“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 17, 2025
6th Religion: Today we read the Venture magazine.
6th Science: No class today.
7th Science: Today we crushed more aluminum cans with atmospheric pressure!
8th Science: No class today.
Nature Appreciation-Spring:
April 16, 2025
6th Religion: Please remember your field trip permission slip and fee for the Google field trip next Friday! I need only 1 more!
6th Science: Today we started presenting our individual projects.
7th Science: Today we read Section 1 in Chapter 21 Chemical Reactions.
8th Science: Today we watched Living Stations since the class missed it. If you owe work (controls and variables), it is due today. Last chance before it is entered as a zero.
Nature Appreciation-Spring:
April 15, 2025
6th Religion: Please remember your field trip permission slips and fees!
6th Science: Today we worked on the independent project. Please remember that you should have some type of written portion to go along with your project that explains your project and the science behind it. The project is due tomorrow, April 16!
7th Science: Today we finished the Living Stations video.
8th Science: Today we corrected the Controls and Variables work. We need to finish correcting the second packet. If all have their work done, we can watch Living Stations during class tomorrow. Those without work done will not be allowed to watch.
Nature Appreciation-Spring:
April 14, 2025
6th Religion: Complete pp. 41,42,43 in the Triduum chapter. Please remember your field trip permission slips and fees!
6th Science: Today we worked on the independent project. Please remember that you should have some type of written portion to go along with your project that explains your project and the science behind it. The project is due on Wednesday, April 16!
7th Science: Today we finished the redo of the Practice Makes Perfect worksheet.
8th Science: Today we completed p. 161 #1,3,4,5 if it wasn’t completed and then we did the Control and Variables work from last week. If any of that work isn’t complete, it is homework due tomorrow!
Nature Appreciation-Spring: Today we did an activity called a Sit Spot exercise in Village Green.
April 11, 2025
6th Religion: Today we read the Venture and talked a bit about Holy Week.
6th Science: Today we set up the church for Living Stations. We also worked on the independent project. Please remember that you should have some type of written portion to go along with your project that explains your project and the science behind it. The project is due on Wednesday, April 16!
7th Science: No class today.
8th Science: No class today.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: Today we took a walk through Village Green.
April 10, 2025
6th Religion: Complete Chapter 14 by reading pp. 246-249. Do pp. 247,248,249,251.
6th Science: Today we set up the church for Living Stations Dress Rehearsal. Then we worked on the independent project. Please remember that you should have some type of written portion to go along with your project that explains your project and the science behind it.
7th Science: Today we did Science World Award-Winning Women sheet and then redid some work that was done poorly.
8th Science: Today you had class with Ms. Schwall and worked on identifying controls, independent, and dependent variables. All work completed or not, should have been given back to Ms. Schwall.
Nature Appreciation-Spring: Today we discussed Birding etiquette, types of squirrels found in our area, and some of us built trellises for our Sugar snap pea plants.
More Resources:
Below is a website for students to explore for more practice.
