Newsletter: 2nd Trimester, Elective Update, and More!

Important

It’s a brand new trimester!

Report cards will be distributed at Parent Conferences next week. I have scheduled 25 minute conferences for all parents, and we have a lot to discuss. I look forward to seeing you!

Please continue to sign for your student’s homework and reading minutes.

Upcoming Dates

§  November 18-20 are minimum days for parent conferences.

§  November 25-27, we are off for the holidays.

§  December 9^th and 10^th are minimumd days.

§  December 10^th we perform Winter Programat 6 pm.

New

In ELA, we are getting serious about knowing our grammar rules and practicing for the Winter Program.

8^th graders will be consumed in Constitution until winter break. They will need to study at home.

6^th and 7^th graders will begin the history of China, India and Japan.

In science we are focusing on soil.

Updates and Info

Students honored veterans, finished final exams, reviewed work, and practiced blocking for our Winter Program play. 6^th and 7^th graders practiced perfect dialogue punctuation and 8^th graders began the famous Constitution unit! We all celebrated another 1600 dojo points earned for good behavior and strong thinking!

Second trimester we will not be offering electives because we weren’t able to find enough adults who could facilitate. A big thank you goes out to all the folks who showed up for the kids first trimester. We had a lot of offerings. Our elective program truly is a labor of love!

We will be using our extra chunk of time on Thursdays to prepare for Winter Program and squeeze in more science and social studies.

Electives will resume (hopefully!) third trimester. Please consider reaching out to me if you or someone you know is willing to teach!