Dear Durham Intermediate Parents and Guardians,

              We are very excited to have your child enrolled in science lab 
              this year! Each week your child will join us in the science 
              lab for hands-on activities that will complement what the 
              students are learning in their science content classes. We 
              have many activities planned and are eager to get to know your 
              child as the year progresses.

              Your child’s science lab work will be kept–-and assessed–-in 
              his or her own Science Lab Portfolio, which will remain in the
              science lab. Please provide the following materials for your
              child to use in science lab class:

                            1 – 1” ring binder with pockets
                           1 – set notebook dividers (5 tabs)
                       1 – pkg wide-ruled loose-leaf notebook paper
                             1 – pkg #2 pencils (sharpened)
                             1 – pkg washable colored markers
                                   1 – pkg colored pencils
                                 1 - pkg white construction paper

              We have set up this website to help us communicate with you 
              about science lab activities. Here you will find information 
              about what your student is learning this year in science, 
              lab behavior expectations, extra credit opportunities, current
              science events, fun and interesting web links related to our
              current topics, email links for us, and much more. We hope you 
              and your students will visit this site often.

              Also, because safety is of the utmost importance, we ask that 
              you and your child read over and discuss the Science 
              Laboratory Safety Rules on this website. The Lab Safety 
              Contract will also be coming home soon in your child's weekly 
              folder. Please complete and return the signature portion of    
              the contract to us. 

              If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate
              to email us anytime!
 
              We are looking forward to a great year!

              Sincerely,

              Durham Intermediate Science Lab Teachers
              

              P. S. DIS students, we can't wait to meet you! Please check 
              out all the great stuff on this website and come back often. 
              We think you'll really like it!