Hello everyone!  This will be my 18th year teaching science and the beginning of my 15th year at Santa Fe Junior High.  I currently teach 7th and 8th graders. I grew up in South Texas in a town called Harlingen.  I graduated from UT Brownsville with a bachelor's in Biology.  The reason why I became a teacher is because I have always enjoyed learning and teaching others.  I love science and being able to do hands-on activities.  My goal is to help students understand science and enjoy coming to school every day. 

Topics we are learning in 8th Grade:

1st 9 Weeks: Matter & Energy, Force & Motion

2nd 9 Weeks: Waves and the EM Spectrum, Components of the Universe, Plate Tectonics, Seasons, Tides,

3rd 9 Weeks: Organisms and the Environment, Weather & Climate

4th 9 Weeks: STAAR Testing, Intro to Biology

Topics we are learning in 7th grade:

1st 9 Weeks: Matter & Energy, Force and Motion, Thermal Energy

2nd 9 Weeks: Solar System, Plate Tectonics, Water & Human Activity

3rd 9 Weeks: Human Body Systems

4th 9 Weeks: Inheritance and changes in Populations, Ecosystems,  Classification

How will we communicate with each other?

My email: betty.norvell@sfisd.org

Classroom Phone #: 409-925-9334

8th Grade Class Dojo: https://home.classdojo.com/#/classInvite/?c=CB99DUQ&attribution=class_link 

7th Grade Class Dojo: https://home.classdojo.com/#/classInvite/?c=C2Q2A7C&attribution=class_link 

2024-2025 Bell Schedule

1st Period     7:50 - 8:40 Conference

2nd Period    8:44 - 9:34

3rd Period     9:38 - 10:31

4th Period   10:35 -11:53

    8th Grade "C" Lunch 11:58 - 12:28 

5^th Period    12:32 - 1:22

6^th Period      1:26 - 2:17

7th Period   2:21 - 3:12  Department Planning

Tutorials: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 - 3:45