Thursday's Newsletter 8/30/07

The Monarch
Thursday August 30, 2007

• We have started the “Homework Club”, so if your child has not done their homework, they will be calling to let you know.
• 8th grade retreat at Rancho Framasa in Brown County is scheduled for Oct. 1-2. This is an overnight trip. We are looking for male and female chaperones. Please contact Mr. Heneghan if you are interested.
• French Market is Saturday, September 15th. We have no school on the Friday of that week.
• No school on Monday, it’s Labor Day!

In Math...

In middle school mathematics, all students are reviewing pre-requisite skills for their current year. This will assure that they are better prepared for ISTEP as well as the new skills they will learn this year. Thus far, most of the students have been doing a fine job of showing their work and turning their homework in on time. Those students who do not have their homework will be calling home to let a parent know. The homework would then receive partial credit the following day. Thank you for encouraging your student to do their homework neatly, thoroughly, and on time.

In Science...

Sixth grade students have been learning about recycling, particularly paper.
They tested various paper samples for absorbency today and will finish analyzing their data tomorrow.

Seventh and Eighth grade students continue to intensely review for I-Step. Please encourage your son or daughter to use their textbook when completing any worksheets that are given as homework. If they are having difficulty, have them see me at school or give me a call at home 841-3952.

If there are any allergies that your son or daughter has, please be sure to let me know as we will be working with many different materials in science class.

In English...

Students have all started reading novels. 8th is reading To Kill a Mockingbird, 7th is reading And Then There Were None, and 6th is reading The River Between Us. We are reading these in class, so you won’t see them at home, however, you SHOULD see them reading their A R books every night.
6-8 will have their first vocabulary test over Unit 1 next Tuesday. You should see them reviewing their flashcards every night.
One of the gifts the 8th graders received from LAST year’s 8th grade class was a book called, 7 Habits for the Highly Effective Teen. The 8th graders will be reading this at home on their own. Periodically, we will have quizzes.