Hello everyone !

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Last week ended the 2nd quarter and all assignments as of last Friday will be for the 3rd quarter. 

Report cards are going out on Friday, February 10 th. 

There is a new addition to the report card grades. Parents will be seeing a standard based score as well. They will be numbers from 1 - 4. In some cases, you will see

a score like 2.33. This will represent a mean score ( average) of the standard based scoring on that particular set of standards covered on the exam. The standard based scores only apply to exams, not quizzes or any other type of assessments.

It is a  representation for the Common Core  Curriculum which is in place in New York and most of the country as well.

If you need any clarification, please don't hesitate to reach out to me and I'll be happy to guide you through it.

Also, I took much time and effort  to add comments on all of our students report cards. Please take the time to read them. They are not  derogatory criticisms, the are constructive and are there to help. 

I've also requested parent conferences with some of my parents in hopes to better learn what may help their students. The parents hopefully can give me some insight to help their child do better.

We may be going on a trip sometime in the near future. We may go see a movie which will tie in several themes.

This month is Black History month and all of my Social Studies classes will be assigned a project to

 honor and commemorate the outstanding contributions of Black Americans. Also, please keep on top of your student's science fair experiments. They are due Tuesday

February  21st. I 've asked my class to give me updates and ask for help if they need any on their science projects. They will be counted as a test grade.

Once again, please enjoy your weekend and may God Bless you and your family !

Mr. Maselli