Please check the Homework Hotline nightly to see if your child has homework. The number is in your student's agenda.

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.

Writing: Even though there is an ongoing emphasis in many different forms of writing, we will begin direct instruction of the problem/solution and evaluative process when we return from Christmas break. Students will take a problem and write about 3 solutions that they have a firm opinion about and take a situation and learn to support their opinion with support.

The students will take their first writing test online and will be notified by their language arts teachers as to when and in what computer lab. They will also take a science and social studies test using research to support their findings. Once again, towards the end of the year, there will be another online computer writing test. These changes are the ones that have been rumored to be on the way. There may be changes that take place and when/if this happens I will let you and your student know as soon as I am aware of any.

Please ask your student(s) about their classes daily. Being involved is a great way to let your child know school does matter.

Book Review dates have been listed in the classroom and students were given the opportunity to write these in their agendas. Please have them refer to the dates listed for library and book review dates.