Amnesty Day

Amnesty Day for this nine weeks will be this Friday, 9-30-2011.  It was originally scheduled for Tuesday, 9-27, but I have moved it back due to complications with STI.

Students - during the following times on Friday, you may turn in any work that you previously had a zero for due to failure to submit:

7:15 - 7:45 a.m. or during your PE time.  If you choose to come during PE, you must first ask permission from Coach Nabors.  If he doesn't know where you are during PE, you are skipping class.

Please keep in mind the following:

*Only classwork and project grades are redeemable - missed homework points may not be earned back.

*Assignments submitted on Amnesty Day will receive a maximum grade of 60.

*Should you need copies of a particular assignment, make sure you ask me in advance.

Last call for workbook payments!

Ms. Cosby and I are ordering workbooks tomorrow morning - if you have not paid your $28, we cannot order you copies.  The $28 covers your own Vocabulary for the College Bound booklet ($6) and your copy of Sentence Composing: A Worktext ($22).

If you do not have copies of these texts, you will need to work out a way to A) either get them on your own, or B) find a very nice friend who will make copies of all the pages for you.

Please bring the money (cash or money order only) in a sealed envelope labeled with your name and the amount.

Tomorrow by 10:00 a.m. is the absolute last time you can pay for your workbooks.

How can you improve your grade?

Progress reports went home on Friday, 9-16-2011.  I encourage you and your child to regularly check grades on STI (which is currently down - gotta love technology!). Several students have come to ask how they can improve their grade...

Before you ask, check this list:

1. Are you doing your homework and assignments on time?

2. Do you double-check your work for mistakes?

3. Do those assignments get turned in on time?

4. Do you ask appropriate questions in class?

5. Do you truly listen when instructions are given?

6. Do you study for tests/quizzes (more than one day in advance)?

7. Do you take notes when it's time to take notes?

8. Do you review those notes?

9. Is your binder organized into four main sections (Dailies, Notes/Handouts, Classwork, Homework) so it's easy to find materials?10. Are you keeping materials in their appropriate sections?  Are you bringing what you need to class on a daily basis?

11. Do you truly read the assignment?

12. Do you use a dictionary or thesaurus when you don't understand words?

13. Do you use your class time wisely? If you finish early, do you go back and review?

14. Do you take part in extra credit when it is available? Remember, extra credit is not offered on an individual basis!


TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAISING YOUR GRADE!!!

 

A few important dates

A happy weekend to you all!


A few dates to mark down for the upcoming week:


Monday, September 12:  PTA Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the school's cafeteria


Wednesday, September 14:  7TH GRADE PARENT MEETING at 5:30 p.m. in the school's Media Center on the second floor.  Shortly after, we will have an information session on this year's 7th grade field trip to Washington, DC.


Thursday, September 15:  Language Arts TEST on Unit 8 from the Writer's Choice textbook.  The test will also cover diagramming simple subjects and simple predicates.