Robin Blankenship

Welcome to 8th grade Science. My name is Robin Blankenship and I am so excited for this school year! I have been teaching for 32 years. I have taught for 26 years in middle school where I taught Science and 6 years teaching preschool when my kids were little. I love teaching kids and I love the middle school age. When I'm not in the classroom, you can find me spending time with my husband, two children, and pets. I have been married for 32 years to my husband Al. We have 3 children Matthew, who is forever 28, Andrew who is 26, and Sara who is 24. We have 3 cats (Tiko, Lotus, and Lucky) and a dog (River). We love to spend time outside kayaking, camping, gardening, working on home improvements and loving nature and the world around us. We will learn so much about Science and the world around us this year. In 8th grade we focus on cells and heredity, the environment around us, our climate and weather, the universe, physics, and chemistry. We will also be preparing our students for the next steps in their lives-high school. We have high expectations for our students. Students are held to a higher standard in the areas of responsibility, accountability, being respectful and being safe academically and behaviorally to get ready for that big leap which is high school. It has always been important to me to build relationships with my students. I believe that you have to build that to teach a student, you must first capture their hearts before capturing their minds. I hope we have an amazing year this year and that my students thrive.