How did our Blake Science Teachers spend their summer?
The 6th-grade team (Marjorie Heim, Kelly Ruminski, and Meghan Thress) met to work on the
curriculum map matching up the standards with 6th-grade science skills and activities.
Ms. Thress then spent the summer in Maine reading, boating and watching her kids sail.
Her own children started their senior and sophomore years in high school.
Mrs. Ruminski welcomed her second baby in March and was home this summer with
both her children. They traveled to Colorado and Cape Cod and enjoyed adjusting to being a family
of four!
The 7th-grade team (Kristin Buley, Juli Dalzell and Judy Silva) met to work on a new curriculum map, which organized the standards and activities that achieve those standards.
They also identified benchmarks for each of the science and engineering practices to measure student growth.
Mrs. Buley enjoyed family time with her son, Cooper (5), and her daughter, Ellie (2).
They traveled to York, ME, Cincinnati, OH, and Cape Cod. Everyone was thrilled to
enjoy the beach and explore new places.
Mrs. Dalzell had an exciting summer of travel with her family! After a Caribbean cruise, she
traveled to Switzerland to visit cousins. Swiss travel included trips to Gruyere and Geneva,
as well as Yvoire, France! Mrs. Dalzell’s oldest son completed his first year working in NYC
(digital forensics and cybersecurity) and her daughter is an education major as a senior at
Roger Williams University. Her 17-year-old twin sons started their junior year at Tri-County
in the HVAC shop.
Mrs. Silva split her time between Massachusetts and Maine this summer. While in
Massachusetts she spent time in her gardens maintaining her wildlife habitats.
In Maine, she enjoyed family time on the lake and continued her role as a shoreline steward
on Kezar Lake. Nature’s Classroom organization and Science curriculum work
filled her summer rainy days.
The 8th-grade team (Mike Gibbs, Jason Heim, and Jillian Shaw) had a wonderful summer
filled with family! Mrs. Shaw spent most of her time with her family and friends at Dorothy Pond
since many family members came from out of state for the summer. Mrs. Shaw also spent
some time working on the Advisory R and D team.
Mr. Gibbs spent the summer boating and beaching with his kids Jess and Rachael who began grades 11 and 8. Mr. Heim along with his wife Marjorie (6th-grade science teacher) worked at Pilgrim Day Camp for a few weeks this summer while their kids were campers there. They also had a few weeks to enjoy Burden Lake NY while seeing some family and friends.
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