Labor Day week

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! My family and I spent a relaxing and wonderful time in Boone, NC, enjoying the fresh, cool mountain air.

The 4 day school week means we won't have a spelling/vocab test on Friday, although we will work on some new words. Several students didn't do as well as they probably wanted to on last week's test, so they will have a second chance this week. We also had quite a few absences, so make-up tests will occur on Friday. Any student may take the test again, but if your student earned less than 80%, it is required. Many did very well, so kudos to those who studied and did great!

5th grade:
We will try and finish up Frindle this week. Be prepared for a pop quiz or two! Literature Circles will continue. I was very impressed with some of the discussions I overheard in my homeroom class last week. Well done! We will write about our personal "Frindles" and try and get others to adopt our word.

6th grade:
We will continue to work on Freak the Mighty, you also, should be prepared for a pop quiz! Vocabulary will figure prominently in out lessons this week. Literature Circles will continue, as will group discussion of the novel.