Physics Day and Singing about Sound

On October 22nd, a group of students, Miss Hawkins, Miss Vanderlann and myself, joined the other high schools in the county to attend Michigan State University Physics Day. We were able to visit the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), an atom smasher, and heard speakers tell us what they do there, how they do it, and why. We also went and saw a show at Abrahms' Planetarium on how the universe was formed. Our students were the most polite and appropriate of the entire group that was in attendance. We asked the right questions, followed instructions, listened attentively, and represented Cassopolis Public Schools in the highest possible light. Of course, I may be a little prejudiced.

We really had a great time and we learned a lot, but science is a class that takes building blocks to understand. Before a student can understand atom smashing, they need to start with basic scientific properties. One of those properties is that of sound. Mrs. May's 7th grade science class is working hard to understand those properties. One way they do it is with song. Below are the words to the song the students are singing. It's titled "Sound all Around" and it's sung to a familiar tune:

Sound all Around
When you're listening to a CD

The sounds you hear, but the waves you can't see

Sounds travels at different speeds

Depending on what the medium may be

In a solid, liquid or gas, the sound will usually pass

In a solid it's fast, in a gas it comes last, and in a liquid somewhere in between

Integers-Positive and Negative numbers, opposites, and temperatures.

Grammar/Usage- Speaking and writing while using correct English

• Oct. 26th is Senior Picture Day, from 9-1.
• Oct. 27th, the ACT test will be held here at the high school for those students who have signed up. Get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast, it will help!
• October 29th, Olivet college will be here
• The rest of the MME will be given to those seniors who have signed up for it on October 30th and 31st. This is only for specific seniors.
• Oct. 31st, Berrian Springs High School is sending a team to visit and observe our Enrichment/Tutorial program. If you want information on the program, please call us here at (269) 445-0541.
• Oct. 31st from 5-7 PM there will be a Haunted Hallway and hay rides. Come get scared!
• Oct. 29th and 30th are practice for the 7th and 8th grade cheer leading squad and try-outs will be on Nov. 1st in the high school cafeteria.
• On November 1st Mr. Bryant and I will be making some home visits.
• On Monday, Nov. 5th, Grace Bible College and Eastern Michigan University will both be visiting
• November 5th, from 3-4:30 is HS Cheer leading practice, and November 7th, from 3-5 are tryouts.
• We have Parent-Teacher conferences on Nov. 8th from 2:30-5:00 PM and from 6:00-8:30 PM, and on Nov. 9th from 9:00-11:30 AM and from 12:30-3:00PM

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I've learned that enthusiasm and success just seem to go together. -Felix Abisheganaden

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