Here are this week's headlines:
1) There is no school Monday! Enjoy the time off!
2) Today your child is bringing home benchmark tests and scores from the beginning of the year as well as the ones we took last week. These tests do not need to be returned to me. My hope is that you will look over them with your child to help your child understand questions that were missed. There are several links on my webpage to additional TAKS practice that would definitely benefit your child.
3) Please send back your child's portfolio by Tuesday if possible. The children have selected some pieces they really liked and are excited to show them off to you!
4) Your child should have 20 books posted on the wikispace now and should be working on his/her 21st book this week. (Can you believe they have read so much this year?) I am so proud of the kids for their hard work and for pushing themselves to achieve this goal. After doing QRI reading level tests this week, I can see such a difference in the kids who are making this goal a priority. (By the way, the QRI levels will be sent home today for you.)
5) The kids do not need to blog again this week.
6) This week's Homework Menu is due Friday. It involves another essay to help the students continue to prepare for the TAKS test (which is now a week and a half away). I emailed links to online practice tests this week for your child to use as needed. (Please let me know if you didn't get them.) I will be at a doctor appointment Tuesday afternoon, so Homework Hotline will be held in Mrs. Smalley's class that day. If your child is going, he/she should bring the pass directly to Mrs. Smalley at dismissal.
7) Our Science Checkpoint test will now be Tuesday.
8) Dads and Doughnuts will be held this Friday from 6:50 - 7:30.
