The Monarch for Thursday Sept. 13

The Monarch
Thursday, September 13, 2007


Dates to remember:
• Oct. 1 & 2 is the 8th grade Retreat in Brown County. We need a male and female adult chaperone to make this happen.
• Sept. 15 is the French Market. Come on out to the school and church celebration. Thank you for all your fundraising efforts!
• Sept. 17-27 is ISTEP Testing. Please be EXTRA sure your child gets a good night’s rest and healthy meals. Curtail absences as much as possible. Homework assignments will be lighter during this time.



Questions Adults Should Be Asking Students, Every Week

Some good questions that I ask my students BEFORE and FOLLOWING a given homework assignment or test:

1. How did you prepare?
2. Did you do your best?
3. Do you think the grade is an accurate reflection of your preparation and effort?
4. How did you study? (I ask this one in place of the terrible question, “Did you study?” It is just too easy to say, “Yes” to that one and never really know what a student has done. Make THEM explain exactly what they do to prepare/study)
5. Did the way you prepared work? If not, what are you going to do differently the next time?
6. If you didn’t understand something in class or for homework, did you seek out someone to clarify the confusion? If so, who? Were they helpful?