February

February 4--Report cards issued

February 5--Larry Bell Day

February 5--PTA Board Meeting @ 8:30

February 10--K-2 Valentine's Dance (2:30-3:45)

February 11--3-5 Valentine's Dance (2:30-3:45)

February 12--Math-A-Thon starts

February 12--"Red Hot" Dress Up Day

February 15--Regular School Day

February 16--Blood Drive 10:30-3:00 in Gym

February 23--Remediation Begins

February 23--"Read Across America Day"

February 24--Progress Reports Issued

January 21--Teacher Workday

January 22--Teacher Workday

                    12 POWERFUL WORDS

     At Morgan Elementary we are excited to be introducing our students to the 12 POWERFUL WORDS Program.  Our staff will be modeling these 12 POWERFUL WORDS in daily conversation, questoning, and on quizzes.  We want our students to become comfortable with these words and as a result, students will be less likely to become intimidated by them on standardized tests at the end of the year.  Posters with the 12 POWERFUL WORDS are being placed in all of our classrooms.  Please take a few minutes to review these words and help us by using them in daily conversation with your child.

THE 12 POWERFUL WORDS

     WORD               STUDENT FRIENDLY DEFINITION

1. Trace               List in steps
2. Analyze            Break apart
3. Infer                Read between the lines
4. Evaluate          Judge
5. Formulate        Create
6. Describe          Tell all about
7. Support           Back up with details
8. Explain            Tell how
9. Summarize      Give me the short version
10. Compare         All the ways they are alike
11. Contrast          All the ways they are different
12. Predict            What will happen next