiry based, hands-on experiments so as to “cultivate a positive attitude toward science and learning in general.”
The core of the curriculum is centered on the Earth, the Biological and the Physical sciences.

Grades 5-8 projects from last year

Kindergarten and Grade 1 showing their work for last year's Science Week

Grades 2, 3 and 4 showing their work for last year's Science Week

Laboratory information