Monday newsletter 4-4-11

General Next week is achievement testing or "SAT's" as some call them. Just remind your child they are nothing to worry or stress out about. They are tests more for us as teachers, to make sure everyone is achieving as they should in the academic areas. They should try to do their best to answer the questions, but they have nothing to do with grades and so forth. It is important as it is for every day to get enough rest the night before and to eat something for breakfast. You will be getting the results of the test at the end of the school year. The good things for the students, we don't have as many classes during the week and that means less homework and so forth. So they need to focus on the good things and not on the fact it is a week of tests. This Friday is the casual day for the girls which they won last month for bringing in the most box tops. Work Friday's memory is Eph. 4: 31-32 on page 91. There will be a spelling test and project on Friday. They will receive their list tomorrow. The rough draft for the Shroud of Turin needs to be typed for tomorrow's Writing Workshop class. For the people in my math class they have to have corrections through lesson 86 turned in tomorrow or they will have a work detention. We are on lesson 90 and we started on lesson 81. They should never get more than 3 lessons behind on corrections. If they do, I will be giving them a work detention to get caught up. Tests have been sent today and some last week. Today they received their Social Studies test and English tests. They need to be signed or a note sent in by next Monday, April 11th. The Science test or note is due tomorrow April 5th. Report card envelopes and the quarter signing sheet should be in and the old Social Studies test should be in. There are still a few people who have those out. This month's book report topic is "award winners" . These are books that have won some literary award. Since the last school day of the month is quite early for April, I will be giving them the "how" to do the book report information this week. The monthly memory for April is the First and Second parts of Baptism. They are easier than March's memory, but anyone who gets done early should start on May's because they are harder again. There are no tests scheduled this week. Sports Mr. Anders said there was going to be a track meeting this week. He met with the students who signed up today just to talk with them quickly. Check with them what he had to say. That is it for today. In His Service, Deanna Hollrah